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Page 8 ? February 4, 1985 Opinion THE GAMECOCK m Catching up Minorities gaining status ' ^ " L I. _ m siaie s joo marKei Although South Carolina had made some recent progress in affirmative action, minorities, such as blacks and women, arc still struggling to make it into key positions in the business world. According to Associated Press, women and blacks arc still being "bunched at the bottom of the pay ladder" in the state's government agencies. In a report on the agencies' affirmative action plans mined iiiuing tin- latRci, \tiy>uiR the' Mark," it was determined that white females are those benefitting most from affirmative action, while blacks made slight gains in most of the stale government pay levels. Although the Human Affairs Commission, author of the report that was placed on the desks of the General Assembly f-riday. is pleased with its findings, significant inequalities along the pay scale do exist. Not that the commission has denied this. Jim C lyburn, state Human Affairs commissioner, said he was upbeat about the report, but admits there are only two black women who arc in the agencies' highest paying jobs. Clyburn attributed the problem to low employment levels lor blacks and women in signif icant positions in comparison to white males. Me said the system has practices built into it thai perpetuate past discriminations. State agencies arc not alone in their perpetuation ol disciminatory practices. Businesses of all types are hanging on to the idea that a white man can automatically respond better to job pressures than a member ol a minority group. Where is it written in stone that this is true? Members ol minority groups are proving their abilities every day. In the Feb. 3 Slate Xlanazifte, several women are featured in an article, "Out of the Icllcr's Window, Aiming lor (he Boardroom." who have risen Irom iheir jobs as bank tellers and secretaries. These women have overcome the stereotypes and have proven that women in the banking business can be more than bookkeepers. It is encouraging to note that thinj?* are getting bettei lor minorities, but businesses must relentlessly continue to find those who can perform well in certain jobs, and place them in them. We may have come a lony way, baby, but in reality, we si ill have a lonj* way to j.'o. / cslie Dunsoti, erfitor-in-i hicf r- : rmiaiicu ctiyiidii i "-"*0 sbbbbbB^S ^',c ',ju' gray fi7< mKSB about 5 foot 2 inches (all and i would have been K4 years old . Her name was Jennie iWWill IIjmBHI Deleo ? Jen lo most of her ^fpQjjHKn^lvflHCMv- friends and "Cirandmom" 10 I ' KllL'ss I " remember the V'N. *,<" ? day *?l'*-* died the rest of my | i n " life. It was during exam week juiiii uemei and I was sleeping in, having been up late the previous Manaaina editor nighl s,udv'?K The phone manayuiy cuiiui rang a( 9;30 a m . Grand. ?J m<)m |iatj (jiec| 25 minutes earlier al the breakfast table in her home in Wcstficld, N.J. The rest of the day was a nightmare. Two exams had to be squared away, and I had to find a way to get home to New Bloom County /WAY. VtMWV THF. OLMP LOAf Mhtl ANTT " A fMUt.U (Y)< AS flew IHKU fill 5K6TCH Mb QUICKCY ^ Wf/H A H(J06 NOX AW MWC ANV PIWWUrFV it/e/iem urn m w wmm Appem? TO &c ^ ^ i A1VKEP0 lt \ ^ lf V V-^yQ J?rfa j.rfyj iHapyn.! U Hllljj 111 ICft MlTinriiiui/ in n nnu\tyfURK II mwm HI TOsilTT?WfTTT^ fw I ^ Lett USC student disagree To the editor: I've made an appointment lor Ann Farmer, The Gamecock Copy Desk Chief, at the Omega Vision Clinic located in the Carolina Mall, first she can't find the mall, then she didn't even see that School Kids Records has a location in the center of the mall, which was the students number one choice in a survey conducted last year prior to the mall's construction. Personally, i am one of the fortunate students here at USC .. Iw. II.... .ft .....I ..ft. . r-. v?uw wwm u s-ui . iiuwiwi, 1111:1 v uic Miiuciin \%iii? 1111 line reason or another do not own ;i car. I he mall brings a service to students lor their convenience. It's like a dictionary ? unless you use it. it isn't helpful. Having worked lor four and a half years in a mall atmosphere, I can assure Ann that having empty spaces when it opens is not a rarity. In fact, Columbia Mall, (you have heard of Columbia Mall haven't you?) had several spaces vacant when it opened and currently has 13 locations that are not leased. lo deviate Ann's problem in finding the mall, she can follow the easiest ol these three sets of directions: 1. Walk in the front door of the Russell Mouse and take the stairs down to the mall 2. Inter the door located on the women's quad side of the Russell Mouse and lake the stairs down to the mall. is reminder of Gr Jersey immediately for as little money as possible. And I had to come to grips with Grandmom's death. 11 seems ironic now that someone who had taught me so much about lite would also be the one to teach me about death. lor the past 21 years of my life, (irandmom tried to prepare me lor her death. "When I die, remember that it'll be the best thing that ever happened to me. . .so don't cry." She was buried on a cold, rainy day in St. Gertrudes Cemetery and there wasn't a dry eye in the house. Hut she lives on, in a way she probably didn't think about when she pulled me aside on Thanksgiving Day to show me an afghan she was working on. Grandmom had made one tor each of her eight grandchildren. It was red, white and blue and half completed. Although she had made me one when I was six, she told nic that "this one is the last one. You're my oldest and I want to do this for you." When she died it was 90 percent complete, sitting alongside the blue velvet chair she bought the previous ycdr with money she had saved, and where she would take a nap every afternoon after "General Hospital." by Berke Breathed m*3 ) vif /rn*i\!. 'jhirtH j| ? ; f.y-^ .% V- jj VYj -^ '"Vi ??5^ " ij '^} (t|| iw I I X" * ters is on Carolina Mall * Go down the corridor located across from the campus mail boxes until you sec the elevator on your right ? enter the elevator and push the button for the basement. As for the Country Store being imilar to the University Bookstore, I was unaware that the bookstore carried Coke, pot pics. Bloody Mary mix, Crunch and Munch, Doriios and other such products. Nor was I avsarc that the University Bookstore accepted cash cards; or stayed open until 10 p.m. Also, in my four years here at USC, I seem to have missed the homemade fudge department here at the bookstore and for this. I apologize? Having done my research before I wrote this reply to your article. I took some time to speak to merchants who are located in the Carolina Mall, and have found them very pleas.,,1 ..ill, K.I...... 1,0,1 lk?< t,.r 1../I ..r.. ...r.. timistic about ihc future. I inally a word of advicc to Ann, to avoid showing your ignorance in the future, do some research on the topic about . which you write. Joey McCue Business Administration senior andmom's love Christmas L-.ve rolled around and Cirandpop came in from the cold with the afghan in his hand. His neighbor finished it and had given it to him (hat morning. Now the blanket sits in my dorm room and I still can't shake the thought that she's gone ? it'll take a long time. I.ife goes on without Grandmom, but It's better because she had been part of it. When this appears in the paper, I'll cut it out and send it to Westfield, just like everything else that I've written for The ^ Gamecock. But this time (irandpop will be the one who will * open the mail and see what I had to say this week. The gamecock The Gtmicock welcomes lotteri and gosit Editor in Chief editorials All Idlers and guest editorials must be Leslie J Ounson typewritten, triple spaced on 05 space line. \ ! Manaolna Editor letters should be no longer than 300 words and John Otiner ?u"' ,,i0uld b< limited to one news Coov Desk Chief worthy subject no longer than four typed pages I Ann Farmer Letters end guest editorials MUST be signed with New* Editor writer'! name, telephone number, mailing ad- A Ron Bracket! C'*M 01 position end ma A**t New* Editer **' * unacceptable, but the writer'* W C Oawson n#m* m#v *** "P00 ''que" ' ckEntsrtainment Editor ??' "? Andy Ouncen reierve the right to edit guest editorials and A|ii Frtt Editor l#tt?f?. 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