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The Gcmt Jeff Rogers, editor Tracy Mixion, managing editor Andy Duncan, copy desk chief Susan Paine, news editor | Yvette latorre, assistant news editor | Tone CantreH, entertainment editor Gregg Lasky, sports editor Joe Ricker, photo editor Ray Gronberg. assistant photo editor Defeated No appreciate shown in tax It's been said that people a will tear things down easier v than building them, but the a proposed $15 million arts f center to be built on the USC campus was a bit too r much for a few Columbia g area residents. f | USC put up $9 million in t private funds for the project, and the city pitched in t j?z minion, along witn tne c site on the corner of f Assembly and Greene ' streets. c The Richland Countv \ Council approved a $3.75 million bond issue for the p project, but some county g citizens tried to block that t decision by presenting a h narrow-minded view of the ( center's use to Columbia v and the university. C County residents tried to f petition 18,317 registered S voters ? or 15 percent of r A I A- ? - - me county s voters ? 10 force another vote on the center from County Council. The petitioners downplayed the economic benefit of the center, the in adequacy of the Township s Auditorium for cultural h events, and how the center r will be a welcome addition f to a growing USC. t rui iunaiciy, uic pen- a tioners came up more than ( 5,000 signatures short. The h arts center now appears to i be ready for construction. Though final approval f has been received from a everyone involved in financ- c ing the center, it's a shame t that more than 10,000 coun- h ty residents complained f II L1 use sense wni Wade Hampfoi \ 9 As the implosion of the ^ old Wade Hampton Hotel F approaches, many former ? and current USC students r are feeling a bit nostalgic about the demise of the > a n . if. ^o-ycar-om siruciurc. i On the front of today's t issue of The Gamecock, you t can read of the parties to be thrown in the building's 1 lAf I VVUIU Ull "What would *t 'TOwnSiffl1Tiitfi ir^wwiBBBB^i * < ** * Jn^BHBRsiESEsMHn ' .<*/ ^ H ffyMwwpnrMHBL * .V-J mgwii Iff ~ "All of my Spanish books." Ross Toyne, MIBS student tecock inchHtf Ron Emler, general manner Doug Trueblood, advertising manager 8iM Rogers, adviser Newsroom - 777-7181, 7182 Editor's Office - 777 3914 Advertising - 77/ 4249 Business Office - 777 3888 Production - 777 2833 i ir\i on Tor uoi complaint ibout a small tax incres vithout thinking twi ibout USC's economic ii >act to the Columbia are: In Monday's The Sn lewspaper, one woman si ;ested USC donate procee rom a home football gai o foot the bill. "It seems to me," sa he letter, "that this won >e an excellent opportuni or the university to s thank you' to the taxpayc >f the state for all th< vaio ui giving IU uov^, We're sure USC a >reciates the tax dollars jets, but this citizen forg< hat her taxes that suppc ligher education in Sou Carolina are actually an i 'estment in state growth. Columbia alone, US acuity and staff pack iSfiO million prnnntr >unch. That doesn't inclu 'aluable research ai levelopment projects pr 'ided by the university, he industry attracted to t tate by USC. The 10,000 residents w] igned the petition mi lave been blind to the nillion USC put up frc or the idea. Or perha hey didn't stop to thi ibout the boost in status t Columbia area gets frc laving a major sta iniversity. For another project in t uture, maybe USC shoi isk Columbia merchants lonate a quarter for eve >lack sweatshirt or baseb lat sold to IJSC footb ans. ile watchin i implosion i _ *n a ionor. miners win iry 10 >resent for the implosion ;rab souvenirs from t ubble. Please make sure you a 'our companions are east two blocks aw )efore sitting down to enj he show. After all, who wants to lit with a few tons of brie the sti you like "The person who stole my bicy Fattenah : English fri Opii i ity ay :rs eir . ?_ ? _ I Newspaper It has becpme acceptablc in Was n- talk about resuming the peacetime In The Pentagon has lookec IC demographics and has seen that t a of young men is decreasing and wi (jc to decrease through the mid-19S number of candidates decreases, t of men enlisting will decrease ' I military wants to have plenty of ei in its ranks and conscription is I creasinolv attractive or he Wc should remember why the ! draft was so unattractive to the yoi ho the first place. ist $9 : >nt inc nk " Student ou It's frightening to review the le lid dent Reaean's nnti-tprrnrkf Artirini to the July 3 issue of The Gamecocl :ry this letter showed riot only a I all thought but a lack of courage on t a|| as shown by his not signing h editorial. It makes me wonder what tl 9 possibly have been thinking about that the U.S. should exact no retr guilty parties. Terrorism, kidnaf | murder arc felonies in every soc criminals arc still free, the manda mand that the criminals be round be otherwise is to encourage this to behavior in the future. he Did the author feel a sense of < cent killings of Bobbi Rossi, Shar nd May Helmick? Did the author thii at should have promised no retribut ay I girls' murderers? The terrorists h r?v I their crimes, the unvernmcnic Wn ' ? "" and the governments have a dm be criminals to justice. k? When President Reagan tolc Chicago Heights, 111., that "tcri reet to see thrown >r:X-i^-{*?~:-"- -* V'-'-rri , 'mm i cle." "The pluperfect subjunction." SHahln, Julian Sylventer whman MIBS student lion A Summit wmTLJ R9H1 \ Wloai Interc; questions it ihington to In military law, an e ? draft. to follow the orders ol i i at the say, he is legally requ 1 he number whenever his command t ill pnntiniin nthi^ol Vi a/\ riar t aII nr l * Ill W-/IIIIII14V. V1IIIVC4I UIWU11W3 IVll U9 I I >0s. If the our our responsibilities j he number cannot relieve our mor c also. The was only following ore 5 llisted men ooking in- If you enlist in the r t , tially facing the situat quired to kill someo peacetime moral judgement. If y< e ing men in choice to give your ch c If you are drafted ' Let itraged witf * * ? I a n . uci aouui rresi- who support thei i ; that appeared in count," 39 liv< t. I thought that However, we mt lack of rational tire American r he author's part, directly. Overlo< is name to the tantamount to i luck and get int< ?? * L 1 J ic <uuiiui touiu I he terrorists when he implied on the strength ibution from the was to free thei >ping, theft and Israeli prisons, a iety. Since these chose to bring a tes of justice de- the process, the and tried. To do America, not tc sort of deviant their grievances tional heroes in e . What we as A :i outrage at the re- be kidnappedi ,. Smith or Debra prisoned Thisdi ilk thai the police t0 me it doesn.M ion against these citizens who ste! k ave confessed to forci na(ion. (UV uihn thou oro " without fear of t X 10 bring these possib|y have th i anarchy is no sc t I the crowd in rorists and those off the top o "The computer that controls all the parking tickets on campus." Karen Johnson, I Linguistics grad student 1 Preview; jy: npus jrality of dr led man is required choice to give officer. That is to nieone else. 1 to kill whomever, are taken awa ells him. Now most kill at your c< we cannot consign This is espe another person. We sider how a luties by saying, "I threatens mil ." won't say "ui ary, you are poten- If you don of being legally re- bellicose pres against your own anyone shoul :nlist, you make the tempt to rein ; to someone else. ou even lose your TS ; editorial nust ? and will ? be held to acwere directly in the balance, lot overlook the fact that the enon was being held hostage in- i ng a terrorist attack like this is 1 ting other terrorists to try their itional coverage, free of charge, ted the plane and the passengers their principles. Their intention hiite Moslem brothers from the this was the course the terrorists L jt the release of their people. In rrorists got to take potshots at ention free worldwide airing of J television and a chance to be nair homeland. ricans received was the chance to r atened, terrorized, shot and im- ) not seem like a fair deal; at least < /hy should we punish American <. :idnap, or murder when we allow i to commit the same crimes < ribution? No government could | ght answers to all questions, but ion. I Mitchell Del.o/ier Business sophomore Wade Hamp mm ii in mil i Nn. J* JBl llBWr jH L?>; , B6^^^MSBK6yv;? "A very large drunvof water from each side." Carol Gist, Spanish teachar :.v : ?> k '\^?V-;'t^ ' ' ; ' UHnL ?*v ;:. t , ii i' i;-'*v ^ ;^> ; ?v>.\. ".' ; .' \: " X'^'->'.;:.'.' I /I Ll .* V<?; <V-? SBBBMIv -.% i; v . " " TWffiW Hiv.vA? ' i v *e>? ?' * ?> f* / . ' . !:.V. i ,fiii?f?i<mi i; ; . ill'-: <j aft your moral reponsibility to sofhat is, if you are drafted, you iy and placed where you have, to jmmander's whim. daily frightening when you cdhisily our commander ih.dlief + itary action against those. Who V ncle." 1 't want an unwilling killer for a ident ? or if you don't Cfiink d ? you should protest any atstatc a peacetime draft. ' . i-. The Daily iGWan University of l?wa ; ; 9 r II. |.-||. ., it ( i, ll.nl ,i. I 4 Hi** The Gamecock welcomes ItTttrs ind juest tditorials. AH Ittttrs and gutsl MfitnrM ihoutd be typewritten, triple spactd on a B5 space lint. Ittttrs should bt no longer than 300 words . ind guest editorials should bt limit td to OM itwswcrlhy subject no longer than four tyjM pages. Letters and guatt editorials MOST (Hi lignod with tha writer's nana, taiiphorfo icmber, mailing tddrtss, class Handing or field- - v ly position and major. Pseudonyms art umc?tp- ' table, but tht writtr's nama may bt withheld if circumstances warrant. Address Utters to: Option Page Editor, The uamecocK. urawtf A, HuimI HOUM, USC. ' Columbia, S.C. 29208. leadline mwm, >tudent says The wording of the inquiring eporier's recent question "Do ,'ou feel safer now that Larry ^ Jene Bell has been arrested?" :lcarly illuminates the contempt n which the concept, "the accus:d is presumed innocent until >roven guilty," is currently held. Living in a democracy is easy; iving up to it ain't. r.arv vj?ni j a srw\I g Theatre Graduate > li %3 ton Hotel?" a v ' I "Madonna." John Vm Citttr*. I Jsiifflsliti) junior I