The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, July 10, 1985, Page 4, Image 4
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
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use sense wni
Wade Hampfoi
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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
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"All of my Spanish books."
Ross Toyne,
MIBS student
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Ron Emler, general manner
Doug Trueblood, advertising manager
8iM Rogers, adviser
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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
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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.
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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
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cle." "The pluperfect subjunction."
SHahln, Julian Sylventer
whman MIBS student
lion
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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 *
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>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<
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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
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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
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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
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"A very large drunvof water from each
side."
Carol Gist,
Spanish teachar
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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-.
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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.
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Theatre Graduate
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ton Hotel?"
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"Madonna."
John Vm Citttr*. I
Jsiifflsliti) junior I