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a 1 Viewpoint Monday, September 30, 1985 wT ' 5 ?????????- the gamecock 1 I SORRY.OWXC ? ifel Cotoya Pres# S?kv?c? ! t J Have you i If not, pho Cards and letters have floodei The Gamecock asking about Et ^ Chambliss, assistant spotligh T editor and substitute columnis during Andy Duncan's five-da, sabbatical. We're glad to tell yoi Ed is resting cornfortably; th < doctors gave him a large room /< himself in a far earner of th Writers' Ward, and they're con sidering unbuckling h# Jocke any week now. The ohty reasoi they haven't so far is that the: fear renewed circulation to hi arms wilt prompt Ed to writ _ again. We now take you to liv / coverage of the Live Ed concert already in progress. **. . . here in the indescribabl; awesome broadcast boot! overlooking the Russell Hous< Patio, where more stars thai you'll find in Orion's loins art massing to benefit one of ou A. a * m Mt - own aiuaeni Meaia monawki Ed Chambliss. Brenda, hov many people would you ftguri make up that sea of flesl below?" ^ "Well, Art, I lost count at 3< awhile ago, but I think some peo pie have gone inside to eat sinc< then. We'd like to emphasize fo; the folks back home that Nei Young's open letter to Presiden Holderman, read earlier thii evening by James Dickey, did h no way express the opinions o this network, this audience, the* announcers, Mr. Dickey or Mr Young. And I'd like to remim everybody to dial that toll-fra number, 1-800-LIVE-EDD. W< sort of had to fridge on the spell ing a little bit." % "This is Art Boerke and Bren * da Lee, your audio guides foi tonight's rampant musica bloodletting, and we're sendinj you down into that awesome sea uh, puddle of flesh below, when Meal plans, telephone systen theid, politics, campus parking, What do you think about? If you have an opinion you'd the Carolina community, seni Gamecock. Letters must bs typed, doub < cfctib the writer's name and a . wtae (hi writer can be reached MM M ' THAT'U. 06 ' 9 Jfl?i rl J I UUIIfllCU IU ft. ne lines are flndv Puncqn t hod Dylan, Willie Nelson and , George Thorogood just hit the boards." "Thank y'all. This is a song ? George, you got that guitar ready? ? that Bob kind of freely adapted from a hit, well, not exactly a hit, more like a song, that he had a few years back, called 'maoau'a p 9 * ha nit nt iw ^uiiiici 1/ dedicate it to the man of the : hour. Ed Chambliss ? hope i they're lettin' you listen to the radio, Ed ? and his boss at The ) Gamecock, Ann Farmer. One, two, a one-two-three-foure one . . . r "Oh, I ain't gonna work for 1 Ann Farmer no more, t "I ain't gonna work for Ruth i Ann Farmer no more. \ "She hands you a layout, f "She don't pay you a dime, 4(ck. ..ii.'. A/% 1 ? ? aiic v^uiB a wininuic meeting "And then reminds you of deadline, "She makes you work until your poor old mind gets sore. "Ohhh, 1 ain't gonna work for Ann Farmer no more." George plays the guitar for 15 r i minutes, after which we cut I backstage, where the performers I and guests are milling through , the Saga concession stands i beneath a tent In the Russell is, football, apar- Letters ihoul academics. student, stafi community, like to share with All letters ar I a letter to The A 350-maximui withheld except le-spaced, and in- be returned, telephone number Send your I for verification. Drawer A, Rui rr^">Sir T. 'n??-. ive Ed yet? still open fc ImS gg^jf52 . House parking lot. Let's eavesdrop on a conversation between Sting and Hank Williams Jr. "Hey, Sting, man, I went to see that last picture of yours, 'The Bride,' on opening night over at the mall, and got my ticket, and went into the john, y'know, and by the time I came out, the picture had already moved crosstown to the dollar movies. That's what my daddy would call one of the all-time dogs, huh?" 4*Yrtlir father? A net u/Vin miotit wwa i sm??v? ttiiv lAilj^lll he have been?" y4i /At sounds of fists flying and bones breaking waft gently over the lot, we cut to an Important message from the office of the president. "This is James Holderman, and I'd like to thank all the performers, technicians and students who have made this event possible. I'd also like to address the following open letter to Neil Young: Dear Mr. Young. I don't think the Caribbean Festival would fit in the location you suggested. So there. We now return you to our regularly scheduled newspaper. Live Ed: The music, the magic, the mayhem, the mess. WUmmmBmmmmmmmmmmmammmBmmtmttmmmmammmmmammamm Id also include whether the writer is a f member or member of the e printed and are subject to editing, m is suggested, and names will not be t by special exception. Letters cannot letters to: Editor, The Oamecock, isell House, Columbia, S.C. 29225. Shhhhhhh Coke shouli Coke is in the headlines agai That's right, the soft drink th again makins headlines about mula. But this time, instead of i it, the corporation is fightin 99?-year?old formula a secret Ironically, Coca?Cola's o\ taking it to court. The bottlers i that Coke charges them more fc syrup than for the Cherry an fivruns. Th^v insist that in -/--I J VIMV< for one syrup than for the oth prove that the Diet Coke syrui different from the others. The this is to reveal the formulas f< products. Therein lies the problem. The Coca?Cola Corp. tak< mula very seriously. Only two < corporation know the formuh president and vice president StfltM. th^v nr#? not o1Iau/?H trt ?,,v* plane. Article on fight appalls reader This letter is in response to the front-page article that appeared last Monday concerning the fight outside the frat house. As a nrL. ? ivguiai icauci ui i nv sjumecoCK, 1 was quite appalled to see an article that was written in such an unprofessional style. Of course, none of us would want to believe that our own USC students instigated the incident in any way. It is quite another thing, however, for Mr. Rowe to pretend that he is being an objective reporter when he allows a onesided story to be plastered on the front nno* - ? r"ow This letter is not an attempt to condone or criticize the actions of Sigma Chi Fraternity or the nonmembers who were involved in the fight, but rather a strong suggestion to Mr. Rowe to be more objective and fair in his reporting. It doesn't take a graduate from the College of Journalism to know that an objective reporter would not refer to any individual as a "ringleader" unless he wanted to create a negative impression in the minds of the readers. If the race of the non-members had no significance to the fight, then why did he slip it into the story unless he wanted to make the readers believe that it did? I have taken Psychology 101, Mr. Rowe. Could this be reverse psychology? Even if the fraternity was not at fault at all, which we hope, a statement from the other side also should have appeared before the article was published. t. since u was impossiDie tor the majority of USC students to witness the incident themselves, it seems that a professional student reporter would have presented both sides of the issue. He should have left it up to the readers to decide who was right or wrong, instead of him deciding that for us. Erlynda R. Mitchell Journalism junior Even soldiers need protection To the editor: Imagine yourself a member of a United States Reserve unit. At any moment you may dc canca ic aeicna our country, its people and their freedom. Imagine just having completed basic training, but along with its completion you i! d not reveal il n. Now, after aim at's "it" is once Coke's own bottl its secret for- release the formula trying to change judge on their side g to keep the litigation," he said To take Coke to ? ^ .1 - - - vn corners are issue such as this i: are complaining taxpayers' money i >r the Diet Coke age in which the c d Classic Coke nor personnel to ha r to charge more cases they see eacl lers, Coke must could think of a > is significantly Coca?Cola Corp. only way to do The case is not s< >r the respective the formula as it should be allowed t bottlers should be :s its secret for- syrup they buy. Thi sxecutives in the the bottlers don't 1 i, and, like the should go to Coke' of the United And as the muli fly on the same poration would tel competition in the ; are one of 15, out of more An than 200, to receive two 1 expert-ranking medals for the ror highest possible performance cht in basic training. poi Now, imagine your com- poi pany in its final inspection for- the mation before leaving for mu home. The company is being An examined by a supreme of- pre fleer. As he works his way stit J AI It * uuwn mc unc, you near mm as I he confront! many of the men issi with the quality of their cer uniforms and weapons. Final- cut ly, he approaches you, he go< carefully looks you over from life head to toe, but says nothing fig and moves to the next soldier pri on your left. He inspects him po thoroughly and then says to vie him, "Son ... I want you to 1 look at the soldier on your foi right. When you get on that m< bus to St. Louis airport, I mi want you to look just like " be him/' At that moment your to chest would fill with such in- as tense pride that you might well set fear your shiny brass buttons 1 might pop off. tia Imagine coming home, the tia excitement of seeing your tat family and friends. Imagine pu filling out a job application, of the pride that you would have th< in completing the military por- Mi tion of the form. But now im- ott agine that you are refused this foi job. Not because of educa- Isr tional background, nor health, lea but because you serve and pro- an* tect our country. Now, how do co you feel? What if you really rec were this young man? This type of job discrimination is A( not uncommon, it happens all inc of the time, and it is legal. coi We have laws that help en- in d&ngered species of animals th< survive. Should we not have a rig law to help the proud m< American soldier survive? th< To those campaigning jet against foreign investors in < South Carolina: ed This particular incident of fr? American military job of discrimination was not an ac- as tion of a foreign-owned food At chain, rather it was a well- K1 known American food chain. thi He protects us with his life, frc can we not at least protect him exi witn a law? rig James Ray Douglas Oraphic arts freshman thi ACLU defends * rights of people J; Bu 911 To the editor: A letter to the editor from Eugene L. Phillips of the John Birch Society recently appeared in this paper attacking the NNif'iMMif Ann Farmer lin|li| MNf Tracy Mlxson frcpy fash CMJ) Andy Duncan AwlslsiBl 0n|| CMtf Linda Taylor Marlsa forto AMMMM Ink (MM Jeri Rowe Juliet Nader Sp?tit|bt EdHsf Roni Bea Kayne ^(UtOT Ed Chambllst ts formula ost a century of sccrecy, crs want the company to . The bottlers even have the , "Nothing is sacred in civil court over an almost trivial i an incredible waste of the ind the court's time. In an ourts have neither the time ndle the volume of criminal ti year, maybe the bottlers better way to fight the > much about the secrecy of So J- ^? 1- ? 9 uwvui li WV II auc. V^UftC 0 set its own prices, and the allowed to choose whose s is how free trade works. If ike the price of Coke, they s competition. ti-million dollar Pepsi cor1 you, Coke definitely has area of selling soft drinks. lerican Civil Liberties Union, rhe letter contained several ers of fact and fired so many irges at the ACLU that it is imwible to respond to every int. The thrust of the letter was it the ACLU is part of a cominist conspiracy to destroy nerica from within while ci a Anf*nA !** ?VIIVMII0 IV UVIVIIU IIIW Vl/ll" ution and the Bill of Rights. VIr. Phillips says "the real ne is the continued growth of itralized government" and acles the ACLU of favoring irernment control in all areas of The truth is the ACLU is hting constantly to protect vate citizens from the arbitrary wer of government exercised in ilation of the Constitution. Mr. Phillips takes us to task r upholding the First Amend;nt prohibition against govern5nt establishment of religion cause we haveurged the courts forbid religious exercises such prayer in state-operated lools. It is perhaps natural for Chrisns in a predominantly Chrisn community to feel comfor>le with Christian prayers in blic schools, but what if some these Christians found smselves outnumbered by jslims or members of some ter faith who insisted on theirm of prayer in the schools? t't it better for all concerned to ,ve religion to private homes d churches? This is what the itrta au mi to an; luv VUII91I1UUUII juires. rhe letter also criticizes the ?LU for defending unpopular lividuals and groups. These, of Ltrse, are the very people most need of someone to defend ;ir constitutional rights. If the hts of the least popular and >st defenseless are trampled, > rights of everyone will be in >pardy. Over the years we have defendthe constitutional rights to tedom of worship and freedom speech for such diverse groups Jews, Jehovah's Witnesses, nerican Nazis and the Ku Klux an. We will certainly defend t John Birch Society's right to ?-t- ? 1!-' ? ?uuiii ui spcwu unu poiilicai prcssion if its constitutional ;hts are ever violated. It should be clear to Mr. lillips or anyone else who >ubles to examine the facts that 5 ACLU is dedicated to protects citizens from the unconstitunal exercise of centralized vernment power. We would tlcome the support of Mr. lillips or anyone else who ares this goal. Charles E. Varner President, S.C. ACLU Amy DetPo iiilM Gregg Lasky Jeff Owens Joseph Oarnett Cdlty Ray Qronberg Bill Rogers Okiftaf Bill Clements Lewis Covington ' Mark Armstrong i