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, , ? | . ^ ^ ?ffA1 f PBS^ Party im USC does its party i Party, party, party. According to this year's batcl seems to be all that USC studen The books, which are writtcr choose a college, describe USC < age. Clemson University is descri mospherc and offering a "solid USC has long had the stigm Drinking, partying and drinking favorite hobbies of a typical US This "party school" label tha unfair to both the administrator have worked hard to better USC In recent years, the academic has risen. The entrance requirem stricter, and many schools with business school, have been natio schools. As for partying, of course US' college students do. Partying is not just USC. This is a good sch its "party" reputation. Well, here I The Gamecock advertising office is a lot like a colony of bees, with snprialiy^ri u/nrk<*r? Hnino specialized jobs. While the account executives sip martinis and wonder just how many licks it docs take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop, their office assistants (OAs) take orders for ads ranging from the sale of 180 back issues of Playboy to an announcement of the 1985 season of the Beer Busters Bowling League. OAs, being your typical busy office slaves, are so busy they don't have time to speak English, so they speak and write a dif fcrcnt language than the rest of us. It consists mainly of shortened words and sentences. It sounds something like an Ewok speaking pig latin after taking a deep breath; ofi helium./vt ? nan neeaea Tor speech, debate To the editor: A rccent Gamecock article compares the intercollegiate debating program of our Department of Theatre and Speech with our on-campus weekly debates of the Athenian Society open to all students and the public. For many years before and some years after 1 was a Carolina undergraduate (1929-33) our girl's Hypathian and our boys' Euphradian and Clariosophic Literary and Debating Societies were our leading student organizations open to all students. Our student Debating /'' ^ ! I i council neia iry-outs for Carolina's varsity debating team and scheduled their intercollegiate debates. But the training ground for the debators was the Literary Societies. And we were in the Big Time. At Carolina I debated teams from as far away as Brigham Young, and on the road I traveled as far as the University of Miami, Florida. As far as I know, as a special studies student now, our Clariosophic and Athenian Societies are our only student organizations open to all students for Free Speech exchange of ideas on any suojects. I nc historic Euphradian Hall on the Horseshoe has been peopled only by ghosts for many years ? and I do not recall that the Hypathian had a special hall to follow it into history. In Carolina's Golden Era of Oratory and Debating ? yielding You, too, can Divestment, President Reagan, th football, campus parking, meal pli dent Government. What do you think about? If you have an opinion about an would like to share with the Caroli send a letter to The Gamecock. I Letters must be typed, double-s{ elude the writer's name and a tele where the writer can be reached for En age n't deserve ronntatinn I W|JU IU IIUI I h of coilcge guide books, that ts want to do. 1 to help high school students is having a "party-school" imbed as having a "laid-back" ateducation." a of being a "party school." are jokingly said to be the three C student. it has been attached to USC is i and the students. Both groups "s academic reputation. nerfnrmanrf* r>f I l<ir c#uH????c r -- - v? cnts for freshman have become lin the university, such as the nally praised as being excellent C students do a lot of that. All a characteristic of all schools, 100I and it deserves better than am again, a So, when they write an ad to go in the paper, they write it in the style of their helium-induced i state of euphoria. Here is an example: For Sale: 1980 Olds Cutlass Supreme, tilt, V-8, AM, PS, PB, i power wind., air, CC. b.o., call after 5, 555-1212. Boy, that just says it all, doesn't it? i Let's take a closer look at the individual items in this twisted wreck of abbreviations as we translate it from the original language ? "Adverteese." 1980 Olds Cutlass Supreme: I can handle this. It's in English. Tilt: I thought this was a pinball term. Does it mean when you take a corner too fast, the car turns itself off and a big red light comes on saying "TILT?" r * V-8: Hmnv Docs this mean :t he v . handfuls of gold medals to many v (tllH<<nU thrt Unn-ncVinn u?.vii^ viiv i IUI .iv.inuv was the ccntcr of student activity. Now the action is out around the Russeli House. But stii! in the Clariosophic and Euphradian Halls there are Historic Fur- I nishings and Wall Portraits of the ' days when Carolina oratory was in full flower. 1 When 1 was here before we did not know anything about the 1 Department of Theater and Speech. But now that we have s one I think that under its leader- s ship we should challenge the pre- j rant t/\ av/^AII J'-' ? ?* ' oviu IV LAVkil vruai 11IC JJUM U1U UI1 1 its own. I think selected historic furnishings should be moved from the Euphradian and Clariosophic halls to an appropriate size Russell House room or Hall of Free Speech Oratory, Debating and General Public speaking. On regular assigned weekly nights the historic wall portraits of some of our great orators of the past could monitor the deliberations of our present ? and possibly some new ? Literary and Debating Societies. There could also be InterSociety nights of the Oratorical (just plain stand-up public speaking now) and Debating Contests which used to be great fun bet- s ween the Euphradian and I Clariosophic Societies. All this t could give more and more i students a place to try to learn c how to blow off steam without getting themselves blown away, i recruit more students for our c Department of Theatre and f Speech and give that department t a farm league of candidates for c its varsity intercollegiate debating d teams. The historic wall portraits p i write ic World Series, Letters should als< ins, Sting, Stu- student, staff mei community. All letters are prii ything that you A 350-word maximi na community, not be withheld excc cannot be returned. paced, and inphone number Send your letters verification. Drawer A, Russell K CMo^TJ . md this one glove compartment is filled with tomato juice or, more precisely, a delicious and nutritious natural blend of eight fruits and vegetables? Or worse still, does it mean that it runs on this delicious cocktail starter? Gad. Upon a little research, I have discovered it would cost about $5.04 a gallon if you bought it in 12-ounce containers in the Country Store at the Carolina Mall. Hmmm. AM: This means you can only drive it between midnight and 11:59 a.m. Perfect for those workaholics out there who love to go to work, but hate to come home until it's real late or, more precisely, real early. PS: Commonly used in letters, it means postscript. In this case, it probably means some kind of information or extra charge that the seller hasn't told you about in vould smile down on all of this. James Galloway Special studies Jrine testing /iolates rights lo the editor: Mass urine tests of employees, itudents and college athletes for iigns of drug use have become jopular with some authorities. Where such tests have been coniucted by the government or ichool officials, however, lumerous courts have ruled the ests to be unconstitutional infrngements of Fourth Amendment ?rotections against unreasonable ;earches. The Fourth Amendment guarantees that the government vill not search anyone without jrobable cause to believe an inlividual has violated a law. Scarfing hundreds of students on the )remise that a few will turn out to >e guilty, does not meet the contitutional requirement of pro >able cause. For university students this has neant that school officials may earch an individual for drugs ony after they have reason to >elieve the student is under the nfluence of illicit drugs while on ampus. Society has a legitimate interest n curbing drug abuse. Programs lesigned to steer people away rom drugs are appropriate. But hat is entirely different from onductine random #r? liscover whether people are com>lying with the law. The professr> include whether the writer is a uuci ui a mcmocr 01 tne ited and arc subject to editing, im is suggested, and names will pt by special exception. Letters i to: Editor, The Gamecock louse,.Columbia, S.C. 29225. , w i. I. [*"" "^^H^rrT^vfc^fijC V^* i"?l>ffi| '^b-tSZ^X'.iBrsxz- *?-!?. ? ? 's classified the ad, something weird like "the steering wheel costs extra" or "the only gear that works is reverse." Buyer beware. PB: Peanut butter. The abovementioned car was probably not made in 1980. Like most cars made up into the mid-1970s that took both regular and unleaded, it takes both V-8 ? that delicious and nutritious natural blend of eight fruits and vegetables ? and peanut butter. The peanut butter is like unleaded gas: more expensive. Checking my source at the Carolina Mall again, it would cost $17.02 a gallon to fill your car with Peter Pan peanut butter from 12-ounce containers. Power Wind: This is stupid. Everybody knows the wind is powerful. Air: Boy, this guy is generous, isn't he? Itutead of taking the cd motive of the test givers, no matter how well intcntioned, is irrelevant. Common inexpensive urine tests only indicate probable previous drug use, not whether someone is under the influence at the time the test is given. Even so, iaise positive results can be produced by certain non-prescription drugs in cough syrup and cold medicine. Drug use can be hidden by adding a number of common kitchen ingredients to the sample. Chronic drug use, on the other hand, can be detected by means far less intrusive than random urinalysis. The only justification for mass urine testing is to identify private behavior disagreeable to authorities. It is a way to look through bedrooms without going to a person's house. The principle of drug testing is tlA /lirfnrArt# ' -I ' iu uuiviviii iiuiii i aiiuuimy testing blood alcohol levels in all students under age 21. Indeed, it is no different from searching people on the street or going through one's home. Urinalysis is simply easier. Our Founding Fathers learned from King George that "investigatory" searches at will are inherently incompatible with liberty. Recently, several states have enacted Right-to-Privacy statutes that severely limit the use of blood tests and urinalysis by private employers as well as government. South Carolina would do well to follow their example. Steven Bates Executive director ACLU I VBW,VW.'W|I. I mFvmmk 5 WHERE WE HEU. * W YOU 7J- INK I YOU'RE Wr WlBmM Ed Chambliss time and spending the money to take all the oxygen, nitrogen and other trace elements out of the car and turn it into a vacuum, he left the air in the car and, if he's nice, in the tires. It's like him selling the fact that the car comes with two-way glass. "Hey folks, you can see in and out!" BO: You've heard of that "new car smell?" This car was probably owned by an old Italian cab driver from New York. He protjRbtjr^^d GTO***!?onth, smcfcttlttdMapHCulKtfucigRfwand % Grateful Dead ultimate 'tripp' To the editor: This message is written to all of USC and Mr. Andy Duncan, who did not go to the concert. This, this going to the Grateful Dead concert has got to be one of life's greatest experiences. The "dead heads" have their weird, wild, fun own characteristics. After talking to several and observing many other "dead heads," I have come to the following conclusions about them and the Grateful Dead concert, which are the following: 1. That's what it is...a following. These "dead heads" fnllnu/ the "Greatful Dead" around the country. Some will hitchhike from Washington D.C., such as a guy there called "Tim." Others travel around in vans or buses around the country following the rock group. In these vehicles, they make, take their own acid (as one guy there who was walking around ? through the crowds was saying...trips...trips, trips... trips, trips...trips...trips. To everybody who he passed and looked into their eyes would say...TRIPS!) It (the :oncert) was a "trip." 2. Speaking of people who 4..Alb L. .L- J- * wai* iiuuugii me crowas, mere was one guy there who would shove (gently), push, squeeze, slither, and slip through the crowds saying "sorry, sorry,...sorry ? Sorry...I'm not sorry!..etc....and so on. THAT'S DEEP1 3. Another "dead head" this writer talked to was some guy MHwl* thief A nr. Farmer Edif*r i racy Mixson Ctpy 0?k Cktof Andy Duncan AMletMt C*fy Dt*k ChWf Linda Taylor M g Jlj m , (wlvi Mar ha bono Jerl Rowt Juliet Nader Spotlight Mrt?r Ronl Bea Kaynt ' AttittMt SjMtSfM 14H* Ed ChambHu /\ ^ m ate cloves of garlic while he waited for a fare. And finally, the one I skipped ^ over, CC. My friends over in 'J advertising keep telling me that this stands for cruise control, but I don't believe them. I think it stands for the equivalent of super unleaded for this car. 1 have contacted a local dairy, and they have assured me they can give me 500 gallons of this stuff for about $50. CC stands for cottage cheese. what- "can do m ivithahat siuff^i S t who, when asked his name, replied "Issbitzz" (?). Tell this writer what that means. When asked what he was on (meaning the drugs he had taken) he (this "dead head") replied "Tssker- ife vishh." That still can't be figured out either. But, one conclusion (possibility) has been drawn. This "dead head" has taken so many of these "trips" that he has learned so many different responses to a question that his response to a question is a cluttered phrase of a "word" (or many words) that has no answer to the question! 4. The concert itself (meaning the music, lights, crowd, and, of ^ course, the Grateful Dead!) was " the "thing" that concluded and has a lasting image, memory, and special feeling to this writer. The sight, sound of the band (and music) beginning with that gliding first note to the last show of stage lights was an experience that will not fade away. By the way, the Grateful Dead's last song was "Fading Away," and that's exactly what they, the band, did...faded away on to Richmond, Va... and the "dead ^ heads" were on that same "tripp" to Richmond! The Grateful Dead and the "dead heads" have faded away, but not the memories of them. This concert night was the ultimate "tripp." 1 went there with everybody else who was there... 1 am the writer of this. But the question is...who am I? And who was that guy walking around the concert dressed as a mushroom? Michael Johnson Hotel, restaurant and tourism freshman VfewMte Mfe** 1 Amy DelPo i ports Mit Gregg Latky AMteUtrt EdHor Jeff Owens Ptwteflrapfcy Editor . Joseph Oarneu AMktMt httUffafky E#t?f flay Gronberg Mvtotr Bill Rogers Dkwtw BUI Clements PrMhtetiM Lewis Covington ' Mark Armstrong 1