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Viewpoint Monday, December 9, 1985 5 ' ,|HE GAMECOCK Exams * Try to be With Christmas almost tw< semester is beginning to wind are anticipating the end of cla day stress of university life. Ui remains before students can break. Exams. Exam time is one of the mo? most cases, an entire semes together for one final test. St fe When grades and even gradual surprising that tempers flare. We arc all basically under th try to be a little considerate ol than you usually would be. If you need to listen to mu might even try a using a Remember, the person next dc A :c " ' nuu 11 yuu arc *inc person r that playing music may be th stress. Be nice when you ask tl Exam time is difficult f considerate. I And good luck. United States shouldn't divest To the editor: ) This letter is in response to the letters that appeared in the Nov. 18 and 2C issues of The Gamecock. The letters' author, David B. Miller, seems to be speaking for himself when calling for divestment in South,Africa's economy. Major black leaders of South Africa, such as Bishop Desmond Tutu, do not even want foreign divestment. Even though Mr. Miller states American companies only employ 2 percent of the black population, that totals a little over a half million blacks. And when one takes into account how many jobs are created from the spinoff of American-created jobs, that's another half million jobs. Along with this, South Africa employs another 1.5 million Klo/^l/c r * widvita 11 win ntiyiiuui mg countries. If American companies immediately pulled out of South Africa, it would have astounding effects on the blacks of South Africa and neighboring countries, especially at a time when high inflation, severe unemployment and mass starvation arc wreaking havoc throughout the continent of Africa. American business, if anything, has greatly / ?,VPI Mot! considerate 3 and a half weeks awav thp down. Students and professors isses and relief from the everynfortunately, only one obstaelc go home for a much needed it stressful times of the year. In ter's work must be brought udents are tense and on edge, ion may be on the line, it's not e same pressures and stress, so everyone else ? maybe more isic, try to play it softly. You walkman if you have one. >or is probably studying. lext door," try to keep in mind e way your neighbors handle hem to turn it down, or everyone, so try to be improved the standard of living for the average black. If Mr. Miller has ever taken a course in European history, he should have learned that industrialization brings major reforms for the lower classes, such as improved standards of living, education and increased mobility. Along with this comes increased pressure Irom the lower socioeconomic elasscs for equality. 1 feel Mr. David B. Miller needs to re-evaluate his thoughts on the matters of South Africa. The United States needs to deal with South Africa through constructive diplomacy, not divestment. Winfield L. Hudson III Economics junior The Gamecock did a good job To the editor: I couldn't let this semester enH without letting you and your staff know how much I have enjoyed The Gamecock. I attended USC as an undergraduate, and now I work full time in the biology department. In all of the semesters that I have read The Gamecock, this is by far one of the best. There may have been some oversights here and there, but overall the Coftege Pre?i befvice ./ M ~n vl o Kdltor in Chief Spotlight i-.dlto Ann Farmer Roni Hea Ka) Manaslna Mltor ? *? ! Tracy Mixson Ed Cham bliss Copy Desk Chltf Viewpoint Kdit Andy Duncan Amy DelPo Assistant Copy Desk Chief Sports Ivditor Linda Taylor Gregg Lasky News/Business Kditor Assistant Sport Marisa Porto Jeff Owens Assistant News Kditors Photography E Juliet Nader Joseph Game Carl Dawson Assistant Photc Ray Gron berk map"-- p, coverage was great. The Sports, Datebook and Spotlight sections were a few of my personal favorites. The best part of the paper, the one most important reason that I picked the paper up on alternating weekdays, was to read An dy Duncan's column ? and to get Sandy's Famous Hot Dogs coupons. I hope you keep him around next semester; he has a real interesting way of looking at life here at USC. 1 think people appreciate his view of being trapped in the stairwell in the Humanities Building and his fish fiasco. We've all been through the same situations or ones similar at one time or another, and Andy helps us to see the humor in them all. I was also glad to see that vnu had choscn to keep "The Far Side" and "Bloom County" as the resident comics. 1 have only two complaints: 1) I liked the smaller size paper, and 1 thought the polls showed that most everyone else did. What's up? 2) I don't think that anything but personals should be in the personal section of the paper; take the advertisements out from under the "Personal" heading. Other than those two small complaints, I think everything is hunky-dory. So ... to everyone whose name annpnrc in thut u?ti? ?r | IIIWI aiillV UV7A j r Adviser >ne Bill Rogers Ight Editor Director f Bill Clements or Production Lewis Covington Mark Armstrong Advertising Manager s Kdiior Margaret Michels dllor tt tgraphy tailor | f POgreffi in the t n Century from the editor-in-chief, Ann Farmer, to production's Mark Armstrong, and to all the people that 1 know help but don't get their name in the box . . . here's to all of you. Thank you for a job well done. P.S. I'm not Andy's mother. Anita Jennings Research specialist America must support Reagan To the editor: I am sure that the Soviets would like to thank Mr. Perkins for his letter to the editor of Dec. 4. His condemnation of President Reagan in relation to his handling of recent spy cases and defectors is exactly the response that the Kremlin had hoped to elicit from the American public. The Soviet Union is trying to destabilize the United States by turning public opinion against the president, and Mr. Perkins is assisting them in achieving this goal. As Americans, we all must stand behind our president and our flag. When the Soviets pull a stunt like the Yurchenko affair, we should condemn their underhanded behavior. We should not rebuke our own president. Merry Chrisi and all that Every Who down in Who-ville, small, Was singing, without any preseni He hadn V stopped Christmas ft came! Somehow or other, it came just t 4 ? I * I 1- ' * i uiuugm you came in to buy your Aunt Mo/ell," said T.S. Eliot, to read, you could have stayed at Th The names in this story have been tect the innocent. "Hm?" said Bob up from his book. "Now let's see," T.S. said, un wadded sheets of paper from his w; "Ezra's been writing on this blast Here we go. Robert, Ezra, Archie, ^ John, you, four aunts, two uncles, father, my sister, 12 people at the of pie at school. Lots of work to do. H to go to the store where they have th puzzles." "Attention mall shoppers," said voice. "An 8-year-old girl has turn mall authorities, claiming to be sepj Of- - * * ... tiicms. ^ne is wearing green kntcke purple jacket. If her parents are still seriously doubt, please come to the counter on the second level in the ne Thank you, and remember that we'r a day until Dec. 25 for yi convenience." T.S. and Bob were strolling dowr course. "This Christmas bit is begim money," T.S. said. "I don't mind s| cheer, you know, helping out my fell that, but when you start talking $ 1C different people, you might as wel house, know what I mean? What di there? Something for your niece?" "No," Bob said. "Something fo Middle East; V President Ronald Reagan Mr. Perkins' letter is nothing short of slander against the United States and against all patriotic Americans. I am sure that some liberal on this campus will call me a McCara i : r uiyisi lor writing this letter. I guess that is the price I must pay for loving my country. Ciod bless America. Janice Kraft College Republican Gazette article had misquotes To the editor: 1 would like to commend The Gamecock for coverage of The Flushing Gazette in your Nov. 20 rom commg. It he same. something for ? "If you wanted X omas Cooper." changed to pro- WL ^ \ Dylan, glancing ifolding several aistcoat pocket. I ed thing again. I /irginia, James, my mother, my I - '' peo >uii; uj-j. i wain irated from her rs and a beastly here, which we flnS |nmfl lost and found % ? J xt five minutes. e open 24 hours 3ur shopping And the angel behold, I bring yo \ the main con- shall be to all peok ning to run into in the city of Dav preading a little Lord. ow man and all And suddenly I per gift for 40 multitude of the < II mortgage the saying, Glory to ( d you buy back peace, good will t r me." He was "Well?" T.S. si t jy- j I issue. Such coverage was unex- * pected, but invited, and it made ! our work seem that much more :j worthwhile. Unfortunately, several misquotes and j misrepresentations appeared in the article, which 1 would like to correct here. The special three-page edition was for Halloween on Oct. 31. There is no intention of expanding The Flushing Gazette to run : biweekly, because of the lack of time necessary to publish an issue. The artielc made several uses of my quotes with the word "we" in them, but no mention of whom "we" represents was made. Three other students form the major work force behind our publication. Nanci McWilliams and Michael Cardenas, cochairpersons of the Towers Publications Committee, and Eleanor Huey, our adviser, all put in as many hours as I do, yet received no mention. Yet, even with the fallacies mentioned above, The Gamecock upholds its tradition of investigative reporting of student J: activities with a flatterinc artirl#? bringing attention to an activity ; that every dorm could undertake. For this, The Gamecock should '< be applauded. Todd Christensen :r: Flushing Gazette : editor :'i p." \gi \ M Mr m 1 BraM ? BL w gH 4 ' ( Ht.- JBSr. fjl Ha . t B M I/UIIVUII said unto them, Fear not: for, u good tidings of great joy, which ole. For unto you is born this day id a Saviour, which is Christ the there was with the angel a Heavenly host praising God, and lod in the highest, and on earth oward men. aid. "Ready to get started?"