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Viewpoint Wednesday, February 19, 1986 * 5 Tensions Proposal to i angers Patte A rccent proposal that would move sororities into Patterson Hall is sparking new tensions between greeks and nongreeks on the question of who has the right to live where on eampus. The proposal has everyone involved in an uproar cxccpt housing officials who once again have found an unfor tunate answer to a problem that ?ould be solved by giving sororities what they wanted in the first place: off-campus housing. The proposal, which would give white and possibly black sororities four halls in the dorm, has made Patterson Hall residents and advisors angry, and for legitimate reasons. Patterson resident advisors ^ are afraid of losing their jobs if the sororities move in because greeks have their own RAs. And, if the sororities move in, Patterson will have to be renovated to accomodate two sororitipc chstrino tVin mma * uiv oaiuv hall. The question of who will pay for these changes has yet to be answered. Students have a legitimate right to know if their fees will be going to provide housing for a select group Down home gi Ed Chambliss' Chambliss It all started with a very innocent "Deer Ed Chambliss" and grew into one of the most bizarre occurrences of the semester thus ^ far. "What," do you ask, "could be that bizarre?" Their names are Bo, Bud and Tex. And to make things still weirder, they have a "houn' dog" named Duke. it all started last Monday when I got r letter from these guys with no iciuiu uuurcss on u. n was a fan letter of sorts. They stated that they were in favor of my comments concerning O' Caribe and that it showed me to be "one ^ hell uv'a fine exampel of 'W Southern manhood." Day two, Tuesday. "Deer Fd, We can see what a kind & carin' soul ya er from them thar pitchers in t h * Gamecock. Even tho' ya look like one of them thar Miami Vise Fellas we see on the Telyvishun, we truly admire ya & beleeve ya will hep us." Oh Cheezit! They want something. But it is my DUTY to hep my feller sons of the South! "Our sweet, innocent, kind little sissy, Jennilee is ailin' sumthin * [ Send us a' The Gamecock needs your a press your likes and dislikes by ter to the editor. Letters must be typed, double a maximum length of 300 word: include the writer's name, addre number and where the writer ca for verification. Letters should also include writer is a student, staff or 9 ' member. Guest editorials must nove sororities rson residents or if the sororities will pay for renovations. If the move is implemented, tensions might also increase between rival sororities who rnnlH h 'i \ i /? tn rlii" ? -v- u.v> uui v iv/ ouaiv. a nan together. And the sororities will be required to fill the halls with about 40 girls each. If the sororities do not fill the spaces, they will still be held responsible for paying for them. The problem with the whole proposal is that it shrieks of inconsistency. At least two sororities do not want the proposal to go through and certainly, Patterson Hall residents and advisors are not exactly thrilled with the idea. Since no one seems to want this proposal as it stands, housing officials would do well to look into alternatives which would consider the needs of sororities, hall residents and advisors equally. The housing department has found a bad way to deal with a problem that will only get worse. And if those groups are not happy about the proposal anyway, it doesn't seem that the housing officials have found an effective or efficient way of dealing with the problem. )od 'o!e boys biggest fans offal wuth a tremendous bad case of hed lise. She's real bad off, Ed an' we wuld look kindly on ya if ya wuld- do us a great honor & favor. We'd appreciate it a hole u : c ?? j r 1 ncctp ii ya u auiograi mis nerc pitcher of ycrscf and sendit to hor." There was an enclosed picture of me. I felt pity for that there poor Jennilee. But them boys didn't leave no return address. Somewhere, in my mind, I knew there would be more. Day three, Wednesday. "Deer Ed, When we go to bed at nitc, we thank the Lawd fo' our many blessins'. "We don't take shine to: Omar that Coffee from Libya, Phil Donahue, Salad Bars, ferin cars, Food Lion, Dynasty, O' Caribe (right on, Ed!), that Gloria Steinberg chick & all feminists, MTV, Dan Rather, Miami Vise and flamingos." "We're happier than a flea on a houn' dog's rump about: His majesty, President Ronald W. Reagan, Esq., Rambo, Red pickup trucks (long beds), Red Man Chew, Alabama, Reruns of Andy Griffith (Wasn't that thar r rnmn a r/?al Innkpr'M Ernest and Vern, Pork rinds, Huntin' and fishin', Cloggin', flannel shirts, baseball caps and cowboy boots, Grits and gravy, the honorable Strom Thurmond, Jesse Helms, and Jerry Faldwell, Shawn Weatherly, PRESIDENT Richard Milhouse Nixon and Pat, and most expecially with all our Southern harts, YOU, Ed!!!!" At the bottom it said "P.S. Sweet Jennilee wuld consider it an honor to have yer youngin'." That's it! That's the last I've ever heard from them. I WANT TM k'MHU/ IIIQTU/UnTUCCP GUYS ARE! BUD, BO & TEX (and their houn' dog DUKE), PLEASE!!!! TELL ME WHO YOU ARE! letter i T pinions. Ex- 500 words and thi wining a ici- iuic. rnoios cann The Gamecock' -spaccd, with letters a month b s. They must will only be with ss, telephone and pseudonyms ; n be reached The Gamecock letters and guest e< whether the returned. Send community Gamecock, Drawi be limited to umbia, S.C. 292.01 Sj| FOR J Intercan Prosecuting sele The draft registration system has shown in two recent cases it operates contrary to American ideals it was designed to defend. The recent prosecution of Daniel Rutt in Detroit is an example of draft registration enforcement stifling free speech. Rutt opposed the idea of forced construction and felt hv rroktprino - ? J . ?D.w?v. Xlg he would be acknowledging the government's right to draft him. Rutt's opposition stems from his religious background as a Mennonite, a sect with a long history of rejecting military service on moral grounds. Rutt was chosen for prosecution obviously as a result of his reason for refusing to register and his outspoken manner in doLetters Annoying sound wakes residents To the editor: I was the night before exams, arid all through the dormitories of Capstone and Columbia Hall students lie sleeping. There was not a creature or pen stirring at such wee hours of night, 5 a.m., to be precise. All of a sudden with a Hash ol light a red alert breaks out across the administration buildings of our great university. Orders are handed down from high above (some expect Holderman himself) but no one will ever know. Some ungodly, horrendous thing or things lurk below and between the sleeping students of Columbia Hall and Capstone. Immediately, the janitorial service are placed on red alert and IJSC police are put on stand by to handle all incoming calls from (lilitrPCCwl cfll/lnntc The nightmare begins .it 5:01 a.m. The elite janitorial service brings in their massive airblowers to rid the parking lot of these horrible things. The ordeal .. 1 7 ' v c writer may submit a picot be returned. will print no more than two y the same writer. Names iheld by special exception are not allowed. reserves the right to edit Jitorials. Letters will not be letters to: Editor, The sr A, Russell House, Col3. iLLiwtr. wiEimi i xertape wade i HIR-HAW-WHY 1 IT IIHIHKOFTM? 1 i r? lipUd cted draft violato ing so. Of the men who failed to register within a month of their 18th birthday, only those who have chosen to speak about their decision have been prosecuted. By following this policy, the government is targeting the courageous and principled and by doing so is discouraging free speech. In a separate development, Secretary of Education William Bennett announced plans to use computer disks to compare lists of registrants to lists of financial aid recipients and use this method < to deny financial aid to those not i registered. I Those affluent enough not to qualify for financial aid will not be affected by Bennett's policy. i to the edi continues, as I lie there praying for relief, noise is gradually approaching closer. I begin to lose faith in those great heroes of USC for they will stop at nothing. Is the thing winning the battle, the noise is growing greater 5:15 a.m. 1 begin to hear cries of pleas from fellow students. The situation is growing worse, 1 feel a mad compulsion to jump out of bed and record the last waning minutes of this raging battle. I It is now 5:39 a.m., the noise i has ceased, our triumphant i janitors have seemed to rid the Capstone and Columbia Hall I parking lot of this horrible thing. ? Peace and quiet fill my heart. We have claimed victory. But wait, | 5:55 a.m., that noise again. I ] plead to myself to get some sleep i that I desperately need for my ex am; nui irying 10 ne scnisn. i Now I must tell to the students i of USC what that horrendous : thing was outside my dorm w4in- < dow. It is even difficult, especial- I ly this time of year, to say that ! word: LEAVES. Yes, I said it. < I dearly hope next time USC and its officials will take into i consideration the students who i SC PfWJ Association I I t,.:. ' 'Vfa 1985 * ? Kdilor in Chief j Murisu J. Porto ManiiKinK Kdilor Jeri Howe ( op> Drsk Chief Linaa lay lor Assistant Copy Desk Chief Muddy Moore News Kditor Juliet Nader Assistant News l.dilors Carl Dawson Hob Kudelka rc io yucd ciycaiiibi Though the policy is being justified by the need to enforce the law, it amounts to unequal and unfair enforcement. Targeting the poor for enforcement is reminiscent of unfair conscription practices, which have marked the draft system since its conception. The practice of allowing those who could afford it to pay someone else to take their place on the battlefield in the Civil War and the preponderance of poor and minority draftees in Vietnam are examples of economic discrimination. If draft registration is enforced only among those who require aid, registration lists will be unfairly predominated by this group. tor desperately need their sleep at night. Winfield Hudson III Economics, junior Reader angry about misprint To the editor: After reading Friday's The Gamecock, which carried a "For the Record" correction of the misprinted letter I wrote last week. I was amused at the nueril^ tactics employed by this paper's staff. Since you offer no apology for printing "mixing motivators" in place of "mixing molotovs," I do not have to graciously accept. Don't you think one rude stroke Jeserves another? Yet I insist my point was worth making. Regional chauvinism is a serious moral impurity of which conscientious people in this country should be made aware. Southern whites may successfully oppose regional chauvinism by writing letters to newspapers and magazines, by boycotting regional chauvinist films, etc. ic viamecc Business Kditor Maria /'ratus Viewpoint Kditor Lynn Cusick Spotlight Kditor Mary Jo Miller Assistant Spotlight Kditor lid Cham bliss sports Kditor John Boyettc Assislunl Sports hditor Jeff Shrewsbury l'hiilo)(raph> hditor Ray Gronbern "T ^ j-iv * "7% jft a r^\ r j * - r*?lT^ 1 Jrt.k; >t American ideals The principle of sharing the burden of military service not only promotes fairness, but also discourages military adventurism. It is easier for a policymaker to support a conflict in which his own son will not have to fight. Registration is not the same as an actual draft. But unfair targeting simply encourages the same type of practices were a real draft to occur. The principles along which draft registration is enforced should mirror those I-muiLipics wnicn mc rcgisirants may someday be called upon to defend. The Michigan Daily The University of Michigan ) - , and even by voting against regional chauvinism at the polls. It is also good to cheerfully remind our Northern friends to kindly refrain from all regional chauvinist utterances within our presence. I'm tired of hearing universalist platitudes pronounced by those who turn and in the next breath make comments about Southern whites not fii to be repeated. Knowledge oughi to include some understanding ol what knowledge is for and how to use it constructively. A social criticism that stoops to the level of bathroom scrawl is ol no more value than the ill mannered verbage of those, who by their behavior, obvioush think to harass someone with an opposing point of view is as good as to refute it. Think what a courteous and gentle disposition we may cultivate within our critics! As for you, The Gamecock, I think the government should ?^vp Mil vy?i y\r n . I VM1 I I 11 y I H slip and print something worth reading. John Godwin History, graduate >ck Assistant I'hotogruph) I dilor Scan Keejer Achiser Hill Honors Director Bill Clements Production l.ewis Covington Mark A rmstrong Advertising Manager Margaret Micheh ' Slinient Advertising Manager helh I reas