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Housing office
of on-campus
Once again, students are being
inconvenienced at the convenience
of university officials.
This time, the problem
is the closing of the dorms at 6
p.m. Friday.
USC has historically closed
the residence halls for Spring
Break on Friday evening
because of a supposed lack of
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night. This early closing causes
problems for many on-campus
students.
Students who do not get out
of classes before 3 p.m. have
to literally rush to get their
belongings together and hit the
road before they are locked
out of their campus homes.
And students who have to
work on Friflnv aft/?rnr*r?r?c aro
in an even worse position. Try
explaining to your employer
that you need a day off, and
on a weekend no less, because
your residence has been
declared off-limits. Any
employer who did not attend
USC might think you are
dodging out for an early party
adventure.
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in Thornwell for Friday night.
On the surface, this seems like
a decent feature for students
who, for example, have flight
reservations or other travel
plans on Saturday.
But these students have to
first explain their dilemma to
their RHDs and then housing
officials. Both levels have the
power to decline the extra
housing if they do not deem
Letters to
Driver exhibits
lack of safety
To the editor:
In a letter in the The Gamecock
(3/3/86), Gayle Hunter listed
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? should not be passed:
1) possible conflicting
constitutionality
2) the maturity of drivers in
South Carolina
3) her car's lack of a working
seat belt (and brakes).
It was, however, her third
reason that compelled me to write
this letter. It so completely
obliterated the logic of the second
argument that I was left "fearing
for my life" as a motorist and a
pedestrian.
Hpr clntfmpnt "th? ?hm ?v?n
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jority of drivers are mature
enough to make tational decisions
on their own" is followed
by a personal statement announcing
her car has not only a nonworking
seat belt, but malfunctioning
brakes as well! By
operating an admittedly unsafe
vehicle she endangers the public
as well as herself. This
demonstrates that she acts in a
manner which cannot be considered
mature, thus she is not
able to make a rational decision
regarding safety. To my mind,
her argument against a seat belt
law best exemplifies the need for
certain regulation.
Finally, the notion that education
of new drivers regarding the
benefits and limitations of seat
belts as "ridiculous" is itself incomprehensible.
She actually had
a good suggestion that could be
implemented at little cost (cerSend
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students' needs
the students' needs urgent.
Housing also has the option of
charging students for this one
nighi accommodation.
And, students may also
have problems aainine access
to some buildings becausc
desk assistants and security
guards will not be on duty. So
students who stay over on Friday
will have to do just that ?
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complaints of students could
all be solved by allowing
dorms to stay open until noon
on Saturday.
It is amazing that the
university does not mind barring
students from their rooms
for a day when President
Reagan speaks at The
Horseshoe. It seems students
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remaining since they are not
high-ranking dignitaries.
In the summer, USC
presidential interns are allowed
to stay in Horseshoe housing
for a cut rate. We wonder
if this is because they have i
connections. The non-ranking
and often ignored student is
not afforded such red carpet
treatment.
It is about time the administration
recognizes USC is
supposed to be an institution
of higher learning designed to
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Further, with the rising costs
of housing, tuition and special
fees, it is about time students'
needs are considered before
university policy is instituted.
the editor
tainly less than the cost to us all
in preventable death on the
highway), and in fact has been a
matter of policy in many (most?)
states for years. Why is it a
ridiculous notion?
Reed Scherer
Geology, graduate
Communication
still a problem
To the editor:
Sej Herman's letter to the
editor Feb. 28 doesn't seem to sh
ed any light on the "English proficiency
problem." His opinion is
obscured by his inability to communicate.
I've been at USC for five years
and have seen at least several
TA's or OA's teaching classes
who shouldn't have been there.
The argument about grammar
and reading comprehension being
suf ficient to test foreign teaching
ability is so moot it should be
spelled with three O's. 1 took six
years of "Francais" in high
school (long ago!). Grammar and
structure weren't obstacles for
anyone in the class. We had a
couple from France visit. "Un
petit pen plus lentement" was all
any of us could say. With no further
training 1 can still read and
write the French language. I cannot
now, nor could I then, speak
it.
Some method of testing the
communication skills of foreign
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needed.
David Hall
Electrical engineering,
graduate
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A satirical look
Jim Bob Holdupman put down the
Twinkies and turned off the lights. He had
had a hard day, what with meeting prime
minister of Swaziland and having dinner with
Rona Barret. It was eight o'clock, and past
his bedtime. The campus was quiet for a
change. No flooded frat bathrooms, no dorm
room beer bashes, no letters concerning abortion
in The Gamecock, for that matter, no
The Gamecock. It was Spring Break.
Just like smearing Vaseline on a TV lens,
Jimmy's thoughts began to blur to a sandy
beach somewhere south of New Jersey. The
breeze and brews were cool, the sun and surf
were warm.
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waistband of his flamingo baggie shorts over
his "Surf Nicaragua" T-shirt. "What an
awesome day!" He sat down in his lounge
chair and popped the top off of a SAGA
brand beer. The green foam oozed over the
Ronald McDonald watch he had gotten with a
cheeseburger Happy Meal. He put on some
more zinc oxide and returned his leopard
design shades to his perky little nose.
"Aaah!" he repeated for all the press
members who might have missed it. The
beach was clear for miles and miles. No one
else was in sight except his private bartender,
his staff of receptionists and secretaries and
his entourage of "inconspicuously dressed"
secret service guards ? each one attired, even
on the beach, in a three-piece grey flannel suit
with blue socks, brown shoes, a little ear piece
and sunglasses.
"This private beach is a waste of space.
They could make this into more parking
spaces," said one of the reporters who was
quickly whisked away and charged a $500
computer fee.
The reggae band that was supposed to play
at O' Caribe was playing next to a grove of
mango trees, individually labeled "Property
of University of South Carolina No. 168731,"
"Property of University of South Carolina
No. 168732," etc. on little silver stickers.
It was Jimmy's dream day at his beach. No
students, no receptions, no Gamecock
reporters, nothing.
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A flock of garnet and black sea gulls flew
overhead and suddenly turned back.
"Hmrnm," Jimmy thought, "Must have seen
the ducks from Thomas Cooper Library."
There was a ghastly roar from over the
dunes. The wind was blowing hard, real hard.
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of the hills.
"Auntie Jim! Auntie Jim! It's a twister!
It's a twister!" one of Jimmy's secretaries
yelled.
"Oh my gosh! It's not a twister,
it's . . . it's an across the board funding cut!
Run!"
But they were both wrong. As the cloud got
closer and closer the humming from the reeds
blowing got louder and louder. It became apparent
that they were humming a tune, not
just any tune, but the Sunkist soda "Good
Vibrations" theme song. This cloud was soon
followed by a large mass of moving bronze
flesh speckled with bright patches of colored
fabric.
"College students!!" a photographer yelled
as he covered his expensive camera equipment
with a beer-proof blanket.
There was a lot of confused screaming by
Jimmy and his staff as they scrambled toward
a large emergency shelter marked "Academic
Supplies."
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In an instant there seemed to be an infinite
number of study-sick, sun-starved students
carrying Igloo coolers full of ice and (to quote
the native dialect) "brewskis."
While most of the former occupants of this
private beach had made it to safety, Jimmy
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was the frolicking horde. He couldn't get
away from them, even during Spring Break!
Jimmy closed his eyes and chanted
"There's no place like my comfy little pad on
The Horseshoe! There's no place like my
comfy little pad on The Horseshoe!" as he
clicked two empty Coors bottles together.
Jim Bob Holduprnan awoke in a cold
sweat. He switched on his bedside lamp and
reached for the Alka-Seltzer. He mumbled
something abmit thp SAfiA Minn^r ?
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he plop-plopped and fizz-fizzed. He looked
out of his window. His security guard was still
there and that columnist who lived next door
to him still had his light on, working on his
column for the next Gamecock issue.
"Oh Geez! I bet he's writing another one
about me!"
He toasted the columnist and drank the
bubbling water.
"Ick! This stuff tastes terrible."
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Student Advertising Manager
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