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Sex sells
Brown's scam
students, medi
Officials at Brown University
tipped off the Providence
police force about a few
female mods, who mnv liavc
been coerced into performing
sex for money. Their tip proved
to be well-founded, but
their actions backfired on the
Ivy League university.
Seniors Dana Smith and
Rebecca Kidd, both 21, were
arrested for offering sex to
Police Inspector Malcolm
Brown for $150.
The five-month undercover
investigation also turned up
100 photographs of 46 partially
or fully undressed women,
six of whom were identified as
Brown students or graduates.
If the offending women
were anything but Brown
students, or if they were
students at smaller colleges of
lesser esteem, such publicity
would probably not exist.
The university has planned
no disciolinarv action aeainst
the arrested students and has
Letters to
Confederate flag
4 - - _ a
inutile 10 vaior
To the editor:
Time and time again, the issue
of removing the Confederate flag
from its place over the Capitol is
raised by someone who is wellintentioned
but misinformed and
llJVIiOHiVV,
Friday's editorial stated that
the Hag is being "flaunted" and
that "what it represents is a war
that tore our nation
apart . . . the flag is more a
reminder of the horrors of
slavery than deeds of bravery."
Whoever it was that made these
statements should have con
sidered what the flag of ihe Confederacy
means to people from
South Carolina.
The Hag stands not as a symbol
of oppression, but as a tribute to
those who gave their lives for a
cause. That causo, incidentally,
was not the practice of slavery
but the rights of states within the
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those who fought did not own
slaves. To say that the flag should
be "dropped" is an insult to
anyone who had family serve in
South Carolina Regiments.
The next time you look at the
Confederate flag Hying over the
Capitol, think of the young
a\~A # u?
^uiuiwn wiiu uitu ill litiiLUC'^ IUI
such things as devotion to their
birthplace and faith in their state
government. Then think about
widows and orphans and mothers
who lost their sons. It shouldn't
matter that they were white and
southern, that would be prejudice,
wouldn't it? That flag
stands and should continue to
stand as a tribute to the sacrifices
made by South Carolinians in I he
C ivil War.
C.K. Smith Jr.
English senior
Suicide motives
real to victim
I o the editor:
I was greatly offended by the
letter to the editor in the March
19 issue of The Gamecock denouncing
suicide as "damnable"
and stating it is committed for
"trivial" and "stupid" reasons.
I he belief that suicide is damnable
is a matter of personal
Send us a
The Gamecock needs your
! press your likes and dislikes b;
ter to the editor.
Letters must be typed, doubl
a maximum length of 3(X) vvor
include the writer's name, addi
| number and where the writer t
tor verification.
Letters should also include
writer is a student, staff c
member. Guest editorials musi
lal implicates
\a and public
disputed any connection between
the alleged prostitution
ring and the institution. And ^
well they shouldn't. i
Brown University, its name ^
mentioned in the same breath
with "prostitution ring,"
"solicitation" and "vice," 1
must now fight to regain its
status as a well-respected liberal
arts institution. .
It's not their fault, it's not t
the police's fault, it's not the I
students' fault. j
Brown University must defend
its name because of an j
overzealous press and a *
scandal-hungry public. 4
What a newspaper prints is 4
determined by what its readers *
want to read. A paper with "j
many readers attracts 4
advertisers.
Advertisements mean
money.
Brown University has a i
stained reputation because sex j
sells ? in the street and on the 4
newsstands.
the editor
religious viewpoint. 1 do not {
believe anyone has the right to \
force his own opinions and
beliefs on other people as this letter
did.
Mr. Winns was obviouslv trv- si
ing to dissuade suicide through H
religion. Telling people who are fi
considering taking their own lives ii
that suicide is not their decision a
to make and that if they do kill
themselves, they will be damned, a
only adds to a person's sense of c
hopelessness, sense of failure and u
low self-esteem. It in no way n
shows them an understanding s
and caring God or gives them any t
positive input, which they
desperately need. d
II a person is experiencing b
situations so disturbing that he is P
driven to consider taking his own r
life, these causes cannot possibly t
be called "trivial" or "stupid." s
What a person imagines or
believes is just as real and important
as an actual situation to that h
person. g
It makes me a..gry and sad to
see such a cold and narrow- s
minded attitude as Mr. Winn's I
displayed in a campus s
newspaper. r
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Melissa Bodenheimer '
Honors college freshman '
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BMW mistaken 1
for British car '
To the editor: jj
I found the article "lake ;
IJSC's quest for political fame
and park it" very entertaining, |
but I'd like to make a correction. !
I don't think that a BMW
would feel very comfortable in
the British level of an interna- r
tional parking garage. Let me re- z
mind you that BMW still stands ,
for "Bavarian Motor Works," j
and not for "British Motor j
Works."
The cars are made in Munich, (
which is in a part of West (ier- ?
many called Bavaria. I did not ex- |
pect such a mistake to go unnoticed
in the process of editing. ^
As a Bavarian native 1 just got a <
little frustrated with the fact that j
BMW's often are referred to as
British cars. Well, thay are German
cars! i
Patrick Zarrinkar i
Chemistry freshman
i letter
opinions. Fix- 500 words and I
/ writing a let- ture. Photos car
The Gamecoc
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ds. They must will only be wi
ess, telephone and pseudonym:
:an he reached The Gamecoc
letters and guest
; whether the returned. Send
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t be limited to umbia, S.C. 292
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fhose who do
Jscars get rei
With a blinding flash and a The n
ound like thunder, the white "Well, \
)eL.orean screeched to a slop in nominate
ront of the movie theater, leav- Screen j'
ig flaming skid marks on the nominate
sphalt behind. we can't
The gullwing doors opened,
nd a wnite-haircd man in "Oh,
overalls emerged. He cast a Woody
-ild-eyed glance at the car and Acaderm
luttered, "This column's Purple'
pedal-effects budget is bigger Who do
han 1 thought." ture? Fai
He lurched into the dim, overnigh
leserted lobby, through the dou- Maybe tl
le doors and down the gummy, The g
loncorn-strewn aisle to the front mi the
ow. The other four were already loudly ar
here, sitting beneath a darkened away tic!
creen. in bingo
least w;
"Well, gentlemen," the white- nominati
laired man said, "what are we The w
;onna do about the Oscars?" feel the s
The small, bespectacled guy my heart
aid, "1 don't understand the Actor, a
mrpose of this meeting. Why as an ho
hould we worry whether we're Ciilli;
lominated or not? The Oscars Academ;
ire so, so meaningless, so Iran- The hi
itory, so unrelated to a picture's the row
rue merits. They mean "YO!"
jothing." He cleared his throat feet and
md pushed his glasses higher on from a f<
lis nose. "Of cour when'An- Scum!"
lie Hall1 won we rlirln't I'vnrrlv iwili
ivc 'cm to the trash men, into the
either." whirled <
Intercampus
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WhiIe America was watching a Marco*
etreat and two exhaustive hunts, otic tor at
issassin of a peace-loving Swedish prinu
ninister and another lor a scapegoat in tin
Ian. 27 ill-fated Challenger mission, ii
lappened.
It was the historic first and one of many, ii
he gods of black ink arc presiding, rounds ol
tutomatic cuts dictated hy the tirainm
<udman-Hollings deficit reduction plan.
Heavy trimmings totaling SI 1.7 hit I ioi
vere mandated at midnight March 1. l.ocati
iome handkerchiefs for the procession o
ederal services lost to the midnight log.
The Smithsonian Institution's museum;
ind art galleries will not he open for sight see
ii? uii Mimmci uvi'iiinp.
The Army will lessen its helicopter crews
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he writer may submit a picmot
be returned.
k will print 110 more than two
by the same writer. Names
thheld by special exception (
s arc not allnwrd.
k reserves the right to edit
editorials. Letters will not be !
letters to: Lditor, The
wer A, Russell House, Col!08.
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nan beside him said,
Voody, your picture is
:d for Best Original
)I a y, and mine is ?
'd for Best Picture, so a\ I*1 \ 1
complain too much."
come on, Steven," ftnm
said. "How can the I
r nominate 'The Color "
without its director? "Reminds me of a
they think made the pic- once had," Woody ss
ries? Maybe it just grew "Sit down, big guj
t, like a mushroom. said. "Save it for th<
ic stork brought it." huh?"
nomelike fellow sitting Rambo sat. "Yo,"
floor scratched himself The white-haired m
id said, "I couldn't give bits of paper from hi
cets to'Brazil'if I threw and said, "Somethir
n nrl IV<?p HicKac Hut I of '?
W*..V4 . . MIJUW.J. liUl I HI UUIlt IU lUdCll UIL* I
inted a Best Picture lesson, gentlemen. Si
on." we gonna do?"
hitc-haired guy said, "1 An hour's discussic
ame way, Gilliam. 1 had these suggestions:
set on Best Supporting
nd I didn't get so much Before tonight's
norable mention." mug the men fr<
ini nodded. "The Waterhouse and \
/ is scum." envelopes.
irly fellow at the end of Tamper with tin
<.rw>kw fnr th<? firct tim<? hufrtroK'ind in
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lie yelled, leaping to his blows their lines. T
pulling a machine gun jected on the grc
mr-foot holster. "Scum! everybody will b
he screamed, baring his anyway.
1 t iring a volley of bullets As winners go dc
screen. Paper fragments to accept their award;
Jown. If Spielberg win
imm-Rudman-Hollings
, Hying time in 1986 by 77,500 hours from the
i originally planned 1.88 million hours.
The Air Force will be forced to open its major
base commissaries 30 minutes later every
[ morning and push back many transfers.
Of course some programs were slashed that
f we all wish could remain untouched,
f Among services or funds unfortunately
slashed was a 1 percent decrease in federal
payments to Medicare patients, doctors and
i hospitals.
At least 91,(XK) fewer students will receive
f college scholarships or Pell Grants for
1986-87, and a federal spending limit will kick
another 199,000 additional middle-income
s scholars out of scholarship programs.
A $5(X),(KK) cut from a $10.4 million
Alzheimer's disease research fund has also
taken place.
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n analyst I ture, have him send a radical Inlid.
dian woman to accepl in his
Gilliam place. ;
Academy, Have Spielbvi'jj sciul \ anessa
Redgrave to accept in his place,
he said. Have Spielberg send Sallv
lan brushed Field to accept in his place,
s shoulders When we're old and decrepit
lg must be and the Academy I mall;, i-hes us
\cademy a a token Life Achie\einent Award
o what are or something to make up tor iu
noring us all those veais, reluse
n produced it.
Boycott this year's cereinoin
like Woody docs and spend the
cercmony, evening playing ja// in New ^ oik
Dm Price, City instead.
steal their Collaborate on an antiOscar
movie that w ill ensure we'll
e cue cards never see a statuette in tins !oun
everybody again.
his was re- The last suggestion was
)unds that seconded and appimed. and i\w>
low them tentative titles agreed upon: " I he
Color Purple Rose ol Hia/il"" anil
iwn the aisle "Rambo and His Sister. 01 Hack
>, trip them. to the Raiders ol the I om Oseai:
is Best Pic- First Blood 111, Hta/il <>."
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sword have fallen
If the law is declared unconstitutional,
agencies affected recover tuiuK mm mulcted
to the powerful measure.
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my personal nope, not necessat ii\ haseil on
constitutional law, is thai the high conn will
allow Gramm-Rudman-Hollint-'s io si.nul.
If Congress refuses to control the hetnot
rhaging of the budgcl or remains initless. then
let an appointed bureaucrat with his meuiless
software have the opportunits to ciuunnent
the power of the strongest go\etnmv.' hod\ in
the world.
By PAUL SI J1 I IVAN, editor
The Auburn Plainsman
Aubui n I m\crsily
lecock
Assistant I'lioto^rupliN I tliior
Sean Keefer
Adviser
Bill Rogers
I llrt?i'lar
Hill Clements
hditor Production
l ewis Covin nloti
Murk Ar/nsirunu
Hor Advertising Manage
Margaret \ticheh
Student Advertising Manager
Kefi I'reas