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Viewpoint Wednesday, March 26, 1986 g Too soon USC waits ui m .mm acts nastily i A landlord usually will give his tenant about 30 days notice to move. But before Monday, bates House residents were given two days to save their homes-away-from-home. This situation showed poor planning by university administration and housing officials, who tried unsuccessfully to sneak an unfair proposi iiuu pas i unsuspecting students. Bates House residents recently learned five fraternities will be offered space at Bates for the coming year, like South Tower residents who were informed areas of their dormitory would be reserved for sororities. 1 |QP ^ A ^luiiustu lilt llilicrnities this past Wednesday that they each would be offered a Bates House wing. USC informed Bates House residents of this decision four days later when a one-page letter was tucked in their door Sunday night ? less than 48 hnnrc 1 - ..vu.j uviuiv, vvjllllliuill^ niaic students were scheduled to register to keep their same rooms for the fall semester. The letter stated a meeting would be held Monday night to answer questions about the new situation. Despite this short notice, ahnnf in residents still appeared to oppose the move. The turnout at Russell House was more opposition than the university expected. After the two-hourlong meeting, the students convinced university officials to introduce a phase-in option rather than the originally olan ned immediate displacement of residents wanting to remain in their same rooms. At the meeting, one official explained the university didn't question students because they had left for spring break. This is a lame excuse. The official apologized for the short notice given to Bates House residents. But an apology is not enough. USC should have tabled the Letters to l -i i i i n' ' i Flag editorial naive, bigoted To the editor: As a native South Carolinian who feels a great sense of pride when I see the three flags atop our state Capitol, I cannot let your inaccurate and downright bigoted editorial concernino the Confederate battle flag go unrcbuked. Your arguments in favor of removing the flag would appear to be sensible if they were supported by truth. However, your ignorance of the facts was evident when you claimed the flag "represents a war that tore our nation apart" and symbolizes A L -I? ' * siavciy. /Miyunc ociicving mai IS either naive or just plain stupid. The Southern Cross was not placed atop the dome for the purpose of insulting any ethnic or 1 I. 1.1 ann Send us i 1 The Gamecock needs youi nrncc tfAiir afiH I* vjj j \jv4 iiavj uiim uiaiiivv/a l tcr to the editor. Letters must be typed, dout a maximum length of 300 wo include the writer's name, ad<i number and where the writer ! for verification. ! Letters should also includ writer is a student, staff member. Guest editorials mu: ntil last minute, with Bates olan J plan in order to listen to all student opinions before a final decision was made, rather than wait for reactions at a last-minute meeting. A final decision to move r* ? - " ? iraierniucs into bates House ? or any other dormitory ? should wait until the 1987-88 school year. The extra time would give Bates residents a year ? and not two days ? to decide where they may like to move, ana fraternities would not have to be concerned with "phasing-inM some of their members while a non-greek also lives on their designated wing. In addition, informing n-A J ? -? * ^ - naics rcsiucnis mai iraternities would become their neighbors could help the continuing students accept the idea more readily. But this entire situation begs the question why greeks are offered special housing in the first place. The university contends it offers special housing to many organizations, including married students, athletes and honors college members. But there is a great difference between these people and members of greek organizations. Married students must have special housing to live on campus, while athletes and honors college students have earned the privileges they receive. Greeks have been awarded these privileges by buying them. : iviuiiuay a Lunipi UIIU.SC proved the university does listen to student input and will do what's in the best interest of all students involved if time allows. But it also proved when time nine r*nt ?/.? . vuij itiv uuiTwisiijr win ati hastily, unprofessionally and without regard to all students involved. The university should learned a lesson from this mess, so a bad situation such as this one will be avoided in the future. i Til i I I'l l i i i ill " ' cultural group; it flies in rememberance of those gallant Confederate soldiers who sacrificed their homes, farms and lives to defend their beloved Southland from what was becoming an oppressive and everexpanding government bent on usurping the responsibilities of self-government granted to the colonies. If any one army was' fighting for all its citizens, it was that of the Confederacy. As for this nonsense about the war being fought over the slavery issue, that too is nothing more than a slanderous lie. That falsehood was perpetrated for the express purpose of justifying a tragic war that should have never been fought. Ynii al?n mf?ntir?n that fluino - - ? .. v.. ? ??? the flag lumps our great state together with such undesirables as Ku Klux Klansmen. 1 can comprehend your juvenile logic behind such an indictment, but it opinions. Ex- 500 words and >y writing a let- ture. Photos ca The Gamecoi le-spaced, with letters a month rds. They must will only be w Iress, telephone and pseudonyn can be reached The Gameco letters and guesi le whether the returned. Sen< or community Gamecock, Drj st be limited to umbia, S.C. 29 jjgtK ooonoa If you see Cock I was sitting on the front steps of Gambrell Hall studying for yet another exam when a six foot tall garnet and black nightmare came bouncing down the Pickens Street bridge, heading toward the BA building. From a distance, it looked like Cocky, but a rather abnormal Corkv nt thm Mrnni and black feathers all right, but the furry gray paws poked out over the yellow chicken shoes. When he passed by, I could also see a telltale cottonball peeking out from under the tail feathers. "Hey, Easter Bunny!" I yelled. " defies common sense by a coun- homeland, try mile. foreign to ti It is easy to see why such people, cii yahoos would immediately come history; h to the mind of some enlightened wishes to individuals when they see the anything re flag. Many decent, honorable, exists north God-fearing Southerners who Line, I offc dearly love the South and its is ready whi glorious history are afraid to display the flag because they are scared to death of being branded J as racists. During the years, they have I _ J i been bullied by an ever-increasing Luliy \ number of prejudiced, loud mouthed. ohnoxiniK ?plf- tlOOtft I , iiuuu l serving, radical political leaders and their spineless, jerkwater To the ed supporters who have brainwash- Sports sc* ed them into believing that pride ting to evok in the South and its symbols are to have any things of which one should be in- for I.ady C finitely ashamed. so maybe ; Well, this grateful son of warning fc Mother Dixie is not ashamed of make a diff the heritage of his Southern Those wl Lrr, MIM the writer may submit a pic- mh nnot be returned. Ma> :k will print no more than two j*^ i by the same writer. Names , ithheld by special excention (op: is are not allowed. A"H" ck reserves the right to edit Bud [ editorials. Letters will not be j letters to: Editor, The J"l,{ iwer A, Russell House, Col- uj 208. pau E y, look for flop "Shush, not so loud," he said as he came toward me. "I just got out of one of Holderman's breakfast club meetings, and they didn't think I was Cocky either. In fact, they told me to leave ? they thought I was a reporter in disguise." He pulled the back feathers down over his cottontail and sighed. "I've always admired ?? ??* -? . ... ut ?iuu. j mougnt ra try out tor his position." "It'd be a nice break from delivering eggs. No early morning hours, no screaming brats on Easter when they didn't get their M&M's . . Bunny said. "What?" I squealed. "No more chocolate rabbits? No more egg hunts?" "1 personally don't care ? I plan to be Cockv now" h?? ancujprcH "V/mi ?? -? ..v , a.v VI vv*. 1 UU uv? VI 3U? CK gamecock lay an egg, did you?" Remembering back to Biology 111,1 shook my head. "Besides," he continued, "Easter is losing out in the popularity contest. Look at Santa Claus. He gets extra revenue every season just so the little brats can tell him what they want for Christmas. Do you ever see me at the department stores? No! "People just don't appreciate Easter anymore. All they think about when it comes to Easter is the candy. But everybody's on a aiei tnese days, so they don't like to see me. You just don't find marshmallow eggs with a Nutrasweet label." "True," I admitted. "But what about all the kids? They won't like this a bit." "They can do without an Easter bunny," he snapped. "From now on I'll be Cocky, and be more famous, not to mention appreciated." He started to bounce away when I yelled, I welcome anyone Conference Tournam his region to enjoy its first-round NCAA pi ilture, climate and really missed some I owever, if anyone ball. You also misse turn our soil into games of three of sembling that which players USC ever hac of the Mason-Dixon Where were all of :r this advice: "Delta team put in as much ' en you are." more, than any otl team at USC and m f i ? riowara Hugnes toward a national ournalism graduate championship than Carolina team, while Gamecocks It is appalling they < r the Coliseum full, hot more tans rific basketball and t< port for a group br itor: such positive athletii I'tion articles attemp- Where were the cheer e guilt feelings failed "America's nur effect on fan support mascot?" laiuccucK oasKcman, Middle Tennessee a little gloating and cheerleaders while U ?r next year might at home, had but thr erence. that it was spring brc 10 missed the Metro cuse for a group of =* The Gam I?MM?1MB?w?wait or in Chief Dullness Kditor isa J. Porto Maria Fratus luging Kditor Viewpoint Kditor Rowe ^/,rl n" UJC/tM Spotlight hditor V l>e*k (:hlef Mary Jo Miller la Taylor Assistant Spotlight f ?la.it Copy Desk Chief Ed ChambliSS dy Moore Sports Kditor s Kditor John Hoyelte ?l Nader Assistant Sports Kdil Uanl News Kditors Jeff Shrewsbury Millard Photography Kditor la Wethinxton Ray Gronberg -sib ] Mi? *** *.m*** ?** *??j x -i ||jy CdJS clIIU Ydll *??>r""a?'<^w. ?,. r I uum Wethington "Wait! Don't 1 get one last treat?" The Easter bunny stopped and dug into a straw basket badly spray-painted an awful mix of, well, you know the colors. Tossing me a package, he said, "Sure. Here you go." i inspected mc loot, tinding a welcome change from SAGA food: a six pack of lite beer, two boxes of Girl Scout cookies and coupons for a free large pi/za. Digging further, 1 found a chocolate Cocky. "What is the world coming to?" 1 thought. "If I see a jolly Cocky candidate ho-ho-hoing along, 1 may try out for Cocky myself." ? ? cnt and the tried out for the privilege of suplayoff game porting the university's athletic fine basket- teams, especially because the :d the final game was in Columbia. the finest The College of Charleston sent I. a full complement of non' you? This scholarship cheerleaders and a 1. IC m n C/>A? ?/\ MAI A ?: wotk, ii 1101 mctawi iu 11iv; national tier athletic championships in Kansas City, oved closer Mo., which was during their sprtournament 'n8 break! any other The point of all this is that it is : playing at l'nic people slopped thinking of women's athletics in general and Jid not have women's basketball in particular :h to see ter- a$ somehow inferior and not in3 show sup- teresting to watch. People with inging USC attitude arc really missing c exposure. out- If y?u missed Brantley, MinInnlnri n A V atlf! ^sharrWI tllic I/O '1 r /l/wO# ivaun.i, auu ? J "" 111 71-"1 i vivn i nbcr one in'ss Martha, Tammy, Dawn, Laura, Peggy, Amy, Monica and brought 10 the rcst next year, along with SC, playing Nancy Wilson, one of the best ce. The fact basketball coaches in the nation, ak is no ex- Kurt Taylor people who Law student iecock Assistant rnotograph) r.ditor Sean Keefer Adviser Hill Rogers Director Hill Clements ^Hlor Production Lewis Covington Mark Armstrong lor Advertising Malinger Margaret Michel.\ Student Advertising Manager Kelli I 'reus