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Viewpoint 4 ^ ^ Friday, March 28, 1986 Thank yo More campus popular requei The Gamecock's Spring 1986 readership survey elicited respouses t r o m m any undergraduates, graduates and faculty members. I here was an overwhelming request for more campus news and lower articles that have "little or no relevance to the rest o 1 the school.'' Respondents said they preferred national news that affects higher education. One reader suggested 90 percent campus news and 10 pcrccnt national and local news "because I'm a student 90 percent of the time and a real person 10 percent ot the time." Some readers asked for more in-diMilli ri?nnriinu / *? 11 - ^ ... WW.. in^i The Gamecock's news coverage "insubstantial." It was suggested that reporters be assigned beats so they can establish contacts and a better understanding of the news they report. Ii was also suggested that the newspaper better analyze the actions ol the administration so students can understand what it means to them. News stories should be more timely and reporters should follow up on them more con sislcnily, readers said. Also, the newspaper should have more campus crime reports. It was suggested that the front p age I ayo ut b e m o i e experimental. Hie Viewpoint section was liked by most readers, but many respondents said they were tired oi abortion letters. Columnists Andy Duncan and I d C hambliss received ap proval for the most part, but some readers said they need to write tor a wider audience. I here was an overw helming request tor columns by faculty members and I JSC President James Holdertnan. Letters to Aiitnmnhiloc nnt MbwiMWunuo IIUI acid rain source I o the editor: I was very pleased to see Sidney Methune's yuest editorial on March 21 that called lot more el I'cctivc legislation and controls on a t in v. s p h c r i c pollutants. Ilovu'u'r, Mr Met h u no's editorial contained seveial etiors that need to he noted Mi liethune slated that lossil luel poueied electrical venera lion plants and automobiles ate the pi111>;tr\ sources o! tlie stillur oxides lha; cause acid rain It should he noicd thai automobiles are not a majoi source <>l stillui oxides Statistics provided b\ ihe I S I n\iionmental Protection Ayen cy indicate about V7 percent ol the sulluious oxides dumped into ihe atmosphere are emitted lioui electrkal generation plants and industrial plants, especially nun tenons smelters and petroleum reliner ies I agree that legislation should be passed to protect emissions controls on c.irs lti.il vson* so equipped, but I do not ayiee with Mi lict hu lie lluil <iuiomoii\e calillvlic convci loi s should he ;ip Send us i I he (iu/nci <n A needs \<>ui press your likes anil dislikes I tCI U) I 111- editor I etlcrs inusi be typed, doul .1 maximum Iciij.mIi <>l wm) uu includc i lie \v rilci 's name, adi number and \a Iici e i lie \\ nlei | lot \enlication. I c'llcrs slioukl also iik Itu \wilcr is ,t siiulcnl, -sl.lt I memhci . ( hkh: vt!i!<>r i:iK inn u news, less ads #? sts in survey Expansion of the Spotlight section was a suggestion which more than one reader said is "lost in the ads." Readers re quested movie listings, and more theater and "serious music" reviews. A large number of readers said the sports section should be shortened and include more minor sports. There were m:mv riviiii'vlt; for in.rli?r\tli in tervievvs with athletes. Locally-produced cartoons "Saturn" and "Etc." received lukewarm support. Most readers said The Ciamecock '.v photography was adequate but should consist of more shots of actual events. I he photos should have "less kids, ducks, and tanning coeds," and more students doing things other than sleeping, a reader wrote. I Ihree times as many I respondents favored the use of heer ads 111 the paper as those who opposed it. Jc Many readers said the business section could develop more, and contain articles rc more relevant to student 1,1 I i n a n c e s a n d job L. J III opportunities. Most readers said the u Datebook calendar is helpful, m but needs to list events further |. in advance. There were also re- pi quests for listings of Greek ac- pi tivities, intramural competi- A (ions, off-campus events and s'' i _ _ .. _ _ i tn Ill W I L' K' U U I C S U 11 u symposiums. There were also a few re- u quests for weather forecasts V and "less ink on my lingers." sl Most respondents said they ? read the naner three times a c< week, starting with the front page and ending with the classifieds, but many said they flip to the comics or sports sj pages before reading anything j|i else. the editor plied to industrial sources ol I sullnr oxides. It should he noted 01 thai automotive catalytic corner- m tors were designed it) control 01 tluce major emissions ot the in- In ter nal comhustion engine. ()ne of these is carbon monoxide, a byproduct ol incomplete combustion, and another is hydrocar- ? bons that are unburned raw fuel. I" I mally, the catalyst controls riilunis oxides, which arc a h>product ol high combustion chamber temperatures. Ironical l\, the catalytic convenor produces minor amounts ol sultm oxides as a result of the ther- it mochemical reactions that reduce h these three primary emissions. II I he major sources ol sulfiu I oxide emissions are highly varied ci m si/e and design, and reduction ni <>! iheir emissions will require ;? pi di\ersit\ ol highly complex and g< expensive control systems. (I \lr liethune has reminded us k mi.ii wl- iiclu hi pioieci our en i( \ironment, and although his pro- si posed controls arc in error, the il technology is available to control Si most environmental pollutants. id However, e n v i r o n in e n I a I knowledge and legislation is s*. meaningless without leadership. si I he regulation ol the I'.PA under i^i I he Kcayan administration has d Ihvii both shamctiil and criminal, ci i letter opinions. I.x *>(M) words and ll >\ wiitmy a lot - lure. Photos can / he (iumccoc A >le spaced, with letters a month ids. I hey must vmII only be v\n liess, telephone and pseudonyms ... i /;... / v (iii i v_ civ. 11 v.. v. i in i i /c/wrc tn , It'llcrs and vnesi < Ic wliethei llie icltimed. Send or community (mnwcoik, l)ra\ si he limned 10 umma, S.( . 292< "WE'RE IN L Many have begui I here's a breast on the back cover of Port>lio, and the campus, which apparently :ver saw one before, is agog. Many bosom fanciers who don't normally ad USC's student maga/inc are looking at is issue just to see that breast. This is very efficient. In Portfolio's 28 pages, you will nd only one breast, giving the publication a ige/breast ratio of 2.8-to-l. Any reader who inns 10 set- breasts can find plenty of , aga/ines tor which the PHR is more like to-7. Most of these, because of their collide lack of editorial content or artistic 'dense, are lots easier to read than I'orl\lio. I hey also are much easier to conceal inJe your raincoat as you carry them outside > yum cm . A friend of mine saw a typical Portfolio :aciion ai the campus swimming pool /ednesday, the day the breast reached the * amis. A 12-year-old saw the magazine lying n a bench and stared at the breast, transfix- > J, for a minute or so. I hen he yelled for his vmui iw V.V/111v. nMir\, iiiiu int.' mum: ood around the breast, pointing and making Jmiring noises. Then, seized with inspira- ii on, the kids started ripping through the in- II de of the magazine, hoping against all hope ei lat similar glories lay within. t\ Some people are accusing Portfolio of us- fi he real cost ol this neglect can the nature ol illy he measured in the environ- lor class or c ent v\e pass on to our children, within the pa Ji grandchildren and to their he a lot like di :alth. the Mariana I I crry Jackson likely to run ; cography, graduate assistant wc slimy teeth and luni ? r be more use (emoving flag relative degrei . how relative a lot a sn iifinn made up of people. I o (he editor: Doubtless, Jriday's paper r;in an editorial ( onlederalc I pealing The (iumccock's call I louse would >i removal of the C'ouledetate run to impro* ap from the State House. South C'aroli hough the s|)irit ol amity and Cianwcovk edi mipassion that such a gesture in a calm and light represent could he tern- which inspire lt:illK !' t I I'll i V I' Ill limillKllllll i I.. j V..VV...V ... J'. x*?.?W? ?!??-, -?VI l\?m HHtll I ^ >od race relations, n is vvor- denedbythel while lo note thai the Con- exist in this w 'derate Hag means many tilings sustenance Ik ) many people. Why not see the hope whie ars and bars ;is emblematic of newspaper cl le entire milieu ol all things I he Southerr mithern, rather than simply cannot be era1 lentifying u with tacism? upgraded an As laudable as are the moral caring peoplt mtunents of tlie editorial, n their vva> il cms it> overlook much <irici lo wilderness vsii more the abundant e\ idence ten- I his will requi ing loconfirm the painlul suspi- during faith on thai equality simply isn't in heal instead o 1 I ~ Mil SC PrtM A?*w _ ??L122L lie writer may submit a pic- ??inor not be returned. Mum : will print no more than two 7!"""/! In the same writer. Names < Up> hhekl by special exception l.uuh 111 A . .i.i. are noi aiioweu. 7.w;v / ii . Hnda k reserves the right to edit SnM L'ditoiials. l etters will not he Juliet letters to: l.ditoi, I he As*M: ser A, Russell House, Col- */al? its. Musim It ~ ~. , . % - _ '=gg UCK! THEY RE TAKING ANOTHER VOTE." i to keep abreast waHH | dwwn 0^ liana JmBF i bravo Andy ? *r "Do Hnnran '71; 1 lg skin to attract readers. That can't be true. Sor f the editors h*"' really wanted to attract colun ustomers, they would have scraped together topic? vo breasts, not just one, and put them on the breas -onl cover, not the back. know things. Starching us together instead of driving veil racial equality f urther apart. The patient reasi ges of history may ing of The Gamecock cditoria ving lor goldlish in a step in this direction, though rench. One is more this case, it is reasoning g( *vi WM */iiv \si iu\/.iv a.-)uaj. things with spike John L. God linous eyes. It may Graduate stud lul to talk about Escort service 1 ^"airr\uZ expands hours the removal of the To the editor: lag from the State This letter is to inform do little in the long Carolina community of a chai ic race relations in that has taken place on carnp na. liven so, The I his change involves the Alj torial states its case Phi Omega Escort Service, reasonable manner But first I would like to p s confidence in its vide some information on m. We may he sad- Phi-O Ilscort. At the end of I larsh inequities that semester, a letter appeared in urld, while drawing Gamecock in which the wr Jin the courageous said she did not know how to h our student in touch with the escort servi looses to express. although she knew there wa i cultural heritage fraternity on campus that pro\ ?ed, hut ought to be ed the service. The fraternih d transfigured by Alpha Phi Omega -- the inter : who can thread tional, co-educational serv trough this moral fraternity. You can get in toi h some conviction. with us by calling 7-DUCK. ire a patient and en- Although we take your num in the truths that when you call, we ask that you f hurt, which bring to the area you wish to be picl i tucr Maria I-rat us a J. Porto View point Kdilor (Inn Kditor Cur! Dawson [owe Spotlight Kdilor l?fsk ( hlef Id Cham bliss i /aylor Aviislant Spotlight Kdilor* *ni Cop) Desk Chief Stephen Guilfoyle y Moore Patrick Jean Kdilor Sports Kdilor Nader John Howup urn V*s Keillors Assistant Sport* Kdilor 'hlltird Jeff Shrewsbury i H ciIiiukIoh Photogriipny r.Jitor *ss I (liinr Ray Ciron hern if I V ' / Irrfc - ' K : of Portfolio : uproar aboitl I ho Port folio breast got linking about breasts in general, which t helped my schoolwork any. Our 'nltnn fh'it KkwhIl dn't be exposed in public, and then ;ht up lots of new words so that no one J ever have to say breasts again. None of synonyms sound out of place on a _ :rgarten playground, but they're w right odd in (lie mouths of grown men. sked a friend of mine to describe his re, whom I'd never met. "Oh, she's iful." he said. "Great vahbos." beg your pardon?" I said. abbos," he repeated. Ii rhymed with v. "You know. Ga/ongas." He clench. hands in front of his chest. 'hat, she's goi arthritis?" I asked, an see the minister at the altar saying, you, Andy's friend, take these yabbos to 11 r l:?wfnl vuiwldi'/l un " ke breasts fine, but on the whole I'd r an entire woman. Breasts are lousy at rsation. ne people have told me lately that my in doesn't focus enough on international >. Well, I've corrected that problem. II ts aren't an international topic, I don't what is. SITr 1 I * sg??? / us up from soon alter you call. We .mi- ask this because it helps us run I is more efficiently. The car we use i in is supplied by the university and me has the university seal 011 the fhw.r l?w, 1 -"! . Mwuiiiv mv, vui n 11 j i|.?i itu win by the university, we are only lent allowed to transport from point to point on campus. Unfor- ^ tunatcly there may he times you may have to wait for a while due to the high volume of calls, or times when the driver does not ?.! /. ?//?.. ? ii UIIU J?MI 1111.11 lilt VtH . 11 this happens, before you cointhe plain please remember that we tige are students like yourself, and us. that we arc volunteers. We do not )ha get paid to provide this service. In the past we have run Monro day through Thursday from 8 a- p m. 10 i i p.m. i ins brings me to last the change. Due to an increase in the manpower, we have extended our iter hours from 8 p.m. to midnight get and we now operate Sunday ice, though Thursday. We hope you s a will take advantage of our ex'id tended hours. II you feel any t is changcs should be made to our na- service we ask that you pledge -ice next semester and offer your sugjch gestions to our active chapter. bcr Joe A. Timmerman II go President, Iota Mu chapter <cd. Alpha Phi Omega A^lr I AviMunl Phologritiih) Kditor Sean Keefer Adtlwr Hill Rogers Dirrelor Hill Clemen I s Production Lewis Covington Murk Armstrong Admlisinx MuiiiiKt-r Murnurd Mictwls , Student Advertising Muni?Krr Ki'lli / rca s