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It's about time.
The scheduled joining of
hands across our continent to
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in the United States is a long
overdue gesture.
The U.S. government supplies
millions of dollars in
military aid to other countries,
and U.S. citizens have supplied
famine relief to African
drought victims through Live
Aid, but relief or assistance to
America's own homeless and
hungry has been insufficient
and sparse.
But $80 to $100 million in
aid for needy Americans is the
goal of Hands Across
America, which will come
together May 25 when 6
million Americans join hands
across 4,251 miles, from Los
Angeles to New York.
Money raised from the project
will be used to build care
centers and shelters for the
homeless.
Despite the fact that Hands
Across America will come
nowhere near South Carolina,
USC students have the opportunity
to participate.
Most USC students are in a
financial and societal position
to help in this effort. Not to do
so would be uncaring and an
'Honest guys,
it'll be great/
Geraldo said
Wednesday, when we left our
hero, Jeff ''Shrews'' .
Shrewsbury, he was passed out
on (he floor of the newsroom.
Seconds before, a second-rate ?
no, make that 22nd-rate ? correspondent,
Geraldo Rivera, and
his stupid, if not mentally
bankrupt, unemployed Chrysler
asserrwiy workers burst in the
door looking for former USC
men's basketball coach Bill
Foster's secret vault.
"Who's in chargc here?"
Geraldo asked through his cheezy
mustache.
"I'm in charge here," said
former secretary of state A1 Haig,
editing his sports story on the
Lady Gamecock underwater BB- i
stacking team. "What do you i
want?" i
"I'm famous, and I think that
ii we tear down this wall with the
Pi Kappa Alpha Carolina Girls I
calendar on it, we'll find all sorts ]
of nifty stuff that Foster sealed i
up in there before he was sentenc- I
ed to life at Northwestern for ;
points evasion." i
"NOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
Shrews yelled, waking from his <
lifeless condition on the carpet. ;
"You can't destroy Mandy, not
Miss June! I'd rather die than see I
that!" Having said this, Shrews <
abruptly grabbed a computer ter- i
minal and attempted to put >
Rivera on, or actually through, 1
the screen for one more
appearance. 1
Unfortunately for all the 1
humans and breakfast cereals in 1
the cosmos, he was promptly t
bopped over the hear! with hie t
calendar. 1
Before any of us knew it, c
Rivera had filled the room with 1
Caterpillar rental tractors, large
cases of dynamite and a whole \
gaggle of hairstylists to care tor t
his mustache. '
It is at this point in the story 1
that Tom Gatto, who asked not
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act of disregard for those less
fortunate, those who need our
help.
Before the transcontinental
joining of hands May 25,
numerous opportunities to be
a part of this wide-scale relief
endeavor are available.
A $1 donation will buy a
spot for your signature on a
mural painted by Columbia
artist Blue Sky. Because the
chain of hand-holding
Americans does not pass
through Columbia, USC's
Baptist Student Union
organized the painting, which
will be taken to Memphis,
Tenn., as a link in the chain.
The mural, which was
painted by Blue Sky and
students ThurcHnv will nn
the Russell House patio from
10 a.m. to 7 p.m. May 1-2.
Commencement speaker
Bill Cosby will be presented
with a check for the money
earned from the donations
May 17. The money, expected
to be $3,000, will represent
USC's participation in the
project.
With the unified support of
student groups, greeks and independents,
this modest goal
can certainly be surpassed.
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to be directly quoted in this col- '
urnn, walked out of the room to (
find his paper airplane. 1
Nothing else really exciting '
happened for a while except for 1
one guy from Duke University
discussing for two hours all three 1
of Foster's accomplishments during
his reign there.
Well, with four more inches
left in this column, Rivera blew
his little airhorn and announced
that "with eight more minutes
left in the show, we've found (
another basketball, and a 1978 ,
non-championship ring, but no
kickback money, cheerleaders or |
drugs. We must have been wrong
about the sonar readings."
Shrews snickered and was pro
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vich. He passed out again, but !
vith a smile on his face, clutching ;
lis beloved calendar to his chest. I
After the commercial, Geraldo 1
ooked somewhat excited.
'We've received a phone call 1
Yom our sonar technicians! They 1
hink they might have found 1
iairy product mogul Sam f
breakstone's secret cottage 1
:heese vault over in Jim Bob 1
^oldupman's wardrobe closet." <
Geraldo was led away in a 1
vhite canvas jacket with his arms t
ied across his chest, yelling, (
'Get Chambliss! He knows! \
-ie'll find it!"
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Letters to th
Portfolio back cover
undermines all of USC
To the editor:
Is the photo on the back cover of the latest
Portfolio an attempt at journalistic excellence?
If so, they have failed in their
attempt.
I cannot understand how the nhotn wa?
even chosen to appear. There is so much that
this university and its students have to offer.
We are working so hard to upgrade our standards
in all areas. Why undermine everything
being done by printing an immoral and
degrading photo?
The photo greatly offended me not only
because I am a Christian, but also because 1
am a woman and a student. This picture does
an injustice to every student on this campus,
whether they know it or not. Hey, Portfolio,
give us more credit than that.
I know I am not the only student that was
enraged by the photo, and I encourage these
people to voice their opinion. Let us not com
promise any longer. We are not to sit by while
this magazine distributes garbage to the
students.
We can do something about it. Your voice
:an make a difference. 1 also appeal to President
Holderman and the Alumni Association
to get involved in this matter. It may not seem
like a big deal to some people, but if we compromise
on this issue what will be next?
I believe we all want a school we can be proud
of. Our integrity is the real issue here.
Think about it.
Kathleen Burns
Broadcast journalism senior
Solutions are found in
diplomacy, not bombs
To the editor:
It is so disheartening to find within the
realms of this educational institution ? where
students of whatever major are taught to take
a rational, logical approach to academic problems
presented before them ? that a strong
Rambo element cxis's among us.
I refer of course to the latest display of antiLibyan
sentiment ? the infamous "Kill
Khadafy!" banner to the right of Bates
[-louse. It seems that anti-American fervor
generated in Libya, comparing Reagan to
Hitler, and cynically referring to the White
House as the "Dark House" is equally match:d,
if not superseded, by the anti-Libyan
lysteria in the States. wholrhmnpHlv cnr?r?r?r_
ing the government's views that the "mad
log" Khadafy is mad, bad and must go, by
'iolent tactics if necessary. But at what cost?
As well we know, because the American
aids upon so-called "surgical targets" were
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not 100 percent accurate, that more innocent
lives have been lost, more blood fruitlessly
shed.
Already, two British lives and one
American life have been taken in retaliation
to the bombings; violence has never stopped a
terrorist before and it will not stop him now.
It simply provides a fertile bed upon which
terrorism thrives. Furthermore, - this
weekend's reports of thousands of people in
West Germay, Italy and yes, even Great Britain,
going onto the streets and vehemently
condemning the American bombing tactics,
bears testimony to Western disapproval of
U.S. actions.
The "mad dog's" position has been?
strengthened, not weakened. The United u.
States, not the Libya, because of last Monday's
actions, has emerged in world opinion
as the reckless bully-boy.
We all know from our own neighborhood
and high school experiences, that "pushing
your weight about" to "kick ass" in order to
show "who's the boss" and state that you're
not going to "take any crap" from anybody
sooner or later stimulates hitter rmpnoe
.V?v..ev.
Libya had been the irritable thorn in
neighborhood relations, but now the tables
have been turned, and the vicious cycle goes
on. How many more lives are to be lost? Be
they American or Libyan, one is one too
many.
I plea with you all to stop, to think and to
urge the government not to perpetuate this
violent approach to international problems,
but for the government to return to the
negotiating tables and to try, and keep on trying,
to reach a diplomatic solution the problems.
All it needs is more patience, and more
effort by all concerned. Let's have America
emerge as the courageous hero, not by use of
force, but by siezing the initiatives at the conference
table and to reach solutions not with
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talks arid ultimately a hand shake
of agreement.
Craig Stephenson
History, junior
Terrorism is never
an excusable option
To the editor:
I would like to respond to the letter in Monday's
Gamecock about American support of
Israel being the cause of terrorism. I agree
with Mahmoud Salem that the core of the
problem is in the Middle East. However, that
is where I stop.
The problem doesn't start with the Palestinians.
The problem is the Palestinians. Israel
in biblical times was called Canaan. She had
no definite hr?rH#?rc In ?v?n ioia- c??
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gained control. They never established any
firm borders, either. They were mandated to
carry out the Balfour Declaration in 1919. As
the Jews began to immigrate to the land from
Europe, they established small working
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bodies of an internal government.
As time progressed, Jews all over the
Eastern world were persecuted or expelled
from their homelands. The world finally saw
this atrocity emerge with the reality of the ^
Holocaust in World War II. One-third of the
Jewish population perished in it. This caused
a desperate need for Jews to flee to the
"promised land."
After the war, England couldn't handle the
pressure building in Palestine. They gave the
problem to the newly formed United Nations,
who voted a two-thirds majority for the partition
of Western Palestine.
Thus, on May 15, 1948, Israel was declared
-an independent state. The Arabs rejected this
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Arab states took up arms and attacked Israel.
She was victorious. The armistice lines of
1949 became the borders for all states involved
for the next 19 years. Since then, Israel has
proven herself numerous times as a responsible,
democratic state.
The Jews never "took" land from anyone.
They bought whatever they could. They even
gave the Arabs six chances to dominate
Palestine, but they refused to compromise.
For the record, the six chances were: the m
Balfour Declaration of 1919, the British- 3
proposed mixed legislature, Mussa Alami and
G. Antonius' refusal of Ben-Gurion's Jewish
autonomy with economic assistance in 1936,
the Peel Commission report of 1938 and the
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Time rapci UI IfJV.
Now, after four military defeats, the Arabs
have a change of opinion. Israel won her territory
through diplomacy and a desire to be
free ? the same way America was
established.
As for American-Arab relationships, well,
. ? amazing we even bother to talk to them.
For instance, the Arabs of Iran burned our
flag, took and held us hostage, and terrorized
Americans. For what? A religious lunatic who
kills his own kind at the expense of his
followers.
The Saudis don't really care about
America. We are the No. 1 user of their oil.
We will defend the Persian Gulf for them. Yet
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mcy win took our economy to make a quick
buck. King Hussein is insignificant. The
Syrians hide behind Lebanese terrorism.
Finally, the nicest Arab nation, Egypt, jerked
us around recently with the Achille Lauro incident.
It looks like our only real friend in the ^
Middle East is Israel.
Lastly, let's talk terrorism. In Mahmoud
Salem's letter, he wrote, "Terrorism is the only
option available to many Palestinians."
Bull! Terrorism is murder. Murder is a crime.
Crimes such as these are committed by ignorant,
weak-minded, senseless, inhumane
people.
Murder is never an excusable last resort.
Just because you're a Palestinian doesn't
make a bit of difference. Wrong is wrong,
and the criminals should be brought to
^ustice* Randall Krawcheck
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