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' Viewpoint ^ ^ Friday, October 31, 1986: U DMUMBHMHnBMHHnHMMnaBaMMnBHBaHBnBHMBBiTHE GAMECUCKmanHBnHnnBHHHMBMMHHnHBHHHHa: Comfort SG President fights for students; wants representation on board Student Government President Amy Houser made som< valid comments Wednesday about the negative effects o Jehan Sadat's salary on the university community. One o these is a reinforcement of her fight to get a voting studen member on the board of trustees. If a student had been or the board, which sets salaries, maybe Sadat's pay wouldn' have been so high. She said the amount paid to Sadat was a shock tc everyone, but especially to students who have a heavy stak< in the matter: their tuition dollars. She admitted there are experts worthy of increased com pensation because they can make significant contribution: to departments of USC. At the same time, however, sh< hopes the university will weigh the credentials of 'visiting distinguished professors' against the needs of student; when it makes future financial decisions. The fundamental nroblem is balancing the lnno-tprrr learning and prestige that the famous and respected brinf to USC with the long-term problem of students being abl< to afford to attend USC. Of course prestige raises the value of a USC graduate'; diploma, but can the student afford to reach graduatior day? This is a serious dilemma for many students. At a time when students are beginning to realize the cos of having professors of this type, Houser is joining force; to find out how excessive spending can be avoided, or a least told to students through a student member on th< board of trustees. Although she feels she is powerless to stop the ad ministration from hiring guest speakers at outrageous ex penses, she is willing to voice student's concerns at th< board meetings. Now that's class. Houser shows a genuine concern for the students sh< represents. We know she's trying, even despite the disap pointment involved in knowing the ones making the fina decision may not listen. It is the thought that counts, and maybe her persisten efforts may eventually sway the board. It's comforting to know she has taken the students' sidi in this matter. She might not be able to convince the board to include < voting student. But at least students know Houser, wh< has a standing invitation to attend board meetings but can not vote, is pulling for students, and giving voting boar< members something to think about. Equal time? GOP candidates visit USC campui but Democrats haven't shown yei Another candidate from the Republican party made us of the USC campus to attract voters today: Henr McMaster spoke at the Law School. The Republicans hav been making appeals to USC's concentration of voters fre quently, but where are the Democrats? The College Republicans also sponsored a visit las month on McBryde Quadrangle from Carroll Campbe and Tommy Hartnett, Republican candidates for governo and lieutenant governor. The Republican candidates took advantage of this op x A ^ ^ _ 11 i A - xi. - ? - ? i it puriunny to ten stuuents tneir views on economics ana in future job market, aims for higher education and the irr portance of voting. But what about the aims of the other side? Apparentl they have overlooked this sector of voters. Even though there is a trend toward conservatisi among college students, there are still large numbers c Democrats who may be interested in what their party h* to offer. The Democrats are making a mistake by not using th campus outlet. And what about the Young Democrats? Couldn't the sponsor a speech somewhat like the one on McBryc nimH9 Aftf?r all ci cnhcpf rvf r\ffir?iol nifti v?uvt . 4 *a vvi uii) wt vii %. mvj m jul/jvi. v/* iiiv ui nviui yjtai iy The other side needs to take note and show interest i students, because they certainly are an important part c the state's population. A university forum is a good place for candidates t state their stands, especially since issues often evol\ around education, and the future prospects possib benefitting students. Republicans have shown their coi cern for students. Now Democrats need to leave their cal ing card on campus. Write us a letter Tell us what's on your mind. Letters must There is a limit | be typed, double-spaced and no more than the same writer, j 250 words. Include name, address and We reserve the I telephone number for verification. Names on outdated top will not be withheld. Guest editorials are topics. limited to 500 words. Indicate whether you Write to: ' are a student, USC staff member, or com- Gamecock, Drav munity member in letters and editorials. Columbia, S.C. I 9 t ^ AH^AA ******* .* *J mm t iviunriddlei uiu it Politicians and politicking have always settled kind of uneasily in my craw. They compete for jobs empowering them with lawmaking and so they make laws. The more laws 5 made, the more they claim to accomplish. A strange way to make a living in my view. A new level of baseness is being explored by ' one of the contenders of this season's centerstage hammer-throwing. This would-be 1 spokesman for South Carolina is little more than a misanthrope whose Hitler-styled fear^ mongering preys upon our God-fearing citizenry by exploiting South Carolina's widespread illteracy, ignorance and conse quent knee-jerk conservatism. Who else can be the object of these rantings, but Henry a Dargan McMaster? 3 McMaster was invited to the School of Medicine recently to speak on the future of , health care and the government's role. His * "brief opening comments" left about four minutes and 45 seconds for questions before the hall had to be turned over to professors to discuss (can you believe?) medicine. McMaster did not even flirt with the many cionifi^ont icciiac /-*/ >n/'orninn o/ ?/-?*?cta miolitu jiguii ivum ijju\,j wujiwi 111115 1 u uu 111) health carc in this land. He might have mentioned something about how awful it is that doctors get sued for malpractice: a clever ploy J to woo this select audience, eh Holmes? Inf Letters to the I Tuition nnt ncarl use's acac } n ?? ? ?# mwm as a result e jp tract high for new building which of ( even mo To the editor: engineers, j. In your editorial "Act now," Finally, ( dated Oct. 20, you urged students to do with r to "go out and protest un- being paid necessary spending such as the private gra )- new athletic dorm and the new Corp., init e engineering building." You can't ingen, a possibly be serious! graduate ai First of all, there is no com- Standard C parision between the importance is being p y of these buildings. Technology is taxpayers, growing at a faster rate than ever and South Carolina wants to at^ tract as much high tech industry f as possible. Do you think these industries will want to locate in a COflCJ siaic wnerc muse people entering ? the workforce don't have the best finf n ie possible education? I doubt it. |J*JX II Secondly, as you may remember (your very own To the edii { Gamecock reported it) President I ain a 'e Holdeman was recently chosen to USC Com r? serve on the National Science organizatic Foundation Board, which is We perfoi responsible for choosing institu- people eac f tions to conduct scientific recognitioi research for the U.S. govern- newspaper ment. Do you think that might Oct. 18, 1 give USC a little edge in being Choir an O awarded research grants? A new featured ir ,n encineerinc huildint; with state- iseurn Th |v of-the-art equipment couldn't sored by tl hurt much in thai respect either. nial Comn Thirdly, a new engineering prestigious building with all new facilities Music fact would do wonders for advancing his 20 ye 11 The ( Editor In Chief : of two letters per month by Linda Taylor Managing hditor right to stop printing letters John H?>'ette ics "> new 5^ , Assistant Copy Viewpoint Editor, The Desk Chief ver A, Russell House, USC, Wendy Eden 29208. New* Kdltor Buddy Moure I ot cite health c; editorial By Richard Little stead of discussing health, McMaster beat that dull drum of his: Fritz wants "homasexyulls" iv, teach our children in school; Fritz gave away the Panama Canal; Fritz doesn't want to save America from the Communists so he voted against the B-l Bomber; and so on, ad nauseum. Each man, McMaster and Hollings, should dc viewea ior wnai ne represents. tioiungs voted for the so-called Gay Rights bill to accord the same rights to homosexuals as all citizens enjoy (One may now ask "What about ERA?"). McMaster would have you believe the bill would require active recruitment of gays to teach in public schools: unspoken but clearly between the lines is an exploitation of the deep fear of AIDS. editor iviiKv icpuiauuu. nnu Ulll vtl 31 l Y cliiu IIIC IU , Carolina would at- He was a pupil of er quality students, Zoltan Kodaly and :ourse would become reknowned for his re competent as abilities. The concert was atte Dur tuition has nothing total of 7,000 people the new building. It is The Governor of South for in most part by a the cultural attache nt from Standard Oil Hungarian Ambass iated by John Swear- Washington, and the USC engineering respndent to the Unite nd former chairman of of the National Hungar )il. The rest of the bill and Television Netw aid for by American Darazs was featured in Magazine (part of th State paper) and on Kurt Merkle show, Carolina Today, Senior, engineering other cultural periodic area. irf phnir We contacted The ( ** * and were assured the cc _ _ Dr. Darazs would be c o coverage y0ur staff, u..ie did that the reviews of tor: albums by Iron Maidei proud member of the Company woul ;ert Choir, a licensed precedence. Well, Gam >n of this university. are still waiting and hi rm for thousands of will acknowledge our 1 L ...IiL I!aaI- * - - * ii ycai wan iiuic or no organization, not to 1 from our student such a cultural event in , The Gamecock. On this university. 986, the (JSC Concert l^at d our alumni were Sophomore, music i a concert at the colis concert was spon- Editor's note: The Pea ie Columbia Bicenten- has assigned (before th nittee as a salute to a story on the accomplis ; member of the USC USC Concert Choir Di illy, Arpad Darazs, for pad Darazs, which will ars of service to the in the near future. jamecock Assistant News Kdltors Sports Kdltor /i my ueu'o Jeff Shrewsbury Maria /'ratUS Assistant Sports Editor Viewpoint Editor Wayne Washington Juliet Nader Photography Editor Money Fditor Jennifer Steib Wendy Eden Assistant Photograph) Fditor Features Editor Thomas Humphrey Paula Wethington Special Assignment* Assistant Features Kditor Editor Kathryn Jeffries HaI Millard J are in address As the Jewish victims of the Holocaust were blamed for incurring the Nazi nightmare, the victims of AIDS are blamed for the Gay Plague and their own tragic deaths. The Panama Canal is within the sovereign territory of Panama. Panama does not and should not take orders from Washincton in the way Warsaw and East Berlin acquiesce to Moscow. The CIA recommended ratification of the Panama Canal treaty to maintain stability in the region. Hollings voted for the J treaty. McMaster begs Strom's logic with the "we paid for it, its ours" routine (or was that Mr. Reagan's memorable line?). And after hearing McMaster's stand on the B-l Bomber, it is no surprise he had nothing to say at the School of Medicine about health. South Carolina is a poor state. We have high rates of infant mortality, high rates of cardiovascular and other chronic diseases, and low literacy rates. McMaster may well cultivate the frustrations inherent in the problems of South Carolina for his own political ,,a ??AT A? _l_I: aiuuuivju auu tAjjcuicnv,y. i uu uui ucucvc that his chauvinism and bigotry will solve our problems. Richard Little is a student in the School of Medicine and president of the (JSC American Medical Student Association. composer Pond a disgrace } chTH to USC students nded by a To the editor: including: Once upon a time, there used Carolina, to be a place where students; to the could go to relax and "get away ador in from it all." It was a place right chief cor- in the middle of campus, but yet d Nations it was miles away. Couples went! ian Radio there to sit and talk, and in-; ork. Dr. dividuals went there to be alone; The State and think. At almost any giveri- 3 e Sunday time, there was someone there. ;' the talk This place I have been refering! as well as to is the reflection pond in front! als in our of the Thomas Cooper Library.; At one time it was a beautiful; Samecock place to go sit and think or just)ncert and go to sit. But lately it has become! overed by so filled with duck excretions and; we realize other trash, we are ashamed to go; the new near it. It is repulsive to walk by; i and Bad and see the bottom covered wj|thd take a layer of muck, and then see'. ecock, we even more, floating on the! oping you surface. !; 1 eader and With all the money we students mention pay for tuition and other fees, Jthe life of do not feel it is too crazv to ask the university to clean up the; le Webster hellhole. Drain it, clean it out,; education anc* re^' once *n a while, and; then, it will not be nearly as bad.lures desk Who knows, it might even return! is letter) a to the place it once was. hrnents of ; rector A rbeprinted Earle CrawfordSophomore, journalism! . A J IN I Staff Artist Director of Student Media ; Robb Lane Bill Clements Datebook Kdltor Production Bobby Jones Murk Armstrong Klckoff Kdltor Lewis Covington John Hoyette Advertising Manager Advisor Margaret Michels Hill Rogers Assistant Advertising Manager.' (Graduate Assistant Jan Hodges Margaret Renkl 'I