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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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Editor In Chief
: of two letters per month by Linda Taylor
Managing hditor
right to stop printing letters John H?>'ette
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Assistant Copy
Viewpoint Editor, The Desk Chief
ver A, Russell House, USC, Wendy Eden
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Buddy Moure
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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
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, 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
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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
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Maria /'ratUS Assistant Sports Editor
Viewpoint Editor Wayne Washington
Juliet Nader Photography Editor
Money Fditor Jennifer Steib
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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
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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!
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