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. Viewpoint ' ^ Monday, November 10, 1986 GAMECOCK? mm wmmimaammmMmmBmMmammmmMBmmmBmgamammmamBnmam Final tribute State's Vietnam War veterans deserve their granite monument It's about time the state has erected a lasting tribute to its citizens who gave their lives in Vietnam. The South Carolina Vietnam Memorial and Memorial h'ark, located on a graded park overlooking the Congaree River, was dedicated Saturday morning. Numerous South Carolina dignitaries, including Sen. Strom Thurmond, Charles F. Bolden (who flew combat missions during the war) and Ret. Gen. William Westmoreland, were on hand to praise the more than 1,000 South Carolinians who were killed or missing in action during the Vietnam War. Although it is little solace to the families and friends of those who never returned from the iinnnniilar war thr? 72.5 foot, high, polished granite monument now stands as a symbol of their courage. The names of those who were killed or missing are chiseled into the towering structure. But why did it take 11 years to finally acknowledge the patriotism and courage exhibited by those who fought in Vietnam? Weren't their contributions to our country important enough? Part of the reason why it has taken so long to pay tribute to these people is because of the unpopularity of the war in this country. But the unpopularity doesn't erase the fatalities and casualties, as well as the suffering endured by soldiers' families back home. Statues heralding those who fought in the Revolutionary War, Civil War and both World Wars can be found throughout the state. Now the list is complete with the addition of the new Vietnam Memorial and Memorial Park. Tv ^ " ~^r ^ ^lM fHt [DlfcHW. DtaDPi5 \ ^ J' O hysterical uAOtoMs OF \ l'"\*> k- I COZENS WHO Ltr ffAR \ /vfOAD ^ /vA'l y J Of AIDS ClOUD THEIR. \ ^Aipg? ^ >t)6ME?4r " j X c- jJ^z . ^ -itrrnr ^ttt COUEGE ft [5 Tttli WE Ftfttf TlMfe tfc= KAi AM A W A hCtEPM ? " ^ttif^AH^ouatL'LVt. ?I" 9b "HWt PWPVt WHO <* X ^ A W/S I ^ COUEGf PKSS SCRVICi Write us a letter Tell us what's on your mind. Letters must There is a limit of be typed, double-spaced and no more than the same writer. 250 words. Include name, address and We reserve the rig] | telephone number for verification. Names on outdated topics ...:n a I? ? i A * - win inn uc wiumeiu. ^iuesi euuoriais are topics. limited to 500 words. Indicate whether you Write to: Vie are a student, USC staff member, or com- Gamecock, Drawer , munity member in letters and editorials. Columbia, S.C. 2921 \ Which is more I feel (correct me if I'm wrong) that the job of running a university not only entails improving the facilities but running it efficiently. This should include keeping the school within a given budget by controlling expenses. This apparently is not being done very well as seen by the annual tuition increases. USC President James Holderman and his administration asked for $117 million for the 1986-87 school year which is what he feels is what he needs . . to operate an institution on the move." Well, I would like to find out from Holderman what is more important to him: keeping this institution on the move or keeping his student body. With financial aid decreasing and inflation doing what it always does, it is getting harder every year to afford a higher education; and while the university having a national reputation is important, so is keeping an education affordable. If this appointed head cannot do his job efficiently then he should be replaced. The saddest thing of all is that the people of the state have no control over Holderinan and how he runs this .state-supported university. He only answers to the Hoard of Trustees(who answer to no one). One would think that a state government, which would give S106 million to a university would like to sec that it I "W " - < Letters to the Money wasted i - y students, on dignitaries very mi students c To the editor: I am nc I am an angry man. Very on this ca angry. I just finished reading that our unde USC paid Ms. Sadat $207,000 in fessors at salary and $107,000 in expenses. are angry, USC also paid Bill Cosby $25,000 look into r u: ? *: 1 ? i*ji an nuui ui su ui iiij> llllic, <11111 reCOrUS O $25,000 to Henry Kissengcr and glcs at wh over $20,000 more on s ?ial turn up. other "visiting dignitaries." We can only guess at how much has been spent on other such "dignitaries." Do you remember those "special activities fees"? ^ _ Did you ever wonder where those II(J went to? Maybe now you have an idea where they went. Not for our activities, but for Holderman's w activities. Now, Holderman has inform- To the ed ed us that our tuition is going up, This I again. In case you've lost count, response our tuition lias gone up every quest, in semester since Spring, 1983. This voice our time, however, it's going up dent Hole $600. I grow very tired of suppor- ning of a ting Holderman's ego with my Come on tuition money. His Caribbean I'm tired Conference is definitely in the top ing now r three biggest wastes of USC cutting 1 history. Let's face it folks, how budget. I many of yon can name one of the through : leaders that came to that eon- budget as fcrence? Now I ask you, how tion, neit much did it do for Holderman? federal j Get the picture? given me In fact, more and more, it ing hundr I The C Kditor in Chief two letters per month by Linda luylor MunuginK Kdllor [it to stop printing letters John Boyetie ,o make room for new ^ Assistant Copy wpoinf Editor, The Desk Chief Russell House, USC, Wendy Eden 38. News Kditor Buddy Moore / Wr' RO) r rfh-, important: studc Guest By Timothy McBride is sper.' efficiently. So it seems that the state Budget Control Board may only allocate this $106 million, which is $11 million short of what Holderman needs, . . to operate an institution on the move." Well, I have one suggestion to aid in ridding a part of this deficit (deficit ? that foul word sounds so very familiar). I'm sure that the athletes who live in the Roost wouldn't mind living in that "dilapidated" complex for a while longer as a sacrifice to the Student bodv. This would rid us of $4 4 million of that looming $11 million; now it is down to a mere $7.6 million. I'm sure Holderman can think of a few budget cuts which won't stop the forward movement of our ? editor ious to me and a grow- your bleeding heart iber of my fellow will not give me an that Holderinan has routine. I ? -~ r~_ . i... IV. V.U11V.CI II I U1 UlC )f this institution. Holdcrman, I think >t the only angry person lot of gall to even tl mpus. Perhaps some of asking the students o rpaid accounting pro- more money, when yo id law professors who spending dollars 011 yc , might get together and center, Roost renova an audit of the financial guest speakers, not t f USC. The mind bog- Sadat's salary. Furth lat such an audit would find it hard to believe 1 tuition is more than tu the students of the Ui Daniel Lane North Carolina at CI Senior, criminal justice who pay approximate] semester. It would seei . _ could trim your budgel fint tired increasing the studeni If the state were to t'u ifilin SlilfPQ million more than yo inull 11moo you WOU|d not give thought to lowering i itor: back to a reasonable a letter is written in You say everything to Amy Houser's re- for the university. I thi the Oct. 17 issue, to confused about what I opinions and to Presi- sity is, because the ui ierman's so-called war- not Sadats, buildings nother tuition increase, speakers. The studen Jim, give me a break! university. By ;ncr is of every semester hear- you will only drive s nuch money the state is other states for cheape :rom the university's feel if you can not work hard to put myself priorities and keep tui school and I'm on a then you should resign well. For your informa- meonc in who can. her the state nor the government has ever a dime. I'm tired of beed-dollared to death by Junior, mechanical i jamecoek Assistant News hditors Sports hditor Amy DelPo Jeff Shrewsbury Maria /rains Assistant Sports Kditnr Viewpoint Editor Wayne Washington Juliet Nader Photograph) hditor Mone) hditor Jennifer Steih Wendy Eden Assistant Photograph) hditoi Features hditor Thomas Humphrey Paula Wethmglun Special Assignments Assistant Features hditor hditor Kathryn Jeffries Hat Millard jnts or image? linivcrsitv (if he trulv cares. nuirh hp says). Student Government President Amy Houser seems to feel that the fault for this possible tuition increase should be placed on the legislature. I feel she may be missing the point; the government allocates what it feels the university needs to efficiently operate. If the school administration cannot operate with the allotted amount of money then it is the ad- ^ ministration's fault, and the student body should not have to pay for their inefficiencies. If letters arc sent to legislators (as Houser suggested) these would include a demand for stricter control of the university's expenditures and the president who O.K.'s them, but not pleas for more state funding. It would be nice to sec a petition sent to the board of trustees signed by the many people (myself included) who could not return or would not return next year if such a tuition increase were installed. The board of trustees may then get ~ sonic idea of how much a tuition increase will hurt instead of help. Would it be hoping too much to say they might re-evaluate their undying support for our chief administrator? I hone not! Editor's nole: Timothy McBride is a senior in mechanical engineering. ' -> y'money'" USC vandalism gives bad image \ir\ 11 o J KJ V4 HUTV U link about f USC for To the editor: u go wildly This letter is directed to the in>ur new art dividuals who have chalked up tions, and various buildings and walkways o mention of the university campus. Why icrmore, 1 can't they find more mature and that USC's constructive ways to express their * /ice that of opinions? Don't they realize that liversity of vandalism makes the whole iapcl Hill, school look bad and never gets y $450 per anvlhini? accnmnlichpd? m that you t instead of On my way to class, I saw the t's tuition. damage done to our beautiful ind you $3 campus, and the people who ur budget, work so hard to keep it that way a second stuck with the unjust job of the tuition cleaning up. The lack of respect imount. these must have for public proyou do is perty and Carolina is horrible, nk you are It's also a crime that others must Ihe univer- pay for their delinquency. J? niversity is If they feel so strongly for their , or guest cause, they should hang signs and ts are the hold meetings like other ing tuition organizations. If something is tudents to worth standing up for, then do it r tuition. I in a respectful way. Defacing our set your school only discredits their ition down crusade by making those of us and let so- who must look at the destruction resent what they say. useph Ford Anril Art.?l engineering Sophomore, business '$ Stuff Artist Director uf Student Media Robb Lane Bill Clements Dutcliook Cdilur Production Hobby Jones Mark Armstrong Kickoff Kditor Lewis Covington John Hoyette Advertising Manager r Advisor Margaret Michels Hill Rogers Assistant Advertising Manager ( raduatc Assistant Jim Hodges Margaret Renkl