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Viewpoint , 2 , ? Friday, November 21, 1986 * Drip, drip Housing should reconsider decision to stay with their roofing compan\ The Towers dorm complex was badly in need of roc repair because of excessive leaking, so Housing decided t solve some of the problems there and hired contractors 1 begin working. According to Linda Saad of univcrsil ? ? ! il. . a. _ 1 _ ? _ . t * r\/\ riousmg, nit* coiuraciors ciaim mc repairs arc vu pcrcci finished. Well, if the job is that complete, why are Towe residents still suffering from massive flooding? The top floor of Laborde has roof leakage problems I the extent that it actually rains inside the building on da] like Thursday when it is pouring down outside. According to a resident on the seventh floor, in an a tempt to fix the roof, workman "sledgehammered" a hours of the dav and nitzht. wakine evcrvnnc un for moi J c y o ~ ? y ? -- ? ?r than two weeks. But the roofs still leak. The resident sai one of his friends won't visit him because he has to wej boots to get. to his room. And the RA on that floor has t block his doorway to keep water which is trapped insic the stairwell from flooding his room. The resident said when he went to Housing to complai about the leakage, they asked him where he lived an seemed unaware that there was a problem. This problem does not lie directly with Housing, but n directly, it does. The roofing this company has set dow has constantly failed and broken through. According to Saad, this is because some places did n< "seal right." She said they have been going back to U contractors and complaining that they have done an ii complete job. Well, here is the root of the problem. Housing shoul not keep going back to these contractors if they're doir faulty work. Even if the services are cheaper, or the unive sity has always enlisted this company's service, that is n excuse to stick with bad results. Saad said she did not know the name of the roofir contractors. Of course, no dormitory can have a perfect roofir system, but the Hooding problems are causing grief and hindrance to residents which they should not have to pi up with. Housing must get their priorities in order and fir the quickest ways to reduce problems. And that may mez doing away with the company they hired. Free ride Free shuttle to Columbia airport provided to students over holida Student Government and Gamma Beta Phi fraterni are providing a free shuttle service to the Columbia airpc for students flying home for Thanksgiving. This is go< news to those who have felt tzuiltv in the nast enlisting rid from their friends to the airport. On Nov. 24 and 25 the shuttle service will run from a.m. to 6 p.m at three-hour intervals, and on Nov. 30 t shuttle will pick students up from the airport from 6 p.i until midnight. This is a thoughtful gesture by these groups and will appreciated. These students will have one thing to thankful for in light of tuition increases and upcomi exams. And students who are tired of playing chauffeur to th out-of-town friends will also appreciate this service. This isn't the first time a service like this has been pr vided. Whoever originated the idea should be commendc Also to be commended is the SG committee that reviv this service. At a time when we remember our foundi fathers, and the generosity and sharing they experienced, is nice to know that these kind of sentiments are si honored. Write us a letter Tf?ll lie whal'i: nn wmit minrl I clterc mncf '['h?r? It o lim be typed, double-spaced and no more than the same writer 250 words. Include name, address and We reserve th telephone number for verification. Names on outdated to will not be withheld. Guest editorials are topics. limited to 50() words. Indicate whether you Write to: are a student, USC staff member, or com- Gamecock, Dra munity member in letters and editorials. Columbia, S.C. v J/%?W O j ffl fit ft t o ty rs I f ^ r J \J -v | !/nk^ id / ^ 1 \ tfikM ir (wjjjf j|t| '? "/'M POWN TO M What's left? A Lit Will they ever rock again at Williams-Brice in Stadium? Will the upper deck make an appearance in the lower deck? Will "Louie, Louie" or "Twist and Shout" be played again? These questions and more remain to be ancu//*rpH nnvt v/Aar Ull.l " Vt VU IICAl J VUI . It's too bad they even have to be asked. But they do, since those in authority have decided to point fingers. The Carolina band has been fingered as the dangerous culprit, and not for .. volume, but for inspiration. Y Is the band truly an anarchist brood? Okay, sometimes we all get a little excited by a bounty cy rock melody which was of course designed >rt to ignite the fans in support of the team. After 3d all, the band folks weren't gathered to lull the es fans to sleep or inspire visions of swaying wheat and gentle breezes. The very theme of football is excitement " and taking rock n' roll out of the repertoire he would be like putting elevator music in James 11. Bond movies. Would Rambo wreak havoc on Vietnamese villages accompanied by "Born ke Free"? There's a science to music selection, . and removing certain equations would ruin e the entire concept of having a stadium band, ng eir Letters to the Judgment error ?LTf0"?. ed w acccpt th. stifles freedom agai. , it b y c o i till To the editor: accomoda I will explain the facts once Mr. B more so that deceived people views "fa such as Mr. Babson (letter, Nov. content." r il 17) can understand. These truths acknowlei vW are found in a very simple history willingnes I7'l lesson. We have been at war, cold the pcopl or otherwise, for many years with ancestors ^ an enemy who has maintained an and brave objective of exterminating us and type of ra ? all others who treasure freedom. If the The objectives of the Kremlin are before a f to control the world, as it has in- should th formed all nations of this time through and again. If, at any moment, this lack c Moscow felt assured of winning a enhanced military encounter with the understan United States, you could be cer- ing our tain that we would be at war. freedom. Conflict will begin when our fascist, n ^ communist enemy feels itself reality. f militarily superior to the United States. Soph The anthropology highbrow Editor's ^ states that "we will prevail was alloy against the Soviet Union ... by Gamecocl ^ our peaceful efforts ..." What 17 gues he does not and will not realize is thropulot ? that because Americans have no David Bi ?U selfish urge to take over the rest issue is tn nnf g 1 he C Kditor in Chief it of two letters per month by Linda Taylor Managing hdltor e right to stop printing letters Jo>,n Boyeite pics to make room for new Copy Desk Chief K Stephen Guil/oyle v;. r?.? Asiiitanl Copy tivvt^wimi luiiui, inr Desk Chief wer A, Russell House, USC, Wendy Eden 29208. News Editor Buddy Moore Jv"^ \ /i'JI A 177, PC# ^ /fciSti ? W'^ ft *** clap, whistle am Then there's the chills. It's a special thing t to be amid a sea of hysteria. If football were t only for the players it could be choreographed ( in television studios and watched at home. i No, football is an institution made up of three < different teams; the good guys, the bad guys, and the fans. Each has its part in the game. j Joe Morrison said it best in 1984 with his > famous slogan, "If it ain't swayin', we ain't I playin'." > What arc they going to do now, recall the < bumper stickers? That could be the next step, but for now it's placing a legion policemen as < watchers in the wings, ready to yank any ram- : bunctious fan out of the game and send him : editor rid and because we do rag- |U?| flap i >eace, we unrealistically wllf Uy Lilt* < it every hint of aggres- g ist us can be mollified tne war s o nciliation and ltjon To the editor: labson labelled these response to the lett< wist in tone, form and Jeffrey Ham ( H< Since when does the ''aa l,,c igement of danger and , .... s to uphold freedom of J war * ov^r*. ^ c and .he liberties our Sorr" '? brcak 11 10 * gave us by their blood ry signify facism or any ' idicalism? Mus possibility of falling P S. Tuition's incrcasin oreign enemy exists, so e reality of succumbing CfiiHonf \hi?* internal fragility. And OlUUCBll WU >f strength is continually |m?? I by those who refuse to aDllSGU D| I d the facts, thus cripplnational objective, To the editor: These views are not President Holderman Ar. Babson, they are concerned "only with tl of the students." That * Robert Garfield ^as been abused again omore, political science by the Holderman a< note: Robert Garfield tion. Now it appears v veel equal time by The abused again this fal k to respond to the Nov. whopping 75 percent tui t editorial by an- Wow! Think of the ob< t\y graduate student pie we could hire at e> tbson. Debate on this salaries with all that m< w closed. Our student body pre ^ 4 jamecocK Assistant News Ivdilors Sports Kdltor Amy DelPo Jeff Shrewsbury Maria Fratus Assistant Spurts Kdltor Viewpoint (Editor Wayne Washington Juliet Nader Photography Kdltor Money Kdltor Jennifer Steib Wendy Eden Assistant Photography Kdltor Features Kdltor T/mmnf a rivxKIWJ M MMUtfJHt Paula WethinRton AtsiMant Features Kdltor Kathryn Jeffries K \\Mt* ^;mM- V #112/ i gentle nod? o the showers. \ C'mon, fellas! The band made a couple of admirable ebuttals. First, it bravely fought against bcng placed in the upper deck at the last ninute. The second move was to strike up the amed and banned "Low Brass Cheer," vhich seemed to be played with more vigor uid purpose than ever before. The band pointed their own fingers, so to speak. How many engineers will it take to Jiagnosc the stadium as safe? It has been hrough more check-ups than a hypoconIriac, but (he insurance company claims the isk is there. I guess the policy doesn't cover jets of fans. So, what's left? A clap, a whistle, and a ?entlc nod? This will hardly appease the fans -vho love Gamecock football. Fans were born o rock and if that carries over to Ihe stadium, .vho can stop a force of 72,000 fanatic friends 3f use? There's been enough sitting down this year, ;o it's a foolish idea for the administration to start making bad calls and penalizing the peo- |) pie in the stands in the future. lAfdV asked us to write our conI 1 gressman about the drop in state ??PI? subsidy. But how can we blame WIS I our legislators for choosing not to endorse an administration whose main concern seems to be ci "Vrivicn < 11 11 i * ss < < olderman buying itself national Nov. 14)- attention. USC has gotten its "attention" t) ,v on the front naec of The Npw ST York Times. Holderman will be remembered by the American r .aw public as the man who bought , r himself notoriety on the bent ic faculty backs of the laxpaycrs and students of South Carolina, while we will be remembered as the Ifftp "sheep" who allowed him to do so. IQP My wife and I came to USC UOO because we thought we could afford a college education here. Now we, like many other } says he is students, are faced with the le welfare unpleasant task of transferring to 'welfare" another school thanks to Holderand again man's expensive request for "naJministra tional attention." Dr. Holderve will be man has demonstrated his total II with a lack of ability of keeping tuition it ion hike. costs down. He has, however, scure peo- shown great aptitude at causing ;travagant dismay amongst taxpayers, oney! students, teachers and state sident has See "Letters," page 10 ) Staff Artist Director of Student MedlH Robb Lane Hill Clements Dttl^hnnb t/li#d\r PrAriimlU Hobby Jones Mark Armstrong Kickoff Kdlior Lewis Covington John Boyette Advertising Manager Advisor Margaret Michels Hill Rogers Assistant Advertising Manager (Graduate Assistant Jan Hodges Margbret Renkl )