The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, November 21, 1986, Page 2, Image 2
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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,
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Judgment error ?LTf0"?.
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stifles freedom agai.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Robb Lane Hill Clements
Dttl^hnnb t/li#d\r PrAriimlU
Hobby Jones Mark Armstrong
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Advisor Margaret Michels
Hill Rogers Assistant Advertising Manager
(Graduate Assistant Jan Hodges
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