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The University of South Carolina has always shown a
general dislike and disdain for socially conscious groups
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anu ineir issues.
In the 1970s, Student Government closed down ECO
70's, an environmental group protesting the United
States' involvement in the Vietnam War. During the
same decade, USC also shut down The Gamecock
because it was deemed "too radical."
In 1987, the Educational Foundation refuses to divest
from American corporations that invest in South Africa,
a country that blatantly abuses and subjugates its majority
black population through apartheid. The Carolina
Research and Development Foundation refuses to admit
if it also has any investments in these corporations.
USC is still showing a disdain for justice.
University President James Holderman and other ofhj
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ncicus ui me cuucauonai rounaation nave said they
maintain their holdings in corporations in South Africa
because of the Sullivan Principles, created in 1977 to
help black South Africans working for American
companies.
tsut tne Kev. Leon Sullivan, author of the principles,
has renounced them, saying they are "of no reasonable
value." He has called for total U.S. divestment.
Regardless of Sullivan's disavowal, both foundations
refuse not only to divest, but to even release information
about investments.
Those who oppose divestment say it will hurt black
South Africans the most. But Steven Biko, a former
leader of the anti-apartheid movement, said, "It would
undoubtedly hurt blacks in the short run, because many
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yji iii^in wuuiu Mcinu iu iose ineir jods, out it should be
understood in Europe and North America that foreign
investment supports the present economic system, and
thus indirectly the present system of political injustice.
We blacks are, therefore, not interested in foreign
investment.
"If Washington wants to contribute to the development
Of a just SOcietV in South Afrira it mud
discourage investment in South Africa," Biko said. "We
blacks are perfectly willing to suffer the consequences.
We are quite accustomed to suffering."
Biko died in South African police custody in
September 1977.
The foundations, both of which provide financial support
for USC, no longer have any moral grounds on
which to defend their positions. Divestment is their only
option.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa, 1984
recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, has said, "Those
who invest in South Africa should not think they are doing
us a favor. They are here for what they get out of our
cheap and abundant labor, and they should know that
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mey arc ouiiressing one 01 mc rnosi vicious systems.
Now is the time to listen, IJSC.
Justice
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bLt,L) should investigate
all Cayce cop brutality cases
Caycc is a town that neighbors Columbia and USC.
It's also a town that students have long warned each
other about because of its infamously tough police
department.
Now, it seems the warnings might be justified.
S.M. Goings and two other officers have been accused
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ui ui uiani) in illicit aiv i iww v vv^i , uuuui
Carolina's State Law Enforcement Division only plans
to investigate the charge against Goings. This is
ridiculous.
All three plaintiffs have solid cases. They all have
witnesses, and they all deserve their day in court. Two
complaints may have been filed after the first was
publicized, but there is reason enough for them to be
heard.
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snouiu now prove inai 11 exisis ior me purpose
of justice. It should investigate all three cases ? as well
as the controversial Cayce Police Department as a whole
? and mete out whatever justice is necessary.
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Sometimes
Justice has not been served.
A New York jury acquitted sub
man Bernhard Goetz of attempts
after Goetz openly admitted his guilt
dangerous justification of violence.
The jury's excuse is that G
threatened when four young black
proaeneci mm and asked him for $5
docs not give Goetz an excuse for hi
Even for those who believe it
defense, it is hard to imagine a ratioi
for Goetz approaching one of the
youths, saying, "You scern to be
Letters to
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Elections will
help S. Africa
To the Editor:
According to reports in the
media, the recent election victory
for the ruling National Party in
South Africa was a victory for
apartheid and a major setback
for the cause of reform.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu
contends the N.P. victory will
plunge South Africa into a darker
age as Conservative Party
members, who picked up six
seats, will certainly encourage the
Pretoria regime to use tougher
measures to muzzle black protest.
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Such pundits, especially our
journalists, have misread the real
significance of the recent South
African election. Reforms will
Supreme (
This past week was a dark and c
one in the history of the Unit<
Supreme Court. Two important deci
a retirement could signal a scary i<
shift in the rulings of our nation
court.
Early in the week, the court ruled
profit religious institutions could hii
on the basis of a person's religioi
For example, a Catholic hospii
dismiss, or refuse to hire, an
employee because he does not
Catholicism ? or does not practice
specifications of his employers.
In doing so, the court has allowe<
discrimination to be practiced in thi
violating the freedom of worship gu
the First Amendment to the U.S. Cc
? a document the court is su\
uphold.
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not be slowed, but encouraged,
as the National Party realizes that
if it stymies the reform process, it
will lose significant political
ground to the left. The results are
a mandate for further reforms
already promised by President
P.W. Botha, who said before the
election that "the strong mandate
from white South Africans will
enable me to continue the process
of peaceful reform to mold a better
South Africa for all." i
More significantly, the strong I
showing of the reformist independent
Denis Worrall in- !
dicates the acceptance of the
"New Nat (New National)"
reforms. Worrall lost by only 39
votes to the very popular Minister
of Constitutional Affairs, Chris
Heunis, indicating a new era
emerging in South Africa. While i
the white minority rejects the
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by the Soviet-backed African NaN,
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stronger security measures
against such radical efforts, they
also indicated a new willingness
to move on with evolutionary
democratic reforms, the only
reasonable answer to the difficult
racial problems that face South
Africa.
Don Weaver
1987 alumnus
Student wrong
about increase
To the Editor:
The letter written by Mary
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24 edition of The Gamecock implied
that the USC administration
had deceptively increased
fees for summer school students.
This is not accurate.
Foard accurately states that
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Robb Lane
Comics Editor
Tracy Mixson
Editor Adviser
jllo Bill Rogers
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e is just another incident of theB
idard of racism. Goetz, a white?
easily get off for shooting these K
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>lack man felt threatened by four M
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ng. The only thing that such ? .
>ed ruling can bring is the justifica'.'^B
ence ? and freedom for an overl^U
tuition for one course (thttJK
hours) was $201 this past sumnMB =
and is currently $252 this sun^B
mer. This is not, however, a ne\\^p/;
tee implemented tor the current-/;
summer session. '.|Hv
The fee amount aurrenti p
charged is the rate that %as
proved by the board of trusieedB:
this past July to be implemented^
in the fall of 1986. It is exactly th?
same amount that was rcquiraiH
of a student carrying three hoiM
in either the fall of 1986 or thc^B
spring of 1987. 'A
Simply stated, the rate that
currently charged this summ?|^H
(per long-standing policy) is
continuation of the rate iri]^H|
plemented in the fall. There con^B
tinue to be no plans for studentjfl
fee increases in the upcoming^1
academic year. jfl
R.W. "Pete" Dentoiflp
Senior vice presidents
Business and finance H
?us turn 1
:cts of certain drugs. The court alsjB
;n had no right to sue for damage?!
y had been harmed by the drugs. wp
ay, Supreme Court Justice LewiJp
lounced his retirement. For years??
1 a voice of sensibility and modera=R
court, often providing the crucia'Jp
on landmark decisions. His exiJ8|
President Ronald Reagan to try iWgp
i with a staunch conservative whB?
vide a swing vote in another^
tirement and rulings signal aV
I change in the composition and ?
if the Supreme Court. In an age of
>nservatism. it can onlv be hooedM
Justice William Rehnquist and the jj
court remember the constitutionals
;ed rights of the individual over thefl|
the conglomerate ? and do not I
iselves to become a mouthpiece for I
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