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More Letti Fire Continued from page 2 were not just for recess. I was supposed to learn then about fire safety, but I do not think 1 will have another lanse of memnrv In rnnrliision. I would like to leave you with one thought: fire safety is a state of mind. Increase hours < To the editor: A woman hurriedly makes her way from the library, clutching a heavy load of books to her chest. Her anxious ears hear the rustle of every leaf. The bushes alone the path seem to take on strange shapes as if they were creatures from a fairy tale. Her mind plays tricks on her. As the moon goes behind a cloud, she suddenly feels like a lost child, alone and afraid oj her own shadow. Her heart beats furiously, her breath comes in gasps, both from exertion and fear. After what seems like an eternity, she finally reaches her car. As she breathes a sigh of relief, her shaking fingers put the key in the lock. She then feels a rough hand on her shoulder. Kape is an an-too-common possibility in our society. Unfortunately, college campuses are not immune to this threat. Nobody wants to see a newspaper headline reading "USC coed brutally raped on way to library." Yet, we risk being greeted by such a headline each day there is no shuttle bus program to cover the needs of people who must get around on campus "after hours." The shuttle buses stop running at 6 p.m. In winter months, it is just starting to get dark then. Many students still need to make their ways around campus after the shuttle bus ceases to run for the day. Many of these students are women. Even though H they need to go to the library, they IIWVU IU wtl^ll UIC LU515 U1 tlUltl IIUl getting that last bit of crucial research done or possibly becoming yet another crime statistic. To ease this problem, a fraternal organization provides free escort services to those who must walk on campus at night. However, this service is only provided from Sunday through Thursday from 8 p.m. to midnight. Two hours each weekday, we students are left to make our way ThQ Gan Wednesday or tq 4 ft / I *r *i^ MATC THE ATTEN' Ij REGISTR/ 01 | PLUS: Loo* i Russell Hou: 'j I There will i f which mus !i mandators I number 303 each teai The compet Nov. 19. I team: ' ?I?Uspo >rs Anticipating a fire before if happens is the kind of thinking that can save your life. Tony Daniel Freshman, business of shuttle bus across this darkened campus if we miss the last shuttle bus at 6 p.m. Even without this problem, we need to realize that this fraternity can only provide this service according to the limitations of their volunteers. During peak periods, there can be a prolonged wait. This problem is especially acute during the last few weeks leading up to finals. Of course, many students need to do last-minute studying at the library at this time. But this fraternal organization is composed of students who also have their own studying to do. Therefore, a gap docs exist. It's up to USC to fill this gap. I propose that the Shuttlecock extend its hours until 12:30 a.m. Sunday through Thursday in order to meet the needs of all students. Stops could be made every hour on the hour at the library or at some other central locations on campus. Dropoffs would be made anywhere the students need to co on campus. in eluding dropping off students off at their cars if the cars were parked on campus. This could be implemented in the last three weeks of this semester. The Gamecock could run articles in support of the program. Since the need already exists for this even under the present system, USC would only be attempting to fill this gap. If students are made aware that this would need their support, they would cooperate fully. Of course, this program could be extended into next semester on a full basis if the students demonstrated that they would make use of it and make it cost effective. It is worth a try, anyway. USC students deserve to have every opportunity for their education afforded them, regardless of their gender. Cindy Casebeer Freshman necoclr hold f in Russell king photo: COLLEG1 j^ewL^ ;h wits champ HON ALL USC SI \TION: Until Thursday, PU Office (Room 209 < tor our sign-up table ir se today and tomorrow be a $5.00 registratic t be paid on Thursday i mftfitinri hplH in Russ at 6:00 PM. At least < m is required to attenc ition begins Monday, f Location and times to S. INDIVIDUALS A WELCOMI NSORED BY SPEC Families of ve When I was in high school, Veteran's Day was just another federal holiday when the flags waved and the marching bands played. But not anymore. This is my first Veteran's Day as an Army wife. This summer, I lived three miles from Fort Stewart, Ga., and had firsthand knowledge of the military life. One thing I learned about is the huge sacrifice put upon soldiers and their families. It's a 24-hour job to be in the military, and one has to be prepared to fight at a moment's notice. The military isn't a job you can just quit if you find out you don't like it. And to go on a five-day vacation takes as much paperwork as to register for classes. Military families have to cope with the job, too. It means someone in your family has to get up at 5 a.m. for formations or is gone for six months at a umc on a snip somewnere in inc racmc ucean. But it also means that military families pay close attention to political events. Anything that looks like it could lead to a "police action" by the United States is critically watched on the news. After all, when the alert call is made to deploy a branch of the military to the latest "hot spot," Honor Buffal The burden of settling and defending America has been shared by men and women of many different backgrounds. Black men and women, too, have fought bravely and successfully for America and have helped forge this country's destiny in peace. Black American contributions comprise an important chapter in the history of our nation's defense. And it is important that Americans remember and reflect upon this at times other than Black History Month. When thinking of the history of blacks in the Armed Forces this Veterans Day week, one has much to reflect on, tor blacks have loyally tought and died for their country in every major conflict since colonial times. And when thinking about the accomplishments of blacks in the Armed Forces, the soldiers of the Army's 9th and 10th Cavalry, better known as the Buffalo Soldiers, will stand out in the minds of many. The accomplishments of the Buffalo Soldiers remain the greatest collective black military contribution to the United States, ever, wrote Bob Snead, author of a "Hundred Years Ago," a documentary about the Buffalo Soldiers. The 9th and 10th cavalries were permanently activitatcd in 1866 and were made up of all black enlisted soldiers who were commanded by all white officers. Named by the fierce Indians they encountered and fought on theWesternfrontier, the name "Bufs aeneral staff House 321. fii 5 should come I 1 , ? ?/ ; WITH ? muc IUIVU | rUDENTS!!! w , Nov. 12 in the W r RHUU) ~ 1 the 2nd floor of j (Nov. 11 and 12). in fee per team , Nov. 12 at the ell House room :>ne member from i thio mootinn * LIVING III Vu? V/ I I I I VJ vlov. 16 and ends be announced. ND SPECTATORS EM! IAI PROGRAMS | L terans deserve I 1 ac * there won't be time to say goodbye. It takes a special kind of person to take that stress. If you never had respect for those in the military, perhaps you can have respect for their families. Missing birthdays, anniversaries and Christmas in the name of duty to the country is only one sacrifice that has to be made. Being in a military family means you know what a power-of-attorncy release is and where to get one. You know how to get a will written up. You have every emergency telephone number available. lo Soldiers on Mil falo Soldier" was garnered from their stamina and coats made of buffalo skin. During the Indian Wars, the Buffalo Soldiers encountered and successfully fought guerilla troops from tribes such as the Apache and the Cheyenne; aiding in the capture of Geronimo, who fought and terrorized government troops for many years. And although the Buffalo Soldiers were often discriminated against, provided with inadequate supplies and training, they were still first-rate nrUst.. rntHnrr In tUn I v,?llllvlll3. I llvj |;iuitcitu llUlllltl 31,11111 3 111 lilt West, although some were ungrateful and even attacked them. Among the Buffalo Soldiers are 14 Medal of Honor recipients. Documentaries on the Buffalo Soldiers reveal that their disicipline was excellent, their morale high and their physical fitness superior. meetinas everv nyone interests ?y the officc an Steve Martin |c Planes.Trains an[ What he really want oil was to spend Thanksgiving vv What he PARAMOUNI PIC JUKI A|OHNHUC I'l 'WIS. I RAINS AND ^ WMmil Nil Iff t>k? IRA Ni ^ B()R\ i \fcun?epfiMJutfis M Wntifrt PfndticrJ dni) Dmitul l>\ |OHN Ml'( .HI Sounilnatk Album ^\<iilahk'on mumeiio Hughes Mi.?K M( \ Keuxus '*? ? < ? m (X) >' "? ( aswiirs and ( ompati l)isis ARRIVING NOViiiY mi ill 4rm ^ MM i i% /1 I 11 IVY I l\IV> l iVI ! respect, too I And if you stay in the military for more than a ._/ fvj vrnr>; viui will likelv have to move across the LaSs :ountry or across the world. ! I know of a military wife living in Georgia who ! vas not able to go with her husband when he was tep ;ent to Germany. They'll be living apart for two /ears until he comes home. This summer, 1 and one other ncwlywcd wife >pent the week after our weddings alone in a small Southern town while our husbands practiced tank maneuvers in the fields of Fort Stewart. I And at least one student at USC has a brother in i ' = the Navy who was 011 the ships escorting tankers in l-v-. the Persian Gulf. Her family held a homecoming r:;i party when he came back to the states. We do get benefits such as tax-free shopping in f ^ the commissaries and free medical care. But the j ~benefit of respect from civilians is often hard to [ The military families aren't the ones who took ||? the oath to defend the country. But we also have to live with the decision to serve. > The veterans' families have lived that struggle, p: Veterans Day Not only did these black cavalry soldiers protect the west, but they also helped build the west. In addition to constructing military barracks, corrals, forts and outposts in the area, they built roads and put up telegraph wire. They were even called on to perform as sheriffs,protecting the towns and communities from armed and dangerous bandits and outlaws. While the 9th and the 10th cavalries became famous for their service to the U.S. Army and the Western frontier during the time of the Indian Pamnaions fhrv'rf* akn nrni^rH fr?r fhpir sprvice and sucess in the Spanish-American War. In 1898, at the start of the Spanish-American War, the 9th and the 10th cavalries were among those units sent to fight the Spaniards in Cuba. Once again the cavalry proved it was an asset to the U.S. Army. Their performance in the war was outstanding. If it were not for the courage of the black cavalry soldiers, Theodore Rossevelt's Rough Riders would not have survived the Battle of San Juan Hill. The Spanish-American War was not the end for the 9th and 10th, their successors went on to distinguish themselves in U.S. wars from World War I to Vietnam. 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