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Viewpoint 4 __ THE GAMECOCK THE GAMECOCK, Wednesday, March 2, 1988 V oting Americans sho< how precious t, Events around the world this pa year has brought a renewed wave c around the world. Set this turmo million Americans with the right to In South Africa this past Wednesc down severely on anti-apartheid m Restriction notices were served c leaders, and the government prohi ministrative" functions of 17 anti-a nounced that the country's largest gress of South African Trade Unioi conduct political activities. In Armenia in the Soviet Union A 1- J> ? Al - 1 * ? iuuk 10 me sirecis aemanaing tr republic, Nagorno-Karabakh, now \ baidzhan, be annexed to Armenia have been the largest unsanctioned ? some witnesses estimated 1 mil in the protests and strikes. Red Arm; into one area as a show of force, b until Soviet leader Mikhail Gorba evaluate the Armenian situation. In South Korea this past demonstrators engaged in violent pr tion of President Roh Tae-woo. Op new pnvprnmpnt wonlrl not follow t ' ?? ,1VV * v"tv/ " * jor democratic reforms. It was the students and dissidents battled riot eight other cities. Many of the widespread support and were quick not before scores of people were violence included rocks being throwi All these protests speak of a put course, in varying degrees, the caus< tionable, the means and ends debata gives us a sense of the way goverm tuents" in other political systems. In America, fortunately, we don't the governent clamping down so brc do we have to worry about troops ar ing our dissent. Nor do we fear f tim : ~c 1:*: tiiivjugu nit an as a uicaiid ui puiui Here, we have the popular vote. A of the way our elections are conductc it anywhere in the world. Peaceful gives the possibility of implementini After all, once voters enter those be Sadly, 84 million people chose to ] in 1984. What a difference they coul vote. Wouldn't it be a shame if we 1< don't speak, you let someone do it I more than another form of politic ourselves ? and to the others aroun< so quietly and effectively ? to bee choice. South Carolina Renublican nrim Democratic caucuses soon to follow 'AH, THAT WAS A NICK TRY, B ITS 600? EN0D6H FW? . 1 m <3-^ % / < . X N IF - x The Gail Kditor in Chief Ph JEFF SHREWSBURY BR Managing Editor As STEPHEN GUII.FOYLE TE Copy Desk Chief Sci ANDY BECHTEL Jlfv News Editor Sci TODD HINES M/ Assistant News Editors Da | TONY MORENO J El j TOROD NEPTUNE (ir Viewpoint Kdior TR PETE MACKEY Co Features Kditor TR PATRICK JEAN Gr j Assistant Features Editors KA CLAIRE DIEPENBROCK Ac SUSAN NESBITT Mc Sports Kditor M/ WAYNK WASHINGTON Pr< Assistant Sports Kditor Ri< JiM STUCKEY SO Adviser As j HILL ROGERS MI i letters Policy: The (iamtcock Mill try lo print letteri rece wordt long. <iue*t editorial! thould not enceed 500 wordv We llhel. The (lamtcotk will not withhold name* under any rlrru Social Security number. L iilri rpmpmhf>r E r vf f ?Vf f f'C/wr ^ heir riehts are k IN st week show that the new ^ )f mass protest in countries il against the fact that 84 vote in 1984 didn't. lay, the government cracked ^ , ovements in South Africa. >n seven black nationalist ? ^ ibited all but routine "ad l^aiuiciu giuups. 11 aisu ait- k i ^ * wy labor federation, the Con- S* Wfm, ns, will not be permitted to this past week, the public lat part of a neighboring f PQ\?{v^W )art of the renublic of Azer- Z_ * ^es&\ . The demonstrations may gatherings in Soviet history V CA\l? lion people had participated . y troops and tanks were sent \ \\)tv ut the unrest wasn't settled ichev agreed to personally ?- 1 Thursday, thousands of iM] otests against the inaugura>position forces claimed the hrough on promises of masecond straight day radical police in Seoul and at least |l| 1 protests did not attract Dl^tKS S ly broken up by police, but injured or arrested. The Most blacks in America are n i and firebombs exploding. the platforms of the Republicai ulic's desire for change. Of parties. As a black, I have chos ;s are just, the actions ques- partyfor mv political affiliation ible from all sides. But each that 1 made only after objectiv< . . . .? . two parties. ents relate to their constl- More blacks would consi Republican Party if it were no t have to worry much about misinformation that has made it u,lrnn? K.T^._ fr? hernmc DprnnrrnK ripnpralK 7civji_y vjn iiunidii uguia. i>ui j id tanks in our streets quell- ,ra^i,io",Janf fHfron' f "erat,io . , , ? My father told me always to irebombs and rocks flying because that was the party for th cal action. cepted his views just as others ,nH whatPVPr vnn mav thinV- vipwt r?f fh<?ir narcntt :d, there's nothing quite like To this day? he remains a De , effective and personal, it and ^,ro,h" a".seek! , ' Republican. The Republican 1 g change to each one of US. prayer in school and right-to-lif )Oths, the choice is theirs. two of the strongest motivation pass up their right to choose myself ? in choosing to becom Id have made in the popular The bottom line for all Ameri :t that happen again? If you rfce'is ,ha* "ch P.erson musl " , a j l ? , . choice in choosing a polil for you. And that S nothing stereotypes must be set aside, a :al violence. We owe it to form must be carefully conside d the world who can't speak decision is made, ome informed and make a A _ A. m a m aries are Saturday with the ADOrtlOl Vote. There is nothing I love more Americans of all ages, races UripO^TTMlMK organize and demonstrate to A 60LP* proval for what they believe is governmental policy or act. I see of what a free, democratic socit However, I must disagree w r brought thousands of people 'fc January in South Carolina and a lij| I J" protesting a woman's right to a # 15th anniversary of Roe v. Slinr*?m<? Conrt H#?r>icir\n ?r?* l/?i ?, "V -V, also disagree with President Rc cent efforts to cut federal fun services. ^ Of course I realize that our go case U.S. Supreme Court *5^. and is perfectly capable o VV?>i legitimating a wrong. But in this with the court's 7-2 majority rul decision to terminate her preg Sc^?BZ|?r* / under the Constitution's right t - As the majority opinion said: more properly private, or more g \ dignity and autonomy than a v 7 \ t0 ^ave an abortion. / If a woman refuses to termir because she considers it immoral has that right. And she should. Ml,,..111111111111 I ) wy I jjjjjll.l MII1111.1.11II 11.1111 )l 1,111HI ; lecocfc [Letters \ IAN SAULS I Kemp offer? sistant Photography Nitor b A right messas ence Keillor ~ c \ NEWMAN nior Reporter To the editor: ^RY PEARSON "Don't be afraid of tebook Editor cess . . . give peace a chance, ^NY SHARPE fered George Bush in a recent d< uphics Fx!(tor I say, "Give me a break." Not c OY TAGUE it embarrassing to hear Bush ' mics Editor about peace, it is equally discc ACY MIXSON ing for him to describe Afghai aduate Assistant as a "success" in EastREN ADDY relations. ting Director of Student It's not success Jack Kemp's; 'did/Advertising Manager ot; it's a la/.y, lethargic compla iRGARET MICHELS toward Soviet adventurism that Dduction ries him. This mind set is pe -HARD GRIFFIN hest typified by Speaker of the I N HA Wright's wink-and-a-smil distant Advertising Manager titude toward marxism. As iLISSA HENDERSON author of the infamous "Dear mandante" letter to Daniel O j Jim Wright outlined the i*?i.i.?ii?ritkoaid bt,u miiimH, imisMt minimum of democratic re rrwrvr ihr H|hi to t(Ht ktim for firk or potsibk needed to ensure a congres: I*ttrri fof Con(ra ^ ( ing in peace a la Wright ( J mOEA^S^(\ m KTOWRH ~ <r^ hould take sec lisinformed about p????????? n and Democratic en the Republican . This was a choice ^pPR| ely comparing the #. . < flf editorial der joining the ^p5!^ | t Tor the years of mSSSSm VjSi popular for blacks this is a political >n to generation. VjCOrye vote Democratic, Vinnett 8MB < ie black man. 1 achave accepted the ???????????. A ftor n/MYl r*nr!r*n *U a *> /% M A nnt.1 cuin^ai 1115 lilt iwu pull :mocrat, while my will see the Republican Party has ng to change to am not simply advocating this Party's stance on historical facts such as Abral e issues have been Republican, freeing the slaves, t s for them ? and party's policies concerning the po e Republicans. economic issues that we face tod; cans, regardless of Most blacks are misinformed nake an individual results of Democratic "social :ical party. Old Republicans need to communicai nd the party plat- pact of the Democratic "free lun red before such a policy has perpetuated rather tl chronic unemployment rate a still viable 01 than to see fellow and backgrounds : show their disap- ^ a wrong or unjust B this as the essence fl :ty should be. ith the cause that c together this past oiStmUCl /I '* J cross the nation ? Starks r in abortion on the i Wade, the 1973 ? ?? k galized abortion. I M >nald Reagan's reding for abortion vernment ? in this But if a woman decides she wa ? is not infallible avoid physical, psychological, ec f legalizing and impacts of raising and carrying a ; case, I must agree not be condemned if she acts witl ing that a woman's To each her own. nancy is protected It is time we give women the i o privacy. they deserve. A woman should "Few decisions are proval or permission of the go basic to individual citizen to have an abortion. In t voman's decision" respect and except the next perso seek to impose our morals on ot late her pregnancy Although I am very comfortal I or murderous, she on abortion, 1 can respect th< reasoning of some of those wl to the editor MtnMMNmaianHMnMHaHMBHMBaMHi >, without freedom). Let's j To have a supposedly conservative admii candidate sign on to the Wright vative ie message makes about as much sense * as Jesse Jackson becoming a Republican. Kemp has the right message ? peace through strength sue- (Kemp is actually a dove, albeit a ?_ of- heavily armed dove) and bringing # i ;bate. human righ?s back to the forefront of >nly is foreign policy discussions ("evil emwhine pire" refers to the gulags, repression Ivf I >urag- and torture within the Soviet Union nistan ? not just the genocide in To th West Afghanistan or the imposition of We martial law in Poland). and \ jfraid A year from now, as president, sivee cency Kemp won't be preoccupied with the happ< wor- ephemeral peace dreamed about by Feb. rhaps the cherubic Ouilfoyle, Wright and that louse Gorbachev, but he will be providing and p le at- hands-on leadership ? leadership Por I a co- that avoids the lure of the siren song clarif Com that embraces isolationism and sur rtega, render, which Bush has obviously perce bare succumbed to. contr forms In conclusion, there is nothing Whil< sional novel about peace. America has had tect jsher- peace and prosperity through able desea peace and strong Republican presidents. tion > T\^\ Presenting \ ^ msmiN'oim; tjtty ^ GeopgeBush I j M-A JRUESONOF TEXAS, miNE, CONNECTICUT ANP &VERAL APPK&Ses INSIPB WE BELTWAYSINGING SOME* I "OntkoRoadAaam* | :ond look at GOP m ! Likewise, Democratic policy has had little success in effectively dealing with drug abuse, teenage sex, pregnancies and the high illiteracy rate among - Bk blacks. B Each person has to consider the effectiveness of each party's policies and programs to solve America's political, social and economic policies. OMv Where have the successful policies come from? 1 As a black Republican, I believe that many progressive, intelligent blacks, if presented the facts, would choose to support the successful policies of mm the Republican Party. ' The Republican Party has to take full advantage ?????J of the media and other means of communication to ies, black voters get this information for the black community. A much to offer. I strong campaign must be waged to inform black party based on voters of the facts concerning both parties. 1am Lincoln, a Black voters must ask themselves: Have 1 chosen )ut based on the the party, or has the nartv chosen me? litical, social and I hope that as each individual asks this question, jy. more blacks will decide to choose the Republican about the true Party and bring new strength to the GOP. reforms." We te the actual im- Editor's note: George Vinnett, a public relations ch" policy. This and media consultant from Tulsa, Okla., was a tian reduced the delegate to the Tulsa and Oklahoma State among blacks. Republican conventions. jtion for women f disturbed by the legality of abortion. What I don't respect are the emotional and ex agerrated language such as "child murderer" and "baby killing" that some use to characterize and stigmatize those who believe in abortion rights. W In addition, it is silly and meaningless to argue ' against abortion by asking what if certain great ^ Americans such as Martin Luther King Jr. had? lr'1^ been aborted. Or to ask someone who supports abortion what if they had been aborted. There are respectful and intelligent grounds for H challenging the legality and philosophy of abortion, but exagerrated and emotional language are - no more than misleading attempts at characterizing abortions, serving only to further divide those who nts an abortion to differ on the issue. :onomic or social Also damaging to the anti-abortion movement child, she should are those right-to-life fanatics who go beyond the lin ahnrtinn lawc Iau/ t r> chnu; Hicir\r?r/\woi u.. *? ? .... ?? a..v?? IIIVII uiouppiuvai 1UI auui IIU11 \jy UU1I1bing and vandalizing abortion clinics and harassing rights and respect those who perform and seek abortions. Such acts not need the ap- are intolerable, and those guilty of them should be vernment or any jailed. his case, we must Like it or not, abortion is the law of the land, n's values and not And if the Reagan-biased Supreme Court ever rules hers. against the will of the citizen majority, the governble with my views ment can brace itself for protests and demonstrae arguments and tions from pro-choice advocates unlike never 10 are angry and before. H . " J, ,.'f IHII i> , ........ ^ * ' * - 1 ' I i v if F. ' ;'- ' let peace continue with a Kemp Therefore, while it may be the best listration. He is the best conser- method of controlling the spread of and the best candidate. disease among those who are sexually active, it may not prevent against all Rob Garfield diseases, all of the time. President, USC Kemp Ciub The condom's effectiveness in Junior, political science protecting against unwanted j . pregnancy approaches that of the pill [^F|#Jdr||T|C flOf (98 to 99 percent) when used with Lrimuvrmmmt? spermicidal foam. Without sper- A toil am micide, it is still an effective barrier, I4&1 |JI ? but to a lesser extent. Just in case a condom does break, the spermicidal e editor: foam can provide back-up would like to thank Rita Cosby protection. The Gamecock for such exten- The condom is a good method overage of condoms and what is for preventing unwanted pregnancy mine with them at USC in th#? onH ~e n.. ? ? uiiu mi. sjji cau Ul iCAUilliy 11 it I1MI111 26 issue. It is very important ted diseases, but there is still some students get this information risk. Each person must decide for >ut it in the appropriate context. himself or herself if they arc going to this reason we would like to be sexually active, and if so, how y the following points: careful they want to be. Abstinence is still the only 100 nt, never-fail method of birth Lisa Zucker, M.P.H. ||g ol and disease prevention. Director, Health and Wellness ; we know the condom can pro- Programs against sexually transmitted Linda Morphls, R.N., M.N. ses, the percentage of protec- Nurse practitioner, Gynecology nas not oeen documented. Thomson Student Health Center a