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Student protest still important To the editor: 1 thoroughly appreciated the piece hv 111 t tUn yj j uivpi iv v_? iiiiivj ? v ill HIV ? VU. issue of The Gamecock. The issue of youtli involvement in the political, moral and social realities of our world is very important and quite pertinent to our generation. Often 1 have perceived the focus of an individual's education as solely to get through school, land a lucrative job and proceed through life WUI1V1V7U3 IKJ lilt llllMdl ClIIU JHMll lLct 1 questions in our world. I am not advocating renouncing the ambition for material success. I do advocate thinking, analyzing, and when appropriate, acting on any issue that moves us. To be aware of the issue, to feel strongly about an issue and to act upon an issue (as did the students at the Univeristy of Massachusetts and University of North Carolina) is not subversive, or "leftist," but rather essential to the political and social system in the United States. We must Irarn nil that ?/p ran nhrnit th*? cvct*?m and the institutions supported by the system. Through an analysis of differing views and a comprehensive evaluation of an issue, a more meaningful and workable solution can be reached. Anders Linder, a Swedish economist, stated this quite well: "When self-interest replaces virtue as the highest principle, the social ot The Midlands It brings out the best in all of us. "The United Way works 365 days a year, not just the day they take up ths money." Th? Way OfLov*. GAMECOCK APVEETnSDNG 777-4249 ...- ///&/*. One out of ten women will develnn breast cancer! "I know. I was that one in ten. And mammography helped save my life'.' Debra Strauss Thanks to mammography, a fast and simple x-ray technique, breast cancer can now be detected at its earliest stage ? it ir> I I ( K i / ? l-v 11 < vvmiic; u id dun iiiyiiiy UUicUJIt; If you re over 35. the American Cancer Society urges you to please call your doctor for an appointment SB BiMC lfears of Uffef Join us ii n? im It!11 I iinii in? i i *ij We editor system will collapse as soon as the oppositions between the interests in society become too big." Thus, it is our responsibility as the youth to become aware of the world and to act upon our awareness, lest the pursuit of self-interest retard our progress as a society. Elisabeth Blackwell, cnnhnmnri< international studies/Spanish Fund-raisers don't harass To the editor: No one needs to look, because collection cans are here to stay. Paula Wojtowicz has gone too far and made some very mistaken claims in her letter to the editor of Feb. 26. First, USC organizations are more original, contrary to what Wojtowicz believes. There are many activities around campus other than coin collecting that are sponsored by our organizations. Scholarship raffles, bake sales, fashion shows and contests are just a few of the things offered. There are a number of other fund-raisers ? the collection cans are just the tip of the iceberg. When USC organizations are collecting money for a philanthropy, they do not stand around and harass other students, as Wojtowicz believes. We pick the patio and bridge because these are the most common areas where students can wnm&m j m rf ?A * B jjj ? p[KimO ~ IP " $ ' ..* l5f\i V>\ J <vi\ > \ ' \\ I inn. i'iim.k i in 1 find out what is going on and coi tribute to a worthy cause. Obviously, Wojtowic/. does nc realize where this money is goinj She calls us "so-called charitabl students." None of this money is gi ing into our pockets. Every last per ny goes to help people who may nc be able to afford medical expenses c need the money for research. As f? as her ideas about volunteering an contributing treasury funds thanks, but we already do thos uiiugs iuiu more. I would hate to sec the face of a li> tie child dying of cancer when he told that people don't care to donat money to those coin collectors wh are trying to help him be curec Would you? Is one quarter or dolla going to break you? Wojtowicz is right about one thin ? it is a privilege to know that a pei son can hear or see again because have spared some of my time to hel them. It is also a privilege to say tin their success could not have bee possible without the charitabl students of USC. rviicnene k. luckci Delta Zet philanthropy chairwoma Federal debt hurting U.S. To the editor: If Congress can't balance th budget in good times, please pictur : '' '' '' ;* m 1 I JW | -y - : ^ . r '" * SB? )hen-University ( JHHHH ' " " " ' . i ii linn i .I ___ r ' i- the financial crisis bad times would produce. )t For 144 years, the regulation of ;. lives and providing was wisely left to le the states, as intended by our foun) ding fathers. Following such policy i- today could solve our awful debt pro)t blem. President Andrew Jackson >r called it "protection for all, favors ^ ir for none." d In 1933, CotiRress switched to: I - "Provide, regulate, spend, borrow, ;e tax." Now, blinded for years by federal handouts, we face colossal t- debt, high taxes, giant bureaucracy is (1,200 overlapping agnccies), many ! e duplicating work of the states, en- j 0 dangering our freedoms and nation's 1. credit; and there are no reserves for ir rainy days or debt payments. Thomas Paine would ask, "Did your ; g ancestors come to America, and did [ r- men die on battlefields for that?" , 1 r'.pnrnn VX/oeK! 1 - i vjvui6v ? U.iniiigiuu tvdiucu V-UI1p grcss, "Continued deficit spending it must ultimately endanger all governn ments." Is Congress endangering our le government by ignoring his warning? [ Needed is an amendment requiring balanced budgets. Has your state requested it? We could pay the debt in r, 50 years by reducing it two percent a per year. Great interest savings n would result. Now's the time for all of us to i write Congress to stop pussyfooting and get our federal financial house in order so we can save our God-given h freedom for ourselves, our children 1; and our grandchildren. ij c Harold Lindemann I e Eatontown, N.J. I bad they ; Grandma to hear th latest joke WBJttHft HHH - W v f,-'?~-fv ? :.'r-'^'-, ;| r-.f-: ? ? : v.- .7 .y;V \\ TT v/Mk ' s J~-ilfrfr^ -=t^j : k* - J HE 11UM ^Maap j flte cSi'"^^ $lr 5 _vj IliHflririg )f Wisconsin Class of V ecock !-' The Garni is looking copy editors, staff writers Work with sports, feati Get on Carolina': Call the office, 7-7726, 7-7181, 7-71 Meetings Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. SENIOR CHAL1 "2001: Wltcnc wil KICKOFF F 12:70 p.M. MoNdAy On Greene Street i tNe RusseU IDon't miss it! 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