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THE GAMECOCK, Wednesday, May 18, 1988 the gamecock
Representatio
Board of Trustees should g
more ODDortunitv to vou
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For quite some time, Student Govemnv
9 tempted to get a voting student on the US(
But as we all have seen over the past year,
efforts of former SG President Michael Ho
been to no avail.
For some reason the board just does not
an urgent need to have a student with v
board. Hogue and past presidents have al
tend meetings, but never has a student bee
any university issues.
Lobbying seems to be of no immediate b
docs not seem to be student interest outside
side the Board of Trustees.
Southern Methodist University has und
step toward its commitment to the student
board members should be commcnded foi
a tancc of having a student, with voting powi
that will make most of the biggest decision
body.
But how long will it take the Board of Tr
same realization? How long will it be be
allow students to have a part in governing
Wr? rf?rtninlv hnno that our Hoard of T
the same attitude as the olef board at SML
thought of asking our advice. They didn't?
about anything at the university; they just
to vote 'yes' on whatever it was that necci
Prayerfully, this is not the case. But i
USC's board will have the drive to make
viously benefit students here and the univ
The goals of the "2001: The New Diir
the USC system to serve 50,000 students,
state, and also plan that USC will rar
a systems of higher education in the Unitec
Certainly one of the top-10 universities
enrollment of 50,000 would not neglect
way as to not recognize them with at least
Board of Trustees.
Maybe what USC students have becon
movement away from concern for student
seem to be overlooking the students and
the university in the areas of research aiv
For now we can all only hope that the u
ly acknowledge students as an integral pai
university and prove that by allowing a st
case, students to serve on the Board of 1
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I/CttfFS Policy: 1h* (>amrco(k will Iry to prinl Ifltrri rff?lvrd. I*
Ivtordt long. <#uet! edlCorbU should nol eicted $00 *ordt. We reserve i
Mbtl. Thi (tamtfc<k will not withhold ncmei under an> circumtlanc
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live students jfWPJj0"0
:e concerns
ent officers have atD
Board of Trustees,
particularly with the
gue, the efforts have
seem to feel there is
'oting power on the
1 been allowed to atn
allowed to vote on
icnefit, and there just
the SG or interest inoubtedly
made a big
: population, and the
: realizing the imporer,
serve on the board
s to affeet the student
ustees to come to that ^
;forc USC decides to
I their own lives?
rustees does not have
I that "wouldn't have
?eem to care too much
magically showed up
led their approval."
if it is, we hope that ?
a change that will ob'ersitv
as a whole.
tension" plan call for
80 pcrcent of them in
ik among the top-10
1 States by 2001.
in the nation with an -MJ^vFU^kJ
its students in such a
one voting scat on the Amerjcans arc ,
economic costs of
ne a part of is a mass ingly high. Betw<
s. USC administrators cigarettc consump
going to the needs of 3,196, governmcn
d endowment instead.
niversity will eventual- year> said the An
t of the running of the nual report, 320,0
udent or, as in SMU's smoking-rclatcd d
TU? .irlr rr
i rustccs. *,,c vj?
About 40 pcrce
prematurely; for I
1AP PROBLEMS* smokers is doul
females, the rate
than non-smoker
I \ new lung cancer
-J , Cancer Society sa
v cancer is both the
^ almost certainly,
Jfe SML
'Bj/VX /^vlKi Students have al
W&J/ff (. everything they t
Jf l'on- They alwa
/M% ^ K? ^ minds and tell
The SMU b?j
ycs' e'^u pos'
members. One o
fclJf on ,he hoard itse
y&Mh^^Sk VOTh8 posi,ons
r ^ \> The commute
include Academ
university's nev
Tk* wil1 require pa
undergraduate
government.
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problems broug
?n evaluated, debat
^ideas on solutioi
I will graciously
\ them in print. P
YV^here reflect nei
myself, so I wi
k^V *''' sued. If the idea
\ \1 the credit.
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^ \ i j tampus wmiuui
_ \| I ground under i
, ?-* will free up ex
students.
Also, close d
M over the mothe
/j& moving cars goi
^ This will also ta
\ ing and unlockii
University Poli<
Auction Manager FOOTBALL
JRA S. DAY their way. I doi
ductlon Staff who is giving th
HARD GRIFFIN >"8- There w<
in i ami; without the ui
university with*
; Manager the subject, insi
tion of athletic
ll*n thould bt, at maximum, 250 !o .100 ^ I'dentS Should
iheright(urdiiitiiciifor*(>i?orpouibi* fund the intran
* , they are anywa
i
igftriUwe-"
t in cigarette
smoking less, but the social and
smoking continue to be appall;en
1974 and 1987, per capita
tion by adults fell from 4,141 to
t figures said. About 40 million
[ themselves as ex-smokers. Hut 'jfc
f Americans still smoke and each ^ 1
lerican Cancer Society in its an
LK; ot them can expect to cue troni ?
liseases.
noking arc stark and cscapablc.
nt of male smokers will die j
female smokers the rate is 28 per- j
cancer rate among male cigarette
ble that of non-smokers. For cancer,
is 67 percent higher for smokers Smoking's
s. Each year sees about 150,000 is well estab
cases; 83 percent of them, the smokers frori
lid, are caused by smoking. Lung so too is the <
; nation's No.l cancer killer and, ing produce;
the most easily avoidable form of Assessment
\ merits praise
ways blamed administrations for
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nuiK is wrong wun nignci cuuta- j]
ys say they want to speak their I
the administration how things
I ^
n Methodist University students
lrd of Trustees has opened eight, (BTy 1
itions to be filled by student ^iK|f
f these is for a non-voting position C^^\u
If, and the remaining seven are for
on board committees.
es that will have one student seat
ic Affairs, Building and Grounds,
vancement, Finance and InStudent
Affairs Committee will
it seats. In other w
to positions on the Student Affairs people with ;
;tecs arc acknowledging the impor- of what's j
input in the areas that most direct- students, the
dents. they want ac
ic student body president has b^en Thank yoi
n on the board's meetings. The ing what we,
v governance structure, however, asking our p
rticipation from a graduate or a The mem
student not involved in student wouldn't ha
didn't seem i
/ersity problei
ly years at USC, I have seen many
ht up, discussed, filed away, re- ij
ed and disposed of. I have my own a
is for some of these problems, and
f allow you the privilege of seeing
lease remember the ideas presented
ther the views of this paper nor !
II claim no responsibility if I get !
s are good, I will of course take all
Todd
Don't build another building on
digging a parking garage into the C/iriSl
t. Especially residence halls. This j
isting lot parking for commuting
own all of Greene Street and pave
r. I hate it when 1 have to dodge
ng to class, so just park them there, ALCOII4
ike the tremendous burden of lock- we think we
ng the gates off the shoulders of the {to crack do<
:e Department. more than <
TICKETS: I .et the students have only see wh
n't care who is making thc money. Just make j
ic money or where the money is go- Thursday n
3uld be no athletic department that matter
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nversuy, ana mere wuuiu uc no tuntci u auv
out the students. While we are on about it.
lead of being grateful for the dona- LITTER:
department funds to the library, the freshman y
press on and get athletics to at least liked. It cs|
nural program. Who do they think one, am sic
y? and vote o
tax would <
pr
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pj
ti
ai
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si
role as a casual agent in heart disease p
lished. So are the dangers to non- tl
n so-called second-hand smoke, and ti
anArm/Mic \r> u/acto that C m nlr . A
>. Congress' Office of Technology
placed the health-care and lost- E
for recogni
a
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ords, the board is looking for ordinary s
in interest in the school and an inkling n
joing on at the university. Unlike r
trustees don't go to school everyday;
lvice from people who do. f
j, board members. Thank you for car- c
the students, think, and thank you for p
articipation in governance. r
hers of the old board of governers r
ve thought of asking our advice. They 1
to care too much about anything at the t
ins need rad
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)l< POLICY VIOLATIONS: Who do
;'re kidding here? If USC really wanted
>vn on alcohol violations there would be
:nough opportunities. The adage "You
at you want to see" is applicable here,
a walk-through of McBryde Quad one
ight (or just about any other night, for
) and watch. It's hypocritical to express
>ut a problem and then not do anything
: I went to College of Charleston my
ear, and they had a litter policy I really
pecially applied to election time. I, for
k of Andy Williams telling me to get out
n March 24. At "C of C" all election
u rb smoking I
oductivity costs of smoking at $65 billion a year. I
lat is equivalent to a hidden tax of $2.17 on each
ick of cigarcttcs Americans buy.
Are anti-smoking efforts making any progreis? I
tie drop in cigarette consumption suggests tho\ I. ;
e, but things are moving slowly. l ast yejn. H
garette output fell by only 1 percent, government I
gures said. There is pretty good evidence, though, I'
iat the decision to quit smoking or not to Stan NS
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nOKlIlg 111 111C 11151 piaLC llta V ny 111 I minim i/v
ie pricc of cigarettes. Studies have found that .as |S|
ic pricc goes up, consumption falls. Implicit I%1
mong the grim statistics of the American CacnCei lp||
ociety's report is the message that discouraging Rr
noking ought properly to be a national health l|S
riority. It is not too soon for Congress to begin I linking
about boosting the cigarette tax substan- Eg
ally as part of a program of smoking |||
isincentives.
THE INDIANA DAILY STUDENT, IN- pg
)IANA STATE UNIVERSITY. p
izing student! I
niversity; they just magicu..., snowed up to yQtc I
yes" on whatever it was that needed ttftkir pj
pproval. ftp
Thankfully, this approach has sunk in a se^pf [';
mbarrassment, and now the board has a chancfcjo I
lake a fresh start. And now we, the students, liave H
chance to help, to give them our perspective:*We
cannot afford to let this opportunity slippy. p
tudents who care about the university must a^ly p
or the one board position and the seven committee |
ositions. to
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i ne ooara nas supuiaiea mat me siuucnis \ajpo
erve on the board or board committees must jRot
e officers in any organizations because of con^Bct
if interest and personal time constraints, buti&o
tudent should be discouraged by this.
While it sometimes seems difficult to find e($}it
tudents who care about the university ? whojfc
tot already overextended in a myriad of extra$|Sricular
activities ? some must be found.
Students who care but have not yet found tBpit
>erfect niche in university involvement havjj^a
hance to find it now. Now that the board hasjjj^;
>ressed its interest in students, the interest musC$>e
eturned to the board in a thoughtful, responsible
nanner.
[HE DAILY CAMPUS, SOUTHERN
METHODIST UNIVERSITY ?
lical solution!
material had to be registered and stamped. Italic
material was not removed within 48 hours following
the election, fines were levied starting at $2^ It
would be great if we could find a way to use a
policy like this, not only for elections but alstQor
party promotions, etc. ^
ruKiviuLA uci a grip, we
(he students ? the voting students ? need to attack
the problem at the source. Don't just harass
the state legislature; replace the state legislature!
Have you ever gone to a session? Half of the
legislators are in the assembly room, with their feet
propped up and a chew cup within easy reach,
while the other half are outside talking to their
friends or generally goofing off. When it's time Jo
vote, everyone is called in to cast a ballot ? wh$n
half of them have not heard any debate on ttie
issue! :
And let's give Mike Fair a rest and give our
tcntion to Tim Rogers, D. Richland. Years agj>,
Rogers was everywhere at USC\ making flowcjy
speeches about full-formula funding and his sup
port of Carolina. But recently, when ihe House
committee proposed 95 percent of thc formula (a
relatively big accomplishment), Rogers spoke dp
and said it was too much ? that is should be mote
like 90.4 percent. Do us all a favor and vote poli*i
i' i n a _ f .. f r: *
cians iikc nogers out 01 uiiicc. ;
Well, I think that's enough said. Stay tuned t?>r
future installments, unless they cart me away fi>r
this one! ;
Wait! ! didn't mean it! Aaaahhh. . .