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Parking
(JSC, stop denying problem
exists and get to work on it
The Gamecock ran an article Monday clearly outlining the ad
ministration's view of the parking problem.
According to numerous administrators who work fo
Facilities Planning, Parking and Vehicle Registration Service:
and the Shuttle Cock system, there's no problem.
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when they were assured that the problems they have been ex
periencing all year long have just been figments of theii
imaginations.
Students who live in the Horseshoe and Capstone areas hav<
been unable to find parking spaces at night at the Pit or
Pendleton Street for years. But now, thanks to the work that i:
being done there ? work that will add about 25 spaces when th<
paving is completed ? students have lost the majority of space'
in that lot.
But that's not a problem. They can park down at the coliseum
lots. Or in the Bates lots. Or in the Cliff Apartment lots. Don't
worry about another dangerous walk students will have to make
if they avoid the Bates ramp. No problem.
Don't worry what the students in Bates and Bates West and
Cliff have to say about that. If they lose spaces they can go
down to the coliseum.
Of course, it's a dangerous walk back from the coliseum lots
at night, and having all these resident students park there helps
ruin the lot's effectiveness as a commuter area. But again, that's
not a problem.
See, the university is telling us that we students aren't looking
hard enough to find the spaces that are there. See, it's our
laziness that's the problem. There are loads of spaces;
everything understood?
Except there have also been complaints from faculty and staff
members saying they too have been having a hard time finding
parking spaces.
So are they being lazy too? Or do they too find it a problem to
nave 10 go to tne Styx to park and then have to wait for a Shuttle
Cock that will definitely be late, most probably take more than a
half hour to show up, and then, if it's a peak period, it might be
so full of people you still can't get on?
So what's going on here? Is there a parking problem at USC?
Definitely no, according to the university. Definitely yes, according
to the students, and some faculty and staff.
Who do you believe? Well, it occurs to us that members of the
administration have spaces reserved for them. So is there a parking
problem? Not as far as they can see. The students having
been compaining about parking problems for years now, but
this year it has gotten out of hand.
Wake up guys. We have enough problems with parking at
USC already. We shouldn't have to be spending so much time
just trying to convince the administration that there is a
problem.
It is time for the administration to take off its rose-colored
glasses, to use a cliche, and see the problems that do exist. To
say there's no parking problem at USC is to deny reality.
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I've always been into films, so here's a few, filmrelated
tidbits to break up your Wednesday
afternoon.
A source close to this columnist tells The
Gamecock that Robbie Benson was at the Timothy
Leary show, disguised as some kind of hippie with
a wig and sunglasses.
Our source, who shall remain nameless, tells us
Benson stood right next to our source, and our
source says it definitely was USC's film guy.
I'm not sure if it's true our not, but it sounds interesting,
and I've never had reason to doubt this
particular source before. I tried to raise Benson on
the rap-rod (telephone to all of you unhip folks),
but there was no answer. So how 'bout dropping us
a line, Mr. Benson, and telling the readers if you
were at Leary, and what you thought of him?
And if you weren't, be aware that there's a guy
who's a dead ringer for you going around in a wig
and sunglasses.
I myself didn't go to see the Leary show. 1
had a debate in which to engage. I was debating
that movie theaters have a responsibility to show
the film, The Last Temptation of Christ.
In my sterling career of previous debates that 1
Letters
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improve safety ^impose
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To the editor: welfare of
In the past three years that I have designed to ]
lived on the USC campus, I have If this can
never felt as unsure of my safety as in areas cannot
the past month. It seems that an issue walk arou
of The Gamecock does not go by violence, th<
without reporting some incidence of altered to a
violence. In response to this the tlons t0 ens
police department and Law Enforce- students,
ment Safety Division have provided
"Safety Tips" to enlighten students
as to how they may avoid a
dangerous situation. One of these
warns students not to walk at night T
or if necessary to walk in groups. For
those who do not want to walk at night,
USC hails Alpha Phi Omega, a I13VC
service fraternity that provides an
escort service. To the editor
However, APO, because they drive 1 must mal
university vehicles, is only allowed to cerning the r
drive to and from on campus destina- Joseph Bake
tions. 1 realize that allowing the and Vehicle
vehicles to go all over Columbia Mr. Baker h
would not be plausible, but in some looking for a
cases where the destination is ex- the student lc
tremely close to campus, 1 don't see The remar
why a student's safety should be wishing to pa
jeopardized merely because of the pus should b<
"on campus rule." are about 12
For example, 1 was studying until 9 mediate are;
p.m. at the Stanley Kaplan Center on classes. Thesi
1419 Pendleton St, located on the B.A. (Busii
block between Marion and Bull building,
streets. 1 called APO, requested their Humanities,
service, but was told that because 1 Music Studic
wasn't on campus, they could not Sloan College
provide their service. However, 1 was Come Colle]
told if I went to Maxcy dorm or building, to m
down the street to Pendelton garage, lv stand to
they could escort me to South Tower would rather
dorm. This option seemed as three blocks c
dangerous as walking to my dorm six to seven bl
because Pendelton Street is dimly lit. Baker does nc
After some discussion APO agreed to side of campu
pick me up, but only if I was facing is located. Bio
Maxcy dorm. an excellent lo
My argument here is not with the halls, which t;
APO escort service. They were pro- near it It i^ i
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really wanted to debate, 1 was unbeaten, but now,
my average dropped to .500. Can you believe 1
lost? By one vote?
So I'm 1-1 now. (I was roped into another one
once, and 1 lost that one too, but I was really for the
other side.)
But it concerns me that a majority of people at
that debate thought that theaters don't have a
responsibility to show The Last Temptation of
Christ. They were all students and should be more
open-minded.
And because Robbie Benson is at USC to
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editor
urteous, and the service classroom buildings, hov
le is invaluable. My Another point that she
with the red tape and sidered is the recent con
d on APO which place "the student lots on Pendl
above the safety and These lots were blocked
the students they are the month of July. Cons
Drotect. not begin until the Mor
tpus and its surrounding classes started on Aug. 21
be made safe enough to live with construction fo
na wnnoui tear ot so, but it is now Sept.
:n policies need to be construction is still not
ccomodate these situa- We can also live with a i
ure the safety of USC the weather is not always
it is going too far when ri
campus students are allo\
Teri Kimball their cars in the commutir
Philosophy senior parking lot on Sunday nij
move them until Friday
Hnflcn'f Last week, 15 of 19 cars
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liarkina belonged to resident stud
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: these cars are not being g
<e a few comments con- due to the construction i;
ecent remarks made by My question is, why not
r, director of Parking students, who live on ct
Registration Services. can easily walk to their c!
as obviously not been either at their dorms
parking place in any of Blossom Street garage? 1
)ts lately. fill up the 50 to 60 empt;
k concerning students Blossom Street and free
rk in the center of cam- number of spaces for stu
; dealt with first. There 'ive off-campus and are
! buildings in this im- drive in for classes. Many c
i that are used for muting students are olde
e building's include the wbo have come back to s
less Administration) a'so have jobs. They con
Gambrell Hall, from work to take a clas<
McMaster College, the return to work. Some c
)s, Hamilton college, muucius wouia love to
?. Barnwell College, Le walking distance of USC,
ge and the Nursing Jusl not possible,
ante a few. It would on- Mr. Baker should cor
reason that students parking lot at 7:30 a,
park within two or students are driving arour
if their classrooms than for spaces that have been i
ocks away. Surely, Mr. 7 a.m. He should also corn
M park on the opposite ing the time when students,
s from where his office commute, are lined up ins
issom Street garage is in waiting for a space to com
cation for the residence must be remembered th
ike up most of the area classes are offered only
iot convenient to main times of the day, and in or<
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teach us about movies, it might be interesting to
find out what he thinks about The Last Temptation
of Christ. I'm really interested in what a
Hollywood insider thinks about this film.
We accept up to two letters/guest editorials a
month. Write in. We like letters here at The
Gamecock.
Speaking of movies, I saw ThePrincess Bride
the other night at the Russell House Theater. The
showing I went to was packed. It was a sight I
hadn't seen in a long time at the Russell House,
and if they keep bringing good films like that, I for
one will keep coming.
But we do need more foreign films. We used to
have things like a Bergman festival, so sad it almost
makes you look at suicide as a neat idea, and a
Truffaut festival, artistic film at its best.
Last but not least, in this filmish column of
mine, remember that the home video player is the
greatest invention ever. You can watch great films
of the past that don't get shown much anymore.
For example, I just recently saw The Philadelphia
Story with Jimmy Stewart, Katherine Hepburn and
Cary Grant.
Film at its very best.
vever. these classes we students must have a
>uld be con- place to park our cars to get to the
struction in class. Move those resident student
leton Street. cars? and part of the problem would
off during be solved,
truction did
iday before Dot Brown
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to park To the editor:
lg students' I would like to address Katherine
ght and not Gilbert's letter to the editor
afternoon. "Editorial shows typical sexism," in
in the com- the Sept. 19 issue of The Gamecock.
lot across Our community has been badly
eet garage shaken by a string of violent and terents.
What rible crimes. These crimes are not
e fact that happening to someone else,
iven tickets somewhere else. They are being comn
their lot. mitted against our friends and
make these neighbors, in our own community,
impus and and they affect us all.
asses, park The Gamecock's editorial,
or in the "Crime," may have been harsh (and
Phis would this was apologized for), but its iny
spaces at tent was clear. We must think about
the same where we go, what we do, and who
dents who we are with. We must act sensibly
forced to and cautiously. And we must help
)f the com- each other and look out for one
r students another.
;chool and No one is trying to blame the vicae
directly tim. As was stated in the editorial,
; and then "the only person truely responsible
ommuung for this happening is the rapist." Ms.
be within Gilbert, your childish sarcasm does
but that is nothing to help this situation, and it
is not appreciated,
ne to the We do not live in a crime-free
,m. when society. Crime exists, but we must
id looking not let this destroy our community,
filled since We need to pull together and work ?
te out dur- together ? towards ending this
who must uisis.
ide the lot
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at certain Computer Science senior
at certain Sherry Lutz
ier to take Biology Graduate Student