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Protests Continued from page 1
tell people what Jesus Christ is really movie or to forbid its-showing
like, instead of the way the movie Other students were there to see
portrayed him." the movie and said they thought the
She said she doesn't feel that protesters had no right to say the
anyone has the right to ban the movie should be banned,
movie. The students plan to continue "I think it is abhorrent. These peopassing
out Bibles until the movie pie are protesting the very foundaleaves
town. tion of what America is all about,"
"You have the freedom to choose. history junior Tiffney Wolf said.
. . . Just say no to blasphemy," said "They have nothing else to do on
a sign held by business senior Janice Friday night except come out here
Kraft. and try to earn a gold star on the
"The government doesn't have the Sunday school chart," English
right to ban the movie, but I am out sophomore Liz Elliott said,
here trying to persuade people not to All groups involved said they
see it because I feel it can be damag- would have representatives out in
ing to people's faith," Kraft said. front of the theater until the movie
Bowman said the religious groups leaves town. The Jefferson Square
had every right to protest against the manager said the theater would promovie,
but they did not have the right bably stop showing the movie Thursto
keep others from going to the day depending on turnout.
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More than 32 months after the
Challenger disaster, the National
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shuttle Discovery at 11:37 a.m.
Thursday from the Kennedy Space
Center. (See photos, left.)
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program was witnessed by more than
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reporters and photographers. (See
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Editor's note ? The Gamecock's photography
editor and a reporter took a trip to Cape Canaveral
Thursday to watch the shuttle launch. The following
commentary relates what one saw.
By BRIAN SAULS
Photography editor
And just where were you at 3:30 a.m. Thursday?
Maybe studying furiously for that history test?
Blissfully passed out after drinking one too many?
Trying real hard to finish that case of Busch?
Can't remember? I know where I was, and I can
account for the whereabouts of a few other people
as well.
Not many, mind you, only a couple hundred
thousand people ? we were anxiously awaiting the
launch of the space shuttle Discovery.
Yes, eventually I and more than a million other
people were tailgating in Cape Canaveral, Fla., anticipating
the rebirth of America's space program.
But at 3:30 a.m.?
Cars lined the streets of Titusville, illegally park;
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space shuttle.
Space shuttle mania controlled the tiny town of
Titusville. Churches held "shuttle services" up until
tlje Wednesday before launch. Signs and banners
flew from buildings wishing the Discovery .
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Restaurants advertised "Shuttle Specials,"
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it Canaveral
Yeah, it was a major tourist trap. The residents
played off of a big event trying to scam money
from unsuspecting tourists. But they were there ?
at 3:30 a.m.
All those people stood waiting for the launch ?
and none of them were typical. Old and young,
greeks and geeks, yuppies and yippies, people there
to see the shuttle. They wandered around, cameras
and binoculars strung around their necks, their only
purpose being to catch a glimpse of the space
shuttle.
Before the Challenger disaster, shuttle launches
were no big deal. Sure, some people would want to
see a launch ? those unfortunate beings who happened
to be in Florida but had never seen a shuttle
launch before ? but not the million-and-a-half
hat were present Thursday.
Apathy in America? Sure, it exists, but those
aeople ? those several-hundred thousand people
? were there to see an event that before Jan. 28,
1986 had become commonplace.
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