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Planning New user fee for Russell Hous would hamper campus \ Russell HouSe is in disrepair. Everyone knows that. Carpe are torn in places; chairs are becoming abused and scarce: an the building needs improvement and some renovation. ri , i _ 1 1 . r> r> . 1 t dui 10 oegin cnarging a iee ior organizations, ciuds ana 11 dividuals to use the rooms in the student union is a bad idea, would end up hurting the students more than helping th building. The idea is for the Russell House to charge organizations sue as the Cinematic Arts Committee, fraternities and sororities an clubs a fee ? more correctly a tax ? to use any of the rooms i the building for events. It would mean for any group to hold concert, a movie or a seminar where admission is charged, would have to pay for the use of the room, auditorium c ballroom. The money from the fee would go to the improvement of th building. The directors of the Russell House, Department of Studer Life, think users of the rooms should "give something back" t the building they are using for free. The problem with this kind of fee, though, would be tht organizations such as Cinematic Arts that have had troubl meeting their financial obligations would be burdened with a extra expense that probably would doom them eventually. ] would mean that if fraternities and sororities want to sponsc bands, they would have to begin charging more money at th 4.^ 1- _ i.1 J.Tf A I ^ __ 1 1 -li uuui iu maKe up me unierence. Anu mai wouia mean alter dance would decrease. If that is the case, it is conceivable that no one would continu to have any events at reasonable prices in the Russell House an more. The fee could conceivably drive the students and the sti dent events away. No one wants this to happen. In order for this potential tragedy to be avoided someon needs to come up with a viable plan and present it to Dean c Student Life Jerry Brewer at the open forum at 5 p.m. Tuesda in the Russell House Theatre. Brewer, who will make the ultimate decision sometime afte the forum, said this is the only alternative he has found to mak up for the money needed for the improvements in the building He has gone to the Senate Finance Committee looking for th money, but he was turned down. If no organization can come up with a workable solution t this problem, the fee will be charged. And if that happens students may find they have less to do at Russell House fror now on ? fewer bands, fewer movies and fewer speakers ? les fun. There is another way. On o u/oi; \i;ai 11 rl Ho ta o/J/J o m oro nonfc f m/orxmnoV rf n V* CLj vv UU1U L/C IL/ UUU CI 111 VI V JV/ CClilO IU C V CI J UIIC O 3LU dent activity fee to be solely designated to go to Russell Hous improvements. The money generated could make the difference Some people who don't use Russell House may say they don' want to pay for the building they don't use, but Russell House i for the students, and all the students should be concerned. If the user fee goes into place, all the students will be hurt even though only some of the students ? organizations ? ar paying. It makes more economic sense to rally as a student body am suggest a miniscule increase than to begin losing valuable event because no one can afford to go. Student leaders must go to the meeting Tuesday and speal their minds. If something isn't suggested, everyone will be hurt The Gamecock Best Non-daily Collegiate Newspaper, Southeastern Region Society of Professional Journalists, 1987-88 Editor in Chief Datebook Editor A \inv DCrUTCT JANPHILLIPS Managing Editor Graphics Editor JEFF SHREWSBURY MICHAEL SHARP Cop> Desk Chief Comics Editor KATHY BLACKWELL TRACY MIXSON Assistant Copy Desk Chief Graduate AsZn. 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' When I read The Gamecock Monday, I foun< n could have come on down here to USC to do tl ;s water-immersion thing. I could have gone swim; ing in that centerpiece of USC's attractive camp ? Lake Thomas Cooper, better known as t library. A pipe bursts, and magazines and documents j e ruined. A leaky roof once took out other tomes well. t These leaks and bursting pipes make it seem li S Thomas Cooper is one of the reactors at the Sava nah River Plant. A scenario: It's a dark gray day outside; the n ' begins to pour; a girl in a yellow raincoat a e yellow rain hat with an umbrella walks pouri Morton's Salt all over the place, d We're talking serious agua here. And a gt s alone in the stacks late in the afterndon, stops a asks himself, "Did the building just moan? No In this scenario, this likable long-haired fellow k one of those students in black who normally s around outside Gambrell, but it's raining, so 1:1 J 1 1 i ucnuca iu gu iu 111c iiuidiy, an uuwii anu icau i Compleat Marx, En gels. He reads about some of the bitchin' parties t proletariat are going to have when they thrc down the imperialistic, capitalistic, entrepreneur Letters to thi -w?^ 1 1 * O *1 has rec< Franklin fails ???? crazies to achieve goal S T ,U J', int? art To the editor: . We would like to compliment Dean James Franklin on his performance Qf as USC student body president. nlause t Franklin has an excellent future t t ( ahead of him as a politician. He has jaws a< -J already learned to manipulate the in frge' mm trath to his advantage. of the Q We voted for Franklin because he th sa promised to give students an alter- s native to the outrageous prices of tex- cr^ak tbooks at the USC bookstores by althoug J establishing a network of book trades experiei _ between students. We were reminded |^ow of Franklin's empty promises when a but I w cashier demanded $42 for a worn-out SOn's ri textbook with its pages stuck himself luscincr- conseqi The only accomplishment Franklin j has made was toward his resume. at cjQjn James, for your own sake, do not use j I USC as a reference. car^pu Norman I. Fewell Reagan Political science senior printed Randy Elmore showed Biology junior Not tougher Dean, paper r?u have integrity STSS To the editor: I understand this may sound like more backscratching between Chuck T ^ Dean and me, but if you know me, JLivl you know I very seldom get around _ # to scratching backs for no reason f$ll1 other than my pure laziness. This, however, deserves attention that even I my monumental laziness could not To the < suppress. Pleas< -J First, let mc point out that Dean really si T TSHHESiSUyiHHi^^^^^^^^^BI^HBBMfl I uld put library i n i i &. ?. n ?; - - ^ F' iat Pe mhe Stephen - g? Guilfoyle jgt g as = Jt * sai we ke f M A in- ' ^? pei J coi tin de< nd whores who have horded all the wealth, ng "Wow," he says, but then thinks, "Did the mc building just groan? Nah. foi iy, "Ahhhhhhh." nd And then he is engulfed by the biggest white- yei water rapid since Moses had his big gig at the Red tio is Sea. his its Even worse for him, his Compleat Marx, Engels W] he is destroyed, to be read nevermore, nevermore. mc lis And speaking of that, the floods may take out the Compleat Poe. ma he But I can't make fun forever, because this is a ide >w serious problem with the library ? a real problem pn ial because books are getting ruined. tha editor \ sssed so far from what they written such a strong retort tc mal that he has adopted the my Joyner's Playboy article. I trademark of a permanent unusual that a guy would ha\ > cap. But like a lot of our sensitivity toward how deg certified nuts, Dean turns life something such as that article ana, wnen ne is at nis best, l teei really gratetul to him 1 life. ing our defense, not becai 's recent column (in which he aren't capable of defe doing Ecstasy) deserves ap- ourselves, but because it resto rom those of us who are sub- faith in men. ;his country's ridiculous drug I guess it's obvious that thi : well as anyone who believes women who pose for Playbo, speech, civil liberties and any there are men who read it, but ither red, white and blue stuff women like to be viewed as s y our country was founded jects. It's nice to know there ai ieldom, if ever, do journalists who respect that, as openly as Dean did, Thanks a lot, Greg Gilbert, h I am sure many have similar ices. Liz Ci I am not promoting drugs, Humanities fre holeheartedly promote a perght to do what he wants to and to write about it with vAJMUJ lence. | | ecially cheer Dean's courage iiDerai, amo g this in the days of tougher ws. I'm sure there are many ^o the editor: s papers out there in Oh no> here comes Sam land that would have never with more of his flatulent atter Dean's piece. The Gamecock articulate. Last year, the wor journalistic integrity. reduced to a giant racist cons] pvprvnnp **/<=? This vear. it looks like he is Dai drug laws or that we need the most liberal, amoral, kn all, but few of us speak up. societal primitivism that he car , Chuck, for speaking up. out ?f bucket on his shoi to The Gamecock for allow- There are plenty of car to around, Starks; stay away f writing profession. Your cono Vincent Craig Wright morality are those of a mem English senior crudest kind of tribe. Or yet, dish out all the addiction, Iin,* rckctfwckc and Pestilence 10 y?ur own 1 llCl ICIjIUIvJj Oops, but then again, it's t # there, isn't it? You can k< ("M 111 VYIf^Tl There's never anything anymore for some kinds of p and Starks, you're one of thei editor: s excuse my sexism, but 1 was Spiros Pap lrprised to see that a guy had Graduate s in hot water It's costing us a whole, whole lot of money. But j real cost is much higher. There are some iceless books housed in the library. So what hapns when the water gets through the first floor d floods the archives? USC is a government depository. Thousands of vernment documents are housed at USC, both in int and in microfilm. What if the government ts leery, thinking if we can't keep our magazines "e, how can we keep its documents safe? Maybe should be asking that question right now. Somethina shnnlrl he rlnne anH snnn Tt'c han ned twice now, so it should be checked just to nfirm if these are isolated incidents or signs of a ep-rooted problem. A library should be more safe, more secure, >re airtight than Fort Knox. All they have at the -t is gold, gold and gold. \ library houses ideas, sometimes thousands of irs worth of the collected thinkings and ruminans of mankind. A library houses our written tory, our differences and our individuality, tiat is contained within should be treated like the >st precious of stones. \ library is a storehouse of ideas, and what is inkind, but a living, breathing storehouse of as? We must protect our ideas, because we'll be jtecting ourselves ? at least the part of ourselves tt really matters. ) 1om- i . ? * . n seems ACtlVltV ICCS /e such fng for student use or takise we To the editor: As USC students, we all should be res my concerned when the administration begins to tamper with student funds, "re ar|j specifically student activity fees. A 1 arT new proposal has been set forth that not all recommends that student activity ex ob- fees ke usecj tQ jncrease the Russell e guys Uni icp'c nnpratino KnHopt Thic 11VWJV o v/jyvi L/UM^Vl. A IllO means that student money, which is supposed to supplement and/or provide extracurricular activities on ilhoun campUS for every fee-paying student, snman wjn be used to replace equipment and buy furniture for the university. WMi Every student organization (i.e., I honor societies, political groups, l*?il sororities, fraternities, etc.) will be subject to this. For example, if money designated for the student Starks movie program is used to cover adopts to ministrative operating costs, student Id was prices could increase, or the number piracy. 0f movies shown on campus could rroting decrease significantly. Obviously, the ee-jerk student, you, will be the victim in this i wring maneuver. naers. washes Is this right? This is student rom a money. Your money! You have a epts of right to question this. A forum will ber of be held at 5 p.m. Tuesday in the better Russell House Theatre. I recommend , crime that students who care how their amily. money is spent attend this forum, ilready Also, Student Government can help, ;ep it. if senators and officers know wrong students care. Call and write. )eople, n. Melina D. Davis Vice president ileacos Carolina Program Union tudent Interna) mai tudies junior