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Opportunity
U.S. should not pass up chance
to end Cold War with Russia
Expect a little,'^and a lot won't come.
That's the problem U.S. government officials face in regard to
the Dec. 2-3 meeting between the U.S. and the Soviet Union that
President George Bush refuses to call a summit.
While Soviet Foreign Ministry spokesman Gennady Gerasimov
has said the meeting could be "the end of the Cold War," U.S.
officials have reacted cautiously. Too cautiously.
Since Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev took over, the Soviets
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talks and have been tolerant of drives for more freedom from
countries within their sphere of influence.
Meanwhile, the U.S. has sat back and declared that more needs
to be done.
Well, here is a chance for the U.S. and the Soviets to reduce its
stockpile of nuclear weapons and discuss the bold moves toward
freedom in Eastern European nations.
But instead, U.S. officials have chosen to go slow.
Trade barriers the U.S. erected against the Soviet Union, which
now hurt both nations, will remain intact until the Soviets liberalize
emigration procedures, Bush says.
Before the meeting has even begun, Bush has already said what
can and can't be used as a bargaining chip. That's not exactly
setting the stage for a positive, fruitful get-together.
Bush should take note of the fact that it is to the advantage nf
the Soviets to reduce military spending and aid to East-bloc nations
because the Soviet economy is in shambles. There has never
been a better time than now to negotiate arms reduction and increased
economic ties with the Soviets.
And the U.S. would benefit from Soviet military spending cuts
and improved economic relations, too.
Soviet military spending cuts would give U.S. officials the initiative
to reduce military spending here, leaving more money to
deal with social issues such as education and drugs.
Furthermore, improved economic relations with the Soviets
could give the U.S. an opportunity to get its products into the sofar
untapped Soviet market, which would help reduce this nation's
trade deficit.
Unfortunately, this meeting may amount to nothing more than a
public relations coup by Bush and Gorbachev, both of whom
would benefit from the perception that they are trying to work out
the problems remaining between their countries.
. But nothing can be done unless U.S. officials expect a little
more than just a smile and a handshake. Maybe, just maybe, a lot
will follow.
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USC's reputal
Bob Marc urn's lawsuit
against USC ended ^
Thursday making him
a happy man, $250,000
richer, and thinking his
reputation is restored. ' s/
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Marcum was wrongfully
fired. He was dis- gf V
missed for his failure
to oversee the non- Stephen
existent "Life Styles" .
drug testing program. Gllllfoyle
So, if a jury decided
it wasn't Marcum's job
to run the program,
whose responsibility was it?
Paul Akers, the team doctor, pops to mind.
He's the guy who dragged Joe Morrison's name
through the mud during the trial.
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world's greatest rock 'n' roll ot^rsband."
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bottom line is Clemson and the ?
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the decade and economic boom . ?ve 5
that comes with it ? at the ex- eiT1
pense of USC and the Midlands. 7?y sinf
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to play in Columbia. A big name
rock group stopping in the state in- *
stead of driving through it between fV*r|lTI
Atlanta and the mid-Atlantic. * * "***
Scores of out-of-towners would
pour into the Midlands for the To the editc
show, bringing scores of dollars Recently,
with them. And USC would have a sion about
progressive promotional feather in tion. In my
its cap, as would Columbia. ran across
But once again, USC took a step African Blai
backward, not forward. Officials vide a gene
said the event would interfere with blacks con
football season. They fretted about chant Rece
security. They worried about the guages of !
infamous upper deck. And rumor Peulh, Dahc
has it an antiquated policy still on that chants j
the books forbids non-football social and
events from being held there dur- were actuall
ing football season ? even though Leopold
it's already been broken for the that, "a poe
pope and Billy Graham. A Peulh pre
The USC turned down the Roll- as "words
ing Stones. (Maybe it was because ear." Tradi
Mick and Keith refused to sign poetry was
that "We won't play 'Louie, of clans, fan
Louie'" paper. and defeats
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the negotiations. And officials references,
came up with an original idea: emphatic co
have a show on an OPEN Black poetr
weekend, right after football sea- for adaptatic
son and Thanksgiving, when no- Each court b
thing else is going on in the area. sion of the \
University officials and students, the son fron
along with Upstate and Piedmont had its "grio
communities offered a solid line of There are ab
support. Rumors flew. Then the tional poetic
deal was done. Sunday, Nov. 26, are probabl;
at Frank Howard Stadium, not South of the
Williams-Brice. 600 languag<
tion still needs
the football team ? not the athletic department.
Morrison, Akers said, knew that former lineman
George Hyder refused to take steroid tests.
Morrison, Akers said, told him to ease up on
steroid testing, suggesting that Morrison was
aware of the problems on the team and condoned
steroid use.
But Morrison is dead, and there is no one
here to defend his name. And we may never
know the whole truth.
Marcum's name may have been restored by
this trial, but it was restored by slashing
Morrison's.
At the trial, USC President James Holderman
said he ordered the task force to investigate the
drug testing policy because he heard rumors about
players taking drugs.
I seem to remember this order came just after
former USC wide receiver Ryan Bethea was arrested
for possession of cocaine with intent to
distribute and a USC recruit, Rico Marshall,
died after swallowing cubes of raw cocaine.
Neither of these events had anything to do
with USC's drug testing program. But it made
us look bad again.
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but for the Midlands, expression.
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I thfy an"ou"?ed tJieir Oct. 25 letter by Samuel
jy show. But Tiger fans First, Mr. Dunham
i great rub-in to bring gayS 1^5^^ f
to the game Nov. 18. forts on ?Coming Out
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vant. And the follow- ^iaps should have subr
nd, they 11 have the names in the Oct. 11 pei
and further advised that
II just have leftover lesbians don "orange bel
[tumble pie. so that everyone at USC
s- ? . . . tify them.
^alr,ck Jean After stating that USC
use graduate lesbians should identi
# selves, Mr. Dunham plai
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ished by death. Mr. Di
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names from the Game
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I noticed some discus- out of fear ? Fear of th
rap in the letters sec- norance and hatred that j
literary wanderings, I students, like Mr. Dunh
several definitions of bit. Gays and lesbians
zk Poetry that may pro- proud and should feel sa
ology of sorts. African ing their sexual orient;
sider poetry to be a preference) to family, fir
;nt studies of the lan- the community, but this
Senegal, of the Bantu, not been assured. "Coi
imey and Ruanda show Day" was not an exercis
md dances at religious, tify gays. and lesbians, s
domestic ceremonies fore submit them to disci
y poems. , and persecution. "Con
Sedar Senghor asserts Day" encouraged gays
m is any work of art." bians to 'Take Your N<
iverb describes a poem This event was a suco
pleasing to heart and tempt to educate student
tional African black of the presence of gays
the unwritten histories bians on the college cam
lilies, tribes, conquests attempt to elevate awa
in battles, descriptions lesbian and gay issues.
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sral and death songs, just like everyone else.
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and the imagery was and ourselves. Someone
ncrete aspects. African is gay or lesbian. Which
y is heavily rhythmic ? to persecute someon
>n to music and dance, way they love, or to ]
tad its poet; the profes- someone for the way tl
>oet was taken over by Let's leave hating to Mr.
1 the father; each tribe he's done an admirable
t" or professional poet save the loving for the si
out 200 dynastic tradi- USC who are determine
chants recorded; there all forms of discriminatioi
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cleaning up
USC is still paying off the contract of former
football coach and athletic director Jim Carlen,
who believes he was fired for the same reason
as Marcum.
USC is still paying off the contract of Bill
Foster, a former basketball coach whose players
sold their free game tickets, thus putting the basketball
program on NCAA probation.
USC already has paid off the contract of Pam
Parsons, a former basketball coach after Sports
Illustrated uncovered a sex scandal in her
program.
And then there's the steroids, the losses, the
breakdowns, the turnover within the Morrison
coaching staff. The Morrison paternity suit.
I have met USC's most recent athletic director,
King Dixon, and I think he is an honorable
man. But no one has truly cleaned up the university's
athletic reDutation
It may be a long, difficult task.
But one first step could be getting rid of the
doctor who trashes a dead man. Because, you
know, Akers is still on the payroll and involved
in the athletic department.
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ite student
1 To the editor:
Till This letter is primarily addressed
to sophomore Samuel Dunham in
ice response to his letter in the October
25th issue. (And to all who
feel the same as he).
>nse to the Yes, Mr. Dunham ? the Gay
Dunham. an(j Lesbian Student Association
criticizes had another "National Coming Out
or their ef- Day," and they will continue to do
Day." Mr. so as long as it takes to get people
's and les- like yourself to treat homosexuals
nitted full as equals.
rsonal ads, And no ? it wasn't a "farce" as
gays and you said, because people like you
1-bottoms" noticed and responded to "Coming
can iden- Out Day" ? the exact purpose of
the day. "Coming Out Day" is to
' gays and show people like you that ho
uy uiciii- mosexuals are here and always
nly asserts will be. (Estimated over 2,000 hold
be pun- mosexuals at USC).
inham has
ism. USC "National Coming Out Day" is
t omit full not about running a publicized list
cock per- of all homosexuals as you feel
hame, but necessary. Homosexuals are just as
ie very ig- PROUD of their "sexual orienta;ome
USC tion" as you are of yours ? they
lam, exhi- just aren't stupid! Do you seriously
should be believe that the average Gay or
ife confid- Lesbian student would risk verbal,
ition (not mental and even physical abuse to
iends, and tell people like you who they are?
safety has NO ? of course not!
Tiing Out
e to iden- And before you submit a letter,
md there- you need to check your facts. Blue
rimination Jean Day is not a day to separate
ning Out heterosexuals from homosexuals,
and les- but to "unite" them as a human
sxt Step." race. (Something that obviously
sssful at- will never happen with ignorance
s at USC such as yours). Blue Jean Day is a
and les- day to say, "Hey, we are all in this
pus in an together and are all alike in many
reness of ways."
Maybe we should start an "Ig- *
/omen are norant Day" so that people like
They are you could dress up like freaks.
5, our sis- And this Holy Bible business is
>ommates a "farce" to me! It just further emyou
love phasizes your inability to think and
is worse speak for yourself,
e for the Oh ? Mr. Dunham ? I would
persecute also like to leave you with an
ley hate? idea. . . It has been said, and I
Dunham, know this from experience, that
job, and those who hate homosexuals the
tudents at most are the ones who are unsure
id to end of their own sexuality ? think abn.
out that one.
er Bacon Laura Lindsay
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