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Viewpoint Monday, November 6,1989 THE GAMECOCK 3 The Wa E. Germany denyi keeping reforms ft The communist bloc is crumbl East. Hundred of thousands of pec crossed open borders to the west. 1 It is becoming not only acceptab hunger for democracy and particip just 10 years ago were ruled by munist and socialist governments ii ing finally that communism, in tht work and that people, to be truly 1 happens in their lives. We are living in a time that is and as positively dramatic as the t are living through and seeing event the uniting of the planet and the ( clear holocaust that has dominated We may be seeing the beginning But many things have to happen To begin with, the Berlin wall i ders of every country should be c they choose. East Germany and s< bloc countries are dragging their fe But those countries must realize yc their own country ? they must h, walls come down, the people will ] will appreciate and applaud their le and freedom to leave. And, the United States has to at mmmipc r*nt tr? rrr?t thom Drooi, vwiuuivu MAV VMV kV UlVill* 1 IV/Oll has to lose that paranoid fantasy ii viets are merely lulling us into a wallop us later with a surprise attacl Gorbachev is truly concerned wi stability back to the people of the task, but he has made all the righi just what he says he needs to do. It's up to the U.S. to back him ev We are ascending the foothills < sides need each other to reach the ; peak, we will no longer be Soviet Earthlings. I I pue 70 nni Ihe Cjaii ... P Editor in Chief wayne washington Managing Editor hal millard Copy Desk Chief kathy black WET r Assistant Copy Desk Chief robyn thompson News Editor kelly c. thomas Assistant News Editor jeff wilson Carolina Life Editor robert thomas Assistant Carolina Life Editor > lynn gibson Sports Editor chris s elvestri Assistant Sports Editor brant long Photography Editor teddy lepp Letters Policy: The Gamecock will try to print all letters ri 300 words long. The writer should include full name, professii resident, or year and major if a student. An address and phoni editorials should not exceed 500 words. We reserve the righ Gamecock will not withhold names under any circumstance. 11 Iff ng Glasnost, I vm working 1 ing. Reforms are sweeping the ?ple are waiting or have already "he iron curtain is falling down, le, but downright fashionable to atory government in places that paranoid, quasi-dictators. Com- ^^00^ 1 the communist bloc are realizs fonn it exists in now, cannot tappy, must have a say in what ^ ^ >\v \\v "v as important as the renaissance '? he plague was devastating. We s that could be the beginning of ilimination of the threat of nuour lives for 40 years. of the end of the age of fear. jjlly must come down, and the boripen for its citizens to leave if 3me of the harder line Soviet;et about opening their borders. ^ >u can't keep people hostage in a ave the choice to leave. If the arobably stay anyway, but they aders for giving them the right ik >andon its basic belief that the aeni jbusn ana every American ibred in everyone that the Sofalse sense of security just to c. th giving economic and social East. His has been a difficult a t political moves and is doing /\ ery step of the way. When 3f a huge mountain and both in the ma peak. And when we reach the week, I fi s and Americans, we will be would be of time. / exit sessi( needs it, 1 Couldn't us what v know in t ^ , That op *?* uselessnei ! ^ _ V session pr session w ' brella and - V* - I expcci 1*. -? _ . gling arou ' ^ was WTOl ' Fan ? - stay To the ( As a find be fur able" thin > v ., .1 n-<^ 0ne of th< <s>/985e leavini their com this is defi I Many < "J ?>pA(> 17 when the I*v-vl V^*V by a large * . . ? is losing, i Assistant Photography Editor TTop JULIE BOUCHILLON ,7. , , ..4 were stand Viewpoint Editor ? JEFF SHREWSBURY ' . * * . t.... est exit. V Datebook Editor ? ^ . , JAN PHILLIPS g OT 0l Graphics Editor ?h*( ROB LANE . Graduate Assistant KRISTIN FRANCIS J"*", Gamecock Adviser Students ERIK COLLINS Qt 0 ? . at a game Director of Student Media through gc EDBONZA times The Production Manager 5est and LAURA s. DAY same. W< Assistant Production Manager known as RAY BURGOS we? Assistant Advertising Manager JEFFREY B. THOMPSON. Fans iceived. Letters should be, at a maximum, 250 to 1 1 j ^ anal title if an employee with USC or Columbia M M M ij ; number are required with all letters sent. Guest I to edit letters for style or possible libel. The ? To the e< I am add ^jChica^Tribunenope.allcleno jjm h, uphere...^^p|?' walk in the rain wa: [ got the letter | I Tw0 students ^ at the d u inis past ium, handing out a letter wi gured it A four-digit number occupi just a waste flnp 4M right hand corner of the lett t financial aid many students around to set 5 thought ? * went *nt0 auchtoriun they just tell r t. seat. I had had a geology cli /p npidp/1 tn lilMISHMw when 1 was a freshman. I sa h 'wtP ? didn'1 want to be in this roc ne letter want tQ ^ here n j thou :iniofnofthf | After I took another quicl >s o an exi v and ^ atlached card, the pi evaded. And < " Still, there weren't many lay, when the Wayne guess they gave more than j as to take Washinptnn eration to not coming, le Belk Audi- "^nington^ A student stood at the pot the B.A. room. I could tell he was ne the site of so didn't want to be here eithei I classes, I gave serious consideration The student said he worki ng. aid office. He said Congress ieen cold and rainy and that long walk made these sessions mandat i. building seemed extra long. But I Too bad Congress hasn't V? 1 rt'Kt f%a tt iaII rtrrs.4- i* /%? ?< * -rrr^^t ' lugui ao v*tu gci 11 uvw wiui. mg U5L, 10 gei a pnone sysi >t my raincoat on, picked up my urn- stantly busy, I thought, left. Then the student introduc ted to see a horde of students min- She began to explain the letl nd, waiting for the program to begin. The letter just provides sc ng. and the card gives a paymeri ttters to the editor o cjlfllllr] Carolina Football fans who, for the A past four years, have accepted noall (JQirip thing short of perfection from ^ ^ Todd Ellis. No matter how many ** great things he accomplished, iditor: whenever he made a mistake, you eshman, I realize I may cussed, booed and chanted, "Put in ly aware of the fashion- (blank)." These are not the charac- giv igs for a student to do. teristics that true fans portray. US ' latest^fashions seems to Todd Ellis brought Carolina cas i luuiuan uaiuta uciuic c a n . . pletion. In my opinion, .?? a !fany &reat ^s' includnitely not "fashionable." inS tw? bowl games and many restudents leave a game for ' e a^so bad us on the way Gamecocks are winning ano s bme in a margin, but an even gre- scas?[V most P^P^ thought er leave when Carolina WOuld a losinS one- wit At the recent N.C. State- j wish Coach Woods would run1 e, at one moment fans have given another quarterback or 1 ling and cheering and the more playing time earlier in the Am re ooking for the near- season. Maybe then you would But he r Carolina is win- have realized how good Todd Ellis wer >ing, a student who goes js> and what a valuable asset he a & ; should stay, no matter was our ^am. Maybe then you outcome may be to would not have booed him and ^ ort for the team. Anyone blamed him for EVERYTHING phc nrvf A rs rt/% />nnn/\f 1?. nut uw U..U.UI uuiy wem wrQng in a game j am C0U i a Carolina fan. sure yOU wouid jiave appreciated and ; need to realize they are a jot morej and m2Ly\>Q you soc ' j? ,suPPort l f/r tea would have let him know. But now woi >od times as well as bad it |s ^ jate for that j it?s tica team always gives their that "you don't know what tod< t e fans should do the you gQt ^ it's gone." What will ity 3 do not want to be you chant for the rest 0f the sea- gift air-weather fans, do son? j pave a str0ng feeling that botl Tracev Davit: sinCe y?u love winning, il wil1 be wa) Journalism freshman "We want Ellis back " mal # _ _ # fror I Will mi^ One more thing, but it's not for not ^ the fans: Thank you Todd Ellis for assc r%4- T TCf"1 lbe last few years and for the \ V k3 v_x things you did for Carolina football. We will really miss you. iitor: Amye Hawkins Iressing this letter to the Retailing freshman s worth information oors of the auditor- said. That number in the corner of the top part th a card attached. of the letter is how much you owe, she ed a space in the top continued. er. There weren't Somehow, I had gathered that. ^ me shake my head The older woman then began to talk to us very informally. Her voice was almost pleading, i and took a familiar I got the feeling that she actually cared about ass in this room each one of us. it in the same seat. I She asked us, "How many of you know what m then, and I don't being in default is?" ght. We all had the idea that that's what happens c look at the letter when the loan payments aren't made on time, ogram began. But the woman went on to explain just what students on hand. I happens if any of us got into default: attached ust serious consid- tax return checks, loss of further financial aid if we decide to return to school and bad credit, iium in front of the "You have no idea how important your credit rvous. He probably is." she said. "P1ea<ip ClirA \/r\nr laoHor .XMIXV UU1V J UUI 1V/IIUW \ I thought. has an updated address on file for you. You id in the financial don't want to be in default." ; passed a law that She talked to us a little more about loan conory . solidations and deferments and then ended the passed a law requir- session. She had congratulated us all earlier for em that isn t con- having struggled to become seniors, and she did so again before ending the session. ed an older woman. ;er and card. I collected my letter and card and left, glad ime information, that I had decided to come through the rain and it schedule, she cold afterall. , ^ Lssociation SCC for best, ot thinking not for quota To the editor: To the editor: Thanks for the opportunity to The article addressing black ene some vital information to the rollment in the USC honors colC Alumni Association: Just in lege was very disturbing. I was ;e y'all didn't know, there's appalled to learn that black stu:n a hurricane down here. dents may receive special consideration to enter SCC just because 7or two weeks, we were without the hlaclc enrollment is low ver. I know it sounds awful ? I find this very offensive. Why ) weeks without television ? should standards be lowered beI'm talking about two weeks cause of race? Standards are set to hout a refrigerator or stove, maintain a status. Those accepted ning water or air conditioning, into the college should be chosen >eing able to use the bathroom. on academic performance, not the 1 a newborn baby in the house. color of skin. If you don't meet the we were thankful because we qualifications, then you shouldn't e not hurt and because we had be accepted, imaged roof over our heads. Personally, my SAT scores were not as high as I would have liked. Ve were so lucky that the tele- As a result, it prevented me from >ne lines were spared, so we receiving several scholarships, Id check on our loved ones ? even though I had a high grade get a call from the Alumni As- point average and was very active miion soliciting money! i in high school, lid have thought it to be a prac- I feel at the present time, USC 1 joke, hadn't I received a letter is going overboard with racial ly thanking me for my generos- issues. I chose this university to reand asking for the extent of the ceive a quality education. I thought . It is a shame and it degrades that's what college was for. i USC and its alumni. By the 1 don't want to be misunderr, Alumni Association, please stood, for I believe in equal rights ce sure you remove my name f?r a^> bu* *n dtis situation, the n your list. As of now, I want whites denied entrance into SCC :hing to do with your because of average SAT scores are iciation. the ones being cheated. I think the term "equal rights" needs to be reevaluated before we lose our sense of direction. Begona Bradham, Ph.D. Missy Bradham Manning, S.C. AD/PR junior