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Viewpoint Friday, November 17,1989 THE GAMECOCK 3 ? - " -JJ I . I H I ? ' ? ??? Call box USC should make top priority for cc "Three or four of the call boxes asking for them to be made operati system backlog because of Hurric have call boxes just sitting arouni much of a priority as possible." dent Government president Amen, President Ramsdale. Two students were viciously atti or near The Horseshoe. One of the for help, only to find it was not fui ing in the hallway of a dormitory w If the call box had been working, there sooner, and he may have lost There is no reason why every cal They are in place for the safety o should be a top priority. If one is d the first thing fixed that day. No reason. The victims of this week's attac were lucky there were even call t boxes probably deterred the crimii But what happens next time, wher scared off by the sight of a call t when there is no one around to call The call boxes should be workin; that extra two minutes of police res beating and possibly a life. Ramsdale did all she could to get done. Now, it is the USC law enfoi tain the boxes and for the police to c There may very well be a backlog because of Hugo, but safety should 1 Hugo has been gone for two mon not working? And why couldn't the call box would be nearby and ready No reason. "ITS A L ^i2 i rwi\ g~*s 1 he Cjan Editor in Chief WAYNE WASHINGTON Managing Editor HAL MILLARD Copy Desk Chief KATHY BLACKWELL 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 SELVESTRI Assistant Sports Editor BRANT LONG Photography Editor TEDDY LEPP Letters Policy: The Gamecock will try to print all letters re< 300 words long. The writer should include full name, professio resident, or year and major if a student. An address and phone editorials should not exceed 500 words. We reserve the right Gamecock will not withhold names under any circumstance. es * ' call boxes impus safety g i are not operational. I've been M onal. There is a communication m :ane Hugo. . . it's not good to gj I. . . Our campus should be as - Marie Louise Ramsdale, Stu- K acked and beaten this week on g? ; victims crawled to a call box tictioning. He had to sit, bleed'hile someone called the police. , the police could have gotten a little less blood. 1 box on campus isn't working. a f the Carolina community and <51 amaged or breaks, it should be ks were lucky in a way. They Guest et ?xes in place at all. The call aals from doing further harm. W T 1 t the criminal is not so easily #J^| # >ox? What happens next time, the police? There were m g at all timec because one day exciting things ta] iponse time might save further place in our nati< capital this p the boxes in place. Her job is weekend. In additic "Cement officials' ioh to main- the pro-choice r :ome when they are called. anc* the Veteran's I in the communication system celebration, there w 3e the first concern. nanonal conference u wtu u .-ii the United States Iths. Why are some boxes still the Unjted Nadons victim count on the fact that a ^ conference to be used? attended by more i 1,000 people ran^ from diplomats scholars to those o: reaching for recoj tion ? students. JVlNO* Several colleges college with the 1< M other than your < vt up flj / Nine members ol ']fj c2 drove to D.C. and -~J^J ?p First, we wanted t u?horizons. Secondly The mission was A The conference v ^ jqrjj ^?n' servc<* 1 i; Letter a disturbance in Sec the Ultimate Spirit o til all eyes turned t """ ?"~""A When I turned to loc if rn/jfiRt^w eyrmied ^rag<; v police immediatel; m tervene. They put the a guy who was not 1 and controlled two trollable guys. There is no neec fooling ourselves. T1 ous problem at USC. coming very stale. ' level is thin and sor \ to be done. Everyone iccock this ieuer is ieadini will end; therefore, I I will, however, writ Assistant Photography Editor t0 think ab?ut event julie bouchillon turday and stop prete Viewpoint Editor *s wronSjeff shrewsbury Datebook Editor Manag jan phillips Comics/Graphics Editor T nnmic' n rob lane j^/uuiilla jj Graduate Assistant 1 x j kristin francis luol 111 ml Gamecock Adviser erik collins to toe editor: Director of Student Media After reading tne i edbonza written by Amy L Production Manager Bush. ' v LAURAS. DAY mate a few assump Assistant Production Manager ^""'C thal you a ray burgos Democrat, and seconc ,. . . - 4| . , - ?? a mind reader since Assistant Advertising Manager jeffrey b. thompson . . ,f f thoughts and beliefs and rape in great d( more, if you want i reived. Letters should be, at a maximum, 250 to perSOn S polities, it i nal title if an employee with CSC or Columbia effective if you lea number are required with'all letters sent. Guest sonal, emotional, exa to edit letters for style or possible libel. The SaTCaSUC COmm.SniS ( centrate on facts. I U sir* JBERLIN ^\^1 mSx^ CDuunuiiMP t^iiiiov^ tlitorial "' Washington confer any a variety of topics. The keynote sp< king fr?m distinguished ambassadors to on's influential organizations, such a ,ast Bank and the International Ate ally t i 1 During the main plenary sessioi Day I % 1 eluded the state of the world, visic as a P *f -M f hire, American attitudes and the pc 5 on relations with the U.N. system, and f Jlltir k After those sessions, we split cmallpr mrvrp f/vnco^ ctrotoni^ . ^ U>*IU*XV& y 11IV/1 V 1UVUOVU ouaivgiv Jp were taking place simultaneously. Mm The atmosphere inside all sessit ring rani and invigorating; one could fe* and T t? ful exchange of ideas as the spe; f us onsncr questions from the audience. ?ni- J The high point of the conference IHHHHiH when Vladimir V. Shustov, a So\ were represented, and the dor' ended his speech by commenc irgest delegation was none university for its efforts.in coordir 3wn University of South coming high school Model Uni conference. [ the Model United Nations Which university you might ask our mission was two-fold, of course. o broaden our educational Adding to the wealth of the con , we wanted to enjoy the the many exhibitions and displays orus sponsors; We obtained an endii a mammoth success on both of information from the World He zation, the WbrHffF6deralist Ass* vas a goldmine of informa- many other organizations, to enrich our knowledge on Overall, we felt the conferenc j 'I s to the editor .1 sgssja gig H I g ^ '"',4' X , s? 1 I English 101. I have never heard Concer game Bush tell the public to "Say No" to first prope any of the things you mention. In tener com lllg fact, I believe, that the "Say No to and lack < ? Drugs" campaign was initiated by ing sugge: Mr. and Mrs. Reagan, and I hardly stations v fnnthall (ramp 11131 31 3 11,116 when military we devel irp hrpak ,.n 3nd defense spending are at a high, tested this >e black maleg our president would tell us to "Say of station tied out of the tto,? W?.? Wtt you uwe ini- to adopt it , uany uyuig uj say is uiai you oe- semester. . i^St 31 f ''eve ab?rtion should be legal in improvem< T iAaUTSCh?H the case faP?- (! think?) I understan : a wholeheartedly agree, but next vance, but Caro ma un- stick ^ ^ facts and don't follow the 0 ^ec[r10" exaggerate to make your point.. dience to 'and hate The Brendan Lyons music pos History sophomore hinders thi y ran to in- n a\ handcuffs on , 1 es is tine arrest WTTCr1 4r? the FCC 1 other uncon-' ** lI)lll8 ^wf, I to continue to get better requiremer tere is a seri- on as long The air is be- To the editor: . ^ 'n0?Wgt The tolerance This letter is in response to Paul 1 ? , nething needs Bennet's letter published in The class knows where Gamecock Wednesday, Nov. 8th. obligations y and how it We at WUSC would like to sin- t0 broa(jca need not say. cerely thank Mr. Bennet for having we ] e we all need listened in for the past four years we one s such as Sa- and for commenting on what he thank Mr nding nothing f^is are the station's latest trends, teners for t We feel that his observations are cems p^j Tonia Shaw valid; however, the reasons behind Change ;ement senior them were not accurately described as musicaj in his letter. their tnint As far as our announcmg stan" changes w dards are concerned, there are our ijstener r?acm su"'c nerc 11131 become a bit 0f musjc p, Ciloill self-indulgent. This is a problem possible to we've been working to correct, sure yOU ( and thanks to Mr. Bennet we feel musjc edt recent column that point has been driven home. our audienc oomis about "Senseless chatter" on the part of zould like to the D.J.s, however, is not a result tions. First, I of improper training. To be a D.J. re a liberal at WUSC you must first go I, that you are through 20 hours of classroom you seem to training, pass a written exam, dissident's inner play adequate studio skills and i on abortion pass an on air test ? none of v^llOl Mail. Further- which is required by the FCC. It is _ to criticize a unfortunate that the rigors of train- be w s much more ing do not prevent diarrhea of the ve your per- mouth, but our listeners should To the ec iggerated and also keep in mind that WUSC is a Although nit, and con- training facility. D.J. experience dominated earned that in does vary widely. eight mont ill ence heralds USC makers ranged planned and a huge success, presidents of During the evenings, we went to Georgetown s the World University for dinner and one evening we >mic Energy walked around the capital. We saw the many faces of our nation's capins, topics in- tal, the homeless covered with newspapers and >ns of the fu- old blankets, the speeding police cars and am>litics of U.S. bulances, and the more encouraging monuments to Jefferson, Washington and the Vietnam War up to attend Memorial. The Vietnam Memorial was esDe sessions that cially heart-stirring as people arrived early for Veterans Day, bringing roses and wreathes and ons was vib- laying them in front of the memorial, el the powerakers fielded On Sunday, heading back to that Gamecock capital, we had a chance to reflect on the major i for us came themes of the conference. The first concerned riet ambassa- the need for all nations to pull together in order ling a certain to save our planet and insure future sustainable lating an up- growth. Second, the U.S. must pay its dues to ted Nations the United Nations to pull together both past and present so the U.N. can continue its various ? Well, USC duties such as peacekeeping and promoter of world development. The U.N. is an organization ference were who's future effectiveness depends of the of the vari- amount of resources it receives and the level of nous amount cooperation maintained by its member nations, 'alth Organi- We are committed to the success of the U.N., ociation and and we encourage all people, especially students, to become active in die pursuit of world e was well- peace. 1 ?? ,.. ning the format, it was understand the two opposing >scd as a response to lis- viewpoints, plaints of poor continuity Pro Choice very simply advo3f variety. After solicit- cates sexual education, birth constions from college radio trol and the right for a woman (as rith successful formats, opposed to the government) to oped our own. It was choose the fate of her body and summer and a majority pregnancy. Pro Choice does not members this fall voted advocate abortion; however, woas station policy for this men should have abortion as an It was intended to be an option from which to choose. ?nt. As station manager I Therefore, you may be antid Mr. Bennet's grie- abortion and still be Pro Choice. Iffr. y?u,'hat ' t0?- In the United States, no 100 per|Uh xP?slnS pttr au" cent effective foim of birth control the widest variety of . , . ... sible If a format ever exiStS' CouPles acUn8 responsibly . "... , , in a sexual relationship still have a s it will be removed chance of hav an ^ "g ?Ur t Lr C' gnancy. Also, the U.S. has the equires WUSC'to stay h|hJ rau, of scxual assaul[ and for a least 12 hours per sexua| abus some of whjch , real this as a minimum in preenancv. Ahortion sho?IH it anu uu aiiempi 10 stay main an option. THe goal of Pro as possible. We are lim- choice is to find a method of birth ver, by the fact that we COntrol effective enough and safe ily all students, we are en0Ugh to eliminate the need for lunteers. This, as a result abortion except in extreme cases chedules and academic where the mother's life is in dan, may hinder our ability ger> rape an(j incest. Until that day ist during all the times COmes, abortion must be offered as . ,. ... a backup to its citizens, e again would like to Bennet and all our lis- Judie Brown, president of the heir comments and con- American Life Lobby, stated her free to drop us a line. organization's goal in the New at WUSC is inevitable York Times: "We are totally optrends and graduations posed to abortion under any cirtoll. Hopefully these cumstanccs. We are also opposed ill continue to expose to any abortifacient drugs or chems to the widest varieties icals like the pill or IUD and all 3ssible. Though it's im- forms of birth control with the explease everyone, we as- ception of natural family planning )f our commitment to (the rhythm method)." Also, Pro itauun ana especially Life has stagnated research and dee. velopment of birth control. Chris LeRoy Furthermore, the decision to Business Senior have an abortion is based on one's Station Manager moral and religious values; howAdam Kolesar ever, the right to have this medical Graduate Assistant service available is a political issue _ cVinillrl that will affect everyone. The preISIIIJIJ.1IJ. servation of this right in South ^ Carolina will be determined by omans OUR Legislature. It is up to us to inform them of our views. litor: the abortion issue has Samantha E. Smith headlines for the past Junior International Studies hs, many still do not