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Friday, November 17,1989 THE GAMECOCK 3
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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
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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.
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' 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
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i; Letter
a disturbance in Sec
the Ultimate Spirit o
til all eyes turned t
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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
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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
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s to the editor
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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.
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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