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Wednesday, January 24, 1990 The (jcimccock 3
Cracked
D.C. mayor Barry
after being arreste
Marion Barry, the District of Colt
last week on charges of buying ani
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in Monday, and now faces a 30-day
ing to focus on his alcoholism. His i
in his absence.
There are a couple of problems w
if he was arrested on cocaine charg
ing to focus on his alcoholism? Ale
cocaine (especially crack) is by far t
program should deal first with the c
the alcoholism.
Second, why is Barry, in one of t
the nation, being allowed to retain 1
has spoken out vehemently against
the city. Now, he is one of those ver
Washington, D.C. has one of the i
the nation. A mayor who condones
uses them himself, should resign
possible.
As yet, however, "... he does n<
Administrator Carol Thompson said.
Why not?
Not resigning shows what Barr]
comes to being mayor of D.C.
He doesn't care about keeping the
by purchasing and using illegal druj
the best-known laws in the countr
people, as he has shown by support]
ous of all criminals (esDeciallv in
doesn't care about controlling crime,
ing in the names of the dealers he
knowing that drugs lead to more
doesn't care about sincerity, honest)
officials.
It would seem that Barry is only ii
beef up his image, to hold a positic
and get his name in the press.
These may not be the real reasons
to remain so), but they are the idea h:
Barry would be well advised to i
there are plenty of people who wc
assist him bodily out of office.
The Gan
Robert D. Thomas
Editor-in-Chief
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Scott pruden, Carolina Life Editor
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Assistant News Editor
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Assistant Carolina Life Editor
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Assistant Photo Editor
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Director of Student Media
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Assistant Production Manager
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Assistant Advertsing Manager
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should resign '14
d for cocaine
imbia mayor who was arrested
i using crack cocaine, is in a
south Florida. Barry checked
treatment program that is golides
will be managing the city ^
ith this situation. First, why ? /
es ? is Barry's treatment go- / .
:ohol is a dangerous drug, but |
he worst of the two vices. The
:ocaine problem and then with
he most drug-infested cities in
lis position? As mayor, Barry /
drug use and drug selling in
y people he preached against. c\J
top-10 worst drug problems in /
the sale and use of drugs, and
and be replaced as soon as 7l
it intend to resign," D.C. City /T
/ really cares about when it
law, as he has already shown
is ? thereby breaking one of /.
He doesn't care about the
ing some of the most danger- tit
D.C.) ? drug dealers. He
as he has shown by not turnj
bought from; all the while
and more crime. In all, he
' and integrity in government
i it for personal reasons ? to ?^
>n of power, to make money
Barry is in office (and wants
is actions are projecting. M0re
step down from office, since troops n
luld be more than willing to supremo
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iot withhold names under any ,?
especially
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icism, insensii
than 2,500 police and National Guard
>ere used Saturday to protect five white ^
:cists demonstrating near the tomb of J*
Mther King Jr.
I read this sentence in The State this
I, I couldn't believe it was 1990. This JBB
Dry could have been .written 25 years flj
would argue that at least the white suits
were only five in number. Yes, that ?
true. But five is five too many,
rd Barrett, leader of the Nationalist ^y? ^
;nt from Mississippi led the anti-King as ^ac
hat grave (King's) is not a throne. That sociatic
> not a king. We are here to bury a tyr- man W1
e said. s^y
when was King ever a tyrant? And ^ch cu'
i a white supremacist of all people be tion of
to judge tyranny? particip
bt that many USC students would fol- Month
rett's example and have anti-King de- promise
tions, but in small ways, South Car- tural ex
olumbia and THE USC make few ef- Then
counteract such lunacy. f?r 'acJ<
vance of King's birthday is a prime ex- bate the
)ne student told me that her professor in8- FQI
rigs short so that students could have see w^:
fie to at least think about King ? even lines, "1
couldn't make it to some worthwhile cause it
3y starting school on Jan. 15, the uni- racist"
discouraged observing this national An ai
made n
lgh the university began classes on this brewinj
der people nei
iend Susan and I were sitting out on the
Wade Hampton dorm yesterday even- i ^
cn an elderly man who works at the
he building stepped out to get some air. m
;ed up and smiled at him as he apI,
and he stopped and proceeded tr> tell JiPi
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his relatives in Greenville. He told us
w he could remember five generations Mw
mily on one side and three or four on
about how one of his relations had Peopl
rong three people could grab a handful generatii
he'd lift them clear off the ground ? a ^
lin't never seen done before nor since." derly an
usan and I) had a good time talking to t0 work:
, and really enjoyed his stories. But T^s i
sd, and he had to leave us to go back Besid(
are pro!
then we realized how much the elderly many ol
x>ked in our society. These are people t0^ me
i seen presidents come and go, lived everythii
vars and upheavals and seen the pass- '
lany different lifestyles. They have geons, y<
irvelous stories to tell ? if anyone |hey nee<
time to listen. if ihey h
TTERS TO THE E
DD lirppc visit our beaches an<
tions. Our cities and
: vacation dy t0 welcome y
At this time, we w
litor: you that while we h<
publish the following let- your spring vacation
ients. aware of laws in Flc
lents: directly affect you.
is a great time of year, We ask that you
' in Florida. Our weather "21" age drinking la
ul, it's the perfect time to for anyone under a
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AMY LOOMIS
still claims to be sensitive to such things
k History Month. In a flyer from the As>n
of Afro-American Students, Holder*ites:
"For the past 20 years, the UniverSouth
Carolina has participated in this
Itural tradition. I, along with the AssociaAfro-American
Students, invite you to
>ate in the 21st Annual Black History
Observance. This year's observance
is to be an exciting, educational and experience."
3 are other examples of insensitivity ?
: of a better word. Every year people de>
Confederate flag over the capital build
a long time, I must confess that I didn't
at all the fuss was about I bought the
It's a part of our heritage," and "Just he's
a Confederate flae doesn't mean it's
rticle in a University of Texas magazine
le reconsider. A similar controversy is
1 at UT, where many students are comed
some att
kelly c.
Thomas
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...
e today tend to push aside the older
3n. They are too busy with their kids,
mds, their school or their jobs. The el>
seen as a burden ? as people too old
and too young to die.
s not right.
?s, if you think about it, these people
)ably much more accomplished than
' today's scholars. As our new friend
last night, "Used to be a man could do
lg he needed by himself." People today
>e lawyers, politicians, doctors and surst
many of them couldn't fix their car if
ded to. They couldn't fix a leaky faucet
ad to; and, in some cases, couldn't sew
DITOR ~
i other attrac- sess, purchase or in an;
I residents are tain alcoholic beverages,
ou with open It is against the law ii
for the driver or passei
'ant to remind motor vehicle to posses
}pe you enjoy container of alcohol. Th<
, you must be people die each year ii
>rida that may related crashes. We do
you to become another si
i respect our Spring break can be
lw. It is illegal vacation filled with s
ge 21 to pos- beaches and friends.
ilague U.S.
plaining about (and legitimately so) what they
call the "great white monuments" of Confederates
like Jefferson Davis and Robert E. Lee.
They also object to a statue of Woodrow Wilson.
who keot blacks out of Princeton IJniver
sity when he was president there from 1902 to
1910. Many people in Texas have the same an>
swers that South Carolinians do: it's part of our
history, heritage and folklore ... .
However, George Wright, associate professor
of history and director of African and AfroAmerican
Studies and Research Center at UT
changed opinions that I had had since childhood.
Here is what he said:
"People try to justify the Confederate as being
for a noble cause. Sure, there were other
issues (besides slavery) involved, but all the
other issues were negotiable. Slavery was not.
"I challenge the viewpoint that you can stand
for everything the Confederacy stood for besides
slavery. That's like wearing a swastika
and explaining that you don't stand for the gas
chambers .. . that you only stand for the 'good
things.' You can't stand for part of it (the Confederacy);
you either stand for all of it or you
stand for none of it."
After reading this, I looked at the university
phone book with a beautiful photograph of the
capital building at night. Then I saw the three
flags. The American flag, the state flag and the
Confederate flag. And for the first time I understood.
I could stand for all of it or none of it;
and I chose the latter.
ention, caring
a rip in the seat of their pants.
People our grandparents' age were doing
these things by the time they were out of high
school. Somehow, after that, interest in accomplishing
"everyday" feats such as these was lost
and today's men and women would much prefer
to taJce their cars to the garage, call the
plumber and buy a new pair of pants.
The older people in the world today are often
persecuted, tormented and frightened by young
people who get "amusement" out of torturing
them. When I lived in Florida, teenagers would
go up to homes of elderly people, bang on the
door and break out the windows and run ? just
for fun.
What has happened to the days when the
older generation was considered wise and
worthy of young people's respect? What happened
to helping the elderly once they become
unable to help themselves?
Young Americans need to reinstate these values.
Talk to some older people ? listen to their
stories . . . and see how much you can learn
from these "over-the-hill" individuals.
y way ob- times, instead, it turns tragic. Only
you can control how your vacation
i our state will end. We want you to return to
igers of a your schools and families safe and
s an open healthy. Please, drive sober and
Dusands of don't ride with anyone who has
n alcohol- been drinking,
not want
tatistic.
a joyous Susan Larson
un, sandy Safe Spring Break Chairman
loo many Mothers Against Drunk Driving