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Viewpoint Monday, February 5, 1990 The Gamecock 3 S. Africa Legalization of op only one step agt South African President F. W African National Congress and groups this past Friday, and said dela will soon be released uncond These, and other reforms, wi made by de Klerk, concerning change in policy since the institut Among other things, de Klerk HlirinO thp thrv?f?_ r\l 11C \roorc r\f otot UliW JpiUJ JV/OIO U1 OLUL of-emergency detentions to a m< emergency restrictions on the me of most jailed opposition grouj release restrictions imposed on 37 His concessions ? largely a : dela, ANC pressure and sanction protest of apartheid ? met mos down as prerequisites to negotiati can constitution and increased bl these concessions were happily i said de Klerk must also meet the ations can begin, as much of the effect and many political prison* facing detention without trial. De Klerk made his announcemc of black S. African citizens 1 government-approved protest. His speakers as they denounced the ? found out and told the marchers dancing and shouting, "Viva ANC President de Kleric is doing mu after negotiations with Mandela, r bers, and now has announced his 1 These things are good. They some extent, is interested in imp million black citizens of S. Afric have controlled the government fc sions mention nothing about work ing to rid the country of apartheid So far, it seems de Klerk wants shadow of apartheid that has loon but he is trying to do it in a way everybody involved. And, unfoi Someone is going to be displease other members of the S. African his goals and decisions. Indeed, Andries Treurnicht, lea vative Party, has already called 1 proposals, saying de Klerk, " . . .f tended making such sweeping anr servative Party says de Klerk, " . drastic things he intends doing," a general election." Hopefully, de Klerk is a stroi ultra-right-wing Conservatives to t De Klerk is taking chances. Sev tions between blacks and whites taken ? shocking blacks and whi good intentions. Let's just hope h< day soon, South Africa will be dec "M PUT M/CVE SLICE? IT Plf >\ * The Gai Robert D. Thomas Editor-in-Chief Jeff Wilson, News Editor rob Scott Pruden, Carolina Life Edito teddy lepp, Photo Editor kei robb lane, Grap Lynn Gibson Assistant News Editor Elizabeth Lynch Assistant Carolina Life Editor Deborah Ryan Assistant Photo Editor Kristin Francis Graduate Assistant ED BONZA Director of Student Media Ray Burgos Assistant Production Manager Jeffrey B. Thompson Assistant Advertsing Manager Letters Policy: The Gamecock will try to | be, at maximum, 250 to 300 words long." fessional title if a USC employee or South a student. An address and phone number Gamecock reserves the right to edit letter space limitations. The newspaper wi circumstance. I iposition groups ainst apartheid ' . de Klerk lifted the ban on the other anti-apartheid opposition jailed ANC leader Nelson Manere announced during a speech IBlillft the most drastic governmental ionalization of apartheid in 1948. C : also lifted restrictions imposed V e of emergency and limited statetximum of six months, removed ^ dia, announced the likely release i i ^.i I ) iiiemuers ana niicu uie posi- * 4 activists. ?^<T result of negotiations with Man- J s imposed by many countries in L.\\: t of the demands the ANC laid MjLl ons leading to a new South Afri- l||| lack political power. And, while ||l| met by the ANC, group leaders other demands set before negoti- - emergency decree will remain in srs will remain in jail ? some ulUjB ;nt at the same time as thousands (aiM j marched on Cape Town in a ; speech interrupted many black nS government. But as soon as they , the throng began cheering ? !!" and "Viva Mandela!" ch for S. Africa. In October, he, eleased seven senior ANC mematest concessions to the ANC. show that de Klerk, at least to T-m o roving relations between the 28 | || |J J a and the 5 million whites who >r so long. However, the conces- Every ^ l hea ing to stop segregation or work- out ^ worid's 1 completely^ sexism, apathy, c > iu iiivjvc uic cuuiiuy uui or uie goes on. led over it for the last 40 years, Yet throughout that will appease, if not satisfy, common thread. I tunately, this cannot be done, complain, but rarel id no matter what he does, and about people whc government will fight him and Problems, I m talk the past to supply I , c ~ My concern is n der of the pro-apartheid Conser- Jexjst acts an or a referendum on de Klerk's action 5u( jave no indication . . .that he in- we (women, black louncements," and that the Con- in the past.. .We . .has no mandate for doing the do as we pleased, ind, " . . .challenge him to call a back for all the ba< years ago did , . lg man and will not allow the their views, romple his goals. There are still ] eral big steps toward better rela- minorities and ' in S Africa have already been Xtotwh! tes alike. He has good ideas and [ia ed in Ae i sees it through and that, some- An(j ^s ^ 0| dared apartheid-free. TEREHTiyW IIS TIM? Fair \ /"O Mike Fair is bad And this time J speak up, voice hi Well, at least a US ?5$ should. The infamous B< ^ P s,?no-overnight-oppc %%J{ w man is once again i - quest for that everThe front-page < the representative pens and paper rt y/iffr, Fair's psychology ^ half hours on Mon< I \JjL. But why is Fab The Gamecock's earned at USC in g attention, m />r>Afr \r Also, Fair is bi Ix X V~- V^- JlV deal he struck up college, and I'll go But what was tl KATHY BLACKWELL Some people ? at Managing Editor ;YN THOMPSON, Copy Desk Chief r JEFF NICHOLS, Sports Editor JLY C. THOMAS, Viewpoint Editor . hies/Comics Editor jlLVGFll p< Lucy Soto cfchtcs ( Assistant News Editor Brant Long To the editor: Assistant Sports Editor I am writing on Sharon Williamson male students wh Assistant Copy Desk Chief courses in the Col ism and Mass Coi Erik Collins col;seum we Faculty Adviser about the parkrng s lauras.Day every time there h Production Manager scheduled. parUcu games. Students ar renee atkinson park in the Blossoi Advertising Manager area, nor are they Carolyn Griffin coliseum parking Business Manager pay a $2 charge. 1 ? addition to the $2" print all letters received. Letters should alread paid for pa Ihe writer must include full name, pro- u . aCarolina resident, or year and major if "Y n?l proviair ' are required with all letters sent. The dents with easy acc s for style, possible libel or in case of room building dui ill not withhold names under any dulcd events the i m^mus to look for park "...WAT (WW WEED IS ANAS ility to forgive is bigg ir people going on and on ab)iggest problems ? racism, # - A livorce, war . . .and the list r J1 ||| r all of these arguments I see a p 5eople are always willing to mr" *.kelly C. Thomas ly to forgive. I am not talking gpr > are trying to solve present X ing about people who rely on ^ Lhe fuel for their arguments. iot with people who see racist matters of race and gender. There are wars j d try to solve them through ing on today that, though the governmei t with people who use, "Well, claim new reasons, are still being fought 1 :s) were persecuted so much cause of some ancient disagreement. Th< did not have the freedom to countries feel' $*rrfpelled to fight, merely I . .Now it's time we got paid cause they refuse to let 'go of the past ? i things people of 50 or more they create reasons for war, and in doing so f ' as arguments for supporting justified in continuing them. Kind of like I Hatfields and McCoys, problems concerning equality Even everyday problems bear the mark women in many areas of life, unforgiving character. Sally doesn't like S ocus on the NOW of these because Sue dated the guy Sally wanted to d it has led to them or what has six vears ago and even though she anologizei j ? c- ? o ?~ -r ?~tst. million times and said she didn't know Sa 7 will to forgive is not only in wanted to date him, Sally still doesn't like h back in school, but i: k on the USC campus. ^ , people are wanting him to s opinion and ask questions. -p-l 1 ; >C Psychology 404 professor * W*' 1 Dard of Trustees member and V* ROBERT THOMAS >site-sex-vistitation mighty- , taking classes at USC in a M famous bachelors degree. of The State Sunday showed from Greenville getting his tioned how a person who did not graduate frc jady to take notes in class, college could responsibly sit on the Board class meets for two and a Trustees for a large university. Jay and Wednesday nights. However, I disagree. It is not what a piece r taking classes again? Well, paper shows. It's what the man knows that c printing of the grades he termines if he is qualified to sit on the board. i thp 1Q^?Oc Hr ctflte.-wide Not having a USC diploma does not indie; ick in college because of a Fair can't responsibly sit on the board. Fai with his daughter you go to political experience and willingness proves back too. can do that regardless of how unpopular 1 tie reaction to Fair's grades? ideas may be. : least some I know ? ques- I do feel the man does deserve some crec -HQ TA TUP PniTriD -no iy I nc cui.i.un. blocks from the coliseum. But, ac- should raise a grea drKIllg cording to the Student Government cern about the potei ? Lightways Safety Map of the cam- female students the j?ini?0r Pus? around the coliseum tion has caused. is in the "RED ZONE" ? a least- Changes are need safe area because it is less traveled that will ensure the behalf of the fe- and sP^sely lit! students enrolled 0 take evening With most classes ending in 1116 courses at the Colle lege of Journal late evenin8 hours? this is obvi_ ism and Mass Comn ? . ously a dangerous situation ... an nmunications at . . . , T, T . accident waiting to happen. I m I hope some po ftuation we^ce sure you see the Potential dangers can and will be madi < q nnHiir airpnt and share our concerns. And I one is seriously injur 1 arIv basketbalI wonder if USC can afford an^ Cel y more bad publicity linked to the jour e not allowed to increasi Pattacks in and around n Street parking ? allowed in the LOOITllS 1 lot unless they According to one of my profesTiis charge is in sors who has taught an evening r?f|liifTlTl < 0 plus we have journalism class since the spring i rking privileges. 1986 semester, no class has ever lg evening stu- had more than 1/3 male enroll- To the editor: :ess to the class- ment. In fact, the average enroll- The Gamecock i: ing these sche- ment over the past nine semesters well-funded student iniversity forces is 81.9 percent females versus 18.1 see no reason for a ing at least two percent males. These statistics 20,000 students and ^BLOCKADE ;est problem You know what I mean. Anyway, the point of the matter is, if you keep looking backwards while you're trying to walk forwards, you're very likely to fall down. People in general love to complain that this is n not right and that was wrong, but they are not willing to let bygones be bygones and move ahead with their lives.,I don't know how many times I've heard someone say, "Well, of course I've forgiven them, but I can never forget what 50- they did." nts Face it If you dwell on something someone t>e- did, and refuse to forget it (or at least not to use jse it against them later), you haven't forgiven t>e- them. And you can never expect to see any so, change if you're still looking for the old eel behavior. the The minute we learn to forgive and forget, move forward and not back is the minute posiof tive change can occur and remain. But as long !ue as we hang on to the old wrongs done against ate us, we will remain blinded to the new rights 1 a that could occur. lly You can't live in the present if you've built ier. your home in the past. s it necessary? He fought for a cause (no opposite-sex, overnight visitation), which he believed in dearly no -j matter what the reaction was. The reaction was not good on the USC students' side, but was mixed when it came to parents. This past spring, I interviewed Fair while mJ nrAflrinnr An Ano aP tKa mnntr tnctfotiAn oHinlao Jttuia.111^, vjii un^/ ui uiu manj v ijiiauvjii aiuvivj in The Gamecock. Fair wasn't like anything I had pictured in my mind. He was polite, concerned and an excellent person to interview. >m It is also odd to note Student Government of President Marie-Louise Ramsdale has spent part of her tenure actively trying to get a student of voting member on the Board of Trustees, le- Well, Ramsdale got her wish. However, I doubt Fair was the student she was wanting to have on the board, ite Fair is back in class, and I think that is great r's He told the city's newspaper he is only 30 he hours short of his bachelor's degree. Just think, lis in a year or two, you might graduate from USC the same day as Fair, lit. Good luck on your mid-terms, Mr. Fair. ,r; .?:.r : r-7Tr;,:,;a t deal of con- low it to be used by a few socially otial danger to frustrated individuals as a form of parking situa- therapy. The same space used by Amy ed ? changes Loomis to vent her frustrations i safety of all with southern mannerisms and I in evening male chauvanism is available to :ge of Journal- anyone willing to write three or lunications. four columns of reasonably interesting copy. Hell, The Gamecock sitive changes even throws in a complimentary e before some- photo of the writer! Ik A. Sullivan . So what's the problem? College nalisra junior 15 suPP?sed,10 lfch ?s how 10 press ourselves. Is it that we aren t learning anything? Or is it that we rvastes just enJ?y reading the empty thoughts of Loomis? No one at USC is being forced jpuvv to read The Gamecock ? but we all must fund it. We, the students and faculty of USC, are responsis a relatively ble for what goes to press. Let's paper, and I make sure it's worth it i university of Nick Leoncavallo faculty to al- OADM junior