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? ??-? Viewpoint Wednesday, February 7,1990 The Gamecock 3 Educate Bush's new budge could hurt higher President Bush's 1991 budget p hundreds of thousands of college stu they need to gainHheir post-secondai Slashes in government funding Grants, Perkins Student Loans and could leave as many as 300,000 education scene. Some college offi< pients will be affected as well. The proposed $24.6 billion Dep would shift about $500 million fr nrnrtromc tn -.1 j/iugioiiii} LU owtUHUtliy CU1U C1CI1ICI1 education programs, one of the large the 'Trio" programs, through which disadvantaged students; and Pell Gi to add 169,000 less-than-half-time s 1991-92 academic year. In addition, there is a proposed $' teed Student Loan programs. This c not eliminate any of the loans, as i cline in interest rates. College officii will be hurt if interest rates don't d dents along with it. Many educators even used the Bush's committment to education. Now Bush, of all people, should tion to anyone wanting to succeed in It is almost impossible to get a de promotion right out of high school, lest Companies, want to see that colle the competence of the applicant. i- ?ii j rcupic wiui cunege aegrees ? rej ? are more likely to get a job than t a fact. There is a positive side, though. T1 It has yet to go through Congress citizens can help. Write to your Congressmen ? yc your state senators. Tell them how would be. Tell them about the detrim the future of the U.S. Let them know And maybe, this gross mistake cai into action. V t *. ,wv * jpjr The Gan Robert D. Thomas Editor-in-Chief JEFF WILSON, News Editor ROBYN QrriTT PDT'nrv r uvv/i i x ^ 9 ^uf teddy lepp, Photo Editor kelly robb lane, Graphics. Lynn Gibson Assistant News Editor Elizabeth Lynch Assistant Carolina Life Editor Deborah Ryan Assistant Photo Editor Kristin Francis Graduate Assistant ed bonza D irector of Student Media ray burgos Assistant Production Manager Jeffrey B. Thompson Assistant Advertsing Manager Letters Policy: The Gamecock will try to print be, at maximum, 250 to 300 words long. The ' fessional title if a USC employee or South Can a student. An address and phone number are Gamecock reserves the right to edit letters foi space limitations. The newspaper will n circumstance. t proposal education roposal, if passed, will leave idents without the financial aid ry education. [ of State Student Incentive College Work-Study awards students out of the higher ;ials fear that Pell Grant reci?artment of Education budget /^J om post-secondary education 'IM tary education. Among higher au ;st increases would be given to i institutions recruit and retain SB rant funds would be increased vN tudents to the program for the 730 million cut in the Guaran:ut, administrators said, would ijK t is based on an expected de- S lis said, however, the program lecrease, and hundreds of stubudget proposal to question m realize the importance educathe business world today. jcent job with possibilities for Employers, even at the smalige degree ? or they question *ardless of their field of study hose without a degree . . . it's TO in J uuugw is iiui yci appiuveu. ? and that's where the U.S. >ur district representative and ^^1 unfair the proposed budget ental impact it would have on you don't approve. You se< i be amended before it is set t0 yoursel expressior mascara-s . her face. (t yijf bottom of , lift " peating it || r I Jf please ser V" f ... jir rjur^E yourself b such a wo / se^10wr* ^ lSBlaJl H bac1,but fc * L ^ Will 1 Within mml M\\ sure man) have recei _i % I MH 1 loved Stu -fr v&lci I 311 ^ w< *\r jl periences '^j|? H have speii PI? fM out myki """"" Ivf^ exciting. 1 ||_E1 ^<3 Colt gofi (95??/s\bkW /rvrj<. To the edit I must v ?m umnist Am ^ ial in the 1 /> r> C\ p Yr Gamecock X V-^ XV written wit did shed lij women are KATHY BLACKWELL The edit Managing Editor further, the ? (like hone THOMPSON. Cod\ Desk Chief not the onl Jeff Nichols, Sports Editor JjJJ f"rc^ C. thomas, Viewpoint Editor than men iComics Editor through the First, the cently tha LUCY Soto makes 66 i Assistant News Editor man make. Brant Long provement Assistant Sports Editor art Sharon Williamson ficient gair Assistant Copy Desk Chief Women mu dollar's woi Erik Collins Second, Faculty Adviser example oil LAURA S. DAY is expected Production Manager cess body sidered attn RENEEATKINSON of soci { Advertising Manager move or gi1 Carolyn Griffin order to bei Business Manager ope> where all letters received. Letters should writer must include full name, pro- able tor a olina resident, or year and major if hair, required with all letters sent. The jn closin r style, possible libel or in case of AND worn ot withhold names under any another on nationality, ^ / SGNPINJjlfi dm "Jffl?*Ml "SBSSSfeMi lior Challenge picks j her face on the screen, and you think ^|^fc ^ f that she looks vaguely familiar. Her ^HpnjjBj^ 1 is one of begging and pleading, with fPJ^| tained tears leaving black trails down *? *# , , ?** ?_... ? 1 O AA 1 * ' a i-ouv nuuiuci superimposed ai me OUUI I KKUI the screen, and the woman keeps re- / * y over and over, asking for you to id in your donation for this worthy ^ At that point I threw the letter aw ^ \ maybe we did have some wild times lecking account is empty, but you feel Mane-Louise, but obviously I wasn't sing drawn by her plea in the name of ested. That's a hint to stop writing m< rthy cause. You just can't bring your- ters. My girlfriend can get prett] te the check. sometimes. 3 USC's Senior Challenge isn't that Then Monday night, as I was rel; >r cryin' out loud, gang. Lay off. doing some studying, my good bu the last week and a half, I, and I'm (who?) over at the Senior Challenge r of my senior brothers and sisters, ters gave me a buzz and said Scott, c ved a cordial little note from our be- do you think you could find it in you dent Government president recalling make a donation in excess of $100 t inderful, exciting and educational ex- loved alma mater? we've had together at USC. I said you must be calling from inately, I didn't know what Marie- Hospital Senior Challenge if you thin! imsdale looked like until about four that kind of cash, brother. 50, so I don't know how we could So he proceeded to run down a list t all those great times together with- amounts I could pledge, all the way nowing. I guess she just wasn't that what he thought would be a very re 'ex) bad. amount. He seemed pretty. appalled |frin pAnl J diting people with their abilities, Casualties is Lmfl CUUlil determination and predictable fi ., accomplishments. as well as it J F tlieF Evelyne Steck For Bowden Foreign languages graduate getting the C or so deserves i: nite to congratulate col- PrQlCPfl ITIIWIP die samc yLoomis on her editor- * raiSCQ mOVIC Platoon Anc Feb. 2 edition of The rrr*r*rl sphemy- In te . Even though it was IlOt Mat gOOCl ten. atmospl h a humorous angle, it ~se' F atoon ?ht on a situation where To the editor: te ir frequently degraded. For the most part, I enjoy David At the te ' ;orial could have gone Bowden's movie reviews in The . .. >ugh. Patronizing names Gamecock and his stories about the ? .*j^rs ?( y, sugar, etc ... ) are film industry. However, I find it ir- ?". * y way women are being ritating that he so persistently and _ _,, W1 Mr place." Women are stubbornly praises and defends one sen ,constanl I into a lower position of 1989's most disappointing mo- watc > impatu in the workplace and vies, Casualties of War. movie (and m. ir appearance. He seems shocked that this film ^enf^s were 2 ' workplace: I read re- will most probably (hopefully) get - ? tllm simP t the average woman no major Oscar nominations. Pf;ered nolhl cents to every dollar a "How can this be?," he whines to before;. While this is an im- readers. Bowden lauds everything Most great from 10 years ago (as about this film and sings praises really m icle), it is still an insuf- about the acting of Sean Penn, scenes or lin i to women s equality, which was no better than the per- your mind lor st be paid a dollar for a formances he's given in his last the film. This rth of work. few films. Penn's co-star, Michael sualties ofWa their appearance (one J. Fox, on the other hand, deliv- able thing abc it of many): A woman ered a finer performance in last felt when it wa to remove certain "ex- summer's bore, showing that he hair in order to be con- can play more than the little Me ictive. This is symbolic angelic boy next door. orcing a woman to re- But Casualties of War gives the vc up part of herself in movie-going public nothing new. It ong to society. In Eur- deals with the kidnapping and rape r] jpf Qf women enjoy a greater of a Vietnamese girl. However, we ality, it is more accept- already saw this in Platoon ? and woman to have body in only five minutes. We got the To the editor: point. Casualties of War tries to Your news ! g, we must all (men beat you in the head with it. the Jan. 26 ec en) stop judging one Why Bowden has felt compelled U.S. Senate's sex, age, appearance, to defend this film (in no fewer dent Bush's race, etc. and start ere- than three columns) is beyond me. would have al wrong pockets turned down that last one, but there was just no way. I hung up, but realized I probably should've given this guy a good verbal thrashing. It seems that the Senior Challenge folks have it in their DEN greedy little heads that everyone at USC is out scooting around in BMWs and sporting Polo wardrobes, so they'll surely have enough dough to fork over for Carolina. ay. Heck, Well, wake up gang. Seniors are dirt poor, ; together, and worse than that, they're more than likely in too inter- debt as well. j love let- I'm sure if you look up "college senior" in y jealous the dictionary there'll be a picture of me getting muscled up by someone named Vito, saying axing and that whether or not I retain some of my most ddy J. J. treasured body parts depends on how soon I re headquar- pay my mamtoid debts to the Carolina phone >r buddy, cops. r heart to So let's put this in perspective for our money o the be- grubbing leader. Wait until we make some money, sweetie. We are the future big income the State group, but we've got to graduate first for that to :I've got do anybody any good. After I get my own car, a place of my own and maybe some pissant of other little job on a community newspaper, then down to Marie-Louise, you can send me all the love letiasonable ters you want. Just don't make 'em too steamy, when I Can't forget about the jealous girlfriend. simply a slow, dull, dents studying in the U.S. to relm. It was lucky to do main here indefinitely, neglected to did in the box office, include a very important statement to gripe about it not from the president. )scar consideration it > to imply that it is in Bush said flatly that as long as 'IIP. ac fhf moctAinin^a hp 1C nrACtHonf Pklnona ) ?? -w timoivApiVV'V ?v AO pvoiuvni, IIW v^iUU^d^ dlUUUll 1 that would be bla- fearing persecution back home for rms of script, charac- participating in pro-democracy dehere and everything monstrations here would be sent is a far superior film, back against his or her will. War should not even _ T . i the same breath But 1 "ie inclusion of that nning of Ihe summer, duote would have rendered Ron )r Casualties looked ?akfr a biased news reP?n (read iwever, while seeing the lead Paragraph) ? noi to menfriends, I found my- uon ^ editorial ~ P?mllcsstly glancing at my Bush said the real showdown ;ntly waiting for this was not over foreign students- *" y misery) to end. My foreign policy and who ilso disappointed that sho"ld dlccale " ~ President lydidnotdehver.lt ?the Congress, ng we hadn t seen The president should, without a doubt. If Congress got its two films contain some- cents in on every facet of foreign emorable ? special policy, Noriega probably still >s that stand out in would be running Panama, the ig after you've seen Sandinistas probably would have was absent in Ca- expanded beyond Nicaragua and r Thp mnct mAm/vr Eastern Eurnnf*. nrnhfihlv still x??v IIIVJl IilVUlV/i ~ r " r>ut it was the joy I would be dreaming of democracy, is over. Yes, Bush's friendly overtures Jeff Miller toward China so soon after that dia arts sophomore country's crackdown on prodemocracy demonstators have been ShOUld unfortunate. But he has declared that the Chinese students here will p flollPV not ^)ecorne Paw05 ^ a diplomatic ^ chess game. Congress should trust him ? and not try to usurp his chief executive authority, story and editorial in The Gamecock should trust him, iition, regarding the too ? and not put an ideological upholding of Presi- slant in the news section, veto of a bill that Patrick Jean [lowed Chinese stu- Journalism alumnus