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A repea
Graduates upset o
might repeat 1986
It's more than a month until unc
the ceremony ? namely who will
? is getting a lot of attention.
Graduates who will be particip;
about the possible allocation of c
some graduates, that means thev
the people they want to the ceremc
Why the guest ticket limit? W
USC President James Holderman i
important figures to attend the cere
From the political arena come
the stage comes composer Andrev
len Hayes. And they'll all meet at
The result of the four dignitari
extravaganza. S.C. Educational T
casting the event live to South C<
dent of Student Affairs Dennia Pi
Network may also broadcast the e\
Although USC's graduations of
it is common for the university to
year's will bring even more posit
pact to the city and state in the wal
On the downside, though, gra
turning into a media event rather
left disappointed that they can't im
When the ticket allocation for g
bruary, USC officials compared t
when comedian Bill Cosby spoke.
"We had a very good experien
mencement," USC spokesperson D
In the end, the Cosby experienc
students turned in their extra ticket
other graduates.
But, at first, students began a
moved to Williams-Brice Stadiuir
Amy Houser, Student Governmei
ported the student's movement. "
happens, then the speaker become
dent," Houser said to The Gamecoc
Less than two weeks after the ]
selling their tickets to others for 3
explored how one student placed s
cock wanting to buy tickets. With
dent received three offers.
History does have a way of repe
may also begin to repeat the
encountered.
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? SCOTT PRUDEN, Carolinh Life Editor
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Assistant News Editor
: Elizabeth Lynch
Assistant Caroli/ia Life Editor
: Deborah Ryan
; Assistant Photo Editor
Renee Meyer
; Darkroom Technician
; Kristin Francis
; Graduate Assistant
: Ed bonza
) Director of Student Media
Ray Burgos
. Assistant Production Manager
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Assistant Advertising Manager
Letters Policy: The Gamecock will try to pi
be, at maximum, 250 to 300 words long. Tl
fessional title if a USC employee or South (
a student. An address and phone numberi
Gamecock reserves the right to edit letters
space limitations. The newspaper will
circumstance.
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>ver ticket limit,
1 event's outrage
iergraduate commencement, and
I be able to go to the ceremony
ating in the ceremony are upset
>nly three guest tickets. And to
will not be able to invite all of
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that's what happens when
nvites some of the world's most
imony.
President and Mrs. Bush. From
f Lloyd Webber and actress Hethe
Carolina Coliseum May 12.
ies visiting will create a media
elevision is considering broadirolinians,
and USC Vice Presiruitt
said Atlanta's Cable News
'ent.
ten get media attention because
have "important" speakers, this
ive attention and economic imke
of Hurricane Hugo,
duates feel their graduation is ?
than a ceremony, and they are ?
/ite all of their family members,
raduation was announced in Fe- **
his year's graduation to 1986's
ice when Cosby spoke at com
ebra Allen said,
e turned out well because many gj
s, and they were redistributed to
petition to have the ceremony
i so more people could attend,
[it President at that time, sup- X
If that (ticket allocation limits)
s more important than the stu- f
April 11, 1986. 1
petition failed, graduates began T(
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in advertisement in The Game- ^
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rint all letters received. Letters should the
he writer must include full name, pro- ate
Carolina resident, or year and major if u
are required with all letters sent, lhe
for style, possible libel or in case of wei
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l/llilvlilllo kick out of watching
Mi_?T students and their reai
FOIlt rOW S6Bl are told that the bin
) the editor: wear every day have
We beg to differ with those self- declared as symt
sntered seniors who so vehe- portive of homosexu.
ently protest the number of tick- ever, find it amusii
s alloted to graduating seniors, many students wea
>ur years (and some even more) jeans ? not in suj
painstaking labor does not merit mosexual rights, but
e pride of a mommy and a ence 10 constant v
ddy. gay recognition and r
Just imagine, after Bush's GLSA is truly interest
eech, peering into the multitudes ei g bow extensive s
disinterested aristocrats who cause is, why not spoi
3rked so diligently to help us dele of clothing a bit
hieve our goals. Why we are able and a lot less u
re that they would gladly pay for blue jeans? That wt
ticket, not to see President Bush GLSA and its suppo
course, but to see the accom- could be found, wouli
shments of us seniors since they ^ representative sam
ve of themselves to help us &ay pride" on campi
hieve this honor. GLSA afraid that the i
Grandmother would not use her P?rt would destroy it
Ket anyway, because of a con- opviousiy not-too-]
:t in her schedule. Graduation is pride?! Homosexual
i same day she gets her hair s've' Call me homophi
ne. Grandfather, affectionately narrow-minded and ca
own as pap, well, fishing season blooded, woma
at its peak. heterosexual!
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Luckily, Mike Fair will surely Media arts
/e a coveted ticket. This is forlate
since he is so grossly inter- tj ~ ~1
ed in our endeavor for moral IxOCK 11111
jcation. Undoubtedly, he will _ J J?
ltribute to the ceremony by dis- 101* t1
>uting programs and directing,
[ales to the right, females to the To the editor:
:!" Amy Loomis advoc
ality once again. Her
So wake up you selfish seniors, w*nS Pen ^as Pla8ue
ir families' pride is not impor- dents for almost one
it. What is important is that again we see a mindle
nth Carolina's top dignitaries Mike Fair for not on
I President Holderman's closest encourage awareness a
c will hitvp a fmnt rr?w cpq? ot ble behavior, but for
UR graduation. failing out of school,
taped Again! Ms- Loomis rather th
Tyrone Henderson do, legislate immoral
? English senior times I just don't urn
Kevin Tolson reasoning of our belovc
Criminal justice junior I would like to addr
the questions pose
hie Jearis Day
mnnrnnriQfp connected with s
rr * ldXC fication or reproductior
for these which is not
the editor: law, custom, or rule, (
am writing in response to the ful, prohibited, or ui
y of campus homosexuals who, (Webster's Dictionary^
ry semester, promote the ludicr- fairly easy,
and pathetic plea for attention #2) Q. "But how do
>wn as "Blue Jeans Day." Per- the entertainment encoi
>s I shouldn't use the term engage in these thing
omote." Except for a few table suicide, illicit sex ?
ouncers in the Grand Marketp- occultic practices, or d
i and a hardly noticeable gay And who judges this?"
:e that however you chose) lyric ing to an article in th(
The Gamecock, once again the the American Medical
SA did little to promote its day in September 22/29,
humor. I, like the majority of music does encourage t
dents, unknowingly wore my which certainly frighte
e jeans Wednesday morning un- head-banger! According
my roommate happened across cle, the average teenag
pitiful little rhyme. I immedi- 10,500 hours of rock n
ly changed into sweatpants songs of which contain
ich he promptly warned me cist and sexually expl
e also listed in the gay dress and portray women ir
e. Cute. Why not just call it cending manner in th
othes Day?!" Anyone not nude Only 14 percent of oi
ports homosexuality! The mem- videos studied portraye
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iviously get a fully equal. Another study
heterosexual out that teens, after catch
:tions as they ONE hour of MTV, wer
le jeans they likely to approve of premai
befen arbitrar- and were more desensitized
>olically sup- lence than their counterpai
ility. I, how- did not watch MTV. In con
tig just how the article the authors state
r their blue dence, although anecdota
iport of ho- gests that these adolescent*
in indiffer- immersed in rock music) i
/hining about at risk for drug abuse, or e\
espect. If the ticipation in satanic activitie
;ed in discov- ciparlv fh#? "pnf(>rt!>inmp
upport for its We expose ourselves to doe
isor some ar- ence us. Why does The Ga
more notice- continue to assail those ii
niversal than tions of responsibility who
ty, both the guide us in the way we shoi
rters, if any David E. Kc
i show USC USC School of M
pling of the Class (
is. Or is the
fpitiM Sand Commercial
STirresponsib
Dbic, call me
ill me a red- To the editor:
n -1 o v i n g I am writing in respons
Reebok sneaker commerc
^liff Springs which two individuals jump
j sophomore bridge to see the sneaker of
choice. I believe the Reebok
pany took a serious stand wl
SIC riding to display this comr
world-wide. I think the comr
ppnc is very dangerous and sho
taken off the air immediately
_ii _r .1? ?t
rui an ui uic viewers win
ates immor- not seen this commercial he
liberal, left- summary of what takes pi
d USC stu- the eyes of the audience. Thi
year. Once two individuals standing on
ss attack on a bridge with rope tied a
ly trying to both ankles. One man is w
nd responsi- the new PUMP-UP REEB
essentially the other is wearing a p
What would NIKE's. At the top of the
at Mrr-Eair they look at each other am
lity? Some- jump off. The guy wearir
lerstand the NIKE's is assumed dead. ]
id press. the two jump off the bridge,
ess some of ts displayed for two se
;d by Ms. "THIS IS VERY DANGE1
vhat exactly DO NOT TRY THIS AT HC
?" A. Any- I agree with this statemei
;exual grati- It is not shown very long for
i or the urge 8er children to read and unde
allowed by In very little time,
jr is unlaw- My concern is for childr
lauthorized ven years old and younger vi
). That was this commercial. Childre;
many adults do not know tl
you judge if roPe used in the commerc
jrages us to very special. It is bungie
s (violence, made of elastic which can
see above, out of shape and straighten b
fug abuse)? its original shape. A young
A. Accord- may think the rope is a n
5 Journal of long piece of rope and will a
Association to try this commercial. He <
1989, rock may tie the rope around a tri
hese things, ound their ankles, and jun
ns a former causing major health proble
1 to the arti- immediate death,
er listens to I think the Reebok Compai
lusic, many not think this situation th
violent, ra- when choosing to make anc
icit themes this commercial. Every nine
i a condes- ten kids will attempt to
leir videos, something from a commerc
le series of program or a sports game,
d women as I would hate to pick uj
pointed State newspaper- or hear on the
ing just news that a young child died while
e more trying to copy a Reebok sneaker
"ital sex commercial. I stand very strong on
to vio- this issue and will never wear a
rts who pair of Reebok's. Unfortunately,
icluding the company was more concerned
5, "Evi- with the advertisement than the
il, sug- safety of human beings.
> (those Charee A. Keith
may be Physical education junior
ren par?
lhaI Maintenance
lacking at UT
n posiseek
to To toe editor:
ild go? 1 have a friend who lives in Uni>on,
Jr. versity Terrace. Each room is lit
edicine w*to a single bulb light fixture
jf 1992 which, judging from the appearance
of the dingy fiberglass
Ijn shades, must date back to the 60s.
The paint is peeling off the walls,
I the floor tiles are cracked and
10 loose, and the bathroom faucets
leak a steady trickle of water. In
general, the buildings are very
e to a poorly maintained. However, there
:ial in is another problem which concerns
> off a me more than these things.
' better Instead of a standard pressure
: Com- relief valve, the large water heater
len de- in the kitchen has been fitted with
nercial a steel plug. If the thermostat on
nercial this heater should ever fail to cut
uld be off, the water in the tank will be
heated beyond the boiling point,
o have Since the tank is sealed, the water
re is a will not be converted into steam,
ace in but will build pressure instead.
orA QfA PuAntliollv fhA nrAPCiiro ufaiiIH rira
Uiv CUV/ i^TVinuttllJ UIV piViSOUlV/ rvuuiu 10^
top of high enough to rupture the tank,
iround The superheated water would flash
'earing almost instantly into steam.
OK's, One liter of water, when conair
of verted to steam at the same presbridge
sure, occupies about 1,000 liters of
d then volume. If the conversion occurs
lg the slowly, this is not a problem, but if
Before the heater ruptured, the conversion
a note would be explosive. In engineering
conds journals, one can find pictures of
ROUS woodframe houses leveled by such
>ME." an occurrence. Because of the
it but, great danger involved, there are
youn- codes requiring the use of safety
irstand relief valves which release the hot
water before it is superheated,
en se- The University Housing Seriewing
vices has been advised of this
n and problem and have, in fact, sent
lat the maintenance people to investigate,
nal is The maintenance people must be
: rope unaware of how serious this hazard
bend is, though, for they told my friend
ack to that it is nothing to worry about. I
child submit this editorial as an open let
luiiiiai icr 10 responsioie persons emttempt
ployed by the university in the
or she hope that this threat to human life
ee, ar- ancj property will be addressed,
lp off perhaps the poor condition of the
ms or UT apartments can be blamed on
the escalating cost of maintaining a
ny did university, but these costs are inrough
significant in comparison to the
i play value of human lives and the lawout
of suits which would surely follow
copy their loss.
-ial, a John Fitz
Mechanical engineering graduate
) The student