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Viewpoint Wednesday, April 11, 1990 The Gamecock 3 Ethics By firing editc lives up to respom A small daily newspaper in Iov Monday for violating tlje paper's \ as officers of politically active gro The two reporters, who served page editor, are active in anti-aboi ary and president of the recently f< They were given the chance to n abortion group but refused. Because of their refusal to rel paper had no choice but to fire tjie with only two staff members. 1 The rairfield Ledger's Editor the decision, said, "We take our /\i in1tf am/4 iiia Vi nlirti rr% lUnt thmr uudiy, oiiu wt u^iitvt uiai uitu at as impartial observers." Not only did the two reporters they violated a code of ethics mo; ety of Professional Journalists' ( news journalists adhere, clearly ; volved with outside political grouj age the reporter's ability to be obj< As the code states, "Secondary ment, holding public office and : tions should be avoided if it ^mp ists and their employers. Journali conduct their personal lives in a conflict of interest, real or appar public are paramount. That is the r Although journalism is not con "profession," its code of ethics is j editors as the codes of ethics in i and lawyers. When the code of e in jeapordy! Reporters are supposed to be 1 and the public depends on them 1 /and responsibly. Reporters are hu ble for any piece of reporting to 1 have their own beliefs and prejud ven the responsibility of trying should take this responsibility sen* able to always be actively involve* The Fairfield Ledger may ha gained deserved credibility. RACE t ? t } . . The Gai Robert D. Thomas Editor-in-Chief Jeff Wilson, News Editor roi scott pruden, Carolina Life Edito 1 EDDY L.EPF, Photo Editor K( i Lynn Gibson Assistant News Editor elizabeth lynch Assistant Carolina 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 Jeffrey b. Thompson Assistant Advertising Manager Letters Policy: The Gamecock will try to be, at maximum, 250 to 300 words long, fessional title if a USC employee or Soutl a student An address and phone numb? Gamecock reserves the right to edit lette space limitations. The newspaper v circumstance. >rs, newspaper Races si ubility to public work toj /a fired two of its four reporters To the editor: >olicy against employees serving I would like to UpS April 4 letter in 7 qc th*? n??\i/c itnr anrl rvnnlp Let me first DrefaC( UO UIV IIVTTVJ WVftAlV* UIIU ^VVJ/IV rtion groups and serve as secret- 1"1,3 premi; armed Southeast Iowa Pro-lifers. 11,311 cann0,1rclatc 1 . . . . . . penence as I am v ;s.gn their positrons in the ami- ?ldd|e dass upbrin to my knowledge, i inquish their offices, the news- criminated against, an, even though the paper is left ham is justified in elusive claim on i Jan Nierling, who helped make black experience b role as a newspaper very seri- skin color, then I tivities jeopardize our credibility justifiably make a to the white exj violate the newspaper's policy, should be able to dc st reporters hold dear. The Soci- ingjabeled a racist. :ode of Ethics, to which many F"5'1. "0U sk . - _ . . . J point that Mr. Abra advises reporters not to get in- ?ncans ^ his ?s or any group that might dam- very large continen ;ctive and fair. diverse people and ' employment, political involve- chiefly black). But 1 service in community organiza- son of skin color, iromises the integrity of journal- identifies himself ists and their employers should lhus setting hims< manner that protects them from Americans. This sii ent. Their responsibilites to the color ^ donf |ild< lQtum nf thpir nmfpccion " ITlOny 111 AfriCH IUIU1V V/l tuvtl UIVlVJJIVUi ? , . ... sidered by many people to be a ust as important to reporters and whiles have bcen nedicine and law are to doctors together in harm thics is broken, respectability is blacks. If truth has ham is more an / the "watchdogs" for the public, myself or jjiy famil} to report news fairly, accurately ancestory, has only man, so of course it is impossi- United Slates since :>e truly unbiased, as all humans cheer Solidarity, it ices. However, they've been gi- a Jusl cause, not s to be as fair as possible, and Tnich.1^nV , .... r .. reover, I abhore tr 3usly, even if it means not being ment of lhe Palistin 3 in their community. ing 0f jgWish desce ve lost half of its staff, but it that blacks (Afro-A as Mr. Abraham, dv on their ethnic bac ing to assimilate society as Americai ?. ily and many other ilies have. It is thi ethnic diversity thai polarization of rac today. ^this country owes u judgment" Speakin sonal perspective, h< / ? Mr. Abraham (or th * a whole) anything? 1* never owned a slave my great great gran he was but a minori slums of a large cit immigrants (i.e. Ital "" Three generations 1 ' and his siblings ha ?f that gutter throt an(*now a^ enJ?y They had nothing u0(Jy\\ but now " them to pay their d< ^ ' black race. Throug eral perspective I fi very unhealthy. It of complacency. Ai . need not work hard KV1 O f> i~y IZ" oul an unc^es're C^IV but that one should dwelling in the d tween black and wl KATHY BLACKWELL as a symbol for the _ .. nrfccinn ihp Klaflr Managing taitor ? fered; a symbol der ?~~~~^??? lect on free ride li IYN THOMPSON, Copy Desk Chief serves on a silver pi ' JEFF NICHOLS, Sports Editor )BB L.ANE, Graphics/Comics Editor the past, I feel tha t people like Mr. Al dwelling on the pa LUCY Soto promulgating the ic Assistant hews Editor a polarization of rac brant Long society. It is not UI Assistant Sports Editor defining issues aloi Sharon Williamson skin color and st Assistant Copy Desk Chief what is inside thai KATHY HEBERGER any read sense of ra< Assistant to the Editors J a; International Erik Collins tx7 Faculty Adviser \\ JjriWlS Laura S. Day Production Manager helDS so RENEE ATKINSON Advertising Manager XQ the editor: Carolyn Griffin This letter is re Business Manager Loomis's editorial ? cock published on N Amy's reasoning, i pnnt all letters received Letters should is biased in The writer must include full name, pro- , . . i Carolina resident, or year and major if w"? no* "ehev h- are required with all letters sent 7he laws to control beh ins for style, possible libel or in case of best interest of th vili not withhold names under any When a warning lab a cigarette pack, or taining violent mus LETTERS TO TH k |-|| |1|-1 purpose of that warning label is to they notify people that the contents Amei might be harmful. This is for the rule 1 ^euier benefit of the community, not often strictly for the purpose of making on-fu people do things they don't want if the respond to the ^ similarly, a warning about and < he Gamecock. ^e j^n^s Qf content in the prog- game j this argument rams sponsored at university facili- tory ses. I concede ties js a benefit to the university playe lo the black ex- community. playe vhite, of upper ^ny society is required to have when ging, and have, regulations. If regulations are not decid never been dis- jn piaCe, a successful society is imIf Mr. Abra- possible. These regulations are for Th making an ex- the good of the society, not just to notab relating to the force them to do things which are an ir v virtue of his mr\ro 11%/ crrv\r\ rvr oiril mk/\ 1 ' uiwiaiij ^VA;U UI V/*U. WIIU I should just as Mike Fair does the university the C claim to relate an(j ^ slate a service when he at- dad) icrience; and tempts to help keep society from level > so without be- sliding into a morass of the kind He w that permits everyone to do just as of C :e to argue the they Want t0 (j0 cham ham claims the j agree that Mike Fair and same >ple. Africa is a others like him would do well to, gion< t, full of many jn addition to changing USC's pol- Grant culture (albeit jcjeSi attempt to strengthen the ob- expe or the sole rea- scenity laws and their enforcement style. Mr. Abraham throughout the state, with Africans jt Would be wonderful if The It : ilf apart from Gamecock and its editorial staff man nilarity in skin would use their influence to build play * f? creatc har" and encourage a society that looks been (i.e. Sudan, oul for the best interests of the up ur apartheid orga- olhcr person. Gr ki as Students should learn at a very game unable to lve ^y age ^ a jaw jn yie ?n^ \a? AhVe un'verse ^al something like knov .it, r. bra- you reap what you sow. one \ roCrV?an Jed-N. Snyder when ? j?j1S CkW University area minister for. resided in the is because it i ' Heterosexuals Eco itemmins from . _ fication. Mo- are normal St ie Israeli treat- _ , ,. ians though be- To the editor. nt My point is 11118 1S a f?How-up on lhe ho- "V mcricans), such moscxually proclaimed "Blue veil excessively Jcans Da>" " 1 wore blue Jcans that To "h kground refus- but 1 c*on'1 suPP?rt homosexu- Th into American alitV- You see' "V feelin8 is that 1 ^ s ns as my fam- should not have t0 change my pearc immigrant fam- dressing style in order to disassoci- again is emphasis on alc mysclf with lhe homosexual GE t is causing the movement 1 am not lhe onc WHh es in America s,e*ual !?havior- such asf gerbiling. If you re not aware of I would like to what ^ practice of Serbil'n8 en- CU wouia luce 10 u me . ^ mQst dis_ ^ nent Mr. Abra- c c , )ver 300 years fSUn? form ?f ?nim.l cnlelty en oppressed "10 mankind. lO v II UL/Ul v j jvU ? si i | j .i .?n -a The homosexuals consider themtally, and now , , f Tn it c tu selves a type of minonty move- 10 " s for their mis- . .. ; r , c mcnt, oppressed by the heterosexu- 1 < 'gf^aper- als. For example, the Andy Roo- ^ WK1 a w ney fiasco in which' he was on b x/i 3f ^fce.as suspended from CBS. Let me clue some y ami y as ^ homosexuals in on the exact ^hcl j. In fact, when . , . x. ,c .. . . reason he was suspended. It wasn t dfadter arrived, slanderous, but Th itv living in the ... . . trutntui, remarks he made against man y as were most . , XT , r. 6, r hi m homosexuals. No, he was fired for one c rnns an is ). ^ aijegcd raciai remarks he made nians a eri-m k a C? a homosexual-oriented maga- they ve climbed out ~ . . 6 , . 3 Itrh hard work z,nc* Gay organizatlons expressed in a < ... dissatisfaction in the sincerity of them a niC? his apology on 60 Minutes. The other g*ven .. em' lack of his sincerity is due to the pie i a am ca s on fact ^at homosexual opinion car- Strip h ?m? en- "es no weight with him. He was reauc a more gen- concernet| with clearing his name a per nd this attitude Qf ^ aUcged racia, remarks He coun| 'nL' s.? ?e"f! just wanted to get the homosexuals recof I l'ft h If back. There is a fine line natio o 1 lmse between a legitimate minority and couni >able situation, c ? a . . . , , 'a freak. A minority is someone wor ar on wjiq ^ discriminated on the basis Se l erences e- cojor> cree(j or sex Those peo- by ui "?? / S ^ P^e deserve equality and they the l is iy o op- shouid have it Homosexuals and attaii race as su - skinheads are freaks. They act in abili le^feelf he Cde- oullandish ways, and then can't worlt atter " understand why society ostracizes and vhoieheartediv So don,t ^ and dictate how rightJ 1 in a heterosexual should dress or act ternii in mistreated in . . T_ . ? e ? we are the normal ones. If you do nc t it is time for ..... . . a 3 . . . don t like the way heterosexuals mclui Draham to stop , 3 . . . ? ? ist and to stop treal y?u ?>en V0" are alwa>'s wel" f' c, r.ome to leave. Otherwise trv to Israel leas mat create . r > ,pc in a mf?nran reallze that m many people's mind usinj mVX you're not a legitimate minority ? withe ng the lines of y?ure Just an 0r8amzall0n of ^ art looking at reaks- : fh t there will be Gorden McKay ? th ;ial equality. Accounting sophomore mow mes C. Cooper Ufad. ! studies senior gJoccgf yictOrV Afrk 1*1 " want I laDei merely luck ^ ciety To the editor: s^ot 1 USC won the soccer tournament over the weekend (3/31), but any- As igarding Amy one who saw the game they played peop' in The Game- against Clemson realizes that they P^us larch 26, 1990. were lucky to do so. Clemson gen- woun is is often the erally put together the better team- burns favor of those play, and USC was saved by an misc< re that having excellent individual performance beca avior is in the by Brisson, who had a hand in two Thes< e community, of his team's goals. ren.. >el is placed on Coach Berson's team should not child a package con- have had to scrap as they did been ical lyrics, the against Clemson with the talent ren ]E EDITQR have available. With the threaten the security of Israel? You ican "unlimited substitution" decide, he ought to be able to, more than not, find the smoothest In closing, I would like to redd mix of players. However, mind all of you tax payers that we, ; substitutes are not explored the American tax payers, are foot;xperimented with when the ing the bill of this atrocity. Last is on the line, both the vie- year Israel received $3 billion. If and the confidence of the you are interested in stopping this, rs in their coach is at risk. No please write a letter to your senator r wants to be substituted in or representative and give him the result has already been your support. Let him/her know ed. that they have support to stand up to the Jewish lobby, and say NO e USC bench has talent. Most to this tyranny. The U.S. should >le, perhaps, is the presence of not be paying for the genocide of iternational, Bernard Grant, the Palestinian people in Israel, has represented his country in Carl Maas laribbean Cup (won by Trini- Biology freshman and thus has experience at a beyond that of college ball. fTnilCtlifv CFf\t as also the striker for the city ij olumbia amateur league * cfmfflo pions, the Nix. Further, in the lUISl III ollillllt^ CAoenn thie tAom \\rr\r\ jKa *v?_ JVAlJVll, UI1J LVX1II1 WWII U1V IV il Charleston tournament. To the editor: :, therefore, has had plenty of I am appalled to see the igriorriencc with the American ance portrayed by supposedly enlightened university students. Miss Githerine A. Trybula, before you seems beyond reason that this make such silly statements again did not see one minute of concerning the Confederate flag in the tournament but that has and slavery, you should go to the the trend both last season and library first. How dare you make itil now ? no or little use. an assertion that most black people ant may or may not be a wanted to be slaves and that many -winner for USC but the way ?f them fought for the South. You s are going no one will ever cannot show me a single battle i. That can only be proved where a black regiment fought in vay or another by his playing defense of the South. And what i there is something to play unfair representation are you talking about? The Constitution speciRawdon Adams fies the means by which states nomics alumni, class of 1989 shall be represented in Congress, i.e. two senators from each state 1 a and representation in the House uaeni 21 CS based solely on population. Furthermore, if it was so unfair, why is rGSDOnSC sti11 teing used today- (Now you look that up.) ie editor: is little note is in response to And Mr. Corey Ray, I undereveral letters that have ap- stand that you're "white, 20 years >d on this page for and/or oia, ana owe me notning. wen st "Blue Jeans Day." sir. for your information, I never LTOVER IT (snap)!!! asked you for anything. But when John Whittemore y?u make assertions that certain Music education freshman blacks wouldn't know oppression "if it slapped them in the face," j ^ you show your lack of intelligence uaeiu wants and understanding for the many j ?i . 4 difficulties minorities in America add taCtS ^ace- When y?u have been stopped by policemen and questioned just le editor: because you happened to be walkim writing, one, to congratu- ing on the wrong "side of town," The Gamecock for the article or have been told over the phone .and Day, and two, to add by prospective employers that "we > facts that were lacking in the really like your resume, you seem e. to have all of the qualifications needed for the job, and you are e quotes made by Mr. Fried- just the type person we're looking were at most vague and in for." Then the minute you show up ;ase a blatant fallacy. Palesti- for the interview, and they see the ; are not citizens of Israel, color of your skin and tell you "the are refugees that are trapped job has already been taken." When country that would love to see these things begin to happen to out of Israel or dead. No you on a daily basis Mr. Ray, country will accept the peo- simply because of the color of n the West Bank and Gaza your skin, then sir you will maybe because they can't. No bu- understand the oppresive plight of racy is going to give a visa to the black man. And furthermore son without a passport and no your idea about America not havLry. These Palestinians are not ing any obligation for the developgnized as Israelis nor is the ment of the black community is n of Palestine recognized as a just as absurd as locking a man up hy- in jail for 450 years and all of a sudden finding he is innocent, and condly, the "unrest" caused releasing him without giving him a liversity students is caused by decent suit and a pair of shoes and egal knowledge that they are telling him to go and compete with ling (thus giving them the the rest of the world, ty to communicate to the J the international violations ,f mme South Carolinums would disregard towards human nnderstand their histor i commited1 by Israel in lega would undersland how much nology) and stone throwing I of u has bee[] concenlraled on se. >t agree with violence and this ^3,^ and maiiuajning white des stone throwing and Molo- supremacy. Case in point, the most ockrnus, etc., yet what are the revered |eaders in Soulh Caro|jna lis doing ,n return? They are Qver the past 150 years tave ^ ; machine guns, detention men uke John c Caihoun, Wade .ut trial (up to mne months), H Benjamin Ta, d ^ i Strom Thurman. To many white (a major source of livelihood c ^ . . 3 e Middle East), and the de- South Carohmans these men were ion of people s homes that ^otoc ors of democracy, defender * * At ctoto ex AnarnmAnt on/t Anomn elievcd 10 be homes of the In- . '7 rr"7 (Kind of sound like South l?ns of m,n^tyLr'8^ ,n Am,e"ca: .o\ t^ii ~ ia . To many blacks, their political to throw stones yourself ide?,0gy is a sheer moc^ be~ ! even Israeli citizens can cause most ?f public l.fe was conIzu's vet Palestinians get Sumed to keepulg ** baslC nghts FArr-amL i fi \ which they supposedly fought for tor carrying stones or flags.) e .. : ; < ./ r J 6 67 from the majonty of the citizens of < T> , , their state (which happened to be i ?uu !?* * 7 ^ black until 1923). e have been killed, 70,000 s0 therefore Ms. Trybula, Mr. people have been beaten or Abrams> and Ml, Rayj iet us stop ded by gunfire, teargas and/or the name calling and making un. Plus an estimated 15 plus fair innuendos and get down to the irriages have been reported serious business of making Ameriuse of tear gas inhalation, can what it ought to be: "a nation e are men, women and child- conceived in liberty and dedicated Alone in August of 1989, 484 to the proposition that all men are ren, under the age of 16, have created equal." killed or beaten. These child- Troy A. Kennedy are the warriors that so Government/History junior