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Warpath With combat an ominous threat, inexpensive support proves valuable Signs seem to indicate that war is right around the comer. Wi an added 150,000 troops, the total is now near 400,000. Tanks the Persian Gulf are being exchanged for 750 tanks designed f r.hemical warfare. fnmmercial airolanes are beine held c strategic reserve ? just in case. A blood pipeline has been set i by the Pentagon to prepare for 1,000 casualties per day in tl event of war. The crisis' objective is not defensive but is an "c fensive military option." Like it or not, the threat of war is an aspect of everyday life f all of us. Not a day goes by when the news does not report on tl Persian Gulf Crisis, a term which has become a cliche. Yello ribbons can be seen on trees, buildings, clothing, shoes and boo bags. If we don't have a loved one that has been deployed, v don't have to look far to find someone who does. Directly or ind rectly, this crisis is effecting each and every one of us. Loomii larger over our shoulders each day, the threat is not likely to fad Almost every indication points toward war. The Vietnam Syndrome makes us hesitate, and the approval n ing for this crisis is lower than ever. Fortunately, the Americi public has not abandoned our servicemen, some of whom are on 18 years old. Support in the form of letters, cards, packages, cal and fax messages is being sent in mass quantities, letting "o boys (and girls)" know that we have not and will not forget abo them or take them for granted. Servicemen, who are being told send valuables such as wedding rings home, are likely to fe more detached if correspondence wanes, especially with the ho day season only a week away. This war might not be within our own individual power to pr vent or control, but we can do our share to lessen the feelings detachment and isolation. If you know someone, even if it's on an aqtlaintance, Keep in toucn. Let mm or ner Know you care ai are aware of their presence. If you want to do your part, come 1 the second floor of the Russell House and take a serviceman name off the Christmas tree. Send packages, cards, letters or just note. It'll only cost you a quarter for a stamp. Those of us in the twenty-something generation have be< labeled as having few anthems of our own. Let's take a defini stand and rally around this international issue. Although we mig not all be in favor of this imminent war, let's keep our peers in tl Middle East in our thoughts. Think about them, don a yellow ri bon or just spend a quarter to send a note. Think before you gr that mid-afternoon caffeine fix ? save the money and let a fc servicemen know they are in your thoughts. If we all do our shai it will add up. "REALLY, ICOULPNT SWALLOW MOTHER TWN6" isaSui . f The Gamecock News: 777-7726 Advertising: 111-Alt Jeff Wilson Sharon Willamson Editor in Chief Managing Editor/Copy Desk Chi Lynn Gibson Elizabeth Lynch News Editor Carolina Life Editor DougAube Renee Meyer Sports Editor Photography Editor Elizabeth Fox Sherri Tillma Assistant News Editor Assistant News Edit David Bowden Kathy Heberge Assistant Carolina Life Editor Assistant Carolina Life Edit Brant Long Julie Bouchillo Assistant Sports Editor Assistant Photography Editi Sara Verne Octavia Wrigh Assistant Copy Desk Chief Assistant to the Editb Kristin Francis Erik Collks Graduate Assistant Faculty Advisi Ed bonza Laura S. Da Director of Student Media Production Managi Ray Burgos renee Gibso Assistant Production Manager Advertising Managt Kyle Berry Carolyn Griffi Assistant Advertising Manager Business Managi Letters Policy: The Gamecock will try to print all letters received. Letters shoi be, at maximum, 250 to 300 words long. The writer must include full name, pi fessional title if a USC employee or South Carolina resident, or year and majo a student. An address and phone number are required with all letters sent. 7 Gamecock reserves the right to edit letters for style, possible libel or in case space limitations. The newspaper will not withhold names under a circumstance. l*S a : Americans apa ;ht A friend of mine at the University of Monb" tana sent me some clippings of articles from the ab college and local newpapers on a peace rally ;w recently held at the university's campus, re, The 600 students at the rally were against U.S. involvement in the Middle East. They chanted "Hell no, we won't go, we won't fight t for Texaco," as they passed the local headquar- > ters of the Republican party. The newspapers n reported this rally as the biggest in the country n since the Middle East occupation began. With war imminent, this shows just how u apathetic the American people have become a and what a side show this conflict actually is. d If there was something worth fighting for in a the Middle East, the United States would have h gone to war at the start instead of playing this a waiting game. tl Instead, the military and the companies they p have contracts with don't have to worry about e losing any money from their slice of the ii budget. They are not worried about the economy or young Americans in body bags as long t as the military can keep spending money on I letters to thi ': ? ? if-' - " Closing area rSS not solution 'fs: t ' parking time, To the editor: useful space 1 After reading on Nov. 9 that the slaff and facu] D-2 parking lot next to the law j( for ho| mm' building has been proposed to (1) to 5 p m Coi have an armed gate and (2) be miUee let's I closed to students 24 hours a day, lhe 'ce we I was outraged. A 24-hour ban on an act of frustl a parking lot is an extreme solu4Q tion to an admittedly difficult . - problem. second J* Of the solutions proposed for '* the parking problems, most seemed ef to be reasonable with this one ex- g%g ? ception. I agree that increasing Cl ticket fines (although it is one more example of "taxing" an al- in nac ready taxed student body in this time of ever rising inflation) and To the editor: _ towing will be effective deterrents I am totally to those who do park illegally, cent addition or However, in many cases students ually Speakii :R have no choice but to park illeg- Life section c or ally or walk almost a mile to class. dismays me g N Specifically, in reference to the tion dedicated or D-2 lot, enforcement of the park- to the studei [T ing rules definitely needs to be in- would encour rs creased. I can see faculty mem- of those stude _ bers' problem with not being able encounters. T1 IS to use a lot rightfully theirs if it is positions is a s er lull or illegally parked students. Being a bo Y However, that problem is no one have a strong er else's fault but USC's. Enforce the press. Howevc rules, make the fines count, tow this letter I v repeat offenders or students parked health risks in illegally for too long, but don't ban ual encounter the use of that lot. lowing negati Most faculty members only pus life: work from 8 a.m. to 4 or 5 p.m. So 1. Rapid ar ^ as it stands now with graduate stu- mission of vi ro_ dents beginning to park there at 4 AIDS, r if p.m. and other USC students after 2. Dramati< he 5 p.m., there should not be a prob- tions, which a of lem. Many chemistry, biology and butor to infa ny geology graduate students who country. wm work in (the Physical Sciences 3. Continue | The Ma<gic Capp^-t ithetic to side-! ? j0 - % f DENNIS SHEALY / r ,/f. ^ 4 | ; 1 ew toys and industry can keep getting that loney. It also must be considered that Bush will be p for re-election very soon. Saddam Hussein pparently doesn't have any plans for backing [own any time soon, so the public will probbly look none too kindly on a president who las a faltering economy, thousands of troops nd billions of dollars flowing into a desert on he other side of the planet. Bush will probably tush for war to save face and to ensure his relection. The public doesn't change presidents n the middle of a war. American or Iraqi bodies and the wasted ime and money are not worth this. If the Evil impire can break down and admit communism - ' " - - - ? ss the street, and the attacks as people increasi , need that lot for sex as a right and privik king. posed to a responsibility, ricter rules, limit the And all for what, a but don't eliminate ments of physical pleasur for people (students, I feel that The Gamec Ity) who legitimately to publish articles that w Lirs other than 8 a.m. cate the student popula ne on parking com- cerning these risks, not < be resourceful with their blind participation, have, not limit it in And concerning the ation. portion of the article, I tl Melinda Denny are plenty of other sour ar graduate student a^e f?r a woman to re inalytical chemistry Proper ?uidance ^ ^ USC communications ?'"m" Cult speal i taste n0|. vaiuaj/ appalled at the re- To the editor: of the column "Sex- I am writing with rega ig" to the Carolina recent (Nov. 7) visit of S )f The Gamecock. It san to the USC campus, ready that a publica- As an alumni of USC to provide a service ism, Class of *71), it disi r?ts of this campus that this New Age flam age the participation allowed to bring his mts in casual sexual show to the campus. Ha tie Nov. 7 article on nacea for those afflicted strong case in point. paranoia" is not worth rn-again Christian, I you could get for selling ; moral stand to ex- copy of his book to a p >r, for the purpose of cling center. /ill only express the His prescription for de tvolved. Casual, sex- so-called cults is "don s can have the fol- them under any circums ve impacts on cam- would suggest that the people will ever be cure id irreversible trans- paranoia is by meeting enereal disease and cultists face-to-face. Fc this face-to-face encoi ; increases in abor- people discover that whil re the largest contri- liefs are not those of nt mortality in this quo, they are otherwise mal and intelligent peop] d increase in sexual not to be feared. / show conflict just doesn't work then America's government can get it through their ever-so-thick skulls that the United States does not have to be the world's big brother. The United States hasn't been worried about other small nations that get over run in the past, so what is so special about Kuwait? If it is because of oil, then let the oil companies hire mercenaries or send over a iew oaiianons 01 board room executives to protect their interests. Otherwise, the United States should cut the military budget and use the money for more important causes inside the country, maybe even on something like alternative energy sources. It has been reported that Hussein is mining uranium and could have crude nuclear weapons in the next two years. This isn't -good, but they wouldn't be the only country in the Middle East with nuclear capabilities. Maybe the smart thing to do would be to abandon the Middle East and just let it turn in on itself. They've been fighting among themselves for thousands of years, so just what does Bush think he can do in his last few months in office? ngiy ykw nabaaii s putKu^cu uipt is iiui a :ge as op- part of the cult solution; it is a part of the cult problem. His ideas few mo- smack of the dark ages, not of the e? Age of Communication. ock needs I say all of this not only as a ould edu- concerned alumni of l/SC, but also tion con- as a 15-year member of the Unifiencourage cation Church, which is concerned by many a mediocre mind to be a hygiene cult, hink there I would suggest that if the stuces avail- dents of USC really want to know :ceive the something about the Unification ea. Church they should talk to some!. Bradley one who is a member and has beenmanager a member for a long time. Perhaps they would like to talk to me, or to rp?? some of the people at the Home^ less Shelter here in Charleston that . 1 _ have worked with us over the last FlC couple of years, or perhaps with one of the dozens of ministers we have worked with on various proirds to the jccts here in Charleston, or perhaps Iteve Has- my neighbor who invited my 3-year-old son to her son's birth! (journal- day party even though she is fully tresses me aware that we are "Moonies." artist was And jf ngC students want to medicine rea(j books about "cults," why not ssan s pa- rca(j j^e Odyssey of New Religious with cult Movements by John Biermans, the price wb0 js a member of the Unificag a single ^on Church, a practicing lawyer aper recy- an(j a member of the American Bar Association, aling with jn conclusion, I would like to 't talk to say that if USC is going to give stances.' I bme m the voice of fear and paraonly way noja represented by Hassan, it sd of their would be much healthier for the so-called whole campus if it gave equal time >r it is in to ^ voices that call for commujnter that nication and understanding, e their be- John D. Doose the status quite nor Director, Unification Church of le who are Charleston Charleston, S.C.