Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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VlEWP Rights Dnprntinn Rpcrup' c W # W V ^ X VfUL' ?/*/ L/ supresses women s < IS SOUTH CAROLINA PICKING I UNION LEFT OFF? This question was not in reference t attitude toward personal freedoms in thi Instead, the question was heading a f South Carolina's secretary of state, foi Operation Rescue. The flier could quite possibly be om things ever written. Operation Rescue has claimed its mi of abortion." How truly wrong they are. .It is Operation Rescue's mission to suppressed state in which women cannc their own bodies. It is Operation Res brand of Christian beliefs into the state Muslim, Jew and atheist. This is a group that wishes to contro son in America, and create a nation of choice as basic as whether to reproduce A ? /J U/M I /4 4/N /\r?11 />/-l??/\of -CZ rvuu nicy uiuc iu oau <x lcqucsi ivji 11 ard communism? Ironically, communisr they're working toward. The twisted language used by peo God's work should make every Amer words of people who are ignorant to th< right to live as they see fit. This same flier makes reference to t and states the request of Miles is "in Christian faith." When it comes to the issue of invas Rescue already has the monopoly. Is this group completely unaware of is trying to force into the womb of ever The body is a temple. A woman c wants within her temple. She can he wishes within her temple. Operation R< to invade that temple than pro-choicers ; There is no pro-choice group out ther have abortions. What they are fighting choose what is right for her. And whai lutely nothing to do with the members c other pro-life group, and her choice ( theirs does. Operation Rescue wants to control members do not accept the individual. ' or no way. They are the ones who do like the Soviet Union, but a free natic that guarantees us the right to believe they cannot tell us we have to do anythi Perhaps, people who live in glass stones. 7 \ LOOK AT THE MEW ELVIS STAMPS?GEj \ r THi \ ST' :im^ \ who i ill11 I v ^ j y \Lrfj Not voting hurts m campus politics 3 To the editor: I am writing this letter in response to rc Mr. Foster's letter to the editor on Mon- Sl1 day, Feb. 24. It is quite obvious that Mr. su Foster has very opinionated views concerning student government. This does not mean, however, that his opinions de- c serve any merit, whatsoever. To make the ridiculous accusation that the student body president is only there for a resume is asinine at best. FurthermnrA \yfr UacIac cHaii/c hie irrnr\rQTW? rvf IIIWIV/, ITU, 1 UJlVl 311U VV J IUO IgllVlUUW U1 student government by saying that voting on Thursday was a waste of time. The j biggest waste of time is not voting in an election to shape and mold our student government. It is, instead, reading the gar bage that Mr. Foster has supplied to The Gamecock. ir .8 A Quest OINT , * * 1 Jim Schc fight Humaniti ch D1CP ' c'c LfLULLt. the legal at USC i JP WHERE THE SOVIET not be a sponsibil o the backward, restricting ture enoi s state. lier condemning Jim Miles, r requesting the records of ; of the most contradictory ??'~ ission is to "fight the evils ' nig drive this country into a >t even make choices about wtL./ cue's mission to force its houses of every Protestant, 1 the lifestyle of every per- Ji people who cannot make a , * Let's nancial records a step tow- why ^ n seems to be exactly what universit member* pie claiming to carry out to pay a ican afraid. These are the student f 5 idea of respecting others' revenue That's ri he "child killing industry" could tl SilAOOfY vasion and control of our y. ,' think of ion and control, Operation wantsf to partment the invasion and control it piggy ba y woman in the country? use it to :an practice whatever she and buil >use whatever beliefs she departme ^scue is no more welcome let it be are to invade theirs. problem e trying to force women to Seconc for is a woman's ability to t0 rise e : is right for her has abso- $160,000 >f Operation Rescue or any partment! ieserves the same respect student c the USC the rights of women. Its t0 ?Pen They belive it is their way w!10 ^av , . . XT~fT, with toda not recognize this is NOT Third in with a first amendment sources c whatever we choose, and ng" n houses should not throw J*1'8' is iarsei> 'WM maI> ^ now, to \ they shoi r, I THOUGHT ing space zH ONLHMADE , whhy? WPS OF PEOPLE ,ng0fcop, VEK5 DEAD. J but aren place? I mmen,?ugh m mwfi salanesHP ?nce: M0mh university - be a com ^ way-cha v i rrv,^"jm to bring t \ \ | 'S sand doll: I If we I AUIBA/sA m is chargi wouuTp. nsnrRTTn UaAuOiyUj Mr. Foster, I would suggest that if you v jly feel disgusted by student govern- c ent, then you do something to change it. * laiming to care but being unwilling to sl / anything is simply a waste of your v eath and our time. If you do not want a presentation as a student at this univer- h ly, that is your perogative. But don't n bject the entire student body to your nicai and twisted outlook on student ^ wernment. Mr. Foster, it all comes c, ?wn to this. If you care ? STAND UP! sj not, SHUT UP! ir Tim Queen ^ Political science junior at m Students need ;wo-for deals I o the editor: tr I am told that tradition mandates an ta taugural ceremony for our latest uni- ct ion: Do you think it shot ilble Jennifer D ies major Journalisn >n't think so because "That wou age is 21, and most think it wc are not 21. They will sion by t ble to handle the re- cause it w lity. They are not ma- underage jgh." more prot pus in gen Cross acuity should p; do a little arithmetic to figure out la; C faculty should pay to park in a in y lot. There are about 4,000 faculty cc 5 at USC. If each one of them had vi; mandatory fee of $20 (the resident- in, ee) each semester, projected annual ye would amount to nearly $160,000. ght, $160,000. Let's see now, what th; lis university do with an extra be ) a year in its pocket? I for one can wl a few things. tic if Parking and Vehicle Registration un ? keep this extra cash in their de- er; , then fine, let them put it in their all nk for a few years and eventually build new garages, buy new land bri d new lots around campus. If the wi ;nt is somehow blissfully unaware, an known there is a slight parking pa on campus. jec rat 1, tuition for USC students seems sa, xponentially by the minute. I bet rej i a year, if allocated to the right de5 and used wisely, could help keep mc osts down. That money can go to cfoj general scholarship fund and help fac new doors for struggling students a [ e no means to pay their tuition y's inflated fees. every university's academic re- j.T :an benefit from a few extra dol- Ga rking a privilege ace it; being a university professor pu ' a thankless job. The pay is mini- Th raises are few and far between, and he top it off, some would argue that an ild be forced to pay for their park;s. do What is to be gained from charg- res rofessors for a parking space? bu arse the university needs money, ch 't we taking it from the wrong wl Jniveristy professors make little without taking more of their sh< foi you think about it, the money the foi / could make off of them wouldn't eniparatively substantial amount any- in rging professors for parking stands Ce he university perhaps several thouars a year. the we can afford to spend $4 million pla i new office space, I find it diffi- abi ;lieve that we are really that hard mi it small an amount of money. the are, the university could make a the ping Van Halen tickets from the 1 r of the coliseum. However, mak- coi ;y in this way is unethical, and so nei ng professors for that which is tio theirs. ? the entire matter into perspective, professors for parking places Le ly off the Carolina Plaza Hotel Th ersity president. Very well, have a eremony. 1 have no complaints. Then am told that because of financial tresses, this ceremony will be coupled /itn my commencement exercises. Kelly? Suddenly this mandate of tradion is burnt in effigy, right in front of ly face. Am I expected not to notice? In combining the investiture of the esident with the commencement excises, is the university not acting oulde of the tradition it finds so entrancig? I ask Mr. Gunter Hoist, Mr. Tholas Stepp and the various committees . large to look to the tradition of comlenccment addresses given by Denond Tutu, Bill Cosby and even the test Republicans. Does this tradition ck that lime honored status the inaujration so evidently enjoys? The university could finance the two aditionally separate ceremonies by king out a loan. I've financed my lucation this way. I go to the financial ild be legal for university-c ougherty Loren Harris i major HRTA major Id be dumb. I don't "Yes, it shoul >uld be a wise deci- drinking age he university be- have been ch ould promote more to begin v drinking and cause wouldn't hav >lems for the cam- cause they wc eral." their dorms. It safer highw make some i university." i FircP^ ay for parking rs. With more money coming from parkg, USC could buy new, badly needed imputers, reference books and audio/ sual aids along with various other learng tools which can only help students, and s, faculty too. Finally, out-of-state students pay more an $10,000 yearly in tuition, room and ard and books. Is it fair to make students 10 need something as basic as transporta>n pay $20 to keep a car on campus? The iversity has incredible gall to sqeeze evy penny out of its students when they are eady paying its salaries. Even if the university does not choose to ing in more money by following through th such a reasonable plan, there is other benefit aside from profit. If faculty id for parking, and profit was not the ob;tive, they could lower student parking es a few dollars and still generate the me amount of money a year. It's all ative. It's kind of like that Sally Strothers com;rcial where 17 cents a day can feed a ild. Well, for only $20 a semester, USC :ulty can help feed the university. That's ot less than 17 cents a day, Sally. r. Wagenheim '. Wagenheim is a staff writer for The mecock. faculty deserve rchase in about 2,000 to 3,000 years, lis is not a significant amount of money re, folks, except to the professors, who > the ones expected to dish it out. Most importantly, the whole matter boils wn to one basic question: What selfipecting business (yes, the university is a siness) would be so audacious as to arge its employees for a place to park len it has an option to do otherwise? The idea is ludicrous. No employee juld be charged for something necessary his or her job to be performed. Charging a parking place is like charging for the velope the employee's paycheck comes or charging them rent for their office, rtainly it can be done, but is it ethical? Why should anyone be forced to pay ;ir employer back for the "privilege" of a ice to park? They shouldn't. We have the ility to supply our professors with the nimal perk of a free parking space, and ire is not excuse to withhold it from m. Put simply, an employer cannot, in good nscience, charge employees for a job cessity, and parking place, without ques n, falls into that category. Lee Clonz e Clonz is Assistant Carolina! Editor for e Gamecock. aid office and stand in line for about five hours in the August heat. All I need is a note from my parents, a copy of my income lax returns, a letter from God, and a signed contract indicating that I will surrender my first born child in the event of a non-payment. The university would certainly have an easier time than I do. One of the vicepresidents could go to an airconditioned hank, nut the Carolina Plaza Hotel down as collateral, and walk out of the bank with the cash in his hand. 1 have never been allowed a "twofcr" when my budget was broken. 1 would love a two-for-onc degree, buy-one-gei-one-frcc semesters, and "twofcr" Tuesdays at the parking ticket payment window. 1 realize that this would not be in my best interest ? certainly if it were, the powers that be would let me know. Right? James Burgess English writing/Spanish senior >wned businesses to sell alcohol? Mi Katy Chung Marine Science major Id be legal. The "It should be legal because never should people are going to drink any ranged from 18 way. There's no way around /ith. People it. At least this way they! e to drive be- aren't driving or staggering , tuld be closer to home from Five Points." would promote awe anH alen money for the Student elections i lack inspiriation -Les Finn Jr. I hate voting in student government elections. Not that I find voting a pain in the butt, it is that choosing a candidate is something I never look forward to. Unfortunately, most students at USC just don't give a damn about voting, and then they bitch and moan about the ineffectiveness of student government. The reality is that most adults don t vote, and don't care until they realize that they disapprove of the elected. Which is then too late. Our campus has an ugly history of student apathy, and I don't see much change in the future unless everyone gets off their cabooses and gets involved. When the student body has the opportunity to vote again Thursday, I expect a drop in voters because 90 percent of the students were couch potatoes for the first election. Only the people who vote Thursday will determine who will be president. And if you don't like that choice, and you didn't vote, that will be your own fault. If he doesn't listen to your needs, (the public empowers the government, at least it's supposed to work that way) and you didn't vote, I don't blame him. Remember, actions do speak louder than words. On the bright side of this election was Chris Bickel, a write-in presidential candidate. He announced his intentions at 10:30 a.m. last Wednesday. Though he waited until the last minute to join the race, he made the most annoying two days of the campaigning a bit more tolerable. He wasn't the clean cut, I'll kiss your butt if you vote for me, candidate. His campaign posters were chock full of surreal photos and humorous, refreshing promises. Typically, we are bombarded by promises and ideas that will see their day as much as a thousand -joints of light will provide. These promises haven't done any more for the reputation of politics than cake did to help Marie Antoinette's reputation. Not that I expected to ever see any of Chris' ideas come to fruition, but they added some much needed sarcasm and humor to a dispassionate election. Bickel's plans included the following: Petitioning to have the USC Gamecock mascot, a symbol of an illegal animal cruelty and sport, changed to a more humane and civilized mascot, such as the USC sheep. Petitioning to have money collected from parking fines used to erect a statue of USC Parking Patrol Officer in the Horseshoe, for students to pelt with eggs and fresh fruit. Encouraging racial harmony by deeming Martians the official scapegoat. Attempting to enforce tough restrictions on any USC merchandise using the word "cock" as a juvenile innuendtj. Encouraging the breakdown of gender roles by eliminating events like "Homecoming Queen," and replacing it with a non-gender specific event, like "Homecoming Dictator." His promises were approximately as tangible as the other candidates'. It would have made for an interesting year if he had won. iGamecock Editor in Chief Rrif w?rH Managing Editor Titfc Watts Copy Desk Chief Kathy Heberger Asst. Copy Desk Chief Jennifer Jablonski Viewpoint Editor.., Shelley Magee News Editors... Patrick Villegas/Gordon Man tier Asst. News Editor Kim Everitt Carolina! Editor Greg Rickabaugh Asst. Carolina! Editor Lee Clontz Graphics Editor Ryan Sims Cartoonist Paul Jon Photography Editor Virginia Marshall Asst. Photography Editor Eric Glenn Sports Editor Chad Bray Asst. Sports Editor Sean Ryan Faculty Adviser Erik Collins Asst. Advertising-Manager Melissa Owenby Asst. Classified Manager Amy Taylor The Gamecock will try toprintalllettersreceived. Letters should be 200-250 words. 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