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View Educatii Gifted students' c should not be cut James Delisle, a specialist in gil Kent State University, made a bril gifted and talented programs in So He compared the gifted and ta team, saying if teams are compri physical grade, then why should different when talking about the m Delisle's analogy indicates how No one would expect a coach to who don't have the skill and stami expects the coach to save someon on the team, even though they woi It is ridiculous to expect public who can excell in academics or tl terials to do so. I People against gifted and talem dents according to their academic .level students because these stude icend from the levels. They also s gifted and talented programs durinj ; To continue the sports analogy ;the team the first year might worl murals for that year. They can ih make the team. Academics are no ; Students recieve grades four tim ;tery of tests each year. School a land tests to place students. If a sti Ition, then let them prove it through Unmotivated students are just g perience for those students who ca on one level. Gifted and talented programs ; only comprise two percent of the I Education. It's not a lot when it's out of it. The programs provide far more could possibly detract. Students w noi discouraged, we nave to let harder they work, the higher th< climb. GEORGE BUSH FIMALU MAKES DM QUAWLE HI EQUAL. Wf wow/xr^ just'li mz WouRS/g/ j|k ^/I'M A ^ Hwim, / /( r<i i O \ \ \\v Pointing fingers solves nothing To the editor: I am writing this letter in response t< Mr. John Foster's letter on Feb. 28 Mr. Foster presented the views of thi frustrated, but ignorant, student wh( stands away from the problems and cri ticizes those who are trying to solvi the problems by every mean possible. I agree the Board of Trustees is thi ultimate decision maker, but the stu dent president is there to advise mem bers of the board about student con cerns, and as a point of information they do listen as past issues prove. I want to make it clear that studen government is an asset for the student to voice their concerns. It has beei proven through history that students ari the power and have the ability to no only shake the foundations of the pow erful administrators but also powerfu l governments. Their pens are sharpe than the swords, and their voices ari louder than the roaring guns. It is very difficult for anyone to ig POINT >11 p< opportunities by schools tph( fted and talented education from liant analogy to the debate over uth Carolina. _ lented programs to any athletic ised of students who make the the classroom situation be any ental grade? a utterly ridiculous this debate is. 1 put together a team of students na to play a good game. No one ie's self-esteem by putting them lid be detramental. schools not to provide students le arts with the classes and ma ( < ted programs say grouping stu- | ability is a detrament to lower- ] :nts won't have a chance to asay the public can't afford these i g these tough economic times. 5 , the student who doesn't make < c out and practice or play intra- ( ten come back the next year to different. J tes a year, as well as take a bat- 1 dministrations use these grades * udent wants the excelled educa- \ t their work. r oing cheapen the classroom ex- c in excell, if they put all students < c ire not expensive because they total buget of the Department of compared to what students get i s benefits for students than they ho excel should' be encouraged* our students know that the the 3 educational ladder they will 1 c t< m ' PSlDE. t&A L_ nore the student voice until the stud( want it to be ignored, and those 92 j cent of the students who abstain fr voting are implying they should ignored. So, it's not the ineffectiveness of student government, but in fact it is ineffectiveness of the student body, I ^ is not only ignorant about the facts, also has the nerve to call those who trying "weak and ineffective." I h; only one piece of advice for such < dents: look at your own deeds bef ^ pointing fingers at others. Yasir A. Ni Electrical a Computing Engineering jun 1 Document roon J display biased it To the editor: 1 As a frequent Thomas Cooper ] r brary patron, I often find it necess; s to walk past the Government Doc ments library. Recently, I have been fended by the U.S. military public a Question: Do you thir ephanie Jackson Rick V 5litical Science major Engine fes, because I have seen "I don iople almost get run over, differe ?ople just speed through proble ere going 60 miles an hour, the da s just not very safe." all righ ^Erosi ABC crackdowns In the war against underage drinking, not Dnly have law enforcement officials resorted to sneaky undercover methods, but fhp.v hflVP. akn lost fnnrh with thp rpol nrrsh iems drinking may cause. One Five Points bar was heavily fined by ;he Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission after a minor, whisked into the bar imid a weekend partying crowd, was served. By the time the bar's owners ;hecked the minor's I.D., it was too late, rhe ABC had its catch of the day. It's not fair to always accuse the ABC of sneaky tactics in its efforts to enforce the aw against serving minors, but it is twice is unfair to fine bar owners who are coping vith the law as best they can. Bar owners are in a tricky business. They nake money by providing a drug to hoards )f people who flock through their bar's loors on a regular basis with the goal of etching a buzz or getting smashed. The law says it's illegal for people under he age of 21 to catch a buzz or get smashed, so the ABC sends 17-year-olds nto bars to order drinks. While these operations are going down, t's hard to imagine enough time is being spent fighting other drinking problems. Instead of going undercover into the dark ' -v* i. car owners nav A 17-year-old walks into a bar and buys i beer. He or she is not carded. The bartenier gets caught and the bar is fined, maybe iven closed. So whose fault is it? Anyone with the authority to sell alcololic beverages also has the responsibility o know who he or she is selling the alcoioI to. Whether the minor purchasing the dcohol works for the Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission or not, the person sellng the alcohol needs to know the person xiying it is old enough. Why is that so difficult? This is where greed enters into the picture. Bartenders and sales clerks do not sell alcohol to a minor because 17-year-olds look old enough to drink. The seller is doing it for the almighty dollar. Okay, so maybe it was a hectic night and fie bartender was really busy and didn't ave time to card everybody. Sorry, that oesn't work. If time can be made to sell the alcohol, me can be made to be sure the person uying the alcohol is old enough. This may jquire hiring another person. Oops, here omes greed again. If you have an li you would like to see addressed in drop it in a Suggestion Box or Call The mts tions which form a small presenta ler- entitled "Desert Storm: One Year . _ . >9 T?l- 1_ !. - - - ? om ter. mis exmoiuon amounts to t be more than a bulletin board of exce from such various biased sources the Soldiers magazine and a United St the naval journal. Jiat In particular, I am critical of but posters portraying aircraft subtil are "Pride, Power, Peace." These pos ave deny the truism that war and peace ;tu- mutually exclusive ideals. Gram ore these images are legitimate governrr documents and need to be preser for posterity. However, the misssior azi the Government Document staff is md to select those documents that they i ior sonally find interesting and to ens that all library patrons are informec their presence. This exhibition deg ll erates into blatant jingoism. Particularly in an election ye; public officials, institutions and orga zations must be careful to maintain gitimate ethical objectivity while se Li- ing the public interest. I propose tl iry these images be removed from their < ;u- hibition space and an analogous p of- sentation of international peacekeepi ;a- operations and humanitarian relief ik the Greene Street gates shoul etter Jeannie Chung iering major Advertising/Public 't think it makes much major nee. I don't see a lot of "I think it is fine th ims there now during They are closed d y. I think everything is classes. It would it the way it is." pain to try and g Greene Street if it \ nently closed." 5 Firc^ < hsivp wrnno t^ropt amm w t ? * vyaa^ m** corners of bars and looking under the tables lc for youths consuming alcohol, the ABC would accomplish more by monitoring ^ drinkers, underage or of age, leaving bar scenes. It's bad drinkers, the ones who get r mean and irresponsible, who endanger the community and themselves. aj The authorities need to look out for abu- ^ sive action between men and women, espe- ^ cially when it appears members of one sex p. are trying to avoid the other's company. se Law enforcement officials should be try- Sp ing to stop the stumbling drinkers before l0 they get behind the wheel to drive home, or fr( to the next bar. Underage drinking is a problem. It may w be unfair that minors can't drink legally in lTr our country, but they shouldn't try to break the law and 2et bar owners in troiihle U That's irresponsible and immature. But this th irresponsibility is also a problem among legal drinkers. * ^ Until the authorities target trouble makers ge instead of businessmen, they aren't doing a responsible job either. ha no - Kathy Heberger Kathy Heberger is the Copy Desk Chief for c The Gamecock. inj e responsibilities * tra Even though the ABC used teenagers to purchase alcohol, they are breaking no sta rules. The teenager does not pretend to be ('a someone other than him or herself. The teenager does not carry a false I.D. Every- ^h thing is done above-board. Think of it this way. What if the 17-year- t0 old that purchased beer was your brother, 10 sister, son or daughter. Maybe this person could handle the alcohol, maybe not. But, W1' would you like the fact he or she could just an* walk into a bar or convenience store and purchase it? oul Granted, if a minor wants alcphol bad enough, a person willing to buy it for them an( can usually be found. Then the person has s^c to deal with their own conscience. * Wouldn't it be nice to know the ABC l^c takes the time and energy to catch the peopie breaking the law? After all someone's life may have been saved. That same per- .., son would be given a little longer to think about whether or not he or she really ? wanted to drink. f ] - Susie Brenfleck Susie Brenfleck is the graduate assistant v^for The Gamecock. ^ i ^ ssue or question A Cross Fire or USC Voices, Please j|8 Gamecock Newsroom at 777-7726. tion forts replace them. The new images Af- should be left in place for four to six ? ittle weeks as an effort by the Government rpts Documents staff to remind patrons that ; as the library functions not as a repository ates of popular or government sanctioned resources but as a collection of matersix ials drawn from diverse fields and E lp.d hart-orniinrk whirh nrp.spnf manv riif- '? ters ferent ideas and belief structures. c are ^ This letter does not indicate personal \ ien^ interest in preparing an alternate exhi- fs ve(j bit. I feel that if our tax dollars contri- p 1 oj- buted to the formulation of the "Desert c not Storm" presentation that our tax dollars p 3er should pay for the development of the o ;ure next exhibition as well. Further, in re- c j 0j- sponse to potential arguments by those f en who are willling to privately fund ex- p hibitions for the Government Docu- s ments room, I would suggest that they A M-> do so in their private residence or in an F m" area sanctioned by the university, an A *c~ area which would have to be carefully A rv~ maintained and regulated to ensure hat equal access of space for opposing viewpoints and arguments. if reing Tommy McPherson ' I ef- Art History senior d be closed permanently? rTHni*i?" nr Bonnie Reyes : Relations Pharmacy major "I thinlr than chnnU kn nlnn/v^ lanim 11 IV J OMVUIU UU V/IUOCU ie way it is. f?r longer hours. Close them uring most earlier in the morning and be a real open them later at night. Peoet through pie who have either very early was perma- classes or later ones have trouble crossing the street." Don't blame dog for daily stress Shelley Magee I'm sick of being a slave. We're all bound by so many things in this life. We're slaves to school, slaves to our jobs, slaves > all the things we obligate ourselves to do. By this me in the semester, we are all handcuffed to stress, pring break is well timed. It's too bad, though, that we let ourselves get this ay. Although when it comes to stressing out, I prob)ly could have written the book, I'm certainly not e only person who gets this way. I like to call it e dog-kicker's syndrome. My friends get in a inic around this time in the .mester as well. My family ^ >ends most of its time stressed o, when they're not too busy PJI making me out. IP *Fr'Fr I would really love to find a ^ ay to defeat the dav to dav v. ind. I . Sometimes, though, I start to Jk*!U> >*.' f* m\ alize how silly some of the ings I let creep under my skin are. I mean, who cares if I make a wrong left turn, rget to buy milk or get a bad haircut. I can always t off at the next exit, go to Kroger or wear a hat. What I can't do is take back the rotten attitude I d with someone, or how nasty I was to them for i real reason. It's not the waitress' fault they're out of the rnnder. It's not the bank teller's fault that the C&S ichine says you only have 57 cents in your savi^s account. It's not your boyfriend's fauK that' ck yellow smoke started pouring out from under i hood of your Chevette in the middle of 5 o'clock ffic on Two Notch Road. However, it is our fault when we turn around and rt abusing the first warm body we see after a bad yWe have to learn to put things in perspective, ere's an expression that says, "Things can be reiced, people can't." It's very true. And it applies more than just accidents and disasters. It applies every day life. New socks turned pink in the washing machine II be forgotten, right? What won't be forgotten is ;ry words. It's easiest to abuse the people we care most abt because we assume they will forgive us. We it to stop stress from making monsters out of us I turning us into this creature that no human >uld be forced to live with. Df course all this would be incredibly easy if re were no midterms, papers or double shifts in ; life. We just have to learn to take them in stride. It's not your dog's fault your boss is a moron. 'Ill I-JSK t IGamecock iditor in Chief Eric Ward Managing Editor Tige Watta /opy Desk Chief Kathy Heberger isst. Copy Desk Chief ....Jennifer Jablonski 'iewpoint Editor Shelley Magee lews Editors... Patrick ViDegaa/Gordon Man tier ksst. News Editor Kim Everitt Carolina! Editor Greg Rickabaugh isst. Carolina! Editor Lee Clontz iraphics Editor Ryan Sims lartoonist Paul Jon 'hotography Editor Virginia Marshall isst. Photography Editor Eric Glenn iports Editor Chad Bray isst. Sports Editor Sean Ryan acuity Adviser Erik Collins isst. Advertising Manager Melissa Owenby iSSt. Classified Manager Amy Taylor he Gamecock will try to print all letters received. 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