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? Closure Navy's attempt to c unfortunate, but nc Ever since the Navy releas week, accusations have How Dases weie ciiuscn iu cium; am The firestorm over the slat Base has been no different. Gov. Carroll Campbell a< Monday of playing politics ovi He said the decision to ke< open rather than Charleston w; Portsmouth is in the backya Mitchell's home state of Mail gressional figure in passing Pr< Charleston's presence on thi by some to South Carolina's si general election. These points make some se facts that contradict the logic ( States that were key to a C large hits if the current list is a California, New York and f ed to lose bases. If this list got lost over 20 military bases sint According to the Departme between 0.41 and 1 percent o sures: California, South Caroli It doesn't scent "politics Arkansas or George Mitchell work force. With these facts in mind, it Charleston base is not a puni the wrong way. Additionally, the Navy die would be an easy base to close Hour members of the Soul are on the Armed Services cor Strom Thurmond, the most ranking Republican of the Sei tremendous power and will do Tho Uni icp ArmpH Qprvippc representatives, including rank Ravenel and John Spratt. Between these four and ot home is Charleston, the Sout mighty light in Congress agaii If the Clinton administrate easy way out, they would not The decision to close the ( and definijtely hurts the state. 1 ly by polices is wrong. Legislature businesslik There has been a lot of disci sion in recent years about he much better everything would if things were only run like business. A business is expected to tun profit, and employers are incre; ingly using performance evali tions to help ensure that work< are effective. Salaries and promotions 2 based 011 successful performan by the employee. Makes sense to me to have business or a school system ? anything else for that matter held accountable for their produ It is completely logical exnect an entitv to be able prove its time was well spent. If a company is in the busint of making toasters, you can sure the first thing they have do is find out what the consurr wants their toaster to do. Kind of makes sense, doesi it? Knowing what people ws before the business can expect sell a toaster seems reasonable. Our state legislature doesi make toasters, thank goodness. If it did, we'd have to rely the good old-fashioned ov again. No, its product is governm< and fiscal responsibility. But why am I not relieved that? The legislators don't seem be bothered by the fact that th didn't get their budget numbers match this year. That was th product ? to get the numbers match. And that's what their ci tomers wanted. We pay them salaries to that, and their answer was "Oo we goofed, but that's OK becat y'all can just tighten your belt: little." So we have to pay aga Higher tuition and larger classe: Somebody tell me wha wrong with this picture? They made a toaster (hat did work, sold it to us, and when discovered it didn't work, as! us to do without toast. This is not exactly a success performance. Hose Charleston base /I via i /) n h\i ns^litir* c 'i, MiivCsii is y jslsu,u,\^o ed its choices for base closures last n back and forth over why certain 1 others were not. [ed closure of the Charleston Naval ccused the Clinton administration *r the base closure list. 3p the Portsmouth, N.H., naval base is nothing but a political decision, rd of Senate Majority Leader George te. And Mitchell will be a key confident Clinton's domestic programs, e closure list has also been attributed trong rejection of Clinton in the 1992 nse; however, there are a number of Campbell and others have used, linton victory in 1992 will also take iccepted. Jew Jersey are among the states slatjs through intact, California will have :e 1988. ;nt of Defense, four states will lose f their work force through base clona, Arkansas and Maine. " was able to save Bill Clinton's / 's Maine from losing some of their ^ is obvious the possible closure of the jlt shment of South Carolina for voting <ji J not choose Charleston because it D i politically. se h Carolina congressional delegation at nmittees of the House and Senate. 01 senior member of the Senate and the ^ aate Armed Services Committee, has ' everything to stop the closure. Committee is full of South Carolina clt ing Republican Floyd Spence, Arthur th ltspoken Sen. Fritz Hollings, whose ci h Carolina delegation will put up a pi ist the base closure. n and the Navv were looking for an A have chosen a South Carolina base. li( Charleston Naval Base is unfortunate n\ 3ut the notion that it was driven sole- !' h( D > should have Ul :e approach IS- P )W C be 3 ( '? i ; i ?, ire ANN ^ lCe W I N C H E L L tl] a 0 or Now, there are those who will ,n ? say, "But the legislators are not S ct. paid much either. We get what we to pay for. A yearly salary of ^ to $10,400 isn't much." 'c And, of course, they don't vv iss work a long year either. Their CJ be work year runs from the second 111 me Tuesday in January to the first 01 ter Thursday in June, and only three vv days each week. P< n't I guess that's why they get speint cial treatment and other perks. S to They have the same health insur- d< ance plan as other state employn't ees. A paid nurse is on duty all P the time, and the American on Medical Association provides a en volunteer doctor a few hours a day, every day they're in session, jnt And the doctors even bring free medicine samples. Must be nice, by We give them $1,100 in postage money per year, to They also receive big discounts I : ...I .1 ley hi iiuuMiig wucii nicy ie hi iuwu, to and they get all kinds of offers of eir free trips and vacation houses, to And then, there's the ever-famous us- special-interest groups and people aching to make campaign contrido butions. ps, The legislature is surely not run ise like any business 1 know, s a The chaplains aren't paid much either. Their yearly salary is in. $4,000 for a 5-to-10 minute 5. prayer at the opening of each sest's sion. Maybe that's why the legislators aren't very effective, n't Maybe we need to pay the chapwe lains a little more to stay a little ced longer. ful Ann Winchell is a columnist for The Gamecock /iew ffeKS > 0m Abortion rij This column was written to scare :11 out of anyone who still appreci; imocratic principles. This past week, in Pensacola, Fla., avid Gunn, who performed abortion: veral area clinics, was shot three tii point-blank range. The alleged muri , Michael Griffin, has been describes militant pro-lifer. There have also b legations he physically abused his fa Griffin's supporters came to dense, saying it was wrong for Gum : murdered, but think of all die feti at will be saved. But unrepentant < owds continue their widespread otests. In Washington, D.C., there is specu ttorney General Janet Reno will use is of the federal government to regul x>rtion clinic blockades. Throughout y, there is a growing movement for msive Freedom of Choice Act. Ai emocratic president and Congress, tb cely become law. I have decided how to counteract v iconstitutional blockades. Pro-choi ke aggressive measures to ensu 1 TVT' f Columnist insensitive o internal illnesses o the editor: In response to Thom Harman's larch 3 article about wastefulness, would definitely agree with liim iat tliis campus is very wasteful, nc point in the article disturbed e very much. He stated dial he :es perfectly healthy people use ie elevator to go up one floor, tell, I am one of those people. I iok healthy from the outside, but 1 If ft with SO nerrenf I una ipacitv as a result of viral pnculonia. Taking the stairs leaves ine ut of breath and very tired. 1 ould trade places with a healthy irson any day. 1 don't really think that an apoloy is necessary, and I certainly an t want any pity. I just would ke to tell Thorn Harman that he newsroom fl 777-7726 P.O. BOX 85131 Editor in Chief Associate Editors Viewpoint Editor Copy Desk Chief Asst. News Editors Carolina! Editor Asst. Carolina! Editor Sports Editors Asst. Sports Editor Photo Editor Asst. Photo Editor Graphics Editor Asst. Graphics Editor Cartoonist Copy Editors Student Media Coordinator Production Manager Asst. Production Manager Advertising Manager Faculty Adviser Graduate Assistant Darkroom Technicians poinl ?ntbn-Ot)Cff 9> hwh* v. . s^Sflrasi |jL^> lllfeL ^ *hts activist the ^ ^ ^^ ' ^ ^ worn ates ne\x phys CARSON Hole his HENDERSON lraits ti to antijses ends inti-choice paliis of approaching vel abortion If these tactics fail, pr pile weapons, ammuniti< lation that zealots and bum stratei the abili- homes of ministers and ate violent can not beat them, join t the coun- Pro-lifers are probabl a compre- by now. In fact, I do no ad with a ties like those commit lis act will allies. The anti-choice z< ranee every time they { iolent and front of a car and fire cers must anger. I am sure God ht re that a ishment for them. should not pass judgment on people like so many other people do in this world. He certainly has a right to have his own opinion, but I think Thorn Harman should keep in mind the old cliche "don't judge a book by its cover". Dawn Hatcher Marine science freshman Criticism of Young unfounded, incorrect To the editor: I was disappointed to find that the humor in Matt Hanley's Top Ten List in the March 3 Gamecock has stooped low enough to tread on the accomplishments of Tom Young. The statements made about Young were malicious and unfounded, as well as grossly inac\5aif UNIVERSITY OF SOI Patrick Villegas Lee Clontz, J.T. Wagenheim Gordon Man tier Brian Garland Jack Dunn, Melissa Tennen ...Lea Clayton, Rochelle Killingbeck Jennifer Fuller Melinda Waldrop ....Nancy Salomonsky, Tim Thorsen Rob Rodusky Stephanie Newlin Kelly Johnson Gregory Perez Chris Muldrow Paul Jon Chris Davis, Thom Harman .Jim McKellar Laura Day Jim Green Renee Gibson Erik Collins Brian McGuire Erin Galloway, Rika Hashimoto w sams s must not I an's right to choose is I am ag r made illegal. knowingly 1st and foremost, pro- ed to all Ai cers should blockade Pro-choi< ;nes anu oiuer Dunuiugs suciciy kiu re anti-choice zealots turned asitli ;regate. Circle these local and es, therefore preventing they supp ne from entering. Use Support th ical force if necessary. Planned Pa I up black velvet por- ated to pre of Jesus to nauseate the crastinate; < choice crowds. Place Remernl ingered species in the adopt unwa nicies. anti-choicei o-choicers should stock- addicted ba 3n and bombs. Shoot the Rememt pc buildings. Bomb the lems, like I protest leaders. If you curse glass hem. Rememb y labeling me a terrorist Rememb t condone violent activi- with his fin ted by Griffin and his Rememt ;alots display their igno- Petty: "I W )ut an innocent child in a gun in uncontrollable Carson H is devised a unique pun- The Gamec rnaianHTi curate. As president, Tom Young brought integrity to his office and represented Carolina well. Handley was treading on thin ice when he implied this last administration was unproductive. Tom Young and his cabinet worked to lobby the General Assembly to remember Carolina during budget time. Thanks to Young and people like former treasurer Eric Dell, our university did not take the larger spending cuts ana tuiuon nixes mat me ouier suae schools were forced to accept. This is only one example of the responsiveness Young gave to the student body during his tenure. Although 1 recognize that a student body president cannot be popular with everyone, Tom Young worked hard for us and did not deserve the cheap shots handed to him by The Gamecock. If there itcoct JTH CAROLINA CO The Gamecock is the student i South Carolina and is published tb Wednesdavs and Fridavs durintr tb J J _ _ o weekly during both summer sessi< versity holidays and examination p Opinions expressed in The Gai or author and not those of the Univ The Board of Student Publicatii publisher of The Gamecock. The St parent organization of The Gameco Change of address forms, sub correspondence should be sent to ' The University of South Carolina, C Subscription rates are $46 a y< Columbia, SC. The Gamecock is a of the University of South Carolina dent activity fees. 3P jack down ainst abortion. But I would never infringe upon the civil liberties grantnericans. :ers, now is the time to make sure >ws you will not be discouraged and 2 bv pointless violence. Contact your federal representatives and demand ort the Freedom of Choice Act. e American Civil Liberties Union, renthood and other organizations oreserve individual rights. Do not proJo it now. >er: pro-lifers are not lining up to tnted babies. A private thought of the is: God forbid I should have a drug by in my home. >er: people who have family probGriffin, should not point fingers or windows. er: abortion is a constitutional right, er: a gun did not kill Gunn; a moron ger on the trigger did. >er: quote Gunn, who quoted Tom on't Back Down." i \Xf enderson is a columnist for ock was ever a "We" administration, it was Tom Young's, and it is my opinion that the next president will have some mighty large shoes to ,1 fill next year. Christian Stegmaier Political science junior The Gamecock will try to print all letters received. Letters should be 200-250 words maximum. 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