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"I5ar Serving J.T. Wagenheim, Editor in Ch Edltoi Wendy Hudson, Carson Nancy Salome Visitation Palms should use nt to give students reas In what could be a major move fo ed Friday to grant the power of d< President Palms. Students have been dissatisfied wit inception several years ago. Most arg and being "of age," they should ha\ whenever they want. The present visitation policy is unf consistent with its intent. That the it four different visitation policies is ind rent system. Though the argument has been use it really make sense that students are every area except, based on credit h ing with overnight visitation? The argument for restricted visitat safe from themselves ? has been cor undisputedly unsavory housing area remarkably low return rate from yeai the current policy. Problems may exist in implementi chy that housing has predicted in the act according to the level at which tl Take Bates West, for instance. The open, and problems are minimal. T freshmen, but the argument that be control oneself has never been prove If the present visitation policy was: lems within residence halls, there wc typically, the halls with the most rest the highest number of discipline pro Now that President Palms has the | as well ht should, The Gamecock h have desired for years: open visitatio i W/A g\ ' 4- V* m nt uuii i lia to kick arou "There is an old Vulcan proverb: Only Nixon can go to China." ? Mr. Spock, in "Star Trek VJ" For those of us born in the early 1970s, the story of Richard M. Nixon seems like a political fable complete with heroes, villains and a moral. The entire concept sounds implausible. Who could imagine a president elected with just 43 percent of the vote, who posed as a devoted family man while sleeping in a separate room from his wife, who employed a small army to discredit and sabotage his political opponents, who was openly hostile toward the Washington press, who dragged the United States into civil wars over useless terrain, who underpaid his taxes, who conspired with aides to obstruct the Justice Department...ah, never mind. Nixon was, in many ways, a man ahead of his time. A quarter century before Bill Clinton was blowing his sax on Arsenio, Nixon was playing piano on "The Tonight Show." Nixon was the first to master the televised "town meeting," and the first of many to attack the "liberal" news media. He also was the first president to propose a universal health-rare nroeram. althnnoh he later said the idea was a mistake. Nixon's administration was made up of the best and brightest of America's young conservatives. David Gergen and Pat Buchanan began their political careens under Nixon. So did the infamous G. Gordon Liddy. Brent Scowcroft and Alexander Haig gained their foreign policy experience under the watchful eyes of Henry Kissinger. A young Nixon speech writer, Ben Stein, would become a legend of the big screen in the 1980s by saying, "Bueller? Bueller?" Nixon also appointed four men to the Supreme Court, including current Chief Justice William Rehnquist. But with the best and brightest came the worst and stupidest. Haldeman, Ehriichman, Mitchell and Colson became a Murders' Row of political infamy and an albatross around the neck of the nation. They "?aitcock a Student Media Russell House-USC* C J.T. Wagenheim Nancy Salomonsky Editor io Chief Carolina! Editor Lee Clontz Tony Santori Viewpoints Editor Sports Editor Carson Henderson D?vid Mandrel! Copy Desk Chief Photo Editor Gordon Mantier Chris MuJdrow Copy Desk Chief Graphics Editor Wendy Hudson Nora Doyle News Editor Asst. News The Gamecock is the student newspaper of the Univernty of South Carolina and is published Monday, Wednesday and Friday during the fall and spring semesters, with the exception of university holidays and exam periods. Opinions expressed in The Gamecock are those of the editors or author and not those of the University of South Carolina. The Board of Student Publications and Communications is the publisher of The Gamecock. The Department of Student Media is its parent organization. ffcock use Since 1908 ief Lee Gontz, Viewpoints Editor rial Board Henderson, Gordon Mantler, >nsky, Tony Santori iw housing power A / rt uritiisiv j/uiUsj r students, the Board of Trustees votsciding the campus visitation policy to h the present visitation policy since its ue that, being away from their parents re a right to see whomever they want air to students, and its execution is indatively few campus dormitories have icative of the chaos present in our curd to the point of being ludicrous, does : considered to be adults in practically ours, being allowed to live in a buildion ? that freshmen need to be kept npletely disproven. Consider the most on campus: the Towers. The Towers' to year is a testimony to the failure of ng a totally open policy, but the anarpast is unlikely to occur. Students will ?ey are treated. : visitation policy is almost completely rue, the students living there are not :ing a freshman makes one unable to in. significantly reducing discipline prob>uld be less room to argue. However, rictive policies, i.e., the Towers, have hlems. power to change the visitation policy, opes he will give students what they n. vt Nixon ind anymore Pat McNeill COLUMNIST were reflections of the insecurity of the president they served, a man who had the I960 election "stolen" from him and was determined not to let it happen again. In matters of foreign policy, Nixon was the consummate tactician. Who else could have come up with the notion of playing America's then two greatest enemies, China and the Soviet Union, against each other? During the late 1960s, many exnerTs fpareH the threat of a nuclear I? powered China. Nixon helped turn this unpredictable nation into an American ally. Only a man who had spent his entire political career denouncing Communism could have made peace overtures to the Chinese government. On the day Nixon resigned, he gave a speech to his staff in the East Room of the White House that many believe reflected the real Richard Nixon. He talked of his political idol, Theodore Roosevelt, and read a quote from Roosevelt's diary about the death of his first wife: "And when my heart's dearest died, the light went from my life forever." Nixon continued: "We think, as T.R. said, that the light had left his life forever. Not true. It is only a beginning always. Always remember, others may hate you, but those who hate you don't win unless you hate them, and then you destroy yourself." Nixon HpstrnvpH hims#?lfanH his presidency. But that was not the end. It was another beginning for a complex, stubborn man who refused to let himself be defeated. Rest in peace, Mr. President. Rest in peace. nnn Chns Carroll __ CoonSnalor of Student Media 'ertising: 777-4249 L D i: 777-6482 I Production Mana aer Columbia, SC 29208 J'm Green AsS. Production Manager Keith Boudreaux Gregory Perez Asst. News Production Asst. Brian Garland Brian McGuire Asst. Carolina! Graduate Asst. Emily Peterson Renee Gibson Asst. Photo Advertising Manager Jimmy Debutts J. Taylor Rutland Asst. Sports Asst. Advertising Manager Paul Jon Boscacci Erik Collins Cartoonist Faculty Adviser Letters Policy The Gamecock will try to print all letters received. Letters should be 200-250 words and must include full name, professional title or year and major if a student. Letters must be personally delivered by the author to The Gamecock newsroom in Russell House room 321. The Gamecock reserves the right to edit all letters for style, possible libel or space limitations. Names will not be withheld under any circumstances. Viewpoir PH. WoRYJM'S -t ( if what: |F KEVoRk/A ... | | I ||| p| | "I think they just reaffirmed the pre for him fn work with the studenl Harpootlian com It seems these days that most liberals have it in their agenda to attack and try to dismantle America's largest religion, Christianity. These are, of course, the same liberals who teach love, tolerance, equality and all that jazz. Surprise, surprise! Liberals don't believe in tolerance toward everyone, nor do they want equality for everyone. A couple of examples come to mind. First, there is Dick Harpootlian, the Democratic liberal candidate for attorney general, who goes on an anti-Christian rampage at the Richland County Democratic Convention. Mr. Harpootlian said, "There are two main requirements for being a Republican: handling snakes and sneaking in tongues." Harpootlian went on to say, "David Beasley is well qualified in both." Then he added that gubernatorial candidate Beasley was a "great guy" before he became a Southern Baptist. This speech proves two things. One, Mr. Harpootlian is a bigot in his opposition to Christians, and two, he obviously knows little about Southern Baptists. I am a Southern Baptist, and I am terrified of snakes, and I sure don't speak in tongues. Second, last Saturday, both the Christian and homosexual communities held large rallies. More than 6,000 Christian teen-agers gathered at the Coliseum to promote sexual responsibility and chastity Fear ot gays stems T J P ' should try t from misunderstanding we don't u isn't that wl To the editor: the first pla< I am writing in response to Stacey Griffith's letter to the editor that appeared in the April 13 issue of The Psych Gamecock. I am not concerned with the issue of whether pro-gay fliers |7fr)fit-tV should have appeared on campus bulletin boards. What disturbs me is Mr. SuOWS ll Griffith's apparent fear of homosexuals. To the editi Mr. Griffith acknowledges that he This is in would be frightened if his RA was gay. the cover of I found myself asking, "What are you Gamecock, afraid of, Mr. Griffith?" Are you aware our school that some of your professors are gay, been having that some of your friends may be gay, our campus that someone in your family may be What kind c gay? our universi Everywhere you go on this campus, of two hom< Mr. Griffith, chances are there are gay the cover in people there. I'm not saying this to week? scare you or others like you who I've heard share your fear. I'm saying this to week expres make you realize that there is nothing our newspa] to be afraid of. You have been living rible represc among gay people all your life. Is BGLA in tl I'm sympathetic to the fact that ity that it ne< "young, straight" males like Mr. Grif- university's fith may fear homosexuals. After all, I guess he we usually fear things that we know nated week nothing about. That does not mean pressing the that we should deny the existence of of the news{ 1 I What shi "I think it should be ovei . M, College students have ei r for overnight visitation on w" cr, ^Tlglj "We should be consideret "#f? enough to handle overnigl its jsident's authority to set policies on ca ts and our department in establishing to the students' needs than before." ments typical of li 0 Tommy Touchberry lyjsr COLUMNIST until marriage. On the other hand, about 1,500 homosexuals gathered at the State House to demand "their right" to adopt innocent children and marry each other. The "True Love Waits" rally was not reported on by WIS news, and The State buried a small article in the metro section. But both gave the gay rally top attention. Let me get this straight. We have one rally with 6,000 participants who represent about 33 percent of South Carolina (if you count only Southern Baptists), and we have another rally with 1,500 participants who represent about 4 percent of South Carolina. This should clearly demonstrate the obvious anti-Christian sentiment in the dominant media. And don't forget that S.C.'s media are not nearly as liberal as the media in many other states. But it doesn't stop there. Take Hollyweird for example. When was the last time a TV show or movie ar. To the contrary, we what these potential stv o learn more about what were touring our gre; nderstand. Mr. Griffith, thought of this photogra ty you came to college in hope that the editors of :e? , cock think a little before c thing like this in the futui Andrew Conway ology graduate student Mich Business s ige picture arlr nf infpotMhr SffiOklflfi CdltOtti 4VI1 V/i. UliVglli? ? underestimates p or: regard to the picture on To the editor: the April 15 issue of The Once again, a Gameco Where is the integrity of has chosen to ignore the ? 's newspaper? We have of pleasing everyone. The ; potential students tour of the matter is that sec ; for the past few weeks, smokers and sidestream ? if picture does it paint of absolutely been shown to ity to have a photograph to nonsmokers in even tl asexual males kissing on doses. Cigarette smoke is celebration of gay pride It causes cancer, significar risk of asthma, emphyser many people in the past er respiratory problems, in c t K?> ir ^icor\r\rvintw^nt i n r\f hno /4?caoca At-/-* O llivii UWftppVil IU11V1U Itl Ul 11V,(U I UWViWt, VIV. per and how this is a ter- Even the EPA admit mtation of the university, deaths per year solely due hat much need of public- posure. One of the com eds the front cover of the such smoke, when acted newspaper? enzyme in the body, be< terosexuals need a desig- haps the most potent c so they can be shown ex- known to man. Come up :ir affection on the cover I'll tell you about it. Daper. I can only imagine The author of the edit* ould the new visitation pc might for all dorms. *5F 1 * t^1 lough responsibility f overr weekends." c?nsc Rod Dawkins iminal justice freshman i adults and mature -v "I thii it visitation." onwi Monica Wyche * 1 K 4G MH. impus. I think it is an opportunity a policy that is more responsive Gene Luna Director of Housing and Residential Services iberal hypocrisy! positively portrayed Christianity? I can only thinly of two shows: "Home Improvement" and "Thf Brady Bunch." Oh, that's right, "The Brady Bunch" was made more than two decades ago, when it was politically correct to be a Christian. Of course, there are plenty of music and TV shows that make fun of Christianity and its followers. I always wonder why HollyCveird finds it necessary to stick God with an insulting last name! Do they really think we want to hear God's name condemned for entertainment? Give me a break! Now, a summary. We have Christians (many happen to be Republicans) who: teach kids to wait until marriage to have sex (that's safe sex to you con dom pushers), advocate that kids should be parented by a mother and father (not a mom and another mom), teach kids that heterosexuality is natural (reproduction proves this theory), preach love and tolerance to everyone and invite them to visit Christian congregations at any time. On the other hand, we have Bill, Dick and all the other big liberals chastising and attacking the beliefs and traditions of the Christian religion through both their policies and mouths. I hope every Christian out there thinks about this the next time they consider voting for a Bill or a Dick. idents who rect in indicating that smoking has at campus been relegated to certain areas ot ph. I would restaurants and bars for a long time. The Game- These certain areas, however, are not loing some- required to be separately ventilated, rc- are not required to be entirely distinct from the rest of the building and usulael Barnes ally are directly adjacent to so-called iophomore nonsmoking areas. The author of the editorial states, al "If a smoker's smoke was annoying ir i i another customer, the smoker would rUDluIl extinguish the cigarette when asked." Not on your life! These folks hang on , .. . , to the cancer .sticks like the addicting ck editorial .... . ? . ? . . , high that they are. acts in favor . . . , c ... . . c ^ Of course, jn this day of political , correctness, I should be happy to be :ond-hand r . ... . smoke have *orcc" to some idiotic oaf to stop be harmful "exPressin8 himself' so that I might he smallest cn8a8e in what most people considpoisonous er 10 not on'y a fundamental right, it increased kul a function without which life can't na and oth- continue, namely breathing!!! creased risk Just as no one has the right to punch me in the nose in a bar, so s to 9,000 should no one have the God-given to such ex- right to assault my nose, lungs and [pounds in htStlth with tobacco smoke unless I upon by an choose to be assaulted. :omes perarcinogen Barton K. Hawkins ?to my lab; Research assistant professor Department of Chemistry and orial is cor- Biochemistry tlicy be? kink Preston has a good policy ? light on weekends with the roommate's ;nt. You should still have to sign in, but owers' policy is ridiculous." Reuben Cramer Biology freshman ik everyone should have overnight, at least ;ekends for some places." Bonnie, Reyes Pharmacy fourth-year student *