The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, November 16, 1998, Page Page 4, Image 4
SG leaders not
doing their jobs
To the editor
I am extremely upset with the ri
cent actions (or inaction) of our belove
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current problems facing our Studer
Government is a lack of effective leai
ership and not a lack of "feasible ideas
The current situation involving M
Newman and Ms. Hallmark is not a
aberration; it is the rule. What
mean by that is the leadership of S
lives by the rules they create as the
go along and not the rules establishe
by the Carolina Community, SG Coi
stitution, or SG Codes. Instead, they e
whatever is convenient for them an
their interests. I was at the Senate Mee
ing when Ms. Newman and Ms. Hal
man "confessed." I was wondering wt
were they upset? Was it because the
potentially broke the law? Or was it b
cause they were caught? If both of thei
are so distraught over the experienc
and how "concerned" they were for the
"failure," they should resign.
However, SG's failures go beyor
this incident. There have been sever
instances this semester where SG hi
simply ignored its duties and failed
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act on them. Did you know tha
is supposed to send a represents
the Columbia City Council me?
Don't worry. They haven't "founi
one yet. Remember the proposal
B. minuses?
1(j Also, Student Vice-President
ie finally got around to havinj
^ Jonathan Sharpe confirmed as tl
student representative to the F
i" Senate.
s There are several offices a
n pointments that haven't been fill<
I Dorsel has finally appointed a
G mentarian. It is November. Th<
,y pointments and confirmations :
1(j have been done in March or
a_ Whafs the purpose of having rule
}0 the people charged with upholdin
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[j. majority of students ignore SG.
iy I am also deeply concerned
>y column by Ms. Dickerson and Mr.
g. stating that the administra
m "preoccupation" is preventing S<
e "doing business." What does tl
^ about who is really running S(
the both of you really saying yo
l(j govern the students of USC with
aj administration's direction?
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to as both of you say, the adminisi
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t USC should be paying attention to the needs ateb
itive to of its students because you make them shou
:tings? pay attention. We, as the students of lead
i" any- USC, are the reason why this Univer- Wha
to add sity exists. I understand that entrance feasi
into the AAU will have a tremendous were
Dorsel positive impact on this University's fu- May
I Sen. ture; however, you were elected to rep- that
le SG's resent us right now. We are not "future" thin
'acuity students. We are current students. Ad- do tl
dress our needs,
nd ap- The most grievous of all of the fail- Bria
ed. Mr. ures of SG is the statement that it is Law
parlia- difficult to come up with "feasible" ideas,
jse ap- There have been plenty of good ideas Edit
oVinnlrl fViof- Viovo mmo hefrvro fVvo rtnfo
April, ate this semester. Unfortunately, these last
s when ideas were never given a chance to be
g these heard and killed by denying them their H<
to read "first" read. Items like serious elecle
vast tion code reform, parking, etc., haven't
even been heard. Don't complain about
by the "no good ideas" when there are voices
Dorsel that haven't been allowed to speak. 1
ition's Here's a good idea: Ms. Dickerson, I
G from Mr. Dorsel, Ms. Newman, and Ms. Hall- Ome
nnir tvinn oV* Aiil A oil finoirm Mo \Tn?rmon of of!
lis say man snuuiu an icoigu. iua. acyvmaii oiaii
j? Are and Ms. Hallman should resign because whic
u can't they have failed to uphold the standards the!
out the of their offices. We don't ask much of 1
our student leaders, but we do ask that unifi
duable they at least follow the law. For the good USC
fcration of our university, please do so immedi- dare
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/. Ms. Dickerson and Mr. Dorsel
Id also resign because USC deserve
ers that can actually do the job. ,
it happened to all of those "good,
ible ideas" that you had while you
j handing out candy and donuts?
be the two of you should to back to
line of work and let people that can
k for themselves have a chance to
le jobs you are currently ignoring. ?
n C. Gambrell
Student " ;
ors note: Gambrell was a candifor
Student Body Vice-President ;
spring.
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onduras needs
dp; canned goods
?o the editor:
Members of the Council of Alpha
!ga are asking students, faculty and /
of USC to bring in canned goods )
h will be shipped to Honduras with /
help of the American Red Cross,
rhe Council of Alpha Omega is a
led organization which will lead the
! Greek System toward higher stanIs
and expectations. Donation boxill
be located at various sites around
pus including the South Tower lobMcBryde
Quad and the Russell
se.
n addition, Alpha Omega members
be asking for canned good dona- ?
s in neighborhoods around Colum- out
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3lease remember that Honduras' the
Die have lost their homes, crops, unl
ily members and friends. Help the ist
ncil of Alpha Omega send relief to noi
duras and its people by donating bej
led goods at the various drop-off ply
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ro the editor:
[ am writing in response to the ed- nis
ial on the euro (Oct. 30, 1998). I ed
id the article to be inaccurate, and pr
well-researched. The euro will be- wi
circulation on January 1,1999. It mi
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and the present currencies, and
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til 2002, when only the euro will ex.
Your a. tide stated the euro-deninated
coins and bank notes will
fin circulation in 2002. This is simnot
true.
Your article also stated that, These
intries are joining in a peaceful
nomic union in which there is no dismination,
no prejudice, no differ:es."
That is totally wrong, and very
ive. Throughout Europe, including
! present day, there exists a strong
ise of personal identity among the
ious countries that compose the conent.
For example, the Italian Commut
majority parliament recently oustRomano
Prodi from his position as
ime minister, and they replaced him
th a loyal member of the Italian Cominist
Party. Do you think the comunist
government in Italy is going to
;e having to get permission from the
ntral European bank that the euro
jated, and is going to be headed by a
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Dutchman, to get funding to build pet
projects to develop southern Italy, or to
help preserve Italian historic sites? This
is essentially why the euro will not work.
This is the third time this century
that Europe has tried to unite in a monetary
union. It has failed in the past because
of the strong political and national
identities that compose each
country. If the euro worked it would be
a wonderful thing, but despite what the
politicians say, it is more apt to fail than
to succeed. Also, money is not a "certain
evil," as your article has stated.
Money exists as a medium of exchange
that is relatively easy to carry and does
not deteriorate rapidly. What do you
suggest, we go back to exchanging three
pigs for one cow? Without this existence,
civilization would mainly be composed
of subsistence farmers. I don't know
about you, but I enjoy the high standard
of living that money has helped
American and European democracies
create.
Roy Jordan
Finance Senior
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