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Leter 1rom
This Semester, you are a newspaper.
You are the contents, critics and whole
purpose of The Gamecock. We don't pub
lish for the city of Columbia, the alumni, or
the administration (who we assume know
what's going on without us).
The other pages are meant to "inform and
entertain" - (cliched "purpose-of-a-news
paper") ; this one will be a forum for opin
ion and discussion of timely issues that
confront us as students. We'll present our
views and leave equal room for yours.
Please write letters to the editor. It is
psychologically dangerous to keep feelings
bottled up inside of you.
We have added an extra news page, and
will try to cover more events in depth
which is emphasizing WHY instead of just
WHAT is happening. We'll have more room
for organizations which have felt slighted in
the past.
It's our privilege also to give recognition
to people and events, but The Gamecock is
NOT a history chronicler or a social register.
The extra news page, incidentally, meant
eliminating one society page, which meant
'reedow
Among the letters of Welcome-to-USC
freshmen received this summer was a jolly
notice of Compulsory Cafeteria Attendance
from the University Food Service.
How honored the Class of '69 must have
felt to be the first group drafted by the
Board Plan.
The Board Plan offers distinct advan
tages, particularly a saving of 30 per cent
on the price of meals. You really pay only
35 cents for meatballs instead of 50 cents,
and that's almost reasonable.
The Board Plan also eliminates the tor
menting distress of WHERE CAN WE
EAT, narrowing the choice down to three
neat little cafeterias, catered by Slater Sys
tem, Slater System and Slater System.
And, boon of all boons, it relieves the stu
dent of having to fool with budgeting money
and meals, which anybody knows a college
student can't handle.
The disadvanta . that the Board Plan
doesn't suit every individual, and those it
doesn't help should not be made to subscribe
to it.
People might have no classes until noon
Thae Invisible Artist
Presenting a new Hit Song on our Hit
campus, to be sung to the tune of "Oh,
where, or, where has my little dlog go gone."
Oh, where, oh, where 'were the Campus
police
Oh, 'where, oh, where, did they be?
Our Campus is painted in Citadel blue,
Why was it that they didn't see?
This question has been a real mind plaguer
because...
Our University Police have an excellent,
thorough record of always being on hand
to carry out the law.
They have been known to stand patiently
by parking meters and watch them run out,
so as to miss no opportunity of giving a
parking ticket. (Not exempting visitors, or
parents unloading their daughter's life pos
sessions as she moves back into the dorm.)
"Why," snort the indignant students,
"weren't they around when we needed pro
tection ?" Answer: The Mad Modern Artists
attacked in the wee hours of Tuesday morn
ing, when only one patrol car was on duty.
Now we're not suggesting that Carolina
be manned like a war-time army base, but
the University has obviously outgrown this
minimum guard duty.
It was surmised that the paint sprayers
may have tailed the police car, avoiding be
ing seen by being where the car wasn't.
Hundreds of dollars worth of useless
possibly irreparable-damages could have
been stopped. Maybe the parking ticket
fines can help pay for them.
But FAR more to blame than the police
are the moron-minded vandals who made
the mess-out of what sense of "school
spirit" we'll never comprehend. And here
Carolina students share the shame . .. Some
body painted up The Citadel too.
Coc
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i The Editor
eliminating those long lists of who dated who
to where. We were warned these were the
main reason many people read The Game
cock, but we decided to sacrifice that seg
ment of the circulation.
Enough goes on at USC that we're not
going to go wild and cover national and
world affairs, but anything that affects the
students may be discussed editorially.
You are invited to staff meetings at 2
p.m. Friday, and your contributions to The
Gamecock are welcome whether you are a
member of the staff or not.
Office hours will be: Editor, 3-5 p.m.
Tuesday and Thursday; Managing Editor,
2-4 p.m. Monday and Wednesday, and Busi
ness Manager, Friday, 2-4 p.m. and Satur
day 10 a.m.-noon.
The Gamecock has been since its founding
uncensored. We appreciate our responsi
bility to the students and to Carolina and
we intend to live up to this trust.
We know we can't please everybody . . .
and we'll make plenty of mistakes, but if
you read The Gamecock, at least you'll be
informed on what you're complaining about.
Of Food
lunch time and sleep past 9:30; or classes
during lunch time, or (ridiculous thought),
want to eat off campus once in a while.
Furthermore, most GIRLS just don't eat
$2.40 worth of food each day. They may
take it because they've paid for it, eat a
bite or two, and the rest goes to waste.
USC students have always considered it
an advantage to live in big Columbia, with
more than 10 restaurants and cafeterias
within walking distance from campus. Such
competition should induce Slater to offer
better food than the rest, not to force it
self down the freshmen's throats.
Meanwhile, while the newest cafeteria by
M and N (lorms is being completed, there
are lines in the remaining cafeteria South
and Russell House that reek of registration
day. Several upperclassmen who volun
tarily bought the Board Plan now regret it
because they can barely get served, much
less take advantage of free second helpings.
The cafeteria in the men's dorm opens
October 4, and that will alleviate much of the
overflow. In the meantime, we wish the cafe
terias now operating would stay open later,
since their main purpose was to see to it
that more peole got fed.
Again, we (do recognize the many advan..
tages of the Board Plan and the accommodla
tions and innovations Slater System has
been add(ing. We applaud the special din
ners, catering service, the formation of the
food committee.
But we OPPOSE c'ompulsory eating, or
compulsory buying the food, eaten or not.
We understand one reason giv'en for making
the students buy this, is that they don't
eat balancedl meals on their own.
If that's the p)roblem, we suggest next
year our newly accepted class of men and
women of Carolina be (rilled on the '"seven
b)asic foods for healthy living'' as p)art of
orien tat ion.
Lii
Some make It .
Fromn
By JIM GRAVES
Studivit Ihody President
A good friend of mine who
graduated from Carolina last
spring is now working with an
advertising firm in New York
City. From his
letters, it is
clear that life
for him in the
city has not
- been very re
warding. His
comments
on the rush,
the lack of
c o m m u n i
Gravt% cation, the
small talk, the feeling of insig
nificance -- all lead me to be
lieve that this kind of life is a
very lonely existence.
It's alarming how closely this
big city existence can be coni
pared to life on a university
campus. And although Carolina
cannot yet be placed in this cate
gory, with the tremendous in
crease in enrollment, the danger
increases.
College students, and particu
larly those in a big university
environment, tend to exhibit a
lack of genuineness and sincerity.
Along with this and the growth
in the use of the computer, the
university student feels more and
more like merely a number.
So far this hasn't really hap
pened here on the campus of the
University of South Carolina.
For here there are still large
numbers of students who are sin
cere and genuine and who have a
real desire to hellp their fellow
students. And there must be these
people if the University is going
to survive.
As continuing students at Car
olin.a we' have a great opportun
ity - andl responsibility -- to the
freshmen and transfers. We nmust
impress upon them the impor
tance of keeping our campus,
however large it becomes, one
with a personal atmosphere.
I believe that college students
are continually searching for a
special something, a little niche,
a place where they c'an give what
they have and take what others
have to offer. This then is the
key, the way to keep our campus
personal.
'We must help the new students
of Carolina to find a plac'e at our
school. It's not a difficult thing
to do. We can help in so many
ways by simply mee'ting andI
oc 1tf Poob* Rchl
D
ne don't. Will you?
rhe GravE
getting to know the new students
on our hall (and the old ones),
by offering our help (whatever
our talents may be), by being
truly interested in all of the
people of Carolina.
In helping the new students
find a place at Carolina, we can
also hell) ourselves. For the
friendships made through asso
ciations of this kind can be last
ing ones.
For everyone at Carolina, Sep
tember, 1965, is a beginning. For
many of us, it is the beginning of
our last year as an undergrad
uate. For others it is the begin
ning of a college career. What
Anyone desiring to send a
a member of his family or fri
clip out, enclose $3 for a year
to The Gamecock), and send to
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Eniertainnsen
Fall Fic
If, as II. L. Mencken expressed
it, "The South is the Sahara of
the Bozart," Columbia should at
least qualify for "Oasis" status
this season. While we wouldn't
advise motel owners to p)repare
for a barrage of tourists from
the megapolis seeking cultural
fulfillment, we (10 forecast many
p)leasant and worth-while theatri
cal and musical mome'nts in local
leisure time.
We thought it might be worth
while to let this first column
serve as a guide' for what might
be in store for local theatregoers
this Fall. For new residents, this
might serve to acquaint you with
th(e local groups that vie for your
time' andl mone'y, amnd for th(e
"old( pros'' we provide a "menu."
Starting close to home let's
look at our fledgling c'ampus
dIrama group, The University
layers. Fresh from its first year
of reactivation, the Players are
supported by an increased dIra
mnatics p r o g r a m under the
IEnglish Dept. (Stagecraft has
been adidedI to the Acting offer
ings ), add(itional confidence ste'm
ming from its two fairly success
ful ve'ntures last year, andl the
addition of a professional dIirec
tor, Mr. Russe(ll G;reen. With
many "lettermen" back, Mrs.
Fleishel 's continued support, and
th(e experienced direc'tion of MIr.
G;ree'n, The Players should come
up3 with a good show this Fall.
Stay tuned( to this station for a
feature of The Players, Mr.
Green, and the U.S.C. drama pro
gram . . . in the near future.
P.S. The Players is always look
ing for new talent . .. backstage
as we'll as on it, so anyone is wel
come' to join (this includes Fresh
men, so don't be shy) .. ..e.
Mrs. Fle'ishel at D)avis College.
Going down Sumter Street. a
p)iece', we come' to the Tlowui
Theatre. Uinder the direction of
Paul Kau fman again this year,
T. T. can be' counte'd on to pro
vide polished enter-tain.ntn
cfeueri to
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signed with name and class, al
though names may be withheld
by request.
0 0 0
Editor
The Gamecock
Dear Miss Roessle:
I would like to comment on the
orientation period presented to
the freshman class of '66.
As freshmen, we were awed by
the size of the campus and, even
more, by the size of our class.
The division of students by alpha
bet reduced confusion and gave
us a chance to emerge as an in
dividual to at least one professor
and one upperclassman.
The upperclassman advisors
added much to the group discus
sions. They could candidly evalu
ate U.S.C. and college life here
because they are an integral part
of it. Their advice and comments
lsyard
ever is beginning now, there has
always been something that has
gone before. In his letter to the
Philippians, Paul gives "begin
ners" of any kind some good ad
vice: ". . . forgetting those things
which are behind, and reaching
forth unto those things which are
before, I press on. . . ."
In the past, we've all made mis
takes; we've all had successes;
and, hopefully, we've learned
from both. But, now we're start
ing again, with a clean slate and
a new year. As we "press on"
this year, let us keep on search
ing for ourselves, but let us never
forget those who walk beside us.
,opy of The Gamecock weekly to
end complete the section below,
's subscription (checks payable
'irculation manager M. Kathleen
begins upon payment.
d to
wers In TI
usually in the form of light musi
cal comedies and other frothy
fare. TI. T'. can do a creditable job
with a drama of importance as
is witnessed by last year's A
MANV FOR ALL SEASONS, but
for reasons that we haven't time
to go into at the moment, it pre
fers to turn out pleasant "date
time" amusement which the aver
age ('arolina studIent should
enjoy. We'll have more to say
about T. T. in future columns...
you betcha!
Columbia College, herea fter re
ferred to as C', will probably mix
their offerings as usual. Under
the talented leadership of Gene
Eaker, and with the advantage of
the handy and beautiful Cotting
ham Theatre (with the Arena
Theatre upIstairs) , C" will put on
the best live plays in Columbia
...and their share of the worst.
That's not actually fair because
all of their plays are' rather nice,
but one sometimes gets this feel
ing that they could, andI should,
dIo so much more. Again individ
ual in formation will be passedI
along as it comes in.
As for the ('inema . . . let's
start c'lose' to home aigain. The
Student Uniion (Committee
(headed b)y Jerry Yellin ) has
chbosen a few goodI movies with
which to contrast the trash that
we all love so well. The c'hoice is
actually fairly decent all the way
around,. but here we have an
envi ronmentail problem. Specta
tors at last year's A TASTE OlF
lION EY and last week's T1I1IE
YOUN(G I,IONS know what this
probtlemt is. St udent conduct at
these miovies is often nothing
short o,f dlisguasting . .. filthy,
abomiinabile, antd detestable. We
left last week's showing riding on
a wave of niausea that we hope
will never he' reexpjer ie'nced. If
youi plan to take a dlate or if by
someIt weird chaunce you have some
sensitivity in favor of civilizedi
tL eido.
came from fruitful experience
and we would do well to follow
their example.
The classes were arranged so
as to keep us busy, but not so
busy that we couldn't catch our
breath. They gave us another
media for meeting new friends.
However, their main purpose was
to aquaint us with the rules and
the campus of our school.
All this was accomplished, and
by Friday most of us felt fully
oriented. More important, we felt
like we really belonged. Thanks
to many interested people and
one week of orientation, we have
been transformed into men and
women of Carolina.
Sincerely,
LINDA BURTON
Freshman
. 0 0
Editor
The Gamecock
Dear Miss Roessle:
Saturday night's ball game in
Charleston was good in many
ways: first, the Fighting Game
cocks came out on top of the
Bulldogs of The Citadel; second,
the USC cheerleaders exerted a
tireless effort at extracting noise
an dspirit from Carolina fans -
and succeeded very well; but the
third way this was a good night
seemed the best of all to me, a
Carolina student.
To me, one of the best things
of the evening was the half
time program presented by the
Marching Gamecocks. After only
a few short rehearsals, the Caro
lina band displayed an expertness
both in their music and in their
marching. The improvement over
past years was not only notice
able and marked, but tremendous.
The musicians; the Coquettes;
Scottie Turner, the solo twirler;
and Dr. Pritchard have really be
come that long - needed spirit
booster for Carolina. Every
member of the Carolina Commun
ity should be proud of this
group's success, and offer it his
congratulations.
My heartiest congratulations to
the Marching Gamecocks and best
wishes for the year.
NAME WITHHELD
BY REQUEST
is Sand
AWRENCE K. MEN
more esoteric offerings might
frighten the slobs away so that
people that want to watch a
movie get a chance to . . . but on
pat expe(rience . . . don't count
on it.
The Columbia Fine Films Com
mittee (CFFC) can be counted
(on to turn out great movies this,
as every, year. Wednesday and
Thursday nights at the Five
P'oints Theatre are highpoints in
the city's cultural offerings. We
will announce individual movies
of merit . . . but virtually all of
the selections will be worth the
time and money.
As for musical events there are
several groups we should me(n
tion. Most of you know the sched~
ule of the Student Union Series,
which in our opinion is not one
of the be'st that we've had, and
the sc'hed(ule of the Columbia
Music Festival which is. The stu
(lent discount ticket at the Fes
tival is probab,ly this year's out
standling entertainment buy. The
Sunday (Chamber Concerts at the
Museum of Art begin again on
Oct. 3rd . . . providing excellent
muisic' in a super-excellent setting
...with the help of the UJ.S.C.
Music D)epartment. We haven't
heard from the local orchestra
or the Lyric Theatre as of yet...
but they will probably have some
"goodlies" for us soon. Lovers of
amateur folk music might check
out the "coffee house" at the
b'ack of the Methodist Center on
P'ickens Street, THE CRUM
BliNG WALL. The atmosphere
anl dthe' People are fine and re
laxing . . . and the entertainmnft 4
is as good as the audience makes
it . . .literally!!
Well . . .if we've left anyone
out we'll hear about it soon
enough. If there is anything go.
ing on in town . . . we'd ap
preciate knowing about it, so drop
us a line c'/0 The G;amecock. Let's
join in the fight to eradicate that
trite expression "there'u nothing