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Editorials Friday, December 16, 1966 -'__________ Clumia,Soth aroin The The specter of difficult partment has hung heavy past months-possibly the dent Body. A situation which seen an NCAA meeting in New Hilton Head has left the s1 loyalty, but unsure as to 1 A basic lack of facts doing on the part of our compounded by a vast at truths. The Gamecock hi at the truth of the matt, views with coaches and believe the findings we truth as can be ascertaini Bearing the brunt of c has been the Atlantic Coa: tion of the sequence of ev< on the role of the conferer On Oct. 11, 1965, Presi a communication from tht tions, informing the Univ official inquiry into athleti lina. They would seek to concerning USC athletics and substantial nature," in would have to be made. If closed." According to USC off tion was carried out dur representative inspected tUSC, but much related recruit." It was not until July 25 t h a t ACC Commissioner Jim Weaver informed the University the conference was taking disciplinary ac tion against the school for violations of football rules. Our share of the confer ence title was taken away and we forfeited five vic tories because of ineligible play ers. At the same time the commissioner in structed USC to withhold Mike Grosso from basket ball competition until his eligibility could be deter mined. Only two weeks later, on Aug. 12, USC was notified 1 fractions that its investiga them to be "of sufficient s1 rant an official inquiry." The same letter includ ing the UTSC athletic pr( directly related to the ( Jones, the questions wer possible and returned. On Oct. 27 the Infract that it had voted to "file a quest further information." the committee in New Orle The committee is now sented and will report to tl will determine whether act that action will be-but a January. This sequence of event time, reflects the secondary Weaver has all but confirmi NCAA plans to conduct an To understand the si is necessary to understa tional organization of so Its representatives do no investigations and charge stantial reason. The N('d tercollegiate athletics and without grave consequemi The ACC, though a less way, and in accordl with tI among colleges under its there is little ground on w l)ear .3Ir. Elliott : tisem This past week The Gamreorek news carried an advertisement in which may the S. C. Citizen's C'ouncil offered The racist propaganda to the stu- perse dents. I believe publishing such comnn advertising is a dereliction of edi- chast torial responsibility and( u r g e' relat adoption of a policy to prohibit the such material in the future. supp The editor's responsibility is to both the whole student body s i n e e spom "The Gamecock is published by de&nt. andl for the studients of the UJni- verti: versity. .. ."..This responsihility TI includes not only reporting news a of interest to the students, but who making space available for the fent students to give their p r i v a t e ligia opinions on current topics. Adver- ril Founded January 30 1908 with Robhert Elliott (;amecock is pubbsh ed iy and for the students o weekly during the college year e:wept during hohl The opinions expressed herein (do not necessari astration, the facualty or the student body .as a whol offies of Th 'asmecock are in Rtoomi 308 oif I campus. lIhonen are 765- 1249 (E<ditor I. 76'e-4220 765-8178 (Newsroom). FaITOR.IN-CHIEF Spect ies Within the USC Athletic Dc over the heads of many during heaviest over the Carolina Stu ied to culminate last week with Orleans and an ACC meeting at udent body eager to express its where to place its faith. concerning charges of wrong athletic department has been cumulation of rumors and un Ls endeavored this week to get er, conducting countless inter administrative officials. We have made to be as near the !d at this time. riticism from the student body ;t Conference itself. A descrip mts of the case may shed light ce: dent Thomas F. Jones received NCAA Committee on Infrac Irsity it would conduct an un L policies and practices at Caro determine whether allegations "appear to be of a responsible which case an official inquiry not . . . "the matter would be icials the unofficial investiga ing Spring 1966. The NCAA a "wide variety of records at to an outstanding basketball JONES )y the NCAA Committee on In tion of the charges had found ibstance and reliability to war ed some 19 questions concern igrams, five or six of which rosso case. According to )r. e answered as completely as ions Committee informed USC supplementary inquiry and re USC officials appeared before ins Dec. 6. considering the evidence pre le N('A A Council. The Council ion should be taken, and what decision iS not expected before s, held confidential until this role of the actions of the ACC. ed that he knew on July 25 of official investigation. inificance of these events, it nd that the N(CAA is a na me prestige and importance. tgo about making frivolous s without the benefit of sub (A exists for the good of in. its rules cannot he flaunted eC. er body, acts ini a more direct le N(A A, to imp)rove athletics authority. For these reasons, hich to hope there will be any ents are dI i f f e r e n t fronm for ,u and opinion, although they linnoiir, have both qualities. Space ini -hoi,ml r;am0~eoek is sold1, usually to ,p)aer ns outside the University group, unity, to e' n a h i e the put- the. Ar r to reach the students. The 'uarion, on between the paper and I am i dvertiser is commercial and like >sedlly to the advantage of batnnet parties. But the editor's re- There ibiility is still to the stu- a pub11) .There is no right to ad - tiseme se' in The (la'meroek. format he editor then, ha,', i belie, right I utly 1)oldeny ~)lf spa e tho)e y' aS ye would usei that spare'4 to oif- poiunl' I 4tutsEliP of any race' or re- tors a n. Just as~ there' is lil edito- of the po)licy~ to r'efuj,e. advert ising (;nme' the life port di Gonzales .a the first echto4, the ('rs att the Umve~'rsity of* South Catrohn.. W ly reflect the views oft the atdmn, the (Cl (RBu'.ines" anDd .\diertiin I and udI DII:K EI.lI MT g roup v r Hangs appreciable difference between the NCAA and the action already taker Equally as cloudy as the events brought against our University. Be( NCAA and supposedly the ACC are been no official pronouncement of we learned this week that the suspe The Gamecock last week are subst; The charges, briefly, center on Grosso took the College Board I scores on the tests; a try-out t ducted by an associate of Frank kin; and the matter of who is pa at USC. -Grosso has taken the College three times on a national basis and testing services. -The conference maintains tha valid. Grosso's score on the first tes score on any of the five tests was 7 -Gotkin, a long-time friend apparently arranged a try-out gan of two other basketball prospec Naturally the NCAA would c whether it involved Grosso or not. -Conference rules state that a s can be paid only by his natural pare ian. Coach McGuire maintains that ing paid by the sophomore's uncle. There has been little student dis and rightly so. There is "onsiderab anyone except those directly invol validity of the charges. The source of the charges is ai matter which has generated mor( among students. The majority of directed at I)uke University, consi the "boss" of the ACC. This feelin by Duke's criticisms of the basketI especially their promise made last USC team which included Mike Gr Although Duke's "holier-than-tho of irritation, their position is not rea suggest that a more likely source foi a school which had directly suffere Grosso's decision to play basketball a lished fact that a large Florida school and was extremely disappointed w there. It would seem they would ha than any ACC school. But all discussion of this nature is beside the point. If the charges are proven, we are just as guilty whether the charges were brought by an ACC school or some other. As was pointed out #? earlier, culmination of 1 the controversy seemed i to come last week at the winter meeting of the ACC at Hilton Head. Our position at the meeting was somewhat shaky for a number of reasons: the disciplinary action j against the football team was still fresh in the minds of some; the Grosso case lc not on the official agenda; the r power at USC, long debated, was s recent remarks by Coach McGuirt the officials at the meeting. The intent of those at the meeti mediately--a resolution was introduc mnous support, to have USC leave th Why this drastic action ? If onw picture the reasons become apparer years ago it was discovered we had scholarship; in July three football eligible and a title taken away fromt ducting an extensive investigation ai ble name-calling was being carried University. With our backs to the wall, Fa< (e6Jior chI dtmgerous i I e' m ,. ias m mes i ad eigarette,, anrd drugs. -o chesaogtmcl there 1w at poIlicy dentyinig tegm,akdte' for social obscen,ities froma t tr hern bu like the Citizen's Cunci,el, ue eoegameti iwerican Nazi l"arty, or the ntigwsdn.Fn i ack nationalist groups. stdnswtdonj tot suggesting that group~s tesr ftegm he, Citizeni's :ouancil he te giw ial b fromt The4 lGamecock,. hntegaebgn might 1w occeasionts, such as saeol'cheer W Icie etintg, whien an1 adver- sd lat er n st might hav.e useful in- eoetatadtey iont. Ilut nto one has the th . o use theq stuadent's news. Ti sntol H r to ptropjagan,diie outside ltt51 te5fittitt4 of siew which are de'roga- e fsuensai a nad otffentsive to a portion i. ure rlad'sh actual supporters of The ettlteia ueherc ocrk.gaeIae.rem thse JOhiN SCOTIr' WhIlNON trdt OeU)wt hlistotri Departmient snehtges htW r. Elliott :od(h'Ilair a aid like to complain about hl u h em o lessness and lack of sup- poedrn h ak splayed by our cheerlead- o.Oeugetnh he (Clemson game.haeacmiteelt a game time of 2 p.m.,Ia(eonsit,aht mson cheerleaders w e r e (loiaStat'),nl trong at 1 p.m. Yet stillablt,isadohan dlown in their own quiet lrt ots sw a theorchelaer.Sm ame, askIerI) the "I Heavy O ultimate action of the man Dr. James t by the ACC. the humiliation have been the charges Knowing that th ,ause the actions of the Ii f e of interco confidential, there has athletics at U, the charges. However, pended on our cted charges printed in standing and rept intially correct. President Jones the number of times only thing he cou xamination and his he apologized to t asketball game con- ference and reprit McGuire, Harry Got- Coach McGuire. I ying Grosso's tuition tion came after co tion with the Ro Board exam five times, knowlee of M twice under University alog o h t only the first test ist wa only The irst est ~ condition required t t remain in the con 89.Rules were made of Coach McGuire, ACC schools to can Le to test the abilities to neutral courts. Is, but not Grosso. ACC. The action, n mnsider this illegal, tical result of refle conduct themselves tudent-athlete's tuition Apparently the nts, or his legal guard- advantage of the rt Grosso's tuition is be- nounced Wednesda son games with U~ ussion of the charges, play both games at e doubt as to whether The complexi ved really knows the seriousness. Hov others in this ma other matter, and a trouble, serious t than a little anger may pale before this anger has been The agony whi [lered by many to be unforgiveable. Wh. g has been increased never be evaluated. pall program at USC, team concern us a winter not to play a our University. Dsso. In four years h u" attitude is a source University and wh ly relevant. We would its name dragged tl - the charges might be we do not like to se d as a result of Mike lose or win a ball It USC. It is an estab- whether we gradua eagerly sought Grosso proud. ien he did not enroll The fact that .ve far greater motive main silent is son not one to stand wronged. He is and we must adm ing worse than tn versity. However, we he ofight in keeping wil In his recently rele and Defense," McGu faculty and must er and techniques of e conduct himself wit sponsibilities as a McGuire further i f the coach to mak players present hig and all situations. behavior and speed GROSSO tors and other parti avoid 'pouring it )omed large, though coach or official, or eal focus of athletic stances." till in question; and We realize th had upset most of Author, and not Trutees and pwil ng beame kown i- benwled o. e(l ith amost nani-touhnts: ls confeec budithat requrf t. N moe tan to Alem ailnbte cn too any thltes i reals befre madei )la wer rule in-ACio icos oe acan s; th NCA wascon-condc theselvesw USC;an( iresposi-Theefret the oii by coachofathntaen of thear noutncehd anednesa ultyAthleicChir-ao or Unimesit Theocmplex may blefofor etThes agoy hi unorivabe.Wh nevr bbefluard uurinivethty Inhfuryyarsr werdbnofliketo s loseorliianal arroud. The fat tha wrogediHeis andeeymut ad ing oristhntt icversitty fighenerepngwi facltyandmusu McGuirefurthe behavir andspeec erUSC lorris and Dr. Jones fought to prevent f being booted from the conference. e very Ilegiate C de good itation, lid the d do he con nanded 'his ac- , nsulta ard of th the eGuire, tpport. he only or us to ference. MGTR ilowing McUIRE cel games at US(' or try to move them Here we adamantly disagree with the o matter what the intent, has the prac :ting on the ability of USC students to properly. only ACC school which plans to take ling is I)uke. The officials at Duke an they have cancelled both regular sea C, despite offers by Coach McGuire to )uke. ty of this situation attests to its ever, one fact stands out above all ss of confusion: the University is in rouble, and all that has gone before what is to come. h Mike Grosso must be undergoing is t his loss to the team can mean may And although the individual and the rreat deal, our only real concern is for ere, we have come to love dearly the t it represents. We do not like to see irough the mud of personal vendettas; e its integrity questioned. Whether we game matters not when compared to te from a school of which we can be Coach McGuire has not chosen to re iewhat understandable. The coach is idly by while he feels he is being i fighter, a man determined to win; ire him for it. We can think of noth e fighting Irishman leaving our ITni d hoped the coach would conduct his :h the ideals he himself has expressed. ased book, "Team Basketball-Offense ire says, "The coach is a member of the deavor to follow the approved methods thical and efficient teaching. lie must h dignity and be fully aware of his re ader of youth." states in his book ". . . it is the dutv e sure that his actions and those of his n ideals of sportsmanship at all times 'he coach must remember that his own i set a pattern for his players, specta sans. Going further, the coach should m' a weak team, criticizing another humiliating anyone under any circum ese are the words of McGuire the McGuire the Fighter. But they are uciple, statements which should have To us the coach has long personified and professionalism. We think it of his caliber should think he would lling Qther men "skunks" and worse. rmatioin jdicates that USC will suffer affair reaches an end. When, and1 if, st the University, we must immedliately th building for thse future. st be a united one. We must rally, ~r, coach, team or UIniversity oUicial, itution. The integrity and well 'ng must be preserved.