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Editorials Commentary Friday, January 13, 1967 Give I, At 2 p.m. last Saturday 4 ministration and athletic dep ence room in Houston, Texa tegrity of our institution in doing by the NCAA. Jones, Dietzel, McGuire an to save the reputation of Cai stigma of dishonor from bein While our integrity was d students chose to fight their b ing disgrace to the Universil of paper that hit the floor. Before a statewide telev staged what has been called tions in the long and stormy 1 The showers of paper at b before, and there have been p ever, was the need greater f than last Saturday. Carolina students were when the ACC ruled that tei have to play USC in the Field The ruling was a slap in the Saturday's debacle showe< its ruling. Faced with an exc insuations of the conference, ( to bring USC further disgrac Admittedly, the paper th group of Carolina students. Bi cent" thousands made an effor Even as Carolina students deem themselves, the Jnivers Our school was found guilty and placed on probation for tv The practical effects of th USC, for we had little hope of games or having any football ever, have integrity, we do h: damaged by the disgrace of c We have nothing left but 1 Guire and Dietzel say we will i sins out of the past to clean begin the job now." "Was the foot an inch oul Jones. "They ruled we were c come close to the line again." Our students must also d, the line again. We must thr the persecution complexes. In the words of the refere Eckman, the University "did were trying to do. South Carc ers are good kids. I didn't v likefthat." Our students, our athletic all been branded, but we chosE It will take time for the se rebuild the walls that have cr foundations of a great Univei will build again on them. All Another Earlier this semester we dloing its traditional little jog. steps backward. A great deal of improvemt week, when the Senate chose former contradictory self. Bitter at the University's preserves of academic freed< passed a bill expressing opposi policy. Throughout the debate the smacking (to use a favorite Se "Freedom of speech," "a matth freedom" were constantly on bill. These idealogical stateme dlently not very deep-seated in For, in the midst of their effor at USC, the Student Senate v which it was pretending to figl As the (debate on the bill ir and passed to go into executiv Senate members from the ha reporter. Proponents of the executi wanted to be sure statements however, Senate leaders saidl t would allow more frank and o In either case, the Senate stituents' right to know whei debate behind closed doors. An executive session is an one to be used with diacretion appointment, when personality needs the cloak of executive si of importance to the entire st Wednesday the Senators y ment of principle on the statul Student Body President Bill The Senate's zeal to take a clouded its vision of practical to protect freedom of speech very nacred rigeht. s Thue )fficials of the University ad artment walked into a confer s, ready to fight for the in the face of charges of wrong 1 Figg struggled for two hours -olina athletics, to prevent the g placed on USC. efended at Houston, a band of attle in the Field House, bring y with every misguided piece ision audience these students one of "the worst demonstra iistory of the Field House." asketball games have occurred s eas to stop them. Never, how >r a display of sportsmanship ndignant in early December ims in the conference did not House if they preferred not to. race, students declared. I exactly why the ACC made Ilent opportunity to refute the arolina students chose instead e. rowing was done by a small it how many among the "inno t to stop the senseless display? lost their opportunity to re ity lost its battle in Houston. of infractions of NCAA rules 'o years. e probation will scarcely hurt going to any post-season bowl games televised. We do, how ive pride, and they have been ishonesty. ;he future, and Dr. Jones, Mc- - nake the most of it. "We have ip," said Jones, "and we must of bounds or a mile?" asked ut of bounds. And we'll never Dec I Atermine not to come close to yo w off the defeatist attitudes, ral cocl e at Saturday's game, Charlie o n't deserve what a few kids to lina is a fine school. The play- seif ,ant to see them branded like stit link program, our University have reP to bring it on ourselves. g* ar to heal-it will take time to as umbled in the last weeks. The star -sity remain, however, and we has ye need is time. forr e___ vei US( A Jog-Step one the observed the Student Senate P* step of one step forward, two ait It nt had been noticed until last Gan to regress and return to its thar broi "encroachment on the sacred who >m," the Senate argued and tion to the new stated speaker solu Senate hall rang with phrases seen nate word) of political clich6s. of P r of principle," and "academic tu the lips of proponents of the no n~ts were inspiring, but evi the attitudles of the Senators. ts to insure freedom of speech iolated the very principle for itensified, a motion was made e session and remove all non- F II, including The Gamecock's T strat e session initially said they cm vere not misconstrued. Later, hey felt the executive session rubl pen debate. Pe,s. leadership violated their con- El i they decided to hold their E important legislative tool, but N4 .IDiscussion of an executive SP and character are involved, so ~ssion--discussion of an issue Fe udent body does not. Au laced their idealogical state- Ed *e books, overriding a veto by Ad (oungblood. Cii stand on principle apparently (2a effects of the bill. Their zeal gg also led them to violate that ~ l)a Da You mea they'h stp ig the 12 C . c IhlI .-rp. tr Mr. Elliott: categorl , for one, thank you and Bill be indic ingblood for your e f f o r t to at hand y support behind the Game <s in their contest with Clem last Saturday. I am sure it not your intention to notify Dear M ients who seem to have no Pleast rset-respect and who lack any in.. on your utional respect towards Caro.. S p e e t that you would like them to USC," i resent the student body on re- of The ial television. sides de he response of the spectators a whole to the challenge to id behind our basketball team been one of hthe most de- THHE ned representative g r o u p ters on to be labelled students of a n d i not yorinto onoi dentsa. 2 pathy h e r phasn't changed serve8 t, bit but has been covered by conform irresponsible actions of little space i' al whoe o thei chalengtot n Lte iberh orpustall ead ou beendobe of e tte mort the- piTed necokst repre erv non-uportheld op ito be hlaled stntsgofalndi dcastsby a hrd ofeople se w2 pathy nohin for hanthaeda express it difiut ao been covered the coufru irronosibuctonsle li.Ttle seriousie ui whtio nose ther uidetity in met all osto Asabel the Un patier another, eaprs the areputameis,a earneryN st abould beime tat ersponsibhe in;eto senocs tsufer regim-upoto hlet ua tosb thumiaredin renalh osto dckts pbylisheryad oforeope sue, wfth car drnotig o the erexeputaduin exprease is difficult topressedhered nt necsrir on to seufcuht ope is.en body aseriwouse. fis of beThe prae atmhing an8other, eop. ho are shameless ndr) 76v-422 (t I ao tie thatresons aibnlliay taona dtingohngisaem e arte dsocinge Colegatees ess tAssocagrion, n the postionaCoegPes ortsd january 0 98wt oetElot sistans pNled Eydior th Btueth ofrts aturin Edteollg erecp uighldy cu,ltye Ediutyor tesoetld sawoe s. 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The article, be- La s t sling with a most timely cancelled ____________ basketball versity o sigede P i eing that bAMECOCK welcomes let- lacking any subject pertiment to stmlina voeing Une rsity stu- by this 'he Editor - in - Chief re- officials i ih oei etr otyn o I angtle o t pons t ti sto ame C nitaionsandlibe law. payedn be lversty hascfed manyods Duke mar rsin ltes, llbu andhso h co by. 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The biggest, 'jU delibly stamped Eddie Cameron, minds of Caroline The NCAA's tion has been ca choice by others. plan to make the uWe accept w s wcooperation in u tion," said Dr. T e will continue our tive athletic proa And we made Fall elections ties in voting pi ad student goverenx t errors. Even more a was the voter tu cock listed the nT Less than two pe to vote in the ele Proving that student body uni an increase in t 4,653 students, tl their ballots in a 1 and approved the Efficiency a n r off the floor? tions, too. Stude ______-~ - - program series w than 500 studer which featured c ameocs such drugs as m Perhaps the nt s unchanged. With a expansion is her e our Uni- cranes have beco udnt body, Clife. elill again emerge un rm the ensuing crisis. Work on the that there is nothing I complete, and th o your comments, other complete. The pc ary hearty "A-men!" the near future. ARRY F. GATES JR. Russell House, - has a new look. Elliott: meeting rooms, o Campus Shop and month Duke University bar and enlargem all regularly scheduled games with the Uni- phsed.aly. sNe South Carolina, imply- phyaay, Poeit our student body was hac theoUitie i sportsmanship. Many students were insulted Additional deg otion and felt that the and new vistas of t Duke were, perhaps, plan to continue t get out of playing us. level. iturday the Gamecocks Proof of USC'. t after ea ofcast an, md by,. ae paper chrve?aantlresvrmd demostrte teir Fall 1966- -- strat" thy didlihe A, semester o stopdedionyseveraldo: oauseECarolinametodent ving ie andpapercups s of Carolin ~he officials.ATho tioneyufaoal cl hasenc the gaoecthroughouts. had an opprtunityot make(the Carolinastudenacatept th e a icoonetaeiAtlantic ferenc coultnoweuiter amecociveaathlrtsultrog ackof ouresy.Andndy we ad f the studentsgwerenno in fct ost fEtemn moe was theeotermtu plorckleisted adetha be epesete toth vot in th el ew studdnnt whoyweri avebee beterforthe an 9 increase in t 4,653h suchdstudents their allotsinEaT tions,ttoo. ue notrogderstandeshy skethahan e0msshadere layiathouratoutedSat me showedhmesandeth levisexnavsewerisIher - clle "sortmen ~jJ Work on the court,plete,on't you courtcamterte.chhgame W DVD OPR Th e fute Rusel Hose I Semester: To Grow On By SALLY ZALKIN Staff Writer a semester of growth, a semester of mis of pride in the institution we call Caro )f shame - but most of all, a semester to nost publicized event of Fall 1966 has in names like Mike Grosso, Frank McGuire, mnd the Atlantic Coast Conference in the m students. decision to place USC on two-year proba lled a light sentence by some, an unfair But like it or not, we have accepted it and best of it. e action of the NCAA and pledge our full holding the principles of that organiza omas F. Jones, University president. "We efforts in the development of a construc ram." mistakes in fields other than sports brought criticism for the many irregulari ocedures. Balloting was rescheduled as mnt officials made an effort to correct the ppalling than the political discrepancies nout. The November issue of The Game mes of 182 Carolina students who voted. r cent of the student body cared enough ctions. we could learn from past mistakes, the ted in an effort to pass a referendum on ie student activity fee. On December 9, 1e largest number of voters ever to cast JSC election, voted an overwhelming "yes" fee increase. I interest replaced apathy in other direc nt government initiated its Great Issues ith "Drugs and You" in November. More ts attended the three-day symposium. iscussions on the usage and dangers of rijuana and LSD. ost obvious sign of Carolina's growth and physical front. Construction workers and ne part of the familiar scene of campus !lew Physical Science Center is now 65% 3 Capstone House residence hall is 18% )ols-parking complex will be finished in the hub of student activities on campus, Additions to the student center include 'fices, game rooms, and a much-improved book store. Future plans include a snack ant of the patio. y is growing academically as well as programs in four fields- Engineering, -al Science, and Educ. '- -have en rsity's graduate curriculum. rees are possible under the new programs, opportunity are opened to students who heir education beyond the undergraAuate i growth came in December with a $210, International Studies Department. The he Scaife family of Pittsburg, was the to the University by a private organiza semester of growth in the physical plant, restige and in the collective mind of the ty. crow on. Suspenslon Se~ Gemaee setebyGaHwa or O Fal 96