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Editorials Commentary Frda,y, September 15, 1%7 Columbia, South Carolina The Pot F "You can add a few drops until the pot bulges, but if you keep adding drops, the pot will eventually boil over. Our pot is boiling over." So spoke USC Vice President for Business Affairs Harold Brunton describing the park ing situation which the entire University community must face this fall. The pot is indeed "boiling over." And the time kas come to seek a real solu tion-a long-range solution as well as an attempt to deal with the immediate difficulty. Each year, the deficiency in parking spaces grows worse. Each year, the Univer sity family increases and so does the num ber of cars in the campus area. An immediate solution is almost impossi ble. Parking areas have been created be fore, only to be replaced by residence halls or academic buildings. Not only for the University family is the problem growing critical, but also for visi tors to the campus. "To campus visitors we offer our sym pathy, but that's about all we can offer," Brunton told The Gamecock this week. Sympathy is not enough. If the Uni versity is to maintain a public image worthy of respect-which it must do then it must be able to cope with its problems, not only academic but me chanical problems. The University has faced, and is still fac ing, another kind of explosion-in popula tion. We suggest that the solution to the people explosion and the auto explosion are the same. High-rise. Outward expansion takes time-too much time. Property can be tied up for years in legal proceedings before ac quisition is possible. But even one high-rise parking building could stack as many cars as the total num ber that students will be able to park on campus this fall. University officials realize the choices. Money is the block to any solution. We offer our sympathy in this lack of adequate funding, but when the critical problem exists, critical means must be Behold, A Light Carolina coed rules have made yet an other step forward toward the twentieth century. In the revised Coed Code, we note much mcre liberal hours for all non-freshman women. This, coupled with the opening of Cap stone House as USC's first honor dorm and last year's elimination of slacks restrictions, brings hope and a challenge to all women of Carolina. Sophomores have gained one-o'clock per missions; the "grace period" is now 10 min utes--doubled. We commend the Office of the Dean of Women and Associated Women Students for regulations of which Carolina women need not be ashamed. A light is beginning to shine through the darkness. May it never be dimmed. Back The We received a phone call this week from Olin Turner, an inmate at the S. C. State Penitentiary, asking our aid in establishing a Gamecock Booster Club inskie the prison. Many of the prisoners, Turner said, are Carolina backers. "We're Carolina fans and proud of it." Turner said his purpose in establishing the club would be two-fold-to support USC athletics in any way possible and to give prisoners "something to do, something to think about." Realizing that the club's activities would be necessarily limited, he is seeking ideas for possible contributions the club might make. Interest in the club and in Carolina has been partially stimulated, we feel, by two two men at USC. Both University President Thomas F. Jones and Athletic Director Paul 'Cocks St loius Over used in the solving. The problem has been growing for years. Therefore, we urge a complete review of all car privilege provisions with an eye to decreasing the number of people permitted to operate cars on campus. We further urge a concentrated push for funds-whether they be sought from the state legislature, from the city of Columbia or within the University itself. The time to begin is now. The battle for space will never end, but with ade quate planning it CAN be lessened for the USC of the future. The Great Rush We quote a freshman: "They're throwing so much at us at one time. "First there's this orientation. We're sup posed to memorize this place in a week? Then along come fraternities. 'Join us.' It's just too much. Why can't they space some of this stuff out?" We agree. The average freshman-indeed, the non-average first-year student-needs time to adjust to college life before he under takes a commitment which can add such a great deal to his college life. And require a great deal from him. To that end, we propose a deferred fraternity-sorority rush for entering freshmen, a complete shift of emphasis. Affiliation with a Greek organization can be a tie that binds for life, a very deep re lationship. But should such a relationship be formed on the basis of what must be, in many cases, first impressions? We think not. One USC fraternity man put it this way: "You take a guy out for a week and give him a few drinks; you tell him what a great guy he is, and pretty soon he begins to believe you." We believe any student contemplating joining a fraternity or sorority should be given an adequate opportunity to familiarize himself with the campus and the Greek sys tem before entering "the tie that binds." Therefore, we suggest: That first-semester, "orientation," rush with the aim of pledging new stu dents should be eliminated. That if first-semester rush continues, it should be held after mid-term grades are submitted to the Dean of Men's Office. That academic qualifications for rush should be based on mid-term grades. That fraternities and s o r o r i t i e s should not be barred from inviting en tering freshmen to any activity, but without pledging first semester. Some universities conduct rush during Greek Week. Some have two such weeks each year to correspond with the rushing seasons. Fraternity and sorority membership can be a very valuable asset to the life of any student. We do not question this. However, we do question that USC fraternities and sororities are setting out on the right road to achieve their desired end-a truly strong band of people joined with a common interest for a better organi-zation and a better Carolina. Boosters Dietzel have addressed high school gradua tions at the prison in the past couple of years. Both men, when presented the idea this week, were enthusiastic in response. Dietzel told The Gamecock that the Ath letic Department will be glad to provide written materials and, from time to time, game films for the men to view. The project has a two-pronged point for the entire University community: First, we urge that students, faculty and the Department of Athletics wholeheartedly support their supporters. Any ideas or sug gestions for club activities are welcome and should be addressed to The Gamecock. Second, each member of the University family should take heed of the spirit of men who, separated from society, still maintain an interest in "things outside." May our own support of athletics be equal to theirs. onup Hell Our Man Hoppe One Dividi By ARTHUR HOPPE The International Commission to Determine Human Worth has met in Geneva to set the relative value of American and Vietnam ese lives. The meeting was called after charges were made in the U. S. that restrictions on bombing North Vietnamese civilians were endangering the lives of Ameri can pilots. "A single American boy," said one typical angry let ter writer, "is worth a score of unfortunate Asians." The American position was ably defended by the Honor able Homer T. Pettibone of the U. S. Bureau of Moral Weights and Measures. "We ao not contendi, gentle men," he began gravely, "that one American is worth a million Asians. Our restraint in using nuclear weapons proves this. On the other hand, it would be a travesty of logic to argue that an American andl a Vietnamese are of eqIual value. "To begin with, Vietnamese are* smaller. On a straight per p)oundl basis, they are obviously Foulndut Jan. 30, 1908 with ilert IIlI cock Ia tuitilshed by a nd for tie students dturing t he college yea r except during holl Thej ajinions expressed herein do not ne tin. the faculty oar the studaenat boady as a Offtees of The Gamecock are in Ijoom campuas. Phones are 715- 4219 (Edtor-ina-t and 765-5i7X (Newsroom). The Gamecock ia represented nationalI) VIce. Inc. The publiatian is a nmember af ('ollegiate P'ress Assiniliun. sublscritioni ED)ITOR-IN-CH IEF Ginn~y Carroll HUSINESS MANAGER Mary W. McMillan ASST. MANAGING ED)ITOR.. NEWS EDITOR ................ SPORTS ED)ITOR. .. ...... ED)ITORIAL ASSISTANT.. ASST. NEWS EDITORS . . Mona ASST. SPORTS ED)ITORS.. FACULTY ED)ITOR ........... SOCIAL AFFlAIRS ED)ITOR ... EX(CHANGE ED)ITOR .......... CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER.. AIDVERTISING MANAGElR ... Out O U5?C // It's Just Too Much' :d By One worth less. In addition, the aver age peasant neither dresses prop erly nor does he speak English, so that you must shout at him to penetrate his stupidity." "Hear, hear,'. said the Iirit ish delegate. "We felt the same about our Fuzzy-Wuz zies. Dashed good fighting men, though." "True," said Mr. Pettibone, turning the point to his advan tage. "But that, of course, is be caus- ' aces such a low value on his own life. For example, we compensate the beneficiaries of friendly civilians we acciden tally kill with a few hundred dol lars. If they were Americans, each would cost us thousands. "Now while many of these peasants own their own homes, few own their ow'n cars, tele vision sets or freezers. Clearly, they would be considered poor credlit risks anywhere, simply because they aren't worth much." "What non-Frenchman is ?" saidl the French dlelegate with a shrug. "Generally speaking," continued Mr. Pettibone, "they are poorly ditt Gonzaies as the first editor, The Gam. af the U'niversity oif South Carolina weekly iays aand examilnati,os. essarily reflect the views of the administra tO08 of the Ruossell Hlouse ont thte t'iversity hief). 7ti5-4220 (Biustness and Advertising) lhy Nationat Ealuatitonal Advaertising ser A,axarlatedl (Collegiate Press jad the 5. C. rates are $4 icer year. ASSOCIATE ED)ITORt Don Caughman MANAGING ED)ITOR Carol Mullinax .,............... Sally Zalkin ............. Mary Jane Benston ...................... Carl Stepp .......... Margaret Ann Niceley Gault, i,yn Johnson, Greta Medlin . I... l eyward Addy, Jay Btender ............Jimmy Wannamaker ......Mike Krochmalny .................Sherry Brown ................Chip Galloway ..................Iiante Wilson ..................John ltockholz I Iowa J HI50~ A A isi4 oLcW'~ Equals Th educated, ill-housed and under fed. Few read good books, play golf or even go to the movies. In a word, gentlemen, they are natives." "Oh, natives," said the Bel gian delegate, nodding. "We had to deal with them in the Congo and we know what they're worth." "All we ask," said Mr. Petti bone, "is that this Commission set a fair ratio-say, 30 to one so that we may go on bombing in good conscience." A lively debate followed, high lighted by an hour-long speech by the German delegate on genetics, Nietzsche and the su periority of the Aryan race. In the end, a compromise of 28.2 Vietnamese per American as unanimously adlopted. "I feel this standard," Mr. Pettibone told reporters wait ing outside, "accurately re flects the view of civilized peo p)le everywhere." An irate African journalist protested that the Commission's members included only (delegates from technologically adlvancedl, Caucasian, Christian nations. "Good heavens, man," saidl Mr. Pettibone in surprise, "who else is civilized enough to compare the value of human beings?" (Our Man HIoppe inq syndicated nationally by Chironicle Features Syndica te, Sa n Francisco, Calif.) Greatei Hy RICHJARD) MORRELL. Interim First Secretary SGA Cabinet Sen. Wayne Morse spoke be fore a crowdl of ab)out 300; Sen. Ernest Hollings (drew an even smaller crowd; amidl the unrest last spring S. C. Attorney G;en eral I)an McLeodl drew% no crowd at all. These men were speakers wvho appearedl in the Student Government's (;reat Issues Se ries. TIhe greatest issue was, "Where were the students ?" Nevertheless, last year marked the beginning of the (;reat Is sues Program and the series will be continued this year. A number of nationally known State Letter To The Editor Dear Miss Carroll: Before I arrived at the Univer sity, I had pictured the week of orientation as an opportunity for a freshman to become acquainted with the campus. Then when classes started, we would know how to get around without being completely lost. Well, orientation is over and I have never been so disap pointed in my life! I suffered"" through tests, lectures, tests, and more tests! Oh, yes, those speeches and lectures were prob ably meant to clear up problems, but the purpose was completely defeated because, besides bor ing everyone to death, they just gave us more questions and problems. Why in the world does a nurs ing student need a test to see if she can associate a hammer and a nail? I am just as lost at the end of Orientation Week as I was be fore we arrived here last Sun dlay. "Orientation" was the wrong word to describe the past hectic week. Perhaps "chaos" might he a better choice for next year. CAROL GOODWIN enty - Eight HOPPE Letters Policy TH'Ei GAMN.:ccw welcomes let te'rs on any subject pertinent to and in colring Unir'erRityI st udet'Is. The Editor-in-Chief re'.er'ves the right to edit let ters to conform to style, good ta 5 t e, space limitations and lIbel lows. Letters should lbe typewritten and should not e x c e e d 200 w'ords.C No unsigned letters will be printed, but n a m e s mnay be withheld up)on request. Issues figures have been invited to ap pear~ at USC this year as speak ers in the Great Issues Series. Tentative plans call for a two part program. Part one will p)robabily he held late in the first semester and will deal primarily with politics. The second part will treat cultural topics (like morality, entertainment, litera ture) and will be held in the spring. The final topic for the program is being withheld pend ing the completed selection of speakers. All the sp)eakers invited for this year's Great Issues Series are well known, nationally promi nent persons. But we couldn't possibly think of everyone, and some figures haven't been con sidered. Any student who wishes to siggest a speaker should write Sammy D)rew, Student Body President, Campus Mail. All sug