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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA Vol. LVIII, No. 15 Columbia, South Carolina, Decemher 15, 1967 Founded 1908 ,ill Ofh Wr"onderwvomnan D)ean of Women Elizabeth M%. (lotw Terrible Tom counterpart Wonder% fate of her 'Bllack' teami in the Garter with Un scoreles tie. Rash OfSei ,Strong Adml A\ rash of set fires in dormi- F-. Jones turies in recent weeks has ignited ,not p r a apromise of forceful pursuit and dlangeror pro secution from the University Beside a.bninist rat ion. 'flames, I' "T'hereI is a very great danger to hund of death or i n j u r y from such through acton,"US Pesden Toms omen JVonder,'here with ascorelre tie . -raofze ies, asoi d- I'olubi rieto in tentitute for igtdnot p rs " oint tises oreP Washintn ingte r pi.'eutonfo thUniversity, ree ebr of theid omit andt ion.e stuentmWenes da ternoon onr grom mung i lun sctrt ion SCutheast As ias lie eplaied th a t discnten Sia isbinA sedbythn Cm *StChiategh i e inlscwh Discussedf omuiss'us ic'of theinstiutrSi CaMs "ietudpobe, inote WUign in the Statves itno aree membr of thrmation framewoung withewich fo reaea whatw rand, thr. Micaent sted. day ftenoo onC o i mU I I t o sraeg decine Sothepst si ua t' exined ha tasco'sntnt tinks loil ule insh ort uth oe' t h iasbig sdb the ComuitParnty.-H addedtt.'I Mo peoe Thnk hatn lai(insw to C isnatieonlimic prth ems't aware o om uisding a A ofasnit cunlts." a '"Our prolcy in thet Na haise Rights Pa animous, l1 (;INNY (ARROLL FAlitor-in-Chief The S t u d e n t Bill of Rights cleared its first major hurdle Wed nesday with a unanimous vote of approval from Student Senate. The final vote came after almost four hours of intense debate, much of it on points of objection raised by the U SC faculty in discussions last week. Recei%ing lengthy attention were phras'v conccrning the right of studeints to affiliate with an or ganization regardless of r a e e, creed or nation al origin. Fraterne ity ai sorority "smret" provkiions in national rule. were the focal point of most of the non-discrimi nation debate. A proposed amendment by Sen Joe Pate to make only local or. - ganizations, not those with national affiliations, subject to the non discrimination p r o v i s i o n wa: "- soundly defeated. "This is a statement of rights,' argued Sen. Bob Salane. "If fraternity or sorority does not wisi Staff Photo by Kay Phillips The Faculty Advisory Committ Lives will begin consideration next we of possible revisions to the Studer orthy, posing as her Bill of Rights. oman, pon(lere the After debate in the Decemb( Bowl. They escaped faculty meeting last Wednesda the ill was referred to the a TF ires Ignites wnistrative Reply said this wveek. 'These are ''hs University will continuei n k s. They are seriously investigation to apprehend the pe s acts."' Son~ or persons resp)onsibile," Jon s the obvious danger from mtt e en d. 'There is danger of death Accorl ing to the South Caroli reds of innocent parties Attorney General's Office, Igen smoke inhalation, s Jonls ties for arson--wit intent, settil s Ire in ac ts"' of rsiene ll pobvioue incutdy ange fromtw to2yer 5(Tere in aniersdetyh)io Settingifirentoa otierrtype have been nine deliberately hrPi o novn eie on campus this year care---rsnsneneo n he fall se'mester.t'n eas t II y set in trash cans in Anthatep,bplcg sience elevators or hall-fam trymttilnan t cl fires are not new to the wt nett ut,i uosa tv scene but have' shown lyasnec foe otv o 'it increase according tooofi'ntto(cel$10. a Fire D epartment records. 'lesm inlisapyt of the incidents have beenper onwh ais rabt I. nThe 1'niversisyaweal atntinuist invstkaontor aehen thI rifti~ina tso or p ers It responible, for B'. ocurredin boosted. Asst Momsagisg IAli Acco r to fouthms Cari pus BokStorAforrneypienline wfice, tem Storeeor for tearsook,it intet usettit the Cae,asifiBooknStarp.aT e .C oo stren ( Storeingsolr to orthe tine ~'o c om p r pronperati us nott invovigresient s a theCampsBok cStre ant picy. sentencm ofone S. . ltik tor. he irceschckd tre tmanager, pangi Pie e-til u*e fflammat~ b o ry thatued-boo oincaya esisoI1 ss iewboka wieth ainen te burn, hac punisha Ixilostres Bthatoesalohek origipnaltist aprice th ciieontret wth he piaetrs' 75n whor cent of thetsr len's Tosra. marsersagret.h ssesS igorou to abide with the clause hecause of its national affiliation, that is their individual battle.'' "(roup. "uch as fraternitie. and sororities may di.criminate, but that dis.crininationt .hould not be based on race, creed or national origin," Salane said. "Di.crimtina tion on this basis Shoul not be i part of University p o I i e y and ,hould not be reflected in a iii %er.ity statement of priiciple.." A clause stating "No records should he kept which reflect the political activities or beliefs of stu dnts. Provisions should also he made fir I'rodi roIu tine destruC tion of noncurrent disciplinary records" ignited considerable dis cussion. Sen. Mike Spears proposed an ame'ndnlt to ,kete the e l a u s e from the Bill of Rights. le as oppiod by a group (if legislator, led by Sents. Mary I,aura Jones and Dick Goldie. "This clause is the backbone of the entire section on student ree 1 ords and a major point of the k* Views L Rights visory committee for further study revision and re-presentation. )r. Glenn Abernathy, politica e science professor and chairman o the committee, said he will intro it duce the document for considera tion when his committee m e e t Tuesday. "Action of Student Senate wil be considered along with comment from faculty members," Ahernath, told The (aimteeork. The faculty was invited to sub mit in writing any objections t the bill. Abernathy said he ha< received no written communica tions as of Thursday morning. "It's the students' Rill of Rights If we s h o u I d make suhstantia ts changes, then we would certainl consult with the students on them. s Abernathv said he feels there i a possibility joint student-facult approval might not he reached o some points in the document. "However, if the hill is sul mitted to the Board of Trustees, iwould think they wvouldln't he likel to aet on something not appr)1ove by~ both groups." cc Some faculty said after the hi to was recommitted last week that had been effectively killed. a- "'I disagree with that," Abe: a nathy said. "'It was not killed. TI ,i pole Pll'EXexpet it to he rewvork< ra andl reported b ack to them.'' "As chairman, I will certain y briing it up to the committee an A bernathy stated, 'but I have a idea when it will be re por tedc out lave Sai used hooks also g sao e o onfly~ variation cniinmya -hi had bee'n sold seod al' ci onei of thle hook lrce irL 'ave lowered the cond1(1it ion of the sd~r- ii m Acc(ou.nting '225 oeaim.Bt dition, is prIi(cd I' o puts Book Store. btibh ~t has cop)ies of the seln iirI which have becen ti lam i e's before, priced narej f2 ding to condition. e same used-book mlpoftth , Campus Book I)gadaan Eldon A. Bailey, On rtce ager, each stated fil ls;t onsists of buying ltl hae per~ cent of the aml, onsI n reselling it for $.5a et iginal p)rice. Both swahitar t a1) sldo Soe, ar2und mat enate s Vote entire hill," Sen. Jones declaro. "We must not leave it out." Sen. G~ldie argued that mi nor disciplinary infractions should not he recorded because of potential harm to a person, for ixample, seeking em pl ivment after gradua tion. "if a -tudent conits a really major ' iolation, chances are he tas cro.s4l the lindiics of state or n ational law. Employer, dot care full. scrutiniize di"ciplinary record. when considering a potential em-i ploye," Cobelic .aid. that when students v i o l a t e the state or national law, "Institutional officials should apprise students of tlheir legal rights and may offer other assistance." Other revisions included a unani mously passed proposal by Sen. Steve Smith to prohibit any I1is ciplinary Committee member who testifies for either prosecution or defense to take part in a decision on that case. After debate was ended on it. dividual sections of the document, Sei. Spears proposel an amenl ment to the entire bill to replace the word "shoukd" with 'slall" throughout the contents. If we merely say 'shoul d' or it would he nice to do this,' we will be getting nothing by passing thi. bill,'' he declared. Freshman Sen. Jim Brad for( countered, "As students, we art not dictating the policies of the University. This is a statement of principles by which the Universit} should operate." . The proposed amendmcnt was overwhetingly d e f e a t e 1, nod iradford moved to appro%e the Student Bill of Rights ant(d Re sponsibilities within the Academic Community. A pproval was immediate, vig rous, unanimous. Tom Salan To Top Cd S .n Sal<me ne Usec Sthan three times, and T-shirts feet the p rice a fter the Store, .$1. shirts are etween ite two stores Sm es ooks, stemst con- mP~re facturers instal" of a book store ltolcs stores htave a wide ~ellaeous articles frotm fighting Camecock to prut er mugs. Because the ealih set of1 tat new hooks at a $.0~ per centt ntet such a. r oilher items are utsed $.3 t are 70 I possible deficit. ..re if clothing prices run Shop; s te anmpus Shop is a att the S n some items. For ex- Campns eed sweatshirts are Gross stores; short-sleeved not actu $2.85 at the S. C. Book Campus he Campus Shop; USC as the -.Mr' ,w 'Lighier' Side O~ L i i e , S i OThe Student U nion C hristm a w the wet weather which forced th be moved inside Russell House S lighting and the weekend's (h page 3. Telephone Changes The University telephone exchange will change to 777 C r about 2 a.m. Sunday. sil After that hour. USC cam- fo pus numbers c a n n o t be 76 .reached by dialing the cur- uP rent 765- prefix. - <f 3 Appointed ibinet Post Tom en Salane, jun ior history ma joer from C'olumbia, w as apoite 1" Sfirist se'cre tary of the student body th pr'esi ent's cabinet thIis week up)on - tbe resignation of 5 e e r e t a r y* Richard Mlorrell. Hiis a ppoinlt ment to bhe top -rank ng cah:n;fet piost was unranimously appriovedl Wednesday by Student SSen ate. "I hope toe cootrdinate the cabinet 5off cES and get them working more nu smuoo tlIy,"' t he new secretary se.id p whlen asked about his plans fo r the job. "I1 also hope to coord inate re- b vision of the Student Body Con-a stitut ion.'" S a I a n e, whbo, with his twin s brot her Bob, forms 1l'SC's top de heate team, is a member of Om i cron a IDelta Kappa leadersbip honoirary, Phii 1-:t a Si gma scholast ic honorary, Men's Jud icial Council andi Town S Men's AXssociation.t I-Book P re i $1.95 at the S. C. Book pl ained0( a at the Cam111pus Sbop; night- palt of $1 .95 at bothi stores. ce eW art icle's ca nnoet be accurately he could becau se of dlifferent manu- ev~er, he and d i f f e r e n t qiuality ment th: imcome it w a r e, appatrenitly the same ( C'ampu carried by both stores, is gen. 67). ~her i the Campus Shope. One4 Ba iley oundt drink glasses selle for f igures r set at the S. C. Book Store, .-l am thle Campus)t1 Shop; shot glasses par wi -ents eatch at the S. C. Book stated, i cents cateh att the Capu main of taill gliass ashtrays are Si cach Nt ,C. Book Store, *1.50 at the Nt Sheep. Nattion ncome for the two stores is 'Hl,I ally' comparable, because the ti"" Sh Shop is about twice as large profit r' C. Boo store nailey e- Nex -IW t'. Kt i Staff Photo by Coates Crew. Christmas tree glitters in spite of e lighting ceremonies to un(la. The story of the ristmas activities is on Prefix O 777 kccording to Ethel B. Mc e a r y , communications )ervisor, principal reason the substitution is the i- exchange "is very filled now." 't. Jackson and a number Columbia residences also that prefix. The changeover is be ise we're growing," the pervisor said. U' telephones will be the ly Ones5 in Columbia under S777- exchange. Jones Requests Budget Increase l'he I'niver sity requested a $5.7 lin increase in its annual ap apriat ions request at a budget armg before the House Ways d .\eans Committee this week. President Thomas F. Jones pre nted a budget asking for $16, 8,250. a substant ial increase over it year's $10,702,81*. The budget was presented to the ate Budget and Control Board *o months ago. hat the S. C. Book Store was a chain and that since all in s handled hy the main office, not give exact figures. How was very positive in his state it the S. C. Book Store's gross was "nowhere near $633,000" SShop gross income for 1966 was also unable to give exact on S. C. Book Store's p)rofit. sure that our profit is on a h the national average," he 01' we wvould hear from our fice." mnal average, accordling to a I1 Association of College Siore 5-7 per cent profit. 'The Cam op report for 1966-67 shows a zf 6.97 per cent.