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Editorials CCm a Fridayg October 25,, 1968 - Page Two Clmi,SuhCrln Students' RIghts Student rights. Student responsibilities. Nebulous phrases about which revolve much of the debate on today's college campuses. Many student rights and corresponding responsibilities on the Carolina campus have, without doubt, been nebulous. They are present-but cloudy in form, subject to question and individual interpretation. The Student Bill of Rights and Responsibilities within the Academic Community, passed last December by Student Senate, could erase the clouds. The bill is presently in the hands of the faculty. It has been for nearly a year. But this week an important step a vital step-was taken. A group of students met with the Faculty Advisory Committee to iron out objections to the bill. The committee spent hours debating words, fine points and interpretations-and they plan to meet again next week. Then the bill will be presented to the entire faculty once more. Many of the stipulations in the document are already a part of daily life at USC. But now they are privileges, not rights, and privileges may be granted and taken away. The Bill of Rights would put in black-and-white what is already, for the most part, in practice. And it would pro tect the rights of Carolina citizens by establishing clearcut, definite statements of principle. The revised bill will go back to the faculty, probably at their December meeting. If approved, it may be sent back to Student Senate for approval. Then it will go before the Board of Trustees. The bill is a matter of utmost importance to every member of the Carolina Community. We ask that you give it the careful examination and support it deserves. Speak-Out Student Speak-Out started a new year last Friday. Students stood on the Russell House patio and expressed their opinions. When the rain started, they opened um brellas and kept talking. Students argued, discussed, debated, took stands on is sues-and listened to others do the same. Speak-Out represents the efforts of student government to give students and faculty the opportunity to exercise their rights to "speak out." The chance is there for you to "get it off your chest" every Friday 1-5 p.m. Will you take advantage of it? Welcome Home Pride. Excitement. Awe. A strange mixture of emotions overcomes one as he views the Carolina Coliseum for the first time. It literally takes your breath away. And as we welcome alumni back to Carolina this home coming weekend, we invite you to share our pride. Signs of growth and progress are everywhere-the Coli seum, Capstone, the Roost, the Humanities Complex, a pass fail system, an honor dorm for women, a twice-weekly Gamecock, new academic programs, an increase in qualified faculty members. We have made rapid physical strides. Bitt even more significant, we have made changes in the "mind" of an in stitution. The University has done what it must do if the school and the State of South Carolina are to progress to the top: it has discarded the baggage of the past and placed itself in the mainstream of a modern world. Yes, we have problems. But you can't expand without growing pains. We have over 12,000 students. We have over 600 faculty members. The campus has spread from its original Horse shoe to an area so wide that 10 minutes is not always enough time to go from one class to the next. There are bound to be problems. And we are solving them. Not all at once. It takes time and patience and cooperation. But we've begun. Pride. Excitement. Awe. Pride in our University, in her tremendous growth and progress. Excitement at the thought of the future that lies ahead. Awe at the rate and magnitude of her growth and the opportunity to be part of it. Welcome home, alumni. BURNING T Politics '68 Th'ird P fly WILLIAM G. ALLEN Columnist Up until the latter part of this summer, George Wallace's Ameri can Party was snubbed by both major political camps as a racist inspired, neo - fascist movement which would be no threat except in the Deep South. Wallace was portrayed as an illiterate dema gogue and likened to H i t I e r. When Mr. Wallace stated that he was against continuing wel fare in "areas where evidence shows a complete waste of mon ey," he was charged with being against welfare. When Wallace called for the public to support their local police against rioters and looters who ransacked over one hundred American cities, his plea was distorted by newsmen as advocacy of a police s t a t e. Such misrepresentations, general izations, and, in some cases, out right lies, would long ago have destroyed most o t h e r political candidates. Wallace naturally became the brunt of both m a j o r political camps by pointing out: past fail ures and flaws in the govern mental a y s t e m; the socialistic trend that is threatening states, constitutional, and p e r s o n a I rights of each citizen; and the "do-nothing," fence - riding simi larities in the t w o established political parties. Wallace support has swelled to the point that he draws crowds topping 14,000 in a neu tral state like Kentucky. In sp)ite of the fact that th~e strongest unlions5 in the nation have de clared all-out war on him in all union publications, he will likely gain sup)port from as much as 33'9 of these "blue collar" suburbanites who are gravely concerned with crime in the streets, and racial unrest. Nixon~ recently acknowledged Wallace as a "formidable force" which may indeed cause the election to be thrown into the House of Representatives. One wonders how Wallace was able to fight the biasedness of the visual news media (in an age when television has become an un Alcohol A I)ear Miss Zalkin: We are del ighited that Sigma P~hi Ep's enjoye'd their recent p)icn ic at Sesquicentennial State Park (reference "Cocktales" col - umn b)y Linda Lawrence, Oct. 18~ issue), but please do not be mis led by recent p)ublicity about re moval of signs banning alcoholic beverages from State Parks. In ordler to spare any students or groups from possible embar rassment, let me emphasize that the PRT' Commission's modlifica tion of regulations pertaining to beverage alcohol has simply shifted emp)hasis to condluct. Since the parks exist primarily to provide families and/or indi viduals and congenial groups with an opportunity for whole some outdoor recreation experi e'nces, any conduct considered of fensive to family groups in the parks is considered disorderly conduct per se under our p)ark regulations. This includes open isaya of beverag, alcohol con HE M IDNIGH~ Oc 6 I arty Ref I iuestionable source of influence) in such an effective and. pene rating manner as to gain ever ncreasing support at the ex )enlse of both political parties. Kntil recently, i n t e r v i e w s ranted Wallace have been de -ogatory, full of cliches, politi -ally unfair, and socially rude. Mr. Wallace has been intimi fated in every way possible by >ur "warriors against prejudice i n d unfairness." He has m e t iccusations f r o m pushy, over riding, gutsy reporters with a lignity which comes from deep :onviction a n d patriotism. Re gardless of political viewpoint, Wallace should be treated with the respect due to his station that of a candidate for the Presi dency of the United States. If h( is not given this respect, it is a reflection on the American news mnedia, and the American peopk who allow themselves to be robbe& of the chance to see and hear all sides of the issue-which should be their right in this democratic country of ours. Wallace's continued and mount ing successes have been due tc two factors. First, he has madc legitimate criticisms of federal intervention in areas where it ha. been proven to be both inefficieni and ineffective. It is one thing to say that a child, regardless ol race, may a t t e n d any publi< school of his choosing, but it i. quite another when students o: one district are "bussed" acros, town in order to create vacancie: for children of another race an< district to be( "bussed" over t< fill those vac'ancies. Secondly, Wallace has directed his campaign not to illiterates ni racists, hut to the backbone ol A merican society-the mi i d d 14< class, lie appeals to those wh< have absorbed the costs of the riots, those who pay the lion': share of the taxes, and thosE who are often the victims o1 crime. These factors couple< with his "whistle stop" technique of campaigning have side-trackel his critics, baffled pollsters, ani caused near panic in both politi cal camps. Despite the fact that G'eorg Wallace has proven to be neithe end Parks taine'rs (beer cans included) an consm tption)1 t herefromn as w el as any coniduct suggesting th, influence of alcohol. O)ur park superIintendelnts an attendants have been ilstructe< to en force these regulat ions t the fullest extent and to expc( from the park any violators o: our regulations or our estalb l ished coeEs of accep)tale( con dluct. I laving accentuatedn the niegn Live up to this point, let me14 ex tend a sincere invitatio~n to a Universit y students and cam PU groups to use' and enjoy ou state park facilities in the fuller context of the p)urpose' for whic they were provided--nlot as otut dloor tav~ernsi but places to escan from bu ildings, walls and u rha sprawl for a time to breath fresh air and enjoy the hand work of God. 1(0ll hilCK MA N D)irector, S. C. l)ept. of Park1 OIL h I d TERSP p h e: ti n a t< it n f1 fl h Com C h I h ections inept nor the infidel that many c have tried to portray him, there t remain two very serious consid erations that prospective Wallace 5 supporters should ponder c a r e- f fully b e f o r e November. First, 0 could a man with no experience in foreign relations successfully lead a nation confronted by such diplomatic intricacies as a r i s e f daily in America's involvement in Vietnam, Berlin, Israel, C u b a, and nuclear disarmament w i t h f Russia? Secondly, could a minor ity President of neither major t political party, and a controver- r sial figure at best, unite, and lead a divided congress, and a divided, % distraught nation, plagued by a r host of problems which would tax t the s t r e n g t h of the greatest t American Presidents? Letters To Dear Miss Zalkin: This campus certainly needs more patrolling even though this is not totally the fault of the administration. or the police. The campus police do have one ma jor fault--or did when I resided on the Horseshoe. Their patrols are scheduled. I could predict within five minutes when a police car would come creeping around the Horseshoe and have time between patrols to put enough dynamite under \laxey Monument to orbit it. A good patrol (except for lock checks) should be compjletely random with frequent hack tracking, but all areas should be h covered within some time period. Wheni this time is up the patrol should start over again. Rlan domly!! Volunteer studlent patrols have heenuse m5'li the p)ast to prevent students of rival schools from giving the campus a new paint job. The patrols wvere su(cess. ful. The same thing could be done on a p)ermanent basis. Volunteer-s would give, say, one night a week of three or four hours per shift. Two shifts per night of five students each rwould require only seventy stu dlent s Per week wvhich surely we coulId find on a caminpus of at least M00t) males. They co uld l he given arim hands fori ide'nt ifi cationi and axe~ handles forj wea pons. Rtadios coub,l be, utilizeud. I stay off campi1lus hut would gladly vounteer if enough men could( not he ob)taind from the dlorms. MIr. Wallace said in his letter ithat tear gas is illegal, but I f wouldl like to pomit out to coed s .that there a in't no law against .carrying a small can of br-ightly e o I o r e dI , quiiick-drying spray l)A VII) W. I)KI'K J-:.1. rIea r Mliss Zalkin: In response to Steve lleller .highly accurate co,lumin on our e cafeteria's food, I woul like to, r, ask how Slater justifies its out rageous prices, poor se rv ice andI .usually "bhlah"' fool. teriiaI," Iii('s arne really ridIicu b,us wit h MIorrison's Cafeteian 'The Lami Frat H( The fraternity man at USC as, for a great while, had a cot ilemma which is quickly becom- cot ig a rarity at any other cam- inN us. The off-campus fraternity rul Duse at South Carolina is non- foi cisting. tin What's the reason? The con- du oling powers refuse to recog ize the fraternity system as n integral part of USC. Responsibility is a key word > this argument. Without it icentive to attain it is very tuch diminished. Off-campus -aternities would help both the -aternities and the school. The ouses would produce more ousing on-canpus and would xpand USC with more facilities. When )rothers of chapters at S ISC visit other chapters in other Dileges, the dorm-like USC ouses seem hardly adequate. da Vhen brothers from other chap- TJ .rs comment, "These dormis are W ice, where's your house ?" that pe ardly produces incentive to be- , Omle model chapters. Not that he chapters have not (one a ood job-most spirit signs and p)irit boosting has come front raternities. Why not let then th ff campus? Although plans are in the c -orking for off-campus housing, o say announce it now so that or raternities may begin earnestly onstructing their housing and o the school may plan housing no or next fall. Give the fraternities a chance o show the school that they are a esponsible. th Predicting a (ismal future vithout conclusive evidence is c ot my idea of progress. Give ca he fraternities a house in which W o live, play and eat, and they ar vill live up to the responsibility. th rhe Editor ) .ot food, good food, variety, and wV ospittble service. All Slater ca lersonnel ai-e doing you a favor th f you eat in their operation ImI you might need an operation (1 fter eating). ar Seriously, much of the food is atisfactory, some even good, iotably the steamship round of u Peef. Hut I ask Slater who he hinks he's fooling with his beef troganoff, pork chow mein, beef g1 tew, beef and vegetable stew, a ash, etc. . . . It is all the same Aentical food. 4 If a student is on the Board 'Ian he is fed. No choice; if he iisses a meal he's out dollars, t .ut if he (toes eat, he usually 1) as to pity more thatn his ticket llowas. A v'icious cycle. I again echo Mir. Heller's houghts, but isn't there a posi ive aptproach studlents can take t o lower prices and( raise ser ice ? Slater must he making a c ortune. And at our expense!c NAMES WITHHIEL[D BY REQUEST mn Founded Jan. 30. 1908 with Robert Elliott ock kis ublished, by~ and for the students of eekiy dluring the coilege year escept during The opiiiOns etitressed herein do not neces, rat ion. the faculity or the student bodiy as a wi offiees of The Gamecock are in Rtoonm 305 ampnt l' ho 'itnes are 777-4219 F.Editotr-in-.iri otd 77 e lixs ( Newsrtoom) The Gamecock is repres,en,td nationadiy by it,. ine l he ptiuictationi is a moembier oft As 'ollegiate. 'ress A'sociations sutbstripttiont rates EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Sally Zalkin 4ANAGING EDITOR ............. ASSISTANTr MANAGING EDITOR . tSSOCIATE EDITOR ............. SEWS EIT'ORI........ ASSISTA NT N EWS ED)ITOR ....... ,PORTS ED)ITOR .. . . FACU'LTY E'Dl'ITOR.. sOCIETY EDITOR .. . . GCHIlA NGEF EDITORrl....... CHIIEF PHIOTOGRAPHEI~R........ ADVERTISING~ MANAGER ....... \SSTr. AD)VEIUTISING MANAGER:l 1LASSIIEDl-I Al) MANAGER.. XSSISTANT BUSINESS MANAG;ER I1RCULATION MANAGER...... kPORTERSirby Keen, Ed Pinien. Candy 8S Wie Creel. Everett Cex. Eddie Chen. Multen, tarry Elliso. Susan Feuche. Jim Gleaton. I lean eal Red Osbeurne.8 Jan Pep s8 san RN (trrt. Jleasry. Carol WIlsen. Harold Ward, 'HOTOGRAPHERS--..BOb Bensen. Elilot Sor Wdarren Hudson. Mike Tyler. Bob Seldel. DIck IRCesATIOarm A FJIGod,wiiPt icock' )uses By Steve Holler . . And as devices to over. no harsh rules and regulations itinue and punishments are 'oked for breaking absurd es, the fraternity man pauses - a breath of air, then con. ues running in his race for e recognition. 'tudents ihould le 'Doers' By HAROLD KIRTZ c. for Intercommunity Affairs "Carolina Cares" read the fited Fund campaign; "Give a in" exhorted the editor of te Gamiecnck. Do you care? ill you give a damn? One sitive step that you can take to act out the answer "Yes" iile you are a USC student. Very few people possess the ,als plus the energy that stu. nts do. You, the student at is growing university, can he me a toer. To become a doer, *u must be interested in some e other than yourself; you ust act upon what you Comn ain about or criticize-you ust help solve the problems of day. "Why should I care?" you k; "why should I do somne ing?" My answer to you is that you n promote the University or a use to make it great NOW. hy wait until you are older d have lost some of your en. usiasm and energy? Even a ,od game of football or pool or ker takes enthusiasm and ergy-so you do possess these -o entities. You may say, "Well, yes, I int to do something but w%,here n I find out about it ?" One of e purposes of student govern ent is to see that students' ergies are channeled into the eas in which they are inter ted. Perhaps you would like to try It for the Speakers' Bureau to rry the story of the Univer Ly to high schools and civic or mnizations in the state; or tutor student; or set up a non-credit minar course in a field of out le interests; or work in comi unity-student relations; or for u football players, organize ams in the community and achi youngsters how really to ay football. Tlhe things that you ('an do4 are dless. All we need is you! )ur time is your own-perhaps u (an spare one hour a week, n hours a week, one hour a nnth. Whatever you have, it ni be put to a constructive use. Can you beCome a dloer? If so, co)ntaCt studlent govern ent, liox U-5140, phone 4107. ilcxCIC G.onzales as the first editor. The Game. he t'iversity of South Carolina semi oidiaysanti examinatIons. Sarily reflect the views of the adminis hole of the Russell House on the K.'niversity .777-4220 Iiusiness and Adve,rttinsg) National Ed'ucationat Advertising Ssr wciatedl Collegiate Press and the s. c are. 86 per year. BIUSINESS MANAGER Linda Del Rosso ..........Mary Jane Bienaton ..................Carl Stepp ...........Mike Krochmnalfly ............Jim Wannamaker ........Jim Haney, Ken Hare ...........John David Spade .................Mona Gauld .............Linda Lawrence ...... .........D)onna Scholl ..............Chip Galloway .................Jay Bender .................Bobby Hlitt .............Nancie Meddin .........Robert Scarboroutih ...........Elliott Borenatein tvar. Shirley Suehanan, Eileen SreWS' Cappa. Anna Cavony, Waiter Derri*. isthan Goldman, Jim Mamay Staif y Leciair, Martin Mobloy, ne" 5ss. Tony Stokes Joanine Smith, Kare Susan Zalkin, bFred Monk. Judy *5t mstoin, Cates Crew.. Charles KOSIV McMilian. irs Chip Abe...th. Cnt.hia asker.