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In Loco Despot In the steep hill to personal rights crawl the USC stu dents. Does this statement sound like the idle chatter of an irresponsible student? After all, what rights does the stu dent need ? Why should a student have any privacy? What does he need with private property? These are questions which puzzle us. Isn't privacy every man's right? Doesn't the Constitution imply that? It seems, however, that college students are automatically exempted. Administrators have better things to do than treat students as if they were responsible. It is easier to ignore them until they get in the way and then push them to an out-of-the way position. We shouid realize, of course, that the University is doing us a favor by treating us like children, or like "irresponsible students." (This last phrase seems to have become re dundant in the adult vocabulary.) The University is acting in the place of our parents, not that our parents didn't send us away from home to grow up. No matter that our parents treated us with respect, the University treats us with only indulgence and condescension. Our personal rights are everywhere, or they could be everywhere. The rules at Capstone, an honor dorm, are USC's first acknowledgment of the advent of the twentieth century. Really private rooms, modern rules for all girls and student voice in administration would be steps forward. The University has turned in loco parentis into a not-too enlightened despotism. To tell 18-year-old girls to come in before 11 is tantamount to inciting a rebellion. It is hard to believe that such rules were drafted by reasonably sane men of this century. (Of course, we may be completely wrong on the last two counts.) To make such rules for freshmen is unrealistic, but to make them for sophomores is irresponsible. That a University official may enter a locke(' room at any time, without the resident's consent, and search it with out a warrant is not just a sad fact, it is a criminal violation of the rights of the individual. Can a person have respect for a system which acts in direct violation of his constitu tional rights? With its foot in the door to modern times, will the rest of the University follow? Will USC remain the highest priced kindergarten in South Carolina or will it truly become an institution of higher learning? -KROCH MALNY No, I'm tryin)g to find where I stad~I( some dough. 2. That's where you keep 3. What's wrong with the bank? your money? I,d only take it right Sometimes I put it in out again. the flower pot. 4. But that's what you're 5 hn o' ealtbte doing now. ofptigsm fyu Not quite. The beauty frmEutbeItntol of my stm is. thatgie Iusua can't find ,yuadtefml pu5or gotin tou'dabe atbte where t. ?off ttisme of oin itao ghilds aival nures gsyou cand e formgi, opportunities, or even retirement. I wonder if it could be with the french fries? For information about i4ving Insurance, see The Man from Equitable. For career opportunities at Equitable, see your Placement Ofilcer, or write: Lionel M. Stevens, Manager, College Employment. TH E QUI TABL E The Equitable Life Assuranoe Society of the United States 1185 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10019 An, 2Eual Opporfunilv Emploijer, M/F 0 Equitable 1968 Tuealay, Octobwr 29. 1%8- Page 2 Letters To The Criticizes I Dear Miss Zalkin: I have been a student here for four years and never, until now, have I found it necessary to write a letter to The Gamecock. But my conscience will not allow me to graduate without complaining about those FEW students who have nothing better to do than criticize and complain about the Carolina Community. Each week you can read letters to the editor complaining about Campus Shopping Dear Miss Zalkin: The other day I had the un fortunate experience of going to the Campus Shop and attempting to purchase a $1.50 item with a $10 cashier's check. I was im mediately informed that my pur chase must be for at least 20 per cent of the check, since "the Campus Shop is not in the bank ing business." The Campus Shop, by the grace of the Carolina Community, en joys a completely uncompetitive existence in the midst of 10,000 potential customers, and yet it feels it does not owe the students a service which the Cornell Arms Pharmacy renders for only a dime. If the Campus Shop cannot provide a service so desperately nee(led in the Russell House, then maybe students should purchase their personal articles and books from nerchants who care. When certain people see their profits fall, they might figure out they should have been "in the banking business" and might realize that just because they are the only store on campus they have no right to forget about providing services for the stu dent. NAME WITHH11I) BY REQUI'ST ar If you're tired of usin two or more se pa rate sc lutions to take care c your contact lenses, w have the solution, It' Lensine the all-purpos lens solution for con plete contact lens care preparing, cleaning, an soaking. . Just a drop c two of Lensine before yo insert your contacts coal and lubricates the len surface making it smootl er and non-irritatinj Cleaning your contact with Lensine retards th buildup of foreign dE posits on the lenses. Lensine is sterile, sel sanitizing, and antisel tic making it ideal fc storage of your lense between wearing period And you get a removabl storage case on the bo tonm of every bottle, S - ,-w mnamn Columbia, South Carolina Editor Complaints everything from Russell Hous4 food to football seats. I, for one am intensely proud of the foui wonderful years I have spent ai Carolina. My only regret is tha it could not last forever. I am a loyal Gamecock fat and enjoy watching our footbal team-even if they do lose nim games this year. And I don'i mind sitting in the end zon4 -even though I am a senior. And how can students com plain about the food at the Rus sell House? In four years I hav( gotten ptomaine ONLY thre< times! I also object to students com. plaining about the parking situa tion on campus. I don't mind parking six or eight blocks away from campus: the walk back is good for me! Of course each year at regis tration time students complain about the lines-but what better way is there to get to know your fellow students? I have made more lasting friendships talking to people in line during registra tion. The same holds true for the Gamecock Itoon: I don't mind waiting 20 minutes to get a small Coke-I cai always strike up a conversation with someone or watch the three-ring circus by the jukebox. And I think it's wonderful that we have spent millions of dollars to build a revolving restaurant and a brand new coliseum. This is much more important than more classroom space with smal ler classes, or seeing that the pro fessors are paid a respectable salary. I am convinced that our revolving restaurant has influ enced many a gifted professor to teach at Carolina. So you see, we have a lot to be proud of! How anyone can find anything to complain about is beyond me! As loyal and devoted Gamecocks we should not com plain but stand up and "crow for a better Carolina!" JAMES WENTIHE WOIli f s .Lensine exclusive for E proper lens hygiene..a It L d has been demonstrated ti ui o V e - that improper storage ir between wearings may s result in the growth of 3. bacteria on the lenses. e This is asure cause of eye t- irritation and could seri a nusiy endnnger visin. Spears A Very Biased Column On Campus Politics By ANNE SPEARS I)avid Eckstrom, vice president of your student body, received the following excerpt in a communi cation from C. H. Witten, vice president for student affairs, con cerning a bill passed by your stu dent representatives in Senate. (This is concerning Bill No. 032068-1 on the Student Affairs Committee; The particulars of the bill are unimportant for this discussion.) (I ) "The provisions of svc- a tions four and five are good and reconinendations f r o m these 1 bodies are always welcomed as I they bring good insight into the r problems. (2) "The provisions of sections t three and six require the vice- f president for student affairs to Pop Songs t On Radio Dear Miss Zalkin: I protest the arbitrary ruling of radio station WUSC of no rock h songs after 8 p.m. I have heard 9 several times songs classified as f rock and played after this time. Since WUSC is paid from ac- e tivity fees, I feel the station I should be more responsive to students' requests. If there is a need for a period 1 of no rock songs, it should be later in the evening, perhaps t around 11. The policy should be I changed to allow for more popu- I lar songs after 8, or the station I should strictly adhere to its ruling and allow no songs that even smack of rock after that time. If the present policy of the 0 station continues, it will face an d even smaller audience and leave r the students no alternative but to 1 suffer with WCOS. N.AMES WIT1H .1 a BY REQU2EST ti b n 61 r t Cl tb?i acteria cannot grow in ensine.. Caring for con Ictienses can be as con enient as wearing them 'ith Lensine, from the durine Company, Inc. allllilli To Th( :all on for personal advice, bodie which are designated by someon 4se. These bodies are not joi1 ;tudent - faculty bodies and would only turn any recommendv ,ions made by them over to th Student Affairs Committee o which I rely heavily. Such a prc :ess would be lengthy and ur wieldy. (3) "1 think the present syt ;em of a joint student-facult >odv works well and shall cor ;inue to rely on the advice give ne by the committee." Other than being vaguely dif icult to understand, this "com nluilication" illustrates in bMac ind white exactly what I mea when I say that students have n uitonomy. I've numbered cer ain passages to better illustrat ny argument. (1) Witten declares that cez ain provisions are good, therc .ore they will be carried out. (2) Witten implies that sine he "bodies," which he is require o call on for advice, are not ap minted by h i iml e I f workin, brough them would be length mld unlwieldy. B y diet ionar lefinition UNWIEL)Y: hard t nanage, handle. LENGTHY: s ong as to be tiresome. (3) Witten states that, i is personal opllnion, the presein ysten is good enough; there ore there will be no changes. Maybe it will make little differ nce to the majority of us that w ave no control over virtuall; nything at Carolina, but at leas it the fact, be recognized - w ave no authority. Dean Witten said, in effeci hat there were parts that h iked--they would go into effeci 'here were parts that he didn' ike --- they would not go int ffect. One man in the administratio1 an step oin legislation passed b 0 senators, represeniting 1.1, 00-plus studen's, and the stu ent body is powerless to over ide him with their own, veste< owers. The only possible cours, 1,en to student government is a, ppeal to a higher administra ion authority. Our situation is unique at US( ecause, scream as we will abou ick of student power, we cai ever actually become enraged a the sweeping injustices of a ty annical administration." There is no dIramatic disregar< f student rights-or even opin an. President Thomas Jones, al hough not always easy to reacd s possible to attain an audlienc vith; also Dr. Jones is a sympa hetic ear and sometimes a mos >owerful expediter. And althougl here are some rather obviou xcep)t ions, thle most powerfu iembers of the administratiot re remarkably competent anm omewvhat pro-studlent. An excellent case in point ia [arold IBrunton, vice-presideni ar business affairs. There is ever enough mtone'y, anid ther< re too manty things that stu ents want that go undone: nigh ransportation between ('apatoni nd main campus, football tickets i a relative'ly good line of vision nough student tickets availabli a acconmmodlate the number hat will want to attend basket all games. Founded Jan. 30. 1908 with Robert ock is published by and for the stud,, 'eekly dluring the college year except di The "ini,ons expiressed herein do no( *attn, the~ facul ty or the~ sttudenit body offtre% of The Gamecoek are in not ampux i'hones are 777-4249 (Editor-in ud 777-sI78 (Newsroom). The Gamecock ts relpresenltedi nation iee. Inc. 'Fhe pulIicaillun Is a member ollegtate Press Asso"lation Subscripjti EDITOR-INCHIEF Sally Zalkin IANAGING EDITOR......... tSSISTA NT MA NAGING EDI' 'SSOCIATrE EDITOR......... (EWS EDITOR....... tSSSTANTF NEWS EDITOR . PORTS EDITOR...... ACUITV:r EDITOR.......... EOCIETY EDITOR........... XCilANGEl. EDTlOR ........ LDVERTISING~ MANAG;ER . tssTr. AIVERTISING MANA( LASSII-'lIED Al) MA NAGER. LSSISTANT BUSINESS MANA 1RCULJATION MANAGER . kEPOR TE Rs--.Irby Keen, Ed Pinion, Cu lie Creel, Everett Ceux. Eddie Chain arry Ellien. Susan Feuehe. Jim Gi. san Neal. Redk herno ehnecei eS urraittiJoeCasry. Carol Wilson. Harold HOTOGRAPHERS--B.ob. Bensen, Euie Varren Hudsen. Mike Tyier, Beb Seidl Point s Even so you don't feel that you e are talking to an unlistening t wall, and you know money is an overstretched item in this grow. ing institution in this under. e developed state. Perhaps I've rt been fooled by an able diplomat, but even as a senator, I really felt that Brunton would do what he could. Dr. George Curry seems to. be y very available to hear student suggestions and quite willing to ri cooperate. The new director of libraries, possibly because he is having to fight the system too, is Positively k hungry for student suggestion; 1t he, along with Dr. William Eccles a of the Computer Research De. partment, are more than willing P to implement student suggestions. I have yet to find any adminis. trator who will not at least talk -too, if not with," students and student leaders. All of this is very heartwarming, but don't you see what it does? It castrates Student Power. It is in reality just as effective for 10 students in H dorm to get together, put on coats and ties, and go talk to an administrative official about a problem as it is for Student Senate to pass a bill -a law-on the same subject. Student Senate has no power to say "this is the way it will be." The only right that students have now is the right to appeal to the kindly men who rule us. I fear that one (lay we will not have an enlightened despot to rule but merely a tyrant. Then everyone will realize that the student body is powerless to pro tect itself, and the only means for redress of grievances will be those that are extra-legal; there is no discernible boundary be tween extra-legal and illegal pow. ers when there are no legal powers. It is more than a tradition in this nation, but a fundamental assumption, that the only legal government is government bi the governed. What is the phrase? ". . . of the people, by the people, and for the peo ple.. ." My great fear is not that my rights will be stepped upon; I'm too close to graduation to fear any great upheavel. But if at Carolina there are no pressure valves, no guaranteed legal con trols for students over their own affairs; then when conflict does arise reaction is forced to take the most radlical of forms. I fear for the future of a school that I love. Letters Policy Tiu G A MIcocK welcomes t ter-s on any subject pertinent to and involving University s dents. 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