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Friday, November 1, 1968 - Page Two SDS On Two weeks ago AWARE voted to associ ate with the Students for a Democratic Society, or SDS. To date no buildings have been burned. No vice presidents have been locked in their offices. The Administration Building still belongs to the administration, and classes still meet regularly. The Student Affairs Committee will meet next week in its official capacity to approve the charter of new organizations. They will consider the charter of SDS ac cording to standard criteria. What is SDS? The organization varies on various cam puses. It brings visions of burning build ings and Mace and insurrection. It also brings visions of frustration with outmoded educational and administrative practices and change from "the System." Does SDS have a place at Carolina? Our first reaction is no. What good could a radical, long-haired group serve at USC? Our second reaction is why not? Because SDS doctrines do not appeal to us personally is no reason to deny the minority group its right to organize and be heard. Black "Black Power" is one of those versatile terms-sort of like "law and order"-that has the ability to create fear, anger, pride, concern, disgust or hate, depending upon who happens to be interpreting its meaning. When H. Rap Brown urges his followers to arm themselves and go into the streets to get the honkies, he's talking about black power. When black militant leaders advocate divorcing themselves completely fr o m whitey and setting up their own nation in America, they're talking about black power. Unfortunately, these are the only concepts of black power most Americans have. But when black men work to set up their own businesses in their communities, that's black power. When black men who make up 98 per cent of a voting precinct get tired of rule from the outside by white men and elect their own leaders, that's black power. When black people take pride In their cul ture-when they take pride in their black ness, that's real black power. Bloodshed is not a necessary ingredient. Dr. Charles V. Hamilton is a black man. He also is chairman of the department of political science at Roosevelt University in Chicago. He prefers to be called a black man who is a political scientist, not a politi cal scientist who happens to be black, be cause, as he put it in a speech here Monday night, "I am a black man whose whole being centers on my blackness. I could not con sider myself a true political scientist if I ignored this. I'm proud of it." Someone once said that Negroes in America could never have real equality until a white man could say, in all honesty, "I wouldn't mind being a Negro." It might also be said that equality will truly be achieved when every black man can be proud of himself and his race and it will not be necessary for him to say, "I wish I were white." Racial violence obviously is a divisive force, but constructive black power can be the instrument which will allow the two races to live and work harmoniously within one count:-y. Constructive black power does not include the idea that whitey's blood Carolina IA By ALLEN G. PITTS singing the las Guest Columnist 1812 Overture light. But 'twa Fourscore and seven dlays ago ing of cannon (give or take a score or so) our the finale. forefathers brought forth on this True, there campus a new rumor, conceived of stars, buti in hilarity and dedicated to the crash came fr proposition that the USC campus himself as the will never change. I am now the shower stall engaged in a great struggle to ment, leaving see whether that rumor, or any dent in mid air other rumor so conceived andl of this rumor so dledicated can be provedl and student res wrong' the basement The rumor goes that about a other items as1 week ago one of the tenament of wood, and on residients, possibly of Maxcy, About ten yet was blissfully enjoying a shower, incident happen< one of the few comforts the tenement d w e 1 tenements have to offer, and dropned a conc Zd1forials Comenlary Columbia, South Carolina Campus A university is a sounding-board for views and ideas. Students should be ex posed to all sides; then ideally, they should think through the arguments for and against each side and decide for themselves where they stand. And SDS is a side. Some of its ideas we agree with, like the following statement from the SDS credo: "We seek the establishment of a democracy of individual participation, governed by two central aims: that the individual share in those social decisions determining the qual ity and direction of his life; that the society be organized to encourage independence in men and provide the media for their com mon participation." And some of its ideas go against our grain, like statements by AWARE students on campus who claim to be working toward the overthrow of the American govern ment. But though we disagree, we respect their right to be heard. Yes, SDS has a place on the Carolina campus. It must be subject to the same rules as other campus organizations and subject to the same disciplinary action for infractions of these rules. But as long as the group does not overstep its boundaries, it is entitled to express its views. Power must flow to make up for injustices suf fered by black men in the past. Construc tive black power must include the things which will help insure that these injustices have no chance of happening again. As Dr. Hamilton observed in his lecture at Drayton Hall, the Italians did not gain control of Tammany Hall by joining forces with the Irish. John Kennedy didn't build his political base on the Polish and Italian votes of Boston. There are no Jewish lead ers in the Knights of Columbus, and B'nai B'rith certainly isn't run by Catholics. Why, then, should black communities and groups be controlled by white men? White Americans certainly will have to be aware of the fact that the Uncle Tom, sit-in-the-back-of-the-bus, "yassuh, boss," "niggers - are - okay - as - long - as - they - keep-their-places" days are past and no re actionary politician can bring them back. Black people are beginning to realize they do not have to be what white society wants them to be. Instead, they are beginning to realize what they themselves are and to take pride in it. Kinky hair, thick lips and pug noses don't have to be beautiful to whites, just as blonde hair, blue eyes and fair skin don't have to be beautiful to black people. It's all a matter of relevancy, and what is relevant to black people is that "black is beautiful." White Americans are proud of their culture and of themselves. They can look with pride at Jefferson, Lincoln and Thomas Edison. They can admire Babe Ruth and Joe D)imaggio and Johnny Unitas. They're glad they're white Americansq. That's a re sult of white power. Black Americans can be proud of their culture and themselves. They can look with pride at George Washington Carver and Booker T. Washington and Sen. Edlward Brooke. They can admire Joe Frazier and Bob Gibson and Jim Brown. They can be glad they're black Americans. That can be a result of real black power. There's more than enough room for both in America. --Caughman fill Never C t strains of the toteimyofheri(nt with obvious dle- i h lo )l' stelo~ 8 nlot the crash- iiiiiiteltruhhelo, that punctuated oreligdpndn onyu w'as possibly the floan/rcingwser and the sighting frtda( h ic aet n this case the etothwrnflr.Ti onm the student 'etluce netnie entire floor of rnvto rjc,ltn))r fell to the base- (tyti a~' nuh tol the hapless stu- mkstes aetqetinee The conclusion dee hti ae omk finds both floor teamns aindcd ncr ting painfully in tm mtes ilong with such ~ o h S tdn a ile, caulk, pieces eenaohr aadtohi e broken leg! satyItintlaeoghht *rs ago a similar weaebigpinrI Sae ad when another adrbe n ugdo h I e r accidentally cmu.Nww utbwr rin lokmc th foudorm teoow Ihas eblock WE /VIE MTRyzV r O"Jq Lo0k PiCE. PLE4 SE- He. S OF T14E jO0,4. Lette Dear Miss Zalkin: I only write to commend the school for its great care for the dorm students' health and safety. Safety first! And what meas ures have they not spared to assure that no student will perish by flame. I know not the conditions of the other dorms. but in this one (Capstone), we are well provided. The exits are two flights of stairs, which provide a means to descend from the awful heights to the safety of terra firma (i.e., firm dirt). And as for health, why, what could be better than to be awak ened by a loud buzzer at 5:50 a.m.? Not only does it rescue the lazy student from the sin of too much gluttonous sleep; but, by means of the sound-in-itself the student fairly leaps from her bed--oh, glorious exercise such tumbling practice is! Then, lest we Slater-fattened l)ets grow too soft, comes the healthy exercise of walking quickly down sixteen flights of electrically well-lighted steps. Now, outside to get the blood circulating. The crisp, cool, pre dawn air is excellent for inspira tion. Suddenly the group is transformed into a meeting of Shakers. But now, the period of fun and games is ended. The unhappy puppies are driven back into the opulent kennel. Hut will 1SC omit an oppor tunity to strengthenl the morals of such a rambunctious pack' NO! Out of respect for the adult status accorded the gathering, one may choose to piractice either the virtue of endurance, or the virtue of patience; that is, one may either re-ascend by climb ing the steps, or by waiting for Godot's (the loving appellation given the elevator) second, third, or fourth coming. KAREN GALE FLIIOI) Dear Miss Zalkin: What's going on her-e ? We have read about South Carolina's Gamecocks pouring~ out their guts on the football field. We hav'e read about a miraculous fourth quarter conme back against a team where such a miracle shouldn't have been necessary. We hav-e read ab)out three quarters of one of the greatest potential up)sets in history. And finally we have readl about the lackluster studlent body that is constantly dleficient in its whole hearited support of the team. What we have not read about is that a team that was piicked to he a strong contender in the Atlantic Coast Conference is now hopelessly mired in another losing season. Losing seasons have become a tradition at Caro hange to the point where the USC stu dient, instead of freshman orien tation, should r i' c e i v e para trooper training. But still our administration is dedicated to the proposition that the USC cannot or will not change-except for the addition of more fountains and stadiumsx. If this keeps up, the campus shtop can make millions once they stop selling such nonessen lials as books and start selling footballs and wat.rwings. Oh and parachutes too, for use in the showers. I;ut thent I guess I don't have tow worry abo,ut what happens to onre poo -oul off in the Siberiia o,f the tenament showers. A\fter all, I live' in Preston and never takea s hower nywa. 'Ts Mrs TTo lina whether the local press cart to admit it or not. Is it any wonder why the stu dent body should be apathet when it has never become a( customed to a winner? To blani the student body for the team demise is only pouring salt i their wounds. The local press has done masterful job in covering u another disastrous season. The have led us to believe that th Gamecocks cannot win withot Warren Muir. Granted, Muir i an exceptional athlete, but on man does not make a footha team. Rudy Holloman, Hob M randa and Ken Walkup ar pretty fair ball handlers. Some thing else is wrong. That something is the loca press who refuse to "tell it lik it is." Carolina fans are tire of excuses, tired of gallant per formances despite defeat. After the tumult and shoutin; the score will always remair And the score is all that matters not how the game was playe< Until the press recognizes th fact the myth will endure. BILL MADDE: leiar Miss Zalkin: So USC might furrow a hol in the mountain of revolutionar histo.:y along with the lierkel Campus and Columbia Univer sity ? Attention, Plebiscites! A littl note in the USC Gamnerock sai, a formerly disb)anded politicai group) called AWARE had as cended from the grave and joine hands with the Students for D)emocratic Society (SD)S to th middltle class). Well, now, considering th background of S1)S, therei really no reason to become uri settled. Afte'r all, SDS5 at Ce lumbia Uiniversity only barr; caded and occupied five adminis tration buildings and jailed on associa'e dean for seven days they only p)romnised to purge th (CII faculty of any conservativ intellectuals (shades of the Hit ler youth!) and to turn the rc vered camp)us to ashes if thei demands were not met; s wvhat's the trouble with thi peace antd love group, formin at USC in Columbia, Sout Carolina? Item: "Preliminary plans ( Founded Jan. 30. 1908 with Robert cock Is pubished by and for the stude weekly dutring~ the enllege year excep.it 'T'he uupinionsu ex preussed heretin doi II trat ion. thue fac-ulty or thue udent,u bo.tI Offices of The Gamecock are ini It, campus. P'hones are 777 -4339 IEd,itoru-hi and 777-SI 78 (Newsro,o. The Gamecock is represented hnafil Vice, ine'. The. puublicationf Is a ruernberr C ollegiate Press Associationu. Subhscriic EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Sally Zalkin MANAGING EDITOR........ ASSISTANT MANAGING ED)I' ASSOCIATE EDITOR ....... NEWS EDITOR ............. ASSISTANT NEWS ED)ITOR. EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS . SPORTS EDITOR........... lACULTY EDITOR.......... SOCIETY EDITOR........... EXCHANGE E:DITOR........ CIIW PHOTOGRAPHER.. AD)VERTISING MANAGER . ASST. AD)VElRTISING; MANA CLASSIlFIED Al) MANAGER ASSISTANT BUSINESS MAN CIRCULATION MANAGER . STAFF--lrby Koon, Ed Pinion, Candi chanan, Mike Creel, Everett Cox. Edd Fouche, Jim Gieaton. Nathan Goidman. Ron Mites. Jean Neai. Red Osbourne. s Surratt. Joe Usry. Caroi Wilson, Harold Mary Truesdeii. Bruce Honick. David Benson, Eilotl Rorenstein. Coates C Tyler. Bob Seidel. Dick McMilian. Jim The e S AWAR'E-SDS) call for an open gathering on the Horseshoe Monday, Nov. .1, at which stu c dents will discuss the forthcom ing national election. Interested I e persons will later he invi'ed to s spaces reserved inside Russell n House for further discussion. Further plans call for picketing a one or more election polls." p from The Ganrcock, Oct. 25. y Citizens, it is important to e study the last two sentences of t that news release: ". . . spaces s reserved inside Russell House P . . ." and ". . . picketing one or l more election polls" Although the item about Rus t sell House smacks of the equivo cal, it is not delving into the abstruse to draw a correlation I between the beginning of the in p famous "non-violent" action of I the SDS at a certain New York City university last spring and the proposed actions of the new r USC hometown group. Just think: On Monday, Nov. .1, 1968, USC might go down in history! MELVIN HANKS Dear Miss Zalkin: There has arisen considlerable criticism to the recent straw vote sponsored by the senior class at Carolina. As senior class president, I feel it is my re sponsibility to make public the facts as opposed to the opinions expressed by a few partisan in tldividluals. SFirst, the necessity of our straw vote was questionedl since ithe freshman class had just re Scently held a similar election. p Our election was held to get an ideca of how the eligible voters e on this campus would vote in the upcoming elections. The fresh - man class vote p)olledl all stu -dents regardlless of their voting -eligibility. -Secondly, the senior class's e' straw vote was called "p)artisan." :The senior class is a non-parti e san campus organization, and t' the p)urp)ose of our pol11 was to - obtaini a non-p)artisan view. - The freshman class too is non r partisan, but the p)oll supposedly S sponsoredl by the freshman class< R was not even recognized by their Spresident. In fact, Mr. Usry didI h1 not even know such a vote w'as being held until he saw the f booth in the Russell House.I nlitt conzales as the first editor. The Game. ti of the~ I'nit ersty of south (Caroina semi irinig holidlays and exarninations. I neceissarily refiert tho vtews of tihe adminls as a whole. >m 3t0x of tie Russeeli Hotse on the U.niversity Cieftt. 777-4220 (nuxiness and Advertising) ally by Nstionai Educatinal Advertising Ser 'f Assoiated ("'iegiate i'ress andt the S. U U rates are 36 twer year. BUSINESS MANAGER Linda D)eI Rosso --..............Mary Jane Jenston r'OR.---------........arl Stepp ----...............Mike Krochmalny ......... ........Jim Wanniamaker ......-. . .Jim H aney, K(en lIare ......on (Causghman, Riollie Waters ...-..- ..- . .John D)avid Spade -....- .... ..-. ....Mona Gault -..-.-.-.-.-.-...Linda Lawrence -..-..-..-.. -.. -... .l) nna Scholl -----............Chip Galloway ---.----.............Jay Bender - ---.....-........Hobby Hitt -....- ...-..... ..Nacite Meddin ...............Robert Scarborough '..-.-..-.. .. .. .Elliott IHorenste.in Sil8er Jo Bland. Sue Tarrner. Shirley Bu Stanley Hensley. Mark Holmes arin. Mesany usan Ross. Tony Stokes enn Smth Mbey. Ward. Fred Monk. Jud et. KnneSitty MaCssii Johnston. Shirley' Cook bi. Kiht.CaBeb ewardariam Ke.er. Warren Hudson. Mikae .0 O Editor Going even further, on the lay of the so-called "freshman lass-sponsored," "non-partisan" 1oll, the president of the Caro. ina Young Republicans was at he polls wearing his very un. )ecoming and outstandingly ob ious "Marshall Parker" cam. >aign hat and escorting voters o the polls, urging them to vote or his candidates. Also, the results of the poll ,ere publicized statewide-not )y Mr. Usry. freshman class resident, but by the president if the Young Republicans, the -ampus organization that was ictually responsible for this poll, ts outcome, and its wide-ranged )ublicity. Yet, Mr. Hines, Young tepublicans president, called the enior class straw vote partisan! Thirdly, our straw vote was lescribed as "highly irregular mnd invalid" due to lack of se urity precautions to prevent -oting more than once and to >revent ineligible voters from )articipating. Our poll was run n the same manner as the 'oung Republicans' poll, except ve kept ours non-partisan and Lsked that only eligible voters )articipate. These facts and others should rase any questions about the alidity and honesty of the sen or class's straw vote. We think our poll provided an accurate peculation as to political favor. Les among eligible voters at 3arolina. THOMAS D. WINGARD Senior Class President -'The Lamecock' Expand,I Understand ---- By Stove Holler "Hey, look at that! Hee haww --yuk yuk . . . Is that a boy or girl ? Hluh huh. .. (These relevant andl intelli rent comments were heard in he "F'riendlyv Welcome Country" 'f the Carolina Campus.) Walking around the USC cam 'us is like running an obstacle ourse. The "short hairs" hate he "long hairs" and the "long airs" tole'rate the "short hairs." A college education should in lude an eight-semester course a the "Ability to Expand." If ou out there are not capable of *ccep)ting the existence of ideas lifferent from your own, then ou will immedliately lose in the ard and cruel ''rat-race" once uit of college. What YOU believe does not nake it right- --whether you're in he mninority or majority. IPeads 'r alligator belts (do not indlicate iny more than a dlesire to have hem1. Get you r nose into more han just other p)eop)le. Mat urity a n d understanding re of the essence to every man nd woman. Scoffing at some hing you do not understand hows nothing more than a child sh inability to expand. If Carolina studlents wish to ave a "lleautify USC" move nent, the'n do it by beautiful re atijonships iand friendly atti udes. If everyone would quit rying to p)ortray the "Number )ne Tlough Guy" andl insteadl voubll siile o'nce in a while, we ('uld and would have one of the ntost be'autiful schools in the The she'll surrounding USC iS nade of hinderances and back vardness. Hireak the shell in a irth of awareness andl matur ty. Let yourself lie born into a v'orldl of understanding rather han a semi-existence of unl war-n srvival.