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PICK UP BASKETBALL TICKETS TODAYHAP UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA Columbia, South Carolina, Tuesday, Novemer 26, 1968 Founded 1908 Turning The Tablt Carolina's defense stole the show from The sophomv lthe- Clemson offense Saturday as the Game- game's only cocks stlopped lte Tigers, 7-3. Above, Clemson's Ja, safely Tyler Hellamis scrambles for yard. Gore (44) el age after one of his two interceptions. S for details. By NANCIE MEDDIN OUESTION: Would you please clarify USC's cut regulations with regard to 500 level courses and above? ANSWER: Attendance regulations for Courses 500 level and above were eliminated last spring by the faculty. Ac cording to the Student Rules and Regulations, "students enrolled in 500 or 600 level courses are not restricted to any sipecific number of absences in such courses." Ex cuses are not necessary. The rules add, "In no event s;hall a faculty member impose a more restrictive rule of attendance." The rules stipulate that each student is obligated for all the work which may be assigned in any course and is responsible for that work, regardless of Absences. (wi'EsTiON: Last year it was reported that offices for the basketball coaches would be given first priority in the Schedule of construction on the new coliseum. With only a week to go before the first game in the home. bakebalflor lcerromsurnating The Thbe offis Bru nn stol ththe anticipate t he offices t'ESTIeon Whateae Stheda aus oen ame gmedsonlys to(k apped Reidne THaers Jud3.a Above, denison's WoetnTye HElahM sClontwsoryaras orews: Ce may atea one ofeisio two ntepton.jor Juiil Counil. (constingol oforepeaseativesfroms ecu regulneaions ANSE: eAtndfnWoen regultonshe VcoPresn 500 Stevend Affaing h a efrtecs to the Student-Fac n Rglains suets nommied on icpin50 0 e.vIf cses not striwted te deyispifiacoe nmbeyo asen es ins suchcoses" toth prsidaenoth nersy. Tnhe eadI o rseent Atedae." The rghts stipulat that entttach fraeni olgae or aiverst wrkuwin,coe may asilzed it-n nIessesor enat yere wseprtedtion.iesfrh basketal uestion abouldb givelna fapsfirst?ort ite IN heulof os!uto...h nwcliem A Staff Photo bY Elliott Borensteln ore defender also scored the touchdown on a punt return. ek Anderson (25) and Buddy lose in on lellanms. See page Folk Mass Is Tonight A campuswide folk mass will be conducted tonight at 6:30 at the Baptist Student C e n t e r at 700 Pickens St. The Thanksgiving service will be presented by the Newman Club of the St. Thomas More Roman Catholic center. It is sponsored by the campus religious groups. All students and faculty are invited. Holidays To Begin Carolina students will get a Thursday-to-Sunday break from studying this week in observance of Thanksgiving. I ol idays begin a f ter classes Wednesday, and school will resume Monday morning. While students enjoy the b r e a k, Tie Gamnecock will also take a rest. There will be no paper Friday or next Tuesday. The next issue of The Ganvecock will be Fri day, Dec. 6. Cheerlk With the close of the Gamecock footbhall season, USC cheerleaders coul look hack this week upon a not -too- enthusiastic response from the studlent body andl some criti cism of their own performances and hope for better things in the new coliseum.t Members of the v'arr.t her leading squad Sunday resp)onded to some of the criticism that had been directedl toward them during the season. Four cheerleaders con tactedl by Thme Gamdecock agreedl that some criticism had been war rantedl, but not all of it. "I think it was warranted for the first game," head cheer leader Tom Chappell said. "It was the first time about three fourths of us had led cheers." Polly Thacker agreed. At the first game 'we didn't cheer at the right times andl we made a lot of mistakes," she saidl, "buLt after the beginning of that game it was correctedl." "I can understand some criti cism," Sherry Gomez said, "but I can't understand when there is no constructive criticism." None of the critics has suggested any way.s of improving the cheers, she said. "When we try to bring in new cheers . . . we teach them at the pep) rallies and nobody comes," Miss Gonmez continued. "I think the student body lacks school spirit. The cheer Coisei For S BY SUSAN ROSS Staff Writer A last-minute effort will have Carolina Coliseum ready Saturday vhen the Gamecocks meet Auburn. "What we're doing is getting the '0liseum ready a whole year ahead f time," said Harold Brunton, vice president for business affairs. Although completion was set for March, 1969, in the original con tract, "our idea was not to play basketball there until 1969," Brun ton said. "But because of the de struction of the Field House, we're having to get in there a year ahead of schedule." Since construction by the con tractors, McDevitt-Street, is not complete, USC has not yet ac eepted the building. "So, virtually we'll he playing basketball in a building not really ours," said Brunton. The building will open at 6 p.m. Saturday when the G a m e c o c k freshmen meet Spartanburg Junior College. The Gamecocks will tangle with Auburn at 8 in the first var sity event in the coliseum. Formal dedication services are p)lanned for the coliseum, but a (late has not been set. "We're working right up through Saturday, dashing down to the wire, and doing the absolute mini mum of things necessary to play basketball in the coliseum," he said. "The last couple of thousand seats just arrived last week. We have to thank the American Seat ing Co. for sending down piggy back carloads from Wisconsin to help us get them in on time," said Brunton. He said workmen ",will be in there 18 to 20 hours a (lay but tlh. seats will be in by Wednesday." "It's the first time I've ever heard of a coliseum coming in ahead of schedule," said Lee Her hert, facilities coordinator for the roliseum. "The contractors have gone far and away beyond the call of duty," added Brunton. The arena floor has been cov 11r1d by the 3M product, Tartan. But, some court markings are stili bieing painted. According to Brun ton, the Tartan covering requires i special paint. saders I leaders have tried to do as much as they can, but there is no secret formula to br'ing about school spirit. Sometimes the Car'olina student body has it and sometimes they dlon't." Mlis.s Tlhacke'r saidl she thought he st udenits had "'triemendlous spirit."' She cited the Clemson a rlinma game when ''the whole Stirrimg Sherry Gomez, above, tri the stud(entt section at a Carol Pami Ilun and n)on Caml'an Im BC aturd "We gave bas.thall c o a c h Frank MlcGuire an option. We could either put in the markings now and p o s t p o n e the varsity team's pr-actice or hold off on the markings so that the team could get in the practice," said Brunton. "Coach McGuire made the deci sion to have it painted and lined up right," he said. The crew worked all weekend and the team is scheduled to begin practico on the arena today. A white G a m e c o c k will be Nothing I On a bright, hahnyv fall< find a -place to mediitate? O t 4tt st len bo y w anting inor "We gt thae tooperat that Eu{sanesp on(fte al at home games ) has been the poor P. A. system. AX lot of the tin e the studlents (don't know tile chleer., andI can't hear themtI."' ETe chleerleadiers tryv to avo:l complicated cheers. "We try tc Staff Photos by Elliott Borenstelin T'hem Up e~s to generate enthusiasm In ina SIadIium game. At right, mounst upn for. te keakoff 0o ing ay O painted in the middle of the arena sometime after Dec. 18, but the rest of the floor will be complete for the game, according to Gilb.rt Perry of the USC Planning Office. Facilities in the building not yet completed include the speaker sys tem, the theatrical lighting, drapes a i ( platforms. For this reason only student activities will be in the coli.-eum hwfore Christmas. The big lights in the parking lot and the concourse, whre stu dents will enter, are not finished. /: Staff Photo by Dick McMillan 'lse To Do lay, where can a student go to ne studeint recently solved the f atop the ball of the Maxcy ITo Ci (do chants so they can catch on easily," .\iss G;omez said. Chapjpeli .aid the cheerccledrs try to stick to the cheers that hat e' got ten goodI res ponse in the' past, but are always eager for new\ ones. "If anyb\ody has any s ug ge.,tions we're glad to accep)t (Chappell said he did not feel the student body was any more at fault for the lack of cheering than the cheerleaders. "There's hound to he something wrong with us if we can't get them to cher he said. Chappell agreed that the "mumbled roar" produced by the P. A. system had a lot to do with the situation. Two cheerleaders said the band was important for effec tive cheerleading. "We cant function without the band, as was obvious at V P1," Pam Hiutto said. The cheerleaders have met with representatives of the hand to talk about wvays to improve the cooperation between the two. "We're both out to accomplish the same purpose," Miss Hutto said. Nine students make up the var sity cheerleading squadl. The miembers, in addition to Chappell, Mliss Hutto, Miss Gomez, and Miss Thacker, are Chuck Timmons, Anne Stephens, Joe Hlobson, Den nis Kelly and l)on Gordon. eadied 0 enng "Six temporary I i g h t s will be added on the exterior of the build ing, and the city of Columbia has placed extra 20,000 watt lights on I)evine Street and Green Street to help us out, said Perry. Finishing touches have been put on the lockor rooms, but offices have not been completed. Accord ing to Brunton, the School of Jour nalism and the College of General Studies will move in next semester. "We concentrate(d so much on trying to get ready to play basket ball, we've had to put the academic area in second priority," Brunton said. According to Brunton and Her bert, a major problem students will encounter is the lack of parking space. Brunton suggested to students: l)on't drive if at all possible and if you have to drive, park on the campus. The sidewalks on Green ani Devine streets between Main and Sumter have been widened. There is also a pedestrian crossing on Assembly Street. "If you have to drive, we sug I gest you get a carload and don't try to park near the coliseum," said Brunton. Construction w o r k still is in progress, and students and the public are not permitted in the area, Brunton emphasized. "So we ask the cooperation of the students in staying out of the building. We want them in there just as soon as it opens, but right now thoir disturbances take up time, and time is what we don't have enough of," Herbert said. Four Tops To Appear Tickets are on sale for the Four Tops concert, scheduled for 8 p.m., Dec. 6 in the Carolina Coliseum. The event will mark the first concert in the new USC facility. Tickets at $1.50, $2.50 and $3 are available at the Russell House information desk. Among the hits of the group are "I Can't Hf e I p Myself," "Reach Iut. I'll Be There" and "Standing in the Shadow of Love." 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