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F Saturday Is Last Day Good Luck To Drop A Course In NIT UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA Vol. UX9 No. 4 Columbia, South Carolina, Friday, March 14, 1%9 Columbia, South Carolina Nader Answo Consuner watchdog Htalj studeits followinig his Tues< University Union Lectures Cc Consumer To Nader: By JOHN DAVID SPADE Staff Writer Noted consumer critic R a I p h Nader told a USC audience Tues (lay that the hope of America lies in the awareness of the average citizen. "If the consumer doesn't know what is available to him, he won't be able to send criticisms back to t h e manufacturers," s a i d t h e Washington lawyer. Nader gave an example of the man who goes out to buy an auto mobile. "The salesman will give his pitch about how fast the car will go from zero to 60." But, s a i d Nader, most consumers aren't in. terested in how quickly the same car will decelerate from 60 to zero. The author of "Unsafe At Any Spe'ed'' went on to descri be the '"functions of secre'cy'' performedi by manu factu rers of p)rodlucts from hot dlogs to mIissi le sites. "For one thing, the auto indus try places the hblame for all acci dents on the driver, not on their products. Fi fty- five thousand died 'n the highways last year. All our de4ad in Vietnam add up to about *tM weetks on the highways. Auto detIiths are the leading cause of deaths in the 4.-24 age group." Nader saidl that p)ubl ic aware ne~ss of what is really going onl in Drive Planned To Support MEF Efforts ickets for anf 1Easte r vaca tion for two in F'lorida are being sol by studlent government. P'ro(eed(s from thet driive will go to thle Met ropol itan E'ducational Founjdat ion, a st udent government originated orgainizat ion to aid deC priv'ed Col umbi a clhidren. Tickets cost 75i cents and may be~ pu0rchafsedl in the Russell I louse, ('olumbia llall, Mike J o h n s o n lounge in Moore and Snowden, and Capstone. l)rawing will be at the ''Funny i'" performane MIarch 26. TIhe winner will receiv~e a vacation for two at the Colennade's lIotel in Staff Photo by Bob Benson ?rs Question h Nader talks informally with lay speech sponsored by the Minittee. Id To Criticizo Educatc this and other industries was the only weapon with which abuses can he corrected. At a press conference earlier in the day, Nader saidl he knew of one case in which four or five buy. ers complained to 1)etroit about defective hideaway headlamps, and, as a result, 83,000 cars were re called. In his lecture in Capstone, he exposed abuses in the meat indus :try and in the field of medical x-rays. "In a recent survey, 10 to 12 per cent of all pork sausage inspected contained r o d e n t re mains. And you won't find that on the label!" Speaking about x-rays, Nader said that 90 per cent of all radia tion absorbed by patients could be I avoided by means of better equip ment and better trained techni cians. "And the picture would come out better too," he added. Nader discussed the four "D's" in the meat industry: dead, dying, dliseased, and dlruggedl a n i m a 1 s usedl for their meat. T'o sum up his talk, Nader chat lenged students to develop a sense 'of values now, "while you are still in school. You w ill never be freer than you are now. You can start to develop a sense of humane vail D)ean of Mens L. Euigense with chagrin (luring a hlandl < Esmens Senate Student Vo In Trustee By FRED MONK News Editor A resolution urging the state legislature to hold student advisory elections on appointments to the Board of Trustees was p a s s e d Wednesday by the Student Senate. Also passed was a resolution which urges the Board of Trustees to establish a system of student advisement in appointing the presi. dent of the University. Both resolutions urge that stu (ents be given a voice in the ap pointments of those o f f i c i a I s through student referendums. Sen. Fred Magner, who intro. duced both resolutions, said in set ting up advisory elections for trus tee appointments the s t u d e n t s i would see "to what degree the man wants to accept the initiative." Magner said those candidates for trustee oositions should "come to speak to the students" so the stu dents can decide whether the can Buyer ues along with an analytical skill. Learn what is relevant." The auto critic told of students in West Virginia who lobbied for; more courses concerning dangers to miners, when the "black lung" disease among coal miners began to hit the headlines of newspapers and magazines. "Those students got something (lone. A lot of students are doing this. Remember, there will never be a democracy without citizens," concluded Nader. Second Poll Form ing 0 Carolina has a second campus political party - the C a r o Ii n a Party. The Student Affairs Committee Wednesday recommendled t h e ac ceptance of the p)arty's charter by Vice President for Student Affairs C. H. Witten. Thew party was to meet Thursday night to elect officers and set up nomiinations, membership andl plat formu committees, according to tem porary chairman John Rockholz. ridging Student Ga ooe reacts studIents in th f haIblIe with with a naker is Elect( Asks ice Soughtl Selections lidate can be accepted by them. Magner said advisory elections xould also show "to what degree students a c c e p t their responsi ility." "This w o u I d be an advisory election," he added, "and I hope the legislature would respond to it." Magner said that since the board is making policy decisions impor tant to the students, the students should have a voice in the appoint ments of board members. Sen. Joe Usry also spoke in fav or of the resolution. "This bill has merit because the state legislature will realize that the students are interested in what goes on concern ing their welfare and realize that the position of the trustees can help them rather than go against them." Speaking in favor of the student advisory system for appointment of the University president, Mag ner said the students should also have a voice in the appointment since they will have to come in close association with the presi (lent. Sen. Buddy Medberry said, "Cer tainly if he (candidate for Univer sity president) got an overwhelm ing vote against him the board of trustees would not appoint him president. "A yes vote for the man would be just as important as a no vote," Medberry said. In other action, the Senate ap proved the nomination of Shirley Garrett as a member of the Board of Publications. Three bills were also introduced in Senate and referred to commit tee. They include a bill to hold a referendum on the "beer proposal,"' a bill to implement the ombudsman system, and a bill to improve ex - ecutive enforcement of legislation. tical Party a Campus The party held an organizational meeting Tuesday, attended by sev e-n persons. The group accepted a ptroposed constitution with minor revisions. Rockholz (describ)ed the purpose of the party as "bringing forth dliffering views from University stude(nts from all walks of Univ-er sity life-independents andl Greeks, town studlents and (dorm students. "We felt the student should be offered at least two political par ties," he added. Staff Photo bySob Semsen Gamecock Roomi. Playing cc la aonhomore Ken rewn. d U Vote Miss Emens Miss Knies Committe< AWARE's By MARY JANE BENSTON Associate Editor AWARE's "letter of good inten. tions" was accepted this week by the Student Affairs Committee. The group will go on probation uintil May 31, according to Dr. Paul P. Fidler, assistant vice president ror student affairs. "Any serious violation, as judgea >y the Student Affairs Committee, luring the probation would result n a recommendation by the com mnittee for revocation of their char ter," Fidler said. The Student Affairs Committee s an advisory group to Charles H. Witten, vice president for student iffairs. Fidler is chairman. AWARE, on suspension s i n c e Feb. 17, had been required to sub ,nit a written statement of intent :o abide by University rules gov. rning student organizations. Last month the group was presented a ist of charges of rule violations nd required to show why their ~harter should not be revoked. At its Wednesday meeting, the Studlent Affairs Committee "inter :)reted the letter to be a statement >f good faith and intent to abide >y University regulations," Fidler aidl. Housing Opposed By El) (HEN Asst. News Editor The Mlen's Towers council met n emergency session Monday night In overwhelmingly opp)osed a pro osal to convert two buildings of he towers into a women's dlormi ory'. They suggested to the adminis ration that Preston be converted n stecad(. The meeting was c a l I e d by 'harles l)allara, president of the tien's Towers. At a meeting last week he be ame aware that the Men's Towers vere undler consideration, D)allara aid, for use as women's dlorms. resident Thomas F. Jones asked hat D)allara confer with the tow 'rs' government andl rep)ort how he men felt about s u c h a con -ersion. As Monday night's session, the proposal was defeated by a I5-2 vote with seven abstentions. Clyde 1 iving-ston nnd R o hb e re )f Pre: On Tr Louise Kni New Vice. By JOE USRY Staff Writer Pat Emens was elected president of University Union Tuesday night and Louise Knies was selected as vice president. Miss Emens was elected by the union's board of governors to fill the position vacated by Ra Broad dus. She named-and the board approved-Miss Knies to fill the post vacated by Ralph Hall. Miss Emens, who was serving as union secretary, said she hopes the union can increase student inter ests. She said she will try to put the R. G. Bell camnp to better use. "The students have paid for use of the camp in their activity fees," she said. "There is no use letting those facilities go to waste." She also foresees an increased program for the craft shop. Accepts Letter While on probation, A W A R E will be allowed to hold meetings "if there are no serious violations,9 Fidler said. During its t h r e e and a half weeks suspension t h e organiza tion's activities were restricted to meetings to draw up responses for the committee. The letter presented by AWARE "to establish their good intentions" said, "Although the authority and the procedural steps of the Student Affairs Committee are question able, and the demand to submit a loyalty oath is certainly invalid, we of AWARE will use this oppor tunity to reiterate the fact that our organization has n e v e r ex pressed a desire to d i s r e g a r d acknowledged University regula tions." A "summation" included in the letter said, "AWARE intends to do everything possible towards ed ucating students of their rights. the execution of these rights, the helping of their fellowman in the pursuit of the goal of freedom, andl the revocation of all infringements of the rights of any individuals. for we are confident that the Uni. versity- recognizes t h a t all men must be the sovereigns over their m i nds.'" Coeds In By Dorm Scarborough, p)residlent and vice president of Preston, w e r e con tactedl afte'r the meeting Monday night and imformed of the tow~ers' suggest ion. Scarborough commented, "We'll fight to the end to keep Preston a men's (dorm." He saidl he dlidn't think such a conversion would he feasible, due to the renovantions which would be re'quired if Preston were to be converted. Scarborough said he plans to get in touch w ith D)allara and dliscuss the matter. Livingston agreed and saidl he is also planning to contact adlministrators about the matter. tamkld Brunton, vice president for busincas affairs, estimated that an additional 370 womien and 200 men would nee'4d l'niver'sity. hou ing in September. Each builing in the Menu's Tower. houses about 250. Preton houses about 300. A(dvocates of converting t h e Men's Tow~ers arguedl that they are the most centrally located andl the safest of the donrmitor,ie till under sident; -ustees ,es Named President Miss Knies said she sees "a great future" for the union. "Sure there are problem- that must be ironied out, but they will be solved. I hope I can have a part in solving some of them," she says. Broaddus and Hall were elected last fall to serve for the school year. Last semester they sub mitted a letter pledging to resign if the union% was not divided into a programming and services see tion. They resigned Feb. 28 after a subcommittee to study union prob. lens recommended against the di. vibiol'. Miss Emens, a member of the subcommittee, said she "would like to see more committee work and student responsibility and less staff responsibility." She has served on the union's ac'ivities and movies committees, as vice chairman of the special vents committee ani chairman of the artist series. Tom Salane, student body presi dent and acting president of the union, said he thought "the board made an excellent choice." I am sure that they will play a major role in making the Uni versity Union an even greater suc cess on the Carolina campus," he said. Fiedler, Symphony To Perform Arthur Fiedler ani the Washing ton National Symphony will per. form at the Carolina Coliseum at 8 p.m. Monday. The concert is free to students and tickets may be reserved with II) eards at the Russell House in formation desk. Faculty may ob tain two tickets per ID) card at the desk. The con'icert is cosponsored by the University Union Artist Series and the Columbia Music Festival. Gecne'ral admission tickets a r e $1.25, 2.25 and $ .25 Towers Council -consi deria tion (the other two dormi tories are Columbia Hall and the Cliff Housei. Thiose- who votd tgai nst a con version of the towers said that a coiiducat ional dormitory should be plan ned in advance if it is to be su cicessful. 1Dalla ra told the govern ment officials, "Keep in minad, if it's going to be coedI, it's got to work. The whole state would be watching us.'" TIhe men ojpp<sed changing M and N because theyi felt these are the two m<st modlern buildings and miost of the residents are upper elas'men who would be forced to move out. A pprehension w~as also aired as to hi o w a coalition government (with wo)men residents) would be f o r m e dh and how efficiently it wouhl operate. A final decision on h o u s i n g changes for next fall will soon be made, according to Jones, after he confers further with housing offi cials and student renresentativen.