Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Published Triweekly --A U Y o u 're o n e o r th e o n " W b o a -s i t1 week's Gamecock, You're a few Yes late.. hBy Gamecock Is now pubished each Monday, __ Associated Collegiate Press Wednesday and Friday. Vol. LX, No.8 University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C., 29208 .y, Setember 26, 1969 'Life' gro USC reco A new student group, the *jniversal Life Religious ssociation, is seeking a charter here and is a product of the Universal Life Church which stresses the right of individual interpretation of religious beliefs and ethical concepts. Spearheading the group is the Rev. Gonzalo R. Leon, a university student who is executive director 4 treasurer of Saint Timothy's Universal Life Church of Columbia. Leon feels that student response to his efforts toward establishing the Association on campus has been excellent. "Over 200 students have shown an active interest in our organization," he said. As a result of this interest, the Rev. Joseph I. Leizer of Saint By Student S 'Respo By JIM WANNAMAKER Managing Editor Student Senate Wednesday supported a responsible editorial and news policy by The Gamecock." The resolution passed by a 12-10 vote of the senators. It cited the provision in the Statement of Rights and Freedoms within the Academic Community providing that "the student press shall be free of censorship and advance "4ipproval of copy and its editors shall be free to develop their own editorial policies and -news Passage of the resolution followed )8 Think I h Two campus lovelies e xarr of the antebellum Carolina B rain-i to talk A former assistant secretary of state for economic affairs will giv4 and annual Phi Beta Kappf Visiting Scholar lecture Monday. Dr. Willar L. Thorp will speal at 8 p.m. in the Campus Room at Capstone on "Foreign Affairs and Domestic Relations." Thorp will be at USC Monday and Tuesday and, in addition to the public lecture, will visit in politica scie'nce, international studies and business administration classes. He will also talk with student individually by appointmen concerning careers ir business,government and up seeks gnition Timothy's Universal Life Church is seeking a chaplain's agreement with the University. This agreement would entitle the Association to the privileges held by other student religious groups. Leon said the Universsal Life Religious Association will abide by the University's regulations, while adhering to the requirements set by Saint Timothy's Universal Life Church explained that the group is experiencing financial problems because it is under a free-will donation program. The Universal Life Church, founded in 1968 in California, is incorporated under the law with over 4,000 chapters. The local chapters, which was formally chartered in July, has over 200 members. enate nsible ] speeches by Gamecock Editor Carl Stepp and USC presidential assistant Mike Grier commenting on the deletion of a four-letter word from Wednesday's edition of The Gamecock. Before the vote, Student Body Vice President Mike Spears told the senators that if they supported the bill, they would be endorsing the stand taken by Stepp. By op posing it, he said, they would be favoring the stand Grier represented. Grier said tha.t President Thomas F. Johes felt that it (use of the word) exceded the bounds of - ElIott Borensten ear it ticking. ine the sun dial near the heart complex. :ruster Shere Currently economics professc emeritus at Amherst College an Senior Fellow at the Council o Foreign Relations in New Yorn was a former member of Presider F.D. Roosevelt's "Brain Trust. A graduate of Amherst, he has Ph.D. from Columbi University and has receive honorary degrees from filv colleges and universities. 'hi books Included include ""The Nei Inflation," "Trade, Aid, or What?T and Business Annals." Thorp was scheduled to lecture tat USC earlier this year, but th4 visit was postponed when he wai unable to leave New York becaus4 of a severe snow storm. -Bob enson The Rev. Mr. Leon Policy' what should be done without more elaborate consulation amongst the persons responsible for publication." Grier said that Jones did not mean intimidation or censorship. Grier said that Jones' request that the presses be stopped until the matter was settled came close to censorship than his request that asterisks or blanks be used until the matter was settled. Grier said that Jones told the Gamecock's printer, "Until I hear from Carl...we do not want you to run the press." Grier said Jones wanted the question of whether such words would b printed to be taken before the Board of Student Publications and Communications. Stepp maintained that the board had already made a policy statement and that the matter of interpreting it is the reponsiblity of the editors. The board would then hold them responsible. Stepp said the conflict was over "what I consider a crucial right the First Amendment and its application here. "The administration has tam pered with the Gamecock. ..... our presses were stopped. We feel that you should know that your newspaper was threatened and effectively censored. "The issue... is not the use of a four-letter word. We think this (the use) is debatable. The issue is whether student publications have the right of publication without harassment by the ad ministration." News roundup Paper i The Gamecock is All American again. The award was presented for the seventh straight semester by the Associated Collegiate Press. Editor during the semester was Mike Krochmalny. He is a senior from Columbia in Journalism. The paper was praised for "outstanding" coverage of running stories and spot news, good editorial leadership, "pinpointing the issues without over emotionalism," "eye appeal in physical appearance," and writing and editing. "Competition for top ratings is tougher each year," Otto W. Quale, ACP executive director stated. r "College editors, writers and d photographers of today grew up in n a whole new world of mass comn ,munication and their newspapers t reflect this sophistication. There is " more in-depth reporting and a significnat editorial content than a was apparent five years ago." "It is a responsible press e challenged by great Insight to the B problems and progress that are a v part of their lives today," Quale 'added. AWARE there Four members of AWARE left Carolina last night for Ridgeville where they hoped to get several children from the Fonr Hole Vehic help i By JIM WANNAMAKER and FRED MONK Staff Writers There are more parking spaces at Carolina than ever before -- 400 per cent more than the number a few years ago. Vice President for Business Af fairs Harold Brunton told a group of student officials of the situation, and added that the number of cars using campus parking facilities has had an even more dramatic increase. Brunton said that the worst parking crisis on campus centers okayed Stepp said that in the past such four-letter words had many times been deleted by the staff, but that in the particular story use of the word was needed to tell "what is really going on, not a censored approximation.. Our readers are mature and could understand the context." Stepp promised that The Gamecock would not spread "obscenities and vulgarity" and would abide by the wishes of University students, as well as considering the faculty, ad ministration, trustees, alumni, state legislature and people of South Carolina. Grier stressed that the Gamecock represents the state not only ouside but within the confines of the state." He said that the University must have the support andlegislature'to make education more relevant and (in) trying to institute more courses that are meaningful. "The real issue in our view is public responsiblity.. .The Gamecock is more than a newspaper. Grier said that a picture and a caption in The Garnet and Black caused "$129,000 to be whapped out of the appropriation bill for a few days." The resolution was introduced by Sen. Chip Galloway and co-signed by Sen. Gonzales Leon and Sen. Jim Bradford. Several resolutions were introduced and withdrawn before the Senate recessed. The resolution which was passed was written then. -a ted tops Elementary School enrolled in formerly all white schools. A leader of the Four Hole group said her people were of Cherokee Blackfoot descent. The children have been denied permission to enroll at Ridgeville Elementary School. Tony Bright said that he ex pected more Carolina students to join the first group this morning. He said that if they were unable to get the children into Ridgeville Elementary School, they will tutor the children until they are enrolled. Dean steps down Dr. Rufus G. Fellers, dean of the College of Engineering since 1960, has returned to full-time teaching and research. In announcing Fellers' return to teaching and research, USC President Thomas F. Jones spoke highly of the service rendered to USC by Fellers during his tenure as dean. "The College of Engineering has experienced remarkable development under Dr. Fellers' leadership. A wide-ranging graduate program leading to the Ph. D. has been implemeneted. 'The number of graduate students has grown from eight to well over 10n," Jones said. le en1s rnay around University Terrace, and would worsen with the con struction of the new infirmary behind Cooper Library later this year. He had at least two surprises for the students: One was the announcement of a three-level subterranean parking facility under the proposed law school complex in the East Glencoe Urban Renewal Project. The other was that funds from the Campus Shop are no longer being used for athletic scholar ships. He said that the change was made at the first of the academic year because the athletic depart ment no longer needs the aid. Brunton said that profits from the Campus Shop are now used for $15,000 in academic scholarships, campus parking and tran sportation. He said the first pur chase from the funds would be "an adequate bus." He said that the long-range goal of the administration is to separate pedestrian and vehicular traffic on campus. Included in this is the depressing of Green and Pickens Streets on campus. Pedestrian bridges would be built over the streets. Another strategy is to con centrate student parking on the four fringe areas of the campus: Pickens and Pendleton, the Cheerleader strength high Carolina cheerleader forces are not depleted this year, though there have been changes in the membership. The last-minute changes prior to the recent Duke football victory were a result of one member elected last spring, Joe Hobson, graduating earlier than the squad had expected. Regulations call for freshmen cheerleaders to be utilized as replacements on the varsity squad when necessary. However, a spokesman, explained, it was necessary to make other arrangements prior to the first game; freshmen cheerleaders had not (at that time) been selected. Chuck Timmons will head the cheerleaders. He was a freshman rooter last year. Assisting him will be Polly Thacker, Marty Faris, Kathy Watson, Cindy Olivarri Sandy Streater, Bob Peay, David Childs, and Rusty Burress. Dean Eugene Cooper is ad. ministrative advisor for the group. Freshmen cheerleaders include: Gwynne Gilbreath, April Lucas, Linda Boyle, Molly McDuffie and Mary Hall. Also, Danny Easterling, Rod Jernigan, Wayne Smith, Jim Hiddleson, Pete Peterson and Senta Casseles. l' The "Ohio Express," f Red Light, will appea Tickets, at $2 per person~ House. X. is gre >e con Coliseum, Bates House, the Roost and the Towers. Brunton said that 1,500 new spaces near the Coliseum would be opened for commuting students in three months. A special decal or a $.25-.50 fee daily would be required for the use of the lot during the day. The lots would be reserved for Coliseum patrons at night. Barry Knobel, student body president, recommended the daily fee. Concurring were Joe Usry, and Scottie Barnes. The University has been unable to procede with the multi-level parking facility planned for Blossom and Marion streets because of the poor loan con ditions. "What can you do about the prime rate?" asked Brunton. The state legislature approved funds for preliminary studies for the structure more than a year ago. Self-liquidating revenue bonds were to pay for the struc ture; they are not economical in the present bond market. Brunton said that the University is asking the legislature for fun ding to complete plans for the building and to begin construction preliminaries. There would probably be 160 spaces per level with four levels at first. Later more levels would be added. SEPT. 26 Gamecock staft meeting. i p m Fraternity off-campus parties with dates, by invitation only. 8-12 p.m sept. 2-27 Folksinger Mary Smith. GQden Spur, 8-12 p.m Tiger game tickets out Monday Tickets for the Carolina-Clemson game will be distributed Monday through Thursday at the Coliseum. Nine hundred date tickets will also be available. There will be 350 date tickets for seniors, graduate and law students , 250 for juniors; 200 for sophomores and 100 for freshmen Times for ticket distribution at the Coliseum will be announced and posted at the Russell House Information Desk. Any student wishing to change his class standing should contact the Student Government office, starting Sunday from 1-9 p.m. Tickets books will be upgraded accordingly. All Stadium tickets have been sold for the game except for closed circuit TV at the Coliseum. 5,000 of 12.000 closed-circuit tickets have been sold. Northern Choo-Ch amous for its hit singles "Che r October 4 at the End Ze and neai l.. erc.ulare wing; ung Brunton said that a new student parking lot would be opened soon on Green Street (south of Cap stone) and another one (close to Bates House) later. Brunton said that the University received $50,000 from parking meter collections, parking fines and decal sales last year. He added that only 258 decals were sold during the first day of- sales this year. The basic decal fee last year was $5. This year it is $10. Brunton said that he recommended that it be $20 a semester. Every faculty member has, in effect, a reserved parking space, Brunton said. He agreed to study the student's request that students be allowed to park in some faculty lots earlier than the 5 p.m. prohibition now in force. "We never know what the parking situation will be until after three to four weeks," Brunton said. He added that a study of the present situation is being made. Brunton also said that the University has contracted (as the city has) with the Doxiodus city planners to study its parking problems. He expressed optimism that city consideration of the University's parking problems would be more cooperative after the study. SEPT.27 USC-UNC football. 7.30 p.m., Carolina Stadium. Fraternity off-campus parties. with dates. by invitation only. 9-12 p.m. Town Girls' Association membership picnic. R.C. Bell Camp, 12-5 p.m Buses leave Russell House parking lot at noon SEPT 2s Fraternity off-campus parties. with dates. by invitation only. 8-12 p.m Changes in student activity cards. 1-9 p.m.. student government office (old Slater suite on second floor of Russell House) SEPT. 29 Movie--The Gold Rush." Russell House auditorium, 3, 6 and 9 p.m Dr. Williard L 'Torp. annual Phi Beta Kappa visiting scholar: -9:30-11 a.m conferences with students, room 115 of Davis College -11 a.m. political science lecture. room 202 of Harper College. -2-4 p.m appointments with students. room 115 of Davis College. -8 p m public address on "Foreign Affairs and Domestic Relations. Campus Room of Capstone Fraternity off-campus parties with dates, by invitation only. 8-12 p m Seniors pick up tickets for Clemson game. the Coliseum8a m tos5p m sEPT 30 Movie--"Romeo and Juliet." Russell House auditorium, 3. 6 and 9 p mn Fraternity off-campus parties with dates, by invitation only. 8-12 p m Juniors pick up tickets for Clemson game. the Coliseum. a m to 5p m '-Phi Beta Kappa visiting scholar Dr Williard L' 'Torp --8 a.m law school seminar and discussion. -10-noon appointments with students room 115 of Davis College, walabl atth,Rssl