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A new year. Sen MoreU blues a Dear Mr. Stepp: We, as students at USC, have seen semesters come and go, and as they go we realize that the students have been duped again. Once again we have paid our activity fees and once again the Student Union has used the money kindly provided by the students to present musical entertainment. Now this is all fine except that the Student Union fails to realize that the students have very diversified interest and the Student Union fails to meet its obligation to try to please as many of its constituents as possible. Last year the only non-soul groups to appear were the nothing Rascals and "Ten Years Ago", as the Gamecock dubbed them. Ten Years After, in the opinion of many was the only group worth seeing that appeared at our progressive University last year. I was among the lucky few to see them. For those of you who were not here last year or who still do not know they played let me assure you they did play and gave an excellent performance (more than can be said for the Four Tops.) Last year the only promotional consideration given Ten Years After was a few dozen small stickers and a small box in the corner of the Gamecock Student We think the "dirty word" We think we were right. We think student reaction in Gamecock should not run suci should not interfere with The Both Student Senate and generally supported The Gal proved of the four-letter worc less of the administration's ti From all this reaction, ol Gamecock has tried to learn. With it all in mind, our positi right to control the content in pressure or interference from' That remains our understar control student publications.1 < t <-Kis pubhlished by and for the stu triweekly durmng tih' college year except durii Thi' opinions expressed herein do not n mninist rat ion, the faculty or the student body a Offies of Till: ( %MEC4K'K are in floom 3 campus [Phones are 777-4249 (Editor-in-Chief i 777-817R (Nbwsroomi Till: f(AMEt'K is represented national Service. Inc The publication is a member of (Citiegiat e Press Associaltion Subscript ion rat e EDITOR-li Carl S ASSOCIATE EDITOR Mike Krochmalny MANAGING EDITOR........ ASST. MANAGING EDITORS NEWS E DITOR............... SPOR TS E DITOR........... ASST. NEWS E DITOR...... FA CU L TY E DITOR.......... C HI|EF O F R EPO RT ERS.. CHIEF PHOTOGRAPH ER.... ADVERTISING MANAGER.. ASST. ADVERTISING MANA CIRCULATION MANAGER... ate. Potential. ? SC har( re soug More letters Since last Wednesday, The Gamecock has received more than 20 letters on its "dirty word" controversy. We have run most of them. However, space limitations prevent us from running all the remaining letters here, so we think it unfair to run any. Briefly, of the eight letters we have not printed, three generally support The Gamecock, three generally support the ad ministration action, and two are noncommittal. proclaiming that "Ten Years Ago" was coming. We do not demand that all concerts at USC be by Hard-Rock or Blues groups. We realize that many students are qtill soul orientated. All we ask is that a represen tative number of concerts be given by Hard-Rock and Blues bands. We think this only fair t the growing number of music lovers at Carolina. Bob Naumann Raymond Osbourne Buddy Clark Allen Atchley control controversy is over. general has been this: The i words; the administration Gamecock. he Board of Publications necock. Neither body ap Is, but they approved even ictics. ficial and unofficial, The on is this: We feel we had a The Gamecock without any the administration. ding of the issue. Students seriod. r>tt G;onzales as the first editor. THE tents of the lIniversity of South C'arolina ig holidays and exatninations -cessarily reflect the views of the ad a whole 38 of the Russell House on the Uiniversity 777-4220 Business and Advertising i and ly tby National Educational Advertising As.sociated Collegiate Press and the S C 's are S8 per year I-CHIE F tepp BUSINESS MANAGER Jack Padgett ............. Jim Wanna maker .......... E dChen, F red Monk ................... Milton Capps ...Scott Derks, Bruce Honick .Susan Ross,, Kitty McCaskilI ...................Sherry Shealy ................I yce Youmans .................. Chuck Keefer ............... Glenn Godf rey G.E...................ikeb HFox There inthel By MIKE KROCHMALNY Associate Editor As we have intimated on these pages before, it takes quite an issue to arouse the Carolina student body. As could have been predicted, the students were aroused Saturday night. Unfortunately, we think, they were more aroused by the playing of "Dixie" than they were by the re:st of the events, excluding our two touchdown plays. The issue of "Dixie.' was dealt with extensively last year, but it seems traditions die very slowly in the land of cotton. As a matter of fact, it seems that traditions don't die at all. I rock, ht Compliment Dear Mr. Stepp: I must pay a public compliment to the committee that has selected and offered the university Film Series this year. Conscious of the fact that they are parts of a community that exists in order to stretch the minds of its members, they have resisted pressure to glut oour cultural life with more visual muzak. The films are odd, problematical and even if boring or downright bad-they merit attention. And serious attention these films are getting-from large and politely tolerant spectators, many of whom have not been exposed to evidence that film should be thought provoking art rather than common pop. RICIARID D. NIANDELL Associate Professor Regard for law Dear Mr. Stepp: In nmy first three weeks at Carolina I have come to the realization that the administration of Carolina does not care for the students, has never taken a course in business administration, and has no regard for the law. After putting up with antiqued registration methods, poor food service at high prices, inadequate maintenance of buildings and unrealistic football ticket procedures, the thing that most perturb)s me is the apparent disregard of the director of housing for the law by trying to avoid fulfilling a number of binding contracts. These contract pertain to the rental of refrigerators from the director of housing by (he residents of the Men's Towers. This seems to be a flagrant violation of the law, and if these contracts are not fulfilled this week. I feel that the residents of the Towers should take the issue through whatever channels necessary. .JOhll H LAKSIliRIE, JRt. EL' CENTRO Distinctive Men's Hairstyling by ROFFLER Dramatic new technique for cutting and styling hair. Caii for an oppointment 254-5594 EL CENTRO 1217 Blonding (across from Tapp's) S son South We can hardly blame the band for playing the tune at least once popular opinion makes it part of the social amenities of the athletic contest. We can find room for blame in the case of the Con federate battle standard which flies over Carolina Stadium. We can condemn this even more harshly than we can the flying of the same flag over the capitol of our state. As I see it n 'Cripp hurts I By PETE McCAUSLAND Columnist Fraternity rush finally ended last Saturday with pledging on McBryde Quadrangle. To the normal fraternity man, pledging, and all the excitement that goes along with it, seemed the same as in past years. However, in the eyes of the IFC officers and delegates it just wasn't the same old Rush Week. Like it or not the Greek System at Carolina is suf rering. Some believe this to be a result of USC's debut as a major university in the United States, and the a Greek system doesn't mix with such an institution. This is historically untrue, and has been proven at many universities larger than Carolina, such as Penn State, University of Massachusetts, and Southern Illinois and Georgia. This decline also be blamed on the lack of attractive housing for fraternities. Although important, I don't consider this to be of over powering significance. Perhaps the real answer lies in the very heart of the system rush. Fraternity rush has been crippled by a myriad of rules and regulations. It has been squeezed into a very short time period. And it has done much to strip the in dentity of both the fraternity man and the rushee. However, fraternity men can find some consolation in the fact that their rush is a whole lot bet ter, off than sorority rush at Carolina. The girls have a series of glorified tea parties and irrelevant skits spread out over ten days. The major emphasis is on not getting to know your potential sister, since you can only speak to her a couple of hours a day. But there is still hope for The Red Br 709 Santee S AT TICA discount re hIard ro soul folk, MOU RN iI LEAT H anything in THE HEA pipes, candles, posters, paints, and other out coming soon: a fi iethin 's'lanm We would expect from the academic community more thought and insight than that evinced by the public display of this cloth relic of yesterday's mistakes. We can feel a little sympathy for the state legislators who must work under the tyranny of the p4st - the people of our beautiful state expect them to conserve, it not actually revive, this relic. DW .ed' rush greeks fraternities. Burt Rosen, president of the IFC, is in the process of forming a rush evaluation com mittee which will hopefully lead to a completely new and more ap propriate rush. Fraternities are composed of men, and men are obtained in rush. This is why it is so important that a new rush be implemented. The fraternity system in the past has added much to our Carolina Community. It's fate shall be decided in the immediate future. Presiden initiativo By FRED ALLYN Press Secretary A major part of Stude,, Government's results-producing function is carried on by members of the President's Cabinet, who have been appointed by him to see that the initiative is taken on behalf of his constituency, the student body at large. In past years, cabinet offficers frequently have remained relatively inactive. This is definitely not the case with this year's group. The members of the executive branch have been working steadily since May on programs of vital interest to you, the students of this university. Joe Usry, secretary for general welfare, has been busy with revision of ticket distribution procedures, setting up a much more viable system of student food service committees and working for more student parking facilities. Scottie. Barnes, secretary for public affairs, is working on a needed revision of the Student rI9eci ick House at t. in 5 Points RECORDS cords $3.99 ck, blues, ,jazz, scid rock |G DE W leather !! bD SHOPPE papers, incense, lights, beads, rageous items FREE TREE shien boutique g rott( 1 of C The flags and the song remind us, not of the conflict between brothers of blood, but of the con flict between brothers of humanity. The only war in this issue is the overt and calculated subjugation of men by their brothers. The issue was not ended by the national conflict of the last cen tury, but merely driven un derground. The greatest test of the twentieth century is to forget the prejudices of 200 yeaars, and to forgive the injustices of those years. We'have not dealt with those questions in South Carolina. We can barely bring up the subject before our people are polarized into two groups of tense, throbbing warriors. We will never be able to rationally discuss the matters if we do not sensitize ourselves to the needs and fears of the opposite side. In many places there is open warfare between the races. That is not the case here, but only because neither side has sufficient organization to begin the con flict. Before this can happen each of us must look at his viewpoint and question his motives. If we are trying to hide our fears behind a supposed superiority we must look at the situation more closely and seek to bridge the gap. If we are hiding our frustrations behind t's cabin for stud Speakers Bureau which sends out speakers and films plugging for USC. Carlton Larmon, secretary for academic affairs, is working on the curriculum revision program of the College of Arts and Science, and was instrumental in the establishment of a Black Studies program at the University. Harry Wright, attorney general, is developing a much-needed review and revision of the Judicial System aimed at giving the Students a more equitable a voice in judging student offen offenses. First Secretary Charles Dallara is working to revitalize the South Carolina Student Body Presidents' Association, and he recently represented Barry Knobel at the chains you ...With this fasc inating jumper Burgundy blouse with large wr1 jumper skirt with unique choir 6.14, $56 Use your "Miss Gomecock" ( hove one; easily open one by ID cord to o.u, credi ofic: ctton jeers and taunts, we should seek more communication. These are not easy directions to follow. It is much easier to carry on the great tradition of black against white. It is a lot more fun to jump up and down for "Dixie" than it is to look at the situation through the eyes of someone else. It is easier to hate than to un derstand. The flags and "Dixie do not make the racial situation the bomb that it is today, they are merely tt fuse to cause, the explosion. -_fo New course offered here New this year to the English department's offering is English 441, "Black Literature in America." The course is a study of various Black authors and their styles, works and environments which have stimulated creativity. Among these authors are James Baldwin, Gwendolyn Brooks, Ralph Ellison, LeRoi Jones, Phyllis Wheatley and Richard Wright. "We want to give the students a cross-section of authors and literature, so that they will find what they like," comments Professor James W. Luck, in structor of the course. At present there are only nine students in the course. et takes ent body Presidents to Presidents meeting at the White House. As Press Secretary, I intend to keep you informed about what Student Government is doing for this university. rhe members of the president's cabinet and the other members of the Student Government Association are working on behalf of all students, not just some group, and we feel that to be truly effective, all our actions must be known and understood by the student body. We are all pulling for the the students of our university, and we encourage you to help us. by active participation and by keeping well informed of Student Government activity. D WODLF to fashion and blouse combination. ito polka dots and a white shoulder straps. Sizes harge Account. If you do not resenting your student