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-ol. LX - NO. 32 (See pages 8 and 9)
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By GERRY ENGLISH
Staff Writer
Dr. L.G. Barre, the recorder of
the USC seismograph and
professor in the Physics Depart
ment, was plagued by several calls
Wednesday night concerning an
earthquake which disturbed many
area residents. In fact one woman
-frantically inquired, "Is the world
coming to an end?"
Several students on campus
were asked about their reactions to
the earthquake. Leo Bloschock
commented, "I was leaning on my
desk and the thing started
swaying. I knew I wasn't drunk,
and after the movement ceased I
passed it off as just a dizzy spell."
Not until later in the evening did
Clemson
weekend
*starts
Carolina-Clemson weekend
begins today but the first game
isn't the big one.
The two Rugby teams meet at 5
p.m. on the intramural field. The
annual "shirt-tail" parade leaves
Russell House at 6:30 p.m.
After the rally on the Capitol
steps the annual tiger burning will
be held on Field A. The event
sponsored by Phi Kappa Psi
fraternity and aided by the Delta
Zeta pledge class will feature an
obese tiger with a 60-foot tail
stuffed with fireworks.
Dionne Warwick's concert will
follow. The University Union
Concert Committee said that the
concert was already a sell-out.
Wild-fire will also perform.
Saturday's activities will begin
with the 1:30 football game and
continue through the Dance
Committee's program at the
PepemitBuilding.
B.J. Thomas, the Columbia
Entertainers, and Mara Love, will
offer non-stop entertainment from
S until midnight.
Harry Burns. head of the
committee, said that shuttle
buses will run from Russell House
to the fairgrounds from 7 until1
am.
i esta
Dv DON BARR
Staff Writer
-' The Student Senate
Wednesday a bill estab
constitutional conventi
mit tee.
The commit tee is repre:
of the student body and
toward completely amen
present constitution, a
claimed.
The bill names Barry
president of the student
committee chairman.
Knobel will appoi
representatives from
School to act as an
8 council. He will also I
:8responsibility of appr
'- council of t0 faculty
ministrative members to
:the committee.
DELEGATES
Voting delegates for
mittee will be Mike Spe
president of the stnda
arpa
5uled
ke said
light
Bloshock realize what had hap
pened when he heard an an
nouncement on the radio.
Harris Capps was caught in a
similar situation. He said, "I was
sitting at my desk writing, when I
noticed that my paper began
moving. I had a queasy feeling. At
first I thought it was something I
had eaten." Many students in the
same dorm were under the im
pression that the building was
failing apart.
According to Dr. Barre Wed
nesday night's tremor, which
stretched from Virginia to
Georgia, was relatively light.
"Heavier quakes register about 9.0
on the Richter scale. This one only
recorded at 4.5. The high reading
was noted in Virginia at 4.75," he,
said.
Barre continued, "The distur
bance was as bad a shock wave as
we've seen on the East Coast in
quite a few years."
The first shock waves were
registered at 8:02 p.m. Wednesday
and lasted approximately nine
minutes. Damage in the Columbia
area was thought to be very slight.
C lasses cai
bid rejecte4
President Thomas F. Jones has
rejected a Senate proposal to
suspend all classes on Saturday,
due to the 1:30 p.m. football game
against Clemson.
He announced earlier this week
that Saturday classes after 11 a.m.
would be cancelled.
In his statement yesterday,
Jones said in part, "The Student
Senate action as reported to me
Lebanese to
USC may be the only university
in the area to offer classes in
classic Arabic.
If not, the students will at least
get a chance to learn about
Iebanon.
The International Committee of
the University Union is sponsoring
informal classes in classic Arabic
beginning Monday at 7 p.m. The
instructor is Fawzi Bitar, a
tum.onm
buished
(except when acting
president pro-ter
passed senate and three
lishing a chosen by the
on com- presidents and vic4
the Town Men's A
sentative the Town Girl's A
vill work president of Asso
ding the Students, three dele
ivocates female dorm presic
delegates from th
Knobel, presidents, chosen t
body, as presidents as a
presidents of the
nt two sophomore and fres
he Law and a representat
advisory Afro-American
ave the President of the Ir
oving a will be consider
and ad- president.
serve on Knobel was autti
point a full-time stu<
a delegate who fai
he com- committee 'neetings.
mrs, vice replacement must
nt body same representative
glot
open
ionist Andre I
t mystifies
Andre Kole, one of America's
leading illusionists, amazed and
mystified many skeptical students
in the Russell House cafeteria with
Tuesday night's demonstrations of
extra sensory perception (ESP)
and the supernatural.
With eerie music and a darkened
room for background, Kole per
formed magical card tricks for the
standing-room-only crowd.
Calling his alleged powers of
ESP into play he taped and blind
USC makes
cash offer
to church
USC has made a cash offer to
Green Methodist Church for the
building and surrounding area.
The University has tried for over
four years to obtain the area
through Urban Renewal but has
met resistance from the church.
Both the church, and school
decline to disclose ~the amount
offered. The Rev. Murray Yar
borough said that the decision was
up to the 28-member Church
Conference and t hat the body could
not legally meet without 10 days
notice.
mntion.
dent Se
is replacing. niade i
tST MEETING to carr
hedule for committee entrust<
was also specified by
e first meeting of the The bi
s to be during the week form as
mrd the resulting con- Welfare
il go before a special b)ill wa
he Senate on Feb. It. sect ions
tution will be available Afro-An
tion in the Feb. 13 delegati
The Gamecock. A commiti
of the student boy beforei
I on March 2 and if
to students the con
I go before the faculty
and then before the in ofl
rustees for final ap- refused
of dor
ioke briefly before the presidei
sion and urged the "automa
exercise its respon
bough not mentioning A re
utional bill directly. Lecon.
I the Senate that no ira;
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Illusionis
By JODY STONESTREET
Staff Writer
icellation
I by Jones
offered no reasons for changing the
previous announced decisions.
"Let us turn our attention to
backing the Gamecocks and
completing our season with a most
important win."
The decision to suspend classes
after 11 a.m. was made after
consultation with the faculty ad
visory committee and discussion
with a number of students. Jones
said.
teach Arabic
University student and a native of
Lebanon.
The purpose of the informal
classes is learning some con
versation, a little writing and
about Lebanon, according to a
committee member.
The course is open to all
University students. The room
number is available from the
Russell House information desk.
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senators to be A time sc
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whole; the referendum
senior. junior' will be helt
hman classes; acceptable
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ociety. The on March
ter-Fraternity hoard of
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orized to ap- ,Knobel sI
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skeptics
folded his eyes. Kole proceeded to
identify various objects without
touching them.
The illusionist explained that
when the supernatural is presented
in a serious manner. even the most
intelligent people can be taken in.
He further stated that "seeing with
one's fingers" is a "simple trick
that a youngster could learn," and
warned students to be careful
before believing people who claim
ESP.
Kole justified the accuracy of
predictors on the basis of a
prediction service that studies the
trends and sells their information
to their clients.
..He credited the "magic powers"
of the ouija board to unconscious
muscular movement, and said that
the only danger in this is becoming
too involved with it.
Kole also told the audience that
willful communication with the
dead is not possible, and noted the
story of Mrs Harry Houdini who
tried to contact her dead husband
for I10 years
Closing his presentation with a
predIic' ion of the return of Christ in
this generation, he cited what he
considere'd definite signs of this in
the Rihle
rou UP
nate
iless the Senate was willing
y out the responsibilities
d to it by the student body.
lI was passed in it s original
submitted by the General
Committee However, the
debated and passed in
Sect ionfIl. which gives the
erican Society a voting
on the constitutional
'e. was hotly contested
was passed.
)THER ACTIONS
ier business, the Senate
o seat once again a group
nI and organizational
mis claiming to be
itic senators."
solution by Sen. Gzonzalo
calling for complete
nation of coed dorm rules,
oliseum
inuary6
A 33% increase
in student spaces
A parking lot behind the Coliseum--with capacity to hold
about 500 cars--will be ready by Jan. 6, according to Harold
Brunton, vice president for business affairs.
It will be used for decal parking, he said. And on dates
with Coliseum events, there will be a $1 charge for cars
1parking there.
There are currently more than 5,000 cars competing for
1,469 parking spaces on and around campus, according to a
recent estimate by Douglas 1. Fitzgerald, assistant to
Brunton.
33 PER CENT HIKE
The soon-to-be-completed lot represents approximately
a 33 per cent Increase in parking spaces for the students.
Of the current 1,469 spaces, 236 of them are metered. The
other 1,233 are for decalled cars, that is, those registered
with the University.
Armed with petitions representing more than 5,000
student signatures, three student government represen
tatives this week were thusly assured by Brunton that the
University is indeed doing something about the parking
problems around campus.
The university has submitted a substantial parking lot
building program for the next five years, as part of
Carolina's over-all expansion plans.
UP TO THE STATE
Brunton told the group that it now up to the state
legislature to provide money for the projects.
"Bring your petitions to them and maybe it will do some
good," Brunton said.
He noted that the State Budget and Control Board is now
studying the request for a $112 million program for the
University for the next five years.
Part of this program includes money to start con
struction of our parking garages around the University.
Brunton also said that a special sub-committee of the
House Ways and Means Committee will also be studying
the University's requests for appropriations.
STUDENT POWER
Brunton said that maybe if students used their power on
these groups their desires may be met.
The student representatives, Fred Allyn, Carlton Lar
mon and Scottie Barnes, asked Brunton what priority' the
University gave to alleviating the parking situation.
Brunton said that the University had established 10
priority programs.
He added, however, that no special priority was given
any individual program and that the University was
trying to get funds to begin working one all the programs.
Fitzgerald said that a parking lot on Green Street, which
is already being used for student parking, will be leveled
and repaved as soon as approval is received from the city.
Another parking lot which the University hopes to be
finished soon is one on Pendleton Street which Fitzgerald
said the University is still debating with the city of
Columbia over certain specifications.
OTHER PLANS
Other than these immediate parking remedies, the
University is hoping to go ahead with the construction of a
four-tier parking garage at Blossom Street as early as next
spring, if the state legislature provides some money in
order to begin construction.
Brunton also said that a parking garage is planned at the
present site of the infirmary. Formal plans for this garage
and two other planned for construction before 1975 have
not yet been made.
Brunton made note that the University has now set up an
individual fund used for future parking study and con
struction. He said that the fund has been established
through parking decal fees and parking fines.
''So, be happy when you go pay your parking ticket,"
Brunton said
Proposed Blossom Street gaiwg