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Open lette Parki Dear President Jones: Through the pages of The Gamecock I would like to address you this open letter. The question I am raising is the following: a few days ago, the University assigned special parking privileges to the resident counselors of Bates House. Allow me, Dr. Jones, to express my whole disapproval and raise my voice against this prejudicious action of the University, an action of unfairness, discrimination and favoritism accorded to a small fraction of students in Bates House, called resident counselors. My questions are many and burning: why should the University make available in dividual parking spaces for these students? Why are they so privileged to have their private parking lots, marked indeed each parking space for every floor counselor (fourth floor, fifth floor, etc.)? It is known that the University provides two kinds of parking spaces: one for the staff and one for the students. Now there is a third one: that assigned specifically for the resident counselors of Bates House. The paradox. however, does not end here. The action of the University made their parking spaces inviolable. If a student from Bates House or any student from the University dares to park his car in Bates House resident counselors' private parking, he gets automatically ticketed. The University Police has already given a few parking tickets. The violation; "no parking permit zone for..." or. as the of ficer adds further: "parking in tenth floor counselors' parking space." Here we are confronting a new situation. In addition to the fact that counselors of Bates House enjoy their private rooms and University allowance of $60.00 per month. now they are enforcing their own parking rules on their fellow students. My question is: can the other students tolerate this kind of situation? Can we. the students of the University. and. in this case the students of Bates House. be fined and pay to the University $8.00 (this is the maximum amount of fine for this violation ) for the sake of five or six students? Why should they enjoy such privileges chartered and sanc tioned by the University whereas the rest of the students at Bates House are so boldly discriminated against? The problem becomes even more complicated; the University has to employ daily one police officer to keep an. eye to the students who dare to park their cars in this sacred zone! Why should a police officer spend even half an hour or less to watch if their parking spaces are violated by other students? And this, for the sake of Bates House's counselors? The question here is not a shortage of parking spaces; the Cover by Chuck KE r to Presid ngp question I am raising here is ho% fairly the University treats it, students. I heard some of th( counselors saying that th( University assigned them parkin spaces in order to raise th4 prestige of their office! I don't se what kind of prestige they ar4 looking for. Are they offended by the students of Bates House? What dc they specifially mean by "raising the prestige of their office?" Dc THE GA Carl Stepp Editor-in-Chief Letters What' about Dear Mr. Stepp: So what on earth is the big deal about panty raids? I imagine thal none of the men of this campu! have had the unique experience ol being lectured to over the speakei to close the blinds. turn out all lights and retreat to the hall like a herd of cattle. it matters not whether we ar( sleeping. whether we are studying or what the hour of the night oi morning is when all those male, feel drawn by our great allure t< come to beg a material favor: th4 result is always the same. Why Does someone think that a degre of virtue will ever be lost so long a: the sought-after articles of lingeri( remain uninhabited? Perhaps the University feels that they are paying salaries to house mothers and campus policemer without sufficient return in "work' hours. Perhaps a degree of wonl experience should prove ben.eficial to those elected to an AWS office Despite the profound reasoni here demonstrated. th' "traditional" procedures art definitely an infringement on oui rights as women. unmversit: students. adults and humat beings. Where are our rights of _privacy sleep and study in such antiquatei procedures? By the way. whos< idea is this harassment. anyhow? TERI ROBINSON. MARY~ STUART PLAYER. DONNA SEVERANCE. PEGGY BERRY, RITA METETZE, NANCY~ RUBEN. MARY DEGENHART, SIDNI CORKUM. TONi MANGINA, ''STEVE' SPELLMAN, BEVERLY LAKIN, ANNE REESE. LILA HORTON and BECKY ROLLINS. efer, chief nhotneranhe int Jones 01V10 ,ivilegi they want to get something besides what they have already gotten? Can we tolerate a pseudo privileged and pseudo-elite clique formed among the students? I can hardly tolerate this situation. I talked with many students of Bates House and almost everyone was disappointed when they heard that the coun selors of Bates House are being given individual parking spaces. They urged me to sign a petition X..... ... .... . MECOCK Jack Padgett Business Manager the b panty : Unsportsmanlike conduct Dear Mr. StepP: First of all I would like to ex press my appreciation for the tremendous support the student body gave the football team during their win over Clemson University. They really went all out with their cheers in a manner I never dreamed possible and it sounded great. Clemson played an ex tremely good game. even con sidering they were without thE services of Charlie Waters. ACC leading pass receiver, and their efforts should be respected. I am very proud to be a membei of the USC student body and oui win over Clemson made me ever prouder. However, as the Clemsol team left the field after the firs half, the Carolina student bod: expressed a most unsportsmanlik conduct with a tremendous vollo: of boos. Even after we acted ver: disrespectfully Clemson stil displayed a banner wishin Carolina good luck in the Peac Bowl. Clemson proved to be th~ real sportsmen. even in their los: I Tcan only hope that the US( student body will realize that it it much harder to be a good sport smen in defeat that it is in victory I wish to thank Clemson for theil well wishes for our Peach Bow clash with West Virginia and hopi that the USC student body wil prove to be the true sportsmer next year. 3 isl and present it to you as an in dication of their complete disap proval to the University decision to grant them separate parking spaces. However. I didn't follow their advice: I have never been involved in any student activity which defy, in one way or another. University policie. I supported the efforts of the University and often com demned those students who try to impose demands and policies -. which are beyond their jurisdic tion: I am against those students who disrupt the normal function of our process of learning. But when our University establishes new rules and regulations for a few students: ig deal raids? Under my breat The game By MIKE KF Associa (The scene is Caroli basketball game in pro tention is directed towar stands.) "Great game." "Sure is." "I wonder if my date "Why don't you ask h "Well, it sure is a lot of be the right thing to do Returns ten minutes lat "Yep, she wants a coke Scoke." "Sorry, suh, we's all Pepsi?" "Hmm. ..yeah, I guess buys the drink and disapj minutes later.) "Wow, the crowd sure Iover to her." "Too bad." e"I guess we're still at -"Yep." "Sure is exciting, isn'1 "Yeah." "I wonder if I'm being here enjoying the fantas I"I dunno. Where's yoi "Down there behind ti red coat on." "You mean the one wi orange scarf?" "Yeah..." "You mean the one i her?" "Yeah." "Nice game, ain't it?' "Yah. Sure hoe we Lnfair when it grants special rights to students. like those for the coun selors of Bates House. then I begin to raise my voice against such discriminatory. unfair and unjust policies. However. I may be wrong. I nevertheless consider it to be of interest to all students in this University and particularly to the students of Bates House. In this respect I am addressing you. Dr. .Jones. with the request to recon sider the action of the University which discriminatorily assigned special parking privileges to the counselors of Bates House. I would like to see the University revoke the rights granted to counselors of Bates House. I also urge the counselors of Bates House to renounce their recently acquired privileges and become a part of the student body. It is in your power. Dr. Jones. to remedy this situation. to see that our University treats its students. and particularly those of Bates House. on an equal. just and fair basis. Thank you. Dr. Jones, for taking part of your time to read this letter. DENETRIOS FARSOLAS s the thing tOCHMALNY te Editor na Coliseum. There is a gress and the reader's at I two boys sitting high in the wants a coke." trouble, but I guess it would " (He gets up and leaves. ?r.)' all right. Hey, boy, give me outta Cokes. You wanta she'll take a Pepsi." (He ears. Returns about fifteen is bad, I almost never got iead." :it?" snaked while we're sitting tic game." ir girl sitting?" ie goal. That's her with the th the blonde hair with the vith the guy's arm around on't lose Cheer." Patio folk Three students lead the Stut Thanksgiving Celebration i Russell House Patio, the prog to all students. Four-day Twas the night before the holiday, and through the house... The Russell House was close to empty, but the bulletin board had over 30 notices for rides-riders. Most had already left. One student hadn't and didn't expect too. He had a notice: "All girls not going home for Thanksgiving--don't be lonely. I'm staying too. Call 3387 and ask for Tom. Four-day party at Tenament 29--sign here or come over. Free beer for the first 100 girls." No one had signed and Tom wasn't there when we called. His roommate said he was out buying beer. Not again We goofed again. In Friday's Gamecock we ran one story that the pledge classes of Zeta Tau Alpha and Phi Kappa Psi built the tiger that was burned that night. That was right, but we couldn't leave it at that. Jimmy's Campm SERVING BR LUNCH - FROM 7:30 i PRICES YOU CANN( DRAFT By PITCHEI 6 PACKS OF Girls alwa LOCATED ON MAIN Al service lent Religious Association's st Monday. Held on the ram was a folk service open -News Brief bash - We also ran a story on page one that Phi Kappa Psi and the Delta Zeta pledge class built the tiger. Not so and we are sorry. Beauty Contest The Miss Garnet and Black pageant will be held Tuesday, Dec. 2, at 8:00 in the Campus Room of Capstone. Admission is $1 per person. Free coffee The "Student-Faculty Commons Room" will open in the Golden Spur Tuesday with free coffee. President Thomas F. Jones will be there from 10 a.m. to noon to meet students in an informal at mosphere. During the afternoon University vice presidents Harold Brunton and Williard Davis will be there to mingle as will several arts and science deans. Coffee will be free in the room uring December and doughnuts will be available. Deli and Gril EAKFAST - SUPPER .m.-12 p.m. [T AFFORD TO MISS BEER or GLASS BEER TO GO. s welcome ROSS FROM PHYSICAL E RBLDG. Baskietball tic System askethall tickets will he distribilled accorldinus to the IwO two nu,mher' of student ID cards and class standing under the system which will be used for at least the season's first two games In a telephone interview from .Jackson. .Toe Isrv. secretary for general welfare said tickets will he distributed the day before each home game Tickets will he given according to a percentage scale. Graduate students will receive 20 per cent. Srs. :0. Jr 20. Soph 15. and Fresh 15. In addition to this a controlled release system will be used. There will he five divisions. All tickets will he distributed according to the last two ID numbers.For example Sm free beer Dance set Dec. 5 The Married Students Com mittee of the University Union is sponsoring a dance Friday. Dec 5. with "The Embers" as the featured band. The dance is to be held at McEntire Air National Guard Base from 9 pm. to I a.m. with ad mission SI per couple. Beverages and snacks will be furnished Tickets are being sold at the Russell House information desk upon presentation of a married student ID card. Peace meeting Vietnam Moratorium is meeting Tuesday at 7 p.m in room 205 of the Russell House to plan the local observance of the three-day December moratorium. Flicks Three cinema classics will be sponsored next week by the University Union films committee. The films will be shown in the Russell House. Thev are: *"The Collector" is to be shown Monday. A superb study of the sexual frustrations in a young man that drive him to commit a most unusal crime, the film stars Terence Stamp and Samantha Eggar. It was directed by- William Wvler. "Our Man in Havana" will be shown Tuesday. Alec Gui nness stars in this hilarious spoof on syp movies. Carol Reed directed the flming of the movie--based on the novel hy Graham Greene--on location in 1959. "Last Y'ear at Marienbad" will be shown Thursday. The con troversial film by French director Alain Resnais opened a new style in filmmaking. It was written hy Alain Robbe Grillet. cets has 'f ii 2I . 4 -1, a m . 2!40. 9 '0 -1 1 - no vi oi 11 12-1- p m . ;08. 12,30 - 2f N and 3l (01. 2 -101-13; \t 'tlo married tiident, imav toi !et a ticket for their w ives and fer ifter that any stident not having a ar icket may pick up one ci( ck All unclaimed tickets become >ropert% of the athletic depart ment at Vfw p m bc Tf Usrv said that he felt the system th had several laws '.s I see it right St now. if vou and vo!ir date are in nc mother different hracket there is EDITORI By the Editorial Staff A canned food drive to show thi planned for early December by t Under President Steve Cannon, t for Dec. 5 and a collection campai the form of food--going to the needy The Dec. 10 drive will be a lari representatives scouring the city fol efforts--such as movies where a( goods---are in the planning stage. Where the food will go hasn't yet is coordinating his efforts with volunteer services. Dec. 4 is the date USC officials school's "Partnership in Progre administration facility. Carolina has been actively seek as part of the $10 million plus projE a possible seven -figure announcen Political A to elect oj Tuo campus political or!ani'ation * uisuallk on the opposite .ide of qu1estions-- ill elect officet- In the next fe\t days. New officers of the campus College Youniz Repubhicans 'YRs 1 are to he Dec I due to the resignations of Rex \or-ow and Wilfred \rmstrong StuIdent %Tohii7ation Corn mittee USC Chairian .lohn Gflhury ias said he will resign his pos it ion bec-ause of ira de premuries Finance comminit tee cha iriman Tony Bright also said he will re-ign F-rank Young. senior c-ommtitteei ch:irman -.aid he may resign also amid charged that ther-e have beeni ~everal (leair cut instaunces of1 financial ineptness'' in the or-gm/at ion The organiiat ion has also been t-rihied hv factionalism and pertsonality (lashes. Galburv Fraternity nal collects ransor Fiu.ht U niversity coeds were kidnapped Thursday. but they The women--all sorority presidents- -were abducted by t.amba C'hi Alpha fraternity which :demanided canned goods as ran :som for the w-omen. aws way for %oiu to ao toeether Thp, the apparant lack of anx % for hushands and wives to sit !ether. and the extreme dif ence tet w -en claw ercentages some of the higev,t defic;en s All of the-e problems need rification Lr'. added that thiN system w%ill in effect for the first t, wo ames the system proves to be too had n the athletic departiment and .dent senate w ill % ork oit eded charne, during the two 'ek hreak betw evn home cames ....... .... .. ............. . I L .EPORTI it "Carolina Cares" is being e freshman class. he class has planned a dance gn Dec. 10, with proceeds--in in Columbia. ;e-scale one, with freshmen - donations. In addition, other Imission prices are canned been determined, but Cannon Bob Alexander, director of will disclose donations to the is" drive for a new business ng funds from private sources ct, and officials anticipate that ent may be coming Thursday. roups Vficers S\T(' I NC %ill meet Wednesday f1 vevi ne\ officerz and set wrmeipie and proarams for the 'n :tton The onk reouirement for votine Sthe YR elect ion i, a memiership -ard it the memberhip red,,s ki he io(ed after Tuesdav \onmnated for chairman\ were ,vo.jr iloie, and Hal Poe. Danny 4tre't anl \artv Parsons for vice -ain Tim Biuero for .ret rv \a than Goldman for rrr and( FraniIcelle Cole for The VR nom inatine meeting last iebht ail'o passed resolutions 'iportine .iidee Clement i;inweworth and his remaining on hefederal he'nch as well as me;ikintg a "back America Week" hrinte which the clubt will adopt a h'st itulte' South V'ietnamese or >s 8 coeds n in food orori ties was delivered to rarolina Children's Home in response to a plea for food for the holiday season. Chi Omega gave 262 cans--204 ans over their quota-to win the trophy presented b& the fraternity for the sorority presenting the mos foodn