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I- UU li tL aI.L TO EAT GERMS PROT,EST SEATC C E-AR OUT 'OR VOMIT DR STRAN GLE CHAIRMA N MAO L KEE P TRYING TO ROT- M ANLY-RATS T AKE CARE BABY' RNROY ROGER S BAD NAR C LED ZEPPELIN P BAD EATS SOLD H WE UIKE LSD RMRN E ARE, AR THE SMACK IS BAD Scrambled menus, free %a ndalIs cha ngeid' the wording of the, Gamecock Room menu this week, and 11 read most unappetizingly. . . . . - For the M( x-i" E n ElI S U.a a 3,fo ap' Man Mor The Right ap Expe By SHERRY SHEALY Columnist Referring to "the latest Brett Bursey vs. the administration case," the editor wrote in Mon day's 'The Gamecock that "it is not the place of the admimstration ... to trample the rights of an in dividual." Brett Bursey trampled his own rights. He has trampled until there is almost no more room to trample. The administration has made a wise move. "Expelling Bursey from campus" is definitely an act taken "in the best interest of all students." 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If one can say that the playing of "Dixie" on certain occasions in the presence of certain people and at certain places is offensive, then I would consider the burning of the Confederate flag (of which Bursey has been accused) and the selling of Viet Cong flags on University Travel Set ipurchase of 5.00 ill receive this case containing am. Cologne and 12.50 value . d Man shape up a >dy, set up a concEived i. Try the par tic ula r ~red each ener 3.75, 4 .Cc!ogne oz. Hair r. 2.75, 5 oz. ). With Braggi better than >wn. Street Hloor December 12, 1969 irsey u property much, much more of fensive. And as Mary Ann Bagwell commented in Wednesday's paper: "I wonder if the Viet Cong appreciate Mr. Bursey's efforts in their half." Even the Rev. Gonzalo Leon commented in a Senate committee meeting: "I can see why the University would object to Brett Bursey." Letter Law stui flaIl pri Dear Mr. Stepp. Monday will be chronicled as an infamous day in the history of the University, a day when the goal of long range academic development. was' prostituted by the desire to secure glory in athletics. On that day. Jones. Brunton and Dietzel--the former two taking leave of their senses of propriety and academic purpose--purged this University of prior com mitments to the pursuit of academic excellence in order to embark upon a course of athletic superiority. The University's actions are incomprehensible, arbitrary and without any regard to prior commitments to academic progress . We are not opposed to the building of a new stadium nor the betterment of the athletic program. (Ilopefully this letter will not be so construed; law students are acknowledged for their enthusastic support of athletics and are overjoyed by the success of the basketball and football teams and the overall rejuvenation of the athletic department.) We respect Coach Dietzel; we admire his incredibly effective advocacy for the non-academic life of the school. But we think the role of consulting vice president for planning unbecomes him. What appalls us is the timing of the decision to remodel the stadium, the totally inequitable treatment given the'schoos of Law and Nursing, and the methods employed to obtain top priority for the stadium expansion. As a result of this administrative juggling act there is a new listing of priorities which is devoid of logic and is singularly myopic. The purported reason for the shuffle in priorities is the inadequacy of present football facilities. The following should impress upon you the gross inadequacy of the present law school facility: I The present structure <circa 1950) was built to accommodate 250 students. The 1969-70 official enrollments listed 496 full time students 2 Due to deficient office and classroom space the student faculty ratio at the law school is approximately 33 to 1. This is the highest in the Southeast <and. probably the highest in the nation)> among accredited law schools. The Southeastern median is 22 to 1 1 31 The present library can house only 70 per cent of a woefully inadequa te I based on Southeastern averages) collection. The remaining v,oltumes are in storage due to the acute lack of space 4 Progressive legal education techniques are thwarted because of this antiquated building which precludes (due to the lack of space and need for unique design features not available in the present building but incorporated in the proposed new structure ) the implementation of an innovative ciurri cul a The above listing is not exh Iauistive by any means: factors pointing to the dire need for a new law, building are legion and readily apparenlt to even the casual ob serv~*er. Fven if one assumes that both facilities are equally deficient, we question the soundness of pudgment of those administrators who place academic necessities behind athletic achievement I-'or sears the l,an~ School has been at or near the top in building priorities: to proffer a crude but valid analogy, we have oft been the bridesmaid. but never the bride. Now. after being assigned the niumber' one priority since 1961. the administ ration. (in deference to the wishes of the athletic depart mient. certain members of the legislature and Board of Trustees and numerous e'euberant alumni groups) has tossed us yet another bouquet of flowers. Unt il Dec. 8. students and faculty of the L aw School could look for ward to an exciting period of in novat ion. progress, and growth, embodied in a new physical plant. -THE GAMECOCK - Page 3 phel.d University property in relation to individual rights is regulated on the same ground as are hunting preserves, the State House, parks, etc. If an individual sets fire in a park, he has trampled upon his own rights and may be banned from the property. If an individual abuses University property, he has trampled upon his own rights. Brett Bursey has done so. dents orites But now an air of something like betrayal prevails. We all fear that the drop in priority dooms all hope of early construction. Apparently the need for quality in legal and nursing education has diminished mysteriously, while the capacity of the football stadium has catapulted to the fore in the list of what a fair university needs to become excellent. The immediate losers as a result of this administrative decision arp the schools of Law and Nursing. flowever. the more dangerous problem is the future impact of the precedent that has been set. Ob vious even to the casual observer is the spectacle of the University administration. succumbing to pressures exerted both inside and outside of the university com munity. reneging on previous commitment for totally specious reasons. To be fair, at this juncture no explanation has been officially sought. therefore, the above allegation is based entirely on personal assesment of second hand information (unfortunately, University officialdom often communicates only by rumor and or innuendo). However, it is hardly conceivable that there is a rational explanation other than the fact that the administration has acquiesced to the pressures from the athletic department, et al. Is there another rational explanation, President Jones. Vice-President Brunton. and Coach Dietzel? More disconcerting to students and faculty. however, is evidence (admittedly implicit) of an intra university political struggle (the likes of which would gladden the heart of any arm twisting court room politician) which resulted in ' this reversal of priorities. No longer can academicians be certain that their needs will be given preference over the needs of extra-curricular activities. In fact, the administration seemedl to apologize (one can only speculate to whom) that the stadium had to share number one hilling with the new library c'omfple'5 (whose rags to riches ascendancy in priority pays tribute to ainother skilled In-fighter. D)irector of .ibraries Toombs). If nothing else, confidence in the veracity and consistency of ad minist rative proclamations has been shaken. Worried academicians might well ponder the following queries: Can the administration ever again be trusted to honor its commitments? Or is planning. like most else. to be done on an ad hoc basis" The administration constantly decries the lack of1 student re%lponsibilitt . We ask. is this exemplarv of adnmnMrative responsibility? Is our goal to be a football ticket to every 1'%me game for every stusdent. or an adequate 4euc(ationl? Query -When is the Unmversity going to commit itself to the ac'h ievem en t of overall academic excellence and cease paying lif servic'e to this crucial goalP When will the University be ad mimistered by men of reason and not1 men so) easily swayed by pressure and misguided en thuisiasim for the ephemeral achievements of the athletic field? W~hat sort of campu~is intrigue. the mechanics of which we stiudentls are ignoranit. is respon sible for this turnabout? iow can it hbe that decisions like this one, of such miagnituide that they shape the' direction of the t.'niv-ersity for decades, come as a total surprise to students and faculty alike? Perhaps a small dose of student power w ould refresh and In v-igorate our decision making process. which is apparently not up to the task of honesty- and open policy formulation. Concerned students and faculty must act now--by all means necessary--before this recent policy pronouncement becomes a fait accompli. Signed by Roeu Meley and ap perxmately 1as ethe iam eassama