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Studo by DON BABB 'ni Staff Writer t "The Student Senate never does p anything ... the Senate is a wor thless debating hall ... they want tt to be Senators just for the hell of S being Senators ... the whole idea rn of a Student Senate Is insane.' tz These were a few of the many n criticisms directed against the 0 Student Senate last year. But as the semester waned, so did the criticisms. The Senate rose to the r 9ccision. It justified its existence r md it strengthened btucent 9 Glumment. It did so by passing a I laro pumber of meaningful bills I and resolutions aimed squarely at improving the Carolina Com munity. One of the most important bills I changed the Senate meeting time f from every Wednesday to every i other Wednesday with intervening Wednesdays reserved for Senate Committee meetings. At the time of its enactment, the bill did not seem too significant. It was offered by the Powers and Responsibilities Committee, Brian I Rines, chairman, passed on a trial i and then adopted permanently. To reiterate, the bill seems in ncant. But the free Wed Pr2esedin h State bills non-S. C. Rep. William L. Cooper, D Lexington, has introduced bills in the S.C. state legislature to in crease out-of-state tuition and limit the number of out-of-state students at state colleges and universities because "we are getting a lot of undesirables." Cooper said he basically thinks "that the northern people are causing the trouble." He cited the airport incident at the Nixon visit as an example of the trouble northern students cause. Cooper added, however, "I don't mean to indicate we don't have some of our own. " One bill proposes that out-of state tuition be increased to $750 per semester. Cooper said he estimates this would bring in over $1 million that could be used in the institutions. A second bill limits the number of out-of-state students to 15 per cent of the enrollment. "We aren't taking care of our own, and these students are taking up facilities and tax payers' money," he said. Approximately 23 per cent of University students this fall were from out-of-state. A third bill would eliminate on campus housing to out-os-state students until all state residence requirements were met. South Carolina residents now pay $520 per year, while the non residents pay $1130. This fee is higher than every other "mother" university in the Southeastern states except Florida and higher than 32 states. Residence fees are higher than every other Volunte Stall'Writer Volunteer Services is becoming the place where a want and a need are being culminated for a solution. A Columbia doctor needs someone to assist him. The assistant must have a certain level ol experience above that of taking pulse and temperature and emp tying b)edpans. A pre'-med student at Carolina would like some chance to correlate his classroom and laborator.v learning with the sdays give the Committees mor Ime to study proposed aj ossible legislation. The result is that bills leavin e Committees and going to ti mate floor are well planned, we ,searchec and well written. TI ansaction of business is therefoi iade easier and the effectivenef f the Senate is increased. The Senate's effectiveness h icreased so much that the A iinistration entrusted to it t esponsibility and problems idministering the priority rogram - who got the prioriti Lnd who did not. A bill from Chairman Ch alloway's Registration ai istribution Committee layed t roundwork for the new prior ystem. The bill was the m( mportant legislation offered I tegistration and Distribution le emester and one of the m< mportant bills passed by t ;enate. Problems were brought about hose students who did not deser >riorities but who nonethel( nsisted upon having thei ;enators were bullied, begged a )ribed. Another Senate bill which k rouse lim mit resideni southeastern state and higher ti 42 states, according to figures fr the University's administrat office. M. D. Tavenner, director institutional studies and resea1 at USC, commented that "no st has ever been successful in plying a restraint on the i centage of out-of-state student He added that if a student me the University's requirements tl are accepted, and that no So Carolina student had been den admission because of an out state student. Tavenner also pointed out t the taxpayers' money does not for student housing since stude pay the entire cost. Feb. Gaimecock stafl meeting, room 308. Hu Ite.. I p m F'raterm,tv Rlush. lirst floor Russell I MI&N lounge. imc,d Hates House USC( vs (Clems,n. Carolina Coliseums. 8 Fr''.hmim hasketball. USC vs. Clem~ 'rotlma Cohw'~um . C6 p.m.. Frastermlyt Rfush, first floor Russell He unt lutes, Honuw. M&N lounge USC r s Wake Forest. Carolina Cioliseul p.m. Freshman basketb)all. USC vs 'Tie Cita Carolina Cohescum. C p m ?ers h4 realities of the medical worki group of teenagers in Cayce r1 some place to gather---to talk have dances. They need somr to organize them into an effe act ion group to carry out ideas. A sociology major at Car needs to have some prac expe'rience to exercise knowledge of people and eni ironmrents. Who helps these groups logel her to aid each other? He Carolina students get the clh to nnnly "knowlerdge" acq 3enaJ e not been perfectly implemented id one coming from the Gene Welfare Committee, Jean N4 g chairman. But here again, a la e of perfection does not constitutt 1i lack of foresight and effort on t Senate's part. It is the bill which establishec is Constitutional Convention Co as d; News analysis of : mittee "to totally amend t es present out-moded Constitutiot The bill creating the commitl ip also designated President Bai id Knobel as the committee che he ty st by ist Ist he by ve nd as Vol. LX- No. 52 ian om ion of rch ate ap er s." ets iey uth led -of hat go Birunton nts 1,Knob as coi Student Body President B use Knobel resigned Wednesday chairman of the Constituti Conven tion Commi t tee, saa ym. that the job required more son. than he had available. use The Senate accepted Knol resignation and elected Sen.J Neal, presently serving a member of the Constituti< r. 8 Convention Committee, as committee's new chairman.| del. Wayne Hem bree was elected t< rdp nee I. A in the classroom? Hlow ca eeds university like Carolina be and conditions in a city like Colum eone "T'he main reason for Volur etive Services is that we are intere their in education," said Bob Alexar director of Volunteer Service: olina --Our philosophy is tical education only begins in his classroom. Real education their tinues and develops as stud have an opportunity to go out :ome the community and check iw do theories they gain in the classr ance against the realities of the w, jired "We start from the pr t -' ~eimp is man. He and the Committee wer al recently criticized for fallin behind schedule in preparing t ck new Constitution. Knobel an ae nounced his resignation as Com mittee Chairman in an addres before the Senate Wednesday. I a Knobel explained that th m- process of amending the Con w: stitution is tedious and complex. I requires more time than hi Executive position will allow Senator Jean Neal was elected t replace Knobel, a new schedul he was approved and all indication 1." are that Student Body will t ee presented with a new Constitutioj Ty before the spring elections. ir- There is still much room fo Universit Offic] priva By FRED MONK Managing Editor StLdent government, resider hall presidents and the Univ sity's administration have agre on a plan which would all dormitory residents to ke privately owned refrigerators their rooms. According to a letter from Vi President for Business Affai el quits. rnmi ttee arry Neal's seat as a committ< as member. onal Knobel told the Senate that I ring was busy planning executis ime programs for the remainder of ti term. He urged the Senate to wo: ~el's with him and "shock students o1 ean of their apathy" by proving thi s a student government is capable mnal initiating meaningful reform. the The Constitutional Conventic Sen. Committee was created by ti fill Senate last semester to "total) dy n a position that there are two bat atter groups that have needs---ti bia? st uden ts and their educatiorn iteer institution and the community." sted said. der. "What we try to do in this offi sis to serve as a clearing house al that a matcher to these sets of nee< the We try to match people who ne con- each other. ents 'Part of our task is to help tI into st udent to develop a new image out himself as a human being who h 001m contributions to make in shapir arld. the( growth of communities. It esup- also giving the community chanice to find a new self -imag The community can receive an work with university students an also teach university students" I added. Voluint eer Services condue such p)rolect s such as sewir classes at (amp l"ornance. helpir people to lind jobs, work at tI Mental Ilealt h D)epart ment at ltichland SchooMl for Bloys. as wi as the school for girls /-Volunteer Serv'ices can I considered in conjiunct ion with1 Contemporary U'niversity. :na ~te(1 I Aslie P'oe. Alexander secret ary. to whom he somet 1m11 ref ers as his 'right -hand.'' It is si who keeps the I rant ic pace of ft VS office f rom overriding the wom carried oin there. Melissa Arate. who is conduct ir a Contemporary Universit protect on the effctis of crowdir on mental health, states that \~ can supply sources of action f< such projects. "People don't realize wha resources there are in Columbia, secommented. " With Volunte( Serv'ices it's easier to f ind or whnt's goina on in town)" 0roves e improvement. As Knobel pointed g out in his speech Wednesday, the Senate must be careful to avoid -"acting after the fact." It does little good for the Senate to act on a given issue after the Ad ministration has already resolved the matter. It has been argued time and t again that the Senate lacks the real I power to resolve a controversial issues. This is basically true. But power has a way of gravitating to those people who consistantly 5 prove that they have the ability to e use it and use it wisely. The Senate failed to prove itself completely last semester but it did make a r gigantic step in the right direction. y of South Carolina, Columbia, S. Lals all SI te coo. Harold Brunton to Vice President of Student Affairs Charles H. Witten, residents would be allowed ice, to have privately owned er- refrigerators under 50 watts in power beginning immediately. ep Those who decide to keep in privately-owned refrigerators will be charged eight dollars a semester according to the letter. ce s Brunton said the reason for the head e amend" the present student body Constitution. The Senate eC voted to extend the time for e complet ion of the new Constitution. elThe new schedule provides that k the Constitution be presented to the :t Senate on February 25. If approved it by the Senate. the Constitution will ,f be presented to the student body on March 12 and will then go before n the faculty on April 1. e Sen. Neal expressed confidence y that the Committee would meet the new deadline. "I promise you it will be finished---if we have to work every night." she said. She added that she 'hiought "bad timing" had caused tie present delay and she ic did not teel that President Knobel ic was responsible. lIn other business, the Senate al v'oted to allow those Senators who le have moved Irom their districts to ret ain t heir seat s. It was urged :' that depriving the Senators of their id seats would deprive the con s.st ituents ol representation. ad (Continued on page 5) is d s Rush SRush activities are undern k for campus fraternities. Dei says that 170 men are particii g that this was the largest spi Remainir i. ia me Pickup~ pagle it linke leb. 12 C. 29208 OW ler eight dollar charge was not so much for electricity expense but that a large part of the fee would be used for administrative and maintenance work. Brunton noted in the letter that the allowance of refrigerators has caused a noticeable increase in the need for maintenance and janitorial work. Presidents, representing almost all the residence halls, voted unanimously at a meeting TbursdayAto accept the proposals set forth in Brunton's letter. According to the letter, this new policy would be in effect im mediately, but Witten said he still has to confer with Student Body President Barry Knobel on the matter. Open House A trial period of open house in the Men's Towers will begin tomorrow and last through March 1. Visitation hours are 1-4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Ed McFadden. vice-president of the Tlowers Government, said in a fetter to Towers residents. "I must remind the residents of the Towers that if there is any incident during open house, this experiment, which many of you want, will be can celled. TIhe iTowers> Council has passed this legislation under the assumption that the men in the Towers are mature enough to handle this new privilege. Do not prove the Council wrong.' A referendum will be held at the end of the trial period to determine i residents want to continue the open house. sm Fn,I -,i nk begins iay this week and next week n of Men L. Eugene Cooper ating in spring rush. He said 'ing rush ever. tg basketd 1-9::m 9:30-1) 4&5 tI&7 a&9 8&9 nx.l 2&3 -- Will Petrn Friday, February 6, 1970 II t t Whitten E lection changes proposed TIhe elections committee recommended the abolition of GPR requirements for student body otficers during last nights meeting of the Constitutional Committee. Major officers must now have a 2.5 GP-H and minor ott icers a 23.. Students under any penalty administered by their dean or on academic probation are now prohibited from being candidates. Several other changes were discussed. The Convention voted that the num ber of major offices be reduced to live: student body president. vice-president. secret ary, treasurer and clerk of the senate, a new office This would elim inate several nmajor oftices that are included in he present const it utilon. The convent ion decided that the pr-esident and vice-president shall be. of at least juniior standing at time of inauguration with at least :ii I. SC hours: the secret ary (o1 sophomore standing at iiauguration with at least 21 LSC hours. and the treasurer wit h so)phomore standing with 21 tiSC hours. These four ofttices shall be elected in general election The Clerk of t he Senate shall he a sophomore with at least 21 t.S( hours and shall be appointed by the vice-president with the Senate's approval. T lhe present const ituitnon does not st ipulate how many LSC hours an officeer must have. The convent ion decided that no student may hold more t han one major off ice and no student may LW a memb er of the execuit ive branch or t he judicial branch of the Stutden t Government Association. Tlhe const itult ion now reads. "No student shall hold more thain one major. or atn elective and a major office, concurrently. excepting that of Student Senator7 Thew tonst it utional Convent ion uinder Jean Neal will be meeting twice a week to hear reports ronm the elect ionis. legislative, judicial. and executive comm it tees. Trheir decisions will be subject to later change. -12:341 12:30-2 23 tb&l 2&1 & 2& 3.2S -es 1 8