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Pacific, Gas and Electric Housing policy play Friday alteredo Blanket Concert a Intramural Field VOL. LX-No. 7 University of South Carolina, Columbia, S. C. 29208 W AWednesday, April 15, 197, Elect stude Injunct By FRED MONK Managing Editor Student Body elections Will be postponed until April 27 in order to give everybody "a fair chance" according to Bill Jenkinson, head of the Joint Judicial Council. Jenkinson, who met with Barry Knobel, student - body president and members of the election commission Monday night said that the whole election process would be moved up one week in order to "avoid confusion." An injunction by the Joint Judicial Council on any student body elections is expected to be lifted this week, provided the council feels assured that Senate will comply with the councils rulings. The injunction against having any elections was enjoined on the Senate last November when Jim Corley and several other can didates in the fall elections protested the elections on the grounds that they were improperly controlled and conducted. The Joint Judicial Council then ruled that until the Senate enacted statutes which would insure that the election procedure would be properly conducted, any student body election would be invalid. According to Jenkinson, although the injunction is still imposed, it should be lifted this week, since there is reliable evidence that Senate will comply with the ruling. At its meeting Monday night, the elections commission approved as constitutional the recent referendum which would allow GPR requirements for major Short coi offer tre Extra-terrestrial life will be the topic of discussion for the Astronomy short course this week and a honey cookie dessert will be prepared in the Greek Cooking class. Dr. Rholfing of the Biology Department will lead the Astronomy class in its exploration of the possibilities of life on other planets. Dr. Safko, regular i discussion leader of the course will also be present. The discussion will be held tonight in Room 209 of the Russell House. In the Greek Cooking class Thursday night, a student will prepare finikia, a honey cookie dessert. The class will take place at 7 p.m. in the kitchcn of the Baptist Student Center. The Income Tax and First Aid short courses have concluded their. discussions for the semester. Anyone interested in attending any of the other 11 short course Gamecock wins two awards The Gamecock has won two more awards. The newspaper was given first runner-up in the Charlotte Ob server-Charlotte News Annual College Press Awards for best large college newspaper. The competition among university papers In the two Carolinas was won by the Old Gold and Black of Wake Forest University and covered first and second semester of this year. Editors of The Gamecock during that period have been Carl Stepp and Jim Wannamaker. Stepp accepted the award. The assistant managing editor of The Ganmecock, Miss Alyce Youmans, won first runner-up In the feature writing contest with her stories on student government here first semester. Her award carried a $50 prize. 10S~ ionsI nts ion to be office holders dropped from a 2.5 to a 2.0 and would allow any con tinuing student to run for a minor office. The elections commission also approved last weeks reap portionment of the senate which would establish a senate seat for each 250 persons in each senatorial district. According to the ruling by the elections commissions all nominations submitted last Friday, the previous deadline, will be thrown out and April 20 will be the new deadline for nominations. "There were too many loopholes, too many problems I could see coming," Mike Rierson, chairman of the elections commission said. One ruling, which is an extension of a ruling by the Joint Judicial Council last semester, states that a person cannot be a candidate for more than one office. The Joint Judicial Council voted last semester that a person could not be a candidate for more than one senatorial seat. Rierson said that three persons have already given him letters of appeals to submit to the judicial council on the basis of the com missions ruling Monday night. "This is the first time the commission has put its foot down," Rierson said and he added that sone people "aren't happy." "The commission has been constantly harrassed," Rierson said, "by students who have threatened to obtain civil lawyers and bring suit against us." "The elections commission is here to help people get elected and trses ats discussions can call the Russell House Information Desk for times and places of the meetings. True A USC student shows his c yesterday. The Bloodmobile week sponsored by the Amel 3 student in past n A total of three University students have been arrested in the past month on drug charges ac cording to Charles Witten, vice president for student affairs. Only one student has been arrested In the last series of raids on campus and he was picked up In his dorm. Earlier this month two students were arrested off campus for the sale of LSD, Witten said. A total of 30 people have been arrested throughout the county In a three week narcotics crackdown by the newly formed agency's narcotics squad. Ten arrests were made this past week end. Richland County Shaerff Fank posti )rote lifted informed," Rierson said, "not to hinder them." Rierson said that the elections commission has worked to iron out any loophole or impropriety that was found in last semester elec tions. On April 26, Rierson said, security guards will man 10 polling places around the campus. In order to vote a student must present his student picture ID and his University fee card. The fee card will be stamped to designate that a student has voted and according to Rierson the security guard will also punch a hole in the appropriate space on the fee card. He said that at each polling place, the guard will have a complete IBM readout of USC residents in order to prevent crossover voting in the senatorial elections. According to Rierson, the 10 polling places will be Bates House, M&N Lounge, Russell House, Roost, Simms Columbia Hall, Capstone, South Building, Petigru College (Law building) and Maxcy (Continued on Page 2) Federa reducii By EDDIE CHEN Staff Writer Marijuana penalties should be reduced and made uniform throughout the country, recom mends a Congressional committee which has investigated the drug problem for almost a year all over America - including at the University of South Carolin,. The report that details strong links between using marijuana and later addiction to "heavy" drugs - and yet calls for milder marijuana - chaude reai gri ourage while donating blood will be here the rest of the rican Red Cross. s charged ionth Powell said that the reason so many arrests had been made recently was due to the great number of graduates from the narcotics school. The Columbia narcotics squad is the first one in the state according to Powell. He said that the squad has not been concentrating on the University, "in fact there have been less arrests on campus than any other place." The emphasis of the raids have been on [SD and heroin rather than marijuana, according to Powell. "We are just determined to seek these persons out who are selling heroin and [SD at any place and at any tie." )oned 1 St US( Sue Kelsey of Alpha Delta Pi d strates the rare form she exhibited 4 L commit 1g penalti penalties - was released last week hundrt by the House Select Committee on testifie Crime. mariju The 120 page report, titled The simply "Marijuana," concludes mariju that more than six million called Americans are users of marijuana first-tir and that the traffic in marijuana Pepp amounts to at least $850 million a statute yea". include: Investigators for the committee in a cc were in Columbia for two weeks drug-al last November, when they studied Pepper the drug traffic at USC. Other the sta cities where the committee held from t hearings were Miami, San crimes. Francisco, Boston, Washington, D. impose C. and Omaha, Neb. Many According to Rep. Claude marijua Pepper of Florida, chairman of the impose committee, "Only one out of the years es 18-year-old to get boost from studen A statewide gathering of student Tuesday leaders is expected to gather on the ammen State House steps at 5 p.m. today to the vote show support for positive action on a bill to lower the voting age to 18. It pas: Chip Galloway, a student senator go up i and coordinator of the program accordir said that at least 24 colleges and Blatt. universities In the state have Blatt agreed to send a student leader or number telegram representing support for house oi the passage of the bill. the am Galloway said that he was still readin trying to contact a number of other ment to schools. "This is not a demonstration,"B Galloway said, "it will be a responsible meeting to show the legislature how the students in the* state feel." lfl( Sen. Betsy Mickey said that, by Tw the representatives that were sent indictei over 100.000 students In the state County could be represented. necion The program which stemmed inciden out of the student senate's in- board. tention to hold Its regular session Brett on the State House steps In order to Weathe show its support for the bill, will charge not now include any formal senate and pers business but according to Vice also i President Spears all senators are tear gal urged to attend. Charli The South CarolIna House for stnx mtil A drug Rare form -E emon- the Greek games last Saturday. luring tee favors es for 'gral ds of drug users that Texas lists its penalty I did not start out with offense from two years ana."The committee re -eport did not characterize recommends that Cong ma itself as addictive and first offenses as misc the present penalties for until definitive an: ie users "too severe." marijuana's long term ef er praised a Nebraska known. for first offenders, which Pepper said that one s a mandatory seven days six million marijuana us iunty jail and a required country are "experime buse education course. casual users, two mi said that prisoners under "social" or occasional tute would be segregated 600.000 are "habitual"u hose convicted of other use about one ounce a v The Nebraska law does not Witnesses for the c a fine for a first offense. states still prosecute dotr,sinss, o na use as a felony and tahr,cegmn sentences from two to five fcasada es n ~en for first-time offenders. Peiet-Toa o vote PC gave final approval to the 8to1atafebane dment which would give a h nrmrlFe to 18-year-olds.Thhadrkanbl ed, 90-17, however it must Cesn Uie ~r another reading today, Vletn a o g to House Speaker Sol Ter rcrig said that because of the 12 of changes made by the Tetielsceue 1 the second reading, that apa ttecnetS endment would need one byteUirsyUno lading besides the third Cm ite ae ' in order for the amend- rdo anSpeL beexaentitosthesSenate. offy, eansefroier reed ommdsaton foreiStdns relt hasffen senit Monay B theRichand otifiuna's long term esp Gran Juy i con heddnotwn. i B with Marh 20 andaism epeive d tht oe. Alle Burey ad Jak sha cmeon miusn for for wer indctedon a Otry are atexperime f mlicousinjry o r al ua bensae ro twm onalproprty.Bursy seoialyo oaina i licte forpossesiono 60a,0tte onlre "abtuadli Witnses aor Wetherf< wilcialld to teast on P .Wte,vc resident adigt T haJn letafars ai haP ,Slcio Coh &.Fo )ril 2 7 policy ~ R .H. remains open By HARRY HOPE and MIKE BALL Staff Writers "If you want to smoke, go out side," the Russell House loud speaker made reference to rumors that marijuana was being used last night in the USC Union. Minutes later Union Director Dave Phillips announced that the administration had decided to keep the Union and the Gamecock room open for about two hundred students. The administration has not agreed to the demands which brought the students together. Following a Tuesday afternoon meeting with President Jones, F.R.E.A.K. (Freedom to Research Every Aspect of Knowledge) organized a meeting on the Russell House patio. The grievances niagU sd"3 presented to Jones at the meeting concerning USC's attitude toward alleged drug users were said to have been turned into demands. The group of about 300 persons marched orderly and arrived in front of Jones' house. The President did not answer the group and refused comment to the Gamecock. At 9p.m. the group left and decided at the administration building to camp out in the Russell House. After conferring, the ad ministration said the Union would remain open all night. for first The students sent telegrams to life. explaining their position to >ort also President Nixon, press services ress treat and newspapers. emeanors Despite the closure of women's iwers to dorms, as normal at midnight, fects" are about 80 persons remained in the building at 3 a.m. ialf of the Approximately 50 people ers in this remained in the Russell House at 6 nters" or a.m. this morning according to a Ilion are Russell House staff member at the isers, and Information Desk. isers who When the administration ommittee building opened, approximately 75 students demonstrated their addits, demands for a drug policy change 'ilgss outside of President Jones' office. lce of- After a while, Jones agreed to niersityUS meet with the students in the sfC. Assembly Room in the Russell House at 1 p.m.. today. More than 250 students con G verged on the home of University President Dr. Thomas F. Jones IMonday night to present a list of grievences which were related mainly to recent drug arrests on campus. However, the president failed to ~tric Co. see the group and the group ht from dispersed peacefully after Jerry concert Nix, assistant to the dean of men, Is. told the crowd that Dr. Jones "will zes band talk with your leaders tomorrow." sly at The students marched to the s it y 's president's home from a meeting festival, at the Russell House Patio. include Members of F.R.E.A.K, alarmed City is over the increasing frequency of h Row drug arrests on campus, drew up the petition and called the meeting I to also to discuss what action might be onsored taken. Dance The petition protested the "easy ildfire, access by the local police to our mit 35. campus and the enthusiastic ...-.. cooperation of the University in the assist of law enforcement of dp ficials," and the "use .f att ,ehti L A with authority, such as hall counselors as little more than paid informers and the University allowing narcotic agents to enroll under the guise of students solely o Bursey for the purpose of spying and nsion, but arresting fellow students for the rsey had use of drugs." aspended 'The petition also called for ao cause he end to the "persecution and e campus F.R.E.AK. us g iced en read- the organiation's charges that the es University is aiding narcotics rd's case agents. xt wek,Jones, in a prepared attment County Said that agents have the as Jr. wto..ammed e n-p