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yCity pauc1 'Medic By HARRY HOPE Staff Writer An officially unauthorized "medical corps" patrolled 4he cainpus and adjacent areas T1eedgnIght looking for victims o6a gp'and other violence, but UmeurtBag to Gary and Paula Lucas, two of the medics, the mdfc themselves were victims of hawrassment and, finally, violence. L*as said that a group of students in a yellow van truck with a thin red cross on the side were given spot approvals by National Guardsmen and other officials in the areas into which they went. They were told that they could not act as an ambulance group, but could administer first aid to the victims of violence. They could not Meetings postpone( All meetings and activities at the University have been canceled, postponed, or moved to other sites until the 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew is lifted. A Phi Beta Kappa initiation banquet, at which about 80 students were to be initiated into the scholastic farternity Saturday evening, has been canceled. The University South Caroliniana Society has moved its 8 p.m. meeting scheduled for. Fiiy. at Qfepijp brary on the e pus to the Ho, Wade Hampton. A collection of letters and papers donated to the society during the -past year will be on display at the meedng. The collection includes some of the pwpers of Henley Thornwell, who was president of the South Carolina College, now the University, in 1840. The Harrison family papers, the Jennings family papers, the John Charles McClenaghan collection, the Thomas Cassels law papers, the John James Hemphill collection and the Thomas Jones Davies papers will be on display also. The USC Theater production of "Marat-Sade," scheduled to open GAMRECOCK The Gamecock .The Gamececk is published tri.weekIy dinring the fail and upring aemesters with the excepdeoa of Uiversity holidays and exam periods. chauge of address turms, sub. scritlu reguest. mnd ether mail Ites should be meut to Drawer A. USC. cot.mbMa, S. c. 2USS8. qubscriptden rates are 66 per year er $2 per iennester. Bu& copies are 66 per 100. The Gaumeeuek this year received 131,0W0 from the studeut activity fund enttiung full-time stadeats te a subscriptde. to the paper. ofniees TeGamseech are In R..ms 328 and 216 ef ussll Meuse en the University campus. are 1174175. 11-4240 and 11-4230. a eisestage paid at.cumMa, S. C. editer in cefe Is Jhne Wanmamaker. *Although the Gammecock is publishied by the' 'University of South carolia, the epinioss pubtished heret de not anwrny nrpemt these of the Uinverslty, the studemt body or the staff of the pawd': al corps s come onto campus, or they were subject to arrest. Tuesday night they were parked in the parking lot of the Sunshine .Laundry anc Cleaners, across the street from the Men's Towers, according to the Lucas. As they Wei off campus, they thought they were not subject to tb&e:qr.qw. At about 11:30, the couple said, acity policeman was drinking a soft drink near the truck. When he had finishod, he threw the bottle near the truck and it broke. Then he and another officer came over to the truck. "He came over to the truck and they tried to stare us down, Lucas said. "He came over to the truck and they tried to stare us down," Lucas said. "No one in the truck said cancelled, I at USC for a three-day run tonight, has been postponed for a week. The players hope to open May 21, with curtain time at 8:15 p.m. In the event the curfew is still in effect, the theater group plans to present the play at 6 p.m. May 21 and 22 and at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 23. Performances will be held at Drayton Hall on the campus. Because all meetings on the campus have been canceled, the faculty meeting Tuesday was held at JhT own. Theatre._an4..VKed nosday the .tudent Senate met at the Baptist Student Union. The - 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew requires that all students remain inside. The few evening classes which run close to the 9 p.m. curfew1beginning hour have been re-arranged to allow students to observe the curfew. Petition Students at the University yesterday and today are cir culating a petition protesting violence on campus this week and Report The following are excerpts from the report of student mediators at the Administration Building Monday evening: "We wanted to communicate with the Board in order to avoid the violent confrontation that we feared. The crowd demanded that they be represented inside. the Board hearings. "We begged the Board to un derstand the urgency of this situation. We had the best interests of the University at heart and deplored the violence that was then inevitable. "The presence of the state' troopers insulted the stuidents and contributed greatly to the unrest and further provocation. The students demanded that the police be removed from the building. "At several times. we, the representatives, were able to get the students to sit down and stop shouting, and there was order for a few minutes. But the police refused to cooperate or even acknowledge our attempts at pacification." ~'halted anything to theo, and there weren't even Yors. "He noticed 'UFOTA' button on Bruce Ferriara' said 'Look at that button--must be troublem4kers." Then they told us to leave-within five seconds." . Lucas said that as the group was getting into the truck, Ferrara shrugged shoulders and sighed. He said that the policeman grabbed Ferrara and said "What'd you say, boy?" The couple then said that Ferrara told the officers "I didn't say anything." They said that at that time the offI(Crs began to beat Ferrara with nightsticks on the head, stomach and shoulders. They said that Ferrara did not resist, and that no one in the truek could go to his 'aid. "Bruce was just rolled up on the ground. They didn't tell him he was under arrest or give hi his rights. We went to the National Guard, but they said that there was nothing they could do.I The couple daid that they could not get the offiters' badge number or vehicle lice0se tags. Student S on psking Hy CHARLI$S FELLENBAUM St#ff Writer 'The Student Senite adjourned yesterday without reaching a 'decisipn on ?er recWmend the closing the University. Mike Spears addressed the Senate and asked for direction in his conferences with Governor Robert E. McNair. Spears said that "people are arming them selves to the teeth. "Further physical reaction will bring nothing but grief," he said. drive cox the disruption pf the educational process. According to Richard Hines, newly elected senior class president, 200 concerned students are assisting in circulating the petition calling for order on campus. Hoping for over 2,000 signitures by today, Hines and David Tur nipseed, author of the petition, plan to present it to either University President Thomas F. Jones or Governor Robert E. McNair to let them know that students back them. Hines was uncertain this mor ning how many signatures had been collected. Hines added that "academic freedom is being destroyed in the name of academid freedom" and urged all students to sign the petition which reads: "Whereas we abhor the violent takeover of the Administration Building at the University of South Carolina and the senseless and wanton destruction of valuable student records tip#ein by a few violent extremists and revolutionaries, and "Whereas the action of those radicals instigating and par ticipating in all -the violent illegalities on this campus are not representatiye of tloestudents desiring an necatl4 . and Herbert addresses ienate is U .0 iversit A resolution was introduced by Senator John Blackshire which stated that the University should close by noon May 14 and not reopen until the-beginning-of the first summer session. It also stipulated that the faculty "arrive at some system for recording grades." Several senators spoke against the resolution citing that final exams and scheduled tests were too important, the faculty did not want to close the University, and itinues "Whereas such actions are highly disruptive to those desiring an education and in fact constitute a denial and disregard of academic freedom, "Now, therefore, we the un dtersigned respectfully urge the Administration, Board of Trustees, and officials of the State of South Carolina to take all action necessary to prevent further disruption and possible destruction ol' the educational process at this University." Haircuts Students arrested and sent to the state Department of Corrections will no longer have their hair cut or be shaved until they have been in the departmnent's custody at least 24 hours. according to a statement by department director William D. Leed. "'l'he hair-cutting policy of ~ the department is due to the sanitation problem caused by lice and other parasites. The long hair is also too convenien3t for prisoners to hide narcotics and wanpons such as razor blades," Leeke said. Only those arrested and sent to the state Department of Correc tions Tuesday lost their hair. Several students complained about halircuts, some of which were shaved of their beards. Senate yesterday ndecisive y closing that people yould have to stay on campus until they could find transp6rtation home. Supporters said the campus situation-war'too dangerous to allow the continuation of normal activities. They said that the presence of the National Guard only caused trouble and that "it would take someone's death to close the school." The Senate finally voted to table the motion and discussed an alternate pioposal to remove all National Guardsmen and highway patrolmen, and resume normal operation of the University. Any possible disturbances would -b,e dealt with by a minimum number of patrolmen. No decision could be reached on the second resolution and the Senate adjourned. Spears disclosed in his address that Gov. McNair had promised that the city police would not boon campus Wednesday night. He also said he had asked thie governor. that gas not be used unless ab solutely necessary. delayed. "The jail is a close and crowded situation at best," Leeke said, "and for that reason we feel, that ' it is In the best interests to give the haircuts.' A ttention All one has to do in Columbia to get attention ~is to appear on television, at least that's what Barbara Herbert said last night. She was on a- televisf9n news interview yesterday and soon after that, she said, started getting crank calls and "grits screeching their tires In front of our house." She added, "That's to be ex