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,Senate meeting Wesley Center, 5 p.mr. today 5 P.'. tday'R.H. Assembly Room. VOL.. LX--%No. 95 University of South Carolina, Columbia, S. C. 29208 EInt B Former USC Basketball Cal and Dr. Paul Fidler, assistant affairs, talk to students at Moni Faculty be thro By FRED MONK Managing Editor In a special "emergency" meeting yesterday, the faculty overwhelmingly approved a resolution urging that all "University disciplinary hearings proceeding from events bginning with the Russell House sit-in be within the jurisdiction of the regularly constituted University disciplinary committee." Along with this action the faculty also passed several other measures stemming from liscussions with students over the past week in which Dr. Donald Weatherbee of the International Studies Department termed the "most productive and significant faculty meeting in six years." Among its recommendations, the faculty also requested that those students suspended pending a hearing as a result of last weeks disturbances be allowed to take final exams with grades and credits deferred until cases have been decided. From discussions with students over the past week and a half, UNC esti d1Vers111e( Bv ALVYCE YOUMANS Asst. Managing Editor A newly created system at the University of North Carolina at (Charlotte was received so well by Summer Gamecock planned The Gamecock will be p)ublished weekly during summer sessions this year for the lirst time. .John Gash, a rising sophomore I rom Charleston who is presently an assistant sports editor, has been named editor bor the summer. Mar shall l)ukes, a senior, will serve as business and advertising mnanager. Reporters, photographers, business and advertising personnel and office workers are needed. Writers will be paid live cents per column inch and photographers will receive $1 bor each picture published. Anyone interested in reporting, office work or car toonist work for the summer Gamecock should contact G;ash at 777-4793 or at The Gamecock oll ice. Photographers should contact Gene Haney at 256-7W4 or at the office. and anyone interested in business and ,advertising should contact l)nkes atTlhe Gamecock office. asketball star, adnYm itain Bobby Cremins, left, vice president for student Jay'Is rally in Maxcy Gregg -dd - urges d ugh reg Weatherbee said that the faculty was able to learn the issues which "were most agitating, exciting and bothering the students." Weatherbee said the special session was called because "we wanted to act before the students left." Among other recommendations, the faculty also intends to set up a Student-Faculty Administrator Committee to explore student problems and grievances in the dorms and to continue the dialogue which was established with the students over the past week. "The faculty has learned," Weatherbee said, "that the University does not stop at 4 p.m." Hc noted that over 100 faculty members went out through the dormitories last week and found out many of the gripes students have about the University. "The faculty does care," he said, "and we are now addressing ourselves to the problems the students expressed." "We are not going to return to the status quo of two weeks ago," Weatherbee said. iblishes 1 senate members of the USC student body that Mike Spears, president of the student body said, "I think it's great. I intend to go after it from this day on." This new system combines students and faculty into a singular University Senate. The senate is actually composed of members of the students, faculty, ad ministration, staff, alumni and community. Tlhis senate is the main gover ning group on campus. Most student and faculty members are elected by both the students and faculty in a joint election, but some are appointed. Spears said. "Such a system would be ideal. This would cut out an untold amount of red tape. The duplication of faculty and student programs would be then eliminated." He continued. "This would save time, energy and breath. It would really aid in communications. The students would know that their efftorts would come to an end result and not get lost somewhere up the ladder. Of course the UNC system would have to be modified so that it would work on this campus." Several students were in favor of a similar program but felt that it would not be accepted by the ad ministration at USC. Sam Kell said. "As it stands it's alright. We are g,oing to play hell getting it in here, even if the administration is included in the membership." Student Senate member. Chuck Keefer said. "I'm not sure a new senate system would work here as ('ntnnutd on mage :n) iistrator talk at rall Park. The rally was held to death of two black students Friday. 00 .isciplini uIlar c1 At the meeting, the faculty ex pressed its gratitude to the students for cooperation which they gave when faculty members came around to the dormitories. Facult) 0 evenin Forty faculty members spent nights in dormitories during last week's crisis apd began faculty student communications which they hope will continue. Dr. Donald E. Weatherbee, president of the University chapter of the American Association of University Professors, said that more than 100 faculty members went to residence halls to talk to students and that forty stayed over night. 'This wasn't just an emergency effort," he said. "At the faculty meeting last week we decided that we had better keep in touch with the students." Faculty members are available in every residence hall this week in the early evenings for discussion, according to Weatherbee. Weatherbee and Dr. William H. Caldwell of the mathematics department organized the faculty participation. Several faculty Students Informati liv MI(IIA EI. BAL.I, Staff Writer A bout 20 students are attempting to torm a Student Information tioardI to act as a liason with the communit%v. Tlhe Hioard will begin this summer communicating student view-points to the faculty, ad ministration, state government and ot her interested groups throughout the state. Summer priorties include tollowing up the prosecution of the students arrested in the Russell liouse demonstration May 7. The lhoard plans to publicize the results o1 trials and related events. In trying to establish better student-community relations the group "would love to work with t he tac'ulty" in their communication efltorts and will look into setting up similar communications with other colleges in the area, says a spokesman for the group. The spokesman also said the hkard "'is conicerned atbouit the students who have been con (t'lene by their parents. whose inftormnat ion coincident ly comes from 'The State' 'The community h:as Iw',In (llnied mrst at the trusth Roy Caban Y express concern about the at Jackson State College, e action tannels "We have learned a lot," Weatherbee said, "and we are not going to dump it." The faculty in a resolution stated (Continued on Page 4) memb rs in do members said they thought this was the first organized effort of this kind by any faculty during university disturbances. "I learned more last week more than I had from a semester's teaching," Dr. Richard G. Silvernail of the geography department said. Silvernail spent one night in South Building and one night in Preston. He said that the students wanted to know "where the faculty stood." Dr. E.G. Schwartz of the engineering department said that thus far the effort had been short Irange. but that he hoped the faculty will continue student relations on a long range basis. Schwartz spent three nights in Batess House. "By the latter part of the week a large number of students were simply angry at police of all kinds." he said. "Now we need to deal with the previous greivan establish on. Board inti(last week's troubles) and thrsituLat ions." 'The principle medium of the group will be press releases to newspapers throughout the state. The releases will contain relevent inlormation to student points of view on various topics and will act ais intermediate to parents. The board will plan to work with black students in getting their views publicized to the com munity 'The spokesman for the group said. "It's important to stress that we will be open to everyone who has a point of view to express. and that we will work with anybody but not for anybody" Thew charter bor the board is presently being drawn up. Dr. l':dward Heardsley is sponsoring the group and plans to act as ad lHeardsley said he thought the hla'ultyV would receive the board Iavorably and that their group's ettorts would parallel the faculty's mn this pubIlic relations area. He added('( he thought space could be lound this summer for a base of Police emerg The University administration, as part of a plan being worked out between it and "responsible student leaders," has decided to remove police from the Russell House. In a statement released yesterday President Thomas F. Jones said that police had been removed from Russell House after advisors on and off campus assured him that "Russell House is not now a problem." According to Charles H. Witten, vice president for Student Affairs, the University has returned to its former policy of having Russell House officials maintain the center. Since May 1 campus security guards have been enforcing a regulation barring unauthorized persons from the Russell House. This regulation is still in effect and Witten said all guests are required to register. Jones pointed out the decision to remove police from Russell House came at a time when the University was under a state of emergency. Therefore non students, large activities and all activities beyond the classroom were forbidden. According to Wayne Seal, press secretary for Gov. Robert E. McNair, the state of emergency was lifted yesterday and pre scheduled events on campus may be held. He added that the ad ministration's policy is that there will be no rallies. "As far as the state is concerned," Seal said, "the ers spei rmitori( ces." He said that the students he talked to wanted student par ticipation in faculty committees and non-students to be allowed in the Russell House. Dr. John Dean of the biology department, who also stayed in Bates House, said that he was not there to prevent anything but as a communications resource. "I could tell them how I felt. I could say 'If you're going to throw a rock I think that is dumb for these reasons,' but I was not there to stop them." Dean said he felt that Bates House has "taken much unjustified abuse in the public press. "Sch wartz said it was a mistake to have thought that Bates House should be the only residence hall to continue having a curfew. ''ates House is isolated spacially and perhaps culturally sinc'e a large fraction of its resident s are from out of st ate," he said. "The residents need to think of t hemselves as students first and second as Bates House residents. Now it seems to be the opposite." At its meeting yesterday the faculty passed a resolution to -"P Students gather on the Sti the ''Campus P-nut Man's 71 The surprise party, also afte their wives, was complete drinks, vacatE enc y University is back in the hands of the administration. We're out of it." Seal said that "a large number" of National Guardsmen will remain on duty until after graduation. The only place they will be on campus is in the Naval Armory. "Armories have been targets at other schools, and we have heard that some people would like to get at the Armory here." In his statement Jones said, "A number of non-students have been arrested and forbidden to come on campus. In addition, ap proximately fifty students who participated or led the more volatile aspects of last week's demonstrations have been suspended and therefore restricted from Russell House." Forty-one protestors arrested Talks resi from un An 'administration official and faculty member discussed with students Monday afternoon the results of student unrest on campus last week. Paul P. Fidler. assistant vice president for Student Affairs, told the group of about 200 students gathered at Maxcy Gregg Park that police will no longer be stationed in the Russell House and that Student Government has been id :s create a faculty-student administrator committee to look into dormitory rules, according to Dean. "A lot of responsibility is being put on the student," he said. "The faculty was uninformed before, but it was because students had not talked to us." According to Dr. Caldwell, the faculty "established com munications to begin a resolution of the situation. The continuation can lead to the advancement of the University," he said. "I think the faculty is deter mined to see that this student relationship does continue for mally or informally." Dr. Lawen E. Brubaker said. Brubaker spent one night in Wade Hampton and one in Capstone. D)r. O.F. Schuette of the physics department who stayed in Maxcy said he also felt that initiative was needed on the part of students to keep a faculty-student relationship going. "I would be delighted to be invited to come back under less strenuous circumstances." he said. "I was very proud that USC didn't close up. The faculty worked to keep them from doing it," he said. - T.mmen lkM'eray te House grounds to celebrate th birthday Sunday afternoon. nded by faculty members and"a with ballons- cakre and soft RTL; ifted for occupying the Russell House May 7 will come to trial today. Their cases are scheduled for 10 a.m. in the office of Magistrate H.E. "Buck" Watts at 1328 Huger Street. 'frials for curfew violations will begin at 10 a.m. Thursday. Jones said that now the state of emergency has been lifted "we will have an opportunity to see how effective Student Government can be." The Student Government has set up a committee to suggest an alternative for maintenance of Russell House security. "If this plan is feasible and proves workable after proper testing," Jones said, "we will adapt the plan of these responsible leaders. If the plan does not work out, then we will have to reconsider the present decisicn." ?St ?St authorized to recommend alter natives for enforcing Russell House regulations and barring unauthorized persons from the building. COMMUNICATIONS Fidler also said that members of the administration felt there had been 'pretty good communication on campus between ad ministration, faculty and students. We have found out in the past couple of weeks that we have a lot to do." Dr. William H. Caldwell of the math department thanked the students for "cooling off" as they were asked to do last Wednesday and said that the faculty plans to consider student demands. He also asked that the faculty be given this summer to find solutions for the problems. CREMINS Main speaker for the rally was Bobby Cremins. former captain of the basketball team. He urged students to remain peaceful and to give administrators an opportunity to meet the students' demands. The rally was called in com memoration of the two black students killed at Jackson State College last Friday. Father Bonaventure Brown. Catholic chaplain, spoke briefly with the students about his feelings on the campus unrest and offered a prayer for the slain students in which he said. "May their blood soften the hearts of all men so that all may live in peace and love." Sla ter breaks even ARA-Slater food services on campus have broken even so far this year. according to Bill Wentz, director of Slater at USC. Wentz said the disturbances on campus caused a loss of business during the past t wo weeks, but that business has rallied since a slump in December and January. "We feel that this year has been a year of adjustment. We have tried to meet the needs of the students." Wentz said. "It's hard to do that when you're a self sustaining organization. We've learned a lot from students about what they want." Wentz said Russell House cafeteria will be redecorated for next year and that cash registers will be moved into the dining area to speed service. 'I believe that next year service speed will in crease by about 50 per cent," Wentz said. Russell House cafeteria, the Gamecock Room. Capstone cafeteria and the Top of Carolina will be open this summer. The operations at Columbia Hall and Hates House are losing money. Bates House food was "un derpriced," according to Wentz. "We're looking forward to opening in the fall. We will have a more streamlined business operation. We will also have a full fledged promotion of the fiveday bardev plan." Wentad.