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1y ALYVO 'Y Ast. Masing tor ,Univermity --tion is Xy coneerned with the 4elopment of eadersb)ip potential. Wescoat Sandlin, preOident of the Uiversity IOnion, said, Pd*ts who te actively non will be gven. opportwai to develop their leadership ties so that they can hold po# in the Union and other tions." The ma4,'purpose of the Union is o provide en tertainmenta recreational and educa'tlon programs for students. Sandlin -I d that the Union utilizes 1ommittees to achieve this purpose. The lcomittees are: Artist Series, Spirit Committee, Travel, Short C e pommittee, Arts Commit, cial Events, Lecturp , In ational Com mittee, Films, Married Students Committee, N*ht Club Committee and the Conc4rt Committee. Although all students who pay activities fqss are members of the Union, atin said that only about 200 stu nts were commnittee membqr. "t'hese active Union mem bees are some of the most d heerned on the campus. They sire showing their desire to %erve the University comn - hnunity while developing themselves." SOne of the busiest times for the jion is orientation week. A ~$ariety of activities are planned. 'The mmpupose to provide er~ recreational and4 programs for stL *Some are: a dance Sept. 9th on the women's quad, a barbeque supper on the Russell House patio Sep -' tember 11th, an afternoon listening party for the Georgia Tech game and a dance Sept. 12th, Bell Camp day from 4-11 on Sept. 13th, and a performance (sponsored by the Concert Committee) of the Triridad Tripoli 40 member Steel Band in the reflection pool by the Undergraduate Library at 8 p.m. >Sept. 14. A ohn Chappeil will give his pEtAtionl pf Mark Twain 'selected readings from the orworks *t 8 p.m. Sep er t5 in the Cblubia Art omand at 8 p.m. Sept. l6 in Ruseell House lounge. This ance is sponhqred by the $ees. IIversity Unisb will I*Ig day ia the ' eta IS. At this if' Upulersity #pgrnaa area - stadnt * ~ der ng many activities this f, and lhe Fi~rst Edition, ' terest tomorrow has been can celed." Sandlin said that active Union members have one thing in common, "They want to work with people." Since the ' University Union ideally should represent eyery possible area of campus life the committee members, ac cording to Sandlin, vary politically from the extreme right to the extreme left. "But they are all interested in the well being of the entire University community," he said. Sandlin stressed a leadership program that is being formulated. August 30-September 3 the Union officers and committee chairmen will hold a leadership conference at Montreat, N.C. "Here the new and old chairmen will learn to work as a group, developing 'of the Union is tertainment, I educadional dents.'-Sandiin themselves as leadership trainers for their committees." ie added that he hoped that during this period to examine the organization structure of the union and the procedure for operation. Each chairman will be given a specific problem to work out and will have to conduct a meeting under conditions similar to those they anticipate for the year. They will work together "brainstorming" what the com mittees can do during the year and evaluate past programs. Even though the program will be "pretty formal," Sandlin isaid that there would be some fun too. For example-a night mountain climb without benefit of flashlights. At the beginning of the year, there will be individual committee retreats at Bell Camp (another 'University Union project). The first retreat will be Sept. 18-19. DuiIng these retreats new mesUlbets-WIll be famnilarlized with thk tray the Union operates and Sbe introdaded to those who ~le ed *.ked with the d. l.ist'aw aa aid, ho plans Unio all. Trinidad Tripoli Steel rh* committee sponsors a i Str< to hold a general meeting for all students interested in the Union. Later in October the 16-18 to be specific the University Union and the Student Government Association will take 120 students with leadership potential to the National Leadership Conference in Walterboro. A large number of those taken will be Freshmen and Sophomores. Sandlin, with the help of com mittee chairmen, began to talk specifically about the Union committees. The Artist Series, chaired by Susan Tollison, "brings to the Carolina campus... (events) ranging from leading opera stars to Broadway musicals...provides a limited number of tickets to the Columbia Musie festival,.. .(and) attempts to broaden the cultural horizons of the men and women of Carolina." Sandlin added that plans had already been made for the following events: an .ap pearence of the original cast of "1776" on Nov. 12. tickets to the Nov. 19 Columbia Music Festival performance- by the Pittsburgh Symphony Or chestra, pianist Leonard Rose January 9 in Drayton Hall and a February 14 cello performance by Byron Janis in Drayton Hall. Tammy Hall, chairman of Spirit. Committee, said that since USC has "one of the top athletic departments in the nation, the school spirit at Carolina must show pur fine athletes we are behind them 100 per cent. Her committee plans to organize a card section for all home games, work with several other organizations on the homecoming festivities. sponsor a Garnet & Black day. emphasize sports and attempt to promote school spirit. The Travel Committee plans and coordinates reasonable priced trips to the Caribbean, Europe and within the United States. Ed McFadden, chairman, .said "By arranging for groups the 'in dividual's cost is reduced...the committee is also a source of general information to those in terested in independent travel..." Some of the trips being planned are to Jamaica, Mexico, New York. the Mardi Gras and Europe. At least one trip will be over Thanksgiving vacation and two over Christmas break. hlave some extra time? Want to study lovemaking? Bar tending? and Cooking? How about Mysticism? Personal Finance? Karate? Creative Publicity? Students and the L,aw? Over-Population? Bill Hummers, chairman of the Short Courses Committee says these are some of the courses planmfed for this fall. Sandlin said that' the concerts Committee handles all popular u'oncerts. Last year concerts in cluded Dionne Warwick, Cicago, Steppenwolf, 5th Dimention and the Letternmn./ n events pl Band and the play "1776." in ti I weekend. of activities. The 0SSeS concerts. Last year concerts in cluded Dionne Warwick, Chicago, Steppenwolf, 5th Dimention and the Lettermen. Although many concerts last year featured hard rock, Sandlin said. "Booking is mainly a committee decision but in my opinion hard rock will not dominate this years programming. Instead there will be a balpace of different types of music...We want to represent the full spectrum of popular music." 'Some of the trips b Travel Comi Jamaica, Mex Several concerts have already been scheduled. October 2 the committee is sponsoring Ten Wheel Drive and Mountain. Mountain is a hard rock group that is staying in the top 20 in tape sales. The First Edition will perform Oct. 23. McKindric Spring will appear Oct. 24, Leonard Cohen Dec. 11 and Sergio Mendes and the Brazil 66 on Nov. 13. The Night Club Committee sponsors The Golden Spur, a Union operated Night Club on the. 2nd floor of Russell House. Butch Nordstrum, committee chairman, said the Golden Spur Is " a non-profit organization which provides entertainment for students every Wednesday *and Thursday nights. Sometimes groups are booked for weekiong .engagments. The committee operates the club alone." They have tentatively scheduled the Embers for Sep tember 18. Ron Bifani's group represents the quarter of the university known as married students. He said the Married Students Committee plans social functions for married students. They plan dances, cookouts and other parties and hope to start bowling leagues. The Carolina Wives Club is sponsored by this committee and promotes "educational and social functions for Carolina wives...it helps make the wives feel a part of the...community," he said. The Films Committee sponsors about 50 films each semester. Committee Chairman Karen Sundstrom said the programs include recent popular films, classics, festivals, foreign films and underground and or ex perimental films. The Committee also plans several "Specials" and a show of movies made by USC students. t4he added that each weekend "date night movies" will be shown. Admisuuon will be 8.75 to 81.361. The Monday. Tuesday and Thusday shows will be free. including five first run movmies. anned ie spring one shows Ui final picture the eye spring. Leadei Barney Oliver chairs the In terna tional Committee. le said the group provides a fascinating op portunity for its members to broaden their horizons by working with and planning for students from all over the world. Some of the programs include an "In ternational Week"--November 22 29 which features projects relating to foreign countries, movies, crafts and exhibitions--a "Big Brother" program, parties, an International Christmas House, a week dedicated toward World Un derstanding, sports competitions and language classes. eing planned (by the nittee) are to kcq New York, Virginia McMillan's Arts Committee brings "to the University students all media of art." They provide monthly art exhibits of nationally and locally known artists and hope to enter other areas of the arts. Among these are college, mobile, optical illusions, posters and tin can (campus) structure. The London Graphic Arts exhibit will be in the Russell House Gallery November 16. The Lectures Committee tries to "bring speakers to the Carolina campus to discuss relevant issties, discoveries and important topics," said chairman John Charmichael. The programs are broken into three groups. Trhe main lecture series has included Pearl Buck, Dick Gregory and Arthur C. Clarke. The Prominent Carolinians program features outstanding South Carolinians. And the Last Lectures Series tgives USC faculty memb~ers a chance to present what they would talk about if it were their last lecture. Carmichael added that this year the committee will focus on present issues. The En Sometime During a Union meeting members planned this fairs tion president Wescoat Sandlin - cn his chest - during body p eship vironmental Issues Program will grow. Students will learn about the November elections and Dr. Herbert Marcuse will speak May 6. The Special Events Committee is mentioned last for a special reason. It covers anything the other committees miss. This "catch-all" committee under the leadership of Debbie Cordina, will sponsor a Great Pumpkin Contest, Christmas on campus, Carolina Follies, a Winter Formal and a Spring Formal. The committee is also planning a major event for Spring. Sandlin said the committee is "cooking up something for halloween and will have the Vogues for the Dec. 4 Winter Formal. - This year, he added, "there is a possibility of a dance In late - Cq teutbe tMt(ke Union would sponsor jointly with Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity. It would feature both a hard rock and a soul band. 'I believe more stud Camp than ever bef, limited but I wal developec Sandlin explained that each committee spends most of its time each semester holding events and planning for the following semester. A few committees like the travel committee must plan at least a year ahead. The remainder of the time is spent filling any gaps appearing in the schedule of events. The Union is more than just an organization. It is also a building. The Russell House is known as the University Union. A paid staff under Union I)irector Lou Tyler. works under a separate budget and administers the building, craft shop. the Kampus Kiddie Nursery and the print shop. ~s the work 's t~ last spring 'One student s programs. during the mi the one with the .iat and inting contest held last Sandlin said that the University Union is student run and that Tyler and the Russell House Staff ad vises it when called upon. The University Union also ad ministers Bell Camp. ..According to Sandlin the camp provides a change of pace from regular University life. Located 12 miles from Columbia on a lake, the camp provides boats, fishing, swimming, a launch and trails for hiking. It is open to all students with an I. D. card and the fee is for the overnight use of cabins. Where else can you rent a cabin for 25 cents a night? Tyler has several Ideas for developing Bell Camp. "There is no reason why USC couldn't have a fantastic out door recreation progriA at the camp. We need a more aggressive program. The facilities are limited but I want to see it fully developed. ents are using Bell wre... the facilities are at to see it fully .'-Tyler "I believe more students are using Bell Camp than ever before," he said. "Bell Camp has to be able to pay for itself. If possible I would like to avoid using Activities Fees to enlarge the facilities. The camp should pay its own way or pretty close to it" Tyler added that if enough students used the camp he would like to see the development of a golf course and other recreational facilities. Sandlin said, "The Union to a lot of people Is a building. The Union is more than a building. It is a group of more than 200 students working on 12 committees to provide...programming (for) the Carolina student body. wi much sems to have fallen asleep eting.