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Hope creates Game of The Existentialist, the year, seepage2 see page4 This is a Service of THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION University of S. C. Campus Vol. LXI-No. 13 U.h -----------~~~~onay Octoberit 12, Sot197ln,0.ubi,S C 90 USC coni to builcd By JANICE JOYNER Staff Writer Among the University's unsung heroes are its many bicyclists and motorcyclists. Their means of transportation is, in the words of Harold Brunton, vice president of business affairs, a "beautiful solution" to USC's traffic and parking problems. Brunton added, "We have been trying to encourage bicycle riding on the Carolina campus for the last five years. The main ptoblems in the past have bee'i with the security of bicycles, and until last spring, we couldn't get the students interested. Suddenly they are interested in both bicycles and motorcycles." Brunton said the current bike and motorcycle parking areas are around the Men's Towers, the back of Maxey College, on a lot between Sloan and Hamilton streets, and in the Russell House lot. The only bicycle rack is by Capstone, but Brunton said he would welcome any suggestions for where to put other racks. The popularity of "Easy Rider" is one reason for the interest in motorcycles. Another reason is the acute parking shortage. One student bought his motorscooter because he couldn't get within three blocks of the campus in his car. Parking is usually no problem for motorcycles. John Sambolino said, "Once you get a good bike, the only problem would be getting the bike stolen." Rusty Robins suggests the university purchase "a big chain" to which students could secure Flamenco Ciro and his ballet Flamer p.m. at Township Auditorlul USC students and staff ma the Russell House ticket det students may buy tickets at r Carolina comn BiA By ROSALIND PRICE Staff Writer After several years of inactivity, USC is once again enlarging its campus. A companion dorm for Capstone, Capstone North, will hopefully be completed by next fall, since the lease for Columbia Hall runs out this spring. It will connect with Capetone and the two dorms will share the same food service. Capstone North will be com pletely carpeted and have the same room plan as Capstone--two double rooms joined by a bath. Limited cooking facilities and a study will he available on each floor. A laundry room, canteen, and T.V. room and recreation room will be in the basement. 'Te lone, as in South andt South finues enlarge their motorcycles. He added, "The biggest problem is with bus drivers. You have to always drive defensively." Bicycles offer even less problems than motorcycles. A group of Men's Towers residents keep their small banana-seat bikes in their rooms. Gary Mathewes rides his little brother's bike because it is "really -convenient" and he can "ditch it into the bushes." He added, "You can go almost anywhere in Columbia downhill. I got from the campus to Valley Park in one pedal." "You can just weave in and out of the people," said Kathy Scheldt. Bill Powell described riding in heavy traffic as "a game to see who survives." Opening soon at 911 Sumter Street is The Cyclist, a shop operated by Joe Azar, Harry Hollis, and Ed McDonald. Azar, a USC student, said, "We will try to .hold priees down. That's the whole purpose of the shop." Prices will range from $10 for a used bike to $400 for a professional racing bike. Also available will be cycle parts and accessories and even an adult tricycle. Azar said, "There's not too much that goes wrong with a bike if a persoit takes care of it. The worst thing that a person could do is to stick a chain on the back wheels. The best way is to stick a chain through the rear wheel and chain it up to something." The city registration fee for See BUILDING, Page 4, coMma 4) for Carolina co will perform Thursday atS8 mn. y pick up their free tickets at ik from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Non egular dealers from $2.50. mumty on wli tes and 4-4 Mr Garnetand Black " * Mrs. Sherrill Lawson (right) was named Mrs. Garnet and Black over nine other contestants Tuesday evening. She will ride In the Homecoming Parade and will be featured in the USC yearbook. The runner-up was Mrs. Ellen Boyles (left). Contestants attended a tea and were interviewed by three judges. The annual event is sponsored by the Carol Ina Wives' Club. Nominations today for SGA elections No campaign materials may be The offitew to be filled are as posted on or off-campus for the follows: Oct. 19 student body elections, Freshman Class President, Fresh according to Elections Com- man Class Vice President, Fresh mission Chairman Jim Stewart. man Class Secretary and Fresh However, fliers, leaflets and man Class Treasurer. handouts may be distributed. Senators: Stewart said that the Elections Men's Towers-one, The Roost-one, Commission, SGA officers and Off Campus Arts and Science past Commissions conferred in the three, On Campus Freshman at matter. The decision was made "in Large-three, Off Campus Fresh order to provide for more direct man at Large-three, Upperclass communication between can- Senator at Large-one, District 26 didates and their constituencies," SCM Dormitory-one, District 3 the chairman stated. Preston, Burney, Woodrow,-one and District 18 Off-Campus This is the first time posters Education-one. have been prohibited and Stewart Academic Responsibility said "We hope this system will Committee, provide the student body with BA-two, Education-two, inore truly concerned officers and Engineering-two, General Studies can be used successfully in future two, Journalism-two, Nursing-one elections." and Pharmacy-two. Nominations for Homecoming Student body Vice President Jim Queen must be signed by the Bradford said "the intent of the president of a presently chartered Commission in changing the ognzto.Sems eajno emphasis of elections from an art orsnrwiha20GRndav contest to communication is be tdn . S o n good." smse.A5b lsypito "If the Commission dioes a good noiaon job in setting up debates and publicity and. if students hustle CadatsfrHmc in during the campaign, It'll be a enwilbreuedtpove good thing. If not, elections could tnadtoa "gos be worse than in past years," phtgasby7.mWendy Bradford added.fopolnstin. There will be a mandatory Nmntoswl ehl oa meeting of all candidates to ex- Hosfrm9amto5p. plain the system and place names on the ballot. The meeting .will be Nocmag mteilfan in Room 302 of the Russell House at tyemybdipadunlafr 6 pm. edesdy.The andiaes' mtobig. rea cy leFrmnolssPeideeh S arClds BVt ice presidenteh Spedetranass T reaunnigr. o planTers-ne The Rolnomst-ne the Campus frts ndsence three, n Camusrrehmata bldnge-te fbCus reshe peeran aleatr UpperctaSt. This newraditryone wistrictw 3 ovrsto threy Wodramdeprtmne whchnd nwben Ditic h8osedamuste Eaio-ne.hscl dcto sAc ae onespilonsiility g two full-two, rEguation-sktball ,outegarge ut, wornalis-two Nursketball Spears: to radical Until the Fort Jackson bus stop is moved to the Trailways bus depot, "Two M.P.'s may stay there to prevent the soldiers from get ting off the bus and just coming down the street. "A lot of organizations want to start escort services. What we're trying to do is to co-ordinate them. We're also trying to get student marshals with walkie-talkies," Spears said. "Bus service has been increased, and in an emergency, campus security will give students rides at night if they are called by telepho.-. Also campus security has been in creased. Patrol cars make their rounds more frequently, and of ficers check in at dormitories to see if anything needs immediate attention and if anyone needs a ride," Spears continued. "Student government is putting together a list of the 'Advisable Places Not to Go at Night' for out of-towners who don't know the dangerous areas of the city. We want to have that out as soon as possible. In line, with this, we plan to have more and better on campus entertainment," Spears said. Replying to a Gamecock editorial, Spears said that it called for the SGA to become more ac tive. Spears continued that "I'm on it, but radicalism is not the way. We've seen imporvements in the Board of Trustees already. When the Board finished hearing all the cases it vowed to protect the students against what seemed to make them maddest, that is, outside interference. There's been increased communication and we've accomplished tangibles in such areas as visitation. We're working on campus social life and increased privacy on campus. I mean who wants to kiss his girl good night with 9,000 people watching?" Spears feels that Think Tank, in which students, faculty, and ad ministrators spent a week-end on retreat together, was successful and he has seen "results now." "Faculty committees have in creased their student mem berships" the most important of which Spears feels to be the Faculty Disiplinary Committee which now has four students and four faculty members. "The University Senate Com mittee which is studying the proposed university-wide senate has begun to function. Dr. Jones will appoint six members and I will Foreign stt find big bi The Big Brother Overnight Cook out, sponsored by the International Committee, attracted 85 students to Bell Camp Friday. Students canoed despite the rain. Ping-pong was also an immediate favorite until suppertime. For supper, the foreign students and Big Brothers ate American hot dogs and baked beans. Afterwards there was a sing along accompanied by guitars. Energetic students played football easyr courts, three handball courts, and one squash court. Exercise, weight-lifting, gymnastic and P. E. faculty rooms will be added. Phase two of the plan will double the sine of phase one's building. Phase three will add a pool. Brunton said that the Physical Education building is "1ong overdue and is going to vie with Russell House as the most used student facility." 'Te building will be three stories high and cost approximately P3 million. It should be completed late this spring or early summer. Other new buildings in planning are a business administratiom building near Capstone, a law building near the Coliseum, and a nursing building near the Humanities fanter. IGA altei ism at U, appoint six members," Spears said. In addition to this, Harold Brunton, vice president for business affairs is working to gL4 "all students, on campus and off, an on-campus mail-box." More and better furniture will be placed in the Russell House lobby so that students won't have to sit on the floor, "but if they want to sit on the floor, they are welcome." Teacher evaluation, Spears said, is moving along well, and "alot of work has been done on visitation." SGA is getting a full-time secretary, and Spears and Vice President Jim Bradford now carry paging devices. "It means we're a lot more available," Spears said. "It also means we get a lot less sleep." A new judicial system has been introduced. The student accused of anything but the most major of fense will be tried by courts composed of students. The student will have the aid of a defense at Archeologists on prehistoric University archeologists are speculating that large, prehistoric shell rings found along South Carolina's southern coast are coastal counterparts to England's stonehenges and woodhenges. Couch burns in dorm A couch caught fire Sunday morning in the basement TV room of South Tower. Campus police alerted the fire department at 7:21 a.m. About 50 women occupants left the building to sit on a curb across the street. Dorm counselor Amy Mann lives in the basement and was the first to smell smoke. "It smelled like bread burning. I thought someone had left something in the oven," she said. Guard Woody Beard used a fire extinguisher on a burning cushion before firemen arrived. Firemen moved the sofa outside and drenched it with water. The sofa was not the only fire problem. Miss Mann was so ex cited that she let her coffee pot boil over and "I had to ask them to come in and look at that, too." tdents -others with Barney Oliver blanking The Others 17-0. Some students then slept; some waited on the sun. Before sunrise, seven hiked to a nearby lake and engaged in mutual baptism. After a breakfast of bacon, eggs, grits, and coffee (what are "gritses"?), the group left for campus. Jack Smith coordinated the event, which brought together foreign and American studepts in an informal setting. 'ides rnative 14C torney in addition to the prosecuting attorney in any court on the appellate level. "In other words, any appeal will have the benefit of prosecution and defense. The state is providing the at torneys." This system will go into effect next week. "From now on," he said, "the student will never see the Dean of Men or the Dean of Women for discipline, and students are on the courts on every level, even on the Board of Trustees." There is a student committee in every dorm served by Slater. These committees function as "gripes committees". "One of the requirements for membership on the committee is that the student eat at Slater. If they see something that's not right, something too cold or too hot or not satisfactory, and they complain, it will be changed," Spears said. In addition, the "chairmen of the committees meet every two weeks with the Slater people to discuss the situation." speculate nngs More than 5,000 years ago inhabitants of what is now Fig Island, part of Edisto Island, made one of the rings by depositing systematically an estimated 375,000 bushels of shell, mostly oyster. The shell formed a ring 250 feet in diameter, which E. Thomas Hemminogs, the archeologist whA - led an excavating team there, says represents one of the largest, most intact shell rings known. "There is a good deal of speculation about the purpose of the shell rings," Hemmings said. "It is suggested that they served a ceremonial purpose because of the apparent planning and labor in volved and the obvious similarity to an open court or amphitheater. Thus, they may be our 'Shellhenge,' the counterpart to England's Stonehenge." Hemmings said other possible uses of the rings were as habitable areas above the wet marshes or as fish traps. "However, neither of these theories can account for the occurence of the rings as much as 10 feet above the high water mark," he said. The archeological team located 18 rings at the Fig Island site, and believe others are in the area. Archeological interest in the sites is heightened by the fact that the rings represent living areas of the earliest pottery-making inhabitants along the southeast Atlantic coast. The USC team dug trenches that dissected the rim of the ring, recovering thousands of pieces of pottery, bone and shell artifacts for study. "'The most remarkable find was an intricately engraved deer antler point, an unusually early example of prehistoric fine art from the Southeast," Hemmings said. He said the samples of animal bones and shells indicate the early Inhabitants were specialists on the food resources of the estuary in which they lived. Dr. Hemmings, an associate of the University of South Carolina Institute of Archeology and An thropolbgy, sugests perhaps the most intriguing aspect of shell rings is the possibility they represent long-distance coastal travel long before civilizations of the New World existed. "'The only shell ring now known be-n the South Carolina-Georgia coastal strand is Puerto Hormiga, located on the coaSt of Colombia in South America," Hemmings maid, "and It is a remarkably simnlar structum." 'Tbere are no such rings between the two -lees he said, and some am~beelogists upport the idea of the early coaal vo'me. 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