The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, October 16, 1970, Page Page 2, Image 2

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M.,. Y I and 4 of th* be forma f b games S r ~ If they'rq Se t(eEFE IU a 3ki, is the"r at ftplpetive body vid hIders and enacts to' th bielofit and 'in am, of. the student body. 5 V,ely t-he senate has so far in the name of the smmhat bs*. In its first session, it apeved %et of appointed of fWeish cenbry -to Its own laws. It abe ctated an Elections Com mistion to coordinate and carry out freshman elections this fail. It failed, however, to place proper NmIs g the power of the Elections ann1aI04 it created. I% this Wednesday's meeting it attempted to correct the mistakes it perpetrated In its lost session, and again it made the same uistakes. The c in Wednesday's session was rated by a ruling of the Eleftf Commission that Posters wou; not be allowed in this fal's elections. Several members of the senate came to the con eknin thkt this was not a power they ilntended to invest in the Electiobe Commission when they created it. lWgislation was introduced to ceaiteract the ruling by the Commission. Several amendments were offered to a simple bill to allow posters on thasqne basis as last spring's electiou' and were defeated. Then, after debate, the The Ga r UtIF GAMECOCK Is published trl-weekly durn during the mmer semesters with the exceptio. Chage.of adihess forms, subscription requests ant( USC. Columnbia. S.C. 2060. subscription rates are S and Si for both summer sessions. Bulk copies are si 53,000 from thetudeg aciivJty fund, entitling fual Offices of TnE GAMECOCK are in Rooms 30 and campus. Phones are 7778176. m4249 and 77-4220. Although THE GAMECOCK is published by the U premedherein do not necessarily represent those of tIhe paper. NTrOR-N-CIIIEF... .. .. . ... .. AMSCIATE EDITOR.... .. .. .. ... *t'NINElsi MANAGER... .. . ... ... MANAGING EDITOR.... .. .. .. ... MU?. MANAGING EDITOR .. . ... .. .. NFORTM EDITOR..... .. .. .. ... dUl PHO'OGRAPHER .. .. .. .. ... NEWS EDITORS... .. .. .. .. .. ... ABMiUIsNG MANAGER... .. .. . ... IICLATUIN MANAGER... .. .. .. .. ThLexstenis Parking st liy HARRY HOPE Columnist It would seem that a conspiracy is underfoot to force students into buying student parking decals. The part of Devine Street behind the Coliseum has recently been paved. Earlier this week the curbs were painted a vivid yellow, which means "no parking anytime." Students who had been ac customed to parking on this street now find it necessary to park behind the Coliseum parking lot, -which means it takes longer to get to class. If students can't park in the street, they may be forced to buy decals, but who wants to pay $10 for something he doesn't really want.or need? A OINK The Commons Room observance 4Law Enforcement Week has brough quite a bit of response fr.students. geuiw have possibly discovered thIat ant all police look like Rod ; b the movie "In the Heat t " On the other hand, t*~iscovered that they C ai o fficials more than . etma that led' the i a e sie g *ets finance the tran l easily If enough ~et fr ome change. One 49thIrg we can get from N o take 25 cents." Most 25 cents, IOn of Ralph Wahl, seems to er. With the proper support lumni It can serve as an in University and publicize this nce Sunday afternoon, at any Dr at a practice session and i good, they're worth sharing. st grow up original bill to allow posters was defeated as well. The problem seOm to be that the senate insists on acting as a committee of the whole and writing its legislation on the floor of the senate. Quite naturally, when 40 or so people get together and try to produce a closely reasoned document that says what they mean to say, the product comes out, if at all, in nearly unusable form. The bill to allow posters in the election is a perfect example. In fact, one of the originators of the bill abstained in the roll call vote that defeated it. He commented after the senate adjourned that he felt he could not vote either way and be a party to sloppy legislation. The senate has already done a grave disservice to the students it represents by making a farce of itself before the administration, faculty and anyone else that bothers to notice it. It is no wonder that many students consider their govern ment irrelevant. They can't see what the administrative branch is doing, and what they see of the senate makes them wish they hadn't looked. Granted, many of the members of the senate are new, but if the senate doesn't grow up very soon and start acting in the best in terAti 4Ah %tudeitsA it need not bother. No one will listen. necock Sthe fall and spring semesters and weekly Iof University holidays and exam periods. I other mall items should be sent to Drawer A. per year or El per fall and spring semesters per 100. THE GAMECOCK this year received -time stwlets toa susripton to the paper. Second class postage paid at Columbia, S. C. siversity of South CarolIna, the opinIons ex the University, the student body or the staff of -..... . ... ....Cheryl Manning -..-.-..-.--. .. ...Michael Baul -.-.-.-.-.-. .. ..U..e Huckabee . .. .. ......Elizabeth PhIllips . . .. . . .Scott Derks ..... .. .. .. ...Teddy H,efiner . .. . .. .. . .Gene Haa..y - - - -- -- -Charles Feilenbaum . . . .. . . . Chuck Keefer . . . . ... . Charles Beebe ........... . .... Rob Blgalke -.-.-.. .. .. .. .....David Lundgren -..-.-.-.. .. . ......steve Langer ill problem LET THERE lIE LIGHT It seems that someone has decided that Carolina cannot af ford to have all of its coeds en dangered every night. Therefore, there will be lights, and the bus stop at Gervais and Sumter streets will be moved. Congratulations. Finally it may be safe for coeds on~ campus at night. S T U DENT EU R June 16 - J 9 Countries ENGLAND FRANC GERMANY AUS SWITZERLAND SP *First Class Hotels * *Special Entertain *Economy Jet Flights Pteaue miz~te 6o4 at THOMAS TC /411 Charlotte Ave., -1 rn'rAuTHOMrv Tb Letters to the edi Alternati' Dear Miss Manning: I have just spent the last hour looking for a parking place. If I had had more than 4 cents in my pocketbook, I might have been able to afford to pay a meter. (Ever notice that meters around campus do not take pennies? Oh no! We have high-class meters that take only nickels, dimes, or quarters!) I live on campus and I am working to help pay my ex penses - I cannot afford the ex pense of feeding meters every hour or so. There are alternatives: (1) I could pay a $10 fee which would allow me to park in one of the "student" lots. These lots are so far from the dorms that they are made for anything but students, especially women. If I take alternative number one, I get the extra thrill of playing the game called "Can I make it to the car (or to the dorm) before I get at tacked?" But, the administration will argue, "That game is usually played only after 'dark-Carolina women shouldn't be out at night unescorted." Is this practical? Remember that it begins to become dark at 5 p.m. on winter afternoons. Some of us work late in the afternoon; some of us have night classes, and otiiers par ticipate in various activities which keep us out later than 5. If one parks in a student lot after dark, one runs the risk of being robbed, beaten, or raped before making it to the dorm. (2) I could not pay the $10 fee and try to find a parking place without a meter - which are few and far apart. The closest to South Dorm are next to Booker T. Washington, on Green Street towards Five Points, on the steep hills and down by the old tennis courts. Here we run into the same problems at night. The walk is even further and more dangerous these days if one parks in the College Street, Pen Efficiency D)ear Miss Manning: Wednesday, I was overjoyed when I received a letter in my USC post office box. It was from a good friend who invited me to another friend's wedding. I merely wish to thank the U S C Post Office for their most ef ficient service. The wedding oc curred over a month ago. The letter was postmarked from Aiken, S. C. on September 1, 1970. .I. ED~lWARID McFADDEIN O PE AN TO0U R Lly 5, 1971 22 Exciting Days HOLLAND ~RIA ITALY LIN PORTUGAL omplete Sightseeing aent *Parties *Small Group ie6c&tiptive goZde.. JRS, INC. ck Hill, S. C. 29730 5 UAV& Tff (4VSs TEWWf T 61 JR0 tor ies suggest dleton Street or Senate Street areas. (3) My other alternative is to play the game in which most Carolina students are involved. It is called "Beat The University System". There are several ways to play: (a) learn the police and meter maid routes. Know when they are coming and act ac cordingly by playing on their sympathy, moving your car to another meter further back along their route or use some other plan of escape. (b) Know where the broken meters are. Use them. (c) Prop the hood of your car up and leave a note saying that you have gone to the garage. (d) Get your ticket and refuse to pay. Some people don't get caught, but they are very lucky. The University is supposed to be here for our benefit. It seems that we are here for the benefit of the state's University. Why should' there be meters in the University areas at all? Does the University make so much money off of us through the meters that it can't do without them? If it can't live without this money, can the meter charges be lowered to suit student budgets? Last year I commuted to class and I missed several because it takes so long to find a parking place. Today I would have missed another had I had a class scheduled between 1 and 2 p.m. Let me offer a solution; since I feel that criticism which offers no solution is sometimes irrespon sible: The University seems to be mainly contained within the area from Pendleton to Blossom from north to south, and from lower Main to Pickens from west to east. Take out all the meters within this area, purchase a parking permit sticker for $5-$10, and give tickets to any car parked in this vicinity which does not bear the official parking permit. Not knowing exactly how strongly or where the parking meter money figures in the U. S. C. budget at this time, I do not know how feasible this plan is, but it certainly ,does seem prac tical to me. JANET LEE Letters wanted Dear Miss Manning: This is written to express need in Shimi Resta "The Home of The Cha Sandwich" extends a thuslastic welcome to I Student Body! Our speci college crowd! The food fast and prices are nomi OPEN F 4:00 P.M. UNT 2:30 FRIDAY ANI Under the personal su. Sutker. 1111 Lady Street The wort By MICHAEL BALL Assecette Editor "Lazy she lies, alee In Clever and sweet grass. Seveateen and never been sweet In the grass. Ho, ho." Dylan Thomas (from Under Mlkwood) And now a word from the USC Student Health Center. The Center "will not stock nor will it dispense contraceptive drugs (birth control pills) from the pharmacy, and the staff of the Health Center will not administer or prescribe con traceptive drugs for either married or unmarried students regardless of age." Harvey L. Burnette, Jr., M. D., wrote the policy and agrees with himself. (In this state, birth control distribution is at the doctor's descretion). President Thomas F. Jones agrees with the good doctor that it would be a waste of time and money to inform and prescribe contraceptives to students. Jones ed for pa the Aircraft Commanders of the 116th Assault Helicopter Com pany's first flight lift platoon, Republic of Vietnam. The eleven below who represent it, are pilots with a minimum of one thousand combat flying hours and nine months overseas. Each enjoys a solid routine of family correspondence but are looking for help in completing their tour in a nicer way. Being single and of college age all truly hope that with your papers aid a stable Pal & Pen can be established between the coed members of the student body and themselves. We are they. Yellow Jackets 116th AHO APO San Francisco 96325 If a photograph, do send it. CW2 KIRK FARRELL CW2 TONY LOPEZ WO1 BRUCE CHANDLER CW2 LARRY TINDALL WC1JERRY PETTEGREW WOl BILL COLLET CW2ROGER MARSH WOl JERRY GRIFFEN WOI JAMES FREEMAN WO1 KIM RICKERT WO1 STEVE PEDDICORD YAF column Dear Miss Manning: I have always thought the Young Americans for Freedom to be a group of backward, bigoted red necks, but after reading Mr. Norton's column (Oct. 14) I am now completely sure of it. BOB GOSSETT Tickets Dear Miss Manning: In the 1970 edition of the "Carolina Community" which is passed out to entering freshmen and transfer students, the Student Government proudly proclaims itself as the champions of the in dividual student and the creator of a fair ticket distribution plan based on class standing. However, after working my way from the end zone around the corner, I am now, as a senior, proudly taking my seat at the 15 yard line. During the halftime at the last home game while I was trying (without much success) to wa tch the exciting halftime show, I began to wonder who was sitting between me and the fifty yard-line where the student section begins. In my brief investigations since then, I've found two main fallacies in the ticket distribution plan. First, the prime 50 yard-line seats rant ir Coal Broiled Steak nost warm and en he entire Gamecock mity is catering to the is good; the service nal ROM I L 1:30??? D SATURDAY pervision of Mr. A. B. Phana 4 440 IFS 'on con1 &1og thinks it would look bad from public relations standpoint. Dean of Women Elizabet Clotworthy says Burnette statement was sent to the Stude Senate and approved by th Student Affairs Division. Mh Clotworthy said, "I back u anything Dr. Burnette says." Dr. Philip Sarrel, assistar professor of obstetrics am gynecology at Yale, has a littl more catholic (small c) viewpoin He was featured in the May 1, issu of the Ob. Gyn. News, speaking ( the necessity of birth control fc youth. "On the basis of his interview with students, Dr. Sarrel believe that college students are nc promiscuous, but that they ar often ignorant and unrealisti about their behavior. Frequenti girls refuse to face the fact tha they are not 'immune' t pregnancy. "Contraception can prevent res disasters, as in the case of a youn rking (as well as mid-court basketba seats) are taken'by the membe of the Student Senate regardless class, seniority, or performanc Yes, these champions of stude rights snobbily walk past t average, ordinary student to the specially reserved seats (so th they can better represent t students' needs?). The second reason for t "wonderful" senior tickets is th law students and graduate stude ts, regardless of their u dergraduate alma mater, get preference over all other Caroli undergraduates. A person can 1 to The Citadel, Wofford, or ev Clemson for four years, Pl against U.S C , enter law school graduate school here, and get t choice of seats and first shot at C date books. I ask you sincerely, is it real fair? Does this make the averal student at Carolina happier ai more productive? Instead of t student leaders tromping down Hilton Head for a "Think Tank" solve the intangible problems the University community, mayl they should exchange places wi the real Carolina student for a fe football or basketball games ar see what it looks like from td other end. DICK MONTEITH Gentlemen: We have opened a new s1 We aspire to have the bes ties in Columbia, all inI styling. Creighton, Stanlej Bench, shirts by Norman nami offe: stocl pay Nut .PARKCI NEXT - AND 4 KENNW &THE FIlF Somethings Bumning I6385) Rut raceptives a girl who may become pregnantj from a very early,, perhaps her h first. sexual exposure,' Dr. Sarrel Is reported as saying. it * He and his wife have been giving a birth control seminars on New p England campuses with strong support from college chaplains. t We have such a far-sighted man d in Columbia. Dr. Robert Goldie, e director of the Richland CountW. t Health Unit (1221 Gregg St.) said, e "Family planning and birth i control are very definitely needed r among students and among youth, ev'en going back to age 12 and IS." 8 Planned - Parenthood (1845 8 Assembly St.) also distributes it birth control information and e devices, regardless of situation. C Premartfal intercourse hap pened when abstinence was the 0 only form of birth control. Some co-eds are going to have in tercourse whether the University 9 and their parents tell them about birth control or not. As Jones sees it, parents will be upset if the Student Health Center distributes birth control and parents will be upset if USC has regular and detailed contraceptive seminars. Yes, parents would be upset to rs know their children are knowledgeable about birth control. e. Yes, parents would be upset to find nt out their daughter is sleeping with hr someone. at But, I think, parents would be a little more upset to discover their children being forced into ae marriages that would be much at happier if built on love, and not in- ignorance and necessity. "Lazy she lies, alone in clover and sweet grass. Seventeen and never been sweet in the grass. Ho. ho." en Ill or Send The to Gamecock to of Home w ore for our generation of men. t selection of slacks, shirts, and ceeping with todays up-to-date Blacker, Robert Lewis,Tailor's Tarra, and many other famous ms. 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