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[ F5/ * ~wv~ p This is a Service of THE ALUIJI ASSOCIATIO' Universit of S. C. Campu EV -- - - 9 University of South Carolina, Columbia, S. C. 29206 Board elimirn NCAA st to be foll By HARRY HOPE Staff Writer The Board of Trustees Friday authorized the athletic department to begin recruiting under stan dards used by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The statement was read by Board of Trustees Chairman T. Eston Marchant at a news con ference following the meeting. Marchant stated that the board had agreed that no questions were to be asked concerning the an nouncement. The announcement is the latest in a series of proposals by the university to the Atlantic Coast Conference to lower standards for grants-in-aid to athletes and lower academic eligibility standards for athletes to participate in ACC sports. The statement said that the athletic department could assure athletes qualifying by NCAA standards "that those standards will prevail at Carolina in Sep tember 1971, thereby assuring their eligibility to participate in athletics at Carolina." The statement also said that the University would "continue to work diligently within the ACC conference toward readjusting eligibility requirements of the ACC to national standards." Th Board called the ACC rule of the 800 SAT score "educationally unsound and athletically unwise." They then cited the number of schools using the NCAA standards which are "less demanding," and stated that they are used by "all the top institutions except those in the ACC." Coed I Coeds may now be able to legally get away with parking their cars beside yellow lines under certain conditions as a result of a decision made by USC's Appellate Traffic Court. In an effort to alleviate the problem of attacks on female students due to poor lighting conditions on campus, the Court ruled that a lone female student may park her car beside a yellow line at night when there are no legal spaces available near her destination. Even though all illegally parked cars will be ticketed by the campus police, female students who meet certain conditions laid down by the court will have their fines can celled if they appeal the citations. The conditions imposed by the court are as follows: 1. The citation must be issued between 0:00 p.. .a 7:00 a. a SUS PI tates A 5tndards >wed The Board also felt that their action would not result in any violation of ACC rules and ex pressed the desire that the "conflict with the ACC must be resolved prior to September 1971." Norvall Neve, acting com missioner of the ACC, commented in the State newspaper that the statement "does not constitute a withdrawal and, therefore, I don't see how this action would jeopardize the current basketball schedule." Board The Board of Trustees author Department to proceed with re4 in accordance with the NCAA n standards for intercollegiate Furthermore, the Athletic authorized to assure recruits NCAA standards that those prevail at Carolina in Septemb assuring their eligibility to athletics at Carolina. In the interim the University c will continue to work diligently conference toward readjusi requirements of the ACC to th dards. The Board has had the m standards carefully studied a conclude that the ACC ct nay pa 2. The petitioner must be a female. 3. The car involved must be registered with the University in the name of the petitioner. 4. The petitioner must be alone when she parked. 5. The violation must occur neal- her destination. 6. The violation must not block hydrants, fire lanes or other areas where emergency access is necessary. 7. The violation must not im pair the free movement of traffic, both vehicular and pedestrian. H. The violation must not in ringe upon the established parking privileges of others. 9. The violation must not result in dalmage to private or university property, either personal or real. 10. 'The Court reserves Its right to fine Individuoa for knowingly falsifying a netition for relief. ds 1 issues stal Izes the Athletic educationally ur :ruiting athletes The eight ACC ir mtIonal entrance cut-off score, wh participation. and all indeper Department Is colleges and uni% qualifying by tables or tables standards will find that the NC er 1971, thereby years old, have participate In dard in the na adhered to not or the top institutic f South Carolina within the ACC 'ing eligibility. The recruitme e national stan- spring in acc authorization doe ACC by-laws. H( with the ACC rr atter of NCAA tember 1971. In af nd has had to its athletic prog it-off rule is regulated structL rk illeg The Traffic Court ruling came as a result of separate appeals by Lynn Bennett and Kathryn Wynn Shuler. Both had appealed tickets received for parking beside yellow curbs at night. Jim Corley, a law student and one of the three members of the court, said in an interview that the court had decided in September to write and publish opinions on certain of the cases it hears in order to build up a body of in terpretive case law. Corley said that the court picks a case that is representative of many petitions it receives. The court then decides the case and writes an opinion telling why it decided the way it did. Hle said that plans are being made' to post each opinion on a bullet in board in the Itussell hlouse as well as furnishing copies to the enmpns media. 3 stuc 300 ru Report co USC studo By CHUCK KEEFER Staff Writer The University Board of Trustees wound up more than five months of investigations and hearings on cases resulting from campus disturbances last May by approving the permanent suspension of 13 students in an executive session meeting Friday. The meeting may represent the final disciplinary action that will oement sound and athletically unwise. stitutions stand alone in using a lIe 10 other major conferences dent Institutions, totaling 561 rersities, use the NCAA national, less demanding than those. We AA tables, which are only five become the predominant stan ition, and are the standards ily by the Ivy League but by all ns except those in the ACC. it of athletes this fall and next :rdance with the Board's s not involve any violation of wever, the matter of conflict ust be resolved prior to Sep iy case, the University foresees ram cast within a conference Pre. ally t Rulings by the court will not affect the issuing of tickets by the campus police Corley said that the police would ticket every illegally parked car they see and that ap peals must be made to the Traffic court before relief could be given for tickets received under con ditions established by the court as extenuating or mitigating. The court has no jurisdiction over tickets issued by the Columbia Police D)epartment. in a second decision, this one based on an appeal by Susan Shuler. the court ruled that a malfwmetioning vehicle parked in a reserved space is exempt from ticketing only if at tempts are made to inform the campus police of the circumlstanlces. Other members of the eourt are I )n Wedloek represeting the faculty and F"red hlarris lents; .le nnects 60 m),ts be taken in connection with the disturbances. T. Eston Marchant, chairman of the Board, said after the meeting that action had been taken on all cases that have been brought before the Board. However, Marchant said that there is a chance that charges will be brought against students who have not already been disciplined. In addition to the 13 permanent suspensions approved at the meeting, 10 students were listed as suspended indefinitely, 14 were suspended until February 1971, six were suspended until September 1971 and three were suspended until 1972. The report listed four students as having been put on permanent probation and four as having been exonerated. The report also said that 30 of the 60 students are on permanent probation in con junction with their individual suspension decisions. Marchant said the Board heard four appeals from decisions made by a special hearing committee that was set up last May to conduct disciplinary action. He said the findings of the hearing committee were upheld in all four cases. SGA week stai Commons Roo Students are offered a "Golden Opportunity to 'Show and Tell"' during Student Government Week, Oot. 26-30. according to a memo from Mike Spears. All members of the Carolina -ommunity are urged to come to he Commons toom to meet with ;tudent Government people and officials. Monday. Oct. 26 students can 'xchange opinions with the officers it Student Government. According o Jim Bradford. vice president of First Edition reviev Rather mJ than creat4 ky JER HV 'A.AHKSENE Staff Writer The combined weight of "Kenny togers and The l"irst Edition" is in y 'xc'ess of ItIM) pounds. this does not is nake themu a heav'y group. "The l"rst Editton" is a group k hat tries to entertain; they will ' iever be mistaken for creative e nusiein.ns.e Later in the night in an in. a erview, Rtogers freely admitted ti hat he was .more concerned with illing audieheces than with reativity. "i'm a businessman. Sure. wep ould go underground and play nly things that we liked, or were e sterested in, but how long would m: 'e last ? laock at all the groups that n made it really hig In the un- d Hoeo Sout CarlinasD s igs Finlae9y rdut o fistdec of the l'slainag Gauterofrtie on thingaton, David Hssetura as the UniSit ofmn Alussito for its7097 Uisituihe sraized anad was announced during Carolina's Homecoming luncheon. Three recipients of Honorary Life Memberships in the ACLU cons against US( rSisn Student Government, "We feel there are areas in which we are not getting the job done. We're putting rurselves on the firing line." All members of SGA will be in the Commons Room from 2-4 p.m. The remaining members will attend according to the following Tuesday': Cabinet Wednesday: Senators - districts Tlhursday': Senators - districts 1-16 F"riday: Senators - districts 17-26 Lke mone~ erground, and faded in less than a ear. 'Our group has another three ears left in it. When we quit, we'll set. I'd rather he secure " The following night, a much less f flown group performed at ownship Auditorium. They were ailed McKendree Spring. The r xmbined weight of their entire tudience was probably less than C Bat of the First Edition; but they ere a heavy group. Kenny Rougers stressed non ammitment as the key to t rolonged monetary success. C Throughout the "l"irst IEdition'" mcert, the performersu looked dis- b1 iterested. Rtogers himself ad bitted that he becomes bored with b sing the same show night arft.. 0 The parade. the Gamecock statue. the game, the queen-. went another Homecoming weekend at USC. Miss Betty Lumpkin,. below, won the Homecoming Queen title. She was sponsored by Men's Towers. Miss Kathy Watson was first runner-up and Miss Dorothy Manigault second. Homecoming festivities included a concert by Kenny Rogers and the First Edition Friday evening, the traditional parade Saturday af. ternoon. the unveiling of a bronze Gamecock statue presented by the senior class of 1970 in the Coliseum. the Saturday night game and a concert by McKendree Spring after the game. Float winners in the parade were Chi Psi. Kappa Kappa Gamma and Kappa Sigma in the Greek division and Town Men's Association in the Independent division. ting scenes nored University's Alumni Association also were named Saturday: Ambrose G. Hampton. president of The State-Record Co. Inc.: Mrs. Olin D) Johnston. widow of the late S C governor and U. S. senator: and Miss Emily Myrtle Smith. who distinguished herself in the field of public health nursing before her retirement. A native of York. Finley . received a law degree from George Washington University and was a successful lawyer before em barking upon his career in the arts at the urge of the late Andrew W. Mellon. who gave the National Gallery of Art to the nation. iers suit Ity CHiARtLs BEEmE' Staff Writer Possible legal action against the University is being considered by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in the firing of Jon Kraus. an instructor in the International Studies department. Kraus has served as president of he ACLU in South Carolina since its organization in 1968. The instructor who has taught at Carolina since 1967. received a notice of termination of his con tract last spring because he had lot completed his doctorate. At hat time he was told that his ~ontract could be renegotiated for he 1970-71 school year. it'tnt inued on Page :i 1ight. Only on rare occasions luring the show did any member of he "First Edition'' seem to be cally excited. McKendree Spring is not a mmous group, they travel in econd-rate vans and play in raft y auditoriums. out they evoke esponse, they draw from their udience what they give to it, xcitement. McKendree Spring may never be s well known as "The F'irst kdition, but they are committed. iey are musiclans, they are enx iting. McKendree Spring may uae now the warmth of setmity, hel iey will probably never bmee th oredom that is etched in the q g roups like " be Fleat