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Only 22 daysMonck up until January 4!! Vol. LXI -NO- 39 -- -----I-------Universitr of-Sou-th -Carolina, Columbia, S. C. 292068ody ..m. 4.17 Student 1 vote to be on new gr4 Students will be given the op portunity to express their opinions concerning the grade proposal before the Faculty Senate. Tomorrow a straw poll on the proposal will be conducted on the first floor of the Russell House from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. The poll conducted by the Student Affairs Committee of Student Senate, will allow students to vote for ~ or against the grade proposal or to suggest amendments to it. In the new grading system, the symbols "D" and "F" will be eliminated. The symbols "A", "B" and "C" will, however, retain their present value. Even without the "D" and "F" symbols, students would still be subject to academic suspension. If immediately prior to the fall semester his record in dicates he has not successfully completed at least fifty per cent of the course hours he attempts during the preceding twelve months, the student would be placed on academic suspension. Other grounds for suspension would be for a student to fail to complete at least one course of three or more semester hours of credit during a term of enrollment or for a student to not enroll in any course carrying three or more credits and then fail to receive credit carrying grades for all those courses in which he is enrolled. All suspensions would be for twelve months. The symbol "S" would be used to indicate.satisfactory work in non credit or pIs-fall optior. rt Woild also be used to cover current uses in the Graduate School for thesis, dissertation preparation and research. "AUD" would indicate that a course is being attempted on an audit basis. Ad pror of mail-oi With a raised eyebrow or two many students have read the male contraceptives ads now being run in this paper. "I can't believe these are being run." one boy said. Another felt the ads were unnecessary. "Pills are the thing today." he said. "Those ads are just for some dying 'Rubber' company making a bid for survival." T'he truth is the ads are part of a nationwide program to help prevent unplanned births. P'hillip Harvey. former deputy director of CARE for India and Dr. T.R le. Hack. a British intern, have set up a nonprofit company called Population Services. Inc. B riga de member speaks Steve Wie. staff member of the Great Speckled Bird in Atlanta. will speak Tuesday evening a:30 p.m. in the Business Adm. auditorium i Dec. 15' about his recent trip to Cuba as a member of the Venceremos Brigade. Unlike the earlier Brigades, which worked in the Cuban sugar harvest (zafra ), the third Venceremos Brigade worked with citrus plants on the Isle of Pines. After four weeks on the Isle of Pines. members of the' Brigade traveled thruout the island of Cuba (for two weeks) and had opportunities to talk with many Cubans. According to Wise, Castro and other Cuban government officials wish Brigade membes upon their return to the United States to speak frankly and critically about the situation in the first socialist country in the Amenicas. traw pol tomorrov ide chang "NC" would denote no credit I a given course. It would indici that the student has r demonstrated a mastery of t material sufficiently to receive grade of "A", "B" or "C" or tt the student has withdrawn fr< the course after the last date change schedules. "I" would imply satisfactc attendance but incompit academic work, such as missi term papers, lab reports a exams. The student would have months in which to complete I work before a permanent grade recorded. If the student made effort to complete the work, I grade would revert to "NC." The symbol "NR" would be us to indicate that no grade report I been received from the instruct, It would not become part of I student's permanent record. Students withdrawing from I University during the course ol term would normally receive grade of "NC" in all courses taki Instructors would then notify I Registrar as to the satisfactory unsatisfactory performance these students at the time of wi drawal. Satisfactory performat in a course would be treated in I same manner as a passing gradt the evaluation of suspensi conditions. The new grading system wo allow a student who has receive grade of "NC" to repeat the cou any number of times ui satisfactorily completed. Gra4 pres&itly bh the'iftudenl'Vft script would remain but his G would be calculated only on grades of A, B, C and D. Mid-term grade reports entering freshmen would be shc as satisfactory (S) or satisfactory (U). totes sale *der cond Operating out of a second fl office in a Chapel Hill bank, company aims to promote creased use of condoms. Lati the rubber sheaths have fal victim to a male assumption t women on the Pill will take can everything. Sold without prescription, rubber safeguards can easily found in most dingy bathrooms the nation. In Europe they, advertised and sold openly they remain an under-the-coun item in the United States, uld prevention of disease only." Thus far, attempts by Populat Services to sell advertizing ha been thwarted by magazines a R elatiori act as ii Staff Writer Tlhe Student-Faculty Relati Committee discussed the plementation of an effect ombudsman program and m recommendations for possi changes in the Faculty Sena grade proposal at its Decenm meeting. Trhe Student-Faculty Rtelat Committee will act as an inte ombudsman ('ommit tee until formation concerning the mation of an effective progi can be obtained from of schools. The Committee decided to I its February meeting in an c session in the Commons Rtoon. students will have the opportui to bring their grievances bel the committee. according Scottie Barnes, secretary student affairs. Dr. J. Hubert Nolan, professa engineering, served as an huauman for tha e a twya or te ot he a at n to ry te ng nd 12 he is no he ed . President Jones he Studen !n. he or 0 inaccur ie he in By SCOTT DERKS on Staff Writer ald The newly released drug report A a compiled by a USC committee on rse drugs has met with mixed reaction Itil on campus. les g While about a third of the 40 PR students called last night at ran the dom said the report was "fairly accurate," a majority of the for students questioned said the wn figures were "way off" and "did in- not give a clear picture of USC or any other campus." oMs oor newpapers who are afraid of of the fending the public. But more than in- 400 college and "underground" -ly, newspapers have taken the ad and len orders have poured in. hat Since January the company has of received more than 2,000 orders, mostly from students in smaller the communities. Students at New be Jersey's Rutgers University have .in joined together to buy in quantity: ire one fraternity at Berkley orders a but gross a week. ter in addition to reducing unwanted for pregnancies, the company is also helping prevent venereal disease ion which now affects 14 million ye Americans and has been growing nd in recent years. Ls comrmtte rterim omb a letter to the committee he outlined the nature of the position. onls Nolan said he had about two i"- student visitors per week during ive the first year of his tenure. In the ade second year he saw an average of ble one student per week. Those who te's did see him last year came as a her result of referral by a faculty member, he said. ions "Cases have involved appeals rim from the decisions of the traffic in- court. appeals concerning grades for- in courses, and simple requests for -am information or help in getting a her favor or slight waiver of some rule or regulation.' Nolan said. iold in the report Nolan said he pen considered himself an information All bureau directing students to the mity proper person who could solve the oe particular problem. for "I was also able to pave the way on occasion with a phone call and yr of get some slight bending of rules om- made when the circumstances s. In seemed to warrant It." he said. Beer The Board of Trustees passed a resolution Saturday approving the sale of malt beverages on campus. Implementation of the proposal was assigned to the Buildings and Grounds Committee of the Board. Thomas F. Jones, president of the University, said that "specifically the Board did ap prove in concept that there would be a wholesome environment for entertainment and beer available to students." According to Jim Bradford, vice president of student government, Student Senate passed a resolution in 1968 requesting the sale of beer in the Golden Spur for a one-month trial period. The proposal was turned down by the board. Barry Knobel, 1969-70 president of student government, submitted a similar proposal through the Trustees Liaison Committee last ts feelt -ate pici One student, unimpressed by the report, called it "a comic book of News Analysis fairy tale proportions" while another said it was a very good public relations release." T1e 1*rdt wais comp1ied*by 4 10 member committee consisting of three students, three ad ministrators and four faculty members. It was first released to the special state legislature committee studying drug use and abuse in South Carolina. "You have to understand," a student said, "that the report was prepared for the State Legislature. It's true ihat the report is not an accurate picture, but it was not meant to be. The legislature was shocked by these figures, even in their distorted form." The report was based on two surveys, one taken in February, which 2,027 students completed. The other was answered by 3,000 in-coming freshmen during summer orientation. The February survey shows 9.8 per cent of the men and 5.4 per cent of the women students are "often or regular" users of marijuana or hashish. While 12 students felt the figures were "just about right," 28 students said the figures were too low. Robert Smith said, "I think about 99 per cent of the students have tried and about 95 per cent are regular users of grass. I don't think the report is well prepared at udsmen The Student-Faculty Relations Committee also discussed the grade proposal change now before the faculty senate. Harnes said the committee "felt the grading proposal was needed. " However, a lot of students felt the necessity for keeping the [D grade. In effect, if we did away with I) grades -we would be upgrading the standards of the uIniversity to the exclusion of many students. specifically those with inferior educational backgrounds and late bloomers." The committee also said the distinction between a notation of withdrawal and NC (No credit)i on a student's transcript should be clarified and Included In the proposal. The recommendations of the committee will be sent to the Faculty Committee on Scholastic Standing and Petitions which originatedt the grade nronnsal. resolku year. Mike Spears presented a report on the current beer status at other schools. The committee gave the proposal to the administration for study. Bradford said that because of the distrubances of last May the administrative study was delayed. Spears, president of student government, submitted the present reE*;ution to the board along with his status reports from other schools. The vote was eleven to four in favor of the proposal. Spears and Bradford spent last week meeting with members of the board throughout the state. Ac cording to Spears they were able to contact each trustee. "We had been told a number of trustees would not support the proposal." said Bradford. "which is the reason we traveled around 0 ,ommit1 Lure of all. Another said "I guess about 50 percent of the students use grass." The numbers students gave varied from 20 per cent to 99 per cent, for many the words, "often or regular users" was an ambiguous term. One senior who did not want to be identified said, "What does that classification mean? I smoke up about once a week, but I probably wouldn't say that I was a regular user. I don't guess anyone wants to think of himself as a regular when it comes to drugs." The student estimates of what comprised a regular user ranged from once a day to once a week. The report was issued on the basis of "often or regular use" and does not attempt show use of drugs. only the "regular" use of drugs. The report went on to say that 11.1 per cent of men and 7.3 per cent of the women use am phetamines. Many felt this too was a distorted figure saying. "Most of my friends depend on them fo study." Barbituarates wee listed at 1.2 for men and..5 per cent for women; hallucinogens. 3.5 per cent for men and 1.5 for women and tranquilizers reported I 3 per cent for men at 1.6 per cent for women. "'The most glaring errors in the report are the figures on the alcohol and tobacco." Frank Hines said. Ltion South Carolina talking to members of the board. "At the end of the week we counted nine out of sixteen so we were confident that it would pass." He said that although the resolution passed favorably "We're not out of the woods yet because their still may be problems in implementation." The Building and Grounds Committee plan for the im pletation of the proposal including provisions for a student lounge. "In my opinion the Board decided to take a student request seriously," said Spears. He said this was the first time a statement written by a student had been passed by the board. Spears said he sees the passage of the resolution as an indication of student influence and of increased trust in students by the board. Lee drug drug p "I think it is sad that the report tries to say that less than a third of the stude .ts smoke cigarettes regularly. I really hope no one is supposed to believe that report." Alcohol was listed at 56 per cent for men and 42.1 per cent for women in the February survey. The report also said 30.5 per cent of men and 28.8 per cent of women of USC smoke cigarettes on a regular basis. Of the 12 students who felt that the statistics on marijuana and S%fety patro thefts, assis At 8:00 p.m. every night, about 15 students sporting walkie-talkies and flashlights spread out over the campus. They are the Student Govern ment security patrol. developed to assist the regular Univesity police. The patrol has been successful according to Howard C-men. student director of the patrol. Several auto tape player thefts have been prevented, and two students who tried to break into the l,ongstreet Gym were caught with the combined ef forts of the campus police and the SGA patrol. "We also try to get the drunks before the ('olumbia police do." ('omen said. "We escort or carry them back to the dorms, or at least back on campus." The patrol has also kept non students who might be criminals from coming on campus. ('omen said. 'he big plus factor for the patrol is that students can't ACC reqi change ap F"aculty chairmen of athletics of the Atlantic Coast Conference ' A('(' schools approved a slight modification of entrance requirements for athletes at the winter meeting of the ACC Friday. The proposal was deemed un satisfactory by both USC and Clemson. The proposal would make it possible for an athlete making under #no on college board examinations to enter an ACC .'chool-provided he acquires a l.7% on the NCAA tables. ('arolina President Thomas F". .Jones took the floor to openly voice liSt's opposition to the change. C'lemson president Rtobert C. ICdwards said the proposal would actually make the requirements stiffer. USC and Clemson have begun recruiting athletes for the IWI1 asses In another action the Board of Trustees announced that all fund raising "by, for, or in behalf of any individuals or entity of the greater universi.ty" must have the ap proval of the board "Before any overtures or campaigns are initiated." The board approved the for mation of a standing Committee for Planning and Coordination of fund raising. It was stated that "No fund raising plans can be brought before the board without first being reviewed by the Committee for Planning and Coordination and the president of the University." This action will not affect any fund raising projects already in progress. T. Eston Marchant. chairman of the board, declined to comment on the meeting. report roblem amphetamines were accurate. eight felt the alcohol figures were way out of line as were the tobacco statistics. The statistics in the freshman survey were similar to the campus survey except in the area of am phetamines. Dr. Paul Fidler. assistant vice-president for student affairs. said the survey indicates that the use of am phetamines is "a college thing due lo the stress and strain of college >l prevents ts police distinguish patrolmen from other students. We can be most effective by being unnoticed." Comen also cautioned women students about the possible dangers of unlighted areas of the campus. "Don't go oul alone." he said That'sthe worst thing you can do. "The night buses go to almost anywhere on campus and we hope ev'eryone will use them."C'(omen added. 'The buses run until 11:30 p.m. now and the time may be extended to 1l31n p.m. 'fhe patrol only functions in an ob)serv'atory capacity. ('omen said. --We're in no position to get in v'olv'ed " The walkie-talkies enable patrolmen to radio campus police for further investigation ('omen also said that auto tape player thefts are v'ery frequent. '-The best thing you can do is buy the kind of tape player you can remove and take it out when you leav'e the car." he said. uiremen ts proved football season under the NCAA table. lioth will be in violation of A('( rules as soon as those athletes that do not meet conference standards enroll in school. The USC hoard of Trustees reaffirmed the school's position in a special meeting Saturday. Etarlier the presidents of the 'ihools made tlte same proposal except they specified that anyone who's score was under 700 would not qualify. If both USC and Clemson con tinue to ignore the ACC then they~ are expected to sever I's withltht he Ial qf isn. tgn the mnly other tmjU'tr t "riday the ACC sgeed to~mt banking" gf tea4p.d ~ i~ against a twoy@ -Itmit 4~ under this sysle'a' naY Ise 45 the *aWII si