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Vol. LXI -NO- 39 -- -----I-------Universitr of-Sou-th -Carolina, Columbia, S. C. 292068ody ..m. 4.17
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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
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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'
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