The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, March 01, 1971, Image 1
'VOL. LXI-No University of South Carolina, Columbia, S. C. 29208 Monday, March 1, 1971
The Gamecocks have rece
praise lately but nothing i
comment made by this down
Kennedy
about is,
By GLENDA MILLER
News Editor
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D
Mass., addressing the South
Carolina Jaycees said, "Come my
friends, 'tis not too late to seek a
newer world of peace and promise
for all mankind. That is - the
challenge of our time."
Sen. Kennedy spoke these words
before a group of about 2,000
Saturday evening in Charleston's
Municipal Audiotorium where the
Filing.
deadline
is today
Candidates will file for student
body elections today and tomprrow
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Russell
wse Lounge-Gallery.
Student body president, vice
president, secretary and
treasurer, as well as student se
nators from all districts except off
campus freshmen, will be elected
March 24.
,iudy Berry, chairman of the
fslections Commission, said a
iling fee of $2 will be required
from candidates fror major offices
'(he four executive positions1, and
a si fee from candidates for minor
.nuicos. sennaenon~~
Ived a lot of ould It be that thy kno
o equal the the basketball team the
town theater.
talks in Chc
Iues of our 1
state's Jaycees gathered for the South Ca
awards ceremony presenting the war is n
Three Outstanding Young Men The s
VrOYM) of 1970.
Sen. Fritz Hollings, D-S.C., in
troducing the Massachusetts
senator, said Sen. Kennedy had
asked him what he should say if the
press asked him if he would run for
the presidency in 1972. Sen.
Hollings advised his colleague to
make a "Sherman-like" f o
statement: "If nominated, I will
not run. If elected, I will not ser
ve." Sen. Kennedy said he thought
about the statement, but decided No m
against using it because he had No m
heard that Sherman was not very chalk. s
popular in the South. naatemf
areas afi
Sen. Kennedy said he had asked back in
Sen. Hollings about the possibility agencies
of a Kennedy-Hollings ticket in '72, The ci
but Hollings replied, "Ted, I don't approxin
know if I can fit you in." Vice pr
References were made about qf Busin<
Sen. Hollings running for the vice- has affee
presidency in 1972. Sen. Kennedy Universil
said the South Carolina senator "First,
recently had visited an Augusta purchase
country club where he was areas. F
"practicing hitting the spec. purchasii
tators." as we usi
had to de
On the serious side, Sen. Ken- we would
nedy received enthusiastic ap- in the ni
pla use from his Charleston Tlhird, we
Audience when he said, "We must can't be I
end the war. My opposition to the changing
cont inuation of the war In Vietnam ones. Foi
is full and unqualified. And the and sta
path out of Vietnam does not lead t iniversit
through C'ambodla and Laos. Too Bruntoi
many have died. Too many from though ti
Massachusetts., Too 'a' '.hich t.L. ' .
Open
are
BYBOBCRAFT
Staff Writer
A new open dorm polic
will go Into effect March 1
The policy will allow fc
open house in all dorr
from the hours of 6 to 11:
on Friday evening, 2 1
11:30 on Saturdays and 2 1
8 on Sundays. There will t
no "open door" regulaloi
The new regulations were ai
nounced by Dr. Thomas F. Jones i
a meeting held with dori
presidents Thursday. Jones sai
the hours were arranged so th.
school work would not be ii
terrupted. Jones said that ne,
system was experimental and thi
I something about students have "got to follow th
it no one else does? guidelines."
The guidelines are the hours an
the stiuplations that parenti
permission must be obtained b
students participating in the ope
house and that a student must sig
in and out of the dorm he i
visitings
Jones said that the Studen
Faculty Relations Committee we
rolina. The time to end the contacted and that the committe
thought the policy was
nator's speech centered "reasonable compormise"
fontinued on page 4) Most - dorm presidents ir
terviewed have very favorable
eas affected by b
bluebook, repai
SRusry WRIGHT can and must take the burden
Slaff Writer cut. -These areas all come und
)re bluebooks, lack of normal yearly budget. Being cut
lowdowns in the dorm this particular area has not be(
ince, are some of the deterimental to the Universi
ected by the recent cut- itself. 'he operating budget hi
expenditures by state not been affected. This means a
construction is going as planned,
it represents a sum of Brunton said.
kately $1 million. "Construction on Capston
esident Brunton, Division North. the Business A(
ass Affairs, said the cutmiitaonBteHusWe
ted four main areas of the heSuet elhCetra
we have slowed the tosciienthsaasem
of equipment in many ke S odivsmn.
or example, we are not
ig as many library books Onoftepblm weh
ially do. Second. we havecaedrn th toul la
ter filling jobs as fast asse strwhlitnga
like to. This can be seen poeto.W eie ose
iaintenance department. 0400t$300Ofbeerihtn
had started jobs that justthstdnseutypro,a
inished right now, such as inraebusrvc.ower
wooden screens to metal ta iew eevdwr oc
arth, all travel of faculty $1mlinWedd aagtog
ff sponsored by the stdn pars.om bet
y has virtually stopped." lgtn n nrae u evc
i pointed out that even Oeo h rbesw a
ese are imfporgnt, areas aedrn h rul a
cut.Ig o ect,te "hese areas allbcome un
dorms
proved
reactions to the new policy.
Carolyn Traylor, president of
South Tower, said "I think it's very
fine. It's a large step forward."
' She said that Jones has to fight
"conservative" Boards of Women
Is Visitors and Trustees, and "If the
10 students make this work, then we
o can expect more." David
o Spinazzolo, president of the
i Horseshoe, said the new rules are
"much more liberalizing" and that
the rules are good.
'I- In contrast to these favorable
n reactions are the actions of the
n ' Towers and presiding officer of
d the Towers Council, said that the
it regulations of parental permission
1- and signing in were a "step back
w wards" although the move toward
it the liberalization of open house
e was good. Blackshire said the
meeting Thursday was a "farce"
d and that Jones had "pulled the
il wool over the eyes" of the other
y dorm presidents.
n Joe O'Shields, president of the
n Towers, said the meeting insofar
s as getting student opinions and
advice on the matter of open house
t- was "purposeless" and that Jones
s had already made up his mind on
the subject when he came to the
a meeting.
There will be a meeting of the
Towers residents tonight at 7:30 in
- the Towers to discuss the ad
ministration's proposals.
udget cut
s or chalk
)f protection. We decided to spend
r $200,000 to $300,000 on better
in lighting, the student security
n patrol, and increased bus service.
,y However, at that time we received
is word to cut $1 million. We did
11 manage to get student patrols,
" some better lighting and increased
bus service.
e Brunton said, "Our purpose is to
- raise money any way possible,
t through gifts, federal grants, and
e others. Also, we must make sure it
g is spent effectively. One drawback,
0 we suffer is that we can only spend
money which we have. This means
d we cannot build on money we
t would hope to get."
d
d "I have been fighting raising
,stUdent fees for eight years," said
d Brunton. "I have fought the
t legislature, who think the best and
t easiest way to get money is though
ht the students. I Ihave fought the
r governor on this issue and right on
down. I think the people of South
Carolina pay enough for an
Ieducation."