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S p P Walker, announce Three candidates announced yesterday for the presidency of the student body. Harry Walker, Steve Cannon and Jeannine Smith joined Joe Usry and Steve Smith in seeking the office. Walker, a junior political science major from Greenville, said, "We are running to win and we think our chances are better than anyone else running. We have a varied range of student support." "I am running as Harry Walker, not against anyone on campus," he said. Walker is the first black to run for president. He is the chairman of the Ad visory Committee of the Afro American Students Association and is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi social fraternity. Walker in tends to go to law school after graduation. Cannon has served as president of the freshman and sophomore classes. A history major, he is a student senator and serves on the Human Relations Committee of ihe senate. Jeannine Smith,- a junior psychology major from Columbia, said she does not believe that being a coed will be a major handicap in the election because she credits most Carolina students as recognizing talent as the major criterion for the office and not sex. She said she' believes that in seeking the office, one should not . aeek personal glory or recognition, but to serve the students. She has served as chairman of the straw poll on the grade change proposal conducted by the SOUP-I PETER SELL SHOWS 1 WOPT LET ITH8! "Suppose 1 War and Nc plus.. "Fiv Cannon ar for stude Academic Affairs Committee of Student Senate, sophomore class secretary, Public Relations Committee or University Union, historian of Alpha Lambda Delta National Honor Society, has been EAuphradi has Victol "I play ball right down the middle," First District congressional candidate Victoria DeLee said last night. She was the first woman or black to speak before the Epphradian Society In its 165 year 1istory. She called for student help in her campaign saying that for the first time "white kids from the south are supporting me." Mrs. DeLee said that the Democratic party offered to pay her filing fee and pay her expenses if she would run in the first district primary. "I didn't take it," she said. "The 'cloudy minded people there couldn't see a black or a woman in office. They would all vote Republican." D)eLee said the Republicans offered her $10,000) to drop out of the race. "The only way I'll lose out is die:" R FUN HITI RS-'GOLDIE HAWN .3-S-7-9PM hey Gave A body Came" i Card Stud" id Smith nt offices on the Gamecock staff and is a member of Delta Zeta. She has also served as a volunteer worker at the State Hospital and the Columbia Authority for disad vantaged families. an Society ia DeLee -L-ewi6 PhIipS D)elee said that she is against the Vietnam war because of its effect on her family. "I am one of the victims of the war," she said. "I loved my sons and now I don't knew whether they would come back dead or alive. Now he's coming back and knowing the condition he's in, I just don't know. He hates everybody. So I hate the War, and I hate what it is doing to all of us." Mrs. DeLee said that her qualifications for office had been questioned since she has only completed the ninth grade. "'I've got' a doctor's degree in hunger and a master's degree in malnutrition," she said. Go See Sweet Baby James Cooper rr auxilary -Eugene Cooper. former dean of men for more than seven years, is now on special assignment in the department of auxiliary services, which includes housing and food services. Cooper received the new assignment after an ad ministrative reorganization earlier this year. lie said. "Since I am no longer involved with that segment of the administration. I can't say for sure. but I think that the change was helpful because now the student can be served more in dividually. The old dean of men was not adequate to cope with all of the problems. The responsibility is now split between three or four people." Cooper said his job now is special projects administrator. "This means that I work for the auxiliary services. mainly housing and food. Muinty Afffain Essay contes The Minority Affairs Committee of Student Government is spon soring an essay contest. Prizes include $20.0 for first place, %-5.INI f'or second place, and $10.4X? for third place. The essay topic is "Are Minorities at USC Getting a Fair Deal? What Can Be Done?" The general perspective taken by a member of a minority race should be a personal one. "Are you getting a fair deal? Incidents of racial prejudice. discrimination. isolation. and lack of concern, as well as solutions to these problems should be included. A member of a majority race should discuss the question of whether there is racial prejudice at the University. Specific in cidents should be cited and solutions to the problem should be discussed. If the writer feels there is no problem at Carolina. he or she should discuss ways to improve race relations at USC. Rules are as follows. 1. Each essay must be printed in ink or typed. 2. Each essay must contain 500 to 7.~ words. --Part time help needed Poor working ~conditions,oddhur, Iless than minimum wage paid Apply Room 308 fRussell House .lohn (. Wooten of Edgefield, a 1ISC senior, has won a Woodrow Wilson Fellowship for 1971-72, and another USC English major. Mrs. Ilonita H. Mack of Columbia, is a finalist in the annual competition. Wooten will receive financial support from the Woodrow Wilson Foundation for a year of graduate study at the Institution of his choice. while Mrs. Mack has been recommended for aid from, h Loves to services Mv primary interest so far this semester has been in evaluating the food services of the campus," he added. "A full report on this will he made public at a later date and recommendations will be made at that time.' Cooper said he has been meeting with the food committee and that plans are being made to visit other campuses and view their food services. -I have been to Clemson checking their cafeteria setup. Ihey 're serviced by AlR A also. I do leel that it is the responsibility of my office to see that the students have the best quality food available at the lowest prices," Cooper said. I am very happy in my new position. I feel that I can make a great contribution to the t'niversity by using my office to investigate the problems of the students concerning these auxiliary services." he said. t sponsored 3. Only the writer's student identification number is to be placed at the top of the first page. The entries will be judged on the basis of: 1. liscussion of the problem and documentation of the discussion. 2. The solution proposed by the writer. :I. Legibility The contest begins today and will close Nlonday. March I5 at 3 p.m. All entries are to be turned in at the Student Government Office on second floor Russell House before 3 p m Mfarch I5. Winners will be announced in the larch 19 issue of The Gamecock and will be posted in Russell House by I ID number. Internationals to celebrate Indian Holi Holi is a gay spring festival celebrated in India. One of the many legands con cerning the festival is about Prince Prahlad the god-fearing son of the evil king Hiranyakasipu. Prahlad did not give up worshipping the god Vishnu in spite of fearful per secut ion by his father, and his demon aunt Hohka. Ultimately, Holhka. who is immune to death by fire, took Prahlad entered a burning furnace built for his destruction, it was the wicked Hlohka who was burned to ashes by divine intervention, while Prahiad came out unscathed. Holi is a festival of color. Riotously merry crowds fill the streets, squirting colored water on all passers-by. All people regar dless of age or status participate in this fun. Holi will be celebrated by the International Students Club on Friday and Saturday March 5-6 at Hell Camp. Transportation will be available from Russell House mn F"riday at 5:30 p.m. ,All in tenational stdns are urgd.to inWv$e their host families. .