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VOL. LXII - NO. 20 University of South Carolina. Columbia, S. C. 2920R Friday, October 22, 1971 Dadaj Man capal through m< "Man who can raise his basic energy level to the seat of un conscience, enjoys supreme bliss," says Acharya Yatiishvarananda Avadhuta from the Ananda Marga Yoga.Society. Speaking to a group of students last night at Currell College, Dadajii or "respected elder brother" said man is trained to unlock bondages from time im memorial. "It is impossible to rid oneself of physical bonds - man can get rid of only his spiritual bond through the right process of meditation," he said. "Yoga creates a vacuum in the subconscience and unconscience chambers of the mind, leaving the McDowell on Senate' Commenting on the controversy surrounding his "welcome" by the Student Senate, Josh McDowell said, "I was glad it happened. "It hit the newspapers.' It created a lot of publicity that I ordinarily wouldn't have gotten. It packed the house last night, why should I knock free publicity? "However, I was a little sur prised by the actions of the Civil Liberties Union. I have never spoken on a campus where the Civil LUberties Union was not allowed. If anyone is for the Civil Liberties Union It's me. "I will not speak to a segregated audience. This has caused a lot of prbnmhsrn lIn'som plnaes I a )le of bliss aditation conscience person to move on to unconscienceness," Dadajii said. "A minds are subject to high vibrations.' All come with dif ferent ideas and different vibrations." Dadajii -gave as an example - "Say for instance my name is John. The word 'John' has certain vibrations, and as I grow these vibrations grow into a part of me.' "This is why if I am walking down the street in a group of people and someone calls 'John', I will respond - because the word eates certain vibrations In my mind. "Yoga is universal," Dadajii said. "Its practice proves that God exists in the supreme con scienceness." com ents welcome firm believer in freedom of speech." McDowell also explained what brought him here In the first place. "I was Invited by the students and secondly, I concentrate on universities because there's no other area where there's a greater ignorance of Christianity. "Most students and professors have rejected a caricature of Christianity. The university Is probably the most open segment of socIety," he said. Josh refused to comment on the Carolina Com munity though, adding that, "I haven't been on campus long saenghjn frmn a rent niin.-nt Senate re McDowel planned f BY JULIE LUMPKIN Staff Writer A resolution expressing the Student Senate's support of guest speaker Josh McDowell was defeated Wednesday in Senate Session when a motion was made to reconsider the resolution which was originally passed October 13. After the resolution was defeated, Sen. Dan Eckstrom moved that the Student Senate request that the roll-call vote on the resolution be published in the GAMECOCK. The vote is recorded as follows: 6 votes - Yes 22 votes - No 3 absentions Prime opposer of the resolution was Sen. Fred Magner who felt the Senate was making a grave mistake in the resolution's passage. Magner said the Senate would be obliged to welcome all speakers on campus if they welcomed Mc Dowell. In addition, he felt the Candidat SGA elec The elections commission has announced the candidates for the upcoming Student Government election. The election wQl be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesda ,Oct. 27. The candidates will de te on Monday, Oct. 25 at 7:30 p.r. in the lobby of their respective districts. District number 1 (McClintock): Clisby Williams, Jenny Tucker, Cynthia McLeod, Trev Williams, Laura Forrester and Eileen O'Brien. District number 5 (Columbia Hall): Rita McKinney and Anne Thompson. Carolina e] college WEa The following USC students have been elected to "Who's Who In American Universities and Colleges. Sherry L. Ackerman, Charles H. Beebe, Ronald Bifani, Jeffersor T. Byrd, Helen R. Callison, David M. Camp, Fred R. Cannon, Ed ward M. Craig, Robert M.'Crooks Margaret B. Culp, Dwight Drake, James E. Farrell, Daniel B. *Sleath, J,nta ~reeue considers, .1 resolutic or SCPIF support of McDowell in his faith directly infringed on the beliefs of other individuals on campus. "What we're in fact doing is recognizing one religion over another... Our welcoming Josh McDowell is fundamentally wrong.. .What are we endorsing? We don't even know. How can we do this (endorse McDowell) if we don't even know what he's going to say?" A resolution to endorse the goals of the proposed South Carolina Public Interest Research Group (SCPIRG) was passed also. Debate arose primarily oyer the effect of funding the organizAtion through a $1 increase in student activity fees. Sen. Foster Gaillard, creator of the resolution, explained that a petition would be sent out requiring 50 per cent of student body signatures supporting SC PIRG. This would, in effect, be a student opinion poll and would also serve as a basis for the approval of the creation of a bill which would es for We tion annoi District number 7 (The Towers,. M&N Lounge): Chris Cannon Steven Gardner, Ryan Dease, Leigh Leventis, David L. Gold smith, George Allen Charles, George Patrick, Ralph Lewis, Shelton Parker, John C. Lehmann, Genie Milligan, Zack McKown, Paul Barkowitz and Micheal Demauro. District number 8 (Bates House): William Dagas, Pete Fereley, Murray SM and Richard Fralick. District number 11 (The Roost): Joe McCilloch and C. A. Wilson. Lects 37 to 10's Who B. Hodges, Mary L. Holstein, Scott E. Holtsclaw, Mark S. Keisler, Fredric M. Magner, Helen V. McMillan, Marilyn C. Moore, Melinda Moyle, Henry C. Pierson, Clayton E. Riley, Ora Susan Smith, Julianne F. Still, Tommy A. Stoudemire, Bobbie L. Thomas son, Carolyn L. Traylor, Virginia C. Wade, Harry L. Walker, Oliver Washington, Janice Watson, Debaith E. Wright, Eric Wyka and nAvid M. Yarborough. defeats >n; poll tG funds increase the activity fees by the one dollar amount. He further ,explained that if a student does not wish to support SCPIRG, he will be refunded his $1 to the following semester. Gaillard stated the main purpose of the organization is to "study problems (i.e. pollution, ecology, etc.) within the state and report their finds to interested groups." SCPIRG is a non-partisan organization. Other bills or resolutions passed consisted of a bill to establish a committee to investigate the employment and working con ditions of the custodial staff at USC, and a resolution to in vestigate the possibility of students working on the maintenance staff of dormitories, receiving credit on room rent in way of payment. A motion also passed which established a special committee to investigate appointees to special University committees dnesday's unced Off Campus district debates will be held in the Commons Room from one to four, Tuesday, October 25 and 26. District number 14: Bruce Burnette, Glenn Calvert, Cary Fechter, Calvin Gallman, Hulett Grice, Richard Hall, Allen Lawhead, George Mauroftas, Harriet McCombs, Nancy Stewart, Paul Ritter, Marty Ryan, Michael Trinlley and TQm Wall. District number 15: Al Ervin, Michael Janas, Mark Robins, Charlie Roper, Christina Smith. Jack Smith, Peter Yates and Dave Hughes. District number 16: Lewis Allen, Cecil (Mack) Amick, Joe Azar, Timothy Blake, Jay Hodge, Neil Rosen, Etheln Rowe and Mike West. District number 17: Bubba Fennell, William Ferguson, Wayne Hembree, James Lengel, Michael Thacik, Paul O'Gorday, Susan Tollison, Neal Rolfe, Joe Usry and Ben Wynn. District number 18: Daniel Fifis, Daniel Gilreath, Micheal Hodges, David Lancaster, Reid Mon tgomery and Greg Obanesian. District number 19: Patricia Brekmer, Archer Parnell, Weecoat Sandlin and Marc Westbrook. The Election Commission'ug all students to attend the debate and meet the candidate from