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VOL. LX Ii - NO. 31 University of South Carolinp Columbia, S. C. 29208 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1971 Women t Women will be marching in Washington, D. C. on Nov. 20 for the repeal of all anti-abortion laws. Transportation will be offered from the USC campus. Any in terested woman can inquire at the Student Government office. The march is organized by the Women's National Abortion Action (WONAAC). That organization is calling "for the total repeal of all anti-abortion laws and for the corollary demands of the repeal of all restrictive contraception laws Ushiba spe tonight at The Japanese Ambassador to the United States, Nobuhiko Ushiba, will speak at 8 p.m. tonight in the Campus Room of Capstone. One USC official described it as "a feather in the cap of the Lec tures Committee" to be able to get the ambassador. Another official said he thought the ambassador wished to use the opportunity to get student reaction Lack of intert Growin* BY SCOTT DERKS Staff Writer South Carolina State Studen Legislature, now in its 11th year has reached puberty and thi growing pains are threatening to kill the statewide organization. Even before the detegates fron 12 universities and colleges begai checking in to the Sheraton Motoi Inn trouble began. Furman with drew its support and money frorr the effort over a month ago Presbyterian College backed out ai the last moment. Francis Marior College and Coastal Carolini decided they were not interested An abbreviated delegation froni Clemson came only after Gov Polly Spann arranged to get the school money. Several schools say this is the last year they will participate. SCSSL was designed to follov the same procedures as th4 regular general assembly proposing and passing bills thai will be compiled and presented tc the South Carolina General Assembly. Last year three studeni proposed bills became Souti Carolina law. Even Spann, of USC, reflected -the tension that threatens this o march and an end to forced sterilization. WONAAC asserts that abortion is a woman's right." Women plan to defy a remark made by Vice President Spiro Agnew. Agnew said "There are three things that are difficult to tame--the oceans, fools and women. We may soon be able to tame the ocean; fools and women will take a little longer." Demonstrations are also planned in New Zealand, Canada and England. a ks 8 p.m. lo the China question and opinion on Japanese economic policy. A reception will be held for the ambassador at University House )n College Street after his speech where he will talk informally with it udents. The lecture is in conjunction with [nternational Week sponsored by he University Union. ~si )St pains m session. Her ters4 opening address ran o t and lasted under fivc She said: "This org been criticized of la unproductive, unresi unaware as to thf students. Those most objections have neve legislative session c And even many of thoi have been active mei organization and no,% are unwilling to meaningful change. "I must warn y< easier to criticize and it is to analyze and r "Anyone acting as to influence the government is a 'i wilderness. But me together for meaning a shout that cannot be only through a state controlled organi2 students can preser front. "Finally I challe disregard your pers< politics, unite behi goals and bring this or its rightful place in Weekend con Frosh BY ARMIDA GILBERT Staff Writer A conference to "obtain feed back from freshmen to establish bet ter communications between the administration and students" was held this weekend. Held at Camp Bethelwood, York, the Freshman Conference was attended by 50 freshmen and 30 administration and faculty members. Tim McConnell, secretary for Freshman Affairs and conference organizer, said the people came to relate and obtain feedback. The conference, organized by SGA and Freshman Services, began with a speech by USC President Thomas F. Jones. Jones said the Board of Trustees runs the University, while the President's job is to carry out the policies decided by the board. Jones said students could speak about school changes to any ad ministrator they wished. He also said a campus om budsman woud be appointed next week to complement the student ombudsman. Jones said he plans to use the $500,000 Ford Foundation grant for 8 mm movie equipment, the Contemporary University program, a teaching seminar, and a teaching experimentation fund. The Gamecock must be a free, independent student newspaper La.y kill S( ly worded Spann said nly 229 words Lt. Gove minutes. mediately anization has session to te, as being on the pr >onsible and action stopi wishes of by severa: vocal in their calling for r attended a rules. Thai f this body. troduce a ;e others who Sout h Car nbers of this Legislature denounce it designed to work for Carolina i place. au that it is Dick Har destroy than student, sa ebuild. session that an individual SCSSL refus working of changes wit olce in the many delegi iny working the chambei ful change is elsewhere.' ignored. It is 'or intimida t wide student If you don't I ation that public relati it a unified government the issues," nge you to At present >nal school lions fightin, id common group. SCSSI ganization to session yesti the political night discu Cnynolina, proposed dir, ference preseni and Carolina must be free to have any speakers the students wish to bring to the campus or this freedom will be stopped, Jones said. Saying Carolina must provide "education worth having for a world worth being," Jones said he wanted Carolina to be able to keep its regional campuses. When asked if state educational forces are conservative, Jones said, "Everything in South Carolina's conservative." He added, "Change is not right because it is change, but because it is change for something better." President Jones did not think the limit on freshman enrollment seriously would affect admissions because the number of high school graduates will decrease over the next few years. He said he feels this limit necessary to placate other colleges who fear Carolina will "steal" their students. Douglas Fitzgerald, of Business Affairs, told of the plans for a women's residence hall to be constructed next to Bates House by 1973. Bates West will have two bedroom apartments with a kit chen area, dining area, living area and bathroom, he said. Also, a new married students' complex with one-or two-bedroom apart meIts will be built in the SSL tak rnor John Floyd im- issu adjourned the joint ' Degin committee work thii oposed bills. Floyd's Lei >ed a threatened move pre SCSSL members any a suspension of the t his group hoped to in- del resolution to dissolve sta olina State Student nat . A student caucus tac discuss issues of South pla vould take SCSSL's Stu sup pootlian, a USC law mel id after the opening Ii if the leaders of the pay ed to listen to proposed thr< h an open mind, then dia ites would walk out of H s and hold a meeting intr These are not threatspa ions. These are facts. ena >elieve that SCSSL is a can ons job for the stateLe then you are avoiding H Harpootlian said. say there are three fac- org g for control of the 198i . stayed in a five hour I t h erday afternoon and Sou ssing each of theT act innasmOSS. c.oul. ideas Bates House area. Renovation of the Horseshoe as a prestige residential area which students apply to enter is also being con sidered. Fitzgerald said the tenements wil be renovated sometime soon. Dean Charles H. Witten said the new student health center "will be the first time in years the University has given adequate medical treatment." Witten also said, "The time for treating women differently from men is over." There is, he said, now equal opportunity for women at the University, but there is no active recruitment of women for administrative positions. Other speakers were Dr. Robert Bennett of student affairs, Dr. Paul Fidler, Dean Robert Alexander, Dean Elizabeth Clotworthy, Charles McMillian of minority affairs and Student Body President Harry Walker. Dr. John Guilds, vice provost of Academic Affairs, explained his office and expressed his desire to see a Center for Cultural Studies in what is now McKissick Library. The center would be a place where students and faculty members could meet for par ticipation in academic activities and would serve as the visual symbol of Carolina's academic (Continued on Page 5) a. At 10:30 p.m. yesterday the e came to open debate. 'he group led by Gov. Spann iks that S. C. State Student lislature is constructive in its sent form and does not see that radical changes are needed at time. Jay Hodge of the USC agation said, "We are the only e student legislature is the ion that is not physically at led to the state." He said that in :es like Tennessee, the State lent Legislature is paid for and ported by the state govern 't. South Carolina each school s for its part in the session ugh donations and fund raising res. odge added, "Last year a bill oduced by Polly (Spann ) was sed by the house and senate and eted into law. As long as that happen the State Student islature should continue." al Poe, also of USC, agreed ng, "The structure of this mization gives it a sense of limacy and respect in the state. ink it speaks for the students of Ih Carolina." he opposing faction, led by (Continued on Page 4)