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YOL. LX II -: NO. 43 Universify of Souh Caolina, Columbia, S C. 2926R Monday, January 17, 1972 YAF che 0 0 0 in petiti( BY ARMIDA GILBERT AND KARIN BURCHSTEAD Staff Writers Efforts to obtain student financial support for the South Carolina Public Interest Research Group (SCPIRG) are being challenged by the Young Americans for Freedom (YAF). A SCPIRG petition will attempt Io show the Board of Trustees that a majority of the student body supports the organization and iherefore should be able to con Iribute by a simple procedure. By the petition SCPIRG would be financed by a registration assessment of $3 per year. The petition adds that any siudent who does not wish to contribute will be entitled to a full refund during the third week of each term. "We are not opposed to SCPIRG; we are opposed to involuntary taxation," Eddie Fennell of YAF said. According to Fennell the SC Book exchE offers altern Improvementu registration h BY HOLLY GATLING by use of Staff Writer registrai The made hassle of registration from the was somewhat eased this semester, Dr. Nicholas P. Mit- T. LutI chell, assistant provost in charge director, of educational services, said. made b3 station to "Registration went smoothly "elephani enough. We tried to improve the mechanics of the thing with the He also idea of helping lines move," kept on a Mitchell said. Coliseum packet s a Dr. W. F. Putman, chairman of security he faculty student committee on student's registration pointed out three areas in which improvements were *g ti made.registrat Putnam said organization was sies ad much better than before, internal s ne communications were Improved ~,~,. llenges SO r for stut PIRG proposal would force students to pay when the group could collect donations or dues. "I would like to see SCPIRG as a voluntary student organization. They have no right to charge other students for their own frustrations," he said. Fennell added that YAF has been opposed to involuntary taxes for all student activities. "Some people in SCPIRG oppose fees to pay for athletes, yet try to get others to pay for their own project." SCPIRG leader Art Hamilton said they are "extremely op timistic" about getting enough signatures to show student support of their proposal. About 7,500 signatures have been collected; SCPIRG hopes to get signatures from more than half the student body. He said SCPIRG favors petitioning over the referendum method of obtaining support because of voting slackness. The newly organizec co-op book exchange I termed a "success" director, Barney Olivi This spring the t change hopes to elimi of the steps in obtaini and make it easier a economical for studen ta tiv e their books to fellow The plan allows wishing to buy or sell post his name and bo a ease assle walkie-talkies and non n activities were barred coliseum. ier Gunter, registration said more room was moving the fee pay the storage area or the room" of the Coliseum. said closer controls were Ilowing students into the to register and card 'ere in order of the social number instead of the ~ last name. ink we had a good ion--there were fewer in the past," Gunter added that 1972 summer sistration basically will Shorter lines ..4PIRG ient suP "Twice as many students have signed petitions as voted in the last election - this is more democratic." YAF Special Affairs Chairman Mike Trinkley said, "YAF will continue to fight with SCPIRG in questioning the authenticity of the petitions. "Some petitions were .collected illegally and we will ask that these be invalidated," Trinkley said. He said some petitions are invalid because signatures were collected in unauthorized areas. Hamilton said YAF's efforts against SCPIRG are part of a national effort by YAF against the Public Interest Research Groups. He said YAF "doesn't com pletely understand the free system" and "they misunderstand our purposes." YAF has charged that at Port land State University (Oregon) students were short changed, receiving only 85 cents of a promised $1 refund. I Student in Room 310, Russell Hc ias been This year Student Go\ by its ment has arranged ?r. requests under course topi, aid students in their sea oook ex nate one Oliver said he hoped stud, ng books would be able to sell t nd more books for a little more i ts to sell they would receive at one ol students. local book stores, but stil anyone under the commercial t a book to store prices. ok needs The exchange will conti Registrat had made sprintra port Hamilton explained that the Board of Trustees at Portland cut all st udent fees by 25 per cent. Thus the students actually paid only 75 cents. Organization according to Hamilton, would be under a local board elected by students at each campus. This board would hold public meetings to determine what issues the students wish to take action on. These ideas would be passed on to the state board, which would be elected by members of the state board. The state board would select the issues to be researched. Each campus would have one representative on the state board for each 4,000 students. However, every college would have at least one representative. YAF has charged that students will have little say in the control of the direction the organization will take. (Continued on page 8) iuse. through Thursday and Room ern- 310 will be open daily from the 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. cs to Oliver emphasized the book rch. exchange is physically unable - to handle the books them ents selves. heir "We hope that this will help a han lot of students to cut the high the prices charged for books. It is a I be good example of students ook working together for the benefit of everyone," Oliver nue said. Ion less hectic than last fall.