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VOL. LXI - NO. 45 Universify of South Caeolina, Columbia, S. C. 29201 FRIDAY, January 21, 1972 Parkir rente Health c doctor si BY ARMIDA GILBERT Staff Writer As of Jan. 19, the student healtj center has only one doctor on dut; from 9:30 a.m. to 12 Monda; through Friday, according to Dz Sally McCants, acting director o the University Health Service. Two doctors will be on duty froi 2-4:30 every afternoon. One docto will be on duty from 9 a.m. to 12:3 p.m. on Saturday. Emergency patients will b treated 24 hours a day and be( patients still will be admitted. No appointments will be taket because of the doctor shortage, bu students may call to find out whei the specialists will be in Emergencies will be treated first with other patients worked in, Dr McCants said. Nurses will be treating the les severe cases, such as colds, with s doctor only checking the'patient'i chart. Veneral disease cases still arn considered emergency cases. The number of students using tht center is causing a problem for th Astroi of Mi Lnfot tg sites , given enter has iortage few available doctors. A minimum of 100 students are treated daily. I Wednesday 108 students were " treated. Dr. McCants said, "We are generally encouraged as far as f future plans for the health ser vice." Salaries have been raised ' for the director, physicians and the r nursing staff so that they are more competitive with income from a private practice. Possible directors for the new health center are being in terviewed. Dr. McCants said "The philosophy about student health t centers has been as a first aid station and cold pill dispensary." This has been the attitude of both the medical profession and the universities. She explained that physicians with an interest in health education are needed to specialize in student health. The new student health center will have a fully-equipped emergency room, Dr. McCants said. Physicians will continue to perform minor surgery and treat iaut Lovel d-Atlantic BY HUGHIE McKNIGHT Staff Writer Astronaut James Lovell was guest speaker at the opening of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Physical Fitness Clinic at the new USC Physical Education complex last night. The program began a two-day calendar of demonstrations and workshops on physical education developments. C. Carson Conrad, executive director of the President's Council on Physical Fitness, is aiding in ~,coordination of the clinic and will speak today. Lovell, a U.S. Navy captain and a veteran of two NASA moon missions, spoke briefly on his role as chairman of the President's Council and commented on films made by him and astronauts Fred Hayes and Jack Swaggert of the Apollo 13 moon mission. BY BETTY WOODRUFF Staff Writer Parking spaces in the Coliseum's Blossom Street parking area are rented by the Athletic Department and given to scholarship donors, according to George Key, director of campus security. "The Coliseum is in reality a public building, and at the same time the Coliseum is rented, lots can be rented also," Key said. Key also explained that other spaces were available in addition M, _ M F- I _MQW W'- - . Dr. McCants any minor emergency. There will be adequate bed space and psychiatric facilities. Dr. McCants hopes the new center will have a director, a business manager and six or seven full-time physicians, including one psychiatrist. Also she hopes the families of married students can be treated. According to Dr. McCants, "We are a small city of 20,000 plus and (Continued on Page 4) 1 addresse Physical I Also speaking at the ceremony were Carson Conrad, state education superintendent Dr. Cyril Busbee, Lt. Gen. William S. Coleman, commandant of Ft.1 Jackson; and representatives from state education departmcrts throughout the Southeast. Lt. Gov. Earle Morris made a surprise visit and joined the other speakers in urging a more com prehensive physical education program be made available to all eit izens of all ages. Conrad said the purpose of the itness clinic was to gather experts oget her to give progressive advice < rn development of school physical education and athletic programs. Lovell commented on the place ihat NASA has taken on the I niation's priority list of ex enditures.( to the large lots west of the Coliseum. "Last week the parking lot by University Printing Co. was opened to cars with USC decals. This lot is patrolled and has a capacity for about 80 cars. This is a good place to park to avoid the traffic congestion from the larger lots." Ample parking space is also available around Gibbes' Volkswagon business and up and down Assembly, where there is no CommitteE Senate cur BY JULIE LUMPKIN Staff Writer A bill providing self-regulato-y bours for all students at the USC ,ampus was recommitted to the Resident Life and Rules Com mittee for further clarification in he Jan. 20 Student Senate session. According to Sen. Rita dcKinney this bill would primarily iffect women students and would dliminate required parental permission for a non-imposed urfew. The bill was proposed by senators Lynn, Moore, McKinney and Spinazzolo, who maintain that regulated hours for women students is sexually dis criminatory, since no regulated hours are imposed on campus men. Discussion of a bill vetoed by Harry Walker which provided reimbursement of campaign ex penditures in the voided senatorial election of October was postponed until next week. Pres. Walker explained he vetoed the bill because of the existence of a contingency fund which the student body president may use at his discretion. is first ses ?itness C "It's recently been dove-tailed nto our other committments" in !ducation, defense, etc. "The aerospace industry has taken a lose-dive itself, however, but the pace program is related to other cientific fields and is receiving nore support," Lovell said. Lovell also speculated that the earth observation phase of the >rogram may soon go from governmental to private control or reasons such as com nunications and experiments. When asked about the possibility >f a joint venture in space between he U. S. and another nat ion, Lovell aid, "A joint venture may be mssible in the line of rendezvous md docking of spacecraft for a >urpose like looking for pollution ireas" or other scientific en lea vors. l meter charge after 5 p.m., Key said. Money obtained from the meters and other facets of the parking program such as registration fees, goes into a bonded account and can be spent only for improvement of campus parking facilities. New parking facilities may soon become available when the University motorpool moves from its present location. This would open approximately 60 more spaces one block down from the Towers complex, Ke said. i receives few bill He said the reimbursement bill was unnecessary because the contingency fund could provide the source of payment. Following a motion to override the veto, Sen. Magner moved that the bill be placed on the call of the calendar for next week. Sen. Magner emphasized, "the important thing is that people involved should be reimbursed - it doesn't matter how." New senators took their seats for the coming year. They are Rita McKinney, Jenny Tucker, Trev Williams, Shelton Parker, Leigh Leventis, Pete Feheley, Joe Mc Culloch, Bruce Burnette, Cary Fechter, Allen Lawhead and Paul Ritter. Also Tom Wall, Glenn Calvert, Jay Smith, Wayne Hembree, William Fergusen, Greg Ohanesian, Michael Hodges and Wescoat Sandlin. A run-off remains to be held for a vacant Senate seat between Mike West and Tim Blake. The Senate also elected Susanne Kiester and L. B. Connors to the Student Union Board of Governors. ,sonr 10 0 linic