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VOL. LXII- NO. 52 University of South Carolina, Columbia, S. C. 92n . .r 290KMnew-~~~gE~.a Clean-i By ARMIDA GILBERT Staff Writer An environmental clean up campaign to be staged in March has been initiated by the Student Government's Freshman Coordinating Committee. Tim McConnell, com mittee chairman, called the clean-up project "one of the largest student efforts anyone has tried to start in the Columbia community." The campaign will be not just an effort of the University, but would in clude other Columbia colleges and universities and local high schools, McConnell said. He em phasized that everyone, not just freshmen, are being asked to help with the project. C. Bruce Barkesdale ip cam Representatives from Allen University, Benedict College, Columbia Bible More recy to be plac Members of ECO 70's plan bins in residence halls. Pegg for the environmental c University approval for the F quad area, South Building Honeycomb area, and possi The bins will be purchased the paper collected will be re vans to deliver paper to I. Although over 4,000 pounds Ms. O'Neal stresses that lac project. Paper other than n only be added to the recyclir their time to sort and transp notebook paper and candy v are encouraged to contact Debbie Mitchell (787-3872). Former g named T A USC 1954 graduate, C. Bruce Barksdale, has been appointed engineering vice president of relecommunications Industries, [nc. TII manufactures surge arrestors, which protect telephone and industrial equipment against lestructive overvoltage. A career telephone executive and engineer, Barksdale was :lirector of transmission and rotection with United Utilities, Inc.; prior to that, he was president of Greenwood Telephone Con paign p College, Columbia Com mercial College, Midlands Tech, USC Student cling bins ed in dorms to place additional recycling ' Neal, recycling chairman rganization, has received lacing of bins in the women's or South Tower, the Men's bly Bates House. by E CO 70's and income from cycled through the renting of . Sutphin Co. of paper have been recycled, c of response may cripple the ewsprint and magazines can ig effort if students volunteer ort such items as cardboard, trappers. Interested students Peggy O'Neal (787-8526) or raduate II official He is -the author of several technical papers published in the telephone engineering journals, including the "Comparison of 3 Element and 2 Element Gas Surge Arrestors." He will direct con tinuing development of three element arrestors. A native of Greenwood, Barksdale now lives in Kansas City, Mo. He has two girls, Cecilia, 11 years old; and Daryle, 8 and a boy, Martin, 5. Hie is a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity. Bil Aakar_ lanned Government and the Governor's office attended the Wednesday meeting. Columbia residents will be asked to call in to a special Hotline which will be established a few weeks before the project. They should call to report areas which need cleaning or to report trash for the students to pick up. High schools will be asked to help coordinate trash pick-up in their areas. McConnell hopes that arrangements will be made fo all trash collected to be recycled. He calls the clean up campaign "a very vital and needed project. "Since the sanitation department of our city has obviously and consistently neglected many areas within our city,'" McConnell said, "'and since dirty, filthy, and trash-ridden communities destroy the beauty or our city and in many instances are unsafe, we take it upon ourselves to act now to remedy or at least try to get rid of the trash from our streets.'' Rep. Alex Sanders, D Richland, will speak tonight at 7:30 to Eco-70 in Currell College room 104 on the philosophy of pollution and fighting pollution and will discuss bills concerning the environment now being considered by the S.C. General Assembly. Wornen's problems in focus By KARIN BURCHSTEAD Staff Writer Activities to promote an awareness of women's problems began this weekend with a per formance of the Appalachian Women's Band Saturday night and dramatic improvisations Sunday afternoon. "What we have done so far has come off beautifully." Linda Harvey, first vice president of Associated Women's Students, (AWS) said. "We regret that more students have not taken advantage of these events. "We don't expect all the students at the University to turn out because they never turn out for anything," she said. "But we don't want people to feel that they have to agree with our purpose before they can attend; it would be beneficial to us and to them if they would come and not agree. "The major problem women face is the' unawareness of the problems they face," Ms. Harvey said. "The purpose of this week is to make them aware of some of these problems. "Unfortunately there are very few students here who realize they can learn more outside their rooms than inside," she said. "Women In Focus Week" is being sponsored by AWS, the Mortar Board and the Coed Affairs division of Student Government. On AWS participation President Cynthia Smith said, "This is not a conservative or liberal issue but one that is relevant to all women. "The purpose of AWS is to promote the welfare of women," she added. Mortar Board Advisor Jan Jordan said, "One of the purposes of the Mortar Board is to help with problems that face the University and this is very much a problem of the University." Activities planned for today include panel discussions on "What is Feminism?" at 4 p.m. in Russell House Room 310, and "Black Women and Feminism" at 7 p.m. Russell House Room 323. Both panels will be led by Virginia Collins of the Southern Conference Educational Fund. Tomorrow's panels include "Working Mothers and Child Care," 7 p.m., Russell House Room 310 and "Birth Control," 7 p.m. Russell House room 309. A Women's Film Festival will be held tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Russell House Theater and from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Wed nesday. Inquiry Watch for the Inquiry column in Friday's Gamecock. Send any question you have about the University to Inquiry, the Gamecock, Draw ''A'', USC Campus.