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University of South Carolina, Columbia, S. C. 29208 Friday, Feb Gle 3 on'( receiv( Three GAMECOCK staff members rece.ived subpoenas this week, to appear before the Grand Jury to convene at 10 a.m. Monday. Subpoened were Glenda Miller, editor -in -chief; John Gash, associate editor; and Rusty Robinson, chief reporter. Th_- Grand Jury in vestigation was called by Solicitor John W. Foard after the Feb. 2 issue of the Police look for drugs in dormitory Police with a search warrant entered two rooms in Columbia [fall to search for illegal drugs, Fe). 2. "Drugs and marijuana" were found and "no arrests have been made at this time," according to George Key, USC securities director. He also said it is still under investigation. University policy states, that no outside authority may search a student's room without a search warrant, Elizabeth Clotworthy, dean of residence life, said. She said the police had a search warrant and they presented it at the lobby desk and left a copy. A IJUiversity official accompanied the police to the' room, to safeguard the students' rights. D ean (Clotworthy said that no stuident has been arrested and no st udetnt has been removed from Colutm bia IIallI because of t he p)olice& action r1da Miller, 'Gamecock JPamec( subpo GAMECOCK revealed campus drug problems. "Publication of these ar ticles was not intended to in criminate or antagonize the faculty, students, ad ministration or any aspect of the university," Ms. Miller said. "But rather, THE GAMECOCK attempted to reveal honestly and truthfully a situation as it exists on the USC campus. This we at tempted to do without editorializing in the paper's news columns," she said. In South Carolina, jour nalists are not protected by a shield law and are therefore obligated to reveal their sources. Only eight states in the country have such laws protecting the confidentiality of members of the news media. "Neither I, nor my staff, are prepared to reveal any of our sources, taken in confidence, Faculty C i ssues s The Faculty Senate approved in a meeting Wednesday a statement from the Faculty Advisory Committee concerning drug use on campus. The following is the complete text of the statement: Tlhe Faculty Advisory Comn mittee has taken note of the recent art icles ab)out the drug situation on this campus. We reiterate President ~Jonles' categorical stat&iumnt th:at nn, c-walr . s,tf Editor enas who provided us with the in formation necessary to publish the articles which appeared in the special investigative drug issue in the GAMECOCK," Ms. Miller said. ''We feel that we must remain silent even in the face of Grand Jury action," she added. Ms. Miller said she and the staff did not believe the GAMECOCK articles were responsible for the recent actions taken by law en torcement officials in raiding or busting students possessing illegal drugs. She said these activities had been taking place and were reportedly planned before the drug issue and would have happened regardless of what the GAMECOCK had published. 0 mmittee latement member who sells or otherwise distributes drugs will be tolerated on this campus. The Faculty are well aware of the responsibilities and obligations which logically go with the prerogatives of an academic community. We intend to carry out these responsibilities, to prevent . insofar as we can. incidents as alleged last week of laculty criminal be(havior. While members of the faculty Cont inuied on Page 4) nquir Q) Studen -e required to pay an activities fee of which a percentage goes to support the athletics program. How much is the activities fee and what is the breakdown? How much is allotted for football and basketball tickets respectively? A) Bernard Daetwyler, Associate Vice President for Finance Affairs, told Inquiry that students pay a $12 Student Activity Fee which pays for their tickets to the football and basketball games. This is not the entire activities fee, however, because the student is also charged for a general activities fee and a health service fee. The health fee is around $8.50 and the general activity fee is around $13.50. The athletic fee is initiated because the students do not pay for their tickets. The fee is used to offset the loss that occurs. I)aetwyler noted that for the last football season, if the student tickets were sold to the public at the usual $7 price, the athletic department would have received $449,000. There is no "break down" of the fees into specific areas of the athletic department. The money is received by the department and utilized for various expenses. Q) Students are not handed the tickets at the same time that the fee is paid. Why? A) I)aetwyler stated that it would be impossible to issue tickets at this time, due mainly to the student's discontent that would occur after receiving poor seat locations. He also stated that he knew of no other school that issues tickets upon payment of fees. Q) How much money was realized from the sale of unclaimed tickets during the football season, fall of 1971? A> Inquiry contacted Ralph Floyd of the Athletic Department Ticket Office. lie state that it was the policy of the Athletic Department to refer such matters to Dean Brurton, vice president of Business Affairs. Inquiry attempted to contact I)ean Brunton, but he could not be reached because of a conference meeting. Q) Textbooks are sold at a price greater than their cost to the University. If this is true--(1) Where does the profit go?. (2) What would the average profit (i.e.-student contributions) be on $120 worth of law books purchased in Sept. 71? A) According to Doug Fitzgerald, director of Auxilliary Services, there is a mark-up of about 20 per cent on textbooks. This is not, however, shady dealings by the local bookstores. This increase is applied nationwide to cover the cost of shipping to and from the publishers. The net profit made by the Ca nipus Shop on books is 5 per cent. There is a $70,000 profit made by the Campus Shop (including toiletries, clothes, etc.) each year. Fitz gerald stated that in 1969-70. $50,000 went to pay for the new parking garage and $20,000 went to non-athletic scholarships. In 1970-71, $30.000 went to the band and the cheerleaders, $20,000 went to non-athletic scholarships and $20,00 went to the Athletic Department. This school year, 1971-72. the price ratio is similar to the 1970-71 year. The profit on $120 worth of books ($120 is $120 whether it be law, chemistry, or whatever) would beS6. A faculty member on the investigation committee oncerning the Campus Shop said that the main problem is not the price of books, but where the money is being used. Q) Food in the Russell House is priced to realize a profit from the students--above the cost of the overhead. If this is true <1 i Where does the profit go? (2) What was the net profit for the Gamecock Room for the last accounting period? A)~ Fitzgerald stated that the prices of food on campus are lower than those (off campus because food is bought from national distributors at as low a price as possible. The two years previous to 1970-71, U'niv'ersity D)ining Service (ARIA-Slater) actually lost money. Last year, U.D.S. showed a gain and was able to pay a management fee to ARA. Any remaining surplus is used then to pay for broken dishes, glasses, etc. Fitzgerald sa id that it would be impossible to determine any profits from one area of the Dining Services because all the Cafeterias and Snackbars are consolida ted into one. Therefore, If there Is any profit, It will be from the U.D.S. itself. Fitzgerald also said, "It doesn't operate for profit. Dining Services Is a service to the students." "I believe many students are concerned with the above questions. Y'our 'lewspaper can provide a valuable service and perhaps put an end to p)ossibly unfounded rumors by providing the requested answers. If all the atnswers are not immediately available, please provide those that are." B~en Peeples. Any questions" Send them to Inquir, n)ra-e A, USe.