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Housei change w (Continued E required to do. "Some of the older women feel that once they are off desk duty, their job is done, and they don't want to be bothered in the middle of the night by the girls. Because of this they don't really know the girls. I think we give the girls more individual attention," Hewlette said. Ten to 15 years ago an older woman lived on every hall with the girls, but that too has changed. Today students called hall ad visors occupy that position. "In the dormitory I'm in we don't have a young couple, hall advisor, Netia Lowell said. I'm here to give advice as an outsider, because most of the girls would rather talk to someone nearer their own age than an older woman. Life in the dorms has changed so much -- no curfews and male visitation -- that the older women just can't cope with all of this." Lucille Mears, a residence life director, admitted that she could not accept the lack of curfew and open house but added she would just have to put up with it until her retirement at 65. "Our title change from housemother to resident life director implies exactly what we do, run a building, not a group of girls," she added. "The nice thing about my job is the memories I'll have when I retire. I'll be able to run into these young people all over South Carolina. I've gotten to see more of life than most people because I'm in the midst of it. It's just the youthful association that I like," Mears said. Salane explained that a different type of student tends to go to the older woman. "They're the ones who are looking for a mother. Most college girls don't want this; they want a younger person. "The older women aren't geared toward what's happening today. They maintain the desk and take care of the building instead of the problems of the students as we do. We've been trained for this where they haven't. This job is very in teresting, but it's also very demanding. It's continually changing and challenging, and you've got to be able to cope with this. Some of the older women can't," Salane said. "I think the young couples can identify more with the changing attitudes," Hewlette said. "Today's attitudes are hard for the older women to accept. I think the girls feel more comfortable in our informal atmosphere. In Columbia Hall, for example, no- one on our staff is more than 24 years old. "We have done well with open house and we have the full cooperation of housing on our programs. In all I think we have the cooperation of the girls and their respect because we give them reasons why they can't do something, whereas some of the older ones just say 'no' and leave it at that." Students also seem to think the older women can't meet their needs in the changing environment at USC. nothers ith times rom page 1) Suzanne Lewis, a junior sums up most coeds' feelings on the recent change, "I think the married couples acting as the houseparents are great. The older ones are too hypocritical and narrow-minded. Times have changed too much since they were in college and they can't keep up with the changing pace and liberated views. Young people understand what we're going through." Currently there are three couples acting as residence life directors, along with one couple and three single graduate students working as residence life assistants. Nine older women now occupy either the residence director or assistant position. Parrott said the general trend is headed toward replacing the full time staff members when they retire or resign with graduate students. Next year full-time personnel with their master's degree will be hired to assume programming responsibilities for dormitory residents, while residence life directors will take charge of building problems. VISTA and Peace Corps representatives will be at USC, Mon.-Wed., April 17-19, 9 a.m. - 5p.m. Resistar to prot April 15 has been designated Resistance Day during which a demonstration will be held at the Federal Building, across from the Horseshoe. "The People's Coalition for Peace and Justice is calling for nonviolent actions to confront the government with the disgust most American citizens feel as our nation continues to rain bombs upon the heads of Indochinese people." according to the Earth Day Coalition. "Many different resistance actions are taking place, but the most common involve non payment of the war tax on telephone bills and non cooperation with the Selective Service System." A picket will be at the Federal rt 117 Oppos Vietnam War veterans ma protest of the war. Above, th appearance of men in unifor who haven't. Protesters By RUTHIE LYONS and KARIN BURCHSTEAD Their signs said they were Vietnam Veterans against the war, but only six of the 13 demon strators that staged a small protest yesterday were veterans. They wore army fatigues and their faces were painted black and white. Their faces and arms were streaked with blood from the calves' hearts and livers that they carried to "symbolize the death in Indochina." Phil Sharpe, a nonveteran organizer of the march, said the group was not trying to cause trouble but to let ROTC students know "what is going on over there." He admitted that only six of the demonstrators are veterans. The protestors joined the Naval ROTC parade on Bull Street at 3:45 p.m. Thursday and led the procession to the intramural field on Marion Street. They then marched back to campus and continued the demonstration around the Russell House and Horseshoe areas. They carried signs that said "Is There Blood on Your Hands?" and "There Is No 'Way to Peace' - Peace Is The Only Way." One protestor told bystanders "This is only the lung of a calf but 300 Vietnamese have been killed ce Day st war Building for several hours, assembling at 11 a.m. Also taking part will be those men who plan to turn in their draft cards and make a statement of non-cooperation. It is hoped that a decision on how to stop participation in death can be made. BLOOD DONORS NEEDED! IMMEDIATE CASH PAYMENT Age L imitation-. 18 -16 NEW HOURS 9:3 Ia.m. 'tilip pm. Mon-Fri. 9:30 am. 'tilip pm. Sat. CAROLINA BLOOD BANK 1317 Taylor 253-A6'32 1,V ing SideS - Courtney Dicely rched on campus yesterday in ey show contrast between the m who have fought and those not all vets today." A bystander commented, "Yeah, ain't that a shame." Explaining the reason for the protest, Peter Brown, a par ticipant in the protest, said, "ROTC is a very integral part of the University; the research in stitutions and the individuals who are developing the machinery which is carrying on the slaughter are developed, financed and en dorsed by the University." "For the people who say that we should let ROTC do their own thing, does it also mean that Ft. Jackson has every right to be in Columbia or that the Navy has every right to be in the Tonkin Gulf and the CIA in Laos?" Brown said. "We say it's not someone's right to be trained in newer and better ways to murder people." Lou Anne McMullan, a freshman in Air Force ROTC, said of the demonstration, "The new guys (ROTC cadets) are trying to bring about an end to the war. A lot of people in the Air Force aren't that keen on the war." She added, "It seems that technology has gotten ahead of our maturity." Sarah Hendrick, also in AFROTC, said she thought the demonstration was "good for freedom of expression." "Vets know what is going on, but those that aren't veterans shouldn't participate in demon strations against the war," she said. "None of our guys are in the military to become killers. They look on it as another job, although it can be a very distasteful one." T. A. Smith-Rolfe, a Vietnam veteran, commented, "It's highly significant that there were only 15 people demonstrating and that they made such a small impact on the general activities of the students." Of the participants, he said, "If they contacted the public in a more presentable manner, they would receive more supDxrt." Day BURGER KING MBUR( Ac 9 - Hospital rap room (Continued from page 1) volunteers --such as one volunteer talking with a male patient on the patient's bed. (Most hospitals have a policy against any visitors sitting on hospital beds.) Another more direct incident involved two of the rap room's patients who argued in the room ,) then fought when they returned to their ward. This incident led to the closing of the room. Two of the student volunteers, Sara Faeder and Delila Hall, said' they thought the hospital ad ministrators opposed the project and used the incident as an "ex cuse to close the rap room down." Another spokesman thought the administrators agreed with the basic aims of the project, yet were not satisfied with the ability of student volunteers. The spokesman added that the hospital administration thought the students incapable of handling some problems that may arise in such an operation. The patients who visited the rap room were mainly young Vietnam War veterans, although some were Korean War veterans. Some of those patients were being treated for drug addiction; some were psychiatric patients. The VA Administration in Washington has recommended programs such as this for younger veterans who felt . they were not satisfied with op portunities for diversion at the VA hospitals. Faeder and Hall have drawn up a petition to Dr. Rufus Trencher, the hospital director, asking that the room be reopened because "University students . . . can in form veterans about college life and their opportunities. The veteran's morale is boosted. The fact that we are volunteers shows them someone else cares." The petition states guidelines for . the possible reopening of the room, including a sign-in-sign-out list, volunteers training sessions, hospital supervision and a stipulation that volunteers "wear appropriate clothing." A letter accompanying the petition is posted in the Psychology Department in Barnwell College. In addition, letters and questionaires concerning the ef fectiveness of the rap room will be sent to former patients of the hospital. a Since the closing of the rap room some of the 40 or so volunteers have visited with individual patients during the visiting hours (12-8 p.m.) but were told by ad ministrators "not to stay so long because they were interfering with hospital procedure," Faeder and Hall said. According to the students, Dr. Trencher has said the room could be reopened at a different location and under certain guidelines. They hope he will reopen the room and b 4 they can continue their work. OPENINGS: and Night Counter Help Full and Part Time Apply in Person SER KING RESTAURAN'!~ 1211 College Street ross from Drayton Hall 11 a.m. 2 - 5 p.m.