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r. ~I rr. t 1 A bolishe for a112 WoeIneet Auus 1 n ReiecIa thItdn WensaIet PaIelei CasoeHu L............. There may be a fist fight on the Coliseum floor come registration day. Student Government has abolished the priority system and claims that no one but handicapped students may receive priority cards. USC athletes and the legislative pages have traditionally taken advantage of the priority system en masse and it is not known whether administrative officials will make an eleventh hour decision to allow athletes and pages to register early. Ironically, USC's first black vice president Tim McConnell may be the man barring the schoolhouse door, if administrators try to renege on their agreement. "As far as I'm concerned if there are no priorities for regular students then the athletes U shouldn't have them either," McConnell said. "I will do everything I can to see that everyone is treated equally in this matter." Registrar Luke Gunter agrees. "We are trying to hold the line and we should treat all the same. We should keep an orderly flow. Ours ' is a priority system. - "You register according to the number of hours you have and if you have 50 you should register at your time," Gunter said. However, the final decision on priorities for athletes will be made In the coming week by the Registration Committee. The committee, composed of faculty, administration and students, has heard a strong recommendation for not giving athletic priorities. Gunter said he did not know how the com mittee would rule. '"It was a hard decision doing away with priorities," McConnell said. "I have been accused of making the change when it wasn't just my decision. "There was a lack of cooperation from the .Administration's Registration Committee. They felt that priorities were not needed,";I McConnell said. "Originally we wanted to extend the'number of priorities, but their reaction was definitely not more than 500." Last semester student Government had nearly 3,000 requests for priorities. Following U the denial by the Registration Committee the Student Senate voted to abolish the priority system set up through Student Government. They said that it was not fair to give out only 500 priorities when many more than that wanted and needed an earlier registration time. Student Body president David Spinazzolo said, "I don't think we should be handling priorities. I don't like Student Government working in a lackey role for the Administration in a system that can't work...i.e. 500 priorities with 2,500 applicants. "We are not a fulltime operation and don't even have the physical facilities. Besides, we have to operate on a first come first serve basis and after we give out the priorities there might still be 1,000 plausible reasons for students to get one," Spinazfolo said. "The people with the most legitimate excuse L THE- SOROfiWES WELCOME OnTu Meet the and s on the WE INVITE EACH OF YOU TO PARTI THE FIRST TWI RORITY SCH EDULE d in Sorority Rush may sign-up'Thursday, Friday Sept. 1, in the Lobbies of the Womei is, and on the ground floor of the Russell Hc rnion Building. at 6:00 pm all rushees are invited to the ske Party in the Campus Room of don't get the priorities. "Whet it amounts to is that on this campus if the Administration doesn't like something you can be Ignored until an issue Is dropped," he said. Spinazzolo went on to say, "I don't know if Dietzel will try to get the athletes registered early. I don't doubt that it could be done and I don't doubt that it will be done." The only way that can be stopped is with a more vocal student body. When it comes right down to it students are stuck in a power vacuum. This student body has got to quit being silent." McConnell added, "I feel if we can not ierve The kid's gonna get your Surprise him with cakE A birthday cake is a big deal. Even " people who don't like cake want one on their birthdays. Because everyone knows what it means. So what do you do when the birthday kid isn't home? Mail a cake? You could, but it might be a different shape by the time it's delivered. Or stale. So we've got a better idea. We'll make the cake here on campus. Fix it up nice. And then we'll hand deliver it for you.* And we're only asking $5. That's not much bread for so much cake. 'Offer good for students living on campus only ANE DFRATERNITIES AT THE "CLASS of 1976" esday, Sept 5, 1972 SGreeks for a "Band Party" teak cookout at 5:30 SRussell House Patio. CIPATE IN SORORITY AND FRATERNITY RU! ) WEEKS OF FALL SEMESTER. Men interested in Fratei i's Russell House on use, Thursday, Sept. 7, Convocajion at 7:00 .i Business Administrati Open House in all Fra terni Sept 5. all on an eauitable basis by giving wut Wt a limited number of priorities then we sheuN *V attempt to serve a limited number." During the two years that Student O S. ment handled priorities, McConnell said there was no way to determine who actually fewvW them. "Last year we called a few of the flyPWu and found out that some requests were "But there was no real way to check applications," McConnell said. McConnell said no steps are being taken Is insure a priority system for the spring. Ot anticipates a pre-registration system by thel time rendering priorities meani less. A S bread all year long. on his birthday. --------------------------------------- r slii~ Student's full name Name desired on cake Birthdate Dor'm Room Dorm Phone Make check payable to University of South Carolina Dining Service. Mail to University Dining Service 1st Floor Russell House University of South Carolina Columbia. South Carolin'e 29208 - -----------------------------------d H DURING rzity Rush may sign up in the Vednesday, Sept. 6 and Il men are invited to the OpiJ .M. on T hursday, Sept. 7, ia~ ske n Auditorium.V y Houses will begin at 7:30 p.s,