Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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VOL. LXIII-NO. 4 University of South Carolina, Columbia, S. C. 29208 Monday, September 11, 1972 ..Y -fashioned bloodletting: Virginia over Carolin it government offi1 will not com- organization that actually But studen ident govern- stifles student interests in mere toker hink we can do the university structure. For F o r m e )rthwhile and these reasons, we urge Ackerman ts a viable everyone in student student g the present government now to join us in "unrepres tem." quitting. We will endorse the internal ter-productive University Senate concept stabbing, udent govern- only as long as it equally doesn't gi, is because it represents the students, about wha nce to an faculty, and administration. She said CO-OP - Persons from SEAR UsC boadu a yoga short course be- returns g cnwidrug came disgruntled over the "Citizeri g cnfden poor quality of food in on the t -ens local supermarkets and attempi decided to do something. some se Pages5. Pag I "J An olc Five studei BY CHARLES FELLENBAUM organization Five student government pete with sti officials announced their ment. But we t resignations Sunday and something wi said they planned to form an give studen alternative group to the alternative tc present student government. ineffective syi The new organization "It is coun would not compete with the to vote in st existing government, they ment electior said. lends credh Sherry Ackerman, secretary of academic af fairs, Tom Hane, un dersecretary of curriculum review and courses, and Senators Jay Smith, Mike Boliver, and Clisby Williams issued a joint statement outlining their reasons. "We urge everybody not to vote in the next election because their vote is meaningless as student government now exists. A Instead of voting in the i upcoming election, we ask students to write their name on their ballot and drop it in a box we will have in front of TR USTEES Russell House to register of trustees set their discontent with student policy allowin government's present operation," the statement tial help for ~ said. Page 2. Our alternative a. Page 9. cials resign ts must not have uneffective." representation." Jay Smith said he was r secretary resigning because "student said the present government is powerless to overnment was represent the students, so it ntative, full of haggles with itself over who political back- gets the best football tickets, and sometimes rather than working on the e a flying damn critical parking situation, t students want." the campus shop, or the food it was "totally service." Mike Boliver strongly criticized the system calling it a "Judas goat for students'." He said "by giving the air of authority (a suite of carpeted offices on the second floor of Russell House with a paid recep tionist) students are lulled into submission by assuming someone is working in their interest. All student government activity is subject to review by President Jones," Boliver said. "Any student who participates in Student S-Stan Sears government is helping to . legitimize Jones's in loco with his column parentis power over the Sanity," taking student body." university and "Student government is a tig t ae self-perpetuating organiza tn to mk .tion that feeds on itself," nse of it. according to Tom Hane. 7. Pleane see Student, page 4