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Trus BY CHARLES FELLENBAUM The USC Board of Trustees Saturday approved an ad hoc committee's "University Drug Policy" which allows students to seek help confidentially from the legally sanctioned University Counseling Bureau and Psychological Services Center. However, a section which said the university would not use un dercover agents in surveillance of students was deleted from the approved draft. The deleted part said in part: "From the standpoint of the relationship of a university to its students, the most effective way of dealing with the drug problem is one based on ethical and educational rather than legal grounds. Students should be assured that the university will not knowingly be involved in the use of undercover agents of law en forcement in the surveillance of students." Here is the text of the approved draft: "The relationship of a university to its students is one which has as one of its basic purposes the creation of an en Photo The display picture on the front page was taken by Thomas A. Price, GAMECOCK chief of photographers. Available In All Sizes For Mei Has just received a of the most comfor world it's the SNE A 919 SUMTE (Across from I tees 0 T. ESTON MARCHANT vironment conducive to the pursuit and dissemination of knowledge. A portion of this relationship involves the interaction between the student's personal welfare and his academic achievement. Since there are numerous means by which the use and abuse of drugs may adversely affect this relationship, it is incumbent upon the university to issue to all members of the University com munity a clear statement of its policy concerning drugs. "The University's primary obligation in dealing with the drug problem is to educate the academic community. A full and comprehensive educational program should be offered in cluding formal and informal courses, lectures, and discussions which cover drugs and drug problems. It is considered most V i and Women new shipment table shoe in the -Sperry Top. R STREET JSC Horseshoe) prove JAMES COTHRAN important that students als receive up-to-date and accurat information about drug laws an medical findings. .The Universit should also conduct research an( offer its expertise as a publi service in drug matters. "Another responsibility is tA pomote an atmosphere wher students who have a problem wit drug abuse can feel free to see] help. Students must feel that the: can obtain help without fear a legal reprisal and in order to ac complish this, the University wil consider situations where a studen initiates the contact as completel; confidential. In accordance witl state law, students may nov receive counseling and advice legally sanctioned as confidential from the Counseling Bureau an( Psychological Services Center Also, the University Health Servic 1222 Charlastoo Hwy. W.st Columbia Offer Good UuIl Oct. 1st For WithT Ms Coupe. .Arfr SAVE $2.32 WITH J WICH. TOP QUAI THIN PILED H IGH 1222 C HAR LESTO 41222 Charlest.n H wy. 4w.st C.lu... Offer see UmWIl Oct. 1st aWith This Coup.. drug pc THOMAS F. JONES provides confidential medical e assistance to students. I "The University must maintain ~ its primary function as a center of I learning. At the same time, it must 3 be clear that local, state, and federal laws apply equally on ) campus as well as off campus." President Thomas F. Jones said i the USC police did not have un C dercover agents and would not ~ have a policy of using them. f However, he said the ad - ministration had little control over 1 their use by outside agencies. t In other action, the Board voted ~ to table a motion for approval of i the South Carolina Public Interest v Research Group (SCPIRG). Under the proposal, passed by the Student-Trustee Liason I Committee by a vote of 4-2, students would be assessed $1.50 at a registration. A compromise in the BEEFUP AT ARBY'S i sGood N ETTACHED COUPONS ON OUR ITY, ALL-LEAN BEEF..TENDE ON A BUTTERED SESAME SEED N HWY. W EST COLA..- STRAIGI SWING ON OVER TO ARBY'S )IIC difcy plan provided that students who did not want to contribute to SC PIRG could check it off on their fee card. The committee's proposal also provided that the legality of SCPIRG be ascertained before it would become effective. Trustee George H. Grant, one of the Board's newest members, strongly opposed SCPIRG. He said the University would have "no control" over the organization. "We won't know what they are doing," he said. However, Student Government President David Spinazzolo countered quoting from the agreement contract that SC PIRG would enter into with the University. The section said "Within 60 days prior to the first day of registration . for the 1974 Spring semester, the University shall have the right to fully review the entire operation of SCPIRG and modify and-or ter minate the University's con tractural relationship with SC PIRG." Another part of the contract says the university may make an in vestigation of SCPIRG and may require an audited report from SCPIRG. In internal matters, T. Eston Merchant was re-elected chairman - and James W. Cothran vice chairman. Marchant is a local attorney and has been board chairman since 1970. Cothran has served as vice chairman since 1963 and has been on the board since 1953. 1222CharlestoN Hwy. 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