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New drug policy positive document The University's new formal drug policy approved by the Board of Trustees last Saturday is basically a positive document. It holds that the primary responsibility of the academic community concerning the problem is education. The policy recommends "A full and comprehensive educational program"-a good idea-since there is a lot of mis-information available, some of it from law en forcement agencies. Too many people refuse to separate heroin from marijuana, and this contributes to skepticism about all drug information. But perhaps the most important part of the policy concerns the university's role in counseling those with drug problems. The Counseling Bureau, University Health Service and Psychological Services Center are now legally sanctioned to provide totally confidential assistance. If you've been strung out on amps for two weeks because of tests or just for the high and you want to come down and get your head in shape, those people can help. Not even John Foard or Pete Strom will be able to come after you, according to the law. The policy reads, "the university. will consider situations where a student initiates the contact as completely confidential." We believe the university will keep its parts of the deal. But .... the last line of the policy reads "It must be clear that local, state, and federal laws apply equally on campus as well as off campus." If you were hoping that USC would become "safe zone" as several northeastern colleges are, forget it. This place is well covered by narcs, and in formers particularly. And as 1972 is a local election year, arrests will probably be more frequent. The university's position was developed taking many factors into account in this touchy issue and is probably the best we could expect. The Gutenberg Experiment Driving tha BY HARRY HOPE thati see nr Dear Diary: buyt1 Well, today has been just too much. Gain You know how much Tom has been it an wanting a new car, so he was off at 8:30 was this morning to look at a car some big, k stranger was going to sell him. He told the k me (while he was gulping his peanut anott butter-and-mayonnaise sandwiches and Insid prune juice) that it was a really good first bargain and the present owner was the c thinking of buying a new car. About half said i an hour after he left, he drove up in this he jL beautiful new Continental Mark IV! It close was shiny jet black, with a two-way licen: radio, air coriditioning, white-sidewalls, a said real big engine and hardly any mileage at Paul all. It seems the owner was partial to jet He a planes and a 1957 Studebaker wagon. It Fran had one of those custom-made license We plates, "1. Tom' Well, after some haggling, Tom let that was 1 nice highway patrolman drive it back and sligh1 with a gleam in his eye and a song on his his. I cute little lips, he walked to work. Later tradE .y i" 0 Voc TO THE EDITOR: In past years the "Garnet and Black" has been accused of misuse of allocations-i.e., poor use because the book has failed to cover student activities and viewpoints and has tended to look as though it was thrown together at the last minute by a frantic handful of people eager to show some end product, no matter how un desirable, for the amount of money they have spent. Well, this year the book is off to a new start and will make every effort to fully cover the student year. The book is being reorganized and reinvigorated. Sections have been added and much of the old procedure used to put together a book will be thrown aside for the new and innovative methods used to reflect more of the personality of USC's student body. We need student co-operation if this book is to be a success. We ask that any student who has an opinion he feels should be heard (on drugs, fraternities, the athletics-academics emphasis controversy, the war, politics, etc.) should write his opinion in prose or verse form and send it to us at Box t Gameco iorning, Paul Dietzel came os e. He Wanted me to convince T< ie first of his new sales hustki cock Mark VII. I went out to 1c I was absolutely flabbergaste Cadillac, painted maroon, w ig red Flying Gamecock paint< aod and the hubcaps. There er one mounted on top of the) ',there was a horn that playe ne of the Carolina fight song Lrpet! All astroturf! In a car! was leftover from the stadiun at couldn't send it back. I tc look at the tags - they were Cok4 e plates, with a Denver city I would tell Tom about the cai eft to drive to the basketball o aid something about seeing ~'s face now. 1, I had no sooner cleaned up lunch when the doorbell rar al Brunton. He wanted to shov ly used 1962 Ford station wag [e said he would give us an for the Cadillac, provided we I O C1 "HOW'S BUSINES?" e of the pec 85132. We reserve the right to edit c but guarantee any opinions we ji receive will be represented. y We ask the students' help in making this a book representative GAMEI The Gamecock is published twice m semesters with the exception of unive Change of address forms, subscripti should be sent to Drawer A, USC, Co rates are $3 per semester. The Gameco the student activity fund entitling ful Offices of the Gamecock are rooms 31 the University campus. Telephones ar 777-3888, advertising. Second class p Although the Gamecock is a publicatio of South Carolina, it is not an official opinions expressed herein do not ne university, the student body, or all stafi Editor Managing Editor News Editor Sports Editor Advertising Manager ck CadiIIa< er to in the "SG 33" 1i4 >m to wanted a station , the right there on the ok at Tom got home, hE ~d! It me for forty mini 'ith a had been seen dr ed on in our car, laugh was yelling "Today bod presidency." Poli d the and he was coolir1 .But city jail. I tried Paul story but he wouli i and the kitchen yellin ok a law and order" ai >rado Cronkite. ag. I It was really s and didn't notice that ffice. come back. No old basketball in the i have somebody t< after to. And since it's ig. It football games a us a legislators. In fac on of the game! Our se even and I always won< hrow smiling about W4 pIe 11 f the ENTIRE student body-not ist the ideas of a relatively small earbook staff. CHRISTINE SCHWEICKERT EDITOR COCK eekly during the fall and spring rsity holidays and exam periods. on requests and other mail items lumbia, S. C., 29208. Subscription wk this year received $38,000 from l-time students to a subscription. r, 318, and 319 in Russell House on e 777-8178 and 777-4249, news, and ostage paid at Columbia, S. C. n of the students of the University publication of the university. The cessarily represent those of the members of the Gamecock. ,harles Fellenbaum John Gash Betty Woodruff Doug Williams Art Frank ~ense tags. I've always wagon, so we traded spot. But Diary, when was livid! He yelled at Ites. He said somebody iving around Columbia ing uncontrollably and the Caddy, tomorrow ce had picked him up g his heels down at the to tell Tom the whole in't listen. I left him in g about "breakdown of id went to watch Wally uch a busy day that I all the students have At they'll be playing >ack yard again and I'll show off my hookshot fall, we can go to the rid watch the drunken t, we may even watch ason was 6-5 last year, lered what Dietzel was all. nighty night.