The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, October 12, 1972, Image 1
Vol. LXIII-No. 13 University of South Carolina, Columbia, S. C. 29208 Thursday, October 12, 1972
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The greening of Green Street:
Organized
BY BLAKE LORICK, NICK to pay $30 a year
PARHAM AND CHARLES faculty and stafi
FELLENBAUM and a large par
dence halls still
A festive but concerned fire alarms."
mood prevailed Wednesday The student x
afternoon when student body also listed the bi
president David Spinazzolo ingfo the
and othpr student group ingfortheconst
leaders organized a "walk"
across Green Street which
stopped most traffic for moreSe
than an hour. The afternoon
was best summed up by an old
lady screaming from a Senateelecti
blocked bus, "It's a helluva A petition pr
mess." Commission re
The blockade began when enjoined on th
Spinazzolo announced to a of ballots was
crowd of 250 to 350 that "We Petitioners the
are not here simply because Justice Kathy
we want Green Street perma- elections be er
nently closed. We are here Student Supre
because traffic planning has Du et
been inadequate for the tre- Du et
mendous influx of cars in the "This means a
last three years, because stu- paign will ceas
dents and their parents have
Was it really something to stick your tongi
blockade: 'a he
to park while middle of McBride Quad- Spinazz
pay nothing, rangle as a reason for the remarks i
of the resi- blockade. He said, "The list little musi
do not have goes on. Everyone here has street, and
their own particular con- cerns."
dy president cerns. Each grievance is rep- At first ]
ick of plann- resented here today by those rallied qui
ruction in the most affected by it." fic to a si
iate elections enjoined 2
ons again have been enjoined,. putlatrtehaig
esented to the USC Elections at6pmtoih(Tusy
questing that the elections be RomiCasne
e grounds of lack of secrecy"Teeaellsrsote
rejected by the commission. cniee, etsi."
n appealed to Supreme Court delrdivi,itwudi
Carver, who ordered that the anthcosiuonpef
ijoined until a hearing by the Snt lcin utb
ne Court can be held.fissiwekofchl.t
supreme court justice, said, aphscli osbltyo
[1 action concerning the cam- ln o.
e anclaredrinvalid,iit wouldlh
i..' y
e out at? See below and page 2.
Iluva mess'
olo concluded his police reacted by re-routing
vith, "We've got a traffic around the blocked
c here, we've got a section of Green St.
c we'e got ou c University security offi
cials were convinced that the
iesitant, the crowd situation did not warrant cal
ckly bringing traf- ling in city police. While the
:nsltillgn Ca Administration was aware of
:andtil. Capus the impending walk-in Tues
day, campus police were not
~officially notified until 4:45
~p.m. Wednesday by the stu
The crown sentiment
rhich will be held ranged from profane to pro
in the Keystone found. A blocked city bus
with an irritated driver
:hnicalities to be prompted freshman Erik
f the election is Storck to say, "I've almost
ave to be reheld, been hit several times and I
ialsttsta' think the bus driver sucks."
iclysae htOn the other hand, the
held ithi thedriver's mood was one of
would be almost boredom. He said, "I think the
meet that dead- blockade is ridiculous
because we've got passen
(See GREREN. Page 4)