Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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OPI "it Is a news; the news, --WilbL Chico West An interesting insigh C. West'promoting the in the debut ot me S.C. last Saturday night. F Those in charge of p tilizing prospective "A that West would attend chosen at a champagn Since SCORE is fund and the National Endo has tooted his commi to follow that his prest tingham auditorium w< catastrophe!. A Gamecock meteo hurricanes, no tornad4 were in the vicinity ov cultural passion indig governor's intellectual opening to the gridiror Carolina football team, way over the Wake F culture laden heart. OUI Ticket Hassk Dear Editor: Those turkeys who are in chi of ticket distribution policy hei USC should have their necks pi the student body chopping b1 Each year it becomes harder harder to sit with your frien the ball games. First you had to have one ID the proper ending student nur and one ID for each friend wanted to pick up tickets for. I you had to have one proper II each two tickets you picked But now, you dcan only get a of two tickets (student or paid no matter how many proper you have plus matching receipts. But, no, that's not all. One r move was yet to come. It se that with the latest regulh revision, you can't even sit your date, if he or she doesn't school here. Oh! You may i out that by merely waiting ur PM on ticket day you can buy, nominal fee of $7.00, a date ti "'IF AVAILABLE." So, yes in we do have the marvelous portunity (for which we shoul most appreciative) of waiting all the semi-decent tickets taken ( >that's about all an dergrad can hope for - thei tickets aren't wasted on the: and pick up those real winner the ground level in the end-zoi G.reat' My date has been so ex< recently about sitting dowurt with the highway patrolmen coca-cola peddlers that he suggested we go elsewhere Saturday Nite entertainment. Listen you gobblers, If we i plagued with constant sell-oul rr.aght understand your cocki in refusing to accept my hot I $7 '% until late in the afterno fIut as I 50 there week after w an seat .' going to waste ir *armsi of the stadium, Itmke uj':k tra,e vayur redt tane strang inion Paper's duty to print ,and raise hell." Pr F. Storey, o Tribune 's Test t into the sincerety of Gov. John arts in South Carolina was found Open Road Ensemble (SCORE) [e didn't show up. ublicity for the event were tan rt appreciaters" with the fact and afterwards mingle with the e reception. ,d by the S.C. Arts Commission wment for the Arts and West ttment to the arts it would seem ,nce at Columbia College's Cot uld be assured barring natural rlogical survey found that no >es no cyclones, no flashfloods er the weekend but the largest inous to this state lured the appetite away from the SCORE i of Groves Stadium where the stomped rolled and smashed its Drest Deacons and into West's MAIL student interest in Gamecock football. Randy Newcome irge e at Band Fans it on ck. and To the Editor: Is at Your dissatisfaction with the . Band's halftime performance at with the Miami (Ohio) game is un yer derstandable since you as students you and as spectators expect to be 'hen entertained at halftime. Your i for concern and criticism is welcome. up- However, what not un max derstandable is the unprofessional for) manner in which the Student ID's Athletic Committee carried out it fee complaint. On Tuesday, October 9, Mr. iore O'Neal was presented a photostat ems copy of an SAC letter - by a ~tion Gamecock reporter. Two days with later, after reading an article ini ~o to the Gamecock about the com oint mittee's dissatisfaction and letter til 4~ to the band, the band council ora received a copy of the same letter. cke Immediately after the Miami of deed Ohio jgame, Sept. 29, concerned op band students confronted Mr. d be O'Neal with the fact that none of iltHl the halftime show was presented to are the student side. A conference oni un- Monday, Oct. 1, with Band goo Directors and the Band -Council, finalized plans to include portions s on of each halftime show to the iR.student side. Plans were alac tdmade to present a pre-game ere show featuring several tunes ad performed exclusively for the hsstudent section. for Not only was the SAC's round-a. bout -procedure in making a vere complaint unorthodox, buy the A I ensuing newspaper article was mes unnecessary. Instead of the SAC's ittle publication of the problem their on first action should have been tc e,contact Mr. O'Neal at the Band all Hall, (777-4278). me ling TlnP THE USC BND OUN CILu Craft Ebbing One Flei Nest,Ano "Don't give me that noise, lady. When a guy's getting screwed, he has a right to holler." Ken Kesey -"One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" Eileen Berlin, student Gover nemnt Ombudswoman, threw her matches on her cigarettes in the Golden Spur, "After all the work, I feel like telling them to go ..." the rest of the sentence was lost as she took a swallow from the beer that was in front of her. Eileen was upset and justifiably because she had just returned from a meeting with Deans, department heads and administrators that was to discuss a plan that had gotten through both th'e faculty and student senates. The plan was to allow majors to pre-enroll in courses in their majors, choosing sections as they went through the advisement period. It was a sane and practical plan that would allow the University to move ahead from the murky swamps of the registration process as it is now to eventual com puteriazation, a move that will take several years to implement, but a move that is every semester becoming more urgent. The registration process here at the university is a sad and tattered clown. Frustration and anger are manufactured within the student while condescension and cynicism are heaped up on him from outside from the workers at registration. There is no help for the student at registy registration., he is processed', stamped and robbed ana then pushed out as quickly as possible so that the next sheep may be led in. When the student is on the street, he often has the impression that he has been on a marvelous roller coaster - that has taken both his breath and his money and has given him little for those two. He has had questions brushed aside, feelings hurt and has had no one to either answer these questions or to whom to vent his feelings of frustration. v Over T I Droppe( BY BOBCRAFT Associate Editor The typical administrative answer to charges like these is: "Well, they'll get over 'the bad feelings, it's only temporary." No, it is not temporary and it does. not disappear it simply seethes within the student because he knows that he has to go through with the same disaster time after time-. And the incoming fresh man? What good does it do to have orientation counselors paint bright pictures about the silvered towers of Columbia when the first thing they encounter either in person or by word of mouth is the spetic tank of registration? Registration is a frustrating, arcane and cabalistic horror and reform is too long in coming to it. So, the Student Government proposesa system that is, on its face, workable. This is proved by the unanimous vote of approval given to it by members of the faculty senate, obviously they 'think it can work. Eileen Berlin said that she had gone door-to-door to at least 12 13 deans or department heads who had approved of the plan. She said that when she got to the meeting that none of these same people had spoken up in defense of the plan as it was sniped at, ambushed, tied up and dissected into something less that appetizing portions. However, there is a small ray of hope despite this. A memo from Dr. William Patterson, provost of the University said that a specific time had been designated as a period for advisement and pre enrollment in classes for the spring semester. The memo also states, "Please advise all faculty U ~Lum 's Roi OPEN 11:04 oos00 ( "n A keSGA I Bombs? who shall participate that students are to be assigned not only to courses in their major and cognate areas but the specific sections as well..." Dr. Thomas F. Jones, president of USC, said Wednesday that the ' memo was still in effect and that the meeting hadn't changed that. So it seems, that pre-enrollment into specific sections is getting off to a start despite the puzzling behaviour of some members of the faculty. Revamping of registration will not be easy nor will it be ac complished in the Immediate future, it will take work, planning Revamping of registration will not be easy nor ' will it be ac complished in the immediate future, it will take work, planning and it seems, badgering and cajoling of the faculty to get it. Modern Drama Short Coming The University of South Carolina Division of Educational Services fill offer evening short courses in Modern Drama" and "Theatre on a Shoestring" beginning Oct. 23. Held on Tuesday evenings, the "Modern Drama" course will highlight important plays of the 20th century and examine principle trends in drama starting with Ibsen Classes will be held from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Oct. 23 through Dec. 11 in the Carolina Coliseum. "Theatre on a Shoestring," designed to demonstrate how to mount a play quickly and cheaply, will be offered from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Oct. 24 through Dec. 12 also in the Coliseum. The instructor for both courses will be Cynthia Baimas, who has taught and directed drama in both the United States and Canada. The fee for each course is $18 per person or $28 per married couple. For further information on the short courses contact the Division of Educational Services, or call 2589. Specialty if t Beer.. wsf Beef h & Chi ps ) AM 'TIL 12:00 PM on. - Sat. ~reen Street 'ive Points