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EHK VOL. LXIV NO. 31 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COLUMBIA. S.C, 29208. NOVEMBER 15, 1973 444 I $i Chi Psi Fraternity is sponsoring a balloon ride during the early part of the Carolina-Clemson football Of p, Up and Awa game, November 24, and is currently in the process of auctioning tickets for the trip. The balloon will take off ar's Saga. S $17-Mil. Fi See Page 3 41 shortly before the game begins and will land sometime during the first or second quarter. See Page 5 for details. ubject jim Senate Tc Wind Frc Class Pufi BY CARL BAAB Gamecock Staff Write A Student Senate bill to prohil campus classrooms and lecture hal Wednesday despite heated debate minority. The main objections to the b senators who wished to amend th4 smoking in classrooms would be de of students in each class. Howev< ment was rejected by Sen. Jeffrey troduced the bill, saying that such would infringe on the rights of nor they were outnumbered in a given Despite the controversial nature three students visited the senate s Norbert Wiggins, a sophomore an was at the session and said he dis prohibition. He added that in man where students smoked, he was sim by it. John Ferguson, a law student i smoker, said he was in favor of the added that the new law cente regulation. The third student to att Susan Moore, a sophomore and r also in favor of the bill, but said pathetic to classroom smokers. M< in the closed area of a classroom problems to those with chest problems, either chronic by nature winter colds. Sen. Greene said he was not conI his constituents during the forr legislation, but that he himself orif SGA President, Rita McKinney, she has not decided yet whether or the bill. One of the important sections of t have prohibited smoking in all ' rooms on the USC campus" was d( during the debate. Greene said section, which presumably woulk such areas as cafeterias, dorm roc rooms in the Russell House, becau he could get the bill through the se 'inclusive non-smoking stipulation. Another bill passed at the We( session was one that would allow do own bicycles to keep their*bikes in t important restrictions however, wi with the bill, those being that doi must vote for each building on wt bicycles kept in rooms. Secondly, the individual dorms okay of the housing office if the p Robert A. Stewart, director of t was consulted by the authors of t said he would tend to go along with the case of Capstone and Columbi Sansbury, a co-author of the bill, him that Capstone would not be a students keep their bikes in room many state dignitaries that visi Siilar reasons were given for housing to keeping bikes in Colur Sansbury said Stewart also objet adopting the new policy in Be grudgingly admitted that it would down on vandalism at that end of tU In other senate action a bill by sti antagonist. Robert B. Clarkson, v blocked usage of the student activ in the Golden Spur was defeated. as a substitute for student mond from heer sales to subsidize ent( student night club. 3kes ers r - it smoking in Is passed easily from a small ill came from ! bill such that cided by a vote ar, this amend Green, who in an amendment i-smokers when class. of the bill, only ession. d a non-smoker, agreed with the y of his classes ply not bothered md also a non legislation and r had such a end the session, ion-smoker was I she was sym yore said smoke caused serious or respiratory 3r brought on by ,acted by any of nulation of the ,inated the idea. a smoker, said not she will sign be bill that could 'enclosed public leted by Greene he dropped this I have affected ms and meeting e he didn't think nate with an all Inesday evening rm students who heir rooms. Two are passed along -m governments ether they want must have the Dlicy is adopted. iousing services, he bill. Stewart the bill except in i Hall. Sen. Andy said Stewart told good place to let s because of the t the building. the objection by nbia Hall. ~ted somewhat to tes House, but be one way to cut e campus. udent activity fee 'hich would have ity fee for bands Clarkson offered sy, the revenues rtainment in the