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Mungo Se Centerini By CHERE COPE Gamecock Staff Writer Michael J. Mungo, Columbia realtor, is confident he will win the race for re-election to the USC Board of Trustees against William N. Bowen, executive vice president of South Carolina Savings and Loan. The race will be decided in January by the South Carolina General Assembly, which appoints members to the board. Mungo believes the only issue in the campaign is words, referring to an interview in The Gamecock last March crediting him with several objectional statements. "The article was cut out and distributed to every. member of the general assembly," Mungo said. "I find this regrettable and so irrelevant -I've had to explain and apologize for it. And what's ironic, is I think the reporter was trying to portray an image of me favorable to students." Committee A 12-member faculty-staff student committee to explore possible energy conservation measures at the USC has been appointed by USC President Thomas F. Jones. "A continuing energy crisis requires more than those things which can be put into effect im mediately," said Committee Chairman J. David Waugh of the FUNDING From Page One - e"eeeeeeeeees 0 " " " " " 0 f Wishes to eM 0M e 0 0 0 0 0 * Hap 0p Open 0 (1221 Main S * r res Truste4 Around A He does think this incident has hurt his chances for re-election, as one or two members of the general assembly are opposing him and using the interview. Mungo is an outspoken in dividual, which he says is not appealing to'- everyone. "What boards need are one or two people who are outspoken- peoplel who are independent and have no strings attached," he said. "Not everyone is in a position to be outspoken but I'm not afraid to bring up controversial issues." In regard to Green Street, Mungo says he doubts the city would let the university close it but he says lowering the street and con structing crosswalks similiar to the one over Pickens Street would solve the problem. "Traffic should not go through the university like it does, but now there's so much traffic to Five Points. In all the new additons to the university, crosswalks will be built over the street," Mungo said. To Explore College of Engineering. "To combat a lasting .crisis we must deliberate for long-term and well thought-out solutions. Waugh said the committee could be effective in decision-making for three areas: recommendations for obvious incidental 'energy cut backs, such as in decorative lighting for buildings; en couraging university students, prohibiting "financial support of lobbying for any Constitutional Amendment or legislation." Wood said the bill would prohibit the USC student government from paying dues to support such organizations as the South Carolina State Student Legislature all the USC rry Christ and a py New Y( every night un Street next to Carolin e Election Article Mungo. enjoys teaching his University 101 course and believes he is "humanizing authority. Those that run things should communicate with those we aspire to lead and they have the right to test you." Bowen is confident about the race, but not overly so. "The General Assembly will have to reach a decision by weighing who is qualified. I will stand by this decision and accept it," he said. After graduation from USC in 1956, Bowen became a member of the University staff as assistant treasurer. Two years later he was named as Alumni Secretary, and later director of Alumni Activities. Since leaving the university in 1960, Bowen has continued to work for it on a volunteer basis. "I have a great love for the university, and I give as much free time as I can," Bowen said. Bowen disagrees with Mungo that The Gamecock interview is an issue. "I really don't want tc comment on it, as nothing can be Energy Coi faculty and staff to conserve energy by modifying their personal habits; and modification of systems withinthe university, such as rescheduling of classes. Anotter energy conservation area is technical, Waugh said, and would be coordinated by W.S. Turbeville, director of physical plant and campus* planning. Recommendations for modifying and the National Student Lobbying Organization. However, Ewing said he did not think the bill would prohibit such funding. "Obviously I'm not in telligent enough to write a bill that would cover everything," said Ewing. ...ee---@@ Students : " rnas: 0 " " " " 0 0 e 0 0 Theatre)e ___ S ... e In regard to Green Street, Mungo says he doubts the city would let the university close it but he says lowering the street and constructing crosswalks sim iliar to the one over Pickens would solve the problem gained by getting in a debate. The General Assembly will make their decision based on qualifications." Bowen declined to comment on any of the campus issues because he is not familiar enough with them at this time. Bowen says there are no real issues present in the campaign. "Both of us are dedicated to making the university a greater institution." is ervation or replacing certain existing campus heating systems and submitting other plans for long range energy conservation are expected, Waugh added. Waugh said Nov. 30 that no or namental lighting will be used during Christmas at the university, and decorative lighting'for buildings not necessary for campus security iaye been trned off Ward, who also objected to the bill, said, "We have to keep our options open. If we find someone who strongly supports the university community, we might want to support him in whatever way we could." The bill was hotly debated on both sides of the issue and the vote had to be in a roll call. The final count was 23 against and 13 for, and so another in the long line of bills by Clarkson to limit the spending of mandatory student activity fees was defeated. Whatever X Beatles, B.B. King, I You'll Hati If You St. Louis Ji Tonight: I Carolina Colesium Univ. Union Cult News Briefs A meeting to organize a trip to Atlanta to "greet" President Nixon and hold a legal demonstration at the Republican Party's Southern States' Chairmen's Conference will be held at 8 tonight in Room 321 of the Russell House. The meetingis being partly sponsored by the USC Association of Women Law Students, which is working with the South Carolina Committee for the Removal of the President. A bus will leave for Atlanta at 11 a.m. Saturday from the Russell House. LambdaChi Alpha fraternity held its annual Sorority Kidnap and Champagne Drop-in Nov. 8. The event, which consists of Lambda Chi members kidnapping sorority presidents and holding them ransom for canned food, collected 366 cans, which were donated to Epworth Children's Home. Delta Zeta and Zeta Tau Alpha sororities collected the most cans and were awarded trophies. The University of South Carolina Concert Choir will present a public Christmas concert in Augusta, Ga., Dec. 9 under the sponsorship of the Augusta Choral Society. The program will be held at 4:30 a.m. in the Reid Memorial Presbyterian Church, 2261 Walton Way, and will include three noted choral works, including a monumental motet comprised of 40 individual choral parts. Two local groups, the Augusta Choral Society and the Butler High School Chorus, will join the university choir for the concert's finale, the "Hallelujah Chorus" from Handel's "Messiah." An organizational meeting for insurance men and women in terested in earning the professional designation Chartered Property and Casualty Un derwriter (CPCU) will be at 5:30 p.m. in Room 337 of College of Business Administration. The meeting is for persons in terested in forming an intensive class covering Part II of the CPCU curriculum. 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