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Redistrict 17 Seats T By FRANK DeLOACHE When student government elections are held the last week in February, 17 seats will be added to the Student Senate's present 48. s. According to the reap portionment plan passed by the senate in December, d'e government officers as senate representatives whi elected in February for one-ye: terms beginning the first week in April. There will be no electio held during the tV.7 - all semester and freshmen, etering then cannot run for any office until the 1975 spring semester. Past elections were held the final week in March. Off-campus student districts will be apportioned according to the number of off-campus students registered in each college, said Rita McKinney, SGA president. Off-campus students will vote in their major college. Those students not having a major will vote in the Liberal and Cultural Disciplines according to McKin ney. On-campus and married students will continue to vote according to their residence areas. According to (SGA Viuce President Leigh Leventis, the reapportionment plan also Try the N It's B 25%n 5 oz. lettuce a Ordei (We suggest t Russell House Capstone Caf Unix ing Adds o Senate provides for 22 polling places in stead of 10 as in previous elections. These polling places will be located in the residence halls for on campus and married students and in the college lobbies for off campus students. Any polling $laces subject to bad weather will . ve some form of shelter for o b's, Leventis said. The election Commission of the kudent senate will set the election UWtes soon, McKinney said. Leventis said there should be an election commission member managing each polling place and hopes to add at least eight more members to the present 10-w an commission. The commissipn i, responsible for instructing can didates in proper election procedure, handling all publicity, managing all polling places and counting votes. "I think it (the new method of a apportionment: of off-campus districts) has got a lot of ad vantages," McKinney said. "There are more polling places and representatives will be elected from academic areas. When off campus representatives were elected from their class, it was difficult for them to know their onstii uency. "Now the representatives will be ew Execut igger/Th iore juic) of 100% with nd tomato on see r it the way you l he "Wide One" ft , meal foi Cafeteria-Ga 'ersity Dining Ser 1 i Rita McKinney everyday. Not only that, the students will be likely to know their representatives and it will be easier for the students to air their gripes." The month-long waiting period before those elected take office will serve as a training period, ac cording to Leventis. New senators may observe student sentae meetings and familiarize them selves with sena u procedures. Student government officers can observe their counterparts at work.. Gam ecock Want Ad Work! ive Burger icker (meat meat ~ded bun ke it >r well done) r $.75 . mecock Room Dining Hall ~ieseeeeeeee ese Senate A SGA Bee Funding for a second Student Government Association (SGA( beer buts was approved by the student senate in its final session before Christmas break. According to the bill, the total cost of the "dance" will be just slightly under $2300 with the greatestamount being spent for beer. Funds for the activity will be provided .t of the SGA Con tingency Fund with ticket receipts "assessed to make restitition to the contingency fund." Johnny Elliot, a cabinet member to SGA President Rita McKinney and the person charged with making :arrangements, for the dance, said 60 kegs of beer would be on hand with more on reserve if necessary. SAVE 5.01 OUR ENTIF OF JUNIOI ORIG. 1 0.C 5.99 mr Cardigans, vests Everything you lik is in warm. thick Bunches and bun styles, dozens of s-m-l. Junio r Sport upper level. pproves 'r Bust Elliot stressed one major im provement over the last SGA beer bust would be that this dance will feature 15 to 21 beer taps to insure no waiting in line for a refill.. Accord; to Elliot, the dance will be he..d on Friday, Jan.. 25, from 8 to 12 p.m. in the Hampton Building, located in the state fairgrounds on Rosewood Drive. A free bus service from dorms to the party and back will be provided. Live entertainment will be provided by "HUH",, a Columbia rock group "playing from Tull to Allman Brothers," Elliot said. Admission will be $2 per person which, according to Elliot, is just charged so the SGA may break even on the dance. A USC I.D. will be required at the door. 'S TO 16.01! 0E STOCK R SWEATERS, 50 TO 26.00 d9.99 and turtlenecks. e, and everything acrylic knit. ches of super great colors. Size swear, Davison's