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Eval uatic Varied C BY MERRY BATEMAN "We worked some 50 hours a week for three and a half weeks compiling the "Professor Evaluation and Information Survey," according to Ed Eargle, chairman of the Student Govern ment Association (SGA) com mittee. Now that the evaluation and survey have been completed and given out in the Carolina Community, comments have been received. I.S.Surveys USC Opinion On Policy By MARI MASENG A survey of student opinion on United States foreign policy was taken in International Studies 101 and 102 last Monday. More than half the students surveyed agreed President Nixon has proved to be highly effective in managing US foreign policy. More than 90 per cent said he "should continue to seek greater cooperation with the Soviet Union," but a majority were against the US torcing Israel to restore Arab lands seized during the 1967 war. Dr. Mark DeLancey and Dr. Robert Wirsing conducted the survey and plan to take three or four more later in the semester. More than 400 students are enrolled in these courses. "They come from all depart ments in the University and are not just International Studies majors. The survey is crudely representative of student thinking at Carolina," said DeLancey. The survey was taken for the students own interest and to compare his views with faculty and other students. "We thought that students would like to find out how they stood in comparison with each other. We hoped it would stimulate interest in the class." said DeLancey. The s urvey is part of the changes in the flexible curriculum of the International Studies Department. "We try to relate the courses to what is going on in the world scene," said DeLancey. The students' answers were anonymous and "We don't plan to do anything with them but give them back to the students for their own benefit," he said. Pick Up Tickets Today .he The Gamecock is published twice uday during the fall and spring sea summer, with the exception of unii Change of address forms, sube should be sent to The Gamecock, 29206. Subscription rate is $3 per The Gamecock received $36,000 I 173-74. Offices of the Gamecock Russeil House on the university ci are 777-6178 and 777-4249, ews, a: F..r Louis Cassels USC Lecturer Cassels Dies Louis W. Cassels, United Press International senior editor who died Wednesday, Jan. 23, was a J. Rion McKissick Lecturer in the University of South Carolina College of Journalism. Mr. Cassels was named to the part-time post to teach feature writing in September 1973. Previously Mr. Cassels had taught at the USC Aiken Regional Campus in Spring, 1972. In April 1973 Mr. Cassels presented a collection of over 200 items from his personal papers to the University's South Caroliniana Library. Italiai Russell Tues enj d come even]i mn Meets riticism Professors and students did not meet the survey with over whelming responses as expected by the SGA committee. Technical errors, confusing data and lack of information contributed to this factor Eargle said. Criticism has varied. The complaint heard most often is in how to interpret standard deviation and means data on rating the professor. Students are ac customed to the GPR system with 4.0 as the highest. With 1.0 sud denly as the highest in the scale, readers of the survey are bewildered. Considerations are being made to make 4.0 the highest in upcoming surveys, Eargle said. Eargle said, "It is true that the survey won't say much now, but when it gets to be a continuing process, the credibility will be extremely better." Some students said more questions need to be added to the survey, particularly concerning professors tests and examinations. Rita McKinney, SGA president, feels the survey was a good start, but she thinks it needs to be im proved and can be with more work. The survey was an experiment and now new ideas are appearing as what to add and delete in the next publication. Only 40 per cent of the USC professors participated in the evaluation. Professors who did not teach during the past semester have requested to be included in the next one. The SGA committee hopes to clarify vague points, increase fac ulty participation and give students accurate information regarding the ability of a professor, his methods and requirements in the survey's future issues. Parking Violators Face No Appeal Beginning today all students ticketed for parking in com muting student spaces with a student sticker will be fined, with no chance to have their fines waived, the appeals court reported Friday. All tickets given be -* e Monday Jan. 28 will be waived because many student parking lot bounded by Pickens, Hen derson and Senate Streets were changed to commuting student parking because of a parking shortage for students who live off-campus. Before Monday all students who had been given a ticket for parking there with a student sticker were not obligated to pay the fine. The appeals board said by now all students have had a chance to find out about the change and no more fines would be waived. weekly on Monday and on Thuir esters and once a week during the ersity holidays and exam periods. :ription requests and other mail Drawer A, USC, Columbia, S.C., semester and $2 for the summer. om the student activity fund for are rooms 317, 318 and 319 in the mpus, 1400 Green St. Telephones id 777-3868, advertising. Second Parking Create C BY FRANK DeLOACH A communication gap in the campus police department is giving many students headaches when they try to park below the Coliseum on nights of Coliseum events. According to M.D. Harrelson, university chief of police, present policy allows cars parked before 5 p.m. to remain in Coliseum lots on the nights of basketball games, concerts and other events. But officers at the police station directly contradicted Harrelson when students called requesting parking policy. They told students signs would be posted on the day of each event telling the time at which cars had to be out. One officer said, "As far as I know the policy has not been changed. Those lots have got to be cleared or the remaining cars will be fined $4. Smitty Harrison, a Woodrow hall counselor, said, "I called on Jan. 16 and asked what the policy was. The policeman told me that I had to leave the lot by 5 p.m. He said rules are rules. I found out about the new policy in the Council of Presidents, and I know that most of the guys in my dorm don't know anything about the policy. They're scared to park down there." "I called the police station and tried to tell them the policy had been changed," said Marvin 1 Buffet Di House Cafe iday, Jan 29 5:00-7:00 oy such fine It; ishes as spaghe een cacchitorri, itip asto trays a: rice milan and join us fo ng of fun.--ma Policies :onfusion Newsman, Horseshoe resident. "I called on Jan. 23 and they told me the rules hadn't been changed anc that was that." The current policy of allowing students to keep their cars in the lots was formulated at the Coliseum Advisory Committee meeting of Nov. 20. "Students are fined only for parking in the faculty parking lots at the Coliseum on Green and Blossom streets," Harrelson said. "In those lots only parking by name is allowed. Any cars illegally parked there will be fined $5 for not having a permit. If a night student comes after 5 p.m. to park, we send him to the press parking lot. They can park there and go to classes without any trouble." Linda Salane, residence life area coordinator for the Horseshoe , said, "I had several students living in Preston and Maxcy complain to me on Jan. 10 about being forced to move their cars. They were threatened with fines if they did not move. I told them that there had been a mistake, but they called the police from my office and were told again to move their cars." Some students have been allowed to park in the Coliseum lots. Mike Masi, a Preston resident, said, "I needed a place to park my car. The parking lot at (See PARKING, Page 3) inner Lena 'th alian tti, ravioli, nid r an na mia!