Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Political ( Air Views BY FRANK DELOACHE Accusations and promises were leveled at a student audience Wednesday in the Golden Spur by eight, student-government presidential candidates. University governance, ticket distribution, housing, mandatory student fees and student in volvement were the prominent issues raised by the candidates. After each candidate presented a five-minute introduction the floor was opened for audience questions. Walter Metz, American Bison Party candidate, said he wasn't going to make promises for next year. "It's a bag of candy tricks. We won't sell the students out. You can't buy us because we don't want anything. The others are saying the same things only they're looking at other offices such as city coun. The denial of girls' requests for dorm assignments and other sexual discrimination by the university is a major concern of Jimmy Efird. "I want to institute 24-hour dorm visitation rights," he said. John Middleton doesn't think the university should limit the freshman class to a certain number of students. He wants the curriculum opened more also. "I'm against the NC system of grading because many students could be passing courses with D's' Leigh Leventis, current student government vice president, said Rita McKinney's administration has been the most effective and respected government in many years. He cited better campus lighting as a big help to students and related the improvement to the reduced number of rapes on campus. A consumer's bureau for Carolina students was proposed by Mike Honeycutt. "Since students give business to Columbia mer chants, I want to work with various Columbia agencies against rip offs. John Henry Whitmire wants to get students out of the dorms and paid political ad 1.1e e andidates To Public into the Russell House. He doesn't see how any student government officer can talk to any ad ministrator when only 10 per cent of the students voted. Budman was cvneerned with housing conditions and mandatory student fees. Wayne Adams, the last can didate to speak, said a new strain of people was needed in student government. "A virtual dynasty is in student government. Students have been abused and taken ad vantage of. Our money is going to functions that have nothing to do with students." Rec Major Many, many sel Hundred f r ds Save up label LI ections in this si s of records! Co SoU Stu thri ded T= T o mal Sale strts wat pani for Jac Fos - of I SalEIstatsIt Psal Tparti ecial purchase. Classics me early for best selet, he new University of th Carolina Presbyterian dent ('enter, a modern re-story brick building at :' Green St., was icated yesterday. he student center, ering 4260 square feet, is rked by exposed old-brick Is and walnut-stained eling. Interior decorator the new building was k Scoville and Charlie ter served as chairman he Building Committee. day! ists! ; included!