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EHK VOL. LXIV N 0.59 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COLUMBIA. S.C. 29208 April 11, 1974 Gibbes BY FRANK DELOACHE All major university con struction not "irrevocably com mitted financially" including Gibbes Green has stopped ac cording to Dr. Richard A. Rempel, Facilities and Grounds Advisory Committee (FGAC) chairman. "The job of this committee is to scrutinize carefully all current and future (university construction) projects that can be stop ped."Rempel said. "Gibbes Green will be examined in the next few days and weeks. I can't say the outcome. We interpret our charge as very intensive and com prehensive. This is not a front Suspens4 RevisedI BY CAR The University's policy on aca< revamped by the faculty senate ti Associate Professor Harry K. Mc Scholastic Standing and Petitions Calling the old system "une workable," McMillan said the ne ideas that make it "fair, equitabl Under the new ruling, which wi current semester, student academ end of each spring semester. Ut reviewed normally at the end of the The advantage of reviewing stud the spring semester instead of tl cording to McMillan, is that it alloH examine the student's preceding students that will be suspended. The new suspension guidelinesals apply only to students who have atl during the preceeding year (sumr The reason for this ruling, said temporary and transient students time students. However, the major changes provisions which stipulate that a more semesters than he has beei states a student will be offered tt deficiency during the summer si The new policy retains the old ru 50 per cent of his courses to avoic used to determine the number of s during the summer sessions if he which always begins in the follow~ Thus, the new rule insures that records are reviewed at the end of his deficiency in order that he m hours durmng the upcoming sumrr The new policy contains formula hours a student has taken in relatic the time he has been in attendanc the deans to inform a given studen do to avoid suspension. According to McMillan, any stud4 the new ruling on academic suspen in order to clarify his standing. Several hundred students are si ruling each year, said McMillan. Green i committee because the members are not front people." Harold Brunton, vice president for business affairs, said no more projects would be released until the committee has a chance to studey them. Any projects presently under contract are practically irrevocable. However, the Gibbes Green project is not under contract, according to Brunton. A petition to stop work on Gibbes Green currently circulating among the student body in dorms and classrooms would be welcomed by the advisory committee, Rempel said. However, he prefers to see some rationale behind the com )f Rules Ky Senate LBAAB lemic suspension was completely n their April session, according to Millan, chairman of the senate's Committee. nforceable and completely un w rule incorporates several new e and workable." 11 go into effect at the end of the ic records will be reviewed at the ider the old system. records were second summer session. ent academic records at the end of ,e second summer session, ac s the various college deans time to semester grades and notify any o stipulate that, "Suspension rules empted at least 12 semester hours mer, fall and spring semesters)." McMillan, is that it separates the rom the serious part time and full under the new system are the student may not be suspended for in attendance, and another that e chance to rectify his academic .ssions, McMillan said. e that a student is required to pass suspension. That figure is then emester hours a student must pass is to avoid academic suspension ing fall semester. every student suspended after his the spring semester be informed of ight make up the necessary credit er session. s to determine the exact number of n to the number he has passed and e. This formula is then utilized by t of his standing and what he must mnt who feels he may be affected by sion should see his dean or advisor ahijet to the academic susnensionn Be Exai ..-Graa-project is deplorable and ild be done until complete student d accounted for by the administration. 1 on Gibbes Green Rempel said. The Gibbes Green petition was initiated by Eileen Berlin, SGA secretary for student welfare. "I'm not saying I am against Gibbes Green. I don't know what it looks like. I'm against the way it's being handled," Berlin said. Rita McKinney (Student Government Association w v~ Action Kicks Off Renaissa 'ariety Of Events On Cam otions in, Finlay k Finlay said he thought a g to 'more importan11 7 wait for more information con 4 cerning the issue and a tria b closing. A permanent closing wil be decided on by the entire counci ri following extensive studies in thi di Green Street area. r Although Finlay will not taki office until June 1, a decisioni - expected in the near future on th' e Green St. issue. Finlay said h n thnough attention shouald be given t Plan To We, the undersigned, feel that tha-ib strongly hold that no further work shot and faculty input has been solicited at The SGA petitioi plaint against Gibbes Green or any other project. "If any student feels very strongly about a proposal or suggestion that is within financial resson, they are welcomed to come to us. We don't want the com mittee to be isolated. We have not only the right but also the obligation to get contributions," . e Fencing ...One Of A 1 In City Council Ele( Free mc Democratic incumbent R. E. I Freeman was re-elected to cit council with republican Kir Finlay,Tsaineetosiln deeaedfelo dmora . 4 Ftnakadreeulcni Deotcicumbent mDrha. flobyFreeman wthletedtoci cotDun with re xtbli thn3,65 Finley Tudaytanactins fiti two3cit ounilse.s Freeman, sae their-emndsye Coluia seenattitude. defeated fllowingocrth a. loedent otig wietions,14h Cnclenni thv clsngrfree nined )resident) and I got the Gibbes 3reen design last December and were told by Mr. Brunton that it Nas just in the planning-talking stage. But in less than a month work had begun," Berlin said. "Participatory democracy has got to start somewhere. Obviously I'm not the only one against this thing." Berlin said the petition had been in circulation only a few days. She said anyone could sign it by coming to the student government office. Berlin and McKinney said she (See CONSTRUCTION, Page 2) ,M'i,:'vl " '.. nce Week pus This Week Win Seats ttention should be given 'city problems. -"more important" city problems. I Freeman said the next meeting I of the council will be April 24, but I he did not foresee any decision at that time. "We'll most along as soon as these things (completion of 3. construction projects along Sumter i St. ) fall into place," he said. He a added there seemed to be no ap e parent urgency for a decision on a the closing at this time.