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H4rold Brunton, vice president
of operations, was "regretful, but
not surprised" when he first
learned of the Witten resignation.
"Dean Witten had a rough twelve
years. When he first came to USC
and took over Student Affairs, he
was faced with integration,"
Brunton said. "Then there was the
wide change in regard to student
Ideas, and the riots of 1970. Dean
Witten also helped to change
resident life from 'just a bed' to the
institution of many recreational
facilities available to students
living on campus.
"When Chuck resigned, I was not
tatally surprised," Brunton added.
"That job is exhausting and holds
alot of pressures. No matter what
decisions he made, there was
always someone unhappy with the
end result"
"For two years now, Chuck has
thought about stepping down. He
always loved teaching and waited
to return to it. When things would
get rough, he would always in
dicate that he wanted to resign,"
Brunton said.
When asked what type of person
he preferred to see replace Witten,
Brunton replied, "Dr. Patterson
put his finger on it when hesaid it is
a job for a younger man, about 35
45 years old. He must be
physically, as well as mentally
fit. Chuck did have these
characteristics, but the exhaustion
wore him out."
Frank Siano, University Union
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A new-style learning center is
coming to the South, and it is
coming to Columbia. It is a free
university for anyone interested in
meditation and all aspects of it and
will be headed by Ken Friedman, a
former USC history professor.
The university will be open to all
people desiring to learn meditation
or to probe deeper into it.
Besides meditation, the school
will offer some more traditional
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president, said he "was sorry to
hear about it (the resignation).
Dean Witten was the most
straightforward person I ever
worked with. I liked him very
much. He had great ideas and got
a lot of respect from everyone. I
like dealing with that kind of
person.
"Although Dean Witten was
pretty well set in his way and
ideas, he was always there to give
you advice, Siano continued. "If
you wanted something, you had to
tell him why and then justify it. He
helped get many things for the
student body, especially the beer in
the Golden Spur."
Siano feels Witten's successor
should be "straight forward and
responsive to the students. He
must be able to invoke spirit
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film-making and photography. To
house- the school, Friedman and
others have rented a building at
1831 Barnwell St.
Friedman said people from all
over the world are planning to
attend the school. He reports that
he has been looking forward to
starting such a school ever since he
was in Boulder, Colo., and visited
Naropa, the university after which
Friedman's school will be styled.
There will be regular on-going
classes, Friedman said. He called
this a total approach to education,
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"What we lost in Dean Witten
resigning from Student Affairs will
be gained in the classroom. I hope
that he will not only teach on the
graduate level, but also on the
undergiaduate level," Siano ad
ded.
Acting Provost Keith Davis said
he was also surprised by the
resignation. "He was a capable
person and I was pleased with his
work. He put in 12 years at a tough
job.
Patterson has given Davis the
job of selecting the search com
mittee to chose Witten's successor.
"As of yet, the committee to
select Dean Witten's successor
hasn't been set up,"Davis said.
"We will wait at least a month
before the committee goes into
action. It will probably consist of
two SGA members, one from the
Student Union, 2 or 3 faculty
members, and possibly someone
from the Student Affairs staff. I
think the committee will be slightly
larger than President Patterson
had anticipated, but I will not chair
it."
Allen Lawhead, SGA vice
president, echoed Leventis'
opinion in expressing suprise at the
announcement.
"Dean Witten helped SGA a lot,
especially proposed bills before
they reached President Patterson.
He would also advise the smaller
committees and help them with
their proposals," Lawhead said.
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traditional, it would not be so
-different as to confuse anyone.
The university would have three
basic facets, he said. They are:
meditation; Tai-Chi, which is a
non-verbal sensory awareness
conception and skillful action to
take insight from what a student
learns and how to study it.
Benjamin Dunlap, a USC
English professor is helping
Friedman and said he is very
excited about the affair.
Friedman's basic concern right
now is, he said, to get the
university off the ground.
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