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Snyder, o BY LEE POWELL Of The Gamecock staff In one of its more productive meetings of the year, the USC Student Senate dealt with the controversial issue of Ray Snyder's four Student Government Association (SGA) committees. The senate voted to move into executive session to discuss the pros and cons of Snyder's ap pointment. An executive session means no one except senators, presiding officers, and people which the aforementioned request to stay may be present at the meeting. Members of the press were excluded. Snyder was recommended by tne Powers and Responsibilities Committee to be appointed to the Scholarship Committee, Academic Responsibility Committee, Scholastic Standing and Petitions, and the Cafeteria Committee. He was asked to come before the senate last Wednesday to answer questions. Snyder was asked -what his present SGA position was, and replied by saying he did a lot of work for SGA President Leigh Leventis. He also said he tried to keep tabs on senators with respect to attendence at committee meetings. Leventis said he was "unofficially an administrative aid." Other questions asked dealt with his qualifications for the Positions MOE L Has received a New a Pin-Wale C it 9 differe by a Headquarte RI B.J A Smoll Casual -Mellow.musi< -Beer (Happy -Mixed Drinks -Now open W4 2218 Rosev (Near Hord4 pen housf and his status around campus. Snyder remarked, "In the last few years some of these committees have really gone for nothing." He said he hoped to correct that situation. Jim Stuart, chairman of Off Campus Student Affairs Com mittee, then requested the senate vote for confirmation of Snyder. "I strongly urge"' a careful examination of the information, Stuart said. Senator Frank Shealy, however, moved to accept Snyder, saying, "He's done what he could in a positive fashion for the student body." The senate then went into executive session. After some supposed discussion, EVYS Shipment r orduroys nt colors oe Levy's rs for Most Anything and Drinking Club : (live Fri.-Sat.) Hours 5-7, 12 oz. - 20*) (cheap) ed. thru Sunday rood Drive an Corner) changes Ray Snyder Jim Stewart the executive sessipn ended. Trev Williams, chairman of Community Relatinns Committee, said, "I personally approve of him (Snyder) because I feel he's doing .good work for the student body." The senate then took a vote, and Snyder was approved. Stuart said he changed his vote because he saw no grounds on which Spyder could be prohibited from being appointed. Also discussed at the meeting .was the current situation around the USC Afro American Students Association. Afro apparently has reformed their membership policies, but there remains some discrepancy in their spending budget. Sen. Russell Putnam proposed a bill that would suspend funds to Afro until all policies are checked amf borafeu $100 for each month of $900 annual scholarsh earn it as a member of ti Leaders Class. You'll also be earnin mission through PU Quantico, Virginia. Talk to the Marine campus. SEE CAPT. JONES, LOBBY. RSCSCEL.L I approved out. He .added, "We hope Afro is - acquitted...." A bIll was introduced to the senate at Wednesday's meeting by Keith Norvel. a senator from the Chartering panel From Page One effect on his impending law suit against Afro. The suit, filed last week before the USC Supreme Court, seeks to enjoin Afro from further spending o(the $11,700 allocated by SAC this year. Putnam said the courtitself will have to investigate the situation further before reaching a decision on the injunction. "Furthermore, the senate will probably go ahead and request the 'ton good colie the school year. lt's like a p. If you qualify, you can le Marine Corps' Platoon a Marine officer's com. summer training at officer who visits your kooking for MARINE OFFICER SELEC lOUSE 1AM - 4.M, 9-o by senate Roost. It concerned-establishing a special open house plan for the Roost. The Roost currently is under control of the Athletic Department. "I seem to feel that the Athletic Department has a general approval of this bill," Norvel said. The bill allows for room visitation by guests on Sundays between the hours of 3 and 8 p.m. It also calls for other rules to be followed before open house is en ted. The bill was passed unanimously by the senate without discussion. Leventis and Norvel discussed the odd hours as not being a part of any current plan. The bill went to Leventis, who approved it. Leventis said while he thinks the Roost ought to come under the jurisdiction of Residence Life, the bill is "a step in the right direc tion." The athletes in the Roost should judge for themselves how they want to follow their open house plan, he added. clears Afro chartering commission for a formal, written report of their investigation to be filed with them," he added. The student senate also has a bill before it which would cut all funds to Afro until an investigation was completed. Putnam said the SAC would deal with the question of Afro's missing $1,400 and its Tuesday meeting. The SAC is uncertain as to what happened to $1,400 the group was to have earned through membership dues last spring. afewgoodmen. TION OFFICER