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VLNeG ME O K VOL. LXV NO. 36 The University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C. MONDAY, FEB. 3, 1975 Univer residei BY JIM HERSH Of The Gamecock staff Dormitory residents arrested on drug charges can be evicted from their dorm and lose pre paid r.ent fees, even before their ca-se goes to court. This University policy is listed in the "University of South Carolina Policies and Dietzel in USC r BY BILL PRATT Of The Gamecock staff Paul F. Dietzel resigned Friday as vice president of University Relations, a job especially created for him by the Board of Trustees Dec. 13. In a prepared statement released at 5 p.m. Friday, Dietzel said simply, "I submit my resignation to the University of South Carolina." Dietzel's resignation marked the second such action taken by him in the 1974-1975 school year. On Sept. 21, he resigned as head football coach. The vice presidency position was created for Dietzel after the Board of Trustees refused to hire him as athletic director. Dietzel accepted the job Jan. 15 and was scheduled to begin work today. During the weekend Dietzel could not be reached for com ment on his resignation. USC President Dr. William H. Patterson said, "I was happy BAR SCENE--Terry Dugas and Chuck Cromer review bars around campus; both the good and the bad ones are included. Page 6. ,sitycal rits befo Procedures" handbook and is part of the standard housing contract between USC and student-residents. Dean for Student Affairs, Charles H. Witten, said last Friday it is the normal practice to evict dormitory residents soon after they are arrested for "possession with the intent to distribute" marijuana or for luits post elations when the Board offered him a new position because I felt him uniquely fitted to aid the University and 4m therefore sorry he has taken this decision. "We don't have any plans to fill the job. We don't have another Paul Dietzel,". Patterson said in reference to Dietzel's successor. Gov. James B. Edwards moritorium on hiring would also have an effect on the hiring of a successor, Patterson added. T. Eston Marchant, Board chairman, said of Dietzel, "I appreciate all he has done for the Athletic Department at Carolina." Marchant was unsure about the future of the vice presidency for University Relations position, saying, "That's Dr. Patterson's job, not mine." In his prepared statement, Dietzel talked of .the success of the Athletic Department, during his nine years at USC. "For the record, during my Continued on Page 2 -On the inside - ANOTHER LOSS-Searching for success on the road, Carolina's basketball team was frustrated in Houston. Pnae . I evict re trial other more serious drug charges. Often, students charged with drug offenses are evicted before a preliminary hearing, to determine if the case will go to court, is held. For instance, a student who was arrested Jan. 17 on charges of selling marijuana was in formed last Thursday he. would be evicted in 48 hours. The date for the preliminary hearing for the student has not been deter mined as yet. This student, who asked that he remain anonymous, is currently appealing his eviction. His ap peal will go before President William H. Patterson on Tuesday, and he is allowed to keep his dormitory room until Patterson makes a decision. According to the policy hand book, "possession with intent to distribute" marijuana is basis for considering the student to be an "undesirable tenant." The handbook later states that un desirable tenants can .be evicted without refund. The student interviewed by The Gamecock said he will base his appeal on the fact that leaving the dormitory without a refund would cause a financial hardship and force him to leave school altogether. The policy handbook says that, unless the arrested student lives in University-owned housing, the University will take no disciplinary action until after "the case has been disposed of within the civil courts." Witten said the policy of evicting students before they are found guilty in court neither interferes with the court case nor is an attempt by the University to prejudge the student. Although the policy handbook Continued on Page 2 BELL CAMP--Phil Lownes, Bell Camp director, discusses the renovation at the camp. Page 11. Mark Farner, lead guitarist for Grand Funk. Grand Funk derailed; audience loves them CHUCK CROMER popular with each successive Entertainment Editor concert and album. Today, much to my disbelief, The first time that I ever heard Grand Funk Railroad is an of Grand Funk Railroad was American institution. They are back in 1969 when I was a probably the most commercially fledgling junior in high school. successful band in America. While attending a charity bazaar, Funk has eleven platinum - .albums, ten gold singles and a fan Review support that makes them almost a radio station disc jockey sold a sure sellout anywhere they me their first album "On Time" r k e a y for 50 cents. ac sedrall this thout I didn't think much of it until I cangi hei a siu started to hear their name fratfag moserhardrsckl mentioned at numerous musical featrigalectr g ar one events, like the First Atlanta Pop keyto ti suess th e Festival in 1969. People were into psychedelics, hard rock and playin t ou r mig ie poetat the time, and Grand pulc vat toh r;od Funk seemed to fit the mold with tl fhr oig mkn o their extremely loud music and whnyurfotenadvr highly entertaining stage antics. ltl le More from curiosity than anything else, I attended their Thotekytotirces first concert here at the foCaoe.liseumkFane' in 1970. At that time Funk wasgynsiso steadth only a trio and boasted to play the efcso hi on eilso loudest rock music in the coun-astnduiec,GndF k try. ha-e m n o h rme After a severe earache and a resolution never to see or hear cnetatatos i h Grand Funk again, I had hoped to cuty put the existence of that crummy pefr inClmaths at trio out of my mind forever. The Fia,Idcddt e hm problem was, though, that the public made them their idols as Cniudo ae1 they continuedttongrowbmor