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_gpinion Administratio Dispr< In his latest statement to The State, printed in Tuesday't edition, President Pattersor decisively and finally disclaimec all previous statements by Provos Keith E. Davis on the future o General Studies. "I can say without question wi will have a College of Genera Studies which will have two an( four-year programs," said Pat terson. According toThe State, th President considered earlie merger statements by Davis tA have been ill-timed an( premature. It turns out Patterson was op Why not BY BILL OUTi Guest Columi A spokesman for the Colle released a statement to the pr College was considering doing the Provost at the end of the ci The spokesman said the rea considered is that the Office o its credibility with other d University. He also pointed o provost could easily be incor within the administration. Meanwhile, USC President I issued a statement to the press denying the rumors. As Patte anyone believe a rumor like n bungling 0 wvmg th4 posed to the restructuring. Where i earlier Davis was citing i duplication of courses and I problems in transferring courses from General Studies to other r departments as important reasons for restructuring the college, now Patterson is lauding General I Studies' great service to the I students as a major reason for not - restructuring it. Reports are the students are confused. Before Patterson made the announcement to 'The State., I University spokesmen denied there was any conflict of views between the president and the eliminate i JAW cleared m dit Patterso to a comn ge of General Studies mittee woi ess Monday, saying the and make away with the Office of Patterson Tent semester. that he m son this step was being special Pr the Provost was losing with Paul apartments within the When in ut that the duties of the Patterson porated into other jobs find somel had been Wr. William H. Patterson Univers yesterday emphatically treme di, rson put It, "How could about his that if it had not first how anyoi IT WAS Golt. TOF%T AKvWAY." apath provost. If these people were telling the truth, the Ad ministration proved to be astonishingly fickle. On the other hand . . . While showing an amazing flexibility in its approach to General Studies, the Ad ministration continues to be rigid in resisting student input. Student Government President Leigh Leventis recently criticized the Administration for ignoring students while making decisions that affect them. In several an nouncements on the status of General Studies, not once did the rhe unnec y office? We just don't operate thi n did say such a proposal would be kittee for further study. He said t] aid make a thorough study of the . a full report to him within a matter o declined to name the committee, bi ight get the Board of Trustees to ovost Development and Search Co: Dietzel as its chairman. formed that Dietzel had resigned la frowned and said, "Damn, I told k hing constructive for him to do. I patient with us." ity Provost Keith E. Davis expre satisfaction with the rumors cil office. Davis said he could not un ie could be so cold as to do somet The Gami Kickh TO THE EDITOR: It delights my soul to know that we have such capable critics on our campus. It is wondrous to know that we have such thorough and totally biased people on The Gamecock staff. I was overwhelmed by 'the in tense dislike of Grand Funk displayed in the review column (Feb. 3, "Grand Funk derailed; audience loves them"). No only did Chuck Cromer criticize the band itself, but their presentation and the audience. And he just had to toss in some gruesome facts about Funk's past. Is Cromer totally Innocent that he can affort to point fingers? In the sixth paragraph of his remarkable report, Cromer makes a statement: "One key to their success then Is playing what ouw misguided public wants t< hear. . ." Who empoweret Cromer with the ability to judge the public as "our public?" Nc doubt, he Is a member of that public. Personally, I was quit4 favorably Impressed with the show. I must admit, after pur chaing my ticket, I hard som y theor a By Moby Salahuddir Administration admit it had had the benefit of the opinion of students--the people most vitally involved in the restructuring. But, then, ignoring students seems to be the standard procedure. This is the second time in about six months that the University has reversed its decision on an important and controversial issue. Last fall, law students and faculty vehemently opposed the law cebter's tenure decisions. There, too, students bitterly complained of being ignored in decisions that affected their future. essary pr( kt way." that without giving hi referred ahead of time. He also said it waf itus o staff and to the studen f years. completely destroy ai at hinted institution has. "Wha form a our office this year ar mmittee for it?" Davis said. Davis would not coi convinced that his c at week, because the vacanc5 4im we'd created during the T only he Davis said, "Everyo during the Jones adi ssed ex- with, but no one will a rculating Patterson said he a derstand make such a statemei hing like until he could check v ecock's mail ig the overly-critica reservations. However, I was justified in my anxiety about what kind of person might be seated next to me. I paid $6.50 for a ticket. Cromer received a complimentary pass on the front row, no less. Yet he had the gall to complain about being too close. Most fans suffer from not being close enough. To me, it is very ironic that Cromer enjoyed Eric Burdon's opening act. The only inoffensive adjective that would apply to his presentation is "loud". Despite the interspersed two seconds of silence, I could not tell where one song ended and another began. T HE GAl~ Edite Managing Edo JIM STEVE PARKER The Gamececk welcomes letters from r subject and a maximum Of 300 words. name. Pseudonyms or other aliases will withheld if circumstances warrant. To please Include your matting address af reached. We reserve the right to edit altIl - limitations. Address: campusOpinion, I If it now seems logical to assume that this University will persist in ignoring student opinion it is also clear this administration will change its mind once the students complain loud enough. In recent times it has been fashionable to put down students for eing ill informed and apathetic. Twice in quick succession students have indicated the ex tent of their interest and in volvement in important decisions. We should be thankful to the University for keeping us on our toes. Ovost? m the courtesy of informing him not fair to the members of his ts who had worked for him to just k office that almost every major t about the students who entered d then will have nothing to show ne right out and say it, but he is ffice is being done away with to which he was appointed was komas F. Jones administration. ,e knows that anything started iinistration must be done away ime right out and admit it." ould not believe that Davis would it, but declined further comment ith his good friend John about it. I Cromer In closing, I would like to com mend Cromer on his mathematical ability. He derived the average age of those 8,000 fans to be 16. Amazing! Well, there were more than a few people attending the concert who had not seen their 16th year in quite some time. Evidently Cromer does not think that people younger than 16 are entitled to worthwhile opinions. Since he is so antiquated, I suggest that Cromer try for a complimentary ticket to see Lawrence Welk's next concert. KATHY TISDALE Continued on Page 12 IECOCK r 4ERSH AVerising Manager ART FRANK baders. Letters should be imited to a single rhey must be Signed with the writer's true not be used, but te writer's name will be seist us in verifying the Identity of writers, di a telephone number where you can be