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James Laskis. left, Eviction up BY RAY COOPER Of The Gamecock staff USC student James Brian Laskis may be innocent of an alleged charge of selling marijuana but University authorities ordered him to vacate his room in the dor mitory. Laskis, arrested in. Columbia Jan. 17, is awaiting his trail scheduled for this month. He hopes to be cleared of the charges against him but is angry the University, taking no chances, asked him to clear the dorm in 48 hours. Under University rules, a student arrested and charged with on of marijuana with in and Robert Abdalla. sets student tent to distribute is considered an undesirable tenant and is evicted. Apart from the imputation of being guilty, Laskis is angry at being summarily evicted because he did not have enough money to find another living place. If Laskis is found innocent he will be allowed to live in the dorm again. For now he is living off campus and hopes to continue at USC. Although discrimination by a public institution Is forbidden by law, Laskis argues, "The University has discriminated against me with no regard for the basic right of a citizen to be judged innocent before proven guilty." Insuranct Life insurance saldsmen have tried to pressure university students into buying policies, several students said last week. On several occasions salesmen representing one company have contacted the same student as many as f6ur times trying to set up an appointment, students said. "They will not take no for an answer and continue to call," Mason Gibbes, a senior, said. "It is a real pressure job. I told them .not to come to see me but that didn't stop them. They really keep me pressure on." "You get things in the mail of fering presents in return for an appointment," Loy Gray said. "Once you see them they give you a big sales pitch. Even though I told one agent I wasn't interested, he continued to call." Several local life insurance companies solicit student business through the mail or by phbne each year. Seniors and juniors are approached on the basis that they will need life insurance and can buy it cheaper as students. "Some agents are nice and ex plain their position very well leaving you alone if you say you're not interested," one student said, "While others never accept no for an answer and become constant nuisances." The university has no rule against solicitation by companies through student mail, but does prohibit door to door solicitation in dorms by businesses other' than newspapers selling subscriptions. If insurance salesmen at tempting to sell policies . visit dorms, they may be reported to Campus Security or Student Af fairs. agents p4 Students being harassed by agentM from any specific life in surance company can re0ort the company and agent's names and the nature of the problem, to the South Carolina State Insurance Commission, Roger Smith of the commission said. Smith said students should be certain any constant harassment USC profes of hard se BY MARION ELLIOTT Of The Gamecock staff University students looking for life insurance should be careful when dealing with agents using pressure selling tactics, a University insurance professor said Thursday. - Many insurance policies cir culating around college campuses are full of gimmicks and difficult to compare with policies of established companies, Professor Leroy Phaup said. "Some companies focus on the student's ability to save money when buying their policy instead of expressing real concern for the fulfilling of the student's life in surance needs," Phaup said. If insurance agents are really concerned about selling students worthwhile policies, student's needs should be evaluated, ac cording to Phaup. "They should not dwell on the saving part but instead carefully evaluate what the student's needs are," he said. Note-plan policies should be Ph. 99A nt m tana rsstent by phone or mail is being done by only one company before filing a complaint with the commission. Since it is common practice for life insurance companies to contact University students, Smith warned that what students may think is harassment from one company may merely be different com panies contacting the student. sor warns 11 tactics avoided or at least carefully studied, Phaup said. Under such a plan, the policy holder signs a note relieving him of paying premiums for the first year. The premium is usually paid in a later year's dividends or a cash value plan which may reduce the policy's value, the business administration professor said. "Cash values and what actions the company can take if premiums are dropped should be looked over," Phaup said. Students can easily compare their policy with those of other companies in the area. Students should inquire if the agent is a charter life underwriter. Phaup said underwriter agents must take exams and have some experience. Not all agents are underwriters, he said, but if a student is dealing with one, he can be almost certain the agent knows his business. The Business Administration Department offers students in surance short courses or seminars by University alumni.