Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Qplnion Editorials SGA elections Once again students will have a chance to exercise the privilege to vote and elect the representatives of their choi( when student government offices of president, vice preside secretary, treasurer and senators will be voted on tomorroy As a guide to the election, The Gamecock lists the cai didates for every major student government office--presiden vice president, treasurer and secretary. Included is a capsul of each president's major platform. Opinion on the candidate by the editors is not included. President Dean Varney: Calls for more student input into studer government. Varney wants the ticket distribution pla changed and a new company to take over the Gamecock Roor lunch counter. Melton "Bison" Parris: Believes housing, parking an other problems are created by lack of a communication between the student body and SGA. Parris proposes to irn . prove communication betweea the students and governmen1 Davinder Singh: Says that he will bring the whole campu together. Essentials of his program are lower dorm deposit and lower food prices. Also said he will not accept the $1,90 salary paid to the president. "Buzz" Sargent: Wants SGA to provide more information t the Student body. Through a series of monthly meetings, h says students can become informed about the events an issues around campus. Students proposals are forming hi campaign platform. Steve Hill: Presents 26 issues in formulating his campaig platform. He feels the student government should have mor of a voice with the Board of Trustees. He also calls for SGA' operating budget to be cut from a current $45,000 to abou $35,000. Tommy Efland: Bases his campaign on the economi trouble of the times. His major proposal is to cut SGA's budge to $15,000. Instead of picking his friends to form his cabinet h says he would advertise the positions to get a greater amoun of expertise. Stan Rayford: Plans on conduting forums to air studen complaints and improve the quality of student government. Until the first forums--where he says the direction of SGA wi] be determined--he is unsure of the major issues the student want dealt with. Frank Shealy: Proposes a lengthy platform whicif woul bring about change through a number of procedures at th University. He wants an optional 24-hour open house plar first-come first-served ticket distribution and free tuition fo Vietnam veterans. Vice president Rick Funk David "Bison" Pleasant Jim Stuart Trey Lott David L. Rosmer Treasurer Paul Dominick Randy Guida Danny Murph Shelton Parker David Frierson Orian "Bison" Carter. Secretary Walter "Bison" Metz Teri L. Dernhi The Ice! at least a :e t, v. An interesting report moved on the Associated Press wire recently i- dealing with the possibility of t, another ice age in the future. e The report, authored by Howard s Benedict, cites evidence gathered from climatologists from around the world and he says that a significant shift in world-wide temperature is taking place. Many interpret this as evidence of another impending Ice Age, similar to the one which .gripped North America about 10,000 years t ago. n Benedict's report does not a estimate when snow shoes will become a regular part of our at tire, but says that the relative warm temperatures we have experienced during the last 10,000 years could come to a sudden end. These climatologists have S seemingly spent a lot of time and S trouble studying the signs which 0 point to another Ice Age. Perhaps the best example of how a true ice D age works can be observed by the e actions at our own University of South Carolina's Board of Trustees. While the analogy may be far fetched, it's interesting to note how tThe GamE t Students should rea D t TO THE EDITOR: While passing through the t second floor lobby of McKissick Library the other day, I couldn't help but notice a relatively loud conversation between two gen S tlemen discussing Chinese history. All around these men were students trying to study various B subjects. , It occurred to me that these men r might be unaware that their distracting talk was probably disturbing most students in the room. After bringing my ob servation to their attention, both men became very offended and defensive. Refusing to consider their blatantly inconsiderate ac tions they demanded to know what department I represented. Of course the implication was "Just who do you think you are?" It is to this implied question that I wish to address myself. I am a person concerned with a qualitative approach to life. Leading the way for this approach to life would have to be a genuine concern for others. Smoking in classrooms, speeding through residential areas, throwing beer cans on the highway and carrying on distracting conversations in the library are examples of en croachments on the quality of all our lives. By no means have 1 "plucked the log from my eye" and I certainly don't wish to convey that im pression. However, I do hope that my ego is large enough to accept a polite, well-interested suggestion. Frankly, I just don't understand Lge is here t Carolin By Bill Grant closely the University bureaucracy is attuned to the laws of nature. Notice how the Trustees linger around the borders of the University, similar to those glaciers around metropolitan North America, and then slowly glide in, passing some haphazard legislation in a two-day meeting and then receding slowly back into the woodwork. The result is a series of ground moraines, ridges formed by the erosion processes of a receding glacier. Or to carry this analogy one step further, the Board's decisions create insurrmountable ridges of bureaucratic mismanagement for the average student to cope with. Take, for example, the lack of action by the Board of Trustees in dealing with a number of student related issues. At its last meeting, the Board was presented with a proposal which would have allowed a voting student to sit in on all Trustee meetings. The benefits of such legislation are just too numerous to mention. As it stands now, the Student Government Association president hcock's mE nember others how being in the history, or any other department, gives us the. right to infringe upon the freedom and quality of a particular student or our fellow man in general. ROLLIN REEDER Reorganization needed for The Ganecock TO THE EDITOR: The Towers' Government last Thursday evening sponsored a stump meeting which included all candidates for SGA President and Vice-President. To our knowledge this was the only activity of its type on campus this year. Our stump meeting offered all students at Carolina an op portunity to meet and examine the candidates who are running in Tuesday's election. We felt that our efforts would be beneficial to the University and were deserving T HE GAl~ Edito Managing Editor JIM ST E'.E PA R KFER The Gamecock welcomes let ters from r subject and a maximum of 300 words. name. Pseudonyms or other aliases will withheld if circumstances warrant. To please include your mailing address ar reaChed. We reser ve the right to eitall Ie limitatin Add..e.s: Campus Opn,. is an ex-officio board member, an impressive title for one who acts essentially as a cheerleader for students' interests. The SGA president is allowed to present what he believes to be the interests of the student body, but beyond this he essentially just fills a chair at Board meetings. When the major issues of concern are discussed, the president, along with the press, are asked to leave the room, leaving the students with absolutely no representation. Actual student representation on the Board has never been achieved and until it is chances of meaningful reform on student issues is impossible. Yet the proposal was quickly buried under an avalanche of double-talk and red-tape. Other issues in which students showed a legitimate concern, such as ticket distribution, were also snowed under in the wake of the Board's decisions. It is time for the policy-makers at this University realize just who this institution is being run for, and why, the education of students. Remember, it's getting colder outside. of recognition and coverage by The Gamecock. ' We were dismayed, therefore, to be refused any space in your paper by your staff. Bill Pratt, the news editor, was unconcerned with our story and at one point stated that he felt coverage was unnecessary and would be superfluous. This type of attitude toward University affairs by a newspaper which exists to serve the University is inexcusable. The Gamecock is not serving the students' needs. Serious thought neteds to be given to a reorganization of The Gamecock's priorities and staff. DAVID WILSFORD (The writer is president of the Towers' Government.) Ed. note--The decision not to cover the stump - meeting was made by Jim Hersh, editor, Steve Parker, managing editor and Pratt.. [ECOCK r 84 E R SH Advertising Manager ART FRANK eaders. Letters should be limitedj to a single They must be signed with the writer's true not be used, but the writer's name will be 5ssist us in verifying the identity of writers, d a telephone number where you can be etters, not for content, but to meet our space