Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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7 1 4.b ..Wo Green Str a barrier By LEIGH LEVENTIS This year, as has been the case for many years before, the Green Street issue has rekindled. This time, however, with a very dif ferent twist. In the past, the Student Government Association (SGA), supposedly .with the help of the administration--namely Vice President of Operations Harold Brunton--has urged the permanent closing of this dangerous, aesthetically destructive, campus dividing street. This idea was taken to city council on at least three different occasions, culminating in a 45,day trial closing, a traffic study, and finally the denial by city council of the request. The history behind this issue has been quite interesting. When the closing was first mentioned, many of the Five Points merchants became outraged and appeared before city council, urging council to deny the request. Eventually, these merchants won out. Last year, however, many of these same merchants signed a petition in favor of a trial closing. Letters pi The GAME COCK invItes all persons within and thoughts kinown t oOur readers. It is your weekly an ou ''Letter to the Editor'' secti PO'nn'd, and though longer letters will be pr Preference due 90 upace requirements. And, Wnonyn,ous letters, though we will withhold nai Prefeqably, letters Should be typed with nar duliver letters personally to our Office in RooI Draane A. USC. Col.....a 29... ,eet mnedia to student When the request and petitions were once again submitted to city council, many of the Pendleton Street residents protested for fear that Pendleton Street woudd be widened because of increased traffic created by the closing of Green. The University assured these residents that it would not back such a plan. The request for a trial closing was ultimately approved as was the hiring of a firm to study and compare traffic patterns before nnt fh rOW"/r, - anddurngtheclsin. he on clso o h ir a ta2h steetee ob oenduing Whenin the, reut anud etionsa wter onces aGA sittd toa cthe concl,so may iofnclusivdetond Steearsicynsbtstnited.frfa thateleon citree ould boed trafi reaed he steet cosing ofr Greently sainThe estree wase tesentiasidsnan that-wt wouldfic bac clin it fop2l husandy.a nTh reuswortha trle. osn N,the noairmsity andar anuring th ccloi The n clsione of the firm was bthatdesn stet Cmscune to bae openrdring otewr tmesvhl. SGA saitht the n Nalevterthreless,d cicncil oeds ntod leaeo the trande r ope enpr man tedcnft sayigr thwe tret was ressertval easonst-ettrfi aer and eso that athor inconeniPene Now theRaal niv r sity randnAa rei.nn Is r they want to place a 20-foot wide median in the middle, complete with grass, shrubs, and trees. Also, this median would have a three-foot high wrought-iron fence preventing students from walking1 across the median, except in f certain university designated areas. The fence, in essence, will, serve as a barrier to students. This' does not enhance aesthetics. The 10 feet on each side will destroy the planter, on which students sit, communicate and gather. The removal of thesep wouldel quimte unorunte ThV 0fo-iemda a n frhrimpiain.nyast co,wa st tp h iyfo upoingtemda n lcn Set InohrwrsIh teyse tan thlaea2-o widenigo wthras,eet.,an res Also,etms medan woulad hea preventing mstdetfo akingth aogna thse, medan, excelosing areas. [he iece ino essee wil seope asee atorie tok stdnts efeTie 10ftwid etideo wuldto he a plerc strng whihntudent sG.i, themmubnicat asbhnd gther coigT rmlof these would ae touact ffrtrimly.ication Inbyearsoes come ha isch stopntre, cithin fro upostin The mdanand "nothing twonmure lnthing trafied" Geems Spplicable oher. ods h upiftn the peito mdin is much ese Nethstheeidea ofa wieitestreetframda mUvrimst gbeabakndonth 4 boxing match: 3oard vs. faculty By BILL OUTLAW A title match. No disqualifications. A 14-round bout with all makings of the greatest slugfest in the history of this University. On the left, and wearing white trunks, we have the Law School Faculty and their anonymous represen tative. On the right and wearing black trunks, we have the Board of Trustees and their Wild Card entry. The fight is billed as a return match between these two heavyweights, after last spring's bout resulted in a split decision in favor of the Board's fighter, "seven per cent Patterson." In that fight, Patterson was said to have been appointed as the victor, rather than earning it for himself. Considerable debate occurred over the location of the light. The Board insisted the fight be held in the Ad missions Arena, but the Faculty pushed the credentials f the Accreditations Arena. The Board was forced to yield on this point. The next problem encountered in staging the fight was inding a referee agreeable to both sides. At first, the ard insisted a referee was not needed, but later agreed to have one to enable the fight to be recognized >y the ABA (Amateur Boxing Association). They tried ,o get noted political referee Soloman Blatt, but word is )ut that he does not move around in the ring like he used 0. The day was saved, however, when a silver-haired fox rom Charleston surnamed 'Fritz' decided to step in and .all the shots. Trouble soon arose when 'Fritz' tried to ,un the whole bout by himself and ordered the inonymous boxer to reveal himself. The anonymous >oxer refused and 'Fritz' ordered him to be fired. The Law School Faculty immediately protested. 'You don't have the authority to fire a boxer" they told Fritz'. They finally had to let 'Fritz' go after it was -evealed that his son was a member of the wild-card ighting team. 'Fritz' repeatedly insisted this had iothing to do with his intervention in this fight or in the .even per cent fight of last year. The fight finally got under way. Wild Card tried for an .arly knockout, but the anonymous fighter refused to old. In round after round, Wild Card was the aggressor, )ut the anonymous fighter proved to be a good counter uncher. As the fight wore on, Wild Card started tiring. ['he crowd was buzzing. Both fighters were we ry and susceptible to a nockout punch. In the fourteenth round, both corners old their fighters to apply the finishing touches and go ~or the knockout. Wild Card and the anonymous fighter came out at the ;ound of the bell winding up for the final punch. Wild Jard cocked his ferocious right, while the anonymous righter was ready to let go with his left hook. They both anded their punches simultaneously--a double nockout! The ring announcer stepped forth to announce the results of the fight. "Ladies and gentlemen, the real loser in this fight is--the law school students, both present and future." GAMECOCK BILL PRATT, Editor BILL OUTLAW, 111 (lAT Editorial Page EdiorMaaii..dio