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Bill abolishing special seating for senators fails I.% DAN BRANYON (;amiecock Staff Writer A bill abolishing special seating at athletic events for student senatorn was defeated in the student senate Wednesday. The bill. proposed by Sen. Michael Corley. would have abolished special consideration for senators in seating at athletic events. Senators sit in a block section on the 35-yard line at football games. Corley 's bill proposed that the senate be seated in block sections on the li-yard line as other USC organizations. SEN. WILLIS Walker, chairman of the senate judiciary committee, said his committee studied the bill. One committee member voted in favor of the bill, four voted no opinion. Debate was then opened on the bill. Speaking against the bill, Sen. Randy Stevens said the seats assigned to senators are not that good. lie pointed out that many students have better seats than student senators. Stevens said senators deserved the seats they received as a reward for the work 'hey do. Sen Weaver Grayson said many senators work hard. If senators don't do their work, he said. they should voluntarily refuse the special seating. Sen. Nlichael Corley spoke for his bill. "I believe a public office is a public trust. Is it too much to ask the senate to sit with the students?" le asked the senate to vote themselves a salary if they needed a reward for their work, but not to reward their work with special seating at athletic events. TWO STUDENTS have called the Student Government Association tSGA) office supporting the bill, Corley said. "That's more reaction than most SGA bills get." Corley called for a roll-call vote on the bill. The vote was six for and 27 against. The senate also voted on two budgets on Wednesday. The first was a SGA fall elections budget calling for $1,692.50. Election commissioner, Doug Anthony. accounted for the money he requested to the senate. lie said $1080 would be required to pay 30 poll workers for 18 hours of work at a rate of $2 an hour. The allottment of money was passed. SGA Treasurer Paul Dominick then reported the year's budget to the senate. A budget calling for $28,099.50 was projected by Dominick. lie also reported $2.877 was left over from the money allotted for SGA summer activities. The senate passed the budget. THE LI A Hal Monday thi 3 Bands Monday & Wednesday Saturday - Cc COSTUME CONT 10 cases of sing1e~ NO BEE The GAMECOCK is the student *newspew of the Umivers"t -of South Carolims and Is publishe tw weekly. Ion Monay an~d Thursdays duri"g tthe falland ingSonwftnand once weely n Tws" dwingbo suen. mer trmS with the exce*Wfoms of four tiuIniAugust andeonUnivemt "oIS.C. holidays and examination periods. The Universfey of Soth Carome Is as Change of adderss forits, suecrilplom requests and ther correspondence shold e sent "o The GAMECOCK. swer A. USC Cohmtsia 11 S0 Wcrte rats are 3 per semW and $I Im se sumemr sessions. Second class postage paid at Cni~4vbia. S.C. EFT O Presents [o ween u Saturday Tuesday - Su ,Thursday, F Niothers Fine Eric Quincy 5 lumbia Recording Ai EST - HAl beer to be ; & couples R SPECIALS Til A New License Plate? South Carolina motorists have a few weeks left to get new license plates. The driver of this Pinto got a head start though. What better way to celebrate the bicentennial than not trusting anyone even the U.S. Postal Service? oamececk Staff Pto by StpW S fti an ittle ysCa's g'ar Creek St (d i t TIT(I int i a St NIGHTLYIGH Int--,Ae 1) raitft S.3it5 given awnay e at UARD Party gar Creek riay,s LWEENNIH