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VOL. LXVII NO. 28 University of South Carolina, Columbia, SX? MONDAY, JANUARY 19, 1976 GPRs ' to coux By Greg Breazeale For new transfer stu point ratios (GPRs) recomputed according office of transfer adm The change, whict: affect transfer studer tered before the fall 19/ is part of the universi from the no credit (NC the A-B-C-D-F gradii Ratfll Willo n( tUn nuio ui UIC Ullltl admissions describes as a "built-in part ( system," and said tl admissions staff has to transfer GPRs. "The changes ste people who entered k said. The lenient Hicrfioarrlrnfl rr*>oH?o 51 uuto earned before transfer: caused USC some emb "We tried not to punish forever for early ba Wills said. However, this allowei student to do well semesters and grad honors, while USC sti did well in their last fev might not receive horn oi poor grades in their i sophomore years. Wil at one time it \yas pos the NC grading sysl student to make an A in NC the rest, and be on list. "Basically, there' really fair about grades Wills said. She question a student learned more A's at an easy school or /? 'o ry f ? a! ? a hi ci imiu acuuui all varying standards of The office of transfer receives the student's tr transcripts if he has att< than one other univen college. . My L By Kip Blevin "My client is not a he either," said J. Houst< torney tor former Lt. who spoke Wednesday law students and facul After r>00 volumes, 2,( and 15,000 pages of arm uncertain 01 nis tuturi Army is expected to r defense petition which Calley, who is 31 ar premeditated murder Vietnamese civilians, i Supreme Court. "I'm a slow read* referring to the vc material. But the m brunt of the charges w came to be called the M .Gordon noted, "the present." ission. |jgg3g] i does not its who enf5 semester, &? ty's change ? !) system to lg system. SnP i of transfer I j the process |S )f the new gfl 10 transfer WPW tem for a one course, fljfll the dean s admissions snded more >ity and or for King rai iai Lawyer says Attorn TO. hut hp's not Ifhnnl maccar> , ? 0,,V/V" )n Gordon, defense at- present i William L. Calley Jr., which ( to a gathering of USC Westmor ty. prior kn XX) pages of legal briefs com men y records, Calley is still prejudici b. However, the U.S. "Tomo espond this week to a them ba will leave the fate of allegedly id still charged with Medina, in the deaths of 102 next da> n the hands of the U.S. hundred men wer !i\" quipped Gordon, to be in j luminous amount of "B" Con an who Dore the legal Gordon hich grew out of what backgrou y Lai "massacre," was put him ii lowest ranking officer operation men who ?'k I Ju*Ja MS 9 i ML . (H > vSHE-v 9 BB?mu i? Sfc|L V iy ?(ory, see page nim f,alley is neitl ey uoraon avoided the use of the wor re," and "scapegoat,"although he c a lengthy compilation of instances 'alley's superiors, "from Genei eland on down appeared to have h owledge, or, as President Nixor its, made statements that we al to his client." rrAit; \ im ' 11 o ^ .. A? ? nun ?v ii get an Ujijmi IUll Iiy IU Jii ick." This statement, said Gordo came from Capt. Ernest "Mad Doj Galley's immediate superior. Tl March 16, 1968, more than 01 Vietnamese women, children and o e left dead. The attack was suppose >art, a retaliation for the mauling ipany in an earlier mission, i stressed ('alley's sub-par academ ind.and questioned the decision th i charge of "C"Company's My Lai ( is, with a command including mat had failed the Army's mental test 19 V^'kA EftiigPv. a 1 n ter hero n ds and a few who had b lid going to Vietnam or t in Calley was charged al murder of not less tha ad Lai hamlet. On Mar. )'s found Calley of prem re fewer than 22 Vietnam and sex and of assaul uv mnrHnr nn nnn inrlinir IMJ IIIMI WV? VII V/IIV lliuivit m. On Mar. 31, 1971, ?" dismissal from the An he and allowances and eo ne for life. On Aug. 2 Id authority approved th ed the sentence to confin< of Feb. 16, 1973, the Ai Review affirmed the c ic Calley then sought a i at of Military Appeals < 4) claimed were some iy granted a petition for s. HPBBi1 tCeili colls firi in M ,jjj By Sissy King Maxcy Hall Adviso mWw Carolina from the Chr unexpected surprise. 1 had collapsed. "I came back a day 01 lihere and I was told m v.i CorHan whn 1iv#?c in M ', > he was ready to move \ was repaired, but there had not been repaintec Peter Popejoy, Max< said a couple of ceilings year ueiore a cave-m K jHW* resident can catch it ir 1MB 8one home for the Chr IJMR there to report the sig fgfZ popejoy said. HWil Cordan reported $3 JtlLI? belongings to housing jlyjjlr*: decision on his reimbur 9KH|' ( of his belongings in his Hk-! Housing regulations Community say,"Sine Bllg responsible for loss of p Hiih advised not to keep val of money in their ap i||p University strongely < surance covering perse Director of Housing ; life*.- Stewart said there vs Jbursement in Cordan's damage. He said it c * 1? ?? ^ icpon uic iuuiii. |||hj* 1 Room 313 now has el not been repainted. "It gig the request of the stude Cordan said he had not .ceiling would be repair The caw Inspe that years Maxc on tht secon or ghoul Maxc year,* een given the option of o jail, Gordon said. t4Tl Sept. 5, 1969, with the spect n 102 Vietnamese at My ceilin 19, 1971, a court-martial was editated murder of not Stew; ^ Mnuvit.uui.cv. rtfcu t with intent to commit ? lual. reas? he was sentenced to * ny, forfeiture of all pay said, nfinement at hard labor 8?t u :0, 1971, the reviewing aroui e findings and reduced locke ?ment for 20 years. On spect rmy Court of Military reasc onviction and sentence. review by the U.S. Court ^ on what his attorneys (lorm 32 errors. This court review on only three of cauS See Calley I?ahc 16 COuld nnHMBHHH ng ipses axcy r Tom Cordan returned to istmas holidays and had an ialf of the ceiling in his room * so early and called ud the RA y ceiling had caved in," said axcy , room 313. By the time Dack into his room,the ceiling were no lights and the ceiling I. cy dorm Resident Assistant, had been replaced this school could occur. "Usually the 1 time, but since Cordan had istmas holidays, no one was jns of an eventual cave-in," 5 damage to his persona! services and is awaiting a sement. He had stored most > closet. as stated in the Carolina :e the University is not ersonal property, tenants are uable property or large sums artments. In addition, the idvises tenants to have inmal properly.'1 and Food Services Robert A 'ould probably be a reimcase because there was little :ossts approximately $75 to ectricity , but the ceiling has has not been repainted yet at :nt," said Stewart. However, been consulted on when the ited. :re is evidence of a previous in in room 313, and Building ctor Dave Castine verified same ceiling collapsed two ago. Stewart said two y ceilings fell in last year, one ; third floor and anothj on the d floor. J Housing Staff inspcets :y dorm about twice a Castine said. le entire building was ined last summer and after this ,g fell, the entire third floor inspected again,'4 said art. using officials gave two >ns for the cave-in but Cordan lis own speculations. Stewart "Or^aieinnallu o p there (in the attic) and walk id." The door to the attic was d, but when the building in or checked the attic for ins for the cave-in, he found >ck broken. wording to Castine Maxcy is thirty-eight years old and ettling over the years could ; the building to move which I also explain a collapse.