The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, February 19, 1976, Page Page 14, Image 14
SG^
By Frank DeLoachi
Last week Stev
Student Govi
Assnpiatinn attArnn
filed before the SG>
Court an injunction
take away from th
Senate Athletic Com
power to distribute
student senators. T
was granted afte
people told of instai
some senators and n
SGA President St<
administration may
receiving more tic
they should. In ad<
witnesses said thej
some students, not rr
student governme
receiving seats als
the witnesses was ;
himself.
The day after he fi;
injunction, though
withdrew his char
Has st
been \
When Steve Hill w<
(SGA) president la
fellow student to b<
position on the U3C
wUi ?ii? i-i ?
cigm iuunins laier,
board for approval.
Brockington, chairn
mittee, said students
"to research the siti
the past year."
However our pres
thusiasm told a Gam
begun. What have the
Tn ~ U 1 1
in ctuuui a weeK, 01
House and Senate
measure should it e
these lawmakers sail
said the matter shoul
one legislator, Care
posed the proposal.
Marion Gressette, 1
Beaufort, favored le
If the men and wr
opposed to letting th
governs them, then
postpone action on tl
the real purpose beh
board is bombarded
faculty and other gr
outside noise. But if
- - .1 1 J ?
who couia give and r
get a more accurate
students might be ex
They could probabl;
didn't like but which
because students are
momentous decision:
to be able to say som<
But you really can
supposedly represei
anything for eight m
developed the stud<
perennial issue whic
election.
It's depressing. Th<
demand that the boi
v mism
e talking with the
Senate official."
e Brown, he lacked evider
jrnment charges aren't s
If ffonnnnl
y e^nci at, really has said nc
V Supreme silence speaks foi
request to rest of student g
ie Student
imittee the The hearing di
tickets for conslusive facts
he motion not enough evide
r several anyone of gettii
nces when tickets and sellir
lembersof highest bidder,
eve Hill's convincing enouj
have been the injunction,
kets than
lition, the Brown is not ki
believed impetuous deci
lembers of now, few persor
>nt, were Steve Brown wa
o. Among have not called
Steve Hill Supreme Court t
didn't think his <
justified. And th<
led for the *
wnu icsmicu ai
i, Brown aren't making ar
ges after what they said.
udent vc
VI UU I I CI
is elected Student Governmeri
st spring, he immediately <
? in charge of securing a v<
Board of Trustees. In Decerr
Hill presented that proposal
After the motion was table(
man of the Student-Trustee I
are current!v rnnfpr?Hna ntho
j ??"""
jation on other campuses, es]
ident who began his term w
tecock reporter that the resea
?V been doing for eicht months
ar reporter consulted nine me
committees which would <
ver pass the board of truste
d they favored the proposal ar
d be left to the discretion of th<
>lyn Frederick, R-Greenville
Two powerful Senate lawn
>Calhoun, and Sen. James
aving the decision to the bo?
>men with the power in this s
le students have a voice on t
why do our beloved trustee*
he proposal? The power of or
ind the oronosal Tr?n mflnv Mr
* - i V v"
by requests from SGA, The G?
oups, it tends to shut them o
the students had a board rc
eceive information, board me
; picture of how students feel,
posed to a side of the board th<
L> * 1 * ' . *
y uiiunaiuuu some 01 me Q<
had to be made. Sure, the vote
the only reason the board gat
s. We don't want to dominate,
ething without being shut off.
't blame the trustees when stu
~ r - 41 * Trt ^
mauve 01 an U5>U student
onths. Obviously, student poi
snt vote on the board of tr
h draws votes but can be ditcl
e students can't be conscientic
ird of trustees act responsibl
anagei
"appropriate Steve Hill
He didn't say people in 1
ice or that the ministration,
Jtill valid. He secretaries ha1
ifhint* AnH hie the vprv npn
O" ' ? J Jfx-v
r itself and the mentioned. The
[overnment. initial hearing
approached th<
d not produce court and the ]
and certainly libel suits.
nee to convict
ng too many
ig them to the The Game*
But it was printed any na
?h to produce in the coui
In addition, because we are
legal standing
nown for his court documen
sions. Until the court and
is knew who currently are
s. He would the state attc
j.A
ine student m?ce iu ueiern
ogether if he of printing th<
charges were
)se witnesses The problem
the hearing like the grand p
iy friends for have been mac
answered. Bro
The
Gam.
1? ^ ?
it Association S-l s
designated a
)ting student
iber. at least
I to the use Sometimes a th
J, William S. evident that the <
:?:CAn about it brin
^ on Com- weariness. Seiu
unwjrsities labyrinth of vin<3
pecially over js just such a c?
b l>ik \ v
Revile D1 inc. u
Land that prorr.j
ith such en- obvious,
rch had only Senate Bill On<
The following c
a nationwide r
mbers of the a.8ainst SB-i.
consider the s?deration of this
es. Thrpp nf ?"r ^1?v,i;1t:1^rtie
? - -- an ^uiiliccil pi
id two others election year. V
5 board. Only power of the pre
, openly op- the power of tfc
nakers, Sen. must kill this bil
Waddell, D- _ . .
ir(j It is impossible
the pernicious p;
legislative propo
state are not Much more ink
he body that discussion of it.
5 continually watc.h closely foi
le vote is not *?? JUSI a iew 01
nes when the
amecock, the It wouid abri
ff as excess, press by establis
;presentative the disclosure
mbers might vaguely deemed
In addition, national security
ey never see. Tt ... ^
. . . It would rc
jcisions they manHnto f?.
is important " ,
hers tomake llfefor m;,ny brCi
we just want It would place
on public protest
penalties for viol
dent leaders,
s, don't do u wo,ula ?xcu
:i.!_ > misrnnnnrt if thp
mcians nave "t"^eir actions wer?
ustees as a as did many of
hed after the Watergate.
It would sanct
>us enough to governmental us
ly. It WOUld V
nent a
has accused charges b
lis own ad- student co
and the SGA with the a
ve to work with ?f the Stu
pie they have
>se named in the ^nd whi
, have already propriate
s witnesses, the doing? Vi
press talking of Lolt said> '
the Senate
The chair
Athletic
:ock has not Summer, ]
mes mentioned to have
't documents mer's corr
? not sure of the in charge
of the student tickets, at
ts. Members of righteous
The Gamecock seem app
inouirinp with silence is i
1 "O " -v#"
irney general's
line the legality Athletic
ese documents. Preston Mi
said his <
remains. Just "correctioi
irocess, charges The only m
ie and must be an investij
wn dropped his matter an
<C
ecock
ihould he
?ing seems so self- penalties f(
)bligation to write such as mai
gs a profound pornography
ite Bill One, a It would
lictive legislation, constituti
ise. It is only the established i
ill :*s Law of the Miranda c
)ts this statement police entra
sanity as i
i must be stopped. P?ss^le.
Kiitoriai is part ot SB-1 bega
nedia campaign Congress,
Congress' con- request, ap]
frontal assault on by former C
s must transcend Brown to re
iorities in this Code. Title
/e are using the law and ;
ss; you must use commission
le Den. Congress staple r^th
1 immediately. , book for la\
?to enumerate all The job
arts of a 753-page there was nc
sal in this space. As time
will hp snillpH in
? iiniiidti uiiun
We urge you to became inci
* details, but here by Neande
bservations about Democratic
Clellan of A
dge freedom of g
hing penalties for 1
of information | g[
in uie inieresi 01
t-establish and
feiture of human Kerry
aches of the code. Ne*
... . Geon
strict limitations spon
and impose heavy Johnny
lation. Phc
Cecil
se governmental Asst. h
accused believed Bj,
e duly authorized, Asst. s
the principals in
THE OAME
iub|ect and
PteutJonyms
cumitances
ion and increase mailing adr?
e of wire-taps. JglSlrTl
astly increase ^ i?
probl
ecause, he told the mer
urt judges, he talked the
ppropriate members Pr0>
dent Senate. clea
bod;
at have those "ap- thej
" members been Boa
ce President Trey gra
"No investigation by legi:
will be conducted." brar
man of the Senate arei
Committee, Steve cone
Bates House, seems isco
disappeared. Sum- "sta
imittpp is thp arnim mafi
biuup
of distributing these mat
id in a time when coin
indignation would Bro\
ropriate, Summer's to r<
conspicuous. tegr;
committee member Sti
:Daniel, Bates West, long
committee's job is a gr
n not punishment." If y
eans of correction is tick<
~ r a % _ - ?,J|
^ctnuii ui me entire wun
d expulsion of any own
3 stoppe
)r victimless crimes Ni)
ijuana possession and Orde
/. Men
seriously weaken day
onal guarantees refoi
in the Supreme Court's show
iecision, encourage famo
ipment and make in- they
i defense nearly im- male
"res
swim
n ten years ago, when jmpt
at Lyndon Johnson's _i?
?j j eienv
pointed a body headed f0unc
California governor Pat dista:
vise Title 18 of the U.S. brouf
18 deals with criminal benej
as Johnson's crime
asserted, is an oh- rrh,
t than a useful hand- bill i
a enforcement. chan
pracl
vas Herculean, and the 1,
) Hercules to be found, a rei
went on and ad- SB-1
s changed, the task is fri
-easingly monopolized the o
rthal tvoes. nofnW.. Un? c
Senator John Mc- achic
rkansas. pass*
iAMEC
Frank DeLoacI
Editor
J. Northrup
'S Editor
je Morris
Is Editor
Drummings
>to Editor
e Holmes
lews Editor
ly Baker
ports Editor
COCK welcome* letters from readers,
a maximum of 300 words. They must I
or other aliases will not be uses, but th
warrent. To assist us In verifying the I
iss and a telephone number where you c
rs, not tor content, but to meet our spaci
ISC, Columbia, SC moe
em
nbers found guilty. Until
students' representatives
/e they have the ability to
n their own house, that
v has dpsopnHpH as far ac
/ ?
r can go. How can the USC
rd of Trustees knowingly
nt student government,
slative or executive
iches, the student fees they
-eceiving when all they are
:erned about at this minute
vering their own trails and
ying clean." Steve Hill has
le no move to pursue the
1AM f U 41%^. ? A. - * A
lci ciuici , ctnu nit; SlUUC.ll
*t is powerless unless
vn reconsiders and decides
*gain some of his lost inity.
udent government is no
er a joKe. i ney are too sad
oup to laugh at any more,
ou can't trust them with
;ts, how can you trust them
student fees or even their
elections?
]
NVil
^
?d now
con was in power. Law and
r was his theme song, and
lellan and company had a field
drafting the criminal law
m. They staged lengthy
rcase hearings featuring
us liberals in full dress, while
fashioned a piece of pure
--^.1 ? ? mi ' ? "
vummjt;. ineir intern was mat
ponsible people" could
ile and spy with relative
inity, while "irresponsible
ents"-particularly those who
I our Viptnam a/lvon*iirne
? ? .wasMaaa UVIT VlliUl VO
steful-would be forevermore
;ht to heel and held safely
ath it.
e list could go on and on. The
s an obscenity. Those disented
with the policies and
ticesof the United States over
ast several decades still enjoy
markable degree of liberty,
is an assault on this liberty. It
ghtening that SB-1 should be
bject of serious consideration,
uch are the times that it could
;ve not just consideration, but
)yr? Tho
-0~. inuugiil dppdllS.
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Managing Editor
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Entertainment Editor
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Production Supervisor
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Staff Artist
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