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Thursday, December 2, 1976 University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C. vol. lxvhi. no. at SG apprc By MARK J. LUNDGREN Gamccock Staff Writer A bill designed to govern the chartering of student organizations was passed by the Student Senate at its most recent meeting and has been signed by Student Government (SG) President Dave Wilsford. g. The bill provides for the creation of the * Student Organization Chartering Commission (SOCC), which is definied as the organization of SG which recognizes, governs and regulates all student organizations. The Dean of Students will remain an active part in the chartering process, as Dean Robert Alexander, or his designee, ?.211 i crvrri win uc un uic ow/V/. Any organization with a problem or complaint will come before the SOCC. The Winter sunset L "Red sky at night sailors I delight; red sky at morning B sailors take warning." I Barry*! Freezing temperatures and ; brisk weather has created I beautiful winter sunsets in the 9 past few days. The diffused H western sun filters through the I clouds silhouetting the ^ coliseum. iBBI Officials A < expect mori i cheating By JOHNNY LOTT Gamecock Staff Writer , Cheating among USC students will pro crease toward the end of this semester, ac< James B. Campbell, vice president for si if fairs. The likelihood of cheating escalates students encounter greater pressure at th year, Campbell said November 18. Examin added, are just one reason for academic di Other motivations to cheat include the f( competition for available jobs and the desir good grades with minimal effort. ! For these reasons, students overlook th< - penalties of cheating, ranging from a fail Ifor a course to suspension from the unive While handling cheating infractions mostly a matter for professors, the uni promoting a procedure set tortn in tne Student Academic Responsibility of es committees for this purpose. 1 TIIE CODE, as it appears in the 1976-7^ ( Community, defines academic infract >ves chari resulting decision can be appealed to the t.. tt^ ii j a. a.i _i s i ?juuicittry. unuer uic oiu system, me stuaeni court had the power to puntively decide any problems an organization had. The bill defines a student organization as, "any licensed group or organization which admits students of the University Of South Carolina to its membership, whose programs or activities affect the educational process of the University of South Carolina, student welfare and-nr uses campus facilities in its operation." A CHARTER is defined in the bill as "a license to function on campus and to enjoy certain campus benefits conferred by this license." A charter is not a contract between the university and a student organization and any duties performed by an organization are not public ones, according ?am??????tJk teaBMfcL--,.. a provides for the eniorcemeni 01 ir academic responsibility comr university department, and 01 hearing procedures. One major committee is handling cheating against a student by a member of faculty. Also thp poHp suffppsts npnaltif student and entrusts students notifying, in writing, the comir p observed violations. The code grai ^ the right to make additional rule: the code, a university-wide responsibility committee is al nuprspp thp nthf?r rnmmiftpps Thus far in the year, Campbe committee action against a stu Within the current structure, th< bring a recommendation to him i accept or reject it. Committee may be appealed to the unive bably in- campus court. Campbell said he J ,ording to recommendations brought before udent few CASES of cheating, because committee chairman, "tells you ( is time of There is n0 cheating going on ; ations he damn; or 3) The faculty is indivi khnnpqtv matter. The latter seems most 1 ,rmidable Campbell offered a variation < e to make 11 may ^ department good job that we never hear about g possible as weI1 as a numDer 01 commiiu ing grade that faculty tend to resolve differe rsjty students at the classroom level. remains *n way' Pr?fessor versity s cheating may take whatever i Code of necessary. A student may receivc tablishing course or f?r the assignment o Unless the professor decides the something more than a "F", the i j Carolina farther than a faculty member'? lions and See ( tering cor to the bill. There are two types of charters provided for in the bill, permanent and temporary. The Dermanent charters would bp issued to student organizations whose purpose requires chartering longer than one year or an organization that could not obtain a temporary charter. Temporary charters are issued to student. organizations which, "by the nature of their function do not require a charter for more thn one year," the bill states. Temporary uiaiicio wuuiu uc isaucu iui iwu ica&uiis. participation by the student organization in the University Intramural Program, or for the purpose of "advancing the candidacy of a politifal candidate or program." Membership of student organizations would be limited to "persons officially connected with the University as faculty, le coae Dy creating nittees for each ltlines committee function of each charges brought "1 that department's open no js for the offending g and faculty with | & J litfpp phflirman nf m ? ? g? J nts each committee s as needed. Under By MARK LUNDGREN student academic Gamecock Staff Writer so established to A fourth open house pis which passed the student 11 has heard of no by Student Government ident for cheating. Under the proposed pla e committee would would be on an open hoi: md he would either through Thursday. On t recommendations around the clock: from Fi rsity president or Escorts would still be i lad agreed with the are in present university i him. The bill states there is * the present Residence H " according to one Government Graduate R )ne of three things: survey indicating this d 2) Nobody gives a McAlarney. dually handling the T||K fmA also states , y.- , , changes, to more liber )f this explanation. a fl , . , mimcii iiey arfiu iiicti IIIUK s, ?!?? doing su^'} a opting for the current C it, he said. But he, university rules allow a se chairmen agree resident/of that hall a inces with offending The exjsting opon ho? . . . . . different open house pian . catches a studen ?0 visitalio^ The seJ.onf action is thought visitation rights except th ' a f?' !n? ?l;,"lc,f('r a.m. The third plan is the n which he cheated, v/ith escorts Monday thr< infraction warrants . . , . ... r riuay anu aaiurutiY in ncident might go no McAlarney said this p \ office. with surrounding schools 'HEATING, Page 6 goes to the USC Board of amission staff or full-time student," according to the bill. TEMPORARY CHARTERS expire after one calendar year or at the time when the purpose of the student organization involved no longer exists, whichever comes first. SOCC has the power to grant and revoke charters, annually review charters and conduct disciplinary hearings and assign sanctions involving student organizations. "The SOCC would have original jurisdiction over all cases from violations of University policies, procedures, rules and regulations, over all election disputes, over all cases in which a chartered organization is a party against another organization, individual, the University, or the Student Government." according to the bill. see COMMISSION, Page 3 ' ;^V o:V.; I v U .: 11 \ k , -: ' ' rtTiWunrr iri! . Mark Alexandi r ~nc. uAMcCOCK approval in for campus dormitories is proposed in a bill senate at its last meeting and has been signed President Dave Wilsford. in, floors or dormitories operating by the plan ise basis from 9 a.m. until midnight Monday he weekends the visitation hours would be riday at 9 a.m. until Sunday midnight, mandatory under the proposed policy as they / open house rules. "evident student demand for extended hours on all Open House Policy." Last year's Student esearch Assistant, Bill Sheffield, conducted a emand, according to the bill s author, Kate that there has been "an increasing amount of al open house policies" in recent years, easing numbers of dormitory floors have been plan as opposed to the stricter A or B plans, hall to vote in the C plan if two thirds of the prove. se policy of the university provides for three is. The first is the A plan, under which there is i :?> D ?i.:? ..i? 4i I IS llu: ? (Jlclll. Uliun III1M puill 11It'I t" ill*.* IK) le following: Friday and Saturday, noon until 2 C plan, under which the hall is open to visitors jugh Thursday from noon until 11:30 p.m. and >m noon until 2 a.m. Ian would bring the university more into line as far as open house policies go. The bill now Trustees for further action.