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viewpoi Why ( By WAYNE BROOKS Opinion Page Editor Two weeks ago, few p< that Seamus O'Boyle woul not even O'Boyle. But i inevitable. As soon as he Y Monday, I knew then tha wide margin. O'Boyle defeated Gree mond in the SG election ' won more than 61 percer Hammond received only 4 received in the prelimina mere are iwo mam reaj race by such a significant! he had a large organizati which included many of h Preston and Woodrow, organization covered aim MS. HAMMOND mad centrating her campaign < had a large number oi residents of the Horsesh during the week of campai for the candidate who tool their residence area. Can area were regarded as courting their votes," w mean that such candidates in representing them. The most important r olopfaH VlAiiroTmw mon ?U, VAVVtVU) IIVWCVCI J wao III' dominance was recognize most concernable and pre^ Because Ms. Hammond h candidates, she becarm therefore alienated so mai it was inevitable that so i for the alternative, O'Bo; WHEN AN electorate Senate' To the Editor: I am a current membc the 1977-78 senate, and < frankly, after what I witne in the Wednesday, Marc session, I am not very proi it. I was appalled by behavior of my fellow se representatives that day. i I was certainly glad that I chosen not to run again remain a part of what president of the senate, Drawdy, called a 4'circus The whole episode sta over an extremely until resolution to oust the chair of the finance*committee 1 his duties with, get this, one week left in the cui EDITOR'S NOTE: Beca it is our policy that pers who write letters to editor must iden themselves, their clai and their majors, we n remind all persons to n this requirement. M; letters have been recei this semester that do meet this renuirpmpnt have not been publisl Please comply with requirement. . . j Hill' . "J " nts D'Boyl jople would have thought d be elected SG President, it happened, and it was lad made it into the runoff t he would win, and by a k candidate Dottie HamThursday, 1531 to 975. He it of the total votes cast. 4 votes more than she had ry election last Monday. At a. rvin 1 suns uiai u rsoyie won tnis y wide margin. First of all, ion of campaign workers, is friends in ROTC and in his home base. His ost the entire campus. le the mistake of cononly on certain areas that f potential votes. Many oe area had commented gning that ihey would vote k the time to campaign in didates who avoided their at ' iiavmg no interest in hich they interpreted to i were not really interested eason that O'Boyle was e fact that interest group d by most students as the /alent issue in the election, eaded a slate of all-Greek ; an issue herself and ly non-Greek students that nany students would vote i/i o 7 is well-informed on the s behavi session. What was was so shocking, I wa sr of somewhat stunned. I juite chair in total bew ssed watching a serie; h 15 cusations, denials, id of accusations, bodily tithe other actions unbec nate so-called mature Mso, students. I heard i had uses of profanity and and a can of beer beii our during the session, .lop This is not the first irted actions have occui Tiely year. We as a sen man spent far too much ti] from to inflict personal ha only other cohorts. The s rent pass a bill that will __ ethics committee mse year. It was sorely n ons evident of the behav the senate Wednesday, tify }ses The real purpose letter is to inform th ieet body of some of the any in the senate. I am ved cusing the entire s< not these actions, becai and are truly some fine ou ie(jt members in it. Howe\ our are a few of the same [ gang that uses the ser e won issues, which, to a great election, then a Greek sla riraolr r?ar"ir1iHofr?o mVin ?*< VM1IU1UUIVO YYI1U JL ? offices, only Lisa Voge] treasurer, was elected. I Greeks, more specifics Council and the Panhellei serious look at the Gr< whether there are really* that they open the primar; discontinue running all-C candidates on the basis c whether a person is Grec There was no doubt in tir/\i*1 **1 TT? 1 i-i wuuiu jpusu rictiiuuuiiu nil was obvious that the elect Greek slate and would v< Hammond would lose, an O'BOYLE WAS not ele< interest group; he repres political spectrum. He wa felt alienated by the polit group, namely the Greek O'Boyle's campaign i average student. At his v election night, there was among his supporters tha i_ i * - Deen returned to the coi away from a dominant inU SG had been brought cl< Many students felt that it thus delivered a new, fr arena. BECAUSE O'BOYLE w scene in student govern oerience that would hp hi cautious in the early da There are those who will I upon their wishes at tim< selfish, ill-intended and un concerns and needs of th< ior r\r\r%r i w y* v ^ to follow giant playgrou s actually frightens me i sat in my the last senate ilderment the trouble ca 5 of ac- re-elected for , further ireats and As a membe oming of felt that it wa college the student b< numerous have to veherr even saw the students oi ng drunk attend senate find out for belongs there time such so that the rred this Wednesday v late have again, me trying rm to our I wish my s enate did Vice Preside! set up an Norris. He wil for next it. Also, I woi eeded, as mend the _ < i - - lor 01 me president, Jo doing a great some of those of this with this year e student going-ons By the way, i not ac- our financ inate for chairman, witl ise there the session, f tstanding was 11 to 10. rer, there old usual Ben Levinson late for a Biology Senior the el extent, they were in this te will not succeed. Of the an for the four executive Isong, the candidate for am led to believe that the illy the Inter-Fraternity nic Council, should take a ?ek primary and decide any merits in it. I suggest y to non-Greek candidates, ireek slates and endorse c ?_:i lit.?i. ? 1 x ?i uiciu wiuiuui regaru 10 ik or not. my mind that the Greeks o 3 runoff. But, because it orate was informed of the >te against it, I knew that id for that reason alone. :ted by a single dominant sents a broad base of the is elected by students who ics of a dominant interest s. was identified with the ictory party in Preston on an overwhelming feeling t student government had tnmon student and taken 5rest group. It was felt that >ser to the student body, was time for a change and esh face to the political rill be new to the political ment and lacks the exelpful to him, he must be ys of his administration, try to persuade him to act ?s when their motives are sympathetic to the general e student body. There are N.< ind. What really I s the results of I vl V* election. Most of users have been To the E< the next term. After r v of the senate, I Caroliniai s my duty to let my duty a Ddy know this. I has made lently encourage is located n this campus to I, too, si ; meetings and themselves who 1 and who does not events I saw #mr yill not happen I iincerest luck to I Jan< it-elect (Garry) I New 11 certainly need old like to com- Oon present vice Asst.Nt e Drawdy, for Dan job considering copy c he had to work Photogn ?- ' lilt vuie IU OUSl t e committee i one week left in THE GAME ailed. The vote p?u*nym circumstam your mailin class standi to meet our USC, Colun ection those who will try to persua< status quo in areas where tl change. There are also those over with deceptive tactics. Despite all of this, O' discouraged. There are also and are capable and willing interests and concerns of the will have honorable intentio This will include both studer Hopefully, O'Boyle will 1 between those who are earr student government, those w and those who will only look o will be the first real test for . his perspective and not being involved. BEING NEW to the politics be somewhat naive to he government and every are; touches has become. I advise so naive. He must be ready i may happen where politics is deal with it. He must listen t< cue vanuus siuueni iacnons he must not think that the authority ? often administ speak for the best inter* Sometimes, some will spea won't let him know it. O'Boyle must be aware o "introduce" him to the poll them are earnest and want tc him, but others will try to m own purposes. It has been dor be done again. O'Boyle m pressures and act upon hi judgment. O'BOYLE HAS not been Z. residei m ids his st< [iitor: eading Eric Stevens' letter 1 ns are vain," The Gamecock, ] is a native North Carolinian to r an nVPrOPnoriliiit!"" 1 . uin.UllUll U1 Jjtiupi I only 90 miles north of Colum hare strong feelings of respect -AMEO John R. West ?Shealy Editor s Editor Barbara Mathews Graduate Assistant Fobes Barry Glenn ;ws Editor Entertainment Editor Palma Mark Mueller esk Chief Asst.. Entertainment Editor 'Morgan Karen Woolen iphy Editor Production Manager COCK welcomes letters from its readers. Lett< a maximum of 300 words. They must be *inn? ? or oiner aliases will not be used, but the wr ces warrant. To assi .t us in verifying the idei g address and a tele' hone number where you < ng and major, also. . e reserve the right to edi< space limitations, ddre-s Campus Opinio r?bia, S. C. 29208 die him to maintain the lere is a dire need for who will try to win him Boyle should not be those who are sincere \ to work for common i students. Some people ns, and some will not. its and administrators. )e able to distinguish lest about working for ho will work against it, iut for themselves. That Mr. O'Boyle ? keeping \ blinded by the politics il process, O'Boyle may >w politicized student a of this university it i Mr. O'Boyle not to be to expect anything that concerned and ready to ) all sides whether there or administrators, but people with the most rators ? will always ists of the students, k for themselves and f those who will try to itical system. Some of > make things easier for anipulate him for their le in the past, and it can net ctanH 1 ir^ fn fViAPA umnu up lU 11IC3C s conscience and best elected to the easiest See O'BOYLE, page 23 rit i+a 4 I to the editor ("North March 9), I consider it eply. I feel Mr. Stevens e from the state which ibia. and admiration for See UNC, page 23 ockI Wayne Brooks Opinion Page Editor Matt Ward Sports Editor Mike Hunt j Chris Myers Asst. 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