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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
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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
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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
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lere is a dire need for
who will try to win him
Boyle should not be
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its and administrators.
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Mr. O'Boyle ? keeping
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>w politicized student
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umnu up lU 11IC3C
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See O'BOYLE, page 23
rit
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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
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