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Don't blar USC instr By Peggy Brady Gamecock Staff Writer Blaming the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, for our current oil crisis is "irresponsible'' and will only hinder our search for government energy policies, Mohammed Daoudi. a USC teaching associate. said recently. Daoudi, whose pending dissertation deals with economic resources as political weapons. iiiauc IIIO i vjiiiai rvo 111 ICO^uhoc IU Stuart Eizenstat's June 28 memo which labeled OPEC as a "clear enemy." Eizenstat, chief domestic affairs policy adviser to the president, urged President Carter to shift the cause of inflation and energy Droblems to OPEC to allow the administration to "regain our political losses." "Creating animosity toward OPEC is not the answer," Daoudi said. "This will lead to confrontation rather than compromise." Willi P Til Ir nr\c?;ihilit\7 r\i ncino rvUU.v...v "u'"b oil as a political weapon against the United States to force the establishment of a Palestinian homeland is "unlikely," Daoudi warned that creating hostility toward OPEC could be dangerous. Asked about OPEC's recent 24 percent increase in prices, Daoudi said by raising prices the producing nations hope to pressure thp nnncnminfl nofinnc ta aahcotMr/i vtiv wiiuuiiiiug iiuvivjuo tvy vv/jiovi vv. and look for other energy sources. OPEC chose the middle course rather than the extreme when they decided to raise oil prices, Daoudi said. The other alternative was to _i r.. - j n a. - n cuange irom me uonar 10 me German mark as a medium of exchange. Daoudi said if OPEC had decided to switch to the mark, the dollar would have devaluated to a new 1 r\\v ni/orcoac inrl (ho I Tniforl ?V IT V7 T v? ov^uo, UilU V 1 IV VJ 1IIIVU States would be "ten times worse off than it is now." Kenneth Perkins, assistant history professor at USC, said that in terms of real dollars, oil prices have been rising uronortionatelv with the rate of inflation. When the rise in oil prices and the devaluation of the dollar are considered simultaneously, "the prices have, in fact, been keeping pace with inflation." DAOUDI. WHO is teaching a ciiivkmar n/\nrn/\ ^ f TOP Hil 1 .luiiiiuci cuuist; HI UOL Clllllieu Professor wins atunrri Arthur I. Weiss, professor of education at USC and coordinator of training of the University Affiliated Facilities Program, has been awarded fellow status in the American Association of Mental Deficiency. Fellow status is awarded to those individuals who have made meritorious contributions to the field of mental deficiency research, according to the association s president, Marjorie H. Kirkland. A native of South Bend, Ind., Weiss joined the USC faculty in 1968. He developed the first master's degree program for speech pathology and audiology in South Carolina and has develooed programs for speech and hearing services at Whitten Village, Midlands Center and the Columbia Veterans Hospital. ne OPEC, uctor says "The Politics of Oil," said the united Mates needs to De educated 1 on such an important issue af- ] fecting their lives. He said we need to stop blaming others and begin looking for ] energy alternatives in the United States. "Government energy i policy should be set up to decrease I oil imports and conserve energy : until alternative sources are found < that are cheap and plentiful," he said. Daoudi blamed America's rising gasoline consumption on the 1970's trend toward vans and pickup irucKs, migration 01 Americans 10 Sunbelt states, where distances are long and inadequate mass transit facilities in the cities. Although the United States comprises only 6 percent of the total world population, it consumes 33 percent of the world's oil and is the biggest oil importing country in fhe world Daondi said Since the 1973-74 Arab oil embargo, United States dependence on foreign oil increased by nearly 50 percent, Daoudi said. Asked if the current oil crisis is real, Daoudi said, "That's difficult to say, but it's probably partly real and partly contrived." A aw _ i 1 .i i_ui\unc,aaiui^/iL siuay released in May indicated that the petroleum shortage in the United States was mainly a result of sudden cutbacks on gasoline production by American refiners despite sufficient supplies of crude oil. Daoudi said that in 1973-74 A m origan r>il r*r\m noninc timrn <iiuvi ivuu uii vv/uipaiu^o vv\,i ^ ? "actors who needed a crisis for their own ambitions. At that time, the oil crisis was not as serious as it was blown up to be.M Even though the Arab oil embargo was imposed during this time period, two major oilproducing nations, Iran and Saudi Arabia, exported extra oil to the United States to make up for any shortage caused by the embargo, according to Daoudi. The profit margins for the oil companies was "astronomically high" in 1974-75 as a result of the r>ricic " T^arviiHi cuirl He contends that until the administration subpoenas all of the oil companies' records and documents, the American public will never know whether the oil crisis is real or contrived. fr??????? THE CHALI TOMOI IS Nl Take it or Be a HALL i j The Department of Services is accepting, male Hail Advisors foi wonderful experieno will arpaflv hpnpfif-l /J w w ^ v VI W? J -W v/ I V* I available at the Towe (Telephone 8813) The date for the mar i not been set. All app a reiurnea ro cne low I July 18. Orientat Ru (Irian Hiinpon Editorial Page Editor Entering college for the first time can be an unsettling experience for students and their parents, but the New Student Program at USC is designed to lessen any anxiety they may feel. "We emphasize dealing with their immediate fears about entering the university," Gerry Strumpf, director of orientation, said. Strnmnf whn has Hir?v?tr?r for the past three years, said the program includes speakers from the university administration, representatives from support institutions such as financial aid and housing, Student Government and student orientation assistants who serve as guides. 'r>u ^ ? *: nic piugiciiii ia <x ijuvpei ciuvtr effort aimed toward addressing the basic needs and possible problems the students will face at the university, Strumpf said. But too, she said, "We really spend a lot of time dealing with parents." Orientation begins with a ride on the Shuttle Cock from the coliseum parking lots to the Russell House, with a tape recording introducing campus life, Strumpf said. After arriving, students pick up folders with their names on them and have |~ identification cards made. Speakers and skits acted out by orientation assistants and aimed at loosening up the crowd are done, because of the formal atmosphere up to now, Strumpf said. Of the skits, she said, "Basically, what we are doing is making fools of ourselves," so the group will feel free to ask questions. The GAMECOCK is the student newspaper of the University of South Carolina and is published three times a week on Mondays. Wednesdays and Fridays during the fall and spring semesters and once weekly on Thursdays during both summer sessions with the exceDtion of university holidays and examination periods. Opinions expressed in the GAMECOCK are those of the editors and not those of the University of South Carolina The University of South Carolina is an equal opportunity institution The Board of Student Publications and Communications is the publisher of the Gamecock The Student Media Office is the parent organization of the Gamecock v^iuinyo ui uuurobs lorms. subscription requests and other correspondence should he sent to the GAMECOCK. Box 85131. ; Russell House. University of S.C.. Columbia. S.C. 29208. Subscription rates are $5.50 per semester and $2 for the summer sessions Third class postage paid at Columbia. SC. I ? _J LENCE OF I mow ow i toaay. i HDVISOR. Residential Life ! applications for Fall 1979. This is a e from which you applications are now i rc Arpa Offirp i s/ 9 ii \n/ i ; ldatory meeting has || >/H4- Iam. 1 ll^dLIUIIb IIIUbL Ut? ers Area Office bv ion progt Students and parents then separate for the remainder of the riav Strumnf said oarents attend a "student development session" and "deal with fears, concerns and goals parents have." Next, they visit the academic dean of the scnool tneir cniia win aiiena 10 get an administrative view, she said. After a catered lunch and tours of the Student Health Center and Thomas Cooper Library, the parents question a student panel, made up of the 12 orientation assistants whom Strumpf said are the "crux of our program." The students are placed in small group sessions, Strumpf said, the idea being to get to know other students and to talk about any fears they may have. A ^ J j:i: 4^ i~ new auuuiun u> mis year s program is an English efficiency test, Strumpf said, given to the students to place them in either English 100, 101 or 102. After lunch with their parents, the students are advised and registered for fall classes. The day usually winds up around 4:30 p.m., she added. Strumpf said introductory namnhlpts arp rrmilpH tn thp npw students and parents, and later they are contacted as to the _ 1 Thin Esp< Ord( orm off. ( pi 197' Fast 112 Coli Pho We deli\ carr Cc i I I !; Ti j o ! i Two ! i mor | Expi I H Dorr ^ Fasl N 1 12 B ni, ~ r mu I L am held specific day the university is expecting them. A maximum of 300 people are scheduled daily from June 11 to July 13. Strumpf said space considerations are involved in f ho nilm Kor nf nnAnlo tirUn nar* Kn Ail iiiv uuiuu^i yjk pvwpit VYiiw v^dii uu taken. Orientation fees are $15 for students and $5 for parents, because Strumpf said her office receives no state or university funding. "Everything we do is selfappropriated," she said. in on umpi & him ytritr as director, 1,800 students attended orientation. The following year the figure was up to 2,400. And although this year's figures are not complete, Strumpf said she believes attendance is down, attributing it primarily to gas shortages. As to who is attending, Strumpf ^;^1 ? ?: c ?n saiu, rcupic di c tuniiug uuiu all over the country, but mainly it's South Carolina people." USC President James B. Holderman went through the program a few weeks ago (his daughter will attend USC), and "he just loved it," Strumpf said. "Response has been excellent," Strumpf said. "We haven't gotten one bad evaluation this year. We really do have a good time." iranra k Domino's Pizza... scially on Thursday. 3r any large pizza with 2-items ore and you can get two dollars ! Dffer is good until July 31. 9. I . friendly, free delivery 4 Devine Street imbia ne: 256-8151 reserve the right to limit our j /ery area. 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