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Volume LXX, No. <40 University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C. Dec. 3, 1979 Immigratii irnni/in cfi? if tui U14I I By Teres Gamecoi Iranian students from USC's Midlands and Aiken Tech regis U.S. Immigration Service Frida; On an order by President Jin dergo verification of their pers ' They were also checked to be s students, had paid their tuition university. About 275 Iranian students arc 30 of those at USC's Columbia ca about 50 of these students. BOB MOLDENHAUER, US Student Affairs, said he doesi verification of the seven Iranian "The process is just a formali are very explicit about admissi i deal in order to be admitted. F | good shape, there's no problem,1 The students are not worried, concern should be if someone w< said he doesn't think that is the c THE IRANIAN STUDENTS o 4"i * *vt /irii x ntj vt auucu a 51 cat uuuciii said. "We've had absolutely no p Phillip Ives, director of USC'i there has been some evidenc irregularities in their papers, t immigration services. "All we've done is to assemble for the immigration service to d< Any irregularities in studenl mediate action by the schools in student at a later date, Ives resolved, a judge will decide if tl IVES ADDED that many of j comfortable in the midst of the indicated plans to return to Ira programs.-' Moldenhauer said he senses a among the students at USC-A pathetic to the American causc They've been here long enough has transpired than we as Amer we do," Moldenhauer said. Workers support hostage By Teresa K. Weaver Gamvcock Staff Wrtt&r More than 200 people gathers on the State Capitol grount yesieraay 10 snow meir suppori i< the American hostages in Iran. Larry Sox, a Columbia co struction worker, organized tl rally "to show the families of tl Iranian hostages that they're not this by themselves." Beginning at 11:00 a.m. with short program of speeches ar patriotic songs conducted I several construction workers, tl participants staged a processi( down Main Street to City Hall. TKft fllA riQV\ifAl \ti* i mu it unt ui niv* v/apivui w< decorated with large Americs flags and banners declarir '.'Support America ? Free tl Hostages." Most of those taking part in tfr rally wore white armbands as 4 symbol to the hostages that w haven't forgotten them," a< cording to one marcher. At the end of the march, tl: crowd raised 50 small America nags on tne tiagpoie in ironi 01 Bank. The flags, according to So: represent each of the hostage being held in Iran and will not t taken down until all have bee released. Spokesmen for the rally mer bers called for the Americi on checks dents visa ;a K. Weaver ck Staff Writer Columbia and Aiken campuses a tered in the .Russell House with t yimy Carter, the students had to i ?onal records, passports and vis; ;ure they were enrolled as full-tii and were in good standing with t ; attending school in South Carolii impus. The check last week involv C-Aiken director of Internatioi n't expect any problems with I students at the Aiken campus, ity. All of our foreign student offic ions. They must go through a gr< or students who have everything " Moldenhauer said. according to Moldenhauer. The oi ere here illegally, and Moldenhai ase. at Aiken are all honor studer sion to our program," Moldenhat >roblems whatsoever." s International Services Office, s< :e that a few students may hs >ut that a final decision is up to i s information about each student. 1 etermine their status," Ives said. : papers will not result in any i volved, but will be discussed with caiH If tVio irrodnlaritioc UUiU. At Vll\/ II A V^UiUi A VIVO vuil V ie student stays in the United Stat< the Iranian students feel very international crisis, and some hf n after completing their educatio very strong pro-American sentim iken. "Our students are very sj ?. They don't like what's happeni that they're no more aware of w leans are. They hear the same thii See Iran, pag< B y MHH .it la jpgff ie S BS*C SI >n , -DS2 |S in stejgf ie is' .' ie HBP^zS^dSBF 91 re Anti-Iranian i c" people and their leaders to whatever sacrifices necessa le get the hostages home in Christmas." tS k, Small American flags ?s passed out among the crow >e chants of "free the hostages' m led hv construction workers Sox said he isn't sure < n- impact that such demonstr . > bay? Qn; the. decisions of ; Campus s ocaiera j By Jean Ralston Gamecock Staff Writer nd Student Supreme Court Justice he Scalera was found not guilty of charges brought against him in in- impeachment proceedings by a as. unanimous decision of the USC ne Campus Court, he Impeachment proceedings were brought against Scalera by the ia, Student Senate for his leadership ed role in the Frank McGuire protest rally on Oct. 25 and 26. The Senate - charged that Scalera violated he sections 380.11 and 380.16 of the | Student Government Codification. ;es The codification states that the gat public and official behavior of a in judge or justice should be above reproach and free from any imnly propriety or appearance of imier propriety. The judge should also j conduct himself at all times with the dignity and decorum befitting Jer the significance of the office. FOLLOWING THE DECISION, aid Scalera said, "If I thought my lve conduct was unbecoming as a the judge, I would have resigned. But I didn't think I was wrong in the first [fs place." Scalera has never denied hie lpaHprshin rnlf* in thp r?llv | ? ?? j m_ Student advocates Terry Wooten the a?d Russ Putnam argued Scalera be had the constitutional right to jS express his support of McGuire un_ under the First Amendment. A lve judge should not have to give up his nal First Amendment rights, the \ defense said - ~ ^ . ent Scalera said he was pleased that ? the court UDheld the First mi ng Amendment; "but that doesn't mean that I can go out and do rtgg whatever I want." ^ Attorney General Pete Levinson, representing the prosecution, ^ |Hk a fl| _ W nHSWftkH^.jHli VfB||^^^|nH^^' uj^H lemonstrators return from the State h make leaders, but that many of the ry "to construction workers felt they had ? for somehow to show their sltpport of the hostages. "We're trying to show some were support. We just felt useless sitting d and around and doing nothing about the ' were situation," Sox said. He said he was disappointed with the turnout )f the at the rally, saying that he had ations hoped for several thousand. He nilhlio JlttrihlltM) (Ha MlatiuAlv mils! ivnr^ < . fT . ?* "Mfu Court verdict urn found nn Joe Scalera, Student Supreme Court Justice charged there were many more acceptable alternatives for Scalera to express his opinion. Levinson said the fliers Scalera made and distributed calling for a boycott of classes on Friday, Oct. 26 showed impropriety. The flier used "inciteful" language by a high standing official to call for the disruption of the university's business, Levinson said. JACK ETHEHIDGE, a professor of criminal justice at USC and a Senior Judge of the State of Georgia, testified that Scalera's conduct was not imDroDrietous. but an act of leadership. Etheridge, who served as a judge of the Atlanta Superior Court for 12 years, said he did not think Scalera had acted improprietously because there was no violence, no use of profanity, no encouragement for people to break the law nor did he use his position to get support for the rally. "Had he engaged in slanderous OH f ?, Jig 1 .jllHMraN I "' if ff imiiiiiuwi mi 'ouse to city hati after protesting response to particularly cold weather and the early time of the rally. Another marcher said the poor 4.1MMA..4 ...#?? I I t tl I luiiroui wtis uui u?iu ior a ursi effort, and added that more demonstrations will probably follow. Several construction workers said the most important support fnr tlu> POIIGA nf tKa A ?v>nmnnn V,IV- VMUWV Wl VJIV millVI IVHIl hostages wouW t* in. fte fqrm or, mimous >t guilty conduct, thrown rocks, or been in a J I K k. I 1 L ^ 1 J 1 uiuiiKt'u suue men ne wuuiu inive violated decorum," Etheridge said, "but I don't understand he did such. "He has the First Amendment right to express himself and conduct himself as he sees ao propriate," Etheridge said. "Holding office shouldn't keep him from expressing his rights on a controversy." A JUDGE SHOULD become involved because one of the virtues of participation is it keeps a judge in touch with the community he works in, according to Etheridge. Wooten said the prosecution had only proved that Scalera participated in the rally through the testimony of Virginia Hankins, Student Government secretary and Valerie Cox, student senator. Hankins and Cox testified that Scalera led the rally by drawing up, printing, and distributing the fliers and encouraging support. Wooten argued that mere participation did not prove im u^i ici y . In a written statement USC Police Chief Marvin Harrelson said Salera fully cooperated with the campus police during the rally, and there was no property damage to the university. Harrelson said all signs were promptly removed from various points on campus. Levinson charged that the rally could have led to some violence. (iranreci tt aian i, Dui. jcouia have, and Joe would have been held responsible." A written opinion from the campus court stating the court's reasons for their decision will be available next week. , V , -.4; a J.m' j-.y BSi nni-41 ' the situation in Iran. people writing to congressmen. senators and other public officials. One member of the parade commented, "What we're after is the unity of the country. We've been divided too long.'' The crowd was made up mainly of construction workers and their families, though many people said -L 1 ? A 1 * - uicy snuweu up jusi Because iney were interested in showing their feelings for the hostages.