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August 25,1981 ? GAMECOCK ? Page 15A Changing Of Presidents Is Commonplace ...continued from previous page campus was also a matter of contention. A survey showed that by 1969 10 per cent of the co-eds went to class bra-less and the Student Health Center refused to dispense birth control pills. Students gathered for a relatively peaceful Vietnam Mnrfltnrinm in 1969, but the Kent State deaths evoked a more violent protest in 1970. A boycott of classes was urged and angry students took over the Russell House. Police and troops were called in, the protesty was quelled, and classes remained open. The past few years I ZIp-KI i ;; J welcome Bac 1 hr. cleanlng-4 hr. laun M introductc IA Dry Cleaning 109 I: j M-F7:30a.m.-6p.m. Trinity Ep have brought a new look to the campus with the construction of the Coliseum, the stadium, a new nursing center, a new law center, the BA building, health center and new libraries. The resignation of President Thomas Jones in 1974 came as a shock to many. He left to devote his "full time and thought to the teaching and learning process." Controversy over the real reason still remains. Jones came to the University in 1962 when there was a shiHpnf hnHv r?f 7 on six campuses. He helped it grow to 26,342 on nine campuses and was named "1966 leen I k students! IJtj idry. In by 10, out by 2 jry Offer [:"] *> OFF W/ USCID Lfj , Sat. 7:30-3p.m. " j aln St. p I tiscopal G k fil! South Carolinian of the Year" by WIS Radio and Television. March of 1974 brought about the fad of on-campus streakers; it rivaled goldfish eating, telephone booth stuffing, and panty raids of the past. One seriously doubts, however, that the 508 streakers on one torchlit night could rival the excitement caused by the 1800s turkey thievery. From the years 1975 to the present, the greatest controversy has been the removal of head basketball coach Frank McGuire from his position in 1979 during a time [Todd ar Huge Athletic Sht Over: Pairs ii Lowest Pri' Dutch ( Square Hi US><L 51 athedrcxl1 We 0 g / Invite You ff With us Each Su I Services: when students were [ dissapointed that the j board of trustees i would be unfair to the 1 man who had given j them so many great i coaching seasons. i Some said he was 1 past his prime, others I commented that a man < that popular had no ricrht tn hp trpafpH fhp i * *C)"V v" "VMVVU ",v way he was. Nobody ] will ever realize the < dealing that went on I during the McGuire ] controversy but they i will know that students 1 camped out in front of the USC president's house in protest. < AND THE MAN who lived in that house, President James B. Holderman, was the man who made the id Moore | )e Sale in Progress! I 25,000 I 1 Stock! I ceslnTown! I 520 Columbia H jger Man 1 cudents Welcome 4 9:15 a.m. / J 11:30 a.m. JM xnd Senate Streets /M // greatest impact on the ' school with his daring i moves and courageous i but stubbord attitude 1 about USC. He brought international dignataries to the university; tie fought a grueling battle with the state Commission on Higher Education and earned the right for USC to keep it's College of General Studies; he brought his broad prospective of the university in line with Carolina Plans I and II. The athletic department made quite an impact, also. George Rogers was the 1980 winner of the llAipmnn r I o rt iicisinaii iiu^ujr auu his team made it into 14K ^^toocy' 5mrr No Mail Orde Jewelry W 2909 Piatt! West CoU. 9 t you bock the Gator Bowl against the powerful Pittsburgh Panthers. The basketball team went 17-10 with one of the youngest teams in the nation and narrowly missed getting a National Invitation Tournament bid. The baseball team was fourth in the nation and made a trip to the college world series. No matter if the visions people have for the university is higher tuition or it. memories are mired in the sit-in to close Greene Street or the shooting of covon nonnlp in 1Q7Q nn UV VIA ^yv/vpiv AAA JlU I i/ vll the Bates West ramp. The good times have always been there and always will. BEADS | n $1.59 each I 135<f each | rs, No Limit! I arehouse j irings Rd. f j ilGMon.-Sat. y-j to town! #