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GAMECOCK LXX1V, No. 93 University of South Carolina Friday March 5, 1982 Highest Voter Allt Benn By TOM COYNE Moia/C r^;?or In one of USC's most hotly debated Stu races in years, Kenneth Allen and Ashl vanced to the runoff for president, Jame Mike Sheely for vice president, with, treasurer and Adrienne Thomas, secretary Many of the candidates said during th they planned to contest the election bee received by Mark Platte, Gamecock edi candidates also talked of a possible lawsuil allegedly illegally using his tri-weekly col for himself. On Wednesday, Platte wrote a column were to write his name in for presider treasurer and secretary he would abolisl ment. Candidates said they would wait until dean of Student Affairs and some of hi ?v-\ a /^JpAiiL,?r nnooihln xm nloti nnc 1I1W1111II? IU UIOLUOD ^AIOOIUIC V 1UK1HW1 lO deciding what course of action to take. With 123 contested votes still to presidential candidate Mike Sheely held Gray said he thought the 425 plus votes P hurt his campaign seriously. Bennett was the clear winner with 1,315 Gray 976. The election was not decided until e because of the large turnout and the Elect Hprisinn Id ronnt the ballots bv hand rathe used last year. The presidential race ended in a mil< election favorite Student Government Treanor finished third nearly 200 votes bi finisher Ashley Abel who finished with 1, led the balloting through most of the ev with a total of 1,110. With seven districts still to report, Plat votes for president and 425 votes for vi< Baker, the original write-in candidate fir less than 100 votes with seven precincts the write-ins. Kenneth Allen attributed his receiving hard work and God. lit l 1, *: 1 tnll. ~^.,,,11., tr. 1 luusv iiuiu uui iu ictrn jjci ?wuaii_y iu said. "I won because I showed the student run my campaign from a hill." Allen said he planned to continue the ca which had brought him this far. "By walking around and talking to stu communicate and many students told platform and felt my proven leadersh 1' asset." 1 Committ i By MAKK PLATTE idilor During the middle of Thursday's Advi Academic Programs meeting of the St< Higher Education, Gov.v Dick Uiley Peterson interrupted the gathering with u He said Gov. Kiley had called a special Thursday afternoon after Riley receive Carolina unemployment had reached 12 j jobless rate since the early 1940s. Peterson was on hand to ask the coi ways higher education could battle unc particular, how colleges and universit unemployed learn varied job skills. Representatives of USC, Clemson, T1 11 Turnout Ever in, Abel Ei ett, b heer ' ^ ^ m it, vice president, h Student Govern- Kenneth Allen Marsha Duncan, ffl sr staff meet this |ls9^B| m|- ; a lead of 63 votes. f ^ H & 'latte had received ||J| R SI|lf|M arly this morning ^5^ || < |5| . - ^e"1 Government car office for a glimpse of eleci mpaign procedures T ? .. .. ^ ? ^ James Bennett said his camp dents I was able to base? much of his success on pls me I had the best !'.* ' , ip would be a big thlnk the large turnout re r o "The awareness of the election I ^ IS j Marion, Lander, Winthrop, Midi a CHE member talked briefly a in abating unemployment. sory Committee on Peterson mentioned the possib *te Commission on to some of the unemployed, thus spokesman Terry to be trained and then enter the. rgentnews. of higher education contended t I fnr n m onnH whilr? nninnrl rnllf ;d news that South the number of classes offered ar percent, the highest turning away students. "To think that we will succeed nmittee to suggest programs (by giving free tuitior jmployment and in Midlands TEC President James ies could help the the unemployed are not educate< Clemson University Provos le Citadel, Francis Academic Affairs David Maxw rater Run y Vie Foi ' ^.Nwisv^jc^ 'S^'v^.'iv. ;^ * Ashley Abe! ? James B< ididates and campaign managers tion results. * v, ^ i n u i. u of the quality of aign had been all uphill but fact0r " itte receiving so many write- Bennett said ar 11 i i . .. n ^ students, not just a hr nnlnnrl " Unnn<nt coin . . . ? ?iij u^ip^u, i^v/iiuvtv omiu. Ashley ADci ( by the student body because comment after el 4ews Of Jot ands Technical College, and the $78 million ( bout higher education's role South Carolina ployed. ility of providing free tuition Committee ch giving them the opportunity couldn't suppor job market. Representatives through four ye hat free tuition would do no feed myself for >ges were being forced to cut said. id faculty positions and were The group ser Academic Affai I in putting people in existing to discuss the i), that will not be the case," consensus was t Morris said. "The masses of education. Coll i to begin with." strapped, woulc t and Vice President for Fund to have a ell suggested taking part of rate, the admini off; :VJP. enneitt Mike Sheely IBHWIIMI IIMMIIM WWIIIIIII 111 ?l ^u^dle outside SG su? photo bv chip iowm communication by candidates was a key lother key factor was his ability to appeal to minorities. ind Mike Sheely were not available for lection results were announced. >less Rate General Reserve Fund and putting it into a G.I. bill to nrovide monev for the unem ? m^ airman Frank Kinard suggested older people t themselves financially while trying to go arc of college. "If I'm 58 years old, I can't four years while getting a degree," Kinard it Francis Marion College Vice President for rs William Moran to the governor's meeting case for higher education but the general hat free tuition wouldn't solve the problem of eges and universities, already financially } have to have aid from the General Reserve ny impact on the 12 percent unemployment istrators agreed.