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GAMECOCK fAXlV, No. [101 University of South Carolina Wednesday March 31, 1982 Studi By SUSAN MUIR and RACHEL WATERHOUSE Staff Writers After a three week delay the Student Government runoff election is scheduled f A KA VinM /vmma... r vv/ wt liciu IU1UUUUW li'UIII Z a.m. to 6 p.m. at polling sites across campus. The election was postponed when vice presidential candidate Barry Gray contested the election on the grounds former Gamecock editor Mark Platte had illegally used his column for campaign purposes thus affecting the outcome of the election. Gray missed making the runoff by 63 votes. Ashley Abel, a junior finance major, is running for Student Government president as the "candidate for student concerns." Abel has worked on many Student Government committees, such as the Bookstore Advisory Committee. He was also cosponsor of the bill that initiated student Lobby Day at the State House. Abel wants the president and the Student Government 10 oe more visible to the student's questions and concerns. "If the Student Government doesn't show concern for the students how can the Student Government expect students to show concern for them," Abel said. On the course guide issue, Abel said he feels that more participation and cooperation can be obtained by involving the faculty in the creation and execution steps of the guide. USC had 15 percent participation this year in the course guide, but other universities, such as the University of Florida, had 85 percent participation in theirs- Abel said he feels Stevenson 0 By JOHN F. SHEP Staff Writer Lt. Gov. Nancy Stevensc Law School Monday to voici on the amendment to the Constitution which limits spt The amendment contain: restrictions on state and calling for; a balanced 1 bonding of department 5 percent, reduction on th fund to 3 percent of persi limitation on state employe ratio of the population en limito/l cfofo ovnnnflitiiroo illAllWU O W(4 tV/ VApVIIUllUl VO personal income. The amendment, presently Representatives awaiting a for ratification, will, if ratil the ballots. If passed, the amendmc ent Gov* 1 Ashley Abel participation will rise by , involving faculty. Abel said he has researched the University of Georgia and the University of Florida book exchange program and has come up with a plan that might be helpful to USC. By DUblishing a small t^hlniH with names of students and the information about the books they want to sell, students can get in contact with each other and sell their books with the help of Student Government. Abel said he feels the Greene Street situation has been stalled and said he believes it is the responsibility of the StudentGovern ment president to go to county and city council meetings .in ?n attempt .to initiate some sort of action. Abel said he would like to see the hours the street is closed extended, especially , in the morning when students are going to their 8 a.m. classes. Abel said he thinks he can use USC President James Holderman's office to an advantage in this issue. "I don't want anyone getting hit," Abel said. "There are on-going matters here at pposes Spending AKD state expendit Stevenson, poss 100 percent. in spoke at the Stevenson c e her opposition because it con South Carolina "The state cons mding. of the people's > a list of five would be to lite local spending, spending to indi1 budget, limited The 53-year-ol payments to that the term e state reserve limit," will loc onal income, a ballot, but the v ies to equal the amendment co lployment, and points, in relation to f in the House of Ijaw Week '82 i,?a Law Associatu l/YV V/ 11111 uo VUIC ied, soon be on Association, wil and will featun ;nt will reduce eluding Sen. St irnmeni a sip-1, yv ~\ v^'v ~ -;";:1 -, Vs Kenneth Allen USC, and people wait until something bad happens before thev take action " Concerning tuition and surcharges, Abel said he will use the lobby effort to arouse the legislature. Abel said he thinks the legislature takes students at USC for granted, and he wants to change that and give the students a voice. Abel said he would like to see a periodic open-forum, perhaps every two weeks, take place. This would be open to alJ students to show their concerns and opinions on, issues. All the executive officers of the Student Government would be there to answer questions and explain issues. Kenneth Allen, a junior finance-marketing major from Columbia placed first in the initial presidential race. He is basing his campaign on 4'putting the student back into Student Government." Allen is now a senator in the Student Senate and has served on the Finance and Powers and Responsibilities committees. He said he feels the experience he has gained in the Student Senate will help him in his campaign. Amendment I g ures, and according to j iblv increase tuition hv fin tn R J ? ? p I >pposes the amendment itains too many specifics, titution is the Magna Carta rights and to use specifics rally tie the hands of state viduals," Stevenson said. Id Charleston native warned | "Constitutional spending >k very appealing on the g oters must realize that this ntains five very adverse , sponsored by the Women's >n and the Student Bar I continue through the week i many guest speakers, inrom Thurmond. t Electic jjAI . Bk James Bennett Allen is also president of the student NAACP chapter at USC as well as president of the Phi Beta Sigma fraternity. Allen said he proposes four ways to get the student body more involved. First, he proposes that the senate set up forums with their districts to convey to the students the issues being brought up before the Student Senate. "This way the senator will know the feelings of the students and will not just be voting in his own personal mieresi, out will be a voice for the students," Allen said. Second, Allen said he would like to increase the publicity of university committees. "There are already established channels of communication for the students, but they need to know more about them and become more involved. The Student Senate committees, for example, are open to students who want to become non-voting Dar ticipants and in this way they can have their ideas heard, Allen said. Third, Allen said he would like to see more students at the Student Senate meetings. The warm spring w and bicycles out of i ml w * i nomas uooper l jbra m To Be I Mike Sheely He said he feels that since the meetings are open to all students there should be a fair turnout to see and understand how the university is being run. The fourth step in Allen's student involvement is for the Student Government president to set up bimonthly meetings with organization presidents. This way the Student Government president can communicate to these organization heads new projects that are being implemented or just started and get them involved and informed. Allen said he feels these four steps will benefit the students by getting them more involved and making them feel they are a vital part of the university system. /\uen saia ne would like to install change machines in dorm laundry areas and in the canteen areas, such as Gambrell Hall and the Business Administration Building. This would be for convenience and necessity purposes, since those students living in the quad have to walk over to Russell eather brings students ou closets as this overload* ry shows. ; i jeiu Allen said new programs ^ administered by the Student Government need to be perfected and refined. James Bennett and Mike Sheely are the two I remaining candidates for the I vice presidential position. I Bennett was the easy winner I in the first election while I Sheely narrowly defeated P Gray for the final runoff slot. Both candidates said they are concerned with the vacant seats in the senate and have plans to eliminate the problem if elected. 'There are now 44 senate - seats and only 26 (senators) are serving now," Bennett said. "This means 26 students are carrying out the ioh fnr 9.fi OOft ?Vjwwv. Bennett said he favors filling these seats by using a senate committee to appoint people when a seat is vacated. The committee would review students from the district that needs representation and then appoint a student to the seat. Bennett, a junior government and international studies major, said he wants Student Government to be more accessible to the students. "Student input is what is most lacking in Student Government," Bennett said. To make it easier for students to get involved Bennett said "once a month the senate should hold its meetings in a dorm. This would give students a chance to see how their senate operates and to talk to their senators." He said he wants to continue the lobbying effort next year. "I don't feel we will achieve as much as possible in just one year. I'd like to continue it through the summer," he said. "Student Government here at the university is so see KI,K< TIONSpag<- 3 it of their dorm rooms .J t oicycie rack near