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GAMEC OCK LXXIV, No. 105 University of South Carolina Wednesday April 7, 1982 Psychol* By SUSAN MUIR Staff Writer "The area of personal relationships is a very hot research area now," Dr. Keith Davis, a USC psychology professor said. "People are just now getting on to rross-spx relationshiD study.'" Although platonic relationships have been important to our society for years, psychologists have only recently come up with effective ways to study the subject. Davis said the questionnaire concerning relationships in which students participated in 1980 was only developed five to coupn ufiars a an * v" J " "O" Davis has been studying the similarities and differences between friendships and romantic love and also the problems that arise in male-female friendship relationships. Romantic love relationships demand more support and understanding than simple male-female friendships. According to Davis we expect a lover to give us his utmost support, whether it be encouragement or approval. But in platonic relationships the partner doesn't feel as betrayed if the other does not give nim his whole-hearted support. The romantic love relationship must have the element of fascination, the preoccupation with another person. It also must have exclusiveness while the male-female friendship does not: a partner doesn't become offended if the other Senate Buj By RACHEL WATERHOUSE Staff Writer The March 31 meeting oi the Student Senate was slated to be the last one oi the senators term, but e quorum was absent halfwaj through the meeting and ? special session was called. Before the meeting waj aHionrnpd snmp sen?t< business was accomplished. A Course Guide Com mission was establishet stating specific respon sibilities. The president o the student body shall b< chairman of the com mission, make appointment to the commission, an* determine the number o />nmmiccinnorc nppHpH ffl the year. Also, the commission shal be responsible for annuall; publishing the studen government course guide. ogy Profess has outside friends. Davis said sexual desire, 1 fascination, and exclusiveness develop the emotional intensity, or passion, that create the romantic love between partners. Friendship and romantic love relationships do share some of the same elements. For example, for both relationships to remain 5 Platonic relationships important to our socic siness Accompli: Appeals 10 inu piopuseu budget were also heard at this meeting. The homecoming commission " and the American Society of [ Mechanical Engineers ! appealed their budgets, but ' the Student Senate did not 1 pass them. The special session of the 1 Student Senate was held April 5. At this meeting the 5 budget was passed with no * amendments made. Barry Gray, chairman of " the Finance Committee that 1 proposed the budget, was " congratulated for all his hard work on the budget. "It B is the students' money and (tnttincf if r?i11 fhp h#>5t W ^ aiC gl/tviug IV VTUV >?v ? way possible," Gray said. J The senate allocated $800 f to the LEAD conference r from the senate clearing account. The LEAD con1 ference provides an op y portunity for students from a * cross-section of groups tc learn leadership skills anc 5or Resear strong, the couple must experience a degree of enjoyment, acceptance, resoect. snontaneitv un K 7 ? I J 7 derstanding, and intimacy, although the intimacy in romantic love has a sexual component. Platonic relationships may be difficult to maintain if the couple does not define the boundaries of the relationship. Davis said it is Sm) tJW fl ^ Jm nd. ? based on acceptance, rei sty for years, according tc shed In Specia Student Government yesterday during a spt presents a committe I)xr>owlnr>4 rUnfi; R flaiil JT 1 CSlUCIIli VJlui y i?, uuui also provides an opportunity for leaders from many groups to meet and get to know each other. ; The senate also allocated ) $800 to WUSC, the university I radio station, for an unan ches Plato very important for the male and female in these friendships to keep a clear perspective of what their rplatinnchin inunlupc The two must understand they are simply friends, and the people in close contact with the couple must also share the couple's definition of their friendship. Problems arise when one partner feels threatened by the other mt cnppf iindprsbndin^. anr > psychology Professor Dr l^lG^S^^on passed the budget ;cial session. Jim Oxley e report to SG Vice it I w ticipated rise in the need for phone use. Gray said the unan ticipated rise in phone use I was due to close contact with the FCC about their license for increased wattage nic Relatic partner's lover, or when the lover feels the male or female friend is a threat to the romantic relationship, or when a partner betrays the other's trust. People must also consider which relationship takes priority: in most cases, the romantic lover receives more attention and time than the partner from the platonic relationship. I intimacy have been . Keith Davis. Terrorism uer1 c? . UC5L sponsor By MAH BELLAGIO, Italy - More various fields ranging fron university professors met s terrorist activities for five ds The conference, "The Pre and Personnel" was held Foundation's Villa Serbelk overlooking Lakes Como and The countries of the Unit France, Israel and Yugos conference. Byrnes Cent representatives of the Sovie after initial confirmations t backed out. Brian Jenkins of the Ram California, gave statistics included a 60 percent increa 81, 35 different nations had said Jenkins, citing the r research on the subject. "1 war. Terrorists are legitima - The assassination of diplc i kidnapping of diplomats ar ; risen dramatically, Jenkins tnships Davis said men have more friends of the opposite sex than women do, but these nlatnnir relatinnshins are not as stable as romantic friendships because partners form new interests, move away, get married, or acquire new friends moie often in these relationships than they do in the cases of romantic love. He said friendships are often undermined by their potential threat to a romantic relationship. He said many people feel there really isn't such a thing as a platonic relationship because they think there is always the sexual connotation factor between all male-female relationships. Davis said he disagrees and feels platonic relationships do exist 4 ?? ? wiuiuui luiimiiut luliui s interfering. Although there is no evidence to suggest that the rise of females in the working world has affected the number of male-female friendships, the increasing number of females working has affected the mean age for marriage. Davis said over the past ten years, the average age for marriage has been postponed two to three years. The mean age for men is now 25, and the otroroaa acta fnr wnmori ic 99 ""' "S1' "bv"" "* "*** He said he doesn't expect the age to get much higher because it would then interfere with having and raising children, and therefore he expects the age for marriage to level off. Discussed At ed Conference .1\. I'LA 1 iTi than 30 international experts in 1 State Department officials to ind discussed how to deal with lys here. Section of Diplomatic Premises March 8-12 at the Rockefeller >ni, perched in the mountains ILecci. ed States, Italy, Great Britain, lavia were reDresented in the er officials had hoped for t Union and China to attend but 0 be in Bellagio, both countries 1 Corporation based in Southern on the rate of terrorism which ise in 1980-81 from 1968. "In 1980people attacked by terrorists," lumber from his corporation's 'here is no such thing as a local te." imats has tripled in 1981-82 while id seizing of embassies has also said. s? CONFIRINCf (Mgr 1