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The Gamecock Founded 1908 Friday Volume 77, No. 66 University of South Carolina February 22, 1985 Concessions i ^>y Amy Bedenbaugh The House passed the drinking age bill Wednesday, but students won two concessions and should fight for a third as the bill goes to the Senate, a student leader said. Alter lengthy debate, the bill passed 72-23. But an amend mem to raise the age to 21 in August 1985 instead of September 1986 failed. A "sunset" amendment ? that would return the legal age to 20 if the federal law requiring states to raise drinking ages by October 1986 or lose highway funds is found unconstitu1 A \ 'jyurfln^HBKiiw jj f'r v?. i^R\l, nrann ihh^br^^^bhmhibmsbr h^^r"!?-'-^-"-"- .^'.rHF H-. | - ib jflbp-? 9 si . usu students to ct By Laura Anne Booicr qualities," Houser s Polling places will be set up at four of strong ideas and different locations on campus Monday Student Governmei and Tuesday to provide students the the Senate. The id< opportunity of easy access for voting. designed to benefit ; (jpThese four locations will be Russell students rather than House, the Law Center, Bates area, If Houser is electe< and the BA building. There will be poll big plans. "I want ti workers there to assist the voters. the five biggest prot in order to win the election, a can- pus. Then after ac< ci id ate must receive 50 percent of the present them to the vote plus one. If no one receives this work out as mar majority there will be a run-off. Houser also said she inter-club committee THREE PEOPLE are running for pliment the Senate, the office ot Vice President. The responsibilities of the vice president "ONE REPRESI arc quite extensive. The vice president each organization on as president of the Senate, he or involved. We would l she appoints the chairmen and the on their problems members to the Senate Committees. raisers to make extrj The vice president also influences a lot organization." v of the activity within the legislative Mary Beth Winga process. for if ?' He or she fills in for the president "My experience < when needed, and has almost as much basis of my campaigi direct contact with the administration. "I've been througl The vice president has to be a junior in presidents and I've s standing with at least 21 hours earned ideas but I've never al get off the ground. ' Amy Houser is running for Vice of thesc ideas gomg President. "I love taking responsiblity can j0 she added, /^nd I have a lot of good leadership wan, U) strengthen i/von on drinki f ion;il ? na^cprl ^r\nth m^... k 4 ! 1 ? . . . uuulll lyunuui, new IVICXICO ailU ICKUIO lUiVC filed a lawsuit against the federal government on the drinking age mandate. RKP. TIM KO(>Kl?S, D-Richland, who tried unsuccessfully to get the House to put off action on the bill until the lawsuit is settled, proposed the sunset amendment, along with a grandfather clause allowing people who reach the age of 20 before Sept. 14, 1986 to continue buying beer and wine legally. The grandfather clause was voted down 40-31. Lions and tigers and '.A ^.?J^*iW> ' * .'-??' *?!><. ^^YMflfeafaaaiiUKp''^v vUfe Sf-fK^.^ . HB jflp jflj loose SG officers aid. "I have a lot the Senate and the students." positive goals tor Tim Washington is also in the runnlt, especially for ing for vice president. "I've been in:as and goals arc volved in Student Government for a a large number of year and I have a lot of good leaderjust a select few." ship qualities." d, she said she has o take a survey of WASHINGTON ALSO said, "I feel >lems on the cam- that 1 would be the most effective vice :umulating these, president to motivate the Senate. The Senate and try to Senate has had some marginal success Hw.?,u.c. Ill inc pasi, out tney are lacking a cerwants to form an tain spark. I think 1 can provide that that would com- spark. The ingredients are there for a great year." If Washington is elected, the tirst :,NTATIVE from thing he'll do is hold an orientation for campus would be aU cf tflc new Senators to make them :ry to compromise aware of past problems and to warn and have fund them of future ones. j money for their Two candidates are running for the office of secretary. The secretary acts te is i?nr?tl>pr ran. ? as tnc chairman of the Student Licens'ent> ing Committee and maintains the Armd desire is the chives, the Constitution and the SCi n," Wingate said. Code Book. The Secretary must be a 1 three different junior in standing. een a lot of good Karl Houston is running for the ofseen any of them fice of secretary. d like to get some "I want to improve the licensing and and see what we relicensing of student organizations by "If I'm elected I reducing the paperwork," Houston relations between See "Officers," page 7 ing age bill South Carolina State Student Legislature Gov. Tony Snell, who organized student rallies and petition drives against the bill, urged students to keep lobbying and calling their hi fcti nit ocuau; iu auu a granuiaincr ciausc lo tlie bill. Without students' efforts, the drinking age would have gone up to 21 this year, Snell said, but "there are not enough students that really care." Only 160 USC students joined in the march from the Russell See "Age," page 3 elephants? Oh my! ft id: ""THI "W"h urn?e v ""SiS^SP^I k cus promises to be the cat's m80w *or '<'t's ?* a" a9es' ant* ^ Presidential candidates compete for high office By W.C. Dawcon Student Government should better represent USC students and their needs, say the four SG presidential candidates. "I fee! like it's time for a good strong leader, someone who will truly represent USC students, both those who live on campus and off, both greeks and non-greeks," said can Iuiuaic i-?aviu riiiourn, a nusmess linance major from Charleston. "To be qualified, first you have to he a student, second you have to he concerned. I'm very concerned ahout student interests and representing these interests." Hilburn said. Bill Kotti, a political science and economics major from North Augusta, said, "I want to build a more effective and efficient Student Government that will be more responsive to student needs." "IT IS MY conviction that I am well qualified to do this because of my extensive Student Government experience," Kotti said. I Nick Smith, a political science major from Charlotte, N;C., said he's running because of a lack of effective leadership. "Students need a president who can work with the administration to accomplish goals in their best interest." PI "1 feel my involvement in several campus organizations land my work on campus as ;i whole have given me a broad fig I See "Candidates," page 4 P