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% The Gamecock Founded 1908 Monday Volume 77, No. 70 University of South Carolina March 4. 1985 Clemson President A By Gregg Laiky and Tracy Mixton Clemson University's board of trustees unanimously accepted the resignation of ^ President Bill Atchley, effective July 1, after an eight-hour, closed-door meeting Friday. The emergency meeting was called Thursday by Sen. James Waddell, the board's chairman, because he said, "The time has come to settle all the rumors that are running around" about the university. The board also decided to accept ihc reassignment of Clemson paper | supports Atchley By Tracy Mixton Bob Adams sat stunned, shaking his head in disbelief. Only minutes before, Clemson University President Bill Atchley had announced his resignation after Jp' ejfht-hour closeddoor meetfftf by bp*rd'officials. "I can't believe it," laid Adams, news editor of Cwttispn's student, rtrw spa per, The It would come sv,i^^ay"ci'y'' ?> ADAMS SAT wiifj <StHcr reporters dur- I ing the marathon s&sion, waiting to learn the fate of both the president and the school's athletic director, Bill McLellan. Earlier, Adams and Clemson Student Senate President Ray Workman had sided Sm "Raaction," pag* 3. 'Rake 'n' Roll' rwM I-^y-r^.yiX'ZiT&j^ ;'^_- "- ^ ^ ^ i Ml O i R|i|i?#f^fc:#s8^s k ftiiiiiliilM1^I ' " * rv I 2l H? *t '''" jjff 1 - From^Stoff Rsporie More than 150 USC students and sta descended on Moore Garden behind South 1 day with rakes, picks and shovels to clean up 1 park. Cindy Price, adviser for the Moore Garde v Committee, said "They showed up just t wanted to." The project was developed to involve Caro in a campus-wide project to combat student a tchley resigns athletic director Bill McLellan. The board's next meeting was originally scheduled for April, but because of a drug investisation condnrJrrt hv ih* I ? " ?-? forcemcnt Division involving Clemson's athlctic department, Waddcl! said he thought it necccssary to call the meeting sooner. WILLIAM TRAXLER, Greenville County circuit solicitor, was called to the meeting to disclose SLED's findings, which will be presented to a grand jury today. Sunday's edition of The Greenville News, said Atchley reportedly issued a prepared statement in the meeting saying he would resign if the board failed to give him a vote of confidence. Without that support, he said, the public would believe Clemson placed athletics over academics. "When you have an image problem that academics takes a back seat to athletics, you have a problem," Atchley said. "(The issue), as far as almost everybody is concerned, is athletics versus academics. "That's not a very comfortable situation to be in. But I'm not telling you the wav it ought to be. I'm telling you the way it is. . . .You know I don't seek to tear down athletics. I am a strong supporter of athletics . . .and that's part of the reason you hired me." ATCHLEY WAS HIRED in 1979, after serving as dean of engineering at the University of West Virginia. In 1982, his job security was jeopardized for similar reasons ? problems arising from the athletic department. rocks Moore /dL/j7 v 11/ J j[ / #7/ w? tnHHlBtaLc"4'' "* iy mHK; " '" said. No campus organization ff members "We spend too much time < fower Satur- said, "and not enough time tc ne lorgourn cnancc to get to know each 01 She said the group raked, limbs and trees, fixed steps j ns Clean Up pathway. >ecause they Work remains to be done at ded, "When more than 100 sti lina students ownership of the project, I ipathy, Price accomplishment." fi M , S: ' . *_'; j * * '. v ' %Sil8P HHBflHHRHHHBHHHBHHNHBT 39 Ciemson University President Bill Atchley, left, men of the univereity'e board of trustee*, eftw Fridey. A power struggle between Atchley and ?-i -H-- -j?i iTjvLtiimi ucvciupcu ai v-icmson later inat year when the president tried unsuccessfully to reorganize the athletic department, threatening to limit McLellan's duties as the school's athletic director. Under McLellan's leadership, Clemson has been placed on athletic probation twice for recruiting violations in addition to its current SLED investigation, after it was discovered that two coaches were illegally distributing prescription drugs to their athletes. Shortly after Atchley issued his resignaI 11 f* I"1 UOu dies g h^'d 'Tht> lA/stcii Kthe Detroit Ft canic to USC ir best known b> his media la\ course. Pamela Arm dent of USC' Professional Sigma Delta C was a wonderl interested in his students also hi of respect for f USC PRESI ((nldi'rman ca grcai in the United first-class hum JINWFER KOOTEN / Th? Qamcock heart goes out He was a t( i soley sponsored the event. sional skill and bvith our own groups," Price Fthridge's i )geiner as students. It was a Washington Po ther a little better." he jnoved to trimmed and removed dead reporter, copy < md re-established a marked He wem (o j he park, Price said. bu. ad,dents come together with no ana woritt consider tHcit 3s fl mftjor AFTFR Tlly^ p<"v l,^^pr JBHHa m $ ?S|ipfB J^u S^f r * m^m HH/f ^;vt',^:;:! : N j; : ; :>T- ; Kgr ggp| JOSEPH GARNETT/Dm Qamacock conceeds defeat to Sen. Jimea Waddell, chairr a special beard meeting at the Stete House tion, Waddell announced McLellan had submitted a rcauest for r?mlonm?m TU? . - --.?.0..?iivm. a nv athletic director has been on a leave of absence by his own request since February. ATCHLEY SAID McLellan would be reassigned as an assistant to a vice president for physical facilities and operations. In a statement given before his resignation, Atchley said, "Public opinion is hanging like a sword over the head of Clemson University.'' With the board's failure to publicly affirm its confidence in his administration, he said, the school could bccome known as "Clemson Athletic University." i professor at age 60 lism professor spected jour- i :h newspapers ^ gton Post and ee Press. He | gf i 1977 and was | 4k ' students lor | .99BHL DENT James 1982 Garhot and Black professors Mark ??iridBe Jr. Slates and a ig24 _ 198S an being. My to his whole family. :acher who had a rare combination of profesteaching experience." ournalism carccr began in 1947 at The st, where he started as a reporter. A year later the Winston-Salem Journal, where he was rditor and news editor from 1948 to 1950. London in 1950 on a Bowater Fellowship to rdit the Daily Mail. Me returned to the Post in rd as assistant city editor for a year. iT he was editorial page editor of Newsday unSes "Ethridga," page 5.