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Students < at Tower By KATRINA BLASETTI Staff writer Sleeping double in a single bed was on everyone's mind Wednesday night at the Towers Issues Forum. By a show of hands, a majority of the 100 students attending the forum in the Main Towers Lobby indicated they disagreed with the current visitation policy. As it stands, Towers residents are allowed opposite-sex visi- tation from 12 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. during the week, and to 2 a.m. on weekends. Residents on the first floor of Douglas and the second floor of Burney are denied oppositesex visitation at all times. Mark Twohey, one of the students opposed to the current policy, said, "I believe the current policy is unnecessary. We students are expected to assume adult roles in an environment which places adolescent restrictions on us." "If I am expected to pass a biochemistry course, I should be allowed to choose who I allow in my room," Twohey continued. Overnight opposite-sex visitation is not the only freedom the students feel they are denied. Brian Gambrell, a political science freshman, said, "I had times last semester when I had to study in the lobbies at 2:30 in the morning because I happened to be studying with females." A panel of six student leaders and USC ad,".'i'y*/ M|^?Th ^ H g^'Jj Vi The Student Government campaign has bn to the campus, especially in the Humanitie dates say they plan to recycle their campaign Arm forhigl -f I 1 nei may it Forth during you be 1 ' s discuss vi s Issues ministrators answered questions and discussed the status of the visitation policy. Jim McMahon, director of Resident Studeni Development, explained that safety and securii} must also be considered. He stressed that students and administrators were concerned about vandalism and behaviora! problems when the policy was introduced ir 1988. Prior to that time, overnight visitatior was allowed on weekends in the Towers. "There was a lot of concern about 17 anc 18-year-old freshmen being away from homt for the first time and having loo much free dom . . . There was a great deal of discussioi on the Board of Trustees in the Spring of 1988,' McMahon said. The controversy became a moral issue championed by state Rep. Mike Fair, R Gro.e.nville. who was on Board of Trustee: member at that time. Fair was concerned that the sons and daught crs of taxpayers were given an opportunity K sleep together. Fair's opposition to opposite-sex visitatioi was widely publicized and became an importan factor in the implementation of the stride policy. However, Fair is no longer a member of th< Board of Trustees, which dictates the policy This factor was seen as a positive sign by stu dent leaders on the panel who discussed ho\ students might be able to initiate a change ii mtm, Reeve Feb. 20 elections, irginia Marshall/The Gamecock ?, , , It is your (each ca ^ght many posters sponsibility to see tl :s building. 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Loan applications after June 30, * mount and repaid over the life of the loan. 1 Apple Computer, Inc. Apple, the Apple logo, and Macintosh are regisi sitation Forum I ihe policy. "One man was able to manipulate the climate at that lime. And he is no longer on the board," Student Government Vice President Shine Brooks said. ; "But it will take more than an emotional apI peal on our part ? our leverage comes from ! drawing out the faculty and staff," Brooks said. , "It seems as if every group is going in different directions. We need to get on the same j wavelength." , Residence Hall Association President Joelle Lastica agreed. "We need to get organized if we 1 want to change visitation. Only together can we make a difference," Lastica said. Papel members encouraged student action through involvement in residence hall meetings s and student petitions. Despite the overwhelming support for change, not every student present wanted a more lenient policy. i After the meeting, Pickens Hair, a resident t advisor in Moore, said, "I'm against overnight r visitation. Being a resident advisor, I see that especially in a freshman residence hall, people - aren't ready for it." Bui most of the students attending the forum v apparently believe, they are ready for a change a in the policy. ling of campais ARLOW Kelli Lister said Lister said part of her campaign der where all platform is recycling, and she student cam- would like to see USC establish a ) after the campus-wide residence recycling program, such as the one in Maxcy L of environ- residence hall. After elections, ss, this year Lister plans to return her posters to cycled. her printerin Greenville, owed a $400 Presidential candidate David 2ir campaigns Haller has used half sheets of ey is used for paper in his flyer campaign. 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