The Tiger Vol. LXV No. 23

: MAR 1971 LEMsoiy VNI\ RSITY President-elect*»"> >*»££? j&*** Hough proposes new philosophy By MIKE FORTH "Once we demonstrate our responsibility has had a student body president who was more concerned with getting a good President-elect of. the Student Body by careful budgeting of student recommendation from the administration Gerry Hough stated in an interview organizations and by assuming greater Monday that he plans to offer the students control of our social regulations, we will for his future career than with giving the students what they deserve. "I expect the "a new philosophy" in his approach to regain the confidence of both the students administration to disagree with me," student government that "has not been and the administration," he said. stated Hough. "In fact," he added, "if I do offered to them yet by any student body "In my campaign I offered to stick out the job as I now envision it, I expect that president." my neck for the students, and that is I'll be pretty well hated on the seventh Hough, a political science major from exactly what I plan to do," jsaid Hough. He Annapolis, Md., was elected president of said that for much too long a time Clemson level by this time next year." HOUGH the student body March 9 with an over- whelming vote of confidence of the voting studentry as he received close to twice the number of votes as his opponent, Jackie Shuler. Explaining what he termed his "new approach to the office," Hough stated that in the past presidents have taken the at- titude that it was their responsibility to try to verbally convince the administration that student government was mature enough to accept responsibility. "If we show responsibility, we will be given responsibility," stated Hough, "and it is ®tg*r exactly this approach that I plan to make He Roars For A Better Clemson University" the underlying theme of my administration." He added that if student government had displayed the respon- Vol. LXIV Clemson, S. C, Friday, March 26, 1971 No. 23 sibility that it should have in the past there would have been no need for the presidents "to crawl to the Office of Student Affairs to beg for autonomy for student government." Hough and Marshall take top Reflecting on the last presidential administration, Hough voiced the opinion that "its biggest letdown was its president." Hough clarified this statement positions in student body elections by saying, "Greg Jones did what he set out to do which was to create as little friction as possible; overall it turned out to be a who received 591 votes. In' the vice seats. poor job." By LEWIS KIRK presidential contest John Marshall Beaman, a pre-pharmacy major from defeated Michael Hodge by a total of 1120 Hough also condemned Jones for his In student body elections held on March Garner, N.C., received 520 votes. Poole, a votes to 306. refusal to resign during the recent student 9, Gerry Hough and John Marshall were pre-medicine major from. Raleigh, N.C., government-administration confrontation. elected to the posts of student body In the balloting for senior members of "This was unrepresentative of his president and vice president, respectively. High Court, Gerry Beaman, Jimmy Poole was elected with a total of 547 votes. Miss position," interjected Hough. "I would Hough received a total of 1012 votes to and Debbie Coursey defeated Perry Mize, Coursey, elected with a total of 696 votes, is have acted differently. He had a right to defeat his only opponent, Jackie Shuler, Ron Twittv, and Steve Avant for court a political science major from Miami his opinion, but not to the action of refusing Springs, Fla. to resign," said Hough. The two junior seats on High Court will be filled by Butch Mills and Marty Cope. Commenting on the issues he is now to John White and Johnny Ward were confront, Hough speculated that reap- defeated. portionment, which was recently passed by the Student Senate, will be his major Mills received 558 votes and is a concern. He said that the work behind technical operations major from reapportionment has yet to be done. "The Newberry. Cope, a building construction reapportionment bill was placed on a major from Cope, was elected with a total ballot and approved by the students, but of J33 votes. the work which has to be done to put this into effect has actually just begun." Harriet Ross, Bill Nelson, and Thomas Crenshaw defeated Ron Joyner, Richard Concerning other issues, Hough said he Garrison, and Jim Askins for seats on the would like to see parking tickets either Lesser Court of Appeals. reduced to a point system or the slush fund money, presently unaccounted for, used Miss Ross, a pre-architecture major directly for student activities. Referring to from Columbia, received 572 votes. A the election procedures, Hough said that Morganton, N.C., native majoring in he would like to eliminate much of the textile chemistry, Nelson received a total monetary advertising aspect of cam- of 464 votes. Crenshaw was elected with paigning, and replace it with a 481 votes. He is a horticulture major from requirement for more active verbal in- Clemson. teraction campaigning. Two constitutional amendments were included in the student body voting. Hough said that right now he views the campus community as a static three-part An amendment to remove judicial power hierarchy, with the students on the lowest from the Student Senate was defeated by a rung. "This should be changed," he said, vote of 52 to 395. The amendment would "and I will advocate some effort directed have repealed the power of the Student toward that end." He said, "I would like to Senate to hear appeals from students who see one week set aside as a confrontation feel that their rights under the student week during which classes might be body constitution, regulations, or suspended for some portion of the day, and legislation have been violated and that the three levels of the campus hierarchy there is no other "channel provided in the could meet to participate in constructive judicial branch through which (they) can off-the-record exchanges." seek redress for (their) particular grievances." "The key word of my campaign is Another amendment which would in- relevance," said Hough. "I want to show clude the chairmen of the Appeals Court, the students that student government is High Court, and the Lesser Court of Ap- relevant to them and can do something for peals on the Judicial Committee of student them." He said that student considerations government was passed by a. vote of 817 to and demands are now being made by the 166. administration. "The status quo of student affairs is outmoded and discriminatory Senator Strom Thurmond was the guest speaker at the annual military The Elections Board reported that there against the students," Hough contended. banquet at Harcombe Commons dining hall on March 5. See story on page 9. were 1628 valid ballots cast in the election. Letter il?f STtgor (Editor's note: the following believed only a study on it procedure. And again, it seems to Page 2 Mar. 26, 1971 letter is in response to an had been launched. The indicate a lack of responsibility 'editorial broadcast on student resolution was passed." on the part of the radio station in radio station WSBF before spring airing opinions without first Opinions expressed on the editorial page break) The Culp comment was that are those of the individual toriter, excepting, the Senate was irresponsible in having at least a working the lead editorial which expresses the major- passing a resolution without knowledge of the facts. ity opinion of The, Tiger .editorial board. Dear Sir: knowing the facts. The truth is So let's look at the facts on this that a resolution merely ex- particular issue. First, it is This is in response to an presses the Senate's opinion on a perfectly acceptable procedure Entered as Second Class Matter at the Post Office, Clemson. S C-. editorial broadcast Monday, Box 2097. University Station. Clemson, South Carolina 29631; Office particular matter and as such to move to reconsider a Phone 856-2150. Represented by National Advertising Service, t» East March 8, 1971, concerning the has no enforcing or actual previously passed (or defeated) 50th Street, New York. N. Y. 10022. Student Senate. As president of legislating power. Thus, to ask motion, if the Senator requesting the Student Senate, I feel that I Member United States Student Press Association that beer be allowed to be sold on such action has a good reason to Member South Carolina Collegiate Press Association am in a much better position to the Clemson campus does not do so and was on the prevailing Founded by the Class of 1907 and published, at Clemson weekly judge the responsibility or require any precise knowledge of side at the vote on the original except school holidays during the school year by students irresponsibility of the Student of Clemson University. The Tiger is South Carolina's oldest whether this is done at other motion. To reconsider the college newspaper. The opinions expressed herein do Senate than the author of this not necessarily reflect the views of the administration, universities. It is simply a previous decision to impeach was the faculty or the student body as a whole. editorial, who, by the way, has request that this be done here. not the same as rescinding that never, to my knowledge, at- decision. tended a Senate meeting. Is this you, the students to make your Culp's example number two: better way to report the minutes responsible reporting — to own decision.

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