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USC begins de state budget r By JOHN SHARKEY Gamecock Staff Writer The University will begin the defense of its request for $65.2-million in state appropriations before the Commission on Higher Education (CHE) Wednesday. An increase in student enrollment, inflation and expansion of physical-plant operations are the primary reasons for USC's increased request for state funds, campus officials said last week. The $65.2-million request, approved Tuesday by the Board of Trustees' Executive Committee for submission to the Commission on Higher Education, is a 3.7 per cent increase over the $63 million request for the current fiscal year. THE $65.2-MILLION state-appropriation request will be augmented by $34.9-million from federal funds, student fees and other revenue sources to provide a total proposed operating budget of $100.1 million for fiscal year 1976-1977. The current total nine-campus operating budget is $87.9-million. The current total state appropriation is $53.9-million, which includes adjustments for enrollment above i projections. The request for state funds for the main campus is about $55.3-million, about $159,000 less than was requested for the current fiscal year. The request for state funds for the regional campuses is about $9.9-million, approximately $2.3-million more than was requested for the current fiscal year. Bernard A. Daetwyler, vice president for finance, and Budget Director Robert W. Denton listed some I reasons why USC is requesting more state funds i than it got for the current year. "IT ISN'T just an increase in utility rates, but an increase in space that has to be heated and lighted," Denton said in reference to maintenance and operating costs. He explained that beginning next fiscal year the new library and the biology buildings Vis PAt you while he helps the "spirited" w ithi be c nigi on the Russell House Patio fc DEJA VU. . . ARTHUR, HURLY Car< Raoll Con Bric Is B/ aond One ofense of equest will be "full-year buildings." Gambrell Hall and the Russell House addition will be completed in the next fiscal year also, adding to USC's cost of maintenance and operation. Operation and maintenance costs are about 20 per cent of the main campus' request. Daetwyler said that enrollment on the maig .ampus is expected to increase 3 per cent next year. Denton explained that increases in enrollment require new faculty positions to handle the increase. He added that raises for faculty members are also leflected in the budget request. According to Daetwyler, a 9 per cent inflation rate idds to the need for increased state funding -equests. INCREASED requests for the regional campuses 'eflect increased enrollment and expanded )rograms at USC's eight regional campuses. "The regional campuses will -require a greater ippropriation because of a 21 per cent increase in !nrollment since 1974 and because three of the :ampuses--Aiken, Spartanburg and Coastal ,arolina--have reached four year status. Four year )rograms by their very nature require more funds han do two year schools," USC President William . Patterson said. Denton said that USC expects the Aiken campus nrollment to increase from 1,066 to about 1,200 next ear. he said that the Coastal campus enrollment )f 1,328 is expected to increase to about 1,400. USC s estimating that Spartanburg enrollment will ncrease from 1,438 to about 1,600. USC is requesting about $2-million for the Aiken :ampus, about $2.3-million for Coastal and about 12.6-million for the Spartanburg campus. The -equests for the latter campuses are increases of kbout $1-million each. The non four year campuses--Allendale, Lan :aster, Sumter, Union and Beaufort--are requesting total of about -2.8-million. The current ap )ropriations for the non-four-year campuses is kbout $2.7-million. it with the PINK 4THER Monday at r favorite places get Spirit. specials an Main and H the fixin's will ffered Wednesday it starting at 5:00 Ilow d byothers - 7-1 GOTTLIEB c &GOTTLIEB in the Golden Spur ,lina's largest Pep y with the first cert in Williams - e Stadium, featuring the (CK!!! Come join Jimmy his Coral Reefers after 'arade down at Field "A' O'clock LI1,T TL E O.SC A,R'S OF COURSE! BEGINNING THIS.TUESDAY (10-12 PM) AIGHT ALL.,MIXED D.R IN K S. . 0 .25 al reg otl r sIle PLUS: Liv-e E nt ertainmen -Wed. Thru. Sat. No Cov-er! No Memnbership! Projection show and fantastic sounid. Located in Fi-ve Poin'ts adjacent o China Village. moves DOWNTOWN on Tuesday night with LIVE music, Super d GOOFY happenings - corner of nmpton movTER, DOWNTOWN on Tuesdaynight8wit LIETuicet Suprol SOF apnnstacrner otf:0 featurigBUSaPN RUNNER and ill whleART U tr -ANOON