University of South Carolina Libraries
Budget CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 more giving to the campus,” Kelly said. “We are continuing to look at cutting back on costs associated with operation on campus and hoping the economy would turn around so the state could find new dollars to come in,” Kelly said. The budget crisis has been blamed for a number of universi ty problems, from deteriorating buildings to teaching vacancies and hiring freezes. “I think what’s clear is the bud get position is affecting the pro gram of the university,” said Rob Wilcox, a USC Law School pro fessor and president of the Faculty Senate. “The idea that there is fat that could still be cut is being blind to the reality of the impact of these cuts.” The budget shortfall has crip pled the university’s hiring abili ty and left 800 vacancies spread out over all university depart ments. Joan Stewart, dean of the College of Liberal Arts, adver tised for seven new faculty posi tions, but was forced to cut back to three positions after the bud get-cut. “The situation is getting worse at the level we should be able to perform at,” Kelly said. The situation has become so bad there have been talks among administrators of shutting the university down for a week to save money. - • “We’ve talked about that in ternally, but it’s not something we have contemplated seriously,” Odom said. “That’s money that you save at that time, but it’s not a recurring savings. And so it is a very drastic measure.” Odom did stress that USC is not alone with its budget prob lems, and that states such as California and North Carolina share similar budget shortfalls. Comments on this story?E-mail gamecockudesk@hotmail.com Shoulder Tap CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Department of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services, the Lexington and Richland County sheriffs de partments, the City of Columbia Police Department and the Irmo and Chapin police departments. “Our goal is to not put people in jail but to reduce community risk. Our goal is to help our young people survive the high school years and make the transition into college and to do so effective ly and without criminal records and without putting themselves and the community at risk,” said Jack Claypool, executive director of Lexington/Richland Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council. “We believe that education is important,” said Lexington County Sheriff Jim Metts. “We also believe that enforcement is important.” The new project is the second phase of the council’s operations designed to curb underage drink ing. The first phase, which Claypool said he thought was suc cessful, included educating local merchants on checking ID’s and making sure underage patrons couldn’t purchase alcohol. Metts said he wanted to get his message out to parents furnish ing alcohol to their underage chil dren, as well. “As we work in our communi ties to have our children safe and rid them from this menace of al cohol and tobacco and drugs, I find so many parents really sup port their youth,” he said. “So many parents go out and buy alcohol and give it to them in their homes,” Metts said. “So many parents think that this is not a major problem, that we in law enforcement ought to be putting our efforts in other areas. Let me tell you who have that opinion, we’re putting our efforts where it really counts and that is ridding this menace of our chil dren, so our children can have a better chance of success.” Comments on this story?E-mail gamecockudesk@hotmail.com PHOTO BY ERIC SOONG/THE GAMECOCK Lexington County officer David Arnold arrests Mark Moorhouse during a staged ‘shoulder-tap’ operation. We ve got your ticket _ * "’Food^^^I\ FashiSriSn \ .Fun ) a,|ead to ^ Jf Student Leadership Training Conference 2003 University of South Carolina • February 1,2003 Discover the world of leadership through exciting worshops & sessions at SITC 2003. Open to all USC students. Conference will last 8:30am to 3:30pm Cost is 25$ Call 777-7130 or stop by RH235 for more information. Barry Scott a tribute to Martin Luther King Tuesday January 14,2003 At 8:00pm Russell House Ballroom jfcfe 777 7130 4p' vmw.5o.sc.edu/ep w For more inro. SINCE. 1986 >Y FLOUNDER 5:30 pm 2013 GREENE STREET COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA 29205 (803) 771-8888 ,