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THE U50 C'S 292C$ VOL. LXV No. 41 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COLUMBIA. S.C. 29208 January 24, 1974 McKinn BY CARL BAAB Student Government Association (SGA) President Rita McKinney reaffirmed her commitment to the idea of a single university governance body in her semi-annual State of the Government address to the student senate. "As you all know, I am strongly committed to the concept of university gover nance. By that I mean students, faculty and administration jointly involved in the decision making process of this in stitution," McKinney said. She also assessed the suc '7 A vender sells balloons or support of the anti-abor marked the first annivers Supreme Court's highly Gamecock Photo by nicki ey To Con cesses and failures of student government over the past summer and fall semesters. Among the achievements, McKinney said were the in creased open house hours for dorm students and "im plementation of a succcessful student book exchange for the first time." In regard to the new book exchange, McKinney said, "The book exchange has provided USC students with an alternative to the outrageous prices charged by our own university bookstore." Another success, according to McKinne was the "cam n the Russell House patio in tion movement. Tuesday ary of the United States controversial decision. Troter_ tinue Pusi against an archaic registration system." "Although we did not have students pre-enrolled in cognate courses; for the first time, students were pre-enrolled in their major courses," McKinney said. Funding of women's sports out of the athletic fee, which will begin in July, was also noted by McKinney as one of the major accomplishments of student government over the past year. McKinney noted "the new Golden Spur became a real night club for the students when the university received a beer license." According to the student chief executive, "This Medical USC Waits Fo BY DEBBIE GRIFFIN A USC proposal for a post graduate medical program is awaiting an approval or disapproval from the Veterans Administration (VA) for financial aid in funding a second medical school at USC. The S.C. Commission on Higher Education (HEC) recently refused this proposal according to Dr. William A. Smith, USC vice-provost. Two questions facing the proposal are whether S. C. needs to train more physicians and how much of the total capital costs would call for State ap propriations. USC has accepted the requirements of HEC that a second medical school should be established only if all capital costs are 52 per cent of the operating costs for the first 10 years are provided from sources Senate F Favors A Senate reaction to SGA President Rita McKinney's state of the government address appeared to be generally favorable. Several senators said they agreed with McKinney's recommendation for a single university governing body, but a few members expressed reservations. "I thought it was a good speech," " said Sen. Rodney Shealy. "I was encouraged to see the proposal in this far along and I would be in favor of university governance done in a certain way." Sen. William Hlubbard said he was also in favor of the p)roposal. "I don't see any student opposition. The faculty is coming aronmd, it ijut take i For Gove marked a project that took Student Government over five years to accomplish." "However, many projects we have undertaken have not been successful," McKinney told the student senators. "Fur thermore, some of our successful campaigns have only been slight improvements to tremendous problems on this campus." One of the "biggest letdowns" of the year was when USC President Thomas F. Jones vetoed a student senate passed bill to expand the jurisdiction of the student courts, McKinney told the senate. "Another matter, which School? r VA Decision -.R4 Adams Smith t other than State appropriations. S The application requests 36 per cent of the total operating costs 1 for the first 10 years from the t state and $25,058,841 over seven t years from the VA after VA I support ceases the state ( proportion of operating costs will f not exceed 48 per cent. a (See MEDhIKL, Page 2 eact ion ddress time." In senate action following McKinney's speech, a bill turning over all net incomes trom the Campus ,Shop to the Student Allocations Commission, except those fundst used for academic scholarships. < The bill, introduced by Sen. Robert B. Clarkson, would r prevent the money from being given to the athletic department for scholarships. Clarkson said s the student activity fees should f be reduced proportionally by the e new funds.s The senate defeated another tl Clarkson bill allowing students 1 to designate $5 of their fees to the n ( See SENA TE, Page 2) ( rnonce student government lost, was the Academic Fairness Proposal which died in the Faculty Senate," said McKinney. Therefore, McKinney told the student legislators, "students at Carolina still have no avenue for appeal regarding subjective grading by a professor or any >ther matter involving fairness within the classroom." President McKinney also nformed the senate in her ad iress that a "landlord tenant nanual" will be made available :o off-campus students by the ;tudent government at no cost. According to the SGA President, he manual was written by Wescoat J. S?'in, a previous USC law sti dent who is currently i local attorney, "to help those students renting or owning their >wn homes." The manual is now it the printer, said McKinney, 'and should be available soon." Other projects for student overnment, she told the senate, ire the implementation of the ;tudent voters' registration and he closing of Green Street in pril. "On April 9, the City of olumbia will hold elections for wo city council seats and nayor. As a student govern nent we will be providing those tudents eligible to vote here vith the opportunity to register n campus," McKirpney said. Regarding Green Street, the tudent chief executive told the enators, "We are making plans o ask City Council to close the treet for the month of April." A final project, offered 4cKinney, "will entail asking oard members, particularly iose on the Student-Trustee ,iason Committee, to come to olumbia and talk both in )rmally and formally to groups f students." Contact between oard members and the student ody needs to be increased, IcKinney said. Nearing the end of her speech, 'resident McKinney told the enators of the need for a single niversity governance body. peaking of the decision-making rocesses of the university , 4cKinney said, "A student overnment cannot do it alone, or can a faculty senate." "Student Governments were et up decades ago to write chool songs, pick school colors rid set up beauty pageants," aid McKinney. "Throughout he last 20 years, the role of tudent governments has hanged tremendously, yet the tructures and powers have emained for the most part the ame." However, McKinney told the enate, student government ices decisions which affect the ntire university setting, not just tudents. "Presently at Carolina ais task rests within the higher vels of the administration," IcKinney said. ee MCKINNEY. Page 4,)