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Med Schoo more than By Wayne Brooks The additional $14 million in state funds requested for USC Medical School over the next five years is receiving mixed reactions from members of South Carolina's legislature. To clarify reports last month that USC would ask the General Assembly for that amount next year, Dr. Francis L. Abel, interim dean of the medical school said fUn nnf qcIT 1 ucouajr nit uiu?tioii.jr win nut uoi\ for the additional funds "in a bulk sum. The medical school will ask for an amount proportional to its needs, a little each year." The additional $14 million in state funds, subsidized by $20 million in federal funds, "is needed to take care of general operational costs," explained Abel. He added that "most medical schools require $23.5 million per year to operate. The USC Medical School will be receiving less than one-tenth of that sum to operate." If more funds are not received, Abel says, "this will mean a smaller school, a smaller faculty, fewer students and less productivity." When asked if $14 million were a Columbit Adair Watson, area coordinator said, "There are a lot of mist around. The posters may have impl obligated (to take the courses). I re where the misconceptions began.' According to Wertz, transfer st encouraged to apply for ColumDi this will help the transfer retentic transfers adjust. An international floor is planne students. Wertz said, "We would lil transfer students and other USC s mix. If there is interest shown fc women's floor we will provide one interest so far." Recently, Columbia Hall began I spaces of the original 450 spaces Drogram will be at full capacity Three courses are offered for c Hall. In addition, 28 mini-courses c as sex, health, drug and job educf | FASh i f I Di i JfoiAne i i A . / 'X VT gvv. * ? ' v - ^ & i . ^ " > '% * *V-*" ^'a .' \ -,V A ' " * , <*?* ?\ i : j " " v:* * ^ ? ' ' 5 .. ;;> * <. /. :? .' j &:.t ii To comple I j TOPS 4C !1 wm J * A A A A g 122 1 needs expected reasonable estimate, USC president William H. Patterson ? -J ii~i tu:. ^ n saiu, m uu& nine, iicuuci xji . Abel nor I know exact figures on how much money is needed." However, Patterson said he told a legislative committee "the figures (for the funds to be received) are too low and that the figures must go upward." Medical Affairs Committee member Sen. Hyman Rubin, DRichland, who strongly supports the new medical school, reported Charleston senators who opposed * i ? i 1 t ((_ii l i tne new meaicai scnooi auacKeu it" on the Senate floor after Dr. Abel announced the medical school would need additional funds. In response to Abel's request, Rubin said, "it is conceivable that the state is big enough to carry the nnctc " Priuatp fnnHc rnnlH nkn hp \^V/OVU. JL. Jl I T M VV Jk VUIMW X, V ??. ^ %???v obtained, he added. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Rembert C. Dennis, DBerkeley, at first opposed to the new medical school, said the estimated $14 million requested by Dr. Abel "must be in the ball park. I'm willing to take Dean Abel's word. I know how costly it is." a Hall of Columbia Hall by faculty volun :onceptions going into classrooms lied that they were for these course ally can't pinpoint Watson said, ' ' the students an< udents have been committee of < a Hall. "We hope question of whic >n level" and help not residents wi and write the so< d for foreign men to the spirit of ke to tie in this, the Many women indents fnr a Pond nf stavincr ir an international have stayed m but we've seen no cerns," said Wa live in a coed doi to fill. Less than 50 are available. The Attitudes to> in September. favorable. Phyl ;redit at Columbia said, "Mast guy overing areas such think it will go o ition will be taught it will succeed o JlfsNI FOOT' ME 30% OFF >HOE CO. ~ ;-n. * . * ' SS t ' < } '%? ' ' Let U '-* vi r " ; .? V 11 pS< te your look. ALL Sh )% OFF. STOP IN A 1 MAIN ST. (DOWNTOV I \ ? . f j i ' i jb ? nH Patterson Medical Affairs Committee member Sen. Allen R. Carter, DCharleston, who was a leading opponent of the new medical school, observed that Dr. Abel's request is a "very conservative figure." Carter was disturbed, however, that the request for additional funds was made after the General Assembly had approved the new medical school. "The Governor and the USC Board of Trustees misrepresented the whole thing to the General Assembly. I think they knew that it would cost more than it did." From Page 1 iteers. Two rooms will be converted and a seminar room is being added is and for scheduled speakers. 'A lot of the success will depend on i staff of Columbia Hall. The co-ed Columbia Hall came up with the :h floors would be male, whether or ill be required to attend tne courses :ial contract (pledge of committment the project)." did move out of Columbia Hall in. "We feel some students that would oved out because of parental contson. Others may not have wanted tc rm or in a living-learning setup. _ .. J A.%. _ ? 11 _ vara me program are general^ lis Rosen, Columbia Hall hall advisoi s and girls are looking forward to it. ver real well. The staff is voluntary s< nee people get used to it." " t WEAR ON \ ^ * pierre cardin ^ CgEQES iORT SLEEVE lmd SAVE1 fflGSBB ttt iimnimu VN) * Trustees against > By Betsy White The Board of Trustees decided not to pursue re-admission into the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) at a special meeting Saturday. The Board met four hours in executive session and discussed the confidential guidelines USC would have to meet to gain entry into the ACC. USC representatives in the closed meeting were Dr. John Willenborg, chairman of the facultv athletic committee. Dr. W.F. Putnam, NCAA representative, Bo Hagan, athletic director, Coach Frank McGuire, and Coach Jim Carlen. Action was then taken in open session with an 8-5 vote in opposition of seeking re-admission. The Board stated they had withdrawn their "instructions to President Patterson to make application for re-entry into the ACC at this time." T.S. Marchant, Board chairman, ' ? a - _i*__ i _ e*. i.i said, "we poinieaiy leu me question open by including the 'at this time.' We have not made our position irreversible." However, he added the Board would not discuss the ACC question again in the near future. "Numerous factors" were involved in the Board's decision but Marchant was unable to discuss them since the ACC guidelines are confidential. According to the Columbia Record, a few of the existing principles of the ACC include: ?A member team can have onlj one athletic director. USC has three. ?The ACC requires a mem bership fee which "will be the soli property of the present institution: > in the conference." ?USC's football and basketbal schedules would have to b< ' rearranged in order to "balance' the conference. 1 ?Academic standards of US< 5 would have to be equal to the AC< schools. [ i???i Tteid f rmgmSgp BBowsWts | "Let Our Prices i Do The TaOdmg." ALL FURNITURE ! DRASTICALLY ! Reduced 30-40% I TELEX STEREO I CONSOLES AI GREAT SAVINGS I 10% DISCOUNT U.SC. STUDENTS Factory Furniture Uart I9-9woekly, 9:6 Sat. 799-3955 124 S. Assemblj t r ?lAf? cA| 1| lmiica uii iri( ouuiai ui I Coliseum next to Po B03 I Speed Shop vote ICC ?Student athletes' "philosophy would have to be similar to the other conference institutions." The ACC guidelines were the major reason for the Board's split vote. Trustees felt the criteria was vague and hard to interpret. "We had questions about more than several criteria. We did our best to get filled in, but the vote shows that all of the board members were not satisfied," Marchant said. INO omer alternatives iu a conference were discussed at the Board's meeting. "Some of those who presented information to the Board had personal comments about other possible arrangements," Marchant said, "but our only question was this: do we move forward with the idea of possible re-entry to the ACC or do we cease and desist this discussion?" Coach Jim Carlen said the Board's decision "doesn't matter At. _ .11 T ! J 1 f one way or ine omer. i saiu ueiure that I would go along with whatever the board decides." Coach Frank McGuire was unavailable for comment. Golf Coach Don Mathis, said "The Board's decision doesn't really affect golf because we play an invitational format. Because of - * a* a nn a. : tms we sun piay uie teams. We are probably more equal in our i matches because we neither play ; on our course or theirs." In baseball, a conference afr filiation isn't a must to make it to j the NCAA playoffs. "We are ranked on a one loss record, so a - good team can make it to the ; playoffs, but if you are in a con5 ference you have a double chance," Coach John Hunton said. 1 One of the coaches, off the e record, looked at the ACC question ' from a tan's standpoint, "naying all the big ACC schools as a 2 member of the conference adds a 2 more competitive spirit to all of your games and the fans become I more involved. It makes the games more exciting." The Board of Trustees were forced to face the question of reentry in a more logical way while I taking into consideration the ACC guidelines and the USC coaches. In a prepared statement, the Board "expressed its appreciation for the offer of sponsorship by Clemson University and for the courtesies and cooperation from our other friends in the conference." mi-- J?i:_?? I TOO lite AVA, ^uiuciuica awicu uuvmust have an in-state sponsor since an ACC school is located in South Carolina. The eight trustees opposed to reaffiliation with the ACC were Eugene C. Stoddard of Gray Court, chairman of the House of Representative's Committee on Education; James W. Cothran of -? :n _ - t? 11 1.1 ?r msnupvuie; rv. mai Ricy Ln;iuii9 ui Moncks Corner; Paul S. Goldsmith of Greenville; Daniel S. Henderson of Spartanburg; Michael J. Mungo of Irmo; J. Robert Peters of Hampton; and William E. Whitney Jr. of Union. Voting in favor of seeking readmission were T. Eston Mar 1 chant of Columbia, chairman of the Board of Trustees; Frampton W. Toole Jr. of Aiken; Dr. Hugh H. Wells of Seneca; Othniel H. Wienges of St. Matthews; and D. Glenn Yarborough of Lancaster.