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VOL. LXVII, NO. 59 University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C. THURSDAY, JULY 26, 1976 P> V| jfr jBM ij^ -%+y* ^^^BBP^^^^^^^BHBj^BHHHOaSKjMjJBjMj^w fey ^ | ||gp ,N * iii * I Each department cut at Budget ci By Marguerite Ryan and Linda Funaiole USC staff positions remain vacant and all university department budgets have been cut at least 5 per cent in an effort to balance a budget that must absorb $3 million in new costs next year. Projected revenues for 1976-77 is $1.8 million more than last year, which includes $445,203 in state appropriations. But the rest of the $3 million in new costs, including utilities for new buildings, faculty and staff raises, new facultv salarips :mH ? ^ ? ? - " raises in postage, utilities and phone rates, must be found in cuts of the university budget. Although revenues for the university are up. "it is essentially a cut, counting inflation and new costs," Robert W. Denton, of the Finance Office said. Denton was an ex-officio member of an J 1- * * * 1 1 '* au hoc comiiimee sei up ny ine university to study priorities for spending. "In order k ^ - y. ^ .i ^.-'^ ^ * ' . :.. '-.J mmmmmmmmsmmmmammmmmoBammmm m least 5 percent lit to absorb to analyze cuts properly, we analyzed each department's budget," Denton said. "Every department got cut in the budget. "Teaching is the university's primary function," Denton said, and instructional budgets for each department were cut 5 per cent. Other budgets were cut up to 100 per cent, including some research programs. Physical plant budget was cut On ni>K , 1 * V- " : ? ? i>\) icni unu me university s press du per cent, according to Denton. As part of the instructional budget cuts, student assistant wages will remain $2 an hour. A certain amount of money was budgeted for each department which must decide how the available money, including the per cent instructional budget cut, will be spent, according to Denton. No full-time university employes have been fired, but the hiring freeze imposed on the state last June by the Budget and Control Board is still in effect, Vice President of Finance Bernard Daetwyler new costs said. "The university budget is 75 per cent people," Daetwyler said. "When you cut a budget back, unless you have to, you don't fire the people." This means the cuts were accounted for in non personnel areas. The Budget and Control Board and President Patterson must approve every job replacement. Some university staff positions have been eliminated by remaining vacant, including the vice president for administrative services. That office was responsible for admissions, registration, information services, alumni education and fraternities. These responsibilities : 11 *?i *1 sun t^xisi, uui anomer aaministration office handles them. Two auditors positions in the university finance office were eliminated and the work must now be done by the remaining staff. In all, 84 of 2,300 classified staff positions have remained vacant for the past six See BUIHJKT, I'atfe 2 Ib^?B Photo by Pam Humble Inside William Price Fox talks about writing page 4 Democratic National Convention pictures page 5 'Almost Anything' came and went page 8 Carter analvcic nauo in j * Reagan satire page 10