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vol. lxviii no. i University of South Carolina, . Thursday, September 9,1976 Wilsfoi By MICKEY TRIMARCHI News Editor Revamping of the present Government (SG) constitution is o main objectives of SG Preside Wilsford during the 1976-77 acader "The present constitution is old, written five or ten years ago," said. "What we need to do is to \ up." Wilsford has completed the first thp nmnnco/4 nnncf...111 .. V..V (/ vpuuvu ^UIIJlllULLUll allU Will V several cabinet members to revise of the wording of the first draft specific than the previous constiti Under Wilsford's proposed con the powers and duties of SG are d nine articles as compared to si present constitution. Discrepa defining these areas have been with a more precise wording of eac For example, Article III, Section nrPSPnt pnnetihlUnn nAn/in??;? I V?..UHVUUU11 V.UIIVC1 11 III portionment of the Senate sta "senators shall be equally appoi IJSC omb By BILL PRATT Gamecock Staff Writer The Office of the Ombudsmens ! students and workers to solve their from five ombudsmen to two stud The staff is being reduced to mc the university in other areas and provided by the office are duplies Originally, the office was compo? one faculty ombudsman and three The staff ombudsman handled faculty ombudsman handled facu student ombudsmen handled stud* With the change, however, two s student complaints. SL1 2 M ' ne s cnanged his tu John Michael Talbot, who once s Profit, Karl Scruggs and The formed at the Russell Ho Tuesday?but his tune was rd seekini it. Much is more J|rH ition. p. stitution, ^ W| B efined in x in the ncies in cording to population among th replaced residence area which will be provic h article. Senate statute." Wilsford's prop< 2B of the stitution calls for "the Senate ( ig reap- portion itself at least every thirc tes that insure proper and fair representa inted ac- In his first draft, Wilsford also udsmen staf Faculty and stall grievance procedu policies and proce staff, which assists USC In addition, faci complaints, is being cut Faculty Grievance lent ombudsmen. Another reason f jet growing expenses at the University was because some services University receive ited. year 1976-1977. This ;ed of one staff employe, from the budget f< i student ombudsmen. Whilp th*? i staff complaints, the . allocation, it had t( lty complaints and the from the 1976-1977 1 int complaints. utility bills, itudents will process all The pay raise c< utility bill increase Ma me ang for Mason changed. Talbot now s ; Eagles, per- Jesus Christ. Please see use ballroom on page 14. considerably \ new consti 1 w ft "The present constitution is old, possibly written five or hL ten years ago. What we need J6MI to do is to tighten it up." \/zr ?SG President UII1-* ^ uavc WIIMOra > ie Senate clarify the judicial branch of SG, citing the led for by definition of the Supreme Court as essential. Dsed con- "It will be a two-prong approach," to) reap- Wilsford said. "We have to clearly outline i year to the Supreme Court and then mesh the old tion." with the new." seeks to Wilsford's first draft lists and defines the f cut from five r complaints will be handled by the state 44in times i ires, which are part of the university's really need dures. Provost Keit ilty complaints will be studied by the was a place s Committee of the Faculty Senate. The staff oi or the reduction is the amount of money ombudsman allocated by the General Assembly. The information id $54,150,000 from the state for fiscal ombudsmen, ?represented an increase of only $700,000 Besides ha >r fiscal 1975-1976. serving more srsity has received little increase in Ashmore, lej ) raise employes' salaries by 4 per cent ficer, said, budget, and it has had to pay increased in the first example, the )st the university $1.3 million, and the of those comi id $600,000. fujr JfLilEi ITIDLIIVir f Gamecock Staff Writer A USC I.D. card is a littl to get these days. A fee receipt is require* person trying to obtain card, Registrar Robert L said. An April 22nd article issi Gamecock showed how taking part in a class exp had obtained I.D.'s and tr? using i? name borrowe another student. Gunter said because proDiems presented in th< the persons in charge of fe v' v I.D.'s "have been told to hard-nosed." But, he sai kind of thing is very hard trol. Sometimes you r SSBsHHRMHHBMHi mistake." rk Alexander? THE GAMECOCK Gunter said all schools, public or private, hav< concerns about this t ings about his faith in problem. The Registrar'! relate#story jmd photo uses birth dates and social numbers to match records. itution powers and duties of the judiciary as well as the rules, procedures and jurisdiction of the Supreme Court. In other areas of SG, Wilsford seeks a progressive academic program and a housing system that will be to the best advantage of the student. "Ac fr,- 1 : * * ru iai cis uousnig goes, cost is our top priority," Wilsford said. "When it gets to the point where you could go off campus and get more for the same amount, that really undercuts the legitimacy of University housing." SG is also working with the Office of Residence Life to change some clauses in the housing policy of the Code of Student Conduct. Wilsford was successful in establishing a 12-month contract at one of the tenement buildings on the north side of the Horseshoe. Renovations included making the building into an apartment complex to be leased to students on a 12-month basis SG Secretary of Residence Life Sharon Rodgers is currently working to establish a university housing policy that would exempt See WILSFORD, Page 8 ; to two Adhere money is tight, you cut where you don't this person," Donna R. Pretty, assistant to h E. Davis, said, and the ombudsman to cut. mbudsman was paid up to $12,000; the faculty was given a salary supplement of $1,000. No was available on the salaries of the student either past or present. iving a shortage of money, the office was ; students than the faculty or staff, Nancy V. 'islative analyist and affirmative action of11 months of the 1975-1976 academic year, for Ombudsman office worked on 300 complaints, plaints, 277 were student complaints and the See OMBUDSMAN, Page 8 tion of ID's osely guarded All of a student's numbers and dates must match those that appear on his high schoo! and trane harder sfer records. Gunter said these matching procedures prevent a 1 for any student from taking courses or an I.D. having grades recorded under an . Gunter assumed name. rnoiograpns are not required of le in The students entering USC because no girls, Gunter said that "would be, or eriment, could be, discrimination." tnscripts He said no one has ever been d from caught trying to make this kind of an identity switch, but he said he . .. has heard rumors of such atof ,.tl)e tempts. art'cl? "Basically I think it's just gossip," Gunter said, "makes for h6 8o?d conversation around a beer I a, this guess '? 0 con* "Any student who tried to na e a change his identity for any reason would ieooardizp his ? ? w.v6iavt whether career," Gunter said. 44A student s some caught doing anything like this ype of would be turned over to the 5 Office discipline committee, and he security couldn't transfer with a student disciplinary action like that on his record."