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By KATIILKKN McIN'I
Gamecock Staff Writer
The USC Board of Tru
proposal which would
control the the Cnlnmhi
I THE BOARD now e<
campuses. The propose
George Curry, board of
Presently each regior
separately. Individual b
USC for each campus. 1
together with the Columl
the state legislature for
TI1K REGIONAL CA!
and USC trustees will h
T. Eston Marchant, I
because "it makes good
coordinated by one boar(
"Our financial budgeti
said. "Our basis for bud|
to have it synchronized
"THE CODE LAW ne
board controls USC, it
wherever it is situated.
The present code was v
I ana mere were no regie
campuses, three of whi<
"Now as a result of
clarification because at
said.
Hl'IHiKTlM; would a
Curry said, "Buegets ,
but with the new code the
all budgets will be subn
"We are only asking t
board has over regional
I State Senators with an
their districts are oppos
Sen. William T. How
Salkehatchie branches.
"WITH ISC in Colui
regional campuses, we w
approval," Howell said,
schools and sell the pro
Sen. James B. Stephe
proposal because "it is ft
"With this revision, I
authority over our financ
they would be as suppor
Also opposing the prop
Long said, "People of I
of land and equipment
Columbia decided to sell
campus rather than to th
is unfair due process."
CSC President Willis
Regional Campuses Willi
The legislators will ha
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a campus' board of trustees.
)ntrols only the eurriculums
il provides for control of th
trustees secretary said,
lal campus prepares and su
udget approval comes from th
^his will change in that all bu
3ia campus's budget, and subn
approval.
MFt'SKS will still prepare gi
lave final approval.
JSC l>oard chairman, approv*
i suiuse 10 nave yearly operat
i instead of five or six boards ''
ing would also be better orgar
feting is too loose at the prese
better."
eds to be amended, so inste
needs to say that the boai
" Curry said.
vritten when USC was located
>nal campuses. Now there ai
ch have four-year programs.
growth, we need to have
the present our jurisdiction is
lso be chanced as a result of t
are presented separately to tli
ire will be a unitary budgeting
nit ted jointly.
he legislature to clarify the c
I campuses."
ithority over the regional carr
;ed to the new proposal,
ell, with jurisdiction over tl
is against the propositi.
nbia being the master of d
. ill not be able to build ii|x>n th
"UiSl would also have the* cot
perty."
n from Spartanburg County ,
ared that we might lose our an
ISC's board of trustees wouk
es, our land and our buildings
tive of the regional campuses
K>sal is Son. John I) Long troi
Jnion County worked hard to ol
we have on the t'nion regii
the property, the money woul
ie people who built it < the Cruo
mi II Patterson and Vice
ard 11 Davios would not comn
ve to determine the exact woi
J
er the
3ntrol
lature with a now
puses under the
of the regional
e budgets, also.
bmits its budget
e legislature and
dgets will be put
nit ted together to
jideline budgets.
?s of the change
ions and policies
uzed. Marchant
tit time. We need
ad of saying the
rd controls USC
only in Columbia
e eight regional
some degree of
unclear." Curry
he code revision,
ic president now.
system whereby
ontrol which the
ipuses located in
ie Beaufort and
lestiny over our
em uithout their
itrol to close our
ulso op|H)ses the
tononn."
I have complete
and I don't think
. I'll pin II Ill
n Cnion County
litain the amount
nnal campus It
tl ^o to !h?* main
n campus* This
-President over
lent on the issue
rding of the new