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Y A. can cancel navmpntc JJK.A A^/JH JL retroactively Afrn's fiirif By JAY WELLS Gamecock Staff Writer Afro-American Association funds have temporarily been frozen by the Student Allocation Commission. SUE ANN ROUGHTON, SAC advisor, said she approved the freezing of Afro's funds because the association did not meet its proposed annual budget. The organization had agreed to raise $8,169 to match $6,220 in student activities funds. Because of poor turnout last month at Black Week activities, the Afro-American Association is $1,100 short of its financing requirement. The association earlier had to revise ius ouugei wnen lis "Dawn to Dusk" dance, with a predicted profit of $2,100, only produced only $513. STEWART CUMMINGS, Afro's DEM BAII VOTE , VICE PRI Veterans going to school under the GI Bill who drop courses or receive nonpunitive grades may now find themselves in debt to the Federal government, Veterans Administration (VA) spokesmen said. VA OFFICIALS said a recent amendment to the Federal GI Bill requires the agency to retroactively cancel assistance payments for a course dropped without a grade. When the grade of a completed course is ignored by the school for graduation requirements, payments could also be canIs frozen by treasurer, said, "It's simple. We overspent and we are now planning a fund-raising event to get our funds back. "Our budget was proposed too high and we could not make the revenue to meet with SAC funds." QAP A < u?u nnu iiiemutrs met yesterday to work out a solution to the association's deficit. The association will be considered overdrawn until it revises its budget to meet student activities funds guidelines or until it raises funds to meet its present debt. ITS FUNDS will be frozen until the revenue overdrawn is returned. If funds are not returned this academic year, the money will be taken out of the club's fall budget. All orCanizntiftnc rocoiiri?n -O -w.w IVVV1V1II5 student activities funds must each academic year present SAC with a budget to match requested university funds. SAC must approve organization budgets and COMMUNICATION AND COOPERATION A more efficient and responsibe student government dedicated to serving the needs of the students, NOT a self-serving, elitist group in- j volved in playing | power politics. & ' April 7 ESI DENT | celled. New regulations do not apply to situations caused by circumstances beyond the student's control, the VA said. Payments for courses ineligible under the new requirements must be stopped, VA spokesmen said. If a student withdraws from a course during the semester under the conditions outlined, VA payments will, in effect, be terminated retroactively to the beginning of the term. ii\ inn. f ftsi, ui-tsiii payments would have been continued through withdrawal date. SAC programming before activities funds are allocated. Organizations may keep up to 10 per cent of revenue in excess of that projected in their budgets with approval of the dean of students. SAP miic^ "o n?\??AiiA ? ?? ' M??v/ Itiuov a^/piuvc UOC Ui revenue beyond that or any programming not approved in the budget. Roughton said, "If a chartered organization has poor accounting, an outside bank account, too many telephone calls that are not logged, falsifying bills and not turning in money to the organization can cause funds to be cancelled." X^OIU^ Sunshine Cott our summer love WITH COTTON IN MI] What's more naturally comfortable for sprint smartly tailored all cot1 Our classic yet casui features its own sleeve tied bib front jacket. Gr Sizes 4-14. Officials urged students enrolled under the GI Bill not to drop a course or request a nonpunitive grade until they learn through their schools' veterans affairs office-the effect the action may have on their monthly VA checks. mi _ ? ine agency aiso recommended school officials provide a brief statement of circumstances of the withdrawal or grade assignment when reporting it to the VA. The administration will evaluate each student's action and notify the student of any adjustment of his educational benefits. _ 1 The use Musi* presc its Pop Choral fcN>^ % b. ^ an< in an Entertainment Russell Hnnse Rnllrnnm Monday, April 4 8:00 p.m. now recruiting for next yea Conant. 777-3125 ND. ' cool and \ fj I man a \tg Ion dress. al choice less bow- :| een. Red. } 1 y 42. ^ J 1 Resumes, Term papers. Theses Copied or Printed Sj SPECIAL Resume with wallet-size photo, black and white, 8'^ x 11 bond paper, camera ready. As low as $7.00 for 100 copies. Without photograph, as low as $3.50 for 100 copies. | Come where quality matters ) SPRINT 2135 Devine Street Columbia, S. C. 29205 l' 771-6535 gj c Department mts I Ensembles ^Ti Extravaganza % I Students $.50 Adults $1.00 r. contact Dr. Richard -J. \