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Campus court revalidates election vVl-* iiiW&Eiii Linchtime Three workmen pause I working on the Horseshoe. 1 4 IJIdUft. UIUJ By PATTV SHAUGHNESSY Gamecock Staff Writer USC has difficulty in attrac professors, and a major reas prejudice historically associated Southern universities, says Jo Fadden, associate professor an< dean of personnel in the ( Education. MCFADDEN WAS name< assistant to the provost for minoi recruiting because "there was a I not enough had been accomplisl ployment of minorities," Dom assistant to the provost, said. He had to emphasize minority McFadden said. He defined primarily as black persons. The r that the faculty of Carolina sh accurately reflect the 30-35 per population of the state. There is a gross deficiem numerical representation of bis members, McFadden said. Thei associate professors, eight professors, and five instructors professors. There are blacks positions as directors, coordir staff assignments, McFadden st By JAN EASTERLING Gamecock Staff Writer Hie campus court ruled M< that the USC student senati the power to certify the i Student Government electi< valid as long as all legit challenges to the election hnr settled. THE COURT ALSO den motion made for an injunct 1 st6p the inauguration of the elected officers. This decisio be appealed to the Supreme < "The election is valid," Dozier, campus court justice Hie decision of the court wa iUA.. # uiey luuiiu mu icabon iui uie i to withhold certification o mm., HE* ' *j*13L 8 8 tBHPinn for lunch while on one They are working campus, tessors har< CLEMSON UNI black teachers population of 950. 1 ting black employs seven bla on is the Dr. John Bevan, ac with large the College of Char] hnnie Mc- professors look for d assistant "Indications are College of minimal effort professors," McF i: ^ :a I LI?1_ ? iiiiuieu uictCK r< I special university commiti rity faculty The recruiting o feeling that and McFadden has ied in emna Pretty, THEY OBTAIN available academii recruiting, the office of the minorities struction. The easoning is nationally to cont ould more knows at various r cent black "These contact < data banks and giv jy in the persons who will 1 ick faculty spot,," McFadden re are five contacts are also re assistant USC faculty inemfc and no full When a candii in other minimum entrance lators and invited to the unive lid. head for an inter' election. The inauguration was to be yesterday, but was postponed because the invitations and )nday programs could not be printed in b had time. ecent Hie case was brought to court by >n as two students, Wayne Brooks and imate Kenny Paluch, who was a I been presidential candidate. They said that since the senate had not certified the elections, thev had thp led a right to allocate funds for a new ion to election. Steve Brown, SG atty. newly gen., argued that senate cern will tification was just a formality and Court, did not mean that the newly elected Shep officers could not take office. , said. Paluch argued that since the s that senate sets the election date, aptenate propriates money and sets the .? 4U~ A1AA4:^MM il A1 ? - v.'.-.flr ^khh^b-'-; ^ .B. ^y* ^k Mpi \ ^mKf*vBBSS rwBfc-' LBBpi' jMMft \m . of several renovation projects on , which are always necessary around J l,. C Li IU lure IU oui IVERSITY employs 15 opening with M< in a total professor Departments lie College of Charleston in their trade cks out of a total of 179. couraged to advc :ademic vice president of Nancy Ashmore J ii i r ?- -p * ? * * icaiun auiu II1UI ICW U1UCK OI I/Cgai Altai ward to coming south. university office that there has been very Committee, to recruit black full adden said. There is ADVERTISED ^presentation on key affirmative acti tees," he added. employer to attr ffice operates part-time said. Some dep 5 a graduate assistant. Dositions in bh received no resp periodic updates on all c positions at USC from McFadeden sf ! vice-president of in- racism at South update is circulated this would harm act persons McFadden opportunities, najor institutions. USC's low pay courses serve as human difficulties in a e names and resumes of Ashmore said. ye qualified for a given "Money is one said. He added that blacks with a lade through other black demand, and the >ers. more lucrative, date who meets the schools are in standards is found, he is money. irsity by the department William Wess view and discusses the struction, agra process is its responsibili senate has the power to c elections and implicit in tl is the power not to ce elections. It is the senate solely," Paluch said. HE ALSO said certifu the senate is necessary L inaugurations can take ph up to the senate to deci procedures they set were They chose not to cert elections," he said. Brown argued that se tification was not a prerec the inauguration. "Senate have the right to deter election results. If prerequisite, why is it n Constitution?" ' old institutions. One reading The Gamecoc ithfim sr ;Fadden. advertise faculty openingj publications and are en rtise in other journals, saic legal analyst in the Office rs and Legislation, anc r of the Affirmafivp AfHnr IENTS SAY the school is an on and equal opportunity act minority attention, she artments have advertised ick magazines but have onse, he said. lid many blacks anticipate em universities and think their salary and promotior scale is another reason foi ttracting black professors, problem because qualified Ph.D. are very much in y will go where the offer is " she said, adding some a position to offer more on, vice president of in;s that Carolina has a ity. "The Brown said the ertify the refused to certi lis power even if no action rtify the against the electi ;'s power senators say tha office? The sena and time for th< nation by ratify the elect vfure the and set the rules ice. "It is If they set all th de if the have to go by the violated, did they say that ify these necessary," he ! voted 13-8 last w nate cer- the elections, luisite for Paluch and Br s does not peal the decision mine the The cammis m it is a original jurisdicti lot in the judicial system court handles ap] . vw?? 4+, s /?*' ?5 ri?o? Morgan THE OAM?cOCR man seems to find k preferable to eating. ? ^ :hools problem paying competiti ? solution Carolina has not at - offering more than the regi 1 black professors as some > done. 1 i Primary progress in protessors has been done n changing the image c i university, and in inci ' rather than in increasinj s blacks employed, McFadi I There is no quota as sut ' "But in each department manv Klanlrc ac nnccikln WIMViW MO pvooiuic, representatives in every d ; is not always easy. We : departments to seek out a i possible." The university has to * competent blacks because , go somewhere else if the until a position opens up, I The black faculty memt i encouragement in order effective, McFadden saic unless incentives to stay are greater, the existing may leave, and said tha black faculty, the present i retained. senate could have fy the elections i had been taken ons. "How can 13 t they can't take ite sets the date i elections. They ions commission for campaigning, e rules, then we ir rules. Nowhere certification was said. Hie senate eek not to ratify ooks plan to apurt is the court of ion in the student . The supreme ve salaries. One Inntw) ho cniH ic alar pay scale for universities have recruiting black nore in the area of if the Southern reasing contacts g the number of den said. :n, asnmore said, we try to get as We try to have lepartment, but it are encouraging s many blacks as create slots for i the blacks may university waits McFadden said. >ers need signs of to be optimally I. He added that at the university black professors t to attract new faculty must be