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I ' f X ^Utti ! Monday, Sept* 26, 1077 University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C. Volume LXIV, >To. 7 ^ j \ I New commit! I Hy DANNY PO\VELL Gamecock Staff Writer Grievance committees for all USC colleges an will soon be established to replace the ombudsmai The deadline for all USC colleges and schools i nrnpoHiirAc fnv 41? -11 ? (..vwuui vo >ui Litv. iv?i iiiciiiun ui me cummiuees I . Donna Pretty, assistant to the provost, said. AN AD HOC committee met over the summer tc with a plan which would replace the ombudsmai I which was eliminated in July. The plan created w? grievance committees designed for the individual J L 1~ n : J mm suiuuis, rreny saia. "However, the grievance committees will ha flexibility than the ombudsman's office becai college and school will be able to set up its o procedures on how a student can file a complaint said. The ad hoc committee decided the best way t student complaints of an academic nature was thi student's own college or school. The seven-member ad hoc committee was con persons who dealt with student complaints or u legal matters, said Pretty. i Students can get ^ food aid By BRIAN TURNKR Mttflj (lamccork Staff IVriinr Many USC students are eligible EMSiM for fm)d stamps but do not realize it, according to the South Carolina . Department of Social Services. "If the students meet the criteria . ^ liLo oi/orimnn nlon . ??? f V.I JUJU. LIOL, IIICII nicy tun k,.? i apply," said Kathy Jeffcoat, a ijtfy* public assistant technician of DSS. HOWEVER. TIIKRK are some jm differences for students who apply. Any person on the food stamp H*ftS program must have access to cooking facilities, which creates oHHK problems for dorm residents. Clim "Hot pots are not considered v-urn unless they are permitted in the aDDlicants dorm." Jeffonnt saiH If a student applicant is not ohlivim See FOOD STAMPS, page 3 Denominations shift Students m< By SUSAN KEISINGEIl has Gamecock Staff Writer soci II USC students are more actively involved con in religious functions and statistics indicate yeai a shift in religious denominations, according yet to religion-affiliated personnel at USC. "Sti nf tV "There has been an increase in the resj number of freshmen and graduate students diti< who are participating in religious events at the ELM center," the Rev. George Duffie said. The ELM Center represents the are Episcopal, Lutheran and Methodist faiths, conl said "TODAY'S STUDENTS," the Rev. Duffie V; said, "have a tendency to view faith in a Litt simplistic and personalistic way. Students rap view Jesus through a more personalized sail approach ? a me-and-Jesus theology. There , of IV ees to hear campi THREE KEY factors are to be included in all gi committees, she said. Students will be included committee to ensure a balance of power. A time px d schools students to submit a complaint and for the comn n's office. respond must be established. Complaints handlt to submit committee must be recent. is Nov. 1, A "middle person" will be selected to try to cut ana soive me problem in an informal manner. "IT > come up be no appeals of grades involved," Pretty said, " n's office that must be worked out between the student is a set of teacher." I colleges THE COLLEGE of Nursing already has a grievance committee, and Dean of Nursing Betty ive more said so far it has been a success. The commits jse each med in May 1976 after several nursing students, nr wn basic of the National Student Nurses Association, recom Pretty the formation of a grievance committee. to handle "We looked very hard into the idea, revised it so -ough the work, and put it into action," Johnson said. "We wc to think the idea for the grievance committees no iposed of developed came from the College of Nursing." niversity JOHNSON SAID several persons from the admini IHShES! iHRRRl ' '/ jM^^Kl|S?Slfel1 >? M| r j |L-" B| - ^JB HlraHg jt, SM'r:I, ^^>lW;:iS^ Ea.': ift^BmJmrr EV?K. aSK.I pus pedestrians udents pass in front of Longstreet Theatre, they are t us of the individual looking down at them from the t )re involved in r been a reduction in involvement for growth can be attrib al responsibility." out converts to the I e said he felt students seemed un- Clarke said he fe ifortable talking about religion a few ching for a meaning rs ago and that they were more skeptical are ultimately seeki more discerning about their faith. idents a few years ago were more aware Compared to stud le imperative of Christian faith ? taking Clarke said he believ x)nsiDiiity lor improving social con- more frequently coi )ns," he said. between good and ev are much stronger rilK MAJOR concerns of students today said. interpersonal relationships such as Tiding lifestyles of roommates," he DATA ON USC st I. crease in nonl d Clarke, director of the Church of preferences. Since li er Day Saints, said "There has been per cent decrease i id growth in the Mormon faith." Clarke students listing a I he anticipates a doubling in the number cording to an annual lormonsinthenext 10 years. "This rapid by the American Co us grievances rievance observed the College of Nursing's grievance committee and on each reported to the ad hoc committee. eriod for "The only difference between the nursing plan and the nittee to proposed university plan is that the nursing plan does deal ed by a with grade anneals " shncaiH "if ? ; . rI w..? ?m iiivj nam uo lu ICVIht! UUT plan because of the grade appeals, we will drop the part red tape that deals with them." lere will The Division of Student Affairs will also have a grievance because committee, but it will deal with problems of a non-academic and the nature. "We will deal with problems such as housing, fees and dormitory violations," said Martha Duncan, assistant dftan nf pnmnnc rolaiinnc v. ft VIUVIUIIO. working Johnson "Say for instance a student is mistreated by a professor was for- or a secretary, or gets the bad end of a deal in financial lembers matters. Then we would step in," she said. "As of yet, we mended have no specific answers on what the final form of the committee will be." it would >uld like SPOKESMEN for other schools said no real preparations w being have been made to form the grievance committees. Albert Scroggins, Dean of the College of Journalism, said the college plans a meeting within the next week to consider a stration grievance committee. jBifflfcai mmmua^sum 1 mJBBm Sjj ji +- - - ^ ; .- . ^ BMMBBB UB ~~~,r\T. "- ' ?j'"y:ri 1/j" r^''^- a Bob Griffin-THE GAMECOCK heatre's steps. She seems uninterested in getting involved in he mainstream of students going to and from classes. ^ eligious activities uted to actively seeking However, Protestants on campus still rate faith," he said. high above the national student average. In els students are sear- the 1977 profile of the questionnaire, to life's purpose. "They researched by Dr. Paul Fidler. Barbara ng truth," he said. Allen and Eunice Ponder. 70 per cent of IISC freshmen and 82 per cent of USC black ents a few years ago, students listed a Protestant religious es today's students are preference. ^fronted with choosing "There is a significant different hoiu/p??n il. "Temptations today I'SC and national Catholic norms. Only 16 than ever before," he per cent of USC freshmen listed their religion as Catholic. Nationally. 32 per cent listed a Catholic preference. lldi'iits :m in 'rotestant religious TIIK KKMAIMNC religious categories )70 there has l>een a six for USC freshmen are similar to national 11 the number of USC freshmen norms. The categories for t'SC Protestant faith, ac- were: eight per cent, no preference. :$ national questionnaire per cent. Jewish; and three per cent, other uneil on Education. religions.