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? SAC analysis Student S By THOMAS P. WILKINSON Gamecock Staff Writer The Student Senate confirmed appointments to the Student Allocations Commission Thursday which could prove important if USC President James B. Holderman approves the SG annex renovations bill. unly a simple majority of SAC members is necessary to allocate funds for the renovations. Student Government has had a surplus of of several thousand dollars each year. Last year, SG returned approximately $13,000 to thp {Jpnprol rO\rnn lin furtrl Cm/iA V..-W Mi I V VVIIUV tUIIU. U1UV.U these monies are reserved for capital improvement, SG president Brad Steele wants to obtain a $4,000 supplement to finance office construction to house the student court system. * Election ch temporairl By THOMAS P. WILKINSON Gamecock Staff Writer The student senate failed to confirm the appointment of a permanent election commission chairman in special session Thursday, uenise Painter was appointed temporary commission chairman until after homecoming, when the senate will reconsider the matter. | Senate confirmation of Cindy ilTKi; When w< a tank? to USC > and a h MARINE enate ap| _Steele said the money is there to I Be used for this type of work and c SG will benefit from the centralization of all SG departments t that the renovations will make 1 nnccihlo 5 r OPPONENTS of the renovations are concerned that this money will be appropriated at the expense of other "more visible" student groups. However, Sue Ann Roughton, assistant to the dean of students, said other organizations could not obtain this money for possible programs. The renovations bill provides that the senate will petition the SAC for about $4,000 to supplement funds drawn against the SG budget. Robert .Sumwalt, SG treasurer and chairman of the SAC, has already endorsed the 1 project. Senators Jim True and < airman app ly by senat< Toma as election commission chairman was nullified Wednesday night when observers protested because the confirmntinn harl hnnn i m executive session. The S.C. Freedom of Information Act prohibits voting by governmental bodies in executive session unless the action taken is also ratified in public session. CONFIRMATION OF several rrnp I-JL as the last time "NEVER!" vou _ ? / with both. To s *NK RIDE on 2 career progra Visit: T] i\U? Septe 10:00 TA]N lointments ^auric Frost, also members of the are only ommission, voted for the bill. groups in The SAC budeet comes from full- Russell I ime student's activity fees. SAC ba learings are held by SAC in the upon the pring to decide the amount of kinds of i noney organizations receive. fered, pr the orgar ORGANIZATIONS requesting before), noney must submit a budget and which th ustify their request. Priority is through c {iven to those groups serving the greatest number of students and ONCE iavin6 ODen mombprshin nrcordinc The University Union, Garnet for each ind Black, and Student Govern- cent of th nent are funded by the Student different \ctivity Fund comprised of the plan. otal revenue from activity fees. Sue An \ny chartered organizations may the dean equest money for operating ex- money is jenses, stipends for officers, tivity fum urogram and publication costs or fiscal ye )ther regular expenses. Stipends more moi lointed 1 ^00 " ? - - - - living at I lax dedi e guardian guardian food star nominees for the Student If two p Allocations Commission had also l)oth mer been made during the session. if only or Vice President Joe Drawdy then he i called for a special session to they are convene Thursday, during which JEFF* all original SAC appointments m0st stu were confirmed. Toma's time tow nomination failed tn mppt ------ -- | 10 rcgisu required two-thirds majority for I whieh is approving a committee chair-1 order to man in this second voting, I other however. j student's program TERF i you flew in a he say. Well, The MA _l I. .1 _ ~ L nr Lneuuie a rree nc !7 or 28 Sept. and ms in college and be U.S. Ma ssell House :mber 26-2 a.m.-3:00 TT7~ T?TTP i jly nil confirmed allotted to quasi-public not spend their allotment return me university suen as me me remainder 01 me fund. l^ast louse University Union, year, this money was used to help ses its decisions largely organizations which needed more number of members, money. services or activities of- However, Roughton said it was evious expenditures (if the policy of the commission not to ization has been funded use the money for programs, and amount of revenue Instead, the surnlus is rptnrnpH e group can generate the general fund as balance forlues and fees. ward. Each year the extra money is set aside for capital imMONEY is allocated provement such as the furnishings ; to the budget approved in the Russell House. arganization, only 10 per THESE EXPENDITURES are 2 allotment may be spent made on the basis of availability of ly from the approved funds and need. Special programs may be funded from this reserve if n Rough ton. assistant to (hey involve activities which would of students, said all enhance the image of the aisDursea trom ine ac- university--for example, money 1 Towards the end of the was appropriated for a bowling ar, groups which raise team to compete in a national icy than they spend or do contest. d ? tions such as taxes, tuitions, meals. ST Ol mDS transportation and rent Books are From page I ' not included. ionic, and is claimed as a When students apply, they can be iction by parents or a certified to purchase stamps for up , then the parents or to a year, but certification is 5 must also be eligible for usually given for a semester, ips. because it is hard to determine if nrtnln irn cliMrlnrt a rr\/\?v? ' <.ul/iv.ui v ouui uig u ivniiu, iiic .iiuui'iii a nauiiK' v.iii I fliunil ibers must be eligible, or the same from semester to le person wants to apply, semester. Jeffcoat said. s required to prove that Many students who apply for the not sharing food costs. food stamps on a monthly basis OAT SAID that because <>nly apply when their income is lents do not have enough '?w ork, they are not required A SINCiLK STl'DKNT applying ?r for any work programs must have an, income after normally necessary in deductions of less than $250 a receive food stamps. month. They are allotted $50 each considerations of the month, and depending on the inneed for the food stamp come, are required to purchase as include income deduc- much as $42 worth of stamps. LIGHTS lirnntor nr mrln in IWI^I \/ I V/VIV/ III j ^RINES are coming LICOPTER FLIGHT learn about U.S. ui ifc?i yi uuuuilun, rines i IS p.m.