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R Til in admisj A June 21 memo advising (JSC on the then-upcoming Bakke d followed by a second (July 13) n the Bakke decision on USC Ad University Counsel Phillin M. ? a "This office has studied Supreme Court in their rece the University of California also reviewed the material j for admissions procedures _ # A.t ?? -? * urancn 01 me umvereiw. l decision does not require procedures within the Uni\ NOTE, however, that U the development of afftnnat well as in other University programs, especially when sified student body or to e discriminatory practices, tl holding a specific quota c persons identified on any e while ethnicity may be gb process 10 acmeve tne goals be allowed to compete for al be used as the basis for excl for a place in any class. "This office will be pleasi developing new or adrntiooi affirmative action along the analyzing any proposals for Bakke case in detail." Med School Frc this time that a student choos a special field, and added th the more specialized one b comes, the longer it take to complete training. 4'Some students may come with preconceived ideas, but u they make the rounds in the th year, they do not have a full tast uononue said. During the initial year, meeti were held between student i faculty members to discuss aris problems, Donohue se Basically, changes to smooth first-year snarls were working, no major structural changes anticipated, he said. Adjustme may be necessary in scheduling and location of clas V A Kpn pf -i_ Ju JL . USC graci By Mary Jean Baxley The present system of reviev grades annually will reorganized starting this fal] order to meet new Veteran's ministration requirements, cording to Dr. William Wesi USC dean of academic affairs Currently, students are revie for academic standing each spr But, in a June letter from State Department of Educat two changes would have to i place at USC if it is to conti receiving VA benefits. use wil required to review student rec< every semester instead of onl; the spring and to publish in USC catalog that they reviewed each semester, cording to T. Luther Gun registrar. "We have already taken necessary steps to publish change in the Fall Bulletin. r change will be for all USC stude not just the veterans," Gui said. o changes dons polic ! administrators to make "no comx ecision by the Supreme Court has memorandum concerning the "imp [missions policy." Grier, author of the memo, wrote: the opinions rendered by the I nt decision of Bakke v. The Regent i (announced June 28,1978). We h provided us in response to our reqi utilized by each school, college t is the opinion of this office that changes in any existing admissi rVTBIiyie Bakke opinion clearly encoura ive action programs in admission! activities. In such affirmative act e designed to achieve a more dU liminate the effects of any previ be court disapproved the practic? >f places to be filled exclusively thnic basis. The court observed t /en consideration in the admissi identified above, all applicants m U places; ethnic background may uding any applicant for considerat 5d to assist any college or campus U admissions practices to strengtl > lines endorsed in the Bakke case changes in policy, or in studying i >m page 8C es because of a new, separate fi lat man class, but Donohue said e problems caused should is minimal. rrill? mnn rri?f/\ -i.. - jjj inc. iwr inu siui ntij academically in the first j were John Simpson, 26, of Gaf e?? and Charles Allen Clark, 2 ' Columbia, according to REP( nKS a monthly newsletter of the School of Medicine. Both men, ing had done research work for before entering medical sc mi4 are research assistants involv ^ the William S. Hall Psychi Institute this summer. ^ Simpson led the class wi the grade point average of 3.62, 1 ses Clark compiled a 3.43 averaf its inf luen le reviewii ann tup nn l'ci.'mt ni UIU iVJDOKill M. students are placed on probj zing they passed less than 50 per be their courses during an ac* i in year," Wesson said. "It w Ad- consensus of the adminis ac- that we could not chanf son, procedure to affect only ve That would be discriminate U/A/l itlAli f/V v*vv? woo uwiuvu vu ci|#pijr wrc vim ing. all students." the Wesson said the VA has th ion, interest in students as U ake ficials; both want to be sur inue student is followed closely < II be so that lie can get help >ras needed. y In Gunter said, "We are tr the strengthen our advisement, are the solution to academic f ac- may lie in closer advisen iter, students." Two faculty committee rVrnimittra* on AonHpmir ^ dards and Petitions an Committee on Admissio Academic Standards Polic f ' studying USC suspension cording to Gunter. ' See VA, pi nent" been act of ave 1 lfej|lp||j|j > i? 9 iu len j[~ ^ PP resh ,who Who, me USC Melissa Row? hool, beginning freshma edat Denmark, S.C., loo iatric overwhelmed bv ? ? .. campus, the late-Ji *mae and a sneaky phot. who took her by i ceHIHB i^HHI tration ^ i? the terans. n; so it < rnge to e same SC of- \ e each wmmmmmmmrnmmmmm enough -pt when W^F:fY' . v.,,. v,m :% . s (the ;C Stan- x --v id the n and Tk? I IL. 1 y ) mc me iawii uu nit: i is, ac- viting to USC studer 'It is ige 12C L? A spectre is hi suprtrp of pUH? B honors college s most traditional The South Ci becomes an enl common commi honors student i fellows, suspecU "HONORS ST ftenerAlizincr icrru defend the instit possess superior K know those in hi If ^ They, so segre f' become as if anol |P ^ and pride arises Of community and \ MS - As a result the WmMM school's most bri their fellows are I to the exchange diversity. SO SEGREGA drawing into the 4 mainstream of i community, the Y importance to t) generalization te This intellects without and bree :i?Hf prugranns no si V / 4 It is of utmost their educational J some intellectual peers accruing t I volved, these ins | students. This, th j to be the prime - ^ 1 denying some g ^ ? * ' gamecock seieciea siuaenis, r. are too great to dc i entire honors pro ill, a THE SPILLOVj n from the costs, includii ked a bit implied by the ve a big What is needed is ine heat great an extent as tgrapher in line with the eth surprise. Without such a c ????conserve the very > . " yfi- > x: * Horseshoe proves to be init Doug Jones, who found a )rs proj es sesrr By Patrick Smit Owest Columnist lunting the University tn. From its womb o prings forth to occup> common bound ? T! irolina College, distil ity to be defined by mity: the general stu s looked upon with su ?d of conceit. DDE NT" takes on ar >rance, of social arrog Ittinn Kv Haninrx* auvil MI UV1IJ11IK Uiai qualities, for the ma mors. gated by special clasj her race, about whom effectively divorcing raiding them up to scor entire community sufl lliant scholars from tl deprived of the contrit i>f ideas in classes, ant rED, the honors stud ir own little world a lormal social reality onors students tend to le academic and the ids to teach derision 1 segregation fosters is social arrogance fr bstitute for general a importance to institi association be with ] prestige. In order to cl o themselves, as mud Stations must attract e building of an acade motive of the present reat advantages and the social and psycho] my the need to re-evali gram at this universi l?D Ktivlnftffl WaTClllO VI U1C JJIX ig the devaluation of ry existence of such i an effort to achieve a< possible for the entire ic of equality of opport ommitment we fail, in ideals upon which our s :* , v. v comfortable grassy template. gram egation th of South Carolina ? the n Henderson Street the r a goodly portion of our le Horseshoe. nguishing itself thusly, the perceptions of the dent body. Already the ispicion by many of his i image, in the mind of ance. It is not enough to the individuals involved jority of students never ses and living quarters, a mythology of privilege them from the greater n, envy and distrust. fers. By segregating our le general student body, Hitions they might make i the social education of lents themselves, withre separated from the . So secluded in their > attach an exaggerated resulting us-and-them for the non-academic. perceived elitism from om within. The honors cademic excellence, itional academics that programs representing aim the respect of their n as to the students inhigh quality academic mic power base, seems : honors program. Not opportunities for the logical costs associated late the direction of the ty. gram are not equal to ? tivii-iiutiui o uipiiuna, a segregated program, cademic progress to as > university community unity for all. our liberal idealism, to society is founded. naHHHBBHHn Jim Pattorick ? GAMECOCK I snnt in l*OC i an<l ??? I VCTK mm VUII'I J