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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.
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"This office has studied
Supreme Court in their rece
the University of California
also reviewed the material j
for admissions procedures
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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
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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
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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
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iatric overwhelmed bv
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'It is
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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