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hhshhk Budget ci s~\m /% /a s~\a / ^-x r\ -a ?X /\ yiviiicr ii quality oj USC's budget request for the 1979-80 fiscal year has already been cut once, and unfortuantely the S.C Legislature is at it aeain. The House has eliminated $3.95 million from the supplemental ap propriations act, which supports the cost of buying library books and equip ment on all nine USC ' campuses. Earlier, the . Senate Finance Committee cut the budget by $4. million, with the Columbia campus receiving the largest cutback. TOGETHER, the legisla tive cuts total $8.6 millioi from the overall requeste< $90.8 million budget fo fiscal 1979-80. And while the request i< some $20 million more thai f Via 071 r-v-? i 11 U1V, ?p# A UlllllUli CX^J^JL UVCU 1U! this past year's budget, th< figure includes funding o state-mandated program; for increased salaries anc fringe benefits for state employees, not to mentior inflation anH r?hnrcf??c h\ university officials o inadequate funding in the past. But USC officials say th( cuts, if part of the fina budget approval, will b( strongly felt throughout the nine-campus system. The most acutely fel effect might be in the are; of tuition. Presiden Holderman has said th< cutbacks will heighten th< Cjamecacl Founded 1 DOR Tom Tfdvis Editor in Chu Lexjfi Gro()iin Copy Desk Chi Hon Stokes Nt'wsEdn Hfutt I fii iii.indiT Stm'ts F <l.t Diivid Si.iker tnlcr'.iiiimi^it I dit qn.i.h..n M, i ........ L r:. ...... . i .. ? VI. I M | Drum Oii'D.df) Lditon.il P?n)r t >l>t JilriK r Wood Griidu.it'' Assist.i Jill f?rif*ir> Advertising M i' <i>| Fran G?;ok||' Production M.i'siri Jon Cl<-'ni'i''.isnn (iffii-r.il M.m.iti Sil'i> M< Ki-c fkismcss M.n >'| .VI.irk f thridiif* ir aiin> Newsroom III / t H 1 Advertising III 4?4J> Rustnuss Off., c III <8H8 S(?l<" tlOM J . 11 l T ' Assoi Mfit t'n-s1. All tjtlicr iti.it? r .tl 'iHHrin m<l> "Ol (>> n'i>r.'i(cil wit'n,' pi unis .ion of (he nlno' Opinion'. expressed 111 H.i G.HI i ilinic ) sinned nf the writer ,it\'l * . ol the scino' *;<li|on,(l stuff its threaten lition costs, /? 7 i r education possibility of tuition ini creases, a development his I administration has avoided in the past. Also facing curtailments will be the I amount of educational ; supplies available, some public service intern i programs and needed in; structional and research equipment. ! What this means is that > thp piitharks will hamnpr i the university's ability to i serve the students and i therefore the future of the ; state. Higher education must be - a top priority if South i Carolina is to continue the i growth experienced in the r past several years. Educated, skilled individuals are the force 3 behind this growth, ati tracting business and inr dustry which in turn supply - jobs for everyone living in f the state. 3 THE HOUSE AND I SENATE have called for f -J ^ ^ ' ~ uic cuiu?ii;ivs uesput; me i fact that the Commission on / Higher Education and the f state Budget and Control 3 See BUDGET, page 7 I f - I *?\ I?* +? f" L^UCOU N ada reside to Greek ho By Dave Caulfield ( senior, political science international studies, pre law Every now and then everyone comes across an editorialist or columnist who uses the old ploy of 1 proclaiming to use facts and logic to support his Dosition and then eoes on to use neither. Such was the case with Mr. Haynes' viewpoint of Greek housing in the June 28th Gamecock. Mr. Haynes' argument is so filled with poor logic, half-truths, and unspoken ; assumptions that it would take a few pages to point \ them all out. However, I'll just mention the most odvious ana imporiani ones. THE FIRST and most critical unspoken assumption of Mr. Haynes is that Greek and non-Greek students are two entirely separate groups. This is completely wrong. Greeks are first and foremost students with the same rights and opportunities for housing as any other non-Greek student. By joining a sorority or fraternity a student isn't sacrificing his or her right to housing. But by specially earmarking housing for Greeks the administration would be denying the opportunity for housing to the rest of the student body. Contrary to what Dr. Campbell said in a previous article in the Gamecock, the NADA apartments, which Mr. Haynes is referring to, are open to all students including Greeks. (Several Greeks and two sorority presidents lived in NADA this past year). Mr. Haynes is correct when he says there is a severe shortage of housing, but giving housing to the Greeks would only aggravate the situation by decreasing the total number of rooms available for all students while at the same time give Greeks two rhanrps fnr hmminc* ? first as a student and secondly as a Greek. MR. HAYNES contends Greeks are more deserving of housing and would be more desirable neighbors. He defends this argument by making three assertions: 1. Greek contributions of aid and money to the & Jm A Tut- ?NE.RGY SQuee: 3olumn ? nf rocimnrlc 11 U 1 V/UJJV11VAU using issue community are good public relations for the University. 2. Greeks have higher G.P.A.'s (grade point averages). 3. Greeks are more responsible students. To answer his first assertion, Greeks are not unique in providing good will toward the community. There are plenty of other non-Greek organizations and students who help in their involvement from the Special Olympics, to the Red Cross, to even hosting the State Debate Tournament. Why then should Greeks be singled out to receive special housing and not these other people? Also, it isn't necessary for them to have housing to n/irfnrtn thoon ? -? * - ^vnviiu uivot oci viv,ca, uuici gi uups UU 11 Wlinoui. Students primarily join sororities and fraternities to increase their social life, which is perfectly fine in itself. When I was thinking about joining a fraternity and visiting several during rush, public service was a low selling point. To answer Mr. Haynes' second assertion, if it were true (NADA has an average of over 3.2) the administration already provides housing for students with high GPA.'s. j And Mr. Haynes' third assertion is the most lauchablo of all Thprp arp cnvnral ujqvc fn oncmof o ? o'w?t4 this point from citing the past semester problems with fraternity parties in the Quad to the constant blaring of stereos which could be heard on the three top levels of the Library. But the most representative would be to compare the condition of the men's Quad with the NADA apartments immediately after graduation. i m? ? * ?... - mere were no DroKen Deer Dottles or windows, no beer kegs lining the staircases, no garbage lying around the grounds or shirts or ties or pants, or even toilet paper hanging from the trees around NADA, but there were in the Quad! Overall Mr. Haynes' arguments are neither unique, necessary, nor true. k ZZ. "