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iThe South Carolina Library Campus Volume LXIX, No. 1-41 University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C. August 9, 1979 Holder i 1 tjy anoiiy rvautman I Gamecock Staff Writer ( (i Energy guidelines complying i with the U.S. Department of I Energy's "Emergency Building i $ Temperature Restrictions" were ( ktl _; ? i !-i - ? * * i sigiieu mio university policy tnis r past week by USC President i James B. Holderman after com- s pletion by the Capital Planning r I Committee. 1 "USC is participating diligently c j in the implementation of energy ? policies emanating from both the f Y. offices of the President and thp governor," Holderman said. "We I tj urge all members of the Carolina c 4 community to cooperate fully with s 'e these policies that are critical to if the welfare of South Carolina and the nation." I The university guidelines were < drafted by the seven-member > I committee aDDointed bv i (? ? *" Holderman in an effort to meet the i energy needs of the university while adhering to the temperature i restrictions issued July 5 by the c I Department of Energy. ; "As soon as the President's \ message and the governor's dictate came out, we had already ( been working on the guidelines," f said David Rinker, system vice- < president for facilities planning S and a member of the committee. > "We had four or five days of i intensive study in our facilities and $ Metro-7 f t>y mick r ! Gamecock Stt j Larry Albus, conference commiss will meet Monday at Hilton Head Is B. Holderman and William F. Putn , Putnam said Tuesday. Putnam said the purpose of the j possibility of USC entering a conf : leaving the ACCin 1971. THE METRO-7 consists of St. Florida State, Virginia Tech, Cin forward to the meeting next week,' . will be my first chance to sit down i explain to him and Dr. Putnam al then outline our programs and how my presentation on the Metro, I wii | about the level of Carolina's interes "In addition, I expect there will be which would be convenient for botl for membership." ! FOLLOWING the meeting "the Inter-Collegiate Affairs Committee I "The Committee will then make a r of the Trustees." Holderman could not be reached f( "I have no personal feelings about Jim Carlen, USC head football coa< flffppfpH hv it choulrl mjilrr* tho /Innic ~ J M..UV..VI iiik i\V/ HIV UVV.IO, are not included in the Metro-7," he 1 board (of Trustees) matter, and unl have no part in the decision." The Metro-7 competition includes The football program would not be a: !"1'M EXCITED, to say the least,' coach. "Getting into the Metro-7 wc have a reasonable chance of winning 1 Q thp MP A A 117^ ' V?.v iivyfio v,naiiipiuilMlip. WC flctvt capable of that, but as a team it's out USC Basketball Coach Frank Mci comment. L man ap Manning to see what the impact of he (guidelines) would be on the miversity. "The physical plant (personnel) malyzed 97 buildings (on the Columbia camnus} nnH nined how extensive it would be to idjust the thermostats," Rinker laid. "They came up with ecommendations to the Capital Planning Committee. After liscussion, we made some changes i ii niu men seni it on to the resident," he said. No changes were made by iolderman before approving the :ommittee's guidelines, Rinker aid. The whole energy plan has been promulgated by the DOE, Rinker ;aid, adding that the committee wanted to adhere in principle to vhat the nation and the state equested. The energy guidelines prohibit iir-cuiiuiuuning ounmngs Deiow 7B iegrees Fahrenheit, heating them ibove 65 degrees and heating hot vater above 105 degrees. Federal penalties for non?ompliance are up to a $5,000 fine or each violation (each day is a separate violation) and up to >10,000 fine for each willful /iolation (considered a criminal /iolation), according to the guidelines. >ossible? i/lohn iff Writer ] ioner for the Metro-7 conference, 1?,A ...UK Tien r? :J ? i * iaiiu wuii uov/ ricsiuem jamcs am, USC delegate to the NCAA, meeting will be to discuss the erence for the first time since Louis, Memphis State, Tulane, cinnati and Louisville. "I look ' Albus said, "especially since it ind talk with Dr. Holderman. I'll joul our conference philosophy, we think USC will fit in. Besides 11 look for some input from them t in the conference Albus said. some discussion of a timetable i parties, should Carolina apply matter will be referred to the 5 of the Board," Putnam said, eport at the September meeting )r comment. i it (conference affiliation)," said ;h. " The coaches who would be ion. Women's sports and football said. "Conference affiliation is a ess solicited by the board, I will basketball, baseball and track. ! ffected by Metro-7 affiliation. ' said Charlie Strong, USC track luld offer us a championship we i ;. Right now all we can shoot for ; some individuals who might be ! of the question," he said. Guire could not be reached for >proves Meeting this requirement will require extensive adjustments because of the variety and number of heating and cooling systems throughout the nine campuses, nffnrHinrr tn thn i>""i *- - u'bvuiuiug iv/ uit uuivcisii^ energy guideline report. Federal restrictions allow some exceptions to the new temperature requirements; however the university is responsible for justifying each specific exception and they apply only to the specific areas involved in the exemptions and not to entire buildings. Major exemptions included in the guidelines are: 1. Areas "reauirine snorifio temperature levels to prevent damage to special equipment." 2. "Where maintenance of certain temperature and humidity levels is critical to materials and equipment or . . . required for the proper storage vi udiiuuiig ui iouu. baling areas are not exempt). 3. "To protect the health of persons engaged in rehabilitative physical therapy." 4. "To protect the health of persons in offices of physicians, dentists, and other members of health-care professions i: i ? n licensed uy me sune ... 5. "Residential buildings." (This exception covers dorStudern By Stanley A. Johnson .)r. Gamecock Staff Writer Initial student reaction to the tuition increase proposed by the USC administration this past week is generally unfavorable. An increase of $75 a semester for fulltime undergraduate and law students, a $120 a semester increase for graduate students and a $150 a semester rise in out-of -state fees was recommended in the proposal. "That's a lot of money," Debbie Bishop, a commercial science sophomore, said. "It's more than my whole grocery bill for a month. They've got to justify it." USC PRESIDENT James B Holderman said the increase was necessary because state funding was not as much as anticipated, and the energy situation has had an impact on the budget. "I say it's ridiculous. It's no explanation at all," Bishop said. "This is a great deal of money to any student, and as a veteran, I'll be hurt because there is no raise planned for me." 111 * ,1?, >? " ii uut-su i seem jusimeu, agreed Kim Fillmore, a business administration senior. "A smaller increase might be, but 20 percent is too much," she said. Student Government President Peter Haeseker said he un ; pnprms 0.7 fiJlivti : ! i\) In '!<' *: Signs like this one were pla campus this past week in com pi mitories and apartments "to the extent that the non-sleeping facilities . . . have sDace con ditioning control devices separate from the sleeping facilities, the non-sleeping facilities are not excluded.") G. "Elementary schools, nursery schools and day-care centers." (Applies to first floor of tho BTW Child Education 4 ts oppose J derstands the reasons for the tuition increase. "I condone this action irom my own personal knowledge and from what I've read," he said. "But maybe I'm just an example of everybody's passiveness in excepting higher prices. "If the circumstances were ditterent, I'd probably fight, or at least swing into the wind against it," Haeseker said. "Students could effectively hold up an increase, but the effects would still get back to the student in the form of reduced quality and services. " MANY STl'DENTS on fixed inrr?mp?; ?nrh tr. thncn rpppivino vw .X.VX,. . ...h veteran's benefits, will have a hard time affording the increase, according to Robert Thurber, coordinator of veteran affairs. "I think this will really hurt veterans since they've only had one 15-percent raise since 1976, and that was to make up for the previous several years' inflation rate," he said. "This just extends the argument that the G.I. Bill is constantly being eroded by all the increases in the direct and indirect costs of living and going to school," Thurber said. i can understand a raise because of inflation," Pin Chen, a biology and chemistry sophomore, said. "This much is unreasonable, but because I'm in the honors policy uttM-m-'-m 6 m? HAS aEEfM mmmm s -At PLAINT 151 mtn mmmL &DJIIST ced near thermostats around iance with energy guidelines. Building. > Responsibility for enforcing compliance rests with deans, department heads and directors. Special conditions requiring further consideration of the new temperature regulations should call maintenance with specific questions. Further details are printed in the university energy guidelines. fee hike college I feel I'm getting my money's worth," he said. "I think there are other ways they could get by without raising tuition," Ron Dorgay, an engineering freshman, said, "perhaps with cutbacks or slightly smaller raises." The Student Financial Aid and Scholarships Office will be I.: i i j? * -n * ? wurKiiifc iiaru 10 ueai wun mis increase, according to Hay Edwards, associate director. "Basic grant (Basic Educational Opportunity Grant) is calculated on actual charges, so we will have to make adjustments for spring," Edwards said. Based on this increase, an off-campus, SC. resident with the maximum eligibility receiving $556 a semester will get $581 in spring, he said. Edwards said the financial aid oitice is anticipating as many as 7.000 SER (Student Eligibility Reports) for fall. EDWARDS SAID the increase would also effect the eligibility of students for loans, work-study programs and other campus-based aid. "So far this year we've received over 12,000 applications for financial aid, which is as many as we received the entire year last year, ne said. "We are really in a bind here. You can't get through on the phones because people are constantly calling."