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Bookstore resignations 1 requested I By Michael Gooding t.,; -V News Editor and Ron Stokes ! Gnmocock Staff Writer Recent resignations from two ( .v Campus Bookstore employees \ ' were requested because of im- : proper practices that "should not ' have been permitted," according 1 to Robert Stewart, director of f ^ auxiliary services. ;. George Adams, business f manager, and Ben Swanson, ; , director of the bookstore, were i given three alternatives, ac- j ; cording to James Campbell, vice president of student affairs. They " could either be susnended without L' pay, resign or be dismissed, f . Campbell said. Adams resigned, ;ii|l and Swanson resigned after being \ placed on administrative r suspension without pay for an pill unspecified amount of time, ac- \ ; < rnrriina to C!nmnhol 1 THE RESIGNATIONS resulted f from an annual internal audit, [ Stewart said. The audit revealed I that charge accounts were established for bookstore em- f . ployees. These accounts were an outgrowth of employee discounts, 3, which had nreviouslv been ; '.V established, according to Campbell. Cash advances were being ; given to student employees on f ^ their salary, a practice that is "not acceptable to USC regulations," Campbell said. Swanson had owned a bookstore ; from anv sfnt<? funded i v institution, and he was accustomed to providing these services to his employees, Stewart said. These practices are not permitted where state money is involved, he added. When the audit began, there were suspicions that some cash ' receipts and funds were missing, but everything was accounted for in the audit. Camobell said. "The state was not defrauded out of any > money," Stewart said. STEWART, WHO IS the acting director of the bookstore, said a new business manager has been j hired. Charles Serene will assume i Adams' position Aug. 16. , Stewart said no legal action will J . be taken against Swanson or ''/' A r\ [ Y.''?-' /luciiiia. r Grant awarded fl by HEW I An $80,(KK) grant has been - -i .. -J ? tier nnr?.M?r?nr>t clWUIUCU IU UIU UOt l/cpcll UllClll Ul ; Communicative Disorders by the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, HEW, for in-service training of professional personel. The training will help personel meet the needs of children with speech, language, and hearing j h'in/linonc 'Pho oranl iu fnnripH HUIIUIVUpO. M ,.v- ... through HEW's Bureau for the Education of the Handicapped. ! The training program will last for three years, according to Robert E. Knight, department chairman. The program began June 1 and will continue through May, 1982. g The grant will also fund training c for graduate assistants who will I * assist in testing procedures under I ? the supervision of department I faculty members. |* J I fp^ A^m ^ ; a-X 1 PSiWBBo wm/ffip I ^swwl ,;V; Wwsj0? )&"' I S. n^ ::'' :^l I Also ( /IRK71RVED FASH ^COLLEGE RINGS MEN S CONTEMPORARY RINGS WC /t\\ /2mm 4 P) * Special Sale: Save from $15 to $30 on c men's traditional SiladiurrT rings or selecti women's 10K gold fashion styles. Be sure to s< the variety of standard options, offered frt on the sale rings, t< I mmmmmmmmKmmmmmmmmmmammmmmmmatmmmmmmmmmmmammmmmmmmmmmmmammmmmmmmm gg&gggr ION COLLECTION WZ MEN'S FASHION COLLECTIOT^^^ lH Reflections Jasmine Unique ^SOnnet .- l ur See our fashion collection: This new. distinctive sd ArtCarved collection gives you a choice beyond the ?e traditional Select styles, stones and options that ?e make your ring distinctively yours Several are on )0. sale during this promotion i See the ArtCarved Representative Deposit required Ask about Master Charge or Visa % date: August 14 & is j' d place Campus Book. Store