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T\ n f i A-n X UX OIWU The proposal to increase tuition in surprise when one considers the infla thorough justification has not been pro President Holderman told the USC that funding was lower than expected, the energy situation, in defending the f THE L'SC BUDGET was allocated than for 1978-79. Of a request for $90 n by the S.C. Legislature. The total c compared to the overall operating bud Based on the number of students er this past spring, the increase in fee; million. Momerman s energy argument is u can energy have on student fees? Fut energy conservation is essential for l\ have to feel the brunt of the attack. Could USC have saved money if cutt had been implemented before stat established? Many USC vehicles may inside. Many offices and university buildi only recently have thermostats been should not have to reach deeper into preparedness of the administration f nlnnp fnpl is: pvrvinsivo Mr Pro<i< THK PROPOSED I NCRKASK will non-resident fees to $1,000 next spring North Carolina at Chapel Hill sets students and $1,143 for non-residents, state and $1,147 for out-of-state. It is obvious that state supported N priority to serving the needs of the st; lees to a minimum and charging lor r be an effective means of meeting the n programs and goals. Possibly USCcoi The S.C. Legislature has not helped a policy of underfunding higher edu education promotes both business and the entire state. THK ONLY RKASONABLK PART Thomson Stud- t Health Center. Th costs, caused step salary increas* utility costs the infirmary must pay, ai On 1 'tiers The Uantecot-k welcomes letters from its readers All letters must be typewritten and triple spaced on a tin-space line and should be a maximum of :i(X) words Letters must be signed with the writer's correct name, telephone, mailing address, class standing and major Pseudonyms are unacceptable, but the writer's name may lx> withheld by request if circumstances warrant We reserve the right to edit letters (or space and style. Address letters to: Campus Opinion. The Gamecock. Drawer A. t'SC Columbia, S (' 29208 gamecock Founded 1 908 Tom Travis Editor in Chief Leigh Grogan Copy Desk Chief Michael Gooding News Editor L .....C 1... r j . liicii i ....iiidihi.:i oporis ronor David Baker Entertainment Editor Stephen McCorincM k Graphics E<inor Brian Duncan ( ditonal Patie Editor Janic e Wood Graduate A-.s Mart Anthony Gray Advertisinq M.ii> njcr Pran Georcje Production VWii Jon Cl*'mrii?msen Gonurn- Viiin.ujrr Sam M< Keif Business Maritiijcr Miirk f ihn()(|C Jr Adviser Newsroom III 7101 Advertising 77 7 4?49 Business Office 111 38H8 Sole reproduction rights granted i<> the Associated Press All other material container) herein may not be reprinted without the / I permission of the editor Opinions expressed in the Gamecock are those, if signed. of the writer arid, if unsigned, of the senior editorial staff l increas the sDrine of 1980 is not a ereat ted price of everything else, but vided by the USC administration. Board of Trustees this past week and used everybody's scapegoat, pp hiko some $12 million more this year million, about $3.5 million was cut ut seems relatively small when get. irolled at the nine USC campuses > will bring in an additional $2.1 inclear. How much of an impact >1 costs are rising drastically and le future, but students should not >acks in use of university vehicles e and federal guidelines were still be seen with only the driver ngs are excessively lighted and regulated. 1 he students of USC their pockets of pay for the unor such ail economic crisis. Airient. raise in-state tuition to $445 and . In comparison, the University of tuition costs at $286 for in-state . N.C. State students pay $291 in orth Carolina schools have given He's students by holding resident ion-residents. This would seem to ieeds of state secondary education ild benefit from such a program, the tuition situation by continuing cation programs. Quality higher I industrial growth which benefits of the fee increase concerns the is four dollar increase in health es for overworked personnel and ~e necessary. AHC?OC^ il m j ri / jVI//J \ \ - "s se questi The infirmary has done an admira seemingly been ignored by the admi highest administrative official on thi r\f f Kn H U v/i uic liuami v,cuici . Two weeks ago, the various stude letter from Peter Haeseker, Stude them to write various legislators ii budget. In the letter. Haeseker sue^ be unavoidable if budget cuts wen personal ties with legislators be emp WHY HASN'T Mr. Haeseker sou; strong student lobby to Holderman o resident students? The fee increase is upon us, and i tako an nrtivp vnirp in flip finnnr?ial continue to rise. Is summ. taken se By Janice Wood Graduate Assistant Summer school is coming to an end. So, why do I feel that everything actually ended a few months ago? TO ANSWER my own question, it seems everything ended so long ago because at USC so much emphasis is placed on the "regular" semesters, fall and spring, and so little on summer school. Anyone attending summer school is bound to feel a little un:? u ? i ?? 4 IC^UItJl VI UlUU^Ill II UfSl I lvH IU UJlU the term "irregular" here) and inconvenient to administrators and university staff who think they have better things to do. ?^ fioT?Cy in ? * I U I kA*32=^J=g.1 ay , is'nt that Somoza 1 1 onaoie ible job, considering that they have nistration in the past. After all, the s campus has never seen the inside nt organization leaders received a Ill UUVU IlIIR'Ilt pi eSlUCIll, itbh.lll{4 ii defense of the then unapproved ested that a tuition increase would e made. Haeseker suggested that hasized, also. ght student input and organized a opposing the increase ? at least for jnless students realize they should affairs of this university, costs will er school 'riously? Here, summer school is an afterthought. "Look, there are two and a half months between spring semester and fall semester. Let's do something with it," some administrator must have said. Sandwiched between the two semesters is the not-so-popular "something" called summer school. Virtually all campus buildings, offices and businesses operate under different schedules in the summer. Only a few dorms are open. There are only a few selected courses taught. Meeting classes is based on a different time-table. Campus organizations aren't in full swing. Lcuri \ <?* " c Even the Gamecock comes out only once a week, instead of the "regular" semester three-times-a Wherever you look, there is evidence of an obvious demarcation between "regular" semesters and summer school. DID YOU ever notice the sign outside the Campus Bookstore indicating its hours of business? It rlntnil*; thf? ^tnrp'c rlr?vr hnnre and Saturday hours; however at the bottom of the sign is a special category showing limited hours of operation for "summer school." Almost every office on campus closes at 5 p.m. during fall and spring semesters. However, 4:30 is rimt tint! i m o ?n t ^ n on ?> * ?n ri * ? Ij V.4 1 11 I llf^ LI11IV 111 lliv; OU11M11U1 . My point is this. With such different schedules in the summer, I have felt that IJSC could not care less about summer school and that it's a burden to the school for us to be here. 1 f it i o < > t x /\ ?\ / J /\? r m 4 u ? it n in u ^*juu iut"d iui nit; Gamecock Snackbar to be open early in the morning and late at night in the regular semesters, why is it not a good idea for summer, too? I think the answer is that there are just too few students here to make it profitable. But, after a while, being one of the "few" gets to you, and eventually, you get to the point of "Remember when ..." in reference to the good ole days of the "regular" semesters. But my biggest gripe about summer school concerns a matter that is truly one of student welfare, that of summer classes. Regardless of whether the amount of