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The South Carolina Library
Volume LXX, No. 1 University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C. August 27, 1979
Veteran's benefits
not recognized for
some degree work
By Stanley A. Johnson Jr.
Qam?cock Staff Writ?r
Veteran students taking required courses for their degree prograr
may be in classes not approved by the Veterans Administration fo
benefits.
The S.C. Department of Education recently issued a list of 81 course
in 13 colleges, mostly practicums and internships, which are not a{
proved for VA benefits. Many of these courses are reauired fc
graduation in each program, according to the USC bulletin for 1978-71
According to VA regulations, a student must be enrolled in a degre
program to receive veteran's benefits.
Marvin P. Busbee, chief supervisor of the state approving section c
the S.C. Department of Education, said: "We have the responsibility t
approve complete programs. When we approve programs we review
each course, and if it doesn't meet our criteria under VA regulatio
14265, the course won't be approved."
"THE MAIN PROBLEMS with practicums, internships and ofl
campus courses are in giving regularly scheduled class meetings
which means student-teacher interaction," Busbeesaid. "Another pai
of the problem is in the wording of the plan of operations with eac
particular course.
"We are the judge, jury and perhaps the guillotine for determinin
eligibility for the university courses with the VA,"Busbee said. 4Tr
carrying out the regulations as prescribed."
Busbee said some of the courses use pass/fail grading systems, an
this results in problems. "In awarding certain scholarships, it is nt
possible to get a measurable GPR with pass/fail courses or gradin
systems using "s" (satisfactory) and "u " (unsatisfactory)," he said
Busbee said if a course has not been approved for VA benefits, th
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course does meet these standards. "But I can't make them do it,
Busbee said. He recommended that students with theae problems get i
touch with their deans.
HENRY PRICE, head of the upper division of the College of Joui
nalism, said, "We went through this submitting twice. My ui
derstanding is that with our three courses that weren't accepted, th
word practicum itself may be causing problems. The time involve
might not be what the VAft wants," he said. "Nonetheless, there i
constant supervision h> our practicums."
Price suggested something might be done to clear up these conflict
on an administrative level. "Perhaps a sit-down conference with th
deans of each school and VA representatives," he said. "The first effoi
might come from a top administrator, such as the registrar, the provos
or even President Holderman."
T. Luther Gunter, registrar, said his position is that of a VA liaison.4
try to negotiate with the S C. Department of Education and the deans c
each college, but all I can do is try to get the departments to subm
what the VA wants to have them submit," he said.
"THE VA HAS said they will pay benefits only for class attendance,
Gunter said. "But taking attendance at USC is not mandatory."
Gunter added that these rules will only affect a small percentage c
students. "You only need 12 hours to be full-time for VA purposes," h
said. "Where you get into trouble is when you take an internship tha
comprises part of that 12 hours." Gunter suggested that if a student ha
to take a course that is not approved, he should take it in addition to
full load.
The College of Education has 59 of the 81 unapproved courses in thei
programs. A spokesperson said only two veterans had called in about
so far. The campus VA office also confirmed that only a few complaint
had been registered.
Veterans interested in a complete list of courses not approved for Vbenefits
or any other information should contact the Veterans Affair
Office on the second floor of the Pendleton Building, Pendleton St.
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USC and the Metro -7 page Ic
vs. Gamecc
'77 travel law
By Mark Platte
Aukttnt Newt Edhor
@ copyright 1979 Gam#cock
International Travel Group, Inc.
has requested that the U.S. District
Court postpone the breach of
contract trial against the USC
n Gamecock Club scheduled this fall, ?..... ^
r Robert L. Kilgo, attorney for In- |j|B *
ternational Travel said Friday.
ts The International Travel Group
y of Raleigh claims that Edward H. 11
ir Pitts, executive secretary of the ' / , ||
). Gamecock Club, entered into an
e oral agreement with the travel
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)f organize and set up a charter trip [L%,#wy^r'
o to Hawaii for Gamecock Club ?%
iv members and others. [ U;M'?M0: Jl4
n The lawsuit stems from the USC ^ pi|| ? 'M
) football team's trip to play at SJtiMiSlS
Hawaii in late November, 1977.
f- International Travel Group, a
"wholesaler" of excursions, QESHBHSB
*t claims it wanted every travel
h agency in South Carolina to be able
to sell the "Gamecock Tour" and
g were selling it at the "lowest rate
n possible."
The Gamecock Club entered into
d another contract with Mid>t
American Arkansas Travel
g Agency in late spring of 1977, || .
which apparently led to an
e estimated loss of $85,000, included
ie seating reservations with United to be read in trial,
" Airlines, advertising, promotion Pitts, USC Pre
n and reservation of ground ac- Holderman and U
commodation in Hawaii for the coach and athlei
people from South Carolina, for the Carlen declined
r- agency, according to the complaint referred all legal
i- and Hugh W. Cannon, agency attorney Timothy
ie attorney. was unavailable f<
. Arthur White,
ls Kilgo said the postponement will ternational Tra
I enable International Travel to call Pitts shook han
witnesses from Atlanta and agreement witl
l? possibly Kansas and Hawaii. The Travel "in a roon
^ problem is one of time and present.
distance, Kilgo said. "We don't hav<
"It's (the case) moving along; tract," Kilgo said.
J everyone's represented by a they kept after h
" lawver." Kileo said. "It's going to written nontrart
^ take longer than a normal trial took the position t
because we have the problem of from him was all
getting witnesses from other Under the law, if
areas. We're going to have to go to contract and act i
North Carolina to take depostions, right." White s;
* the testimony of witnesses and totals over $500,0
e have it transcribed and available International Tra
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By Michael Gooding
N?w? Edhor
1 South Carolina resident students will have to pay
$75 more in fees beginning this spring semester at
USC Columbia campus. This will increase fees from
$370 to $445. Out-of-state residents will be charged a
Jlf>0 iinfrnm a cpmpufftr
Students attending the two and four-year campuses
will pay an increase of $40, bringing tuuition to $355 a
semester. Out-of-state students will pay an additional
$80 a semester.
These increases apply to full-time undergraduate
and law students.
The USC Board of Trustees approved the tuition
increase for next Januarv at their annual burbot
I meeting Aug. 9 at USC's Spartanburg campus.
FART-TIME FEES for in-state undergraduates at
the Columbia campus will be increased from $30 to
$37, and out-of-state, part-time undergraduates will
Dav an increase of 113. un from 17ft tn ifts Fpps fnr
I part-time law students who are South Carolina
residents will increase from $34 to $41, and nonresident
law student fees will increase from $85 to
I $98. These increases also apply to summer school
students.
Part-time fees for in-state students at two and four
jg year campuses win increase from $27 to $30, and out?
*ck Club
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tuigoaaaea. trying to recover its losses
sident James B. totalling an estimated $85,000.
SC head football "They (Gamecock Club) claim
tic director Jim we knew early enough to stop our
comment and efforts and had little or no loss,"
matters to USC Kilgo said. "They'll be dii "ing
G. Quinn. Quinn they had a contract with us and it
ar comment. was only in negotiation stage when
president of In- we backed out." (
vel,claims that
ids on an oral Kilgo also indicated that Pitts
1 International failed to make the Gamecock Club
1 with six DeoDle and its Dublications availahlp to
the travel group for encouraging it
b a written con- (the International Travel Group?
"Our people say as the travel group.
im (Pitts) for a
but he always White said that Pitts and the
hat a handshake Gamecock Club cannot state that
that er needed. Mid-American Travel gave a
we have an oral better price because International
inder it, we were I ravel ottered lower rates. ;
aid the lawsuit "They'll say there was some kind
00, and that the of personality conflict,"White
vel Group is still added.
ase approved
F trustees
nf-statp tuition u/ill inrr#?a?p fivo rtnlbirc frnm ?r?
$70.
The board approved an operating budget of
$101,933,942 for USC's nine campus system, wih the
Columbia campus receiving $77,16H.75H USC
received $85,643,310 in state appropriations. v^ut had
originally requested an aditional $7.<< million in
funding.
THE BOAK1) also approved a freeze on hiring for
the nine campuses, and a study will Ik- initiated to reevaluate
priorities in order to overcome the unexpected
cuts in funding.
New personel hired by USC will be limited to 200
and must be approvewd by the administration The
univ*?r?iitv hi?H funrlmo fr?r ')tu? now'
positions, but the S C. State Senate Finance Committee
cut 2.5 of these positions, and USC voluntarily
agreed to cut 25 more.
The Intercollegiate Activities Committee approved
by mail ballot the expenditure of a maximum of
$200,(XX) to resurface the university's track on the
Columbia campus.
The board also approved a change in the fee
structure at tho I ISC Js^hrvnl nf Hrnnnino
fees for out-of-state medical school students from
three times the resident fee ($4,140) to twice the
resident fee ($2,760).