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f 1 S ; ^ Inn U brrirv '1' Wednesday Volume LXX, No.28 University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C. Oct. 31, 1079 Professoi By Teresa Wea Qarrwcock Staff Wi A USC nrofessor who was re [ claims he is a victim of "han ministration and the Depai Languages. Peter Radcliffe, a professoi years, was informed of his tenu 1979. Radcliffe said, "My conten deliberations there were consi professional. At least that's how Radcliffe is the only blac rionurfmpnt r?f FYirwcfn I^nCIlP ""I * * - O" o ? many of the decisions conceri based on racial considerations that things have changed dras Discrimination is not as overt, of psychological subtlety," he si FRANCIS DANNERBECI Foreign Languages chairman, s ?J inclination to suspect any ra decision. It is a confidential p H from my point of view at this lev Chester Bain, dean of the Cc nnH Snoial Sripnrps said. "The I procedure I saw that would ind any racial considerations in the Robert Patterson, Tenure ( when Radcliffe was first deniec not remember the particular Cc confidential matter. Radcliffe was given a negatr November, 1978 in tenure heari the chance for a reconsideratic According to Radcliffe, anyon< [negative vote could be reconsid "substantive new evidence." The Tenure Committee refus primarily on student complaint decision said Radcliffe's tea ranging from excellent to deplo IRADCLIFFE WAS told of t reconsideration on Sept. 21, I faculty vote to grant tenure woi until that day. "I had no idea of the imme situation was contrived to nc portunity to gather the neces Radcliffe said. "It simply was all the information necessary f added. RaHHiffp was tnlH parlipr thi I would be carefully monitored plaint by a previous student struction was "inadequate pre] sequel because of my (Radcliff "I had no chance to defend r the matter. The decision wa RaHnliffp nHHpH I At the request of the Policy Radcliffe's teaching, he subm Printinc Ru TArflsn VU I Gam*cock Staff A decision on the merg [ University Union Print Shop v Services should be reached b to Chris Vlahoplus, systen university relation and public "I've been involved with se I the possible merging of the p | we're going to do it, but v, decision by the middle of next The State Budget and Cont | last month that the RHUU F ; with University Printing Ser request from the University nurchase new eauinment. I RICHARD DAVIS, directoi Services, explained, "The b< that the Russell House Print utilization of the equipment th The State Budget and Conti to approve anything a univ buys, and also to grant the outside printing jobs, Davis s Tom Otts, director of Ri Union, said, 'There seem? thought here not toimplem mendation. We felt it was inc purpose of our printing servk r claims ha ver classes and exa received a letter cently denied tenure there would be a s issment" by the ad- his classes proi rtment of Foreign students. Radclif visitation was tha r of French for six feel the Policy C re denial on April 26, pose sanctions on tion is that during the the decisions," he derations other than Radcliffe also c it appeared to me." no privilege to de k professor in the a professor. He sf iges, and claims that way a professor ] ling his tenure were academic freedo "It appears to me education is achic stically in the South. RADCLIFFE C It now takes the form Policy Committe lid. course syllabus a C, Department of He firmly refuse ;aid, "I would have no classroom, howe^ cial reasons for the "Classroom vi >ersonnel matter and effect on the mo el I can't comment." would have detrii .IHn?n "f Uumnnititnc n f na/iKop T (nlrl IllC^C U1 11U1UCI 1111.1 lv;o a itavuvi . * wiu re was nothing in the rather than com icate that there were coerced classroc decision." removed from th Committee chairman Radcliffe addc 1 tenure, said he does the decision on ise, but considers it a ultimatum. He s; dire protest," he /e vote by the faculty He said he doc ings and was granted his classroom, b m in late September. Foreign Langua i who had received a his particular ca ered only if there was whom I have no done nothing bu ;ed Radcliffe's tenure ded. s, Radcliffe said. The During the spi ching was "erratic, was first told of rable," he said. of the faculty, he lis chance for tenure *Ie sa'^? w but was not lold the Rather than pui ild take place on Oct. 2 ?ac|_n0 recourse uy my cuiuticui diacy. I feel that the >t afford me the op- "It's simply a isary new evidence," purpose is to not possible to gather pressure me, or a new hearing," he resigning, whic intends "to seel s semester his classes against me," th as a result of a com- plans. nmrinrf D in. P oHnliffo VyoI oajr 1115 ivuuviuiv o 111- Avauvuttv paration for the course precedent tht w< e's) ineptness." tenure decision nyself or to respond to has not taken i s clearly unilateral," precedent with at large suscep Committee examining ministration ar litted the status of his terrupt classroc I decision 1 eavor "Many of the ' Wrh*r for not being < ing of Russell House request money * vith University Printing more effective, y next week, according Davis said, is vice president for students are jiu affairs. four months t ????! /liD/iiiocinnc nkrait molrintf mndOV VCiai UIOVUOOIUIIO OUVUl >rint shops. I doubt that month operatio >e should have a final "IF THE 1 week/' Vlahoplus said, equipment coul rol Board recommended We're a very I >rint Shop be combined have any brea vices after receiving a prepare regis! Union for approval to administrative University ] r or university ranting *?zd,uw wurui >ard indicated they felt ployees and bel ; Shop was getting poor work for the sc ty had on hand." to printing, Un rol Board has the power mailing of the ersity printing service copying machii privilege of bidding for Otts said the aid. Print Shop wai isseil House University to emphasize d to be a concensus of auxiliary servi ent the board's recom- University Pri onsistent with the whole markets," he i rassment f mples of examinations. He then ff from the Policy Committee saying f ieries of official monitoring visits to { npted by complaints of present M fe's primary argument against the t he was "not allowed due process. I M ommittee acted unilaterally to im- |f t me. I wasn't even consulted about | i added. f| ontended the Policy Committee had termining the classroom methods of lid, "It was my impression that they presents his material is a matter of m as long as the ultimate goal of sved." CONCEDED two major points to the e, and agreed to strictly adhere to a nd devise a written grading system, d to allow the committee to visit his yer. sitation would have a devastating rale and progress of the class, and mental effect on my effectiveness as them, (the Policy Committee) that ply with their unilateral decision of >m visitaiton, I would prefer to be e classroom this instance." *1 that he would have submitted to ily if he had received a written aid, "I would then comply, but under said. isn't object to having a team visit at he does not feel that anyone in the ge Department can be objective in se. "The people in this department in more confidence, no more trust have it succeed in harassing me," he ad'fnc semester of 1979. when Radcliffe the final overwhelming negative vote ; gave all students in his class A's. as a physical and emotional wreck. ' lish the students for my problems, I but to give them all A's. 1 was forced < :e." game with them," he added. "Their 1 document their contentions, or to harass me, to menace me into h I shall not do." Radcliffe said he c redress for the wrongs perpetrated ough he declined to mention specific j ieves there is great danger in the xild be set by the manner in which his was handled. "The Policy Committee into consideration that to set a bad me would be to have every professor >tible to the same, to having the adid other professors barge in and inims," he said. 1 ext week recommendations nave criucizeu us iffective," Otts said, "but when we ar equipment that would help make us we're turned down." "If you look at it realistically, the it here eight months of the year, so for he Russell House Print Shop isn't , whereas University Printing is a 12n." [ *WO shops were consolidated, the d be used to handle the workload here, nisy operation year round. We don't tks. During the summer months we tration materials lesson materials, forms and a lot more," Davis said. Uvlniinrt SamjI/uw HV?rfl0M ahflut ft ft MV? TBVW WW* VIQWW of business a year. 25 full time emween five and ten work-study students srvice on a 12-month basis. In addition iversity Printing handles all the bulk university, as well as managing the nes on campus, according to Davis, main feason for beginning the RHUU s to provide a student service. "1 want that we're a student service, not an ice'. We never intended to compete with inting. We have significantly different idded. S~ Printing. 3 Bernard Daetwy/er USC stat< causes c By Ronda T Oamacock Si There is confusion among USC offn working with the state attorney genei violation of the law for misusing sta organizations. USC is trying to solve the disagr "amenable way" and has not sough general at this point, Chip Gray of inf USC can work the problem out wit! "the situation has far-reaching effe dations that raise money for publi< added. BERNARD DAETWYLER, syster finance, said the issue "revolves foundation office expenses should be FrkitiiHalim-i fnnHe " Dflptwvler Said LVUilUUVlV/x ? conferring with the attorney general' The report detailing USC's misuse < with a recommendation that USC off office about the problem, Mark Dillf said. Dillard at first said he believe concerning the matter, but his secre attorney Tim Quinn had contacted advice on the situation. Quinn was unavailable for comi statement saying he did not wist statement could be obtained from C affairs who did not wish to be iden ments for legal affairs until he had c< Gray repeatedly said USC had nc office but Robert Denton, USC vic< Quinn, USC counsel, is talking to the problem." THE UNIVERSITY'S position is wrong?we haven't done anything CaroHna doesn't do," said Denton. The state auditor's office release detailing the illegality of funding tt Alumni Association with state moi practice "cease immediately and amounts owed to USC by the founda that this amount be paid to USC by tl The report cited the illegality of fi the Libyan Arab Republic for $56,49 put directly into the Educational 1 USC's books. The report stated that out of the ordinary and the auditor for such transfers. A substantial portion of expense USC Alumni Association are paid t the report. Revenues derived by the outside university records and the r expenditures of any organization sh The auditor's report concluded tl either completely autonomous ar revenues be recorded on USC's bool Portions of the Alumni Associat ships and the report said using appi revenue for scholarships violate propria tions Act. . . *; '* x. v. : jfs.' ' * ' . >'* '' ii wmmm 1m mmsmF wwm Robert Denton 2 funding onfusion ftmnlatnn tiff Writer zials over whether the university is al's office to determine if USC is in ite funds in operating fund-raising eement with state auditors in an it the advice of the state attorney ormation services said. lout the attorney general's aid, but cts because of a number of foun : institutions in the state," Gray n vice president for business and around whether the educational university expense or educational he believes USC attorneys were s office to solve the matter. of funds was given to the university icials talk to the attorney general s ?rd of the attorney general's office *?i ?J cl Ub(J naa not coniacieu nis ounjt tary later found evidence that USC the attorney general's office for nent, but his secretary issued a ) to discuss the subject and his hip Gray. A spokesperson for legal tified said he would issue no corninsulted Grav. ?t contacted the attorney general's e president of finance, said, "Tim attorney general's office about the , "that we haven't done anything that every other school in South d a 78-page report in mid-October ie Educational Association and the ley. The report recommended the that a determination be made of tion for past services rendered, and ie foundation." .rnd transfers, notably a check from 6 received on June 27,1978 that was ?minHatinn unH rw>vpr recorded on I VUIIVU4VIVI* **. - ? ?.w ? ? ? ? ? transfers of "such magnitude" are 's office was aware of no approvals s involved in the operations of the -* ?* C% AA^Arilmff f A ty appi upi lavcu luiiua, awuiumg w (Alumni Association are maintained eport stressed that the revenues and ould be kept in one set of books, hat the Alumni Association must be id pay its own expenses or 44 the ts and used to defray the expenses." ion's revenue are used for scholarropriated funds to develop sources of is Section 124 of the 1977-78 Ap~