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% i I i ? v *- ' g Monday Volume LXX, No. 30 University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C. Nov. 5, 19~79 Edwai By Teresa Weaver G*mccock 8t?H Wrtt?r Former S.C. Gov. Ja Edwards said he would h? just as the current govern drastically cutting the an nuclear waste coming i state for burial. "I think it was a go< Knowing all the facts, I ( would have acted just < Riley did/' Edwards said. Edwards' comments cai Gov. Riley announced Oct "f^ '-^BK0^\. :':; BI^Hk^^^?^bh9 Former Governor J move to limit nucfeai idea." 'W' Gn mem The Student Senate A< a member of the Facull the "W" grading systerc Ryan said the major < in which k student can c francnrint fn nna waat ?? mim/v* w viav tt vvr drop/add period." One of the major reasi were "shopping arounc reason was that "manj they could drop one, ? couldn't get in," he addc | A STUDENT SHOU1 sophomore year becai avoid/' Kyan said. Mo derclassmen, he added. There are two reason! are failing, and becausc into another field of stuc i Sen. Matt Ward, a me students drop a cours because they are explor Members of the stud* over the fact that many tl_. ^.44. ft Aft reauy gei 10 Know ine pi requirements. The gen< be nice for one week." THE STUDENT CO from the committee vestigating the "W" sy and the main reason wc the faculty committee.' The academic comn have a place on the facu The move from a six reaction" by the facult] one week was too far th< Ward also expressec change of the one-week become too ingrained.1 graduate, and new stu % i i i / , ' * dsback the storage site at Bar handles 80 percent of t mes B. nuclear waste in the ra tve done the volume it accepts b or did in The move by Ri nount of followed the closings into the other commercial Washington and Nev have a strong imp )d idea, federal government's jrobably nuclear waste, Edv as Gov. "Gov. Riley and se governors have put down, and it's going ne after federal government U . 31 that . action/'he added. v mr[ _ amds B. Edwards said Gov. I r- waste fn South Carolines ndirta svs\ is discuss< By Ronda Temptoton Osimcock Staff Wrtt?r cademics Committee met with Ja t.. u_t _t_ t. J: IL ly ocuaic, msi wwk iu UlSClUtti U1 I. consideration in limiting the amo Irop a course without receiving a c was to "tie the 'W' system ii ons for the new regulations was th I" for an easy course, Ryan sai r people were taking on an extra and people who really needed >d. LD NOT have to drop classes ise by then "they know what t st of the students dropping cour i for a student to drop a course; be 5 tney are taking tne course as an < ly, according to Ryan. mber of the committee, said the n e is because they are failing, ing other fields of learning. ;nt academics committee express students feel one week is not eno ofessor, his grading system or the era! consensus was that "any tee MMITTEE recommended a rep be a part of the faculty comi stem. Ryan said "this would not i >uld be that there are already two ? littee voted to propose one of it ilty committee. -week to a one-week drop date m f, Ward said. "Six weeks was too i b other wayhe added. ! concern over the necessity of [ drop date. If .we don't change it People who are aware of the old i dents won't know there was a bt s Riley o; nwell which As a former cha he low-level Subcommittee on Ni ition will cut of the National Go y one-half. ference, Edwards S? iley, which a strong supporte of the two energy for years. 1 dumps in nuclear industry ada, should economic important act on the but it's time for position on government to take yards said, create a place for it. veral other their foot Edwards said h< to force the that the federal gc j take some formulate a policy < , transporting and waste, which he se problems of nuclear "What we neec government to rid< transporting of the handle it nicely o here," he said. "Tr packaging must be professional mann added. A solution to the problem which mi the national gov cording to Edwards of several regional went on record ; regional repositoric ' and low-level nuclc said. citizen, Edwards i appear before th< committee on Ener ssrr"*" es a good Edwards said h< tern ed API E Several questio seph Ryan, ployment applica e merits of cording to Ec guidelines. unt of time The USC emplo; "W" on his employees for da 11 with the national origin. El nwiiMt siifh Hntn at students The guidelines d. Another taining to age are t course so antj ajj inquiries ii the course intends to becon j discriminatory. Ir after their questions pertaini eachers to asked on employnr ses are un .. 'Basic, icause they . experiment QnytnMQ lain reason ^ HOt CI nnH rnrolv i While the EEOC ugh time to an(j regulations a S?5-a Joe Smalls of the could sai^ "Basically, employees anythii resentative some questions t mission in- guidelines." Appli go too well, if they can prove students on were used, he add< , The USC non-ed 3 members asks prospective EEOiV guidelines i is an "over for proof of age aft liberal, and position. Inquiries as to v immediate become U.S. citiz< now, it will by the EEOC, I system will plicants' heritage, rtter way." [ includes questions employees'native n nuclear \ irman of the vGov. Riley will be facc nclear Energy pressure from the pernors' Con- government because ol lid he has been stand. "I would hopi r nf niirlpnr rVanoi4mon( ftf XTnowtv m w- JL/VpUI VallVAIV VI Mllvi Hte said, "The closely with the govern is of great more permanent soli ie to the state, wards said. "There the federal requirements concerr a position and transport and storage, no enforcement." ; is confident A significantly larg< vernment will than the amount of < concerning the waste coming into the packaging of "staggering" amount es as the real BMBunw; : energy. I is for the BfPSSfE^S " 1 't * e herd on the waste. We can !/"$ / rice we get it |j % ansporting and ist come from 'ernment, ac, is the creation repositories. I *.a V ?i ? federal nuclear Edwards is schet i doesn't think committee on Ener May be discri plications ly Ronda Temptoton J Gamecock Staff Writer gtti ns on the USC non-academic em- son ition may be discriminatory, ac- anc |ual Employment Opportunity tak Am VIU yrment application asks prospective aft ta concerning age, citizenship and pli< EOC guidelines claim agencies that ad< may be discriminatory. 1 indicate that any questions per- wo discriminatory inquiries and "any Jai ito whether the applicant is now or cit le a U.S. citizen" may also be mc i addition, the EEOC recommends qu< ng to national origin should not be vis lent applications. dis ally, an agency can a ' they want, but it is unwis imply with EEOC guideiint ' regulations are not law, the rules 1 re often supported by the courts. ag< S.C. Human Affairs Commission us< an asencv can ask orosDective Mc ig they want, but it is unwise to ask "A that do not comply with EEOC ap] cants refused positions can file suit wa discriminatory hiring procedures ad< sd. 1 taxational employment application apj employees for their date of birth, or ~A _ A. - 4L 1 A-l-1- 5 4aM, siate u?e oniy accepiaoie inquiry is iyj er the applicant has been granted a unl the vhether applicants are or intend to att ens are considered discriminatory > is are questions concerning ap- coi . The USC employment application the \ about citizenship and prospective del country. do waste si id with any nuclear waste w! national from the produc I his recent from atomic 1 e that the said. would work or to find a The material ii ition," Eld- form, which evei are new won't accept. / ling waste wards, the state' but there's included $3 or \ conversion of glassified brique er problem buried. The commercial ministration, ho\ state is the amount from the of military S? c'^TSS:T ?^E|^K-?9|^9K& : ' fufed to testify before th gy next week. minatory quesuu ane Jameson of USC personnel tement saying forms associal mel/budget/payroll system ar i updated. The statement said en to revise the application ployment so that the date of bir er hire." Native country will n cants who are not U.S. citize J l leu. 'he statement did not mention \ uld be asked if they were citiw meson said "we are required b izenship." Jameson said she b ;nt of labor required applicai estions concerning citizenship as." The EEOC said such inqui criminatory. isk prospective ei re to ask some quest is.' * i'Ji - . v rhere is nothing wrong with ask! e, citizenship and native countr ?s the answers in a discriminai >rton of the S.C. Human Affairs comoanv can ask anvthins tl plication, but if someone files s discriminated against there c ded. Ptw? RRnr fftiiHolinoc ctaf-A that plicant's religion, race, color, t ancestry, sex, marital status, >e and date of military discharg less the information can be shov ? job in question. It is illegal to ach a picture to his application I Vhile questions about physic* isidered discriminatory by the; s law to deny employment bee feet where the reasonable derm not require such a distinction. i ..y* :and hich was left over tion of plutonium x>mbs, Edwards j now in liquid salt i the Barnwell site According to Eds budget last year M billion for the the liquid into ts which could be present advpvpr HoWivi th*? budget, he said. ? Edwards page 3 MsiF e Senate Sub ned I services issued a ted with the pere being reviewed ! "steps are being for non-academic th is required only ot be asked of apns, the statement vhether applicants ms of the U.S., but >y law to ask about 1 ii J a. eneveu me aeparints to answer the because of "work ries are considered np/oyees tions that _ _ w omaus 11.1 n ing questions about y unless the agency ory fashion, Larry s Commission said, hey want to on an suit and proves he :an be trouble," he questions about an ige, national origin family plans and e should be avoided m to be pertinent to ask an applicant to Form. il defects are not EEOC, it is against ause of a physical inds of the position