The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, January 18, 1980, Page Page 6, Image 6
SG rules broken
Remember the old saying, "Rules are meant to be broken?" That's
the one people use to justify their wrongdoings and improprieties.
Although the saying is used frequently, it only takes a little thought
and examination to realize that it is an invalid excuse for incompetence.
Rules are not meant to be broken; they are meant to be adhered to, a
concept a few USC staff members are having a hard time understanding.
In Wednesday's (ianiecock, and also in today's paper, two Student
Affairs staff members onenlv admitted tn hrpnkina mine tVrit hono
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established by Student Government. First, Doug Bostick, adviser to the
Student Allocations Commission, said he broke the rules because he felt
student organizations budget revisions should be handled by his office,
not by the Student Senate.
If this is the case, and it may very well be. why doesn't Student
Government examine the possibility of making some sort of change in
the codification. If the SG rule is a proper one, someone should put a
hold on Bostick's illegal activities and suggest to him that he get in line
with the laws that Student Government has laid down.
SKCOM), Frank Ardaiolo, associate dean of Student Affairs, adV-*
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?..inv?j ue uiw is hi ii luiiuwmg me lines, lie nas neglected to send
confidential case summaries to the campus court, a rule which is
clearly stated within the Judicial Reform Bill, contained in the SG
codification. His only excuse for not doing so is no one asked him to, a
verv poor excuse indeed.
Just because the Internal Revenue Service doesn't send a personal
representative to your home to remind you to submit tax forms doesn't
automatically give you the right not to.
There are two underlying problems with this neglect of proper
procedures. Student Government already has a credibility problem,
and this credibility is not going to improve if USC staff members can't
give mem tne respect they deserve. And how does Ardiaolo, who incidentally
is in charge of disciplinary problems with students, expect
students to learn to have respect for laws when he himself has none.
STUDENT GOVERNMENT should enforce the rules they have set up,
no matter who is breaking them. Just because Ardiaolo and Bostick are
not students does not mean they are exempt from these laws. Perhaps
they should be tried in campus court for improprieties ? as Joe Scalera
was in the fall, or are those in Student Affairs above the law?
Some may say that these are insignificant rules and not following
them makes no real difference, but this is a corrupt way of running a
uepanmeni, ana wno knows how far it will be allowed to go.
Student Affairs is proving their department is adept at sapping power
away from students, a power that rightfully belongs to students. Bostick
has no right to abandon the laws set for SAC. In fact, no one does.
AFTER ALL, he is only the SAC adviser, although at times it appears
as if he is SAC himself. This is an organization set up for the students to
run and administrate and Bostick should only offer advice, like any
good adviser.
Ardiaolo, by not submitting proper information to the campus court,
is exhibiting his respect for the campus court system in a negative way.
One could assume he disregards the campus court system in other
ways. This violation may be only the tip of the iceberg. The same goes
for Bostick.
Perhaps a full investigation into Student Affnirs nwraHno
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should be conducted, but this would be very difficult because those who
could initiate such an investigation are obviously a little afraid to do so
Why can't the elected senators stand up and say. "Hey, I have a duty to
my constituents to uphold the laws which have been made by them
through the democratic process, no matter who 1 have to confront."
IT IS ALSO the students' duty to provide incentive and make it clear
to their representatives that they want (his type of neglect of their laws
to be halted immediately
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To the Editor:
I was appalled to read about our
(??) board of trustees approving
yet another increase for housing.
This is not the first, nor the
second increase since I moved to
Cliff Apartments in June 1978. I
simply cannot see where an increase
in housing (an especially
for married students) is justified.
First of all, those of us who live
in married student housing pay for
our own phones. Thus, this "10
percent increase" is hardly
justifiable. Secondly, what supplies
do we pay for? We furnish our
own paper towels and toilet paper.
Student p
drop-add
to avoid
To the Editor:
as a veteran of numerous D-day
coliseum, 1 have come to know the re
and the agony of defeat."
I am faced with a problem several <
also ? waiting in line for eternity onh
the last seat in the class was just giv<
also contend with a computer hell
usually successfully.
But alas, my purpose here is not
offer a suggestion for its improvemei
add slips to be two different colors, all
at a glance the intentions of others
could then make arrangements with!
possibly helpful solution to a gigantic
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As far as utilities are concerned,
a considerable savings would be
experienced if our apartments
were not kept like ovens in the fall.
When an increase is justified, 1
that is something else. However, in
this situation, I don't see where an
increase is justified at all.
Little did I know when I moved
into a one-bedroom apartment
paying $155 a month, I would
eventually be paying $210 ? or
whatever.
Kendy L. Bnland
pharmacy si?i?i?r
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proposes
changes
hassles
(alias drop-add) invasions on the
al meaning of "the thrill of victory
other people here at Carolina have
y to arrive at the desk and find that
jn to the guy in front of me. I must
-bent on wrecking my schedule,
to condemn this exercise, only to
[it. My proposal is for the drop and
lowing students in line to recognize
SninonnA iilit-hmit nJ'1 ?
oiling iu auu a course
someoife dropping. It's a small but
problem.
* David F. Deal
journalism junior
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needs to be
abolished
for Greeks
To the Editor:
The time has come at USC for
students to end prejudices of all
kinds, including views such as Mr.
I Fancher's (Gamecock, Dec. 7).
I His condemning of pvprv
i nity and sorority member on
campus is as backward as the
same resentments held by Greeks
toward non-aligned students.
You would think that after four
years of "experience" at Carolina,
Chris Fancher would realize that
both sides consist of people with
individual preferences. There are
preppy dressers and disco freaks
at (JSC in all walks of life, Greeks
and GDI's. I'm sure that Mr.
Fancher would be surprised to
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vm >i nun many urtL'His pruuauiy
share his own lifestyle.
If all students at Carolina would
stop disliking each other for such
ridiculous reasons, we could
finally unite and solve some of the
real problems. Maybe then the
atmosphere at Homecoming would
be pleasant and not filled with the
racial politics involving elections.
Maybe then university events
would involve all students and not
just those who work so hard to plan
them. USC students could be proud
of their university by becoming
more a part of it.
I think it's about time that
students quit referring to other
students as "them" because of
their race, dress styles, or
organizational involvement.
Bruce Ritchie
journalism freshman