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g\ Volume LXX, No. "71 University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C. Mar. 19, 19BO Two set Kellner, Flov< By Rachel Koenig By Jean Ralston Gamecock staff writers The 1980-81 Student Government officers were selected in last run-off with I,arrv Kellner. Jeff Floyd and Barbara Derric chosen as President-elect, vice-president and treasure respectively. Kellner gathered 1,271 votes to Tony Turner's 1,047. Kellner c 55 percent of the vote after finishing second to Turner in last general election. Floyd, the pro-temp of the senate, scored 68 percent of the v< defeated Matt Ward 1,545 votes to 728. Floyd said the reason he carrmaien is because he "met with the people " and went door asking students what they wanted to see in SG. Derrick received 1,232 votes while her opponent, Robert Bu 1,039. Derrick said she "wants to see what the treasurer's offi about." Derrick managed to get 58 percent of the vote. STEVE (iOKI)EN defeated Chris Handal by a vote of 120 t< District 4, Seat 1 in the Towers. In the race in HumanitW .Sciences, District 10, Patrick Bergen wnn bz votes Deai raui ai 40 votes for Seat 2. Sharon Weagly defeated Steve Moon for Se, vote of 46 to 42. A second run-off will be held for Seat 5 betw Watts with 32 votes and Donald Hottle with 26 votes. Jerry Ba: received 25 votes is out of the race. A second run-off will be held for District 4, Seat 4 in the Quadrangle after Ted Camp and Phillip McAbee tied with 86 vot Ill UiSU ll'i in, VvI iiiinidi juautc, e<i it miuci ucicaicu votes to 7. Results will be unofficial until all contested ballots are veril the Office of the Registrar's office today, according to Paul Re election commissioner. Reeves said no date has been set for the run-off election, but held before inauguration Tuesday. T11K BREAKDOWN OF the voting in each district is listed: Maxcy-Thornwell: Kellner 93, Turner 74; Floyd 100, Ward UU IlorfW'lf 7fi Preston-Woodrow: Turner 53, Kellner 50; Floyd 66, Ward 37 62. Burton 42. Womens* Quadrangle: Kellner 58, Turner 49; Floyd 75, > Derrick 53, Burton 51. South Building: Turner 91, Kellner 65; Floyd 130, Ward 24; I)< Burton 63. South Tower: Turner 90, Kellner 40; Floyd 111, Ward 18; I)< Burton 24. Capstone: Kellner 67, Turner 59; Floyd 99, Ward 27; I)c Burton 61 Columbia Hall: Kellner 167, Turner 52; Floyd 138, Ward 78; 112, Burton 105. Wade Hampton Hotel: Kellner 107, Turner 71; Floyd 106, \ Derrick 101, Burton 74. Coricer ??/Kf ? O uci tu^uf ouyo By Teresa K. Weaver Gam?cock Staff Writer Efforts by USC administration officials to block a state grievance procedure have been called "uncompromising and unreasonable" by a state legislator. t'nn inhn Miloc li.Qiimfr?r nnH PlnmnHnti iritrndnrpd tho I >11 I . uvyilll 1T1I1VO, IV UUUlVVt UIIV4 V/a.vawn, ...?. measure designed specifically to handle matters concerning university faculty. The proposal was presented to the S C. Senate Subcommittee on Education as an amendment to a bill exempting academic personnel from state personnel regulations. It would also bar faculty from appealing dismissals in the state grievance procedure. MILES SA1I) THE only "active opponent" to the amendment has been USC, although passage of the legislation would affect every institution of higher learning in the state. "What we've come up with is a compromise between total autonomy and just letting everyone appear before the State Grievance Committee. I personally feel that it is a fait* and equitable middle ground, but USC apparently doesn't feel that way," Miles said. " * ?:-1 Miloc niv uiuy cuiuruvei situ ua|K^i wi mc aniciiuuicut, muvo said, is the creation of an appeals procedure for faculty members under the state system. Traditionally, individual universities have had the right to follow their own internal procedures of deciding grievance matters.- The State Grievance Committee, however, acting under the authority of the state Budget and Control Board, has the power to reverse any order of the nil.aKcitir naKiaitiind nmnlm;mp?lt mnttpr? Ulll VVI OIVJT pvi VdllllKg ?>V Vlll|^ivjr ?a?vaa? Two recent opinions from the attorney general's office > > stated that faculty members should be considered as state iate seats require another run d, Derrick win S ' 4i / ' night's , >v t'_, i_ i .v' \ -, *" '* v-' v.-r^'V-''/ * ""5'^iV? >r-elect, aptured week's %v* " Jte^TncT ! s * ::V-?^:; <%y won the -to-door rton got ce is all > BflE^^SSWr^l ?s-Social \i I % L^^^sB^BH^k \ ?L ^ : ^ ,J5Bfl^^9Hrc||^B '-i.: I; Burton ^{S^:y:;}^i^/; ' V Derrick j^^Hf^n^fljjjj^^tijtiHMM^^HL7 >. -: errick 94, ^^B^^HHHBHBK3t,I 'Ofl^Br .,v irrick 55, ; Derrick jeff Floyd, vice president, Barbara Dei ,, . treasurer, and Larry Keltner, presic Vara 68; ning faculty grievance proce* (JSC efforts *ut employees and have the right to appeal to the State Grievance Committee. USC HAS FILKI) a suit asking for an order exempting faculty members from state employee regulations. In the suit, USC contends that non-professionals do not have the experience necessary to evaluate a faculty member's performance as well as his peers can. Under the amendment being considered in the Senate Education Committee, the State Institution of Higher Learning Grievance Committee would be established to deal exclusively with matters involving academic personnel. The review could then be conducted by a group of professionals, Miles said, outside the university. The governor would appoint nine members from the boards of state universities and colleges to serve on the committee for two-year terms. A faculty member from any university in the state could appeal his case to the committee if for some reason he felt he had not been allowed due process in the internal procedure. A case would first be heard by three members of the committee, and if the faculty member was not satisfied with the decision, a review could be held by tne enure committee. Miles said some members of state university administrations have been "adamant" in not allowing any opportunity for (acuity members to appeal dismissals nufoiHo tho nnivarcitu cvctom \/UVOIVtV V* IV Mill* v.* U* VJ tfJUVVKI. "My personal feeling is that a strictly internal system would not be fair," he said. "For one thing, elected boards have more important things to do, and it would simply take too much time to settle grievance issues. Also, any adverse rulina of the board would in effect be an adverse ruling against the institution itself. That certainly wouldn't be fair,/' *.v. * * ? ???* '-off >G elections P^Pr^^-J^.""--' -- ?-^S??--:"----'^-?'-' rf-'Vv3v-.:"- - ^'j ; ,/} >v ^ ? 'r4*' n|P ~'*rT rr t i | ' / " "v ^ '-1J^8 ::--r f 3MMHB " f - g " I ? ? - V- ' ff5 ) > -' *-. " 1 | - - :}.. ' . ,-.;/ , ' '- . \ j .'?Ak. \ Wffi&SSK^Bm ' C miMi :l Mr f *- - s MBWMwIM :; ;--f l>av?- Maltht-ws-4> \MK( (K K rick, celebrate their victories following SG run offs Jent, Tuesday. dures treasonable' MILKS ADDKI), "It is unthinkable to me for a person to work for five or six years, be approved by his peers, recommended by his clean, recommended by the provost and then vetoed by the president, who is not even required to*give any kind of explanation. That is a basic violation of uue pi He believes the amendment is "at an impasse" right now in the legislative process because of the uncompromising attitude of the USC administration. Miles said USC President James B. Holderman has been "unreasonable" in negotiations, and is "in no hurry" to push the amendment through the Senate. UnMormari pnnlrl nA> ho roaj'hoH fr?i* 1 IU1UVI >111(11 VUUIVI liwk I VUVUVM *V? VV/IIUIIVUV, Miles met with Holderman Monday "in what turned out to be a very brief meeting," the senator said. Also, Miles said he has drafted a letter to the USC board of trustees explaining his position on the amendment and that he hopes to appear before the full board soon. The exact date will be entirely up to the board, Miles said. "I have no interest in this matter except as an elected official; I have no personal vendetta in this. I'm trying to represent the best interests of all the people, and not necessarily just the administration," Miles said. "I will continue to meet with anyone who wants to discuss the amendment. But I do not want to meet with people who want to chide me like a little boy or to argue, " he said. Miles said his main obejctive now is to determine how faculty members of state universities feel about the issue, since they are the ones most directly affected by it. "If the facultv comDletelv asfrees with the administration on this, then far be it frontline to fight a battle in which no one is concerned," he said. ' The bill has not yet been placed on the Senate agenda.