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Volume LXX, No. "71 University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C. Mar. 19, 19BO
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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said, is the creation of an appeals procedure for faculty
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to follow their own internal procedures of deciding
grievance matters.- The State Grievance Committee,
however, acting under the authority of the state Budget and
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employees and have the right to appeal to the State
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.