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Policei By Danny Powell | N?wa Edhor An unofficial "get tough" Dolicv is being considered bv some campus police officers after the special security report released June 16 deemed them "inefficient." | "The overall attitude of the department is 'if they want arrests, they'll get arrests,' instead of turning students over | to their deans for disciplinary action," a USC police officer said. He wished to remain anonymous because he does not - v V mm USC's Board of Trus suspension policy at theii T rustees to grieva By Walter Allrea< Staff Writer New academic grievance pr< were debated in the Faculty Senat , were approved Thursday by Trustees. The new procedures should pro1 a more suitable means of redres chairman of the Faculty Advisory "We've got over a thousand here," Perry Ashley of the Col said, "so it would be impossible I But we've got a basic idea everyb< The procedures are the first tc since Gov. Dick Riley signed ii allowing state colleges and univer own tenure boards and grievance < The new policy outlines five member may take with grieva 1 a. ~ 1.1 A i A : appeal 10 uie /vcuueuuc /\nairs Board of Trustees in consultatio Liaison Committee. ASHLEY SAID THE avenue c with the board subcommittee. The GAMECOCK is the student newspaper of the University of South Carolina and is published three times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays during the fall and spring somosters and once weekly on Wednesdays during I both summer sessions with the exception of university holidays and examination periods. Opinions expressed in the GAMECOCK i are must) 01 m? tumors mm noi mosu 01 mu University of South Carolina. The University of South Carolina is an equal opportunity institution. 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(Photo by h > give app nice proc He noted th five faculty i visory role 11 >cedures ? which mends an ec ;e for five months ? president of I USC's Board of reject that re within the un policy states. /ide professors with is, according to the USC Prove* Committee. faculty memt faculty members Committee a lege of Journalism provides prol to satisfy everyone, reappointmei ixiy can live with." fair represei grievance." ) be put into effect nto law legislation Ashley said sities to set up their better idea < committees. because of ft whole crux o steps the faculty volved will b nces, including an nesstotheinc Committee of the n with the Faculty He said he need for lawsi did not know >f appeal now rests has been invo jf" Now ai [ |pl Delicioi IM D Iv* Choice of 1 meat Qy cooked vegetati _ I southern comb ,0 ZL rolls I -?L 9 (STEAKSJ Open Mor ^HOME OF HAROI Order 1317 SUMTER J ts campw Columbia area had a lower crime index, the measurement used to determine crime levels, than Charlotte, Jackson, Miss, and Atlanta. THE OFFICER CLAIMED the biggest problem faced by the campus police is the lack of proper funds to run the department. The officer said you could not attract quality law officers unless you paid the standard rate paid by local authorities. "What we need is more l mMP* ,? " - .v .. < v J^SaX'. HllHifillflH^^H^^I^Eb&^^^^HBRi?::::.i.-;:.:< & $?&;?& - -' ]/-; - ' BRi-'-'!'v?&i?: <$? ':- v.- ...vj *nce procedures and a new faren Kemper) roval edures lat the liaison committee, composed members, will have a non-voting a i the process. The committee recor [uitable resolution of the case to tl 1 1 ii-- ? jie university, wno may implement < solution, but the final level of recours iversity rests with the board, the ne st Francis Borkowski believes it giv >ers a better deal because the Grievan in summarize cases for them. He said "essors with grievances involving no it, denial of tenure or of promotion 4 itation on the basis of their initi I professors with grievances will have )f where they stand in the procedu ill reports during the procedure: "Tl f the thing is that faculty members i e told what's going on. Of course, fa iividual was a major concern." hopes the new policy will preclude ai nits in grievance proceedings, adding 1 how many such lawsuits the universi lved in. seel Procedures, page I t Harold's with coupon us Home Cooking 3 PM until 8 PM , 3 home >les. hot M III read o> H void after June 30,1980 iday thro Friday 7 AM 9 PM LD'S FAMOUS STEAK SANDWICH s To Go Call 254 6382 svii Smurdoys juJ Su-mnv STREET. DOWNTOWN COLUMBIA lamHHHBHMMl s security mobile patrols, so they can react faster," he said, but the administration is not going to put out the money to equip more patrol cars for each shift. Campus police have four patrol cars in service. "Beat patrols are effective if you can put a man on every block," he said. However, he said there are officers, including a lieutenant, who have been found sleeping on the job, especially on the midnight to 8 a.m. shift. "Beat patrolmen would be great if they worked I USC reva _ Ibuspensit By Wa USC has adopted a new s us pen should be suspended from the uni involving a grade point deficit. To find out if a student is in da from 2.0 and multiply it by the n more than 24 the student is susp< student is in danger of suspension USC Provost Francis Borkowsl I seem tougher, but he contends students. ITnHf?r thp nnlirv annrnvpH Thi I student whose semester, yearly considered to be scholastically de this deficiency by a notice on th? each term. P "It will be a little tighter," Bor to the coin ? it will give the studei Recommended to the board by 1 Committee of the Faculty Senate of a grade point deficit. "The GPD is the number of gr; 2.0 GPR," the policy states, "1 tracting the number of grade po grade point hours attempted." FIRST SUSPENSION occurs i! is greater than 24, replacing the | on probation if they flunked half t Suspension lasts two semesters student may attend summer schc cancel the suspension, although s Beginning this fall, no grade { semester will be considered for policy. But as USC President Ja ?f meeting, "a student's old rec d" cumulative deficiency totals will n_ along with the student's permane he The policy also gives suspen< or committee, board members were 3e Borkowski said under the old w had no idea where they stood a acceptance to professional colleg es STUDENT GOVERNMENT \ ce Borkowski, saying, "I think it mi some Carolina students," but felt Kellner said he met with Borkc . on it." He said the computer-p aj should prove to be a good idea. in~ I A K Suurvn [r- I Tfk jfTT I' ^ m ?y 1 with all the out he more warm days 1 ty wardrobe with >J SUN i 425 AS | oneDaySer :i 1 Gold seal Se GoodParkir i I; Formal we< Branch Office at j For wade Ha Fabric system their beats." The officer said the investigative branch of campus police leaves much to be j desired. He said they come into work in the morning and leave at night without doing much investigating. [ The reason campus policc do not have a very high clearance rate of crimes committed is because the investigative department is inefficient, he said. A SET POLICY on procedure, see Policeman, page 5 imps *n nolirtj JL Iter Allread i? Writer sion policy. To determine if a student versity, USC worked out a set formula nger of suspension, subtract the GPR umber of hours taken. If the result is jnded. Anything between 0 and 24 the ti said the new suspension policy may it will prove beneficial to Carolina ursday by the Board of Trustees, any , or cumulative GPR is below 2.0 is ificient. The student will be warned of b student's grade report at the end of kowski said, "but there's another side it a very clear message." the Scholastic Standards and Petitions , the policy hinges on the computation ade points a student lacks of having a rhis can easily be calculated by subints earned from twice the number of I either the yearly or cumulative GPD previous policy which had students put heir courses, Borkowski said, i, beginning in the fall, and a suspended K>1 following it to increase his GPR and ubsequent suspensions are possible. >oint deficit accumulated prior to that suspension purposes, according to the mes B. Holderman noted at the board ords can never be 'wiped out' and I I IJ 1 il _4 I A 1~ -4^ : lkj auueu iu uie siuueui giaue repui us :nt record." led students the right to petition the ;told. suspension policy, deficient students cademically and were unable to gain es. resident Larry Kellner agreed with ght cause a little bit of concern among it improved on the old policy. >wski to "make sure everybody's clear rinted warning on the grade reports ius } i 9 door sports and many to come, freshen your SHINE ^ i at SEMBLY vice irvice (hand work) ig for Customers ir : 1415 Cervais Street mpton Residents ,, m Care Center