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AFRO cha By Tammy KHpatrick Aaalatant Nawa Editor The Division of Student Affairs has charged the Association of Afro-American Students with violating budget spending regulations, student Aiiairs aiso nas irozen the group's 1980-81 allocation. "That doesn't mean we're taking away the money," said Marsha Duncan, dean of Student Affairs. "There were sufficient violations within the account that we felt it was important to present that information to the Finance Committee so they could decide if the hold should be lifted." Violations included failure to deposit mnnmi in fnn/l.raioinct airanlc anrl IliVllVJ VVUVV I^U AAA AUAIU ftUIOUIg VTVI1UJ MUM not charging admission to some events advertised as fund-raisers. Student Government guidelines require New grievan allow faculty By Teresa Weaver Asst. Nsws Edhor After nearly a year of debate in the faculty senate, a new academic grievanc< 1 i u,. fioni? proceuurc was appiuvcu uy uot a uvmu u trustees during the summer. The new procedure is the first put int< effect since the General Assembly passed i bill allowing state colleges and universities to set up their own tenure boards an< grievance committees. There are two divisions under the nev system?one for dealing with non reappointment cases and one for cases o termination of tenured faculty members according to USC Provost Fran] Borkowski. The board has approved th procedure for non-reappointment, and th faculty is reviewing the system of tei minating tenured faculty members Borkowski said. The new policy allows faculty members t take grievances through as many as fiv steps, including an ultimate appeal to th Academic Affairs Committee of the board < trustees in consultation with the Facult Liaison Committee. Benjamin Gimarc, professor of chemisti and former member of the Faculty A< visory Committee, said most facult members favor the new procedure. "THE PROCEDURE was hotly debate in the senate, but it did pass. Since then haven't heard anv disoleasure. What we'^ come up with here has reasonably bros support among the faculty," Gimarc said. Gimarc* said the aggrieved faculi member's first step is to take the grievan< to his department or division chairman. T1 chairman must give the faculty member ? explanation for the decision not to gra tenure or reappointment. If you live Off campu jr \ I By Commuter Sen We ean serve as you resource for dealin problems or concer may have while University. 121 5 Blossom St. rged with s] all revenue to be deposited the day after a fund-raising event. The amount of money missing has not been determined. AFRO also failed to turn in the necessary papers on some occasions, and paid cash for some goods and services instead of the required certified check, Duncan said. "If everv croun onerated the wav AFRO operated, we'd have a serious problem with revenue," Duncan said. "We don't make rules for fun." Duncan stressed that Student Affairs has made no personal accusations concerning the violations. "We understand once and a while something's going to fa ll in the cracks. But when you look at the account and there are so many problems, you need to have them looked into," she said. ce procedures 15-step appea If the faculty member is not satisfied with i the explanation, he can request a writter i summary of his evaluation from the dean 01 f his college. Sending a written statement t( the university president requesting a reviev 3 is the faculty member's next step, i The president can order a review at anj c lou^l nf (ho (IriaunnAD nr/ioocc anH >inVin1/l m -? tVTVl VTA VIIV IV Y U1IVV pi W WO U1IU UpUV/lU WJ i reject the original recommendation. After the review, the facility member haj v the right to petition the Faculty Advisory - Committee, which can send the case back t< >f any level for review. The evaluation thei s begins agaii*. k e THE ACADEMIC Affairs Committee 0 e the board of trustees is the last avenue 0 appeal for faculty members. Tliis committi , will work with a five-member Facult; Liaison Committee consisting of facult; o memoers wno nave a non-voting advisor e role in the final step of the procedure. ie USC's faculty senate first began draftin >f a new grievance system in June 1979. Th :y tenure controversy arose when the Stat Grievance Board, in an unprecedente y move, ordered a USC professor reinstated i d- January 1980. ty Michael Smith, a history professor, too his case to the state when he was denie tenure through university grievanc xi channels. Several other professors too T pSmilni* onfi An on/4 iimra oIca i*nint?f A oiuuiai atuunauu wcit aiou i tiuouiicu. /e USC filed a suit last spring claiming th id Budget and Control Board and the Stat Grievance Board were overstepping thei ty authority by ordering the reinstatements. :e Administrators and some faculty member le opposed the state's actions, saying tenur in decisions should be made by peers, not b nt an outside body. At least one facult member's case is still involved in the stat Ma s NEW I I Jordache JSP 1 Clouds W I RomelOC r 1 Himalaya i 5 ^ ru;?? II w 1*1 IICT | | i Downtc (Between < ^77-4174 I | anefLa< sending viol; Broderick Samuel, last year's president and Cheryl Doe, last year's treasurer, were unavailable for comment. AFRO's budget will be frozen until the Student Finance Committee decides the case. Duncan said either the officers or the entire organization could be held responsible for the violations. The New Crucible received more optimistic news concerning its budget. The student senate allocated the student magazine $2,811 in a last-minute session at the end of the spring semester. Originally denied funding, the New Crucible gained funds when the International Student Club, Black Americans Law Student Association, Student Bar and the unlicensed Soccer Club lost funding. Jerrv Brewer, general manager of the % 1 llSlSlIll^^ i. ? pBsa ,1 - *v; i d (JSC professor Phillip Zeltner was on n after taking tenure grievance cases to ti k crieva nee system. d In addition to Smith, Peter Radcliffe, e French professor, Philip Zeltner, k philosophy professor, and William Storrer, media arts professor, have been reinstated te after taking their cases to the State e Grievance Board. ir The new law may be challenged for violating the equal-protection clause of the s Constitution, according to a Columbia ate torney who represented several of the (JSC y facultv members. v ANN FL'RH said there are no definite e plans to bring the matter to court, but action Ice An impg If friend... > urn Sfmtiduteat Fat young Sisley Cotler Male Faaec )1 snapfinger Ben Ji Gary Reed b.b. m Bon Vivant A-Smi Easy Walking Dis STB win vaiiiKi HnMHHflRHRnMMMMniMHMHMHBH ations university's media, said the New Crucible will request additional funding in the fall from the money available for new organizations. He said only $300 was allocated for this year's printing. The magazine spent $20,000 to print four issue last year. We CUU1U pi 1111 d livir^itfoojr uia^a^mv v? even a supplement to the Gamecock Brewer said. Brewer said that a 1979 survey showed student interest in the magazine, but sales last year fell far below the expected amount. New Crucible editors 4 Clisby Williams and Sara Freligh said they plan to make the magazine more self-sufficient by depending on advertising. re of several faculty members reinstated w State Grievance Board. could come from professors denied tenure last spring. Borkowski said he doesn't expect any future court cases involving tenure denials and non-reappointments because of the support tne faculty nas snown lor me recently approved system. "The procedure that has emerged after rigorous review is a model. It is an excellent document, and I think the faculty should be commended for their work on it," Borkowski said. 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