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9ui)^rt South Carolina's best college newspaper. | Volume LXX, No. 53 University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C. Feb. 6,1981 BU I Commissic 1 Board clarifies 1 program policy Ru Tom fnunn ! Staff Writer The Commission on Higher Education yesterday adopted a report prepared by Chairman James E. Bostic Jr. clarifying its position on USC's College of General Studies. According to commission member C. Otis Taylor, "The Commission on Higher Education does not support the abolishment of the College of General Studies; rather the commission believes that the College of General Studies programs should be upgraded and strengthened through a gradual shifting from two-year occupational associate degree programs to needed four-year baccalaureate programs." THE COMMISSION also expressed concern that iti proposals for the College of General Studies have beer misrepresented by USC. Commission member Fred Sheheen said hewasconcernec because the University of South Carolina through its officen and agents has elected to disseminate misleading in formation regarding our action in an effort to generate op position to the proposals which the commission has made." Sheheen said he specifically objected to comments mad< by USC Provost Frank Borkowski in an interview with th< Gamecock. Borkowski said the commission's actions wer< "fraudulent." SHEHEEN SAID he objected to USC telling its two-yea branches that the commission's action on the main campu two-year degree programs threatens the two-year corr munity branches. t Sheheen said, "The university has said openly and publicl that compliance with the orders of the Office of Civil Right in connection with affirmative action would be damaged b any changes in the College of General Studies. The fact i that abolishing the entire college would only reduce minorit representation at the university by 1 percent, from 13 to 1 percent," he said. "I would point out that if the best defense South Carolin can muster in favor of equal treatment consists of packin minority students into the program at the university with tfc lmimct pntrnnpp ronnirompnts And the lowest academ , standards, we are in grave jeopardy of applying dual stai dards within their institution," Sheheen said. V BORKOWSKI SAII), "I am sure the commission's actio was perceived by the commission as needed. No or questions the motives of the commission." Borkowski said he was disturbed by Sheheen's commen in an Allendale newspaper saying Sheheen preferred cor munity colleges. "This does not mean the commission should not act as the feel responsible," said Borkowski. "It means that USC w have to take necessary recourse when we feel it necessary." SI1KIIEEN TOLI) the commission that last monl Borkowski had appealed the commission's actions to U committees of the General Assembly. USC President Jam* B Holderman also appealed the board's recommendations. "Even one of the students personally served notice appeal io uk* uenerai Assemmy, sneneen sain. Ellis arrested, with damaging R\/ D/\n ulri R VA/aatUarKnn L m t?< 1 T il munaiu ?-* ??o?iiioiuoO Hell U 1 t UU j Assistant News Editor b(H)th "VC USC,' football player Philip A. Ellis Jr. was Velky sa arrested Wednesday for the second time in damage to less than four months and charged with her car, ; "damaging a vehicle," according to police without pa reports. the police. The incident occurred Tuesday afternoon ELLIS in the McDonald's parking lot at 919 Sumter recognizan St. A Dentsville woman said Ellis did $50 in to the \ damage to her car and then left without footballplav offering to pay for the damage. in city cow PATRICIA VELKY of Huntington Ellis w< Apartments, who signed the warrant charged u against Ellis, said she was using the C&S battery of Financial Wizard machine in the parking lot after fight when she saw the first-string defensive end cident. open the door of his Camaro and hit her The foot! Lemans parked in the next space. to simple < "1 don't know if there was any damage to last weel his car, but there must have because he aggravate* swung it (the door) open and hit my car so grand jur & m explains Commission on Higher Education Chairman .> r yesterday explaining the recommendation to e * Hawkins) ' Chairman wrii y 1S By Teresa K. Weaver News Editor 2 Concerned about a "flood of misinformation am misrepresentation," the state Commission on Highei a Education sent out a letter this week explaining iU Lg position on the elimination of USC's College of Genera ie Studies' two-year programs. [C In letters to all state-supported college and universit officials dated Jan. 29, commission Chairman James F Bostic Jr. outlined the recommendation and urged mor understanding for the position of the commission. "IN THE LAST week there has been a flood of misii . formation and misrepresentation of the commission1 s actions. " Bostic wrote. "I believe there is room for honet n" disagreement with the recommendation, but I wanted yo to be aware of some of our thoughts oithe reeomendation rX discontinue two-year occupational degree programs < . senior college and universities." is Enclosed with the letter was a background paper on th USC College of General Studies and on the commission th recommendation to kill the two-year programs. Bosti wrote that the paper should "give a proper perspective t -s what we i the commission? arc trying to do." of The proposal to phase out the programs was mac because of the basic differences in responsibilities < chargedd ? 2 vehicle Id hear it from inside the Wizard id Ellis caused about $50 worth of ||gH| ' "mBIB: the right rear quarter panel of 'WV' and when Ellis left the scene . |ii ying for the damage, she went to PPP WAS released on a personal V ce bond after he turned himself pilfe llllilil >olice Wednesday morning. The |11|| % /er has been summoned to appear nl|| is arrested last October and nth two counts of assault and f Iro & at H T & Y'jB' ing with fans in a post-game in- \ l| || | |||j 3all player had one count reduced HF"'assault in a preliminary hearing '' :1 assualt was turned over to tho v Phi! Ellis position fames Bostic presented a report to the commission liminate USC's two-year programs. (Photo by Stan tes state schools technical schools and institutions of higher education, Bostic said. i "The mission of a major university is to provide high i:*.. I 1 4- ? J 1 r I r qutimy uaccaiaureaie, graduate ana proiessionai 5 programs," Bostic wrote. "The basic mission of the 1 state's technical colleges is to provide two-year Occupational programs." He continued, "Clearly two-year occupational 7 programs can be more economically provided at toch^ nical colleges." Phasing out of the two-year programs would not significantly harm USC in its efforts to comply with a recent Deoartment of Education order th.it the univer^itv s step up integration of faculty and student populations A chart included in the commission background in u formation showed that elimination of the associate degree r\r'r\CfT"A in c: / nn fU.\ v't>' * * *?^ n\/uni mwi u;v<u nuu n iiu wmiuill < I i Mil." lt main campus by one percent Of a total enrollment of 26.135, the Columbia campus is e about 12.7 percent black, and the other eight schools in t he . nine-campus university system have black enrollment ot 117 percent The College ot General Studies. h?>\\ e\ ei . ha> a black enrollment ot 25 percent, the report stated The Commission is also concerned, the report said that it may appear that CSC has tiaeked black >tu<!rniie into the two year programs. 'Teatmg "interna: [)f maldistribution and discrimination Phone system L changes Sunday | The USC phone system will change Sunday, allowing OTP Southern Bell to identify a university phone number as either Jy student or administration. jp<f| A cut in USC phone lines lasting from 15 seconds to 15 ^|3 minutes will occur at 2:01 a.m. Feb 8 to allow the new electronic switching system to begin operating at Southern Bell's central office. Southern Bell will absorb all costs of installing $||| the new system without increasing student and university rates. L ! The amount of numbers available for dormitory use will increase from 3.600 to 4,KM). About '2,500 numbers will change | J| completely. rMI New dialing instructions will require anyone using a campus phone for on campus calls to dial 7 and then the four digit number. Anyone having trouble with phone service after the new system goes into effect should call the communications office for assistance.