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By Tom Coyr
Staff Writer
Gov. Dick Riley announced Frid
mission on Higher Education's rec<
I JSC's twn-vpar occunatinnal dptrrM
| of General Studies.
"The Commission on Higher Edu
its recommendation if we are to ha\
system of higher education,'' Riley s
USC appealed to the General Ass
f the commission's actions were "pre
USC PRESIDENT James B. Hol<
Board of Trustees meeting,4 'The co
| the consultants' report. The chairr
| recommendations that are found no
report."
Riley said, however, the consults
| entirety," along with a follow-up
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indicates the commission is actinj
recommendations.
R. Markley Dennis, USC Board ol
at the Feb. 11 meeting, "It is not
* attempt to dictate the day-to-day
There is an increasing tendency for
itself as a principle governing body
i V T
riouse c<
I By Teresa K. W<
"t * .A . N?w? Edkor
State colleges and universities w
I 4 percent personnel reduction requi
fiscal year 1981-82 if an option i
^ budget-writing panel is approved.
ml. _ if 1I?_ P/iw
lilt; nuuse ways tiiiu mcaiu vuu
give higher education an addition;
state schools from the budget cut.
A special subcommittee on higl
Rep. Charles E. Hodges, D-Horry, <
r ? The plan, if approved, should solve
said would arise if colleges and ui
reduce personnel.
THE COMMITTEE'S recommei
I the House and Senate for approv
budget matters.
USC President James B. Ho
Blackm;
Reagani
Du H/vnalW R \A/aalkarKan
Assistant N?ws Editor
President Ronald Reagan's
budget cuts "will fall disproportii
poor people," Richard Gordon
mayor of Gary, Ind., told a Rus?
Ballroom audience Friday night.
!The 48-year-old black mayoi
serving an unprecedented foi
secutive term, spoke at USC as pa
Observance Month. Speaking to
students and Columbians, Ha
pressed concern about problems
black Americans.
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naicnci saiu uic navc-uuio
should "carefully assess each
[step and proposal Reagan make;
how Reagan's actions affect their
Hatcher, who has served as pi
the National Conference of Bla<
and as president of the National <
of Democratic Mayors, said 62
Reagan's proposed budget cuts ai
the cities of America, "where
I \ live."
"Reagan speaks to America's
pocketbook," Hatcher said. "N(
he make your pocketbook cry, I
I you a severe case of heartburn."
Hatcher said he is particular^
about a proposed ten percent t
said although the tax cut
everyone, "appearances can be d
for en
rear dt
,e DENNIS SA!
commission's r
ay he supports the Com- higher educatic
ent decision to phase out Riley said,
3 programs in the College authority and
specific functio
ication must be upheld in Riley said th
je a rational, coordinated administration
said. stitutions. He
>embly Feb. 18, charging termination of <
cipitous and unwise." "THE RES<
derman said at a Feb. 11 Assembly appi
mmission misinterpreted mandates the c
nan's letter makes three two-year instit
where in the consultants' duplication wh
Kiley said t
ants' report "taken in its save the state
letter and conversations propriated $3,5
rs and the consultants, year occupati<
I within the consultants' Technical Coll
year occupatic
f Trustees chairman, said Holderman i
for a board chairman to $3,233 is an i
workings of an agency, graduate stud
the commission to regard cost for a stuc
be similar toe
e
saver earlier that tl
faculty merab
ill not have to make the 7 hired is the fir:
ired of state agencies in Women and
developed by the House in any forced i
Firing thes
imittee voted last week to university's i
il $6 million and to exempt desegregation
supported higl
her education chaired by
Revised the proposed plan. COMPLIAIV
problems state educators would be "ne
liversities are required to forced, Holdei
Hodges saic
for his subcc
idation will now go before schools from I
al, along with other state Also, pers
dismissing tei
lderman told legislators security and
ayor critici
s budget pi
44We are giving people wl
more, and taking away from
proposed too little already," Hatcher s
anately on Hatcher said he does tx
Hatcher, Reagan's actions will aid t!
jell House the economy, but thinks it
before people receive the b
?I? moacuroc
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urth con- He said poor people will se
rt of Black and difficulties" in the next f
about 350 Another problem of
tcher ex- Americans is stereotyping
shared by Hatcher. He called stereotyj
assassination that comes in i
n America Hatcher said it is not p<
and every siertmypiug, Ciiiu nc uacu
5" to know diana, as an example.
lives. He said Gary is located i
resident of diana, which is called the
ck Mayors "Region", he said, is view
Conference central and southern Indiar
nercent. of moral, visual, and physical ]
e aimed at Although the problem of f
the people serious one, according t
stressed his point by satiriz
heart and of central and southern Indi
>t only will "People from the Regi
^ . mi ? ciii#o fhou u>nro snnt Mavn
?e win give ow.vo, v..^j
their advanced weapon skill
y disturbed Hatcher said events sue
ax cut. He servance Month give peopl
applies to to offset physic racism, whi
leceiving." still prevalent today.
ding
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ID the state Legislature should clai
ole, particularly in its relationship wi
! A.1 A. A.1 t_ _ I * i A
>n lnsuiuuon s ooaras 01 trustees.
The commission clearly acted within
responsibility and,in fact,was carrj
ns established by law."
le commission has the authority to st
and curriculum of the higher educj
also said the commission can recc
existing programs
)LUTION, passed last year by the
*oving the Master Plan for Higher Ed
;ommission to study duplication in mis
utions and senior institutions, and to e
ere it occurs," Riley said.
he elir" lation of duplicate progran
thousands of dollars. "USC-Columb
133 per student in all programs, incluc
inal degree programs; while TEC (T
ege) is appropriated $1,242 per siuaer
>nal degree programs."
said these figures are misleading bee
average figure for all students. H<
ent's education may cost almost $8,0
lent in an occupational degree progra
osts for a TEC student.
jives pers
ia n?nn/>cpH nut wnnlH mpan firing a
era in the rsine-campws USC system-o
st fired" policy.
minorities would be the first to lose t
eduction, according to Holderman.
?e blacks would "seriously hamf
appeal of a U.S. Department of E
i order facing USC and eight oth<
her education institutions, Holderman
JCE with the Education Department'
arly impossible" if the $4.7 million <
rman told the legislators.
1 the desegregation order was the maj
)mmittee's recommendation 10 exer
the cut.
onnel reduction would cause prol
nured professors having legally prot
I nnritxnnto nrvf aacillr Kpnlron UnHOdC C
tumi uui V^UOIIJ ui uuuti, u
zes Hfij
aric I
e an opportunity Rirharti Hatc
ich he believes is Hicham Hate
Black Observ
tmmend
General %3k
ucation, J||
;sinns at
liminate BjjP^ Jwlfc
is could j
ia is ap- I
ling two- 1 -
Midlands H
it in two- Bl ^SmHRSSSHHhRBb
.. Gov. Dick Riley issu
ause the . *
; said a supporting the state
00, while Education's ruling to
m would two-year programs oi
General Studies.
>onnel cut
ibout 350 THE ADDITIONAL alloca
n total money to state colleges
the Commission on Higher E<
heir jobs according to Robert Toom
Committee researcn director
>er" the
Iducation It would have cost a supj
er state- million to grant full-formuh
said. universities, Toomey said. li
a "realistic" compromise by
sut^^en- "The total $6 million will r
the 7 percent cut and as littl
orreason scnoois. ioomey saia. n?
npt state they wish now.
In addition to voting for hif
blems in the committee approved an;
ected job education and about $2 millii
aid. lost by the USC Medical Schc
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ance Month festivities.
or! a c tatnmnnt FriHaxi
Commission on Higher
eliminate two of USC's
ffered in the College of
options
tion to higher education brings
and univeruities much clofter to
duration's full-formula funding,
ipv Hausp Wavs and Means
)lemental allocation of about $11
a funding to state colleges and
e said the $6 million allocation is
the House committee.
estore as much as 70 percent of
e as 40 percent to the individual
e schools will be free to do what
jher education funding increases
additional $7 million for technical
3n to replace federal funds bein^
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featured speaker at USC's