Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Among the money-saving measures the trustees agreed on are a $1.9 million dollar student fee increase, a 3.5 percent salary reduction for university employees, a $1 million reduction in shuttle and parking transfers and a 20 percent reduction in library equipment. Tuition increases are $50 per semester for in-state students and $100 per semester for out-of-state students. The deadline for payment is Oct. 15. NO ACADEMIC credit will be given to students who do not x oav the fee. except in cases of real hardshiD. Holderman said 9 the university will be "just as lenient as possible" in those cases. Holderman said students having great difficulty in meeting the deadline should bring this to the attention of the Office of Student Affairs, which can make recommendations for them. In addition to the tuition increase, many steps have been taken to operate within the decreased budget. Holderman said the biggest concern is athe library. About 1,000 serials and periodicals are not being renewed this year in an effort to w cut down on inflationary periodical costs. * Another concern lies with the decision to drop 258 undergraduate courses from the fall curriculum. The number of degree programs offered is being reduced also. Major cutbacks have occurred in the number of campus employees. The University will combine some positions and will leave more that 158 positions vacant. Because of the reduction in faculty, class sizes will be larger in many departments. However, enrollment is being constricted because of increased admission standards. The result if 500 fewer Jreshmen enrolled this year than last. USC students wait in fiflHHSSfiFii y line at Drop-Add Aug. 27 to change P9 KajjjP Kfl schedules that are ^ EBB 1 costing more than anticipated. In-state f\ Staff Photo by JOHN PARNILL 1 ' M fM :ks use STUDEI The tightened budget also means less funds available for I equipment, travel expences and general operating needs. i HOWEVER, the tuition increase remains the overriding concern for students. Many students complained that they received no notice of the increase, but Holderman said every student was mailed notification of the increase. Nancy Levy, a junior biology major, said, "I just wish I had been notified. For a lot of people, an extra $100 really throws things up in the air. Expressing similar concerns, accounting senior Scot Maddox said, "I don't mind a tuition increase.. What I do mind is not finding aout about it until the day I paid my fees. With Reagan's cutbacks, I'm really on a limited budget, and I feel cheated for being shortchanged without notice." English sophomore Julie Jameson said, "I understand, but I resent it being thrown at me so suddenly." ijaina i.utAjj, a junior accounting major saia, i mime me wole ordeal is unfortunate. I already made up a budget and can see $25 (in-state) but not $50. Why couldn't they have taken up the slack from other areas like the football or basketball team?" Holderman said he understands students "being upset with the timing of the increase. The university received sudden notice too," he said. "Why does the Legislature wait until August to give us a budget?" Holderman said. Some students sympathize with the trustees' decision to increase tuition. Business administration senior Bob Flynn said, "It was absolutely necessary to increase the atuition. I me administration was left with no other choice." Charles Hood, a junior chemistry major said, "I understood the need, butl really feel for the out-of-staters who arrived without any notice of the increase ? it's really hitting them the hardest." Holderman said he realizes raising the tuition is "not a particularly popular thing to do, but the financial realities drive us to this point. Frankly, we were put in an irreconcilable budget system.." -I , ? _? ?__?I i NTS AGAIN pmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmrnmmammmmmmmi I ? Fees Spur Complaint To the Editor: I realize that soon you will he flooded with letters from people complaining about the Increase In tuition. 1 want to be one of the first. To say that it is appalling is patting it mildly . It would not he so had If the increases that the aniverslty so often imposes were used liar things thai benefit everyone, but they aren't <te. activity fees: not everyone participates so why should everyone have to pay?). I have to admit that President Holder man appeared very apologetic on the news when he was discussing the increase, Din, in monetary terms, being "sorry" counts lor very little. Despite the rumors, college students are not notoriously wealthy, and can 111 afford increased tuition. With President Heagan cutting the amount of money -available to students and President Holderman increasing the amount we have to nav. Ktfwiri nnn?* hc u/Slt -r ^ QT ?^ y Mwf. tIM? W W? ***** W llll VI U an education at all* And some of lis need an education?not all of us can be president* NAME WITHHELD Displaced Residents Sue USC ? page 3 summer news lit Retrospect ? inside stories ji?ie sear In Sports ? page 24