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Elite Graffiti Cocks Come Home Gracing City With 3-3 Record ? page lO ? page 16 " GAMECOCK LXXI, No. 32 'Political J Safe %. ;:jMj^lr * ^ Hp U.S. Kep. Shirley Chisholm, D-N.Y., spoke to a capa Center Friday as part of the Women's Law Association's Borkowski I By FATTY McCAKTHY SUM Writer USC Provost Frank Borkowski has withdrawn his name from further consideration as president of West Virginia $ University. Borkowski announced Friday that he withdrew his name as one of four candidates for president of WVU after "carefully evaluating the total picture and considering many factors." After a meeting with university officials, department and faculty heads, community and state leaders, and alumni and cturlpntv J?t Wpct Virginia Hftrlrnu/ulfi maHo Hie Ha^ieinn uvvivavaavw mv ?f wi. ? i? *^v/i ?*v??u?n uluuv lllkl uvvioiv/ll iu remain at USC. Borkowski and WVU Law School Dean E. Gordon Gee were considered the two leading candidates for the position. Students and faculty of the university expressed favorable reviews of the two candidates. | J KNGLISII professor Ruel Foster said on the basis of the candidates' presentation, he thought Gee and Borkowski gave the most specific answers to questions about the university. He said the two men did not use broad generalizations and appeared to be the most knowledgable. Bill Custer, WVU's physical plant manager, had supported University of South Carolina lewel' Addr By JILL HANCO< Copy Pwk Chief < xs i After watching a television d about U.S. Rep. Shirley Chij Ww last March, USC Law Schoo Grice took out pen and paper - -arm " ^F52fx ^ H a letter to the congresswomar <x In that letter, Grice, presi v / chapter of the Women's La1 MKtfKVPf. asked Chisholm to be the fez >> at the organization's annu; fe And much to Grice's surprise JHfe later, she received a note fr So it was that last Friday "political jewel'' of New ^Wjj/tm. 1 Chisholm said she recei ^ requests a month fc lIHWHlW engagements. umde, she SO WHY did she accept th |g$||< ?f*J invitation from South Caroli |IPf' B IB lot of friends in South Carolir ^r" * x'% S* some determinations as to w ^ go. And I also make some det< ; to where I think people need vf^ have to say," she said AnH Phichf\lm u;hn rofarc X? ftiivt viiitjliv/iill) vvuv/ 1 V.1VI O "that little black woman fr< who went around the country she wanted to be president ^ ^ States," had plenty to s ?--w ^ Carolinians. The forceful speaker, pu gf sentences with frequent gesti T becailSP nf thf? Rpaoan nr ajfjljk | budget cuts in education, "a ~^ stahmiototymr pfowfs" of students are going to be i plete their education. city crowd at USC's Law "You're going to find that t annual conference. intervention you have in Withdraws WV Borkowski because, "He is the only one who has central administrative experience at a university similar to this one." Borkowski said that while he is proud to be a member of the USC staff, when opportunities such as the West Virginia presidency come along they merit serious consideration. 'Periodically, it is prudent to take a look at other positions when they evolve. It does give some flexibility and an opportunity to re-evaluate personal goals and values/ ? Frank Borkowski "Periodically, it is prudent to take a look at other positions when they evolve. It does give one some flexibility and an opportunity 10 reevaluate personal goals and values, he said. "CLEARLY there was an attraction to the West Virginia community and state because I know the state so well," Borkowski said. Borkowski received his Ph.D. in education with a minor in Monday, October 12,1981 ^ Elf#* esses uai CK education, the more you're going to see a retreat from equitability in opportunities across the board for all kinds of people ? news segment ancj particularly persons who heretofore did >holm, D-N.Y., not have the accessibility to equal >1 senior Linda educational opportunities." ciiici tuinjnjscu } t CHISHOLM predicts that "with the ident of USC's federal government taking itself out of the w Association, business of education . . . there will not be itured speaker the monitoring, the supervising of education al conference. on a national level so as to make sure that b, a few weeks au ^e people of this nation are getting om ChiKholm- !?_ n 1 ^ ? cmmauie euucauonai opportunities. She said Reagan's basic philosophy of less afternoon, the federal intrusion meahs that "states' rights York's 12th are going to become paramount once to Columbia, again." ves 75 to 100 ir speaking accepts about 'There seems to exist a( this moment some kind of war on the people of this n;?f ir?r? Fvorvnno minkt ~ ic iiaiiuwimcu " ft'" ?-crimr u vtri na? "I have a here on different ships at some time, la, and I make but if you don't know it, we're in the here I want to same boa, now , erminations as to hear what I - Shirley Chisholm to hprsplf as jm New York telling people The history of states' rights in the United of the United States points to a decline in equal rights for ay to South "persons who are at the very bottom of the economic ladder. .. the persons of color." nctuating her "Had they depended on states'rights they ures, said that probably would not have gotten their voting [ministration's rights and their equal rights in terms of the large number different amendments that have given the inable to com- black rwrsnns thoir frpoHnms in this -.nirv^ shesaid. V arci times ahead for , C?C&m ?1S? 5665 see C***"- ?"* he lessfedera u Condidacv _? f musicology from WVU in 1967. He also was a faculty member there for six years and grew up in West Virginia. Borkowski said many factors influenced him deciding to stay at Carolina. He said one of his main reasons for staying was "the superb working relations 1 have with the president and members of the administration team." He said, "While West Virginia University is an outstanding institution with a promising future, I have a strong commitment to the University of South Carolina." HOKKOWSKI said he is very proud to be part of an institution which is "achieving great distinction" and said "1 want to continue to t>e a part of the Carolina family ." He spoke with optimism about the future of USC and the state. "A great weight in my decision to withdraw from the presidency there was the progress being made ai USC. I didn't feel that 1 wanted at this point, not to be a part of that After an admittedly long night of decision making Thursday, Borkowski said the balance fell heavily on remaining here. Borkowski said he was "clearly touched off by the ex pressions of kindness and support shown to me by students and colleagues during the past few weeks."