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USC is one of several universities under consideration to
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Mary Atkinson, associate director of UAF in South
Carolina, said an application has been submitted, and USC
officials are expecting a decision as early as the end of
% December. "We're optimistic about our application because
all of our facilities and eauiDment aualifv " Atkinsnn ?aiH
i"The university has done far more than other schools in
terms of providing facilities for the handicapped," she added.
Gay Clement, president of the South Carolina Association
for Blind Athletes, agrees. "We have an excellent chance of
if emotional Olymp>i
being chosen as the host site. We are thinking very
positively," Clement said. Clement cited the university's
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lavuuico iui iiic uunuicappea ana use s strong
interest in international affairs as factors that aided USC's
application.
Clement said that 1984 will mark the first time the international
Olympics will be held in the United States. "It will
put the university, the city of Columbia, the state of South
Carolina, as well as the United States in the world's eyes,"
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If USC is chosen as host, about 2,000 athletes and
1,000 coaches from 50 countries will travel to the Columbia
campus to participate in the 14-day event. The games would
be held between the Spring 1984 semester and the first
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responsible for funding of the games. "As the host site, we
will primarily be sharing our facilities and expertise,"
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Atkinson said.
The international Olympics is a non-profit event sponsored
by organizations and agencies that serve the handicapped. A
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iuna-raising drive wouiu De neia on an international Dasis,
with donations coming from private sponsors. "We will look
for donations and volunteer work, and will offer some work
experience for USC students," Atkinson said.
The olvmnio oamw u/ill divided into fmir mainr cfrnurvi
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blind athletes, athletes with cerebral palsy, amputees (orthopedic),
and all other handicapped athletes. Participants
will compete against other athletes within their own group.
Atkinson is hopeful that a final decision will be reached
before the end of the month. "We consider ourselves very
fortunate,'' she said. "This is a great opportunity to show
what handicapped people from all over the world can do."
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LXXIV, No. 65 University of South Carolina Friday, December 11,1981
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Concern Carlen
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Attt. New* Editor
1 USC Athletic Director Jim Carlen said Thursday to a USC
f 9 Intercollegiate Activities Committee, the athletic department
will spend $5.2 million this fiscal year and expect to make
slightly more than 5.2 million because of two nationally
' televised football games.
Carlen said he is concerned that a $25 surcharge per
student will be levied next spring because the athletic
department will have to pay the surcharge for 300 athletes
on scholarships.
The athletic department built up a reserve averaging $2-$2.4
million on which to draw interest which, according to the
I athletic director, has helped the athletic department remain
mineDiacK.
i ' w "The man responsible for that surplus is sitting here telling
you we're spending faster than we're earning," Carlen said
referring to himself.
Carlen was referring to the loan the athletic department
made to construct the stadium expansion while waiting for
bonds to be sold.
Bernard Daetwyler, systems vice-president for finance
1 said he had talked to Grady Patterson, state treasurer who
said the state did not want to sell bonds at this time because
of the instability of the market, but that he would give the
$ university a letter of credit for one year and possibly two for
continuing interim financing.
"Our next move is eliminating some sports," Carlen said.
"Some boys came to me and asked about starting a wrestling
program and we just can't afford it."
Carlen said the athletic department may have to look into
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volleyball and softball.
David Rinker, vice president for facilities planning, gave a
report on the status of the stadium expansion.
"The project is moving along very well," Rinker said. "We
had some slight problems with pilings and casings but that
^ problem has been resolved."
^ Rinker said there had been some worry that vibrations
from the construction could disturb the printing of the Staten
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yet.
The construction is slightly behind schedule but Rinker
added it was all within the flexibility of the timetable.
The completion date is set for Aug. 20 with the first home
game scheduled for Sept. Rinker said the construction
company would be fined $250 for each day after,Aug. 21 and
$2500 for each home game missed.
John Beasley, a committer member said he would like to
^ see me siaaium more co negiaie ana less concrete.
President James Holderman said the university was
naturally pleased with the cooperation of the athletic
department and the first priority of the university is to repay
the loan.
Carlen said the athletic department would probably break
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even for the year.
Holderman said the $2.2 million shortfall caused by the
state Budget and Control board would cause the administration
to tap the reserves of all departments around
campus.
John Moore, associate director of athletics said the current
year's budget was $5.2 million and the department should
break even for the year but he added this was with the help of
two nationally televised football games.
Carlen said the football team would probably have to make
two national television appearances and attend a semi-ma ior
bowl in order to break even next year.
The committee also heard a report by Chris Vlahoplus
systems vice president for university relations, which said
the Research and Development Foundation is purchasing a
parking lot near the stadium.
Rinker said the area is unofficially being used for
parking now but when laid out properly could hold 500-600
cars.
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? Monday conccrninq the -+C
^ hiuhjct cuts. ^
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A News Analysis:
Massive $ Cuts
I halted at a cost of about
By MARK PLATTE $174,000, more money will be
tdit0f "borrowed" from the USC
I nnw ; ^ athletic dfinartmpnt iht*
a.icic, in iwm ui uic librarv willr cancel"' more
Osborne Administration J? ary cancel more
building Wednesday, USC than 1?000 subscriptions,
President James B. many courses m the various
Holderman was banging his
hand on the table and raising ?l^hSlL^l!
his voice above its normal fired, and the list goes on.
tone. From a faculty point of
He was telling a group of view, Provost Borkowski
students and faculty cited a comparison between
members about the grim use and Utah State
outlook for USC when it is University in the field of
.forced to trim $2.2 million
more from a budget that has engineering At Utah
already been stripped bare. 74 faculty members teach
Holderman was livid at 1,200 undergraduate and 250
times and expressed his graduate students. At USC 47
extreme doubt that the faculty members instruct
? university would be anything 1,400 undergraduate and 350
more financially than he graduate students. "It's
might have hoped even a hard for USC to be com'
month ago. petitive (in the teaching
. , . field) with these workloads
Senior Vice President for ag COmpared wjth other
I Academic Affairs Frank schools-. he said ..And
Borkowski said he stressed they're (job opportunities
to members of the st?Jte fQp USC nrofossnr<; nf nth<?r
tsuagei ana control Hoard
that the cuts should have universities) coming in ali
been based on the needs of the time."
each state agency, not the The state Budget and
across-the-board slashing Control Board argues that
the board mandated Nov. 23. according to the state Board
On that date, Gov. Dick of Economic Advisors,
i Riley and the other five state revenues for fiscal year 1981Budget
and Control Board 82 should fall short of
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percent cut of appropriated million. They maintain that
funds. The USC list read like the cuts must be shared
a finance exam: $1,798,005 to evenly and equally acrossbe
pared from the Columbia the-board. The USC adcampus;
$76,585 from USC- ministration counters that
Aiken; $96,329 from USC- higher education is a
Coastal Carolina; $103,994 separate commodity and
from USC-Spartanburg; should be treated dif$14,817
from USC-Beaufort; ferently.
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Lancaster; $16,294 will be Holderman will speak
taken from USC- publicly about the way he
Salkehatchie; $34,252 from thinks Gov. Kiley and the
USC-Sumter; and $11,657 state Budget and Control
from USC-Union. Board are penalizing this
The sum of $2,178,274 does university. At the Campus
not hit the USC system Room in Capstone dorliuht
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Columbia campus not unlike Trustees will be told the tale
an uncontrollable fire. For of financial crisis and by the
students, the cut will cost end of today, USC will send
each one of them $25, a (0 the State Budget and
surcharge Gov. Riley says Control Board a preliminary
he opposes. The Kussell plan of the areas in the
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