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GAMEC OCK LXXIV, No.194 University of South Carolina Monday March 8, 1982 Rising C By ANN NECKERMAI> Staff Writer The USC housing fee will increase 9.8 p 83 school vear arpnrHinc* Rnhort A Qf Auxiliary Services. Stewart cited the "escalation of the ecor reason for the increase. The increase is based on the estimated campus housing for the coming year. Uti to jump 20 percent and telephone se estimated 15 percent more in the next sc expenses and supplies will probably go up The increase is due in part to a nine ] /^r. nA Ki r fKo Cf nfn T nrficlntnro fnr orimir udicu vjy uic oiaic uugioiaiui^ aunu*i and maintenance workers. The Legisla control of these wages even though Housir and receives no appropriated funds. Stewart said Residential Life Services size of its administrative and maintenan to keep housing costs down. The housing fee increase is becom currence. The last time housing costs di during the 1977-78 school year. A 6.4 percent increase was instituted in 1 n ? i fiU^ 1 Ann nn iiiui cities ui percent iui uie sun for the 1980-81 term, 11 percent again th the 9.8 percent increase for 1982-83. Candidates C uyr/vu r ivict/\nini puuing , Asst. News Editor StlidCIlt ?~ very c The Student Government students election battle continues. record o With the run-off election and also scheduled for tomorrow, wish to ii March 9, candidates are that the: back on the campaign trail. the best < ? *4 rt t*o n/i f At* LiCauiu^ uic i av.c iv/i president with 1,231 votes, Hesait Kenneth Allen is confident some su] and pleased with the results, who vote He said the important factor in the in the run-off election is "People making sure students are are like aware of the election and because that they make the effort to Student vote again. perience As to his chances of Conce iL ! J iiT T71 J ! i winning is.enneui saiu, i n,unurstill feel my candidacy is one Platte's of a good platform ? of in cam ^ V9B^Rx James Bennett and Mike Sh runoffs for vice president. osts Cause H si "Nothing would make me happ need an increase." said Stewar make President Holderman happ nrnanf (n? (tin 1 HOO vi v,tni iui uic i :ewart, director of Stewart pointed out that the 9. compared to other schools he lomy" as being the example, estimated a 10 to 12 per term, but actually had to put a 15 With the increase, USC housin I costs of operating $g03 a semester. Wade Hampton ilities are expected ends of this range. Tvice will cost a hool year. General Stewart said it is difficult to 10 percent he said. their individual behavior ultima percent raise man- For example, Residential Life listrative Dersonnel housing costs when vandalism oc< ture as C0 P He said programs such as Wa lg is self-supporti g cessfui ^ut more student partici housing costs down. has decreased the ^ .. . . , . , ,, ce staff in an effort c,DesP|te r^ent student iobhj Stewart said Residential Life Ser complaints about the increase. ing an annual ocid not increase was He said complaints were being glad to explain the increase to sti 1978-79, followed by As for the 1983-84 school year ? ^ 1 11 ? -% U/Mioirirf /lOH Ko d IUU1 ycdl , 11 (JCI CCUl tlCdSC 111 iiULioiug itco van ?jv v. lis year, and finally realistic to expect anything less just hope it will not be 15-20 perc( Optimistic As They G< students back into "That was his personal right ] Government. I feel (to run). I think his running ; onfident that if did have some effects of the < * ' i U ? X * -1 C 1 _ ! looK ai my past resuus, dui i aon i ieei 11 < f proven leadership hampered me a whole lot." " at the programs 1 mplement if elected Also vying for position as y will select me as president is Ashely Abel, candidate." who earned 1,126 votes in last Thursday's election, i he is hoping to gain "The fact that so many pport from students people got out and voted is ;d for Ellen Treanor encouraging." He too, is ? original election. trying to gain additional who voted for Ellen support from students who ' ly to vote for me voted for Treanor. "Hook to i of our common pick up a lot of her votes. We Government ex- have a lot of the same views," Abel said. rning Gamecock In-Chief Mark He has plans similar to controversial write- Allen's for campaigning paign, Allen said, again, but said, "There's the tactics he used ? he ^pi should have run a legitimate : J campaign by filing in ad% vance. He had a justified % dM platform, but he shouldn't ^ mg have used the student media \ as his channel." He said he \ doesn't feel Platte's campaign affected the election x that much. suh photo by davi cri/vuiy campaign heavily by eely are in the "flooding the dorms again." Bennett said, "I'm very ousing Fee I ier than to say that we don't Furniture *t. "In fact, nothing would ier." 8 percent increase was low researched. Clemson, for cent increase for its 1982-83 / S U p p I percent increase into effect. / j ig costs range from $336 to / rr< Hotel offers rooms at both / H< X p G M / 21.9' make students aware that / ttely affects housing costs. / ; Services must increase I -? .urs in me resiuence ?aiiS. ire;cphone g 41 tt Watchers have been sue- | ipation is necessary to keep \ ring against tuition rates, \ Debt vices has not received many \ Service \ 19.4% 5 made. He said he would be idents. n. , it appears that another in ixpected. "I don't think it is than a 10 percent increase. I Thi? i? ? Y mt," Stewart said. dollars go. ?ar Up For Election; pleased with the results, which hurt my can although I'm disappointed I am firmly convince iidn't win in the general election results si election." overturned.'' Election He attributes his success to the fact that he received a large number of4 'cross-over black candidate." nf| Mike Sheely came in second for the vice m presidential position with | 1,048 votes.He said, "I hope SUH Pholo By o the people who voted for me are still behind me now. Kenneth A We're both (Allen) having to fight for the areas that Barry He said he feels he can Rf who voted for Gray in the general election. He said he B g thinks Platte's campaign ^ "hurt all of the candidates." B&S^lIll "I don't agree with WBBJ , everything he did. Some of Wp the areas where he took a lot ja of the votes are where I was Si strongest too.'1 S Barry Gray, third place finisher for vice president ' said, "I'm probably going to contest the election with the Elections Commission. A lot of people who voted for Mark Ashley A (Platte) did so as a joke ncrease and Equipment 1.3% ies Salaries [ and \ ises Wages \ % 24.0% \ T~] / Utihties 27.0% / breakdown of where housing prm on it I ^ man 11*npaign. i Conference d that the USC President James hould be Holderman is in Bellagio, Italy, this week for a conference of international terrorism, with represen|||13Bp tatives from several countries and universities Mt?M world wide attending. The conference is spon: sored by the Byrnes InI jm ternational Center and the j Rockefeller Center. James A. Kuhlman of the Byrnes Kj|| International Center is also ^PHIr participating in the Con j According to Steve giLp Beckham, executive "BE assistant to President Hp Holderman, the Byrnes : J Center is a "clearing house Hior international activity He said the center "attempts av( (iRiMiey to facilitate and supplement and enhance our in"en ternational programs at Carolina." a The center covers all nine USC campuses and makes contacts with foreign countries in behalf of the GINT programs and the Foreign Language DepartThe purpose of the conference in Italy is to develop insight into the world CJ ~ ~ ~ Beckham said since terrorism is of worldwide concern, discussions will be Topics to be discussed are trends in terrorism in the past and future, U.S. policy toward terrorism, terrorism foe| tactics and the protection of diplomatic personnel.