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GAMECOCK LXX1V, No. 103 University of South Carolina Friday April 2, 1982 jg HBER \ T"'g||||gil|1 A:^: r:'K :" mm b sh ^ S?BB?r MnK IB *^1 11 7 -:.- 1: >' :/ '" nHHK IWMliHt JSiiB HF B B ?l^i __ j| G. Gordon Liddy autographes books at the University Bookstore at the Russell House Thursday. Hoiderman ^ u., tam rAVMP -..,-1 fi to a *.! mi iwi> nrr\hlom I?? IU1TI V,U I I^IE/ dliu k1VO/ll>l 1TIUII\ jy. ?u>vi?, News Editor *nd SUff Writer COStS \ renovatii Planning for the university budget in funds, I fiscal year 1982-83 is well underway USC reallocat President James B. Holderman told the Anothc Board of Trustees. graduate Holderman said in recent years the cost of This woi. summer school had been absorbed by the areunqu regular academic year's budget but said "Then due to increasing costs and decreasing as a support this could no longer continue. ternatior "Summer school has proven very ex- tight tim pensive to operate, yet no direct state attempti support is received for the summer ground program," Holderman said. The CHE areas,"] formula presumes the costs of summer He sai school will be borne by the regular heavily < academic year generation. In good times drive is i this works hardships; in times of less than beinplai 80 percent funding of the formula it is vir- "Then tually impossible to operate summer school fewer at least without charging full credit hour changes costs." contract The cost of undergraduate summer school vacancic for in state students is $60 and out of state funds," 1 $120 except for graduate school where it will ? h be $60 for all students. Aradpm Holderman said that although there won't Commit be any overall tuition increases unless ph n H absolutely necessary, tne Law School has t ? requested an increase. Th "The school, itself, has recommended the .e ? increase of its fees from $595 to $695 for J} ' resident students and from $1,235 to $1,385 for non-resident students," Holderman said. 1 11 He said the total needs of the university The b for 1982-1983 would be more than $11 million, Ph.D. dc but the budget and Control Board of the John State House will probably only provide $2.9 presider million. The university will have to things a eliminate funds for program annualization heargoc ana will nave to reduce otner operational Holdei costs. check f( Holderman stressed that a tuition in- for his r crease is not the answer to the budgeting after the (Abel Wins, Staff Reports j In one of the most drawn H out, controversial Student H Government elections in |? USC history, Ashley Abel Jp captured the presidential || 5;lnt whilp thf? nncitinn fnr I vice president remains jj undecided. With 92 contested ballots |j still to be counted, Mike Sheely holds a slim 51 vote L margin over James Bennett. 1 Contested ballots are used g for people whose name may || have been left off the 11 computer sheet or don't H appear for some reason but p are allowed to vote while the eligibility is checked by the Elections Commission. i Bennett said he has ; ggj| requested a recount of the votes because of the ] closeness of the election. ] Abel won the office of ; presidency easily over opponent Kenneth Allen. Allen led the initial election by a J margin of nearly 100 votes but was unable to gain the - vote of other candidates who ; did not qualify for the runoff. Announces Pi , Basic academic and operational vill receive precedent over ons. While not depleting reserve the university is considering ;ing them. ir consideration is increasing i application fees from $10 to $25. ild eliminate those applicants who alified. 3 is no way to achieve its objectives distinguished national and inlal university were it not, in these es, to cut back and phase out while ng to build up or, at least, not lose in specific other highly critical tfoldermansaid. d the university will have to rely on public help for funding. A fund in the planning stages now and will ce soon. b will be less student computer use, library acquisitions, curricular termination of maintenance s, longer delays in filling personnel ;s, fewer positions replaced on state hioldermansaid. L. Willcox Sr., chairman of the ic Affairs and Faculty liaison tee, presented a proposal for a egree in the Department of Comience. roposal has to be approved by the e faculty before the board votes on roposal cited a tremendous need for e degrees in computer science. oard also heard a proposal for a :gree program in Public Health. Boswell, Student Government it, said, "Students understand rp touch all r?vf>r hnf it is t?oori to ~ O" ? * ? ? ? o >d news about tuition.'' rman told the board he received a >r $5,000 from Rep. Ernie Nunnery ock band which is to be cashed only ; band plays at the State House. , V.P. Racc Ashley Abel ' ( In the initial election Allen received 1,128 votes and ! yesterday received 1,120. < The vice presidential position, which has drawn a lot of controversy over the nact \imnlfc ch^nlH puov. ivti vy vV/i\o, ouuuiu finally be decided today when the contested ballots are checked and the votes are recounted. Sheely, the current leader, narrowly made the runoff, qualifying by less than 50 eliminary I I f fi 11 ti I USC President James the proposal for a Ph.] 5 Requires rotes over third place t| inisher Barry Gray. Gray contested the ballot t )n the grounds that former I }amecocfe editor Mark | FMatte misused his authority j md had stolen votes which | lad changed the outcome of | he race. Platte used his tri weekly I :olumn to run an "abolish student government" campaign which netted him a total of nearly 2000 votes, 125 of which were for vice president. Campus Court ruled that although Platte may have abused his authority Gray could not prove he had stolen votes from him which could . have affected the election outcome. Platte was later dismissed from his position by the Board of Publications and Communications on the grounds he had violated the bylaws of the Gamecock. The elections were postponed for three weeks because of Grav's contesting the election. Some candidates said the delay in the Budget PL i>::: 1 JH| JSBfttt.... ^*****' m $ B. Holderman and Frai D. in Computer Science. Recount I Mike Sheely election could account for the small turnout of voters. There were some senatorial races which were not decided in the first election and will be posted on the Student Government office door today. The offices of treasurer and secretary were decided in the first election, Chris Aquaviva and Adrienne Thomas winning those position. ans SUH Photo by CAPtltt HAMMOND ilk Borkowski discuss