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GAMECOCK LXXIV, No. UM^/07 University of South Carolina Wednesday April 14, 1982 Abel A By SUSAN MUIR Staff Writer Student Government President Ashley Abel announced the appointment of some members of his cabinet yesterday afternoon. Student Government officers were appointed to the positions of attorney general, assistant attorney general, chief of staff, and the student trustee liaison committee. Barry Gray, a sophomore economics major, was named the new chief of staff, Mark Jones was named attorney general, . Wade Harper, a sophomore political science major, is assistant attorney general, and James Bennett, a junior political science major, and Mike Sheely, junior political science major, were appointed to the Student Liaison Committee. Positions are still open for Student Government committees and the president's cabinet. Students interested in serving on the Greene Street, Course Guide, Book Exchange, Student Lobbying, or Student Communications committees can pick up applications in the Student /~1 1 /M'f* x t_ uruvei iiuieiii umce mis week. The deadline for submitting applications is next Monday. All newly appointed officers expressed special Increa Affecting By SALLY Staff V\ The tuition increase for st disadvantage to certain grouj Watson, president of the Association, said. "There is a question of how r and whether that loss is in pro in," Watson said. The USC board announced school tuitions would be raised 1 per credit hour for undergradi graduate students. Tho c 11 mmor* cpHaaI nrnrff nm JIIIV UU1II11IVI kJVUUWI pi Vgi C4111 year, according to USC Provost It is unfortunate to raise tuit "However, we feel the increase Because of less appropriatio tho lact four uoorc npnnr V..V. .MOV .V,>. vice president for Fiscal Affaii the summer school program, t summer school going. About 70 percent of the sun teacher education, Borkowski sj The Education Association s . ? ppoints New Barry Gray, Wade Hai Jones (Mike Sheely wa: interest in the Greene Street closing. Abel said he attended Wednesday's city council meeting and he and other officers have been checking evidence and accident reports on Thursday's accident on Greene Street where a USC student was nit. "We're going to push for the closing," Abel said. "We're going to try to make it seem like, it's the only alternative they hav6." Barry Gray, chief of staff, said his job is to assist Abel with his work and to coordinate the activities of the cabinet. He said he wants to improve communication between the senate and the executive branch. Gray also attended the city council meeting this past week and will also attend se In Swim ?Teacher I McGILL 'riter immer school is more of a 3s, like the teachers, Vivian South Carolina Education nuch summer school is losing igrams teachers are involved last week that the summer from $48 per credit hour to $60 lates, and from $50 to $60 for suffered a loss of $750,000 last Francis T. Borkowski. ion anytime, Borkowski said, is not unreasonable." ns, the university lost money ding to Earle Holley, system *s. Since a deficit occurred in he tuition was raised to keep rimer school students are in aid. uggested teachers not go to r Cabinet M< rper, Ashley Abel, Jame; s not present). next Wednesday's meeting. He said the Greene Street closing will be treated with more energy now that a student has been injured. "Her ininrv u/r?r?'t K*? i? J_. J V "V 1>1 vain," he said. Gray said SG planned to push the closing before the accident happened, but now the officers will work even harder to get the street closed. Mark Jones, attorney general, said he will continue to support the judicial system, he said a lot of students have misconceptions of the iudicial system, and many are afraid of it. But, he said, no one is harrassed and no one should be afraid of the system because it works toward the students' benefit. Plans for a new judicial system are still awaiting approval by the faculty and ner School 1 1 Education ! summer school this summer, I spring, Watson said. It the teachers must go this su check tuitions at other colleges i "There's no way to speculate i interest in coming to summe ' 'There would be a loss.'' Watson said their concern w; three and four courses during t increase of over $120." Those taking just one course pay the difference, Watson said Since summer school is onlv r J r would be a process of normal r< increased, Holley said. The reductions would include summer school. After the allocations were m* manager's decision what would By raising the summer sch "our whole goal was not to raise fall." imbers BF v.. SUlf Photo by CAPERS HAMMOND 5 Bennett and Mark the student senate which would shift the emphasis from the present hearing system to a five member student court. Jones said he definitely wants to help the new plan go into use. James Bennett, new member of the Student * Liaison Committee, said he will be pushing for many of the same ideas he used for his campaign. He said he thinks the committee should be able to do something significant rather ' than simply holding a title. Being a black, Bennett said he feels he will be able to give the|| minorities more of a voice inl _ A J A ++ " siuaentanairs. j; He will be supporting the*Greene Street closing and the student lobbying program. Tuition but go to school in the fall or immer, it was suggested they n the state. the loss if the teachers had no r school," Borkowski said. as for the teachers who take he summer. "That can be an might want to go ahead and art of the whole budget, there ;ductions, if the tuition wasn't other departments as well as ide, it would be the individual be cut," Holley said. ool tuition, Borkowski said, s undergraduate tuition in the - ';::4ffi|fl ; B| <^^WB Omega Psi Phi pledg Russell House Patio. Former USC ? A former USC student was k boat in the Mississippi River. Lisa Croghan drowned whei was involved in an accident. SI could earn money to return to I Croghan, 23, had been very been a graduating senior. She Club at USC and was a hall adv Croghan was from Alexandi be held at Thomas Moore Cathi Student H A USC student was hit by a car April 8 on Greene Street in front of Russell House. Louise M. Murphy, a sophomore majoring in Early Childhood, was taken to Baptist Hospital after being struck by the car. Murphy was walking across Greene Street with a friend when shf? was strnrk about five or six feet from the sidewalk. Murphy is expected to be released from Baptist Hospital later this week. She suffered a fractured pelvis and minor abrasions. University Police Chief Ken Pereira said no charges were made in the case. , ::-a. 7JR *y" Staff Photo by RUSSELL LoPINTO ;es perform on the Student Killed illed April 6 while working on a 1 thp hnat u/as M'Arlrinrt nn le had taken the year off so she JSC next fall. active at USC and would have s founded the Women's Rugby iser at Burney last year. *ia, Va. A memorial mass will olic Center 6p.m. Sunday. it Rv (Tfif jl ?/ Recently-elected Student Government President Ashley Abel said the accident is proof of action needed. "Barry Gray and I have gone to the city council to show our interest. We're compiling a case with all the past accidents on Greene Street," Abel said. "This is evidence that ongoing matters are not dealt with. We wait until i 1 i auiudiiiug oau Happens. Now is the time to act." Abel said he has taken a small sample poll. "Most people want to see Greene Street closed, but they don't think it can be done."