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;o'ii*, i i.'-u'o 1 ini?.na Library 'lorso ino-1 I ? University di St By Don Weatherbee More than 1,000 studen Columbia campus were suspe after they failed to meet the r the university's two-year-c suspension policy, according ficial. USC Registrar T.L. Gunt students on the main campus be "scholastically deficient suspended until 1983. This yea count marks an increase of from last year?an increase said was expected. "It was predictable that th< would be higher because the started everyone off at zero... was in academic trouble got Gunter said. The number of suspensions v future years, he said. The suspended students wer "scholastically deficient" "deficit-point system," which ctllHontc tn " ^VMMVUiO VW 1 Aid II It-dill d Z minimum grade point ratio. Under the system, a stu suspended for a year after | Universi By Susanne Hathaway USC employees won't receive a cost of living raise originally included in the 1 Allfl oo auai-c a iw^-oouuugci. Gov. Dick Riley vetoed the 5 percent salary increase approved by the General Assembly. The veto affected 54,000 state employees, including 3,107 university workers. Opinions vary but many Vacancies, fi By Molly Bronnan A combination of staff vac mid-June state hiring freeze Division of Student Affairs according to Dean of Sti Marsha Duncan. Five staff members will positions in the student affairs Duncan said that although the is not unusual, the June 14 hir leave the office understaffed. "If this was a normal year, be quite as concerned," Dune the freeze has greatly cor situation." If the office cannot refill th fall, employees will double t as often as possible, Duncan si 11 O IU UV UllilVUIt, f! considerably more hours tha full staff." DUNCAN SAID her deparl act until the state sends it filling the positions. "It's silly to make hardb , ,, . ismisses 1,1 udent more deficit student com is on USC's average, that nded this year jf SOme hours jquirements of a 2.0 average, >ld academic 200 points. If1 to a USC of- figure out tc surpassing tl er said 1,126 student is were found to deficient."* " and were Once suspe r's suspension wait a yeai 341 students university. A i that Gunter cumulated mpanc a coo ... VM*>U M "JVV e second year two suspensio first year we indefinitely il everyone who points, a reprieve," Gunter sai system is mo vill level off in system, whicl at least 50 per e determined "It (defici nnHpr tVia c??' iU" ' ? v..*, iui giving me ] ) requires all person to conl .0 or better graduation," getter...if you dent will be semester or i gaining 24 or into trouble." ity empli use employees think elimination of the raise was unjustified. "The university community is a little melancholy about the salary situation. We regret salaries were used to balance the budget," said Pete Denton, systems vice president of fiscal affairs. "It makes me unhappy we did not get a raise. With inflation going up, property taxes going up and insurance rates going up, it's hard. mnin ki ir-fr c+. 1CC&G IIUI I Oil prior to recei receive the :ancies and a systematical! will leave the where we ha understaffed, difficult task, ident Affairs "During th< looking at have vacated determine wl ; office by fall. wiil retain n turnover rate neededbyth ing freeze will "We can't * * . programs w we would not )0r?rily :an said. But Just t)efor( nphcated the WJ)S rea(jy ;0 . "We do ha1 e positions by just waiti heir workload positions," D *IV4; x , She said sh fe (now) work joss 0j some n expected at see ^em a(j she said the <j merit will not guidelines for ONE STA1 left this past fast decisions 26 suspe points. For example, if a pletes 100 hours with a 2.0 student would have 200 points, were comDleted with Ipsc than , the student will have less than the student's 100 hours of work > 176 points or less, thereby ne 24-deficit point limit, the determined "scholastically :nded, a student is forced to * before continuing at the ny further deficit points ac auer one year's suspension ond year's suspension. After ms a student can be suspended f he acquires more deficit d he feels this suspension re effective than the previous i stipulated that a student pass cent of the hours attempted, it-point system) is rather first year,and it doesn't allow a tinue in school with no hope of he said. "It is an attentioni're riding below a 2.0 for the fear,you know you're getting ayees lo; Cost of living keeps going up and it's hard to make ends meet. Also, the legislators are getting a raise," said Jim Lamb, who works with parking and vehicle registration. A1 Puleo, a shuttlecock driver, is also concerned about the cuts. "Sure we should have gotten the raise. People expected the pay raise, but it was Riley's decision. I think he'll lose a H B V I Jdent Attairs iving the guidelines. After we specific guidelines, we will y review all our programs ive voids to fill. It will be a " she said. e summer, we will be carefully programs and services to lat we can and cannot do. We rograms most used and most i student body," Duncan said, do all we're doing now. Some ill have to go on hold tem; the hiring freeze, the office hire new employees. ve a oool of candidates. We're for guidelines in filling the uncansaid. e has mixed emotions about the of her staff. While pleased to vance their professional lives, lepartment will feel their loss. ?F MEMBER,Frank Ardaiolo, Friday for a dean of students See "Student Affairs," pane twe. ~ -* nsion: Degree Program 15 3C i I Gen. St. (2 yr.) Business Science/Math j Humanities Engineering Education Journalism Gen. St. (4 yr.) Pharmacy Nursing (4 yr.) Health Criminal Justice Nursing (2 yr.) J >e scnei 'The university coi melancholy about the regret salaries were budget.' Peti lot of votes in the November election. It may cost him the election." South Carolina law requires the state to opperate under a balanced budget. When the proposed budget reached Riley's desk, about $50 million need to be cut. The governor axed the proposed raises, eliminating $40 million in expenditures. USC employees fall into two categories, classified and non-classified.Classified personnel were scheduled to receive a 5 percent cost of living raise and a merit raise of up to 5 percent, Denton says. Non-classified employees, which include faculty, would have received a merit raise of up to 9 percent. Patti P. Gillespie, head of the Department of Theatre and Speech, said, "Of course I'm disappointed. Who wouldn't like to make more money than they are making now? But I think the president 01 tne university and the legislature are doing the best they can do con 5 incre No. Students on 1982-83 duiniumic suspension I 45 60 75 90 105 luiea pa mmunity is a little salary situation. We used to balance the ?Denton, systems vice president fiscal affairs sidering the economic state of the country. "Everybody wishes they could make more," said Gillespie. "Nationwide, universities are in trouble. They are doing the best that they can. At one university I visited, 14 faculty members were using one phone. "We're lucky that we're not laying off tenured faculty," said Gillespie. caiH 4'I rpnllv feel, with the resources available, they did a responsible thing. I am sure there will be some who are terribly angry, but they don't understand that this is a nationwide phenomena. I'd rather have no raise than no job." USC professors earn an average of $22,600 per year, according to the State Commission on Higher Education's annual report. The university average is third among state ? supported insiuuuons. Salaries at the Medical University of South Carolina and Clemson University are ? ?? i 120 135 150 175 " I r Graph does not include the Center for Undeclared Majors with 340 suspensions. The center is a non-degree program. y raises higher. Faculty at USC's regional campuses receive the lowest salaries, averaging $14,550 annually. "I don't think it's fair for state employees to have to take more than their fair share of the burden," said I.inHii HiriPr'fnr of women's housing. If the state receives more revenue than projected by the 1982-83 budget, salary increases could be reinstated, Denton says. Referring to the 1983-84 fiscal year, Denton said, "We're very optimistic for next year. I don't think anyone should consider this a mark for the future." inside About 80 foreign students will call Columbia home this summer while they participate in USC's English Program for Internationals. Page three. A slick floor did not stop the USC Summer Repertory's opening night performance of "Private Lives" from entertaining its Students should have an easier time getting USC. football tickets this fall, thanks to the addition of almost 18,000 seats to Williams Brice Stadium Page seven.