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By Chris Handal
Bruce Miller, a rising senior in business management, has
helped finance his education with a scholarship, a lowinterest
loan and Dart-time employment.
Miller is like many students who, because of cuts in federal
student aid programs, must pay for school in a variety of
ways.
Miller, an Air Force ROTC member, benefited from an Air
Force scholarship until a change in career plans made him
ineligible for the aid. He applied for and received an Air
Force student loan.
Miller also works as a part-time manager at Wendy's Old
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and spring, he said.
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USC President James Holderman recently returned from
month-long trip to Europe where he promoted the
university.
as students
He said the job doesn't interfere with school work. "They
let me come and go as I please because I've worked there for
three years," he said.
Because students are having a harder time paying tor
college than in the past, enrollment in USC's ROTC programs
has increased, according to recruitment officials.
"THIS IS the best enrollment we've had in 10 years," said
Lt. Hick Higgins, an assistant professor of Naval Science and
a Navy recruiter.
"The biggest impetus (behind the increase) is the chance
of getting some kind of financial assistance through college,"
he said.
Higgins said about half of the students in the Navy ROTC
program are on scholarships, and at least 50 percent of the
remaining students will have gained a scholarship before
they graduate.
Navy students not on scholarships follow the college plan,
which includes a $100-a-month stipend during their junior and
senior years, he said.
MILITARY SERVICE is obligatory for Navy ROTC
juniors and seniors.
Although Higgins attributes the ROTC enrollment increase
to the economy, he said, "I try to down-play the financial
aspects of the program. A student should like the Navy."
After a "tremendous" enrollment increase of 50 to 75
percent in 1980-81, Capt. Bobby Washington, Air Force ROTC
recruiter, said he expects enrollment to increase slightly this
year.
Washington said a conservative enrollment estimate for
fall is 210 to 215.
"I WOULD say the increase is because of job security as
opposed to swelling the unemployment lines," Washington
said.
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About 38 perceni OI me siuuenus ill me rtit ruitc
program receive scholarships, according to Washington.
Air Force ROTC pays students without a scholarship
$100 a month during their junior and senior years.
The Air Force also sponsors the George S. Brown Student
Loan, which has a 7 percent interest rate for Air Force ROTC
students or students with fathers who served in the Air
Force, according to Washington.
The Army ROTC program also has had an enrollment
increase, said Capt. Douglas Harrison, an assistant professor
of military science. "When we started in the fall of 1980 we
had 76 cadets. This fall we will have 140 cadets.
"THE INCREASE is probably for economic reasons.
Basically people want to see what it's like, and it (ROTC)
enhances his (or her) marketability," he said.
Army ROTC offers scholarships but, Harrison said, "You
| don't have to be in ROTC to get a scholarship. We're looking
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month-long trip as part of the Carolina, accord
organization's Visitors' Program, "The university
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mon Market countries. per capita investc
HOLDERMAN PAID his family's DESPITE T1
expenses. meetings he had,
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were invited to go with, only 10 invited his family aero:
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This bulletin board is just one sign of bad economic
times. Many students are familiar with others.
for people with hard skills. These people (engineering and
physics majors) have a shot at getting a scholarship."
A scholarship obligates one to serve in the Army after
graduation.
The Army ROTC program has 14 people on scholarship,
Harrison said, and pays $100 a month to juniors and seniors in
the program who don't have scholarships.
WHILE THE ARMY does not offer a special loan, the
National Guard and Army Reserve?divisions of the Armyoffer
tuition assistance.
Working part time is another option for students paying
meir way 10 a cuuege uegree.
uo...i Park, a junior engineering major, works 30 hours a
week at Stuffy's. "It helps with room and board, but it does
takeaway from studying," Park said.
He said he didn't have trouble finding the job. "I just
walked in; two days later they hired me." He attributed the
relative ease with which he was hired to the high turnover
i rate for Stuffy's student workers.
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university in Europe
a
rlin, the College of DURING DINNER with the Dutch
holic University of prime minister, Holderman said he
heinische Friedrich- had an opportunity to demonstrate his
ity were some of the knowledge of American politics.
?sted in an exchange
The Prime Minister asked about
Alexander Haig s pertormance as
nd our students to secretary of state. "I responded that I
d our professors to thought he was doing a good job. At
jST y J?6 about the same time, Reagan was
i, Holderman said. going on TV in America announcing
d benefited South Haig's resignation."
ling to Holderman.
is playing a major While in England, Holderman atmic
development of tended a dinner of the Palmetto Club,
)utch (among those which is composed of about 20 Oxford
vith) arp thp University professors who have been
rs in the world " guest lecturers at USC. Holderman
laid they are proud of their tie with
HE NUMBER of USC, and all wore Carolina ties to the
, Holderman said he dinner.
o sight-see. He took ?
ss the West Berlin *
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ry oppressive over
The university is transferring
funds from othc deportments to the
3 spent two nights in general fund to avoid a fall tuition
increase. Page three.
isident visited the "The World According to Garp"
inpnt film is more shallow than the novel
iebating a recently but Robin 'Hams gives a surjnd
I noticed that the prisingly sable performance.
t empty, which sur- Page five.
use it was an im- The T-. . i>rk Mets are very
rhen we went to the happy w. ex (JSC star Mookie
were 300 delegates Wilson as tneir starting center fielder
Vorld Cup (soccer) and lead off hitter. Page seven.
en Italy and Brazil." ~