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4 SouthoCaro L iniana&Library I Horseshoe t * 4 No student input in new attendance policy By Rachel Waterhouse No students participated in the Student-Fa< Committee last spring when the new attendai proposed, reviewed and finally adopted as uni according to a Student Government official. "There were two appointments made, but people didn't attend the cabinet meetings," sa <?turfant flnvprnment vice nresident. The Student-Faculty Relations Committ communication link between the Faculty Sens Senate. The committee also acts as advise] problems, as defined by the committee, with administration. In the past the Scholastic Standards and mittee dealt with student-faculty relations, I appointed to that committee last year. John Boswell, former president of the stu< I H lllP!ll^-^fr I I b^ *'' ... I fr Syp' At the Student Senate meeting Wednesday, attendance policy is impossible. Freshman em n s m m m m m s m ^ h b i By Betsy Huggins Despite declining enrollment in the university, freshmen enrollment in South Carolina College, USC's honors college, is the largest in its history. Last year the freshmen enrollment in South Carolina College was 94. This year it is 134, according 10 William mouici, master of South Carolina College. "I think it (the increase) is a combination of increasing awareness of the potential quality of undergraduate studies and the economic situation," Mould said. "It is clear to me as I travel around the state that there is a shift in the public's perception of Carolina," he said. "Fifteen years ago, people whose main concern was inside State Sen. Norma Russell, th Republican nominee for lieutenar, governor, spoke against state spendin increases Wednesday at the Colleg Republicans meeting. Page three. Workshop's "Cyrano" suffers frot opening night jitters and a missing nost Page 10. A court ruling Wednesday has thrown th future of college football into turmoil. Pag . 14, "I knew nothing about this. I'm 14 ~ to each committee." :ulty Relations nee policy was There are no records of anyc iversity policy, the Senate minutes or the 1 Committee's minutes. The F Committee votes on all appoint) the appointed id Mike Sheely, "There is a lack of commun nment as far as appointments a "That is one of the things u ee acts as a year," Sheely said. "There is i ite and Student up on these appointments to see r for students' meetings, and we are going to s the faculty and "A lot of these committees n Petitions Com- or never me t at a11 They are 1 , \ chairman of the Academics Coi ui no one was The attendance policy was c ient body, said, by the academics and judicial c .. _ M Matt UlarH said rntnrninn to the old rollment large academic excellence did not very often think first of USC." Now, more students realize they can get as good an education here as elsewhere, Mould said. As more good students come to USC and find this out for themselves, Mould , cqiH Ho faolc n;Ai?rl urill crvroaH fViaf I TCP ic o OMIU IIV ll/VIO VYUiU Will Opi \/QU 111C4V U UV> lO U good school. THE ENTRANCE standards were not lowered to accept more students; if anything, Mould said, standards are more defined. He also said he feels incoming students are better prepared now than in the past. Mould also hplipvps a misonnopntinn about the college may have discouraged 1 potential applicants. "Many students don't 1 look into South Carolina College as a possibility because they associate honors = work exclusively with humanities," he said. e The college has students in almost every ^ university college, Mould said. "We pride a ourselves on a broad base." e A new degree has been developed with "a n curriculum tailored to the broad develop?>. ment of a student's skills," Mould said. The baccalaureus artium et scientiae (bachelor te of arts and science) is offered only by South rte Carolina College. Fifteen new students are enrolled in the degree program, he said. sure someone was appointed (T, There was me being appointed either in Change Of pC Jowers and Responsibilities reviewed bv 'owers and Responsibilities ' Tients. faculty and ! showed up.' ication in the Student Goverre concerned." Boswell said. 'e are trying to work on this no system right now to check if they showed up or attended "There was n tart doing that," he said. And this was re and students on leet only once or twice a year IT , "ery ineffectual," Matt Ward, nmittee, said. sEteS iiscussed, but never in depth, No distinctioi :ommittees last year. absences under Return to old pol By iiacnei waiernouse Returning to the old attendance policy would be impossible, Matt Ward, chairman of the Student Senate's Academic Committee, told the Student Senate Wednesday. Ward said he reached that conclusion after talking with faculty members. He said the possibility of proposing a new policy was discussed. "If we came up with something that would be satisfactory with the faculty, it might be considered," Ward said. In other Senate news: The Communications Committee is asking senators to talk to University 101 classes about Student Government. Communications is also discussing the possibility of video taping Student Senate meetings and showing them in Russell House. "If the students won't come to the Senate meetings, then we'll bring the meetings to them," Yvonne Padgett, Communications Committee chairman said. The senate voted to allot six com plimentary tickets for each football game and four complimentary tickets for each basketball game to Ashley Abel, Student Government president. ist ever in hoi William Mould, master of South Carolim * in the college's history. The college is ope was begun in 1978. ; not student input on this llicy at all. And this was a committee that h^s both students on it, hut no students Academics Committee Chairman Matt Ward o student input on this change of policy at all. viewed by a committee that has both faculty u, dui no siuaenis snowea up, ' wara said. n attendance policy, students are required to nt of class meetings. The old policy allowed ?one-fourth of classes. i is made between unexcused and excused the new policy. icy 'impossible' Money was also allotted for nametags for senators to wear the day of Senate meetings. Betsy Holderman was elected chairman of Carolina Cares. Sandra Boozer and Joseph Leaphart Jr. were elected to the Student Affairs Committee. Marcia Lena Jackson, Letitia Short and Cynthia Waldrop were elected to the Student Organization Licensing Commission. Debbie Price was appointed to the Communications Committee. Valerie Damon was appointed to the Athletic Committee. _ l.? t>? r> 1 _ - icicad rui ici, miivc dcurci duu rameia Sims were appointed to the Off-campus Committee. Robin Nelson was appointed to the Minority Student Affairs Committee. Resignations were accepted from Jill. Alberson, Susan Boyd and David Seamon. All said time conflicts were the reason for resigning. rtors college Photo by Win McNimefl ) College, announced the largest enrollment in to academically advanced students and