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By Ann Firiwr
Some USC students will b
phone calls and letters urgin
crunch, Student Government
Monday.
Abel is leading a group of st
ly to convince legislators tha
the Budget and Control Board
Education.
"The governor (Gov. Dick
out USC," Abel said. "I'd lik
flooded with letters."
In October, CHE recommen
half of a $3.5 million cut in th<
Budget and Control Board ten
in mid-October.
I Riley was the only memb
cuts with no reservations
Treasurer Grady Patterson i
of the USC cuts, while Rc
graduate, and Comptroller
- against the USC cuts becausc
too much of the total cut, Ab
The budget-cut proposal i
Some concerned students ha>
members' addresses and
distributed the list to all can
also informs students how th
i courages them to write to lei
He added that families of i
to $500 tuition increase, and c
twice as large to remove t
budget deficit next year.
The student group stresses
is unfair because USC's stat
$2.7 million, while other ins
imate $4.6-million increase,
(Abel said students at US<
getting involved. Each camj
all parents of USC student*
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>arrage state legislators with
g them to ease USC's budget \
t President Ashley Abel said
udents planning a January ral- i ,
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and the Commission on Higher
Riley) single-handedly singled
e to see the Governor's Office
ded that USC absorb more than
5 higher education budget. The . , 1
tatively approved the USC cuts '\ jp?LI g
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er of the Board to approve the >;
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;p. Tom Mangum, a Clemson wsJ
General Earle Morris voted illBptk#* <"
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is being re-evaluated by CHE. Legislators
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phone numbers and have The^studen
ripus organizations. The release steps in Janui
te cuts will affect tuition and en- floor, he said,
gislators, Abel said. featured at tl
Abel said s
n-state students may face a $300 would have a
Hit-of-state students, an increase vnfoq
he $12 to $14 million projected Abel said h
tions about tl
\ that USC's share of the total cut cms recomn
e allocation will be cut by about tional studies
titutions will receive an approx- students, and
he said. "Telling th
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end a proposed reception where they would be
one-on-one with state legislators. ^ bl
would probably attend because many votes m;n;n
I on It, Abel said. raaii(,
t group is organizing a rally on the Statehouse
ary when the budget proposal goes to the House bU(jfie
Speakers, banners, ribbons and posters will be nftrjL
le student-oriented rally. s
i large number of students attending the rally *
great psychological impact on the legislators' jJ
e is also concerned about state officials' sugges- "f?
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tended that USC phase out its two-year occupa- ^
programs, a move that would affect about 2,000
I cut $750,000 from the medical school budget. *1
e university how to spend money is a gross in- w .n
i the university and on education," Abel said. P?0 (
ng we need to cut is education, because educa- JJe sai
tant to success^ . ' . .
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USC's out-of-state students have a
deal on tuition than their counterp
"'C'".j other Southeastern state-supported
sities. When comparing in-state
however, USC students aren't as for
sKfe^., according to a Gamecock survey of 1
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mM,m .1 siaie universities.
H#| USC's 1982-83 out-of-state tuition a
'';p>of $2,470 was the third lowest ami
02 v universities, while the $1,190 in-state
^ ; the third highest.
The 11 schools are the univers
fH Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina
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Maryland, Florida State Univ
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son University.
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IllMilil lowest in-state tuition for this yeai
^ ^ and Clemson has the highest ($1,402
The highest out-of-state tuition is <
by the University of Maryland (
Florida State University has the
Alabama and Florida State are t
universities in the survey at which b
dent and non-resident tuition char
In particular, USC's non-residenl
charge compares favorably with n<
ing universities. Clemson's out-of-s
tion for this year exceeds USC's b
more than one semester of in-state to
GEORGIA CHARGES non-rc
$2,817 for three quarters, whil
charges $2,964.
However, resident tuition at eac
in the survey except Clems on and
'i, was less than USC's. Clemson
?' 'iffliS regents $701 per year, and Virgii
Over the past five years, USC's tu
; ,YJ increased in spurts. In fall 1978, resi
III tion was $366 per semester ($770
; residents). Four dollars were addc
|j| resident tuition-and-fee charge in i
BM and the fee was increased to $445
Hi] spring ($1,000 out-of-state).
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King the university how 1
ly is a gross interference
irsity and on education. 1
eed to cut is education, I
is important to success.'
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; students must first reach the pec
idget cuts and then appeal to the
lize tuition increases, Abel ss
tically, tuition costs must go up be
s receiving only about 11 percer
it, as opposed to 21.8 percent five
creased tuition in two years other t
said.
ut one-third of the students in th<
ost to complain and see what they
id he hopes more organizations, ?
its, will get involved.
(rested students should contact SG
y, Abel said.
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ot only have an impact financially,
>n the quality of education each inj
id. "I'd like to ask students to ac<
a hand in the destiny of the school
South's ch
tate studer
In 1980-81, tuition was
i better (non-resident was $1,111
arts at were increased to $585
univer- nonresident), and in th<
tuition, ?d to fees and a $25 sur<
tunate, both resident and non-r
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IF TUITION and fees
nd fees spring, USC will have
>ng the decrease in fees this y
fee was ancj out-of-state charge*
last year.
ities of Meanwhile, other S<
, South tuition and fees have in
e and Qf dollars. North Care
ersity, state tuition of $364 in
Clem- 1704 pgr year.
Clemson in-state s
charged almost $200 r
as the iastt and Virginia resick
p ($682) more to attend the Ui
) this year.
charged
$3,303). This fall, several ui
lowest held a hard line on tuit
to raise their rates. F
he only State, which held tui
oth resi- ($735 for residents; $1,1
ges are since 1978, this fall ra
icsiueiiis auu iui i
t tuition the only school in the
sighbor- report a tuition increaf
tate tui- Figures in this story
y $610? Yearbook of Higher E<
nitionat cle of Higher Educati
and university reports.
sidents ~ "
e UNC inside
h school 9 The library and soi
Virginia wm change their hour
charges students when final c
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tecause educa
/ernment President
Ashley Abel
pie who are making
board of trustees to
kid. He said that,
cause higher educa
it of the total state
years ago. USC has
han a $25 surcharge,
e group approached
could do, Abel said,
is well as individual
Vice President Mike
$500 tuition increase
but also a direct imstitute
can provide,"
:ept a challenge and
1."
eapest
Its
$520 each semester
3). Tuition and fees
i in fall 1981 ($1,225
i spring, $5 was addcharge
was added to
esident charges,
eased $5 this fall.
3 do not increase this
i experienced a net
ear, as both in-state
5 will be $10 less than
nitheastem schools'
creased by hundreds
>lina, which had in1979-80,
now charges
tudents are being
nore this year than
?nts are charged $240
liversity of Virginia
liversities that have
ion have been forced
or example, Florida
ition rates constant
r35 for non-residents)
lised tuition $105 for
ion residents. USC is
survey that did not
je for 1962-63.
were taken from the
tiucatlon, the Chroni!on,
college catalogs
me campus cafeterias
8 to cater to studying
>xams begin Dec. is.
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