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Former USC football coach
$50,Q00-a-year contract with th
to fire four assistant coaches, A
said yesterday aftern mi.
Bell, who posted a 4-7 recor
toiAo Kt r Moi*/inn
LuaLii, vrao tn tu mj itacikv.mii
refusing to dismiss defensi\
defensive end coach Bob Roe
Keith Colson and receivers' coa
"I sent him (Bell) a directiv<
he didn't do it," Marcum said y<
BELL, REACHED at his ho
comment on his dismissal or on
his four-year contract by refu
coaches.
Marcum said he met with
season's end to discuss tne iooh
"Throughout our series of dii
that Coach Bell and I were not
corrective action was required
statement released late Wedne
"I advised Coach Bell of tli
nhancrM ns woll as nthpr nnn-i
declined to make the changes
coaching staff/' Marcum's sta
MARCUM SAID the decisioi
made and sent to the presi
Holderman)."
When reached for com
Holderman said, "Marcum hai
and I think he's handled it well
he's kept us appropriately info
"I am thoroughly suDnorti
operates, and the athletic dire<
Holderman refused to say ar
AT THE FACULTY Senate
Bell's firing was announced, I
with Marcum's performance a
j Poll indie
By Forre$t Brown
USC students' reaction to th
Richard Bell has been overw
to a random sampling taken b;
f The Gamecock questioned s
the firing, and almost all the
"not fair."
Typical was Jennifer Woote
"I DON'T REALLY think i
chance. You have to have
( journalism sophomore said.
Most students interviewed
did riot have enough time to I
9 team.
"I don't think Coach Bell sh
can be expected to have ai
season. It takes time to buih
I Bell should have been giv
Tammy Lane, an undeclared
Ninety po
By John Braun
Ninety positions will be elii
during 1983-84, but tenured fj
r? ? ttcp i>
Iitic attic iui a wiuic, udv it.
Holderman told the Facult
nesday.
"After considerable del
attention, we have determi
now be necessary to phase c
positions of tenured faculty
think that is something all of
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I we wouia nice 10 pui on 10
end."
Holderman said a fact
chaired by Provost Frank
recommended $2 million in i
instruction and support s<
reduce the $10.7-million pi
deficit for the next fiscal yea
Holderman did not ela
academic reductions, but s
services reductions include
taxi service, the Alumni
several university catalogs.
ires Rit
ty not obligat
'I ad
i Richard Bell nullified his .
e university when he refused 018 K0 1
athletic Director Bob Marcum gf||gr |
d in his first year as a head dBClilll
i late Wednesday night for romigM
re coordinator Larry New, * BfjUe*
, defensive secondary coach
ch Jerry Sullivan.
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s iu inaKe muse cuauges, aim
esterday.
"I thii
me yesterday, said he had no a man v
whether he felt he had broken who is i
sing to fire the four assistant anymor
Departr
Bell several times since the Holdern
toll program's future. Marci
scussions, it became apparent coaches
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in toiai agreement as iu wirai uuc^iu,
Marcum said in a prepared of.
sday night. "It w
ic need to make certain staff progres
personnel changes. Coach Bell
that I requested involving the BELI
tementsaid. over Pa
last gai
i to fire Bell was "a decision I arch-rh
dent (USC President James A team
spvpn d
ment yesterday afternoon, team,
s handled it from the beginning Marc
, and I support the system, and defense
rmed. V . v veryhij
ve of the system) the way it out wii
:tor." ; 5 (defens
ly more about Bell's firing. Marc
^ several
3 meeting Wednesday, before Marcui
lolderman said he was pleased pick his
is flthlfttir director.
:ates negati\
Not
e firing of Head Football Coach react*c
helmingly negative, according 44?E
y the Gamecock Thursday. _t?.rti
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students thought the firing was ^5 rig
worse
reaction. thewh
t's fair. He really didn't have a "'Sa?
room for improvement," the Coach
by the Gamecock thought Bell Buti
build the quality of the football "Itt
undecl
lould have been fired. No coach persor
1 undefeated team in his first (firetl
i a good football program, and nice m
en more of an opportunity,"
freshman, said. "IW
sitions to be
Two vice president
minated^tUST end of the year v
Holderman added
resident James Despite the $2 m
y Senate Wed- repeated his warnii
. increase for fall 19*
liberation and million problem" left
ned it will not "Certainly a portio
>ut or eliminate met by a tuition incn
f" he said. "I think there's any wa
nrf??AA ? XI A. _
uswuumagicc nappens, mai we c?
the very, very stantial tuition increi
ilty committee ^However, Holdern
Borkowski has . ^ieve that he will
reductions from increaws for in-state
jrvices to help cover the entire $8 mi
ojected. budget USC's budget prol
r. state-wide economic
borate on the not a dimension wh
aid the support solve by itself and >
eliminating the that to state agent
Cordially, and legislature. I can a
leave no stone unl
shard Be
ed to honor co
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certain staff changes, as well as
non-personnel changes. Coach Bell
9d to make the chenges that I
>ted involving the coaching staff.
? USC Athletic Dii
Bob Mi
ik with Bob Marcum as director of athletics w<
vho is first and foremost an ethical athletic di
iinning a very tight ship, and I do not get in1
e ? thankfully ? in the activities of the A
nent. And it's a very pleasant experi<
nan said.
1m said 3ell felt he could not fire the asi
and, "I certainly respect his opinion...He h
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y w uuim vii, uuv x aiou na v uiv wtot p& vgi am v
rasnJt a question of losing, it was a quest
sing," Marcum said.
/S TEAM opened the year with two impressiv
icific and Richmond. But the team lost five of
nes, including two 30-point losses and a 24-6
ra\ Clemson. USC's only win over an NCAA Div
this season was a 17-14 win over Navy. Amc
lefeats was a 28-23 loss to Furman, a Divisio
um said he felt Bell's coaching system empl
: at the expense of offense. "Our expectation to
ih on defense and not so much offensively, We:
Ji probably more players and experience <
lira^ oiftanf fhft fiolil ..V ' v.- *
v* miv a?vau. - v"."/ . .1, . . um
said he has already asked permission to
head coaches in search of Bell's replac
n said whoever is selected as the head coac
j own people.
See "Bell
ie student rea
all students in the Gamecock poll gave n
inc tn Roll's firim* hnu/fivpr
WAS FIRED because he wasn't following
ons of him (Athletic Director Bob Marcum),'
y, a senior biology major, said. "If he wasn't d
ht, he should have been fired. The team seeme
the whole year. They seemed to lack the right d
ole year. Four and seven (record) is pretty bad
lould give someone else a shot.
least with Coach Carlen, we had a winning
Carlen had a lot to offer the team," O'Kelly sal
3ther reactions in the poll were generally negat
link they didn't give him a chance," Angela Nic
lared freshman, said. "I think it centered aroui
Wwttfr T fkinlr Ho harl (ho haarj
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he assistant coaches). For one, I heard he was
tan. I heard the football players liked him a lot.
WASN'T HAPPY with the news," Charles Hoed,
terminated at I
s who will retire at the university case for
vill not be replaced, possibly can."
Holderman also c<
illion cut, Holderman made by a committi
lg of a major tuition Higher Education t<
13 to alleviate the "$8 two-year campuses
after the program cut. think that that prof
n of that will have to be " hopefully sc
ease," he said. "I don't U.?C ' Wl certainlj
y, unless some miracle attention lobbying
an avoid a fairly sub- In other Senal
ase." unanimously passe
nan said he does not system that will
i recommend" the $400 Community next y<
students necessary to passed by the Stude
illion deficit. The proposal was
3lems are indicative of wording changes,
woes, he said. "This is The Senate also
i*?h thi? nniversitv can for undergraduate
ve need to directly say new regulation in*
:y leadership and the students taking in
ssure you that we will elective may not re
:urned in making the for the course anc
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thletic SMEM^AW^
as his Jk?L%
o think Jm 1^
ion of BP V
e wins V
its six
loss to
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lasized ?
/el was
started
fri that r'M
talk to Former (JSC Head Fa
h^'wili *'r8C* '8te Wednesday i
assistant coaches, acc
I," page 4 hod Marcum.
iction to E
egative chemistry major, said
don't think it's fair. It c
Hood added that if tl
the in- Marcum, the firing coi
' Frank Some neonle thouch
oinghis of pressure because
d to get dismissal this past yea
irection "I don't think he wj
. I think with the team,"
Weatherbee said. "He
season, left. Then again, it's B
d. thinks he didn't do eno
ive. OTHER STUDENT!
:hols, an coaches on the payroll
ndsome university.
t to do it "It's pretty odd v/e 1
a pretty when they're paying
'' sophomore education
Sally McGill, a jur
a senior
mn i i _ i i.
uau, nome
as much funding as we hour;
towa
jm men ted oi) a proposal Th
ee of the Commission on J[Je a
r\ /iIaoa At* ml\r*ri?\ T TCP'o tllG '
IS tll/OC \Jk UUV O
with other schools. "1 c^an
K>sal will die of its own photi
on," he said, adding that *
f spend a great deal of an(*{
to defeat the proposal. ??
:e news, me senate ?^
d the student discipline 11|
replace the Carolina
jar. The proposals were <
nt Senate on Nov. 15. beer
; passed with only minor .
are
changed the guidelines seas
independent study. The
eludes stipulations that
dependent study as an
sceive grade-point credit Pag
1 that no more than 15 =
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otball Coach Richard Bell was
right lor refusing to dismiss four
ording to USC Athletic Director
IaII'o fSrinn
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. "If it's because of his losing season, I
loesn't seem fair to me."
here were problems between Bell and
lid be a little more understandable,
t Bell was under an enormous amount
of former head coach Jim Carlen's
v?
>1
as given an adequate chance to work
Freshman economics major Amy
had to pick up the pieces after Carlen.
lob Marcum's decision to fire him if he
ugh for the team."
S expressed exasperation about having
I whn arp nn longer activelv servinc the
lave to worry about the tuition increase
all these coaches," Jack Nichols, a
major, said.
lior journalism major, said Bell may
See "Student Reaction," page 3
mnan savs
s of independent study may be applied
rd an undergraduate degree.
e Senate also passed major changes in
ssociate degree program curriculum in
College of Nursing, as well as minor
ges in the College of Journalism
^journalism requirements and clarified
cognate requirements in the Theatre
Speech Department.
side
Some students at the ELM Center have
i sending in the clowns for God. Page 3.
Three area theaters, including USC's,
staging productions during the holiday
ion. Page 8.
Football players and coaches from other
wis react to the firing of Richard Bell.
e JO.