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""rum i iiiiiMB | > Living and learning p.3 _ 1 ? W 6dn6S(J (XIJ As you like it p.11 S_ B8B mbHsB January 26,1983 USC sinks Commodores p.13 ^ZH^h ...H III lligLi t_!T. B^b| University of South Carolina m m H m vol.75, No.54 (Graduation now & Diploma By Chris Handal A decision by the USC Board of Trustees to charge seniors a $25 graduation fee has been called ridiculous and academic extnrtinn Hv cnmo TTCf ooninnc |vv? wvuav wvjv oviuuiO* "It (the $25 fee) has been under study for several years," said T.L. Gunter, USC registrar. "We're one of the few schools that don't charge a graduation fee. We've been giving away degrees free. We just can't do it anymore." The registrar's office has received few complaints about the fee, Gunter said. "Most people over the years have tried to pay us, and they were surprised they didn't have a graduation fee. But anytime you have a new charge, you always have some complaints," he said. Any student who applies for graduation must pay the $25 fee. This cost does not cover caps and gowns. If a student fails to pay the fee, the diploma and transcripts will be held until it is paid, Gunter said. "IF YOU OWE the university money, your diploma and transcripts will be held until you pay your debts. It's that way whenever you owe the university money," * Guntersaid. But one USC senior doesn't see it that way. "For the last four yeafs I've always paid my tuition on time. I've had book fees so high I've almost expected the book clerk to have a patch over one eye and a parrot on one shoulder. I've stood in lines at the coliseum that were so long you could almost Nearly 3 years I By Glenn Burkins Nearly three years after the body of USC student Eugene O'Boyle was discovered, the Richland County Sheriff's Department ; remains baffled over his death. t | Inspector Allen Sloan said all efforts have ' failed to reveal any clues to the mystery surrounding his death. "We have absolutely j nothing," Sloan said. "We have not ha a one lead in this case." He said that at one time, there were between 56 and 60 officers actively involved in the investigation. "We had more than 30 Richland County officers involved, plus officers from Lexington County, SLED (State Law Enforcement Division) and the Highway Patrol," Sloan said. I Bill Oliver is heed of Crime Stoppers, which more than $7 million in nine months osts $25 fee draws 'It you owe the university money, your diploma and transcripts will be held until you pay your debts. It's that way whenever you owe the university money.' - USC Registrar T.L. Gunter expect to find at the end the kingdom of heaven. "I feel I've lived up to my end of the bargain. And for the university now to withold my diploma and transcripts until I pay a $25 fee is nothing short of academic extortion," said Kim Acker, a senior majoring in English. Senior art major Constance Krause said, "It's ridiculous. I thought that's what our tuition was for." JON CHARDIJKAIN. a senior hnsinpss major, said the fee "stinks" and Ennis Fant, a senior chemical engineering major, said, "I'm against it. I guess out of four years we should have spent enough money to get out of here with our degree without paying more." Burt Burch, a senior history major, said the $25 fee was like "paying a dollar to get on the bus and then pay a dime to get off. It's a typical move by the university." later, death of (J "It is very unusual to have this number of officers involved in a case and no word off the street. We've gotten nothing." O'Boyle was last seen by his roommate May 27, 1980. According to reports, he left that morning to visit a friend but never arrived. Two days later, his car was found Kiit*ninrf An o a^I J ?Ua?*4 uui mug uu a utoci icu iuau auuui live nines from his parents' home near Columbia Mall. The car was discovered by a highway patrol officer.' A search of the area revealed nothing. Five months later, a Rabon Road resident reported his son had found what appeared to be human bones. The bones were found 1.5 miles from where the car had been found earlier. With the help of psychic Mary Crime St( By Glenn Burkins Since the Columbia area Stoppers was founded in May has recovered more than $7 mi stolen property and drugs, ac< I to Bill Oliver, Crime Stopper dinator. This gives the Columb i program the fourth-best re Crime Stoppers is a systei B offers money to citizens f H formation leading to the arre conviction of criminals. "This concept is not new," said. "Police have for a long tin - citizens out of their pockets f?rm^tion about crimes." x- ^^18 Crime Stoppers originat ^1 Albuquerque, N.M., and no | more than 350 programs natic v.; ;:*v uii^iaiiu, I' l dlltc <11 111 V/Climui #5 started similar programs, . said. t COLUMBIA CRIME Stoppe solved 111 cases, including o hotoby Kutb schooler and-run homicide and a rape has recovered "it's a great system," Olivei , , , "What Hike about the program student opi And computer science senior Richard Mitchell didn't like the idea at all "I think the whole idea is despicable. I don't think it's necessary. Twenty-five dollars may not seem like a lot, but students who've paid for four or five years of college don't need the extra demand." Compared with other schools in South Carolina and the Southeast, USC's graduation fee is high. Clemson University charges seniors $1.65 for the diploma with a case. If a student does not want to attend graduation, Clemson adds a $2.25 mailing fee to the cost. FRANCIS MARION College charges a $15 fee for graduation, but the cost includes caps and gowns. To receive the diploma by mail costs $10 for undergraduates and $18 "I feel comfortable that it was not a natural death, but with what we have, we ippers gaining everyone works together to make i ?rjme community safer. 1982, it "The program is funded totally llion in donations. The media donates wording facilities, and even the people who s coor- enact the crimes are volunteers," ia area added. covery So far the program has cost m than $7,000. The money is donated n that businesses and private citizens, i or in- Oliver said this moripv is rip ?t and handled by police. Instead, it is sen a board of private citizens t decides how much a person will Oliver rewarded. ne paid for in- When a person calls in informat about a crime, he is assigned a c< number to identify him from t ed in point on. If the case is solved, he m w has go to a designated busin< inwide. establishment to receive his rewi i have and, according to Oliver, is never s< Oliver by police. "THE KEWAKI) is picked up fr rs has what seems to be a normal busin ne hit- establishment, he said. "The pers > case. walks up to the counter, says the c< r said. number and is paid. There are i is that , police, no hidden tapes or cameras. for graduates at Francis Marion. Freshmen at the College of Charleston are assessed $25 for their graduation, and Furman charges seniors $30 dollars for graduation. Presbyterian College has a $10 fee for its diploma, which comes in a case. The University of Georgia assesses seniors $10 for graduation, but the cost includes rental of caps and gowns. Master degree students also pay $10, and law students pay $13. Both the University of North Carolina and the University of Virginia do not charge a fee for graduation. School officials said the cost is included in tuition. The University of Tennessee has a $10 fee for undergraduates, $16 dollars for master's degree and $46 for students receiving Dli n JL ll.JL/. O. SC student still Green, police again searched the area but found nothing. The next day, O'Boyle's brother searched the area and found a shoe he was able to identify as his brother's. Again, police searched the area, this time using airplanes and bloodhounds. O'Boyle's body was found off Rabon Road by his brother under an old mattress near what had once been a dump. Although a pathologist was able to identify the remains, he was unable to determine the cause of death. position m ^mw m m t|: t&pa % Ifesdjyfe mix* *?*&fc#-8i|fe;jltafc *4 wfm f piityir te? 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Although there is no longer a full-fledged investigation, Sloan said the case is still open. "We've exhausted all leads and trails, yet the files are still very much open. I would hate to think this case will never be solved," Sloan said. I popularity the Oliver added the person can receive the money in a different manner if he wants. "If a person wants me to drop fjy the money off in a trash can, I will. lts This can be worked out." rehe Oliver said he believes the success of the program depends on the ability nf f Via nnli/i/* f a lr/\/\?\ r>ll vta uiv pviiV/V 11/ iycujj an 11iiui iiiclIlUd ?J|*e anonymous. "This depends on both "y the police and the citizen. If either ind party breaks down, the system will ver not work,'' Oliver said, t to hat He added that having to appear in be court is the greatest fear most people have. However, no one has yet been asked to appear, he said. "We will inn "J" drop a case before we ask a person to appear in court,"Oliver said. hat ust There have been four contempt BSS cases involving Crime Stoppers, and Jr(j each time, the program's position was ;en upheld by the Supreme Court. The Columbia area Crime Stoppers serves Richland and Lexington om counties, but anyone in the state may ess call in. Sumter was the first city in son South Carolina to enact such a xle program, Oliver said, and Charleston no and Myrtle Beach are starting their M own programs.