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Chewing is an art p. 3 _ r|Tni _ _ _ 1 Wednesday Turner comes to town p.8 l? February 16,1983 Empire keeps top spot p. 10 I B WfMr^. WL fL. JBP ?L University of South Carolina m Ml ''IMP* IS m Vol. 75, No. 63 LL_ '' ' , - - -~~ " -^-r"1 :~ _ :' '? ~- ^ What's up, pussycat? One of the Lincoln-Mercury cougars stare big cats ? cougars, lynx, and bobcats - a?, automobile. The felines and their trainer. B< Court from 6-9 p.m. through Saturday. Power, phonf cniir rinrm fac V|#MI MV III I VI By Joe Cumbie The possibility of raising housing costs will be discussed at the USC board of trustees meeting tomorrow morning. The Student-Trustee Liaison Committee voted Thursday to recommend housing costs be raised 17.7 percent to offset budget deficits. Skyrocketing utility costs, caused by South Carolina Electric and Gas and CmifVinnn DAII foktb-Am tnon uuuuici ii ucii iaic 111 x\ra, was uiic ui the major reasons cited by housing officials and the liaison committee for the recommendation. Director of Housing Bob Stewart j said housing rates haven't increased ( nearly as much as the utility costs over the years, and the university has made an accomplishment in holding t these costs down. , "IT'S REALLY amazing that we've been able to keep the costs this low for | as long as we have," Stewart said. , In 1975-76, USC's total utility costs for housing made up 20 percent of the Residential Life Services budget, Stewart said. In 1981-82, there was a , 10.9 percent increase in utilities, and in 1982-83, utilities rose 3.6 percent. Almost half of the Residential Life Services budget in 1982-83 went to pay for utilities, because of SCE&G and 1 Southern Bell's rising costs, Stewart 1 said. * Whpn fnmnarwl with utilit.v hikps the housing fees USC has levied on < students have not increased that much, Stewart said. I - - ~ Wf>.- -. :--"i**-'-~~ ."* &^-v?55?V'$zS& -i'-:I ; !*/". . ??? -:- - ^"' ': '' ''^ JB : H pP^'WSB " * A k. Photo I s calmly at the camera. All of the car cot ? in town mis wobk 10 promote me iuuj ib Steele, may be seen at Columbia Mall's ) rate hikes i increase It's really amazing that we've been able to keep the costs this low for as long as we have.' ?Director of Housing Bob Stewart IN 1977-78, there was no increase in housing costs, according to Stewart, aut since 1978, housing increased 50.3 percent. The board of trustees may agree to raise housing rates 17.7 percent ? a larger percentage increase than any other in the past five /ears. These increases have meant continuing higher housing rates for students. In 1977-78, when rates did not increase, a student living in the Towers Complex paid $237 per semester for lousing. In 1982-83, the same room cost $407 per semester ? a $170 increase over a five-year period. If the 17.7 percent increase is aporoved tomorrow, a Towers room will cost $479.34 in the fall ? a $72.34 increase. Overall, housing rates have increased a total of 67.95 percent since 1975, while utilities have increased a total of 83.3 percent. Possible proar * not on trustee I By Chris Handal was to The College of Applied Professional phasii Sciences and the Department of Media Arts depar have apparently been granted a reprieve But from the budget ax at Thursday's USC Colleg board of trustees meeting. said h USC President James Holderman will was b make no recommendation tn the hnarri nn hut thi any program, Hans Knoop, director of USC Information Services, said Monday. ALS Holderman said Sunday he did not know Borko whether any recommendations would be media made to the board. "It's just a matter of how he hac fast we can put things together," Holder- K man said. nrntrr' If "fc>?? KNOOP SAID, "No decisions have been would made. No program or budget cuts will be brought before the board on Thursday. It's housin never been on the agenda for the board." f?r The agenda was released Monday. ^ "If President Holderman had made a increa decision, he would bring it up before the acade: board," Knoop said. Holderman is still The considering department cuts, according to anci v Knoop. contin mere are sun discussions going on, and it wil these discussions will continue," Knoop Knooj said. TH1 HOLDERMAN'S DECISION calms a Comn >- 4- week of rumors and reports about program keepi cuts. On Friday, The State published a story but i ?umwLid saying the College of Applied Professional Clem; tyl.* ? Sciences would be recommended for charg phaseout. Clem: nnanv's Though no one from APS would comment The p officially, The State reported sources within uougai coijege hacj sajfj faculty had been studv 5 Centre told of the decision to recommend the child! phaseout. Educ. On Friday, the Department of Media Arts Housing costs: a li $5001 475 I 450 I 425 ^ 400 | g 350 ?J f 325 SHI ^ nmiMiriiiiiiiiiJM J 300 S2 275 ?nn|ipiiMii^ 77 78 78-79 79-80 80-81 I Academic yi * Price Towers housing will rise to hotistog increase recoiwieftded byt s Campus fcousto^ seats ttewu increased steadily over the past si) dorms duririfi the 1977-78 academic year, the cost ef living in eHJi Mnnm nr SnatMtkll mmm. t ?^t7 fljjl run- rawmtttt tTkU I - ~ w "I*** fWWWW 0 > ? "tf JWII UIV bU9( i^..^.. > ... ....; am cuts i agenda >ld it was going to be recommended for lg out, according to Porter McLaurin, tment chairman. on Sunday, Chester Bain, dean of the e of Humanities and Social Sciences, e had told McLaurin that media arts eing considered for recommendation it no decision had been made. 10 ON Sunday, USC Provost Frank wski said he was unaware of the i arts notification, and Holderman said 1 no decision on any program. op said he did not know when any i i i - iin ana ouagei recommendations be made to the board. board of trustees will consider dorm ig rates for 1983-84 and ticket prices II 1983 at its Thursday meeting. The it-Trustee Liaison Committee voted lursday to recommend a 17.7 percent se in housing rates for the next mic year. proposed increase is not permanent, f the board wants the increase to ue for more than one academic year, 1 Viovrr* 4 V. ~ - ? * iiuyv m ica^iuvc uie increase, >said. E INTERCOLLEGIATE Activities nittee voted previously to recommend ng ticket prices for home games at $12 ncreasing prices for the Carolinason football game to $15. Clemson ;es $15 per ticket when the Carolinason game is at Clemson. ! board will also consider: proposed Certificate of Graduate : Parent Involvement in Early hood Education in the College of ition Sm "TnratMS," page 3 ?n ook at the Towers 91*84 tNHUT iar it the bcmrd of trustees approve$ a 17 J he Student-Trustee liaison Committee. I r lltirt. For Hsmnlii In th* Tmua? sr Baker. Surney, Douglas, LaBorrie, | is $407 find may rias naxt year. _ -