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I ? ? Student Senate rules p. 3 ..iiffL., . |lM|T. S ?a f CIC^QIJ Sequel lacks 'sting' p. 7 V mmJP?P1L ^F |p#*#% jjF* HJF March 4,1983 Baseball team wins p. 9 I Bl^^. . JOWL - University of South Carolina ^ 1 ^nnH Si m m Vol.75,No.70 > Ja * I ...and DePaul mak t USC forward Brad Jergenson dunk in Wednesday's final regu its first 20-win season since 1 will receive a postseason tourn 'We're all scarei , Media ai By Forrest Brown Some media arts majors ar death" and others are "walkinj daze." USC's decision not to renew I of four media arts professor: department's future in jeopai media arts majors wondering futures. Yesterday, College of Hun Social Sciences Dean Chester letter to all media arts majors "students in the early stage degraduate degree program assured that they will be able the requirements for the degre consider selecting another maj< The letter also said scl arrangements in the media arte cannot be determined beyonc 1984 semester at this time. JUNIOR TERKI Harringto was typical. "I just found out about it (the to renew the four contracts) Tu all scared to death," Harr "Everybody is just trying \ waiting to find out something. I a mess. "This is going to hurt a lot ol got a full year left of the pr< stands right now, I won't be ab am real upset. Everything is much haywire. Wouldn't you someone told you your major any more?" Senior Gretchen Jacobs saic handling this in a very sly way tinfoil* " UIUUU . "IT'S A possibility that this where nobody knows what'! Everybody is contradicting said graduate student Mostah A "Everybody is saying som ^ denying it. The people making don't know why they are ma said. Junior Brian Johnson said, pretty dirty of the administr .. - ---1- - - ^ - x<-:<vcwx- -V ' pV : ;es it 20 A I ff -mm i gives uamecocK Tans something to c lar season game against OePaul. Caroli 974. Carolina must now wait until Mi lament bid. d to death' rts students 'It /puttinn moi e "scared to " ? *' garound in a the credibility of the contracts ^ WOTth. The dfi s,place? *he what it used to ray and has : about their short-sighted on university.' lanities and -US Bain sent a ; stating that s of an un cannot be to complete 'They are hant e^and should s|y way. |fs ter ledules and ?US ?department 1 the Spring There's no future in >n's reaction don't think they'v students." ; decision not esday. We're Jacobs agrees. " ington said. most important thini to hang on, victims. I saw some ? .? . . r i a a i _ uverytning is iounu oui, mey were a daze." f people. I've Graduate student )gram. As it concerned about w le to finish. I mean for graduate > still pretty program. be upset if didn't exist "IT WILL affect the degree is worth.' 1 ? \i/Ktif if 11cuul fn KA '' J, mey are ?-mv ??. uov,u w . It's terribly was very short-sigh university. I hope th< alumni funds, is a situation am surprised ( s going on. Holderman would d everybody," ^SC is a center of cu ibdelhadi. ' he said. ething, then the decisions Johnson said he f< 1 ? 14 ffn rlniifn if fkA?*A i [King 11, ne nmguuunu u urciCI "I'll be able to gn "I think it's what 8ood will it dc ation to do. with a program no loi Me By Johnny G When Ge last year to on staying i Crediford s Tuesday w would not bi Crediford arts profes next school The 49-; originally p H; retired. . , "I HAD 1 I many years I familiarity - I whatever pi I climate and program ha r j staying here Mmm Stationed |ML Crediford s mk tiWUU campus bee II "I was al' so any < fort, I wouk Photo by Ruth Schooler and hang 3T had been in that was fan heer about with a slam ina won 52-51 to record CREDIFC irch 13 to find out if it degree fron taught at thi 1 past two yea > shocked, a dia arts) will affect what the degree laree is not worth u be. This was very the part of the >C Graduate student Martin McKenzie """" Jling this in a very ribly unfair. 1C Media Arts senior Gretchen Jacobs staying around here. I e been fair to the The students are the g, and they are the real friends, and when they just walking around in Martin McKenzie is hat the decision will js of the media arts the credibility of what The degree is not worth McKenzie said. "This ted on the part of the sv don't ask me for anv r IJSC President James) o something like this. Iture, not agriculture," ;eis the degree's value is no program behind it. iduate," he said, 44 but > me to have a degree ' 1,s 18 8 tiger here?" College of H BHHHnHHHBiMnMM dia arts es unceri toggs no Prprfifnr/1 loft Ponncirlironio - - ~ ?. ^V^?? v?? AVAV A V/*II?OJ 1 V Ullia teach at USC, he was "intending it Carolina for a long time." But aid those plans may have ended hen he was told his contract e renewed. I is one of four untenured media sors who will not be rehired for year. year-old professor said he )lanned to stay at USC until he been in the army in Columbia > ago and felt since I had some with it T fnnlH HpqI uiith roblems might exist in terms of whatever. he program, and I thought the d a future. I was quite intent on s," he said. at Fort Jackson in 1955, aid he stayed around the USC ause he liked the atmosphere, ways getting into trouble at the opportunity I would get off at the i come into town and swill beer ound the college environment. I college a couple of years, and liliarinmy mind. >RD RECEIVED a photography i Ohio University in 1972. He e Art Institute of Pittsburgh the irs, after spending eight years at nnororl hi# nijui uu u y | UNIVERSITY OF S coumB'A ; ft > <i ANt -V>C?At C '? SC?$ **? t>M" > 7tC? To Al] yedia Arts Majors: The past several days nave been t each of you. I im very sorry '.hat yoi stress and anxiety aoout your studies As you are well aware, the .finarn finds itself necessitated that notice four Media Arts faculty members who i* probafionary appointment. This actior (1) tnat the Department of programs will end on Mi [2) that those of you who c ments for your degree t Semester 1983 will he i (3V that farultv monhpr? '?* nonreappointment will r The Department of Media Arts will cont Or. Porter McLaurin and I are wor of courses, and the assignment of appr courses, for Summer School 1933, the F Semester 1984. These schedules are bei students as possible to complete the r degree. Schedules and arrangements be cannot be determined a: this time. Graduate students. Seniors, and m progress toward their degree programs requirements for their degree within t in the early stages of an undergraduat tnat tney wiii oe aoie to complete the shoula consider selecting another irajo Details on the course schedules a Other information about the arranqemen as soon as possible. A tor IW-VM'SU* .-4 flX'OXn* yj$\ A kcfi C*?o?-?vj Mtdrtqw </u*tv4Y US<" kdfy ?%'? SOJWI*^ copy of the letter sent to all medii urtiftnities and Social Sciences. profe; tain fi West Virginia Univer and part-time teachei A letter sent to me Chester Bain, dear Humanities and Soc non-renewal notice members did not i^e. USC during 1983-84." Crediford, however if he would be back at "All I have been tol will be offered a one know what the condil whether I will have what my pay is. I've i be the same as I mak words right now," he: "IT'S NOT been ofl a contract, so I can t back. I've got to act r the letter I rprpivpH which fired me as of P Crediford said he sburgh, but added h< reasons, and I do nol for bad reasons. I i media arts departme The controversy department has been two teen-age daughtei His daughter Cass; from Pittsburgh bec? had ballet in its curri His younger daught has had problems ad? more "socially intere progra I) >outh carolina !c"m '-'arcn 2. : ixtr?r.e?y ^fficult and t i have na.1 :o jncergo so i at tne jniversity of sou : 1 a 1 situation in wnic." tl of non reap do in tr.cn c be g e in tne 'irst year of *i l does not 'lean; Media Arts snd its deqre< i y 15, 1983, lo not complete the requii >y the end of the Soring inable to receive your def 10 received a letter of lot be at USC durfno 1983.inue dur'pq 1983-3^! king an the details of a opriate faculty to teach all Semester 19S3, and t! ng designated ta permit equirernems for a 3MA or yond tne Soring Semester lost Juniors w^o are makii should be 5b1.e to ccmple' his per-icd. Obviously, : e deqree prooram cannot t reqiiiregents *Or the dec r. re avaf.abie -Von 2r. Mcl its for l?G3-<34 will be ar V. 3ain, *ean >?i| >>Sf *> >*"? ? *;SC Mdxary iv i arts majors by Che3f( >sor iturp sity as a photographer dia arts students from 1 of the College of ial Sciences, said the given the faculty an they "will not be at said he did not know USC next year, d by word of mouth is I -year contract. I don't ions are. I don't know any fringe benefits or been told the pay wold e this year. But it's all said. Fered to me in terms of : say whether I will be ight now on the basis of on Tuesday morning, ilay 15." could return to Pitte "left there for good t want to return there really felt the (USC) int had a future." in the media arts tough on his wife and rs, Crediford said, y, 17, wanted to move mse Irmo High School culum, Crediford said. Br. lfi-VPar-olH Sncan ipting because she was sted," he said. Sea "Crediford," page 4 im cuts *83 rying for nuch th Carolina. he University Wen to rsei r a ejree, or -34. scnedule those .e Sprang as narty a MMA 1984 ig satisfactory te tr.e itydents :e assured jree aria .aurin. enounced <<>?<??? : ? Bain, dean of (JSCs