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SAA provides link p. 3 iftTin ^ _JU|n-rl ^sm^. S m W@dfl?sdftl| Kiddie concert set p. 10 flf D| ff^wP4|k Bflj March 9,1983 Tennis teams win p. 13 H Hlii University of South Carolina r Gray, Mainw Conti By Ralph W. Stice In an election filled with con Gray may have narrowly avoii yesterday's Student Governm< ^ When the ballots were total 1,226 votes, or 55.6 percent o election as new SG president. Doyle received 846 votes, an< HOWEVER, ELECTIONS ( said he will judge about 300 to < said they will determine whet be held on March 23. The contested ballots will h presidential race, in which J Hughes by 131 votes. Mainwar 1,233 students voted for Hughes The outcome of the race for because of the close results. Di Jim Laney received 816 and Joi Paul Lynch received 2,163 v< treasurer. DISORGANIZATION WAS a of the elections. Many studei obstacles to cast their votes. n-ii-i i - * Dtiuui ooxes were moved be consolidated during the day, ac "Everything that could go wi Angela Shelton and Hunter Brii Student Government election. Rurlnof hr wuuuifi uu cuts for a By Rachel Waterhouse An across-the-board 3 perce plan for all state agencies was the state Pudget and Control Be yesterday. The 3 percent cut will resu million cut to state agencies foi fiscal year, said State Auc Vaughn. The Department of Ec suffer a $22 million reduction in make up the state's $59 mill shortfall. Vaughn said this means a $2.! (| for USC. "I don't know how tl: will be distributed. I know th some layoffs." A furlough for college sti discussed, but it is up to the Ia make any decisions. Vaughn sai USC could shorten its school yea know what effect it would h university. "I don't know if just shorteni would hr>ln " hp sniri "Thu fa* still be on pay and the employee be working." Vaughn said this would be I unless legislation was passed i that the days missed are unpa employees. MM /aring appare oversy, itroversy and confusion, Barry led a run-off with Jim Doyle in jnt presidential race. led at 1 a.m. today, Gray had f the total cast, to ensure his i Ron Smith collected 109. Commissioner Chip Harriford 400 contested ballots today. He i- - - - ner a presidential run-off will ave more impact on the viceill Mainwaring edged Ronald ing received 1,364 votes, while 5. secretary is in doubt as well avid Lasch garnered 829 votes, sie Hall received 574. )tes in an uncontested race for pparently the dominant theme its had to overcome various cause polling places had to be :cording to Harriford. rong did go wronc." Harrifnrri "-v. Photo by Laura Wilund | in count ballots in yostarday's j iard consii El state agi The board de . , 77 the 3 percent c 5J redu^10" pass tax legisl discussed at provide some opi .ard meeting The board told u . ? submit reports o It in a $55.6 the shortfalls. 1 i CH?T furlough would h | ?r Edgar could be from ucation will agencies, i an effort to y hn to,d , ion revenue could have su revenue shorta; 9 million cut furlough for stat lis (the cut) eliminate the nt lere will be agreed that acti House of Repres udents was board can make i jgislature to Vaughn said 3, d he thought iaid off work if t r, but didn't not provide tax le ave on the if the employ* eligible to go on ng the days (jays, Vaughn sai CUlty WOUld rvoir I . ,|| J MIV1A iWIV/IA1 s would still would be "cou L1 A said. the impact, to mandate Vaughn said hi id days for 10 percent of th would be "disasti Ml nt winners confusii 'Everything that could go w I think Murphy's Law went ii todav.' - SG Eli said. "I think Murphy's Law wei today." Harriford cited a lack of pollworl the elections process. "We found oui can't come.' We did our best. We we one-third capacity. When'you offer expect too many sacrifices." MANY POLLWORKERS appar because they were studying for mid-1 In addition, the Union Print Shop House was shut down for two houi delaying the delivery of ballots to se shop's paper cutter broke, which fori to cut the ballots manually, furt distribution. Sheila Sullivan was one student w She went to the Business Administra was told she was not on the comput Sullivan to put her ballot in an enve] on the outside. She was informed her vote might i Capstone dorm to vote. "THEY DIDN'T tell the people rui going on. I think it shows a lot of dis said. Some NADA residents like Sulliv only 22 of about 60 residents were lis at Capstone, where they had been tol< "All of us had to make a big effort i mad about it," said Yvonne Padgett went to the Coliseum to vote becau Journalism's senator, but she was dir A Bates West resident who did not > he could not vote in Bates West lobl House, the nearest polling place. He Roost. AT THE Roost he was told the ballc to Bates House. "People can't expect our election 5G President Ashley Abel said. places than the city of Columbia." Doyle was displeased with the elect hough he listed his name as "Jim Do ^allots, the name "Patrick James ;hem. "Some people voted for Barry Gray iers 1 encies I layed making decisions on 9 lit hnninrr l?ni?*inlr/>?o ...ill ?v|<i>ig lavYinancia Will BH ation this week that will w I agencies two weeks ago to Bpl n how they would deal with Bp!! rhirty-one agencies said a B lelp. The proposed furlough fl 1 1/2 days to 18 days for |3 the board a furlough bill !I| bstantial impact on the |S ge. He said a five-day E e employees would almost jed for layoffs. The board |HH on must take place in the BE ientatives this wppk en tht? a decision. : s 5 207 state employees will be he General Assembly does ?jr L igislation relief. Mki ees are laid off, they are unemployment after 2 1/2 id. The state would have to ployment benefits, which m nterproductive," Vaughn Sta b is convinced that cutting Budm e current employee force " "OUS." d,*cu on mar S irong did go wrong. j.Gf, ito effect at 9 a.m. pSip Frej actions Commissioner Chip Harriford B V I it into effect at 9 a.m. fi ters as the main kink in t at the 11th hour, 4Hey, I re operating at less than 'Vigil $2.50 per hour you can't :' Ji ently didn't show up rj terms, Harriford said. ? >'s copier in the Russell s during the afternoon, veral polling places. The &6CI ced Harriford and others her slowing the ballot Q ho had difficulty voting. Ij tion building to vote, but er roll. Poll workers told Ij lope and write her name not count, so she went to nning the polls what was Pi sorganization," Sullivan ; an were angry because my name ted on the computer roll said, i to vote. to vote, and we're really DOYLE a NAD A resident. She Doyle" in se she is the College of taped the j ected to Capstone. "That d vish to be identified said Governme by, so he went to Bates 'I love you i was told to vote at the Abel sai workers 1 collected 1 >t box had been returned Gray sa enough pe process to be perfect," willing toe Ve've got more polling PEOPL1 ;ion's operation. He said added. yle" to be printed on the Mainwai Doyle" was printed on win in the for someoi because they didn't see the most qi te Auditor Edgar Vaughn pauses out it and Control meeting. State agency f ised at the meeting. iG eieci 5 I tSWUIIUll iidant arry Gray im Doyle on Smith President ill Main waring onald Hughes etary avid Lasch imlaney sie Hall iltiirar >w<w* ** aul Lynch . It may be a petty thing, but SAID he saw a poster that the SG office. He said he v, wster on the wall. lidn't bother me," Doyle sa ;nt was ciosely allied with Ba too, Jim Doyle.'" id the sign was similar to ( "or Jeffrey Ham during t 4 votes as a write-in candidal if! hie annoroni <" VI uppulVUV VltVV/I^Y JJI U ople who think something < ;ive it a shot. I feel the same v E WHO voted for Doyle vol ring said her qualifications e vice-presidential race. "The le who is going to run the Sc ualified to do that," she said. wiiiii g^isggii briefings to board mombors urloughs and a 3 percent acroi lion results 1,226 846 109 1,364 1,233 829 816 574 2,163 - - - : it grates me," Doyle said "Up Yours Jim ras not sure who had lid. "I knew Student trry Gray. I signed it, )thers distributed by he campaign. Ham e for president, ved, "there are still ;an be done and are 'ay." ,ed for a "joke," he ffected her apparent students are looking inate effectively. I'm oBiK^^fer. Photo by Richard Litwin at yasterday's state is-tha-board cut ware