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Ex-Yippie remembers p. 4 t"i . . i;ti ^ i w6dn6sdfty 'Bent' opens tonight p. 15 flTnj^P^ wL ftlE March 23,1983 (JSC advances in NIT p. 17 flf B figf| University of South Carolina ! USC offici to ease st< iBy Chris Handal and Forrest Brown Faced with budgetary problems, itcp ? i 1 me uov/ duuiiiuau ctuuu nas prupuseu k( f five cutbacks in academic areas to the USC board of trustees. The administration has recommended the following: suspension of the MA program in Anthropology. elimination of the undergraduate health education degree. reduction of the College of Social Work faculty to nine months. a proposed phaseout of associate degree programs in the College of V Applied professional Sciences. elimination of BA and MA degrees in media arts. The Academic Affairs and Faculty Liaison Committee will discuss the proposals in a meeting at 10 a.m. tomorrow in the Osborne Administration Building. The programs were chosen because they were "easily identifiable and would produce a cost savings," USC President James Holderman said. "We don't have enough money to do everything. If I had my wav. we 0 wouldn't phase out anything. We're facing a budgetary problem of $10 million. I didn't come here to take the university apart, but to make it a high quality institution and put it on the map," Holderman said. [USC still face ? budget-cut th Fran Staff ttttt UK** BmaH* :': :'"'* *''v:1"1 '. 1 : :' . ?* * * 'I'M * *'?'?> i"> t > HI > > inlt HHH Although the threat of a 8 percent bu< vanished, USC still may face a 1 ? reduction if the S.C. legislature fails tc House Ways and Means financial bailou Hie state Budget and Control Board agencies that unless the General Ass financial package, there will be a ? reduction effective Friday. f or use, mere would be little diffei two cuts, according to Pete Dent* president for fiscal affairs. "It's reall i.e., the loss of money. One cut was $2 one is $2,35 million. The real different money." DENTON SAID he hopes the Legis financial package so USC will not ha budget cut. To accommodate a 3 percent cut, USC day furlough for employees, implement % and eliminating goods and services. Th< list of options was the $175 surcharj James Holderman told the Faculty Se recommend, according to Hans Knoof Information Services. Denton said USC would consider the a 2.4 percent cut became effective. Th#? million ?/n? hv thi TV" 'V v?v V V* VM *~*V *NL#1 Means Committee and State Auditor E< the House killed a one cent increase in t> < THE MONEY will come from transf different accounts and accelerating certain taxes. Gov. Dick Biley, chah Budget and Control Board, called tl m speeding up the collection of some tax* accounting techniques.'' The State quoted Biley as saying, "11 opposed to this accounting jockeying emergency. The situation is critii cooperate." The money will come from: $25 million from monthly inste collection of state income tax withheld I small businesses. $3.5 million raised by requiring co J I ^ i?. * li L it. ^ IV .. 1 . owners u> ouy licenses oeiore we nscai} % -$6 million from speedier collecti beverage taxes and corporate income ta $4 million from tapping the state's reserve fund. $4 !>" 1 ' " " ' v ll| als propose ate funding HolHprrrmn cniH hp trioH fr? Holon V* AV/Vt VV VIV/1UJ the cuts as long as possible. "We have put off budget cuts for three years and tuition increases for two years. Why? Because they're painful. The collegiate atmosphere is built on good will. "When you suggest eliminating programs everybody's guard goes up because they think their program will be next," he said. The way to keep a pleasant atmosphere is make minimal cuts and have hiring freezes and cut nonacademic areas, Holdermansaid. The budgetary problems were caused by low funding, Holderman said. The Legislature funded the universitv hflow thp ficriirp ronnm. mended by the Commission of Higher Education. By cutting non-academic areas, USC has been able to fund academic areas almost to the level recommended by the CHE (see graph). "We want to make sure the academic program is the best-funded part of the university," Holderman said. He also said he didn't enjoy cutting programs. "I feel the same way about this university as they do about their program, so if they hurt when their program is cut, I do too," he said. Holderman said although the administration is recommending the elimination of BA and MA degrees in is SG ele TO ?1 *f By David Hill I CCI I Jim Doyle, a presi in the March 8 Stu< " , elections, is protesti iget reduction has and Ron' Smith .Jos' I percent budget Campus Court will d >paas a W million a new e,ectl0n Wl11 * t package. Doyle's campaigr has warned state Gates said a nrotest embly passes the Elections Commissi statewide budget said he and Doyle w< elections they wot *ence between the appeals with the >n, systems vice mission within 24 y the same issue* results of the elec .9 million and tt a mined. e is the margin of Gates said the properly notified by: tiature passes the ve to undergo the he said he a notified the next mc ! considered a five- would have to be t ing a hiring freeze Court. Betsy Holder e last resort on the chief judge, had left 5e USe President so notification was nate tie would not door >, director of USC Gates said he was >ame options If the Co"rt will rule < "They're not sure th 8 House Ways and time we've aske< 3gar Vaughn after evasive in giving an resales tax. is going to happen." erring funds from Holderman couldn the collection of comment, but SG 1 man of the state Abel said the Coui nrAnAt.nr' !<?<?? flpf'iflp tho fqcp nn iaw?> v,,vy 58 "Mickey Mouse Monday or Tuesday. ? , SG Attorney Gen( -vould normally be I, but this is an i-al, and I will ll il^ ad of quarterly By Jeff Rogers from employees of Student Governm in game machine tions will be held to( /ear ends. ?f SG secretary and f ions of alcoholic ejection for tl 1*e?- . , Senate seats will be health insurance time because the original election u ..TTtV. . w J Instead of listing th i cutbacks problems media arts and the undergraduate health education degree, some students will still be able to graduate. "I think it would be very irresponsible for us to say to a first semester senior 'You can't graduate. You'll have to find another school,"' he said. Holderman said although the administration supports the proposed cuts, they will not be disappointed if the whole package is not approved by the board of trustees. "This doesn't mean we'll lie down and die over them. Not one of these cuts merits the disruption of the university," he said. Some of the recommended cuts involve a few students, while other cuts involve more than a thousand. Karl Heider, chairman of the Anthropology department, said about five students are in the masters program that may be suspended. Heider said he would rather not see the program suspended, though he knows the university is having budgetary problems. "Basically the state is in financial trouble," he said. "The university is going to have to find money somewhere. The university is looking for a place to cut. This is one place to look." Dean Harry Varney of the College of Applied Professional Sciences refused to comment on the proposed See "Media arts," pag? 3 I iction appeal I ilent Government ng the election he t to Barry Gray. aB ecide next week if "fjr 2 necessary. 1 manager Gary was filed with the ^ on March 10. He ?re told before the *'* ild have to file TtWIP* Elections Com- 1A-M hours after the ^ : tion were detercommission was 3 p.m. March 10. Jim Doi . _ , was unable to prepar "d D?y|e wei*e to have it decided irning the protest e|ectjon runoffs *iven to Campus man, the court's "THERE'S A prov for spring break, that he,g (Jones)Fsup left under hei a seven?<jay notice and he said in this c not sure when the need the seven days,' Doyle first protest, cuiocra. , j printed on (h, 1 they ve been reque^ted with his swers as to what heHincluded a photc plication for office 't be reached for labeled "name as it v 'resident Ashley ballot" was written ' rt will probably jrf . h hj n0 xt week, maybe wcre prin(ed on , therefore his name d ?ral Mark Jones the ballot. runoffs will b each particular seat, i 7 ee , were listed together a put I'linnff ? yr" instructed to circle one lay for the office our Senate seats. David Lasch and ?] run for SG secretary . I !' e.?. avv. by 23 votes in the origii held for the tirst ballots for tlie Elections Commi 'ere misprinted. Harriford said all pol e candidates for beopen from 9a.m. to 70 69 Fur The graph's first column rep Commission on Higher Educat to USC by the state General * The second column shows the areas. The third column show! by the Assembly for academics hearing d unatten s > , amount polling were lo e the case in time entranc before today's Doyle found tl locked 1 ision in the codes P?Hs w< posed to be given number before the trial, unable ase he's going to polling j 'Abel said. contest* ed his name was DOY1 * ballot as he the wall letter of protest, yours, I copy of the ap- this is c . In the blank on the fill appear on the ultimate 'Jim Doyle." He ministr* r his full name election he ballot, and "I'm > id not appear on long as Doyle sa e held toi ill sevf'ii names the pers nd voters were election iname. "Our , , because lim Laney will , . 11 i; spring b ,ascn led Lanev . ... people w lal election. f ; . contacte ssioner Chip up." ling places will The p< p.m.. and that as those iding gap iresents the dollar amount the ion recommended be allocated Assembly for academic areas, i amount USC spends in those i the amount allocated to USC 5. elayed... 's letter said notification of tions originally scheduled for 1 and notification of the duled elections were ate ?E'S THIRD item of protest :ed on confusion with polling His letter said, "Polling uch as Bates West Lobby and College were moved and lated without sufficient said the polling place for the of Journalism was left ded for an undetermined of time, and the doors to the place at the Elephant Room eked except for the service e. also said two Sims residents le polling place in their dorm nore than an hour before the 3re scheduled to close, and a of NADA residents were to vote at their designated )lace or were forced to vote by ;d ballot. PROTESTED a poster on of the SG office saying "Up )oyle." "The bias implied by ibnoxious and unprofessional part, of an organization ily responsible for the adition of a fair and unbiased his letter said. billing to win, lose or draw as the elections are held fairly," lid. day onnel shortage seen in the last won't happen today. only problem might be we're just coming off of rean, Harntord said. "The ho will run the polls are being d just to make sure they show )lling places will he the same for the original election