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Committee's cuts
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hurt education
The House Ways and Means Committee took a step
backward with public education when it balanced the
budget by raiding $4 million earmarked for education
and prisons.
ine 3>z. 1 Diinon state budget was thrown off
balance when the committee approved a 5 percent pay
increase for state employees.
Since the budget must be balanced by law, the committee
had to find the money somewhere. They did.
Committee chairman Tom Mangum, D-Lancaster,
defended the transfer of funds ($3.8 million from the
Jbducation Mnance Act). "I don't think we're cutting
public education," he said. "We're putting $26
million back where we had cut and giving them an ad
ditional $20 million. How can you say we're cutting
them?"
However, one of Mangum's committee colleagues
didn't see things quite that way. "In my opinion,"
Crosby Lewis, D-Fairfield, said, "It's a cut. It's a
retreat from out commitment to fully fund the Education
Finance Act."
Lewis' point is well taken. Even if public education
is getting more money than last year, it's still not getting
the level of funding it should.
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in education, this failure is inexcusable. And it sets a
bad precedent. Now whenever money is needed to
fund something, legislators will look to public
education.
This must not happen. Every time money is taken
away from education the state sells some of its future.
Public education must improve if South Carolina is
ever going 10 crawi irom us low ranKing among tne 3U
states.
When public education doesn't do its job, there is a
ripple effect. Students who go to college are not at the
level they should be, forcing the college to teach what
secondary education failed to teach. For those who
don't make it to college, they'll have a harder time
making it in the business world.
When the budget is debated before the full House,
the legislators' top priority should be to bring education
funding back to its original level, even if it means
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employees.
While such a move is not likely to be popular with
state employees who have not received a raise in two
ytai?, uungs inusi ue pui mio perspective.
First, there are worse things than not receiving a
pay raise. One is being unemployed. In a state where
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job should be happy.
If the economy were booming and unemployment
were down to 2 or 3 percent, the state could afford to
be generous with their employees. But the economy
isn't booming ? though it is improving.
When a budget is tight, as South Carolina's is,
priorities must be set. And those priorities should
begin with education. The future of the state depends
on it.
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USC f raternil
Editor:
On Saturday, April 19, 1983, the 92nd
chapter of the Delta Upsilon International
Fraternity was chartered on the
USC campus. After six long years of dormancy
as a colony petitioned in 1976,
Delta Upsilon turned its course and set its
ciahtc nn inctnllatinn
Now that our first goal is accomplished
we turn our attention to increasing
growth in membership, campus involvement,
scholastics and, most importantly,
enjoyment.
Without help from key people and
organizations both on and off campus,
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have been accomplished. We would like
to thank Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity
brothers, who generously offered their
lounge for our memorable installation
party, along with the Intrafraternity
Council, Panhellenic Association, Coor
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Editor:
This is one last "call to arms" for any indr
themselves animal lovers and renllv want tr?
animal abuse and suffering. On Sunday,
Chapter of Mobilization for Animals will be 1
a.m. for Atlanta, Ga., to take part in a rail}
Primate Research Center, an institution that i
the unjustified brutality and waste of the ani
industry. We will return late the same day.
In Atlanta, as well as in Boston, Mass.; Mi
Calif.; and at least 14 other countries, the eff
demonstrations will be to raise the consciou
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Editor:
I am very displeased with the apathetic atti
at the business school. There are various bn
that ctnflnntc moil : iL-!
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they join, you never see them again. But it i
they put on their resumes.
It is very aggravating to go to a Women
with about 150 members and to have only 1
realize it is impossible to get all 150 meml
meeting, but to have only 10 people show
ridiculous side.
Also, the officers work very hard to g
atlH it ic omKorrocrin#. ~
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am also a member of a couple of other bu:
and the same situation has also been occurri
There should be some type of policy to mak
tend a certain number of meetings, so that
resume club. Maybe if the business organiza
of beer at every meeting, more people woulc
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dinator of Greek Affairs Julie Busch, our
Corporation President Steve Sheppard
and our faculty adviser John Gardner.
We thank our DU brothers from
Virginia Tech and Georgia Tech whose
support, friendship and brotherhood we
will return in the future. A special thanks
to another F)I I hrothpr Prf?ciH#?r?t^
James Holderman, Dennison University,
whose help sparked this installation event
by providing a stirring speech at the
ceremony and his reception for the new
chapter. To brother Larry Jackson,
Texas '81, chapter counselor, another
special thanks for being instrumental in
setting us toward our goal.
This campus can now expect continued
support and involvement in
undergraduate activities. Our increasing
membership, because of our ability to
always extend the hand of friendship,
gives the student a strong medium of
brotherhood to express himself and
i urges help t<
television network and r
viduals who consider have extensive media cc
do something about April 24 is going to b<
April 24, the USC movement. If the fact
caving by bus at 7:30 American labs at a cost
r at Yerkes Regional why not do something
s a prime example of that April 24 falls rathe
mal experimentation tremely busy at that tim
themselves, who will? E
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establish values. University life is a series
of experiences in all aspects of life that
aid in the growth process. We offer total
student experience and invite all students
to contact us through the student directory.
Being a non-secret fraternity, we
have nothing to hide from the public and
invite non-members to visit our meetings m
and browse through our publications.
v University life is an education in much
more than academics. An education in
the social and entertainment aspects,
along with obligations, responsibilities
and leadership add to the tcfal picture of
student life. Delta Upsilon offers all of
these benefits and invites all ma'?
students at USC to come around and see
what we have to offer. Our non-secrecy
and binding brotherhood makes us a different
alternative to fraternity life. ^
Pirhnrrl Mornnv Qorrnfrirw
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Delta Upsilon
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lewspaper has been notified; the event will
>verage. .
i the biggest day ever for the animal rights *
that three animals die every second in
of $4 billion to the taxpayer bothers you,
about it? As a student, I am quite aware
r near exams and that students will be exe.
However, if the animals can't speak for
excuses must not take priority, no matter
ice. You can give one day. Please reserve a
inta. Contact 794-8392 or 799-4614.
Aleto Bollinger
Studio Art sophomore ^
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