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^ y Pholo by Oave Grimley VETERAN JOURNALIST WALTER CRONKITE Smiles during USC spring Commencement Mey 14 ft - - a uronKite accepts degree, gives graduation address From Staff Reports Veteran broadcast journalist Walter Cronkite was awarded an honorary doctor of humane letters degree and delivered the commencement address at USC's spring com niciiccuiciu exercises iviay l^. The university awarded 2,844 degrees to students, including 1,934 undergraduate degrees, 684 graduate degrees, 33 medical degrees and 193 law degrees. Gronkite was cited for "his integrity and objectivity in reporting to the American public those issues and events which have shaped our lives, commitment to the highest standards of professionalism in broadcast journalism and dedicated service in the public interest throughout his career. Others receiving honorary degrees were W. W. . "Hootie" Johnson, president of Bankers Trust of South Carolina; Pulitzer prize-winning author Daniel Boorstin; and Frank Wardlaw, founder of university presses at Carolina, Texas and Texas A&M. HOBO'S 11 CAROLIN, FREE Ci Pregnancy Testing CAN COOLER Abortion counseling ar _ A Pregnancy can be dete DAILY FOR Birth Control counselir TTTr<TT I Pao Test and other Fen xilUll SUUKJtiiiS | ^studentsreduced fees ON I 2009 Hampton DESIGNATED I 803-3 GAMES - ----- * HOT DOG I j SOFT DRINK SPECIAL 2009 Gr? with this coupon expires 6-14-83 8 Wednesc University Center I r m' \/ _ S. Main & Blossom 1: & S OfTI INCW ? 0 the sen The GAMF.COCK Is the student news- I eg u paper of the University of South Carolina I C |f 1 S anil is published three times a week on || yjp Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays durInn the fall and spring semesters and G weekly on Wednesdays during both sum- B / mer sessions, with the exception of uni- 9 Bell' verslty holidays and examination periods. ; ;; Opinions expressed in the (JAME COCK are those of the editors and not those of the University of South Carolina. The University of South Carolina Is an W t' equal opportunity institution. The Board of Student Publications and I" Communications is the publisher of the I Ivt L GAMECOCK. The Student Media Department is the parent organization of the | I GAMECOCK. flCiPPV Change of address forms, subscription I I 7 anA nfhor mrrpcnmiHcnrp should be sent lo the GAMECOCK, Drawer A, University of South Carolina, Columbia, ' 9.C. 29208. Subscription rates are S15.00 for (1) A I year, $8.00 per fall or spring semester and L^C//77/l#i^ /VtXl $8.00 for both summer sessions. Third j- " class postage paid at Columbia, S.C. ' ' __ ? _ The "Gamecock" is a licensed student fcr Iff I organization of the University of South j l\WI? ImB Carolina and receives funding from stu.I*""" -1 |: SWIMMII l mSSSSSSSSSSSSSm Duncan Continued from page 1 MANY STAFFERS are recruited away, however. Duncan SfliH thp Hpnnrtmont lnc? mimk '?"? ? ! ? ?vruiiniviii ivoi uiuvu ii? siaii iu ucuer-paying jobs, and she said she'd like to see salaries increased. "I wish there was a way to reward the kind of commitment and work our staff does," she said. "It's real hard to see them work days, nights and weekends and just be able to say 'keep up the good work.' It's frustrating." Duncan helped establish the evaluations of campus activities and Carolina Program Union events to discover what types of activities and services would better serve the student body. She also organized a new discipline system, which is awaiting approval for campus implementation. "IT HAS TAKEN two years of very, very hard work to create a document that's legal and fair, that meets the approval of both the student senate, the faculty senate and the board of trustees," she said. The document was submitted to the American College Personnel Association and is now being used as a model discipline system for other schools, she said. The freshman orientation program erew under Duncan'*; direction. Begun in 1975, the program now includes parents as well as students. "I'm real proud of the parents program. It's important to get as many parents' perspectives as you can before a crisis," she said. CRISES REPRESENT one of the unpleasant aspects of Duncan's job, she said. ''Dealing with parents and students in times of crisis is something you never get used to. With a campus this size, there's death, there's severe injuries. We play a crucial role in being supportive. That can make it easier. "It means a lot at a school this size to establish a tone that this is not a ff?relp<;<; namplpsc nlapp " coiH Two programs implemented in the past academic year have made the dean especially proud. CAROLINA PREVIEW Week, a new program for freshmen to run the week before the fall semester begins, hit the drawing board in January, she said. Through joint programming with student committees such as the CPU's Contemporary Sounds Committee, the department developed planned activities for the week. Duncan said the program is unique because it was developed without a budget. "When you don't have money, you have to think of creative ways to start new programs," she said. "The answer had bet ter not be money around here because there certainly isn't enough of i/.." THE OTHER program Duncan takes pride in is GAMMA J ? Greeks Against Mis-Management of Alcohol. A WOMEN'S I IN,C Bllfev id services I nrHlFtri Qj'rrrr-H H~W cted before missing period | ^ ^ ^ ig and Pills * lale Problems 11 St., Columbia, S.C. I (56-0128 1 Ik ?.? J A ^,JL American * eene Street 1983-84. If I 777-4837. lay-Saturday BBBB?Hi W-T-^ki at yUM \ i NG POOL CUES I HUff^j^Mj^ - ?1?^ -i HHHSSSS 'We really do assume the students are adults. I've seen so many staffs that don't really talk down to students, but act a little more formally. Distance is important to other people but I don't change my tone, my style or be more formal or less formal. What you see is what you get.' -Marsha Duncan USC dean of student affairs She said after some alcohol-related accidents in the spring and fall of 1982, she told fraternity and sorority members how she felt about the subject. ,4I got really angry with the students who we probably expect a great deal from: the Greeks. I talked to the presidents of IFC (the Interfraternity Council) and Panhel (the Panhellenic Association) and told them I wanted to talk to the joint com mittee. I had never done that before," she said. After the meeting, the Greeks responded by forming GAMMA. DUNCAN SAID the way she and her staff deal with students is different from many student affairs staffs. "We really do assume the students are adults," she said. "I've seen so many staffs that don't really talk down to students, but act a little more formally. "Distance is important to other people, but I don't change my tone, my style or be more formal or less formal. What you see is what you get." The dean said she feels she has gained respect and a good rapport with students. She has garnered several awards from student organizations she has worked with. "I LOVE awards," she said. "It means an awful lot to be recognized by the students you holler at; who in the end, turn around and say 'thanks.' " Duncan has been at USC since 1975, when she left a position at the University of Delaware. She was dean of off reiauons until iv/e, when she became dean of students. Her responsibilities increased in 1981, when her title was changed to dean of student affairs. She no longer reported to a vice president, and her department became a separate division. Duncan's USC experience will help her at the Lehigh job, she said. 44 AFTER WORKING in student affairs for 12 years, you've seen everything ? I think. Whether I've handled those well or not, I've learned a lot. The failures weren't a total waste. "It's a good feeling to be a part of this place. It's an exciting place to be. It's real nice to know you've helped it be good," sne saia. "I don't wish I were doing anything else." tirtH+rfHTD I U-thrtVH rHrW TH31H1~nT IL imer Gamecocl^m^M ery Wednesday TTENTION I ENT TEACHERS exist for student teaching at the I nternational School in Nairobi during interested call Dr. Marilyn Kameen at J *VTm7;r ^y ^J|