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SouthhCaro1inianaaLibrary Horseshoe V ' Parson's suit appealed p.3 ? M WC'ClfS^SCJCky Actor visits USC p. 6 B ^ JPrn iTW 11 Mf gtf July 13, 1983 Morris likes change p. 7 | University of South Carolina A4 is $ S i' - ' V; Kjm 11 \ gaSMWBBM i&&&"*** 111 I Here she comes... Dalia Garcia, a 21-year-old USC sophomore, i competition during the Miss South Carolina t went on to be crowned Miss South Carolina du weekend in Greenville. See story, page 3. r\B ? r - uirecTor ot stu By Susan Muir After seven years of work in student activities, Tom Shandley is leaving USC to pursue a doctorate degree in higher education administration at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. While working on his degree, Shandley 1 1 1 KA '1 ^Ancilltonf fV\ * f Ko Iinlimff "i Trill uv u vvMiouuaiil 1 Ul II 1\* lllllVtlMl) a ?IU" dent organization development center, which oversees the campus' 480 organizations. Shandley said the Minneapolis campus, with 52,000 students, is the largest in the country. That and the chance to combine work in his field with work on his degree provides an excellent opportunity, he said. | "I ALWAYS expected to return to the ?? *ui ? '.a u 1 i I ivuvuvtsi, mt luwti iuiuvc sctiu, anu 1 warn to get my degree from that area if I plan to work out in that area." Besides its attractive location, Minnesota offers an outstanding academic program 11/11 HnviKIn rn/inir/i?v*nn*r frxv V??r ! I "HII 11VA1U1V WUIOV IV/^UU V/lllVUld I U1 Hid degree, Shandley said. "They ? the student activities area ? approached me about a year ago so I've known there has been a possibility," he said. "I've been planning on and working toward it for about a year." ii? ,?;,i ? i tc/^ 1i aaiu a iivjiu u was pudMUic for him, but the combination of going back to school and retaining his job as director of student activities would have been too much. "I LOVE it (his job in student activities), HTit I don't think I can do both at the same time," he said. "At Minnesota as a consultant, 1 won't have staff and facilities to oversee. i s~~<i USC o report rrom Man neports Two years into education desegreg; marks from state e< Only four of the year public collegc recruitment goals ding to a report Education. The state is "falli crease black studei 2,295 students by 1! told the group at a THE MEDICAL four successful schc and two USC bran Spartanburg. USC was groupe Marion and Landei James Solomon, who oversees the d< was disturbed by the their goals. Solomon said he f USC, USC-Aiken, : Finanri I I II IUI B w I I From Staff Reports Financial aid for an $8 million nosed , HHBH state education offi Veterans and mid from the drop, whic f; % % v total aid available Qiithnritif faM flip Pi UUUIV/I 11^ IV/1U IUW V>' Photo by Capers Hammond Students enrolled $176 million from v appears in bathing suit fieur"ank '"II6R 1 leauty pageant. Garcia coordinator Cannoi ring the festivities this The decrease was report did not incluc cent changes in Soc rlnnt nniiui+inp ucm ai/uviuco "At Minnesota as a consultant, I won't have staff and facilities to oversee. I'm looking forward to working with students again." ? Director of Student Activities ? Tom Shandley "I'm looking forward to working with students again." Shandley said his current job prevents him from interacting regularly with students because he works mainly with staff members, who deal with students. He exnects to leave USC in mid-Aucust since his new job begins on Sept. 1, he said. DENNIS PRUITT, acting dean of student affairs, said he doesn't know who will replace Shandley, but plans to discuss possibilities with Shandley this week. Pruitt called the director's resignation "a major loss to tne department. Shandley said he came to USC after completing graduate studies at Bowling Green State University in Ohio. For two years he was the Carolina Program Union's program coordinator, before moving to a job under the vice president for student affairs as administrative assistant. SHANDLEY SAID he stayed with that me of seven sti blasts for not il came up si South Carolina's five-year higher enrollment ition plan, USC has been given poor iucation officials. SOUTH by the U.S state s 11 predominantly white four- desegregati< is have managed to meet minority t^e state ^ - and USC isn't one of them, accor- pojnted a si from the Commission on Higher ... Under th help the pn ng short of the mark" in trying to in- recruitment it enrollment at the institutions by y^e eva|, ?86, CHE member Roosevelt Gilliam cnough o! meeting last week. situation. University of South Carolina led the -aHed^or tl >ols, followed by Clemson University ,^ent to 15 ch campuses, Coastal Carolina and fjgUre was 10.7 percen d with its Aiken campus and Francis colleges in criticism from the CHE. MUSC S ment from the commission's associate director t^e fajj Qf j ^segregation plan, told reporters he ciemson ; failure of most institutions to meet Carolina in Spartanbur] ound it more alarming, however, that All of th Francis Marion and Lander not only 1982 goals ial aid takes $8r Last yea South Carolina college students took Social Sect ive during the 1982-83 academic year, VI . , New go c,als rcP?rl- match Vete die-income families suffered the most were solely h represented about 5.5 percent of the report said compared to the previous year, one jjie goV ommission on Higher Education at its gram and < million den i in state institutions received about most wider arious programs in 1981-82, but that Increases million last year, CHE student affairs $2 million 1 Mayes said. million loss actually more, Mayes said, since his ..Colleges le any losses to students caused by re- scholarship ial Security eligibility requirements. in 1981-82 KAOinnr* ol+ni^ r? icaiyiid cnici o position for a year, and although he considered leaving USC on several ocassions, the job openings he sought outside the university opened up on campus, and he chose to stay. He took the job as assistant director of the Russell House, in charge of its programs and activites. RHI Camn and thf I Inirm Since 1981, Shandley has been director of student activities, expanding his responsibilities to include intramurals, sport clubs, greek affairs and student media. He said the commitment of Carolina's student leaders plus the excellent student affairs staff have made USC's student activities gain strength. PAHTiriPATinM IN tho mtromn^l. - ? ?*? ? i B > *vri 1 11 1 I 1 IV Hill 14111 111 Clio program is at a high with 10,000 a year, and membership in the campus's 240 organizations numbers 10,000 to 12,000. Bell Camp membership has increased from 200 to 600 faculty, staff and alumni over the past five years. Shandley said the expansion of WUSCradio has akn hppn art pyfifino narl of hie job. "We're real proud of the job they're doing up there," he said, adding that the station's broader reception range is a great service to students. While enthusiastic about his opportunity at Minnesota, Shandley said leaving USC will be difficult. "We've had a lot of staff turn over, which il?C* UlUUftlll 1/1 II1V.1 tu^uiy UUCIllCU JJCVJJJIi;. We're really lucky to have them; they're dedicated, talented people. It makes it hard to leave," he said. "Carolina has been home for seven years, and I've enjoyed it thoroughly." ate schools lesegregating lorl, but watched their percentage of black dccrea.se. CAROLINA was one of the states identified . Department of Education in 1981 for the 3n plan. Federal court action was threatened if id not cooperate, and Gov. Dick Riley apteering committee to study the problem. e plan, the CHE provides funds each year to edominantly white schools administer special programs. Liation came at the two-year mark ? early fficials say, to do something about the larion fared the worst in the report. The plan ic Florence school to boost its minority enrollpercent by the fall of 1982, but the actual 10 percent ? down from a fall 1981 tally of t. IGNIFICANTLY upped its minority enrollless than 3.5 percent in 1980 to 7.1 percent in 1982, easily topping a goal of 4.2 percent, raised its total figure to 3.4 percent, Coastal creased its figure to 7.8 percent and USCg boosted its tally to 8.8 percent, ose numbers were good enough to clear the by a few tenths of a percentage point. nillion nosedive ir, the U.S. government began phasing out irity payments to college students. vernment stipulations requiring veterans to Tans Administration grants on a $l-to-$3 basis responsioie lor an minion decline, me L Ht ^rnment's Pell grant, campus work-study proiupplemental education grant left another $2 it. Mayes said the three are the government's y employed grant programs. in institutional spending, however, replaced of what otherwise would have been a $10 i, he said. around the state upped their own loans, s and work-studv programs from $32 million to just over $34 million last year. even years DIRECTOR riF STIIDFIUT APTtWITICC . - ? V . nv I 1 VI | ILU Tom Shandley resigned post at USC