Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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. 1 ISouth^Caro 1 iniana:\Li brary ?. 'Horseshoe > -'! * History relived p. 10 A ^18^ B jm ^ lct<Ay Spur dresses up p. 1 B Sl miffl fflHnBMM ?T^ BpiS. August 26 1983 Ready for Metro p. 10 B m B BiB University of South Carolina Worst is over, I 1 I noiaerman says By Chris Handal After a "horrid" and turbulent year, USC President . Holderman looks forward to a stable fall semester. "I think we came through last year remarkably well for the tr we experienced, but 1 don't want to go through it again," H< mail saiu. "I hope that the worst is behind us." THE WORST Holderman referred to included phasing 01 undergraduate education program, transferring the Media Art gram into the College of Applied Professional Sciences, phasir other programs and budget cuts that threatened to cripple the u sity. The semester also included increases in tuition and housing Though the worst may be behind USC, Holderman said, "It very tight. We have virtually no money for equipment." Students can expect the housing increase, which is technic surcharge, to continue. "1 don't see how we can think about 1 ing housing rates," Holderman said. "It would be overly optii (to say rates could be lowered)." Holderman also said he wouldn't know until January wl housing rates would need to be raised higher, because state lav Iiibits paying for housing improvements with any money othei housing fees. AS FOR tu ition, Holderman said it was too early to say wi the tuition will need to be raised for next year. "1 don't know what it will be in the fall of 1984," he said. One reason tor Holderman's guarded optimism for the 19 school year is the appropriations USC received from the legisl; The universitv received h cliuht inrrpasp whifh lif icr than we had a right to expect at the outset. The legislature the message that we were hurting." Soe "Holderman," pag Resident-student By Mark Armstrong total nu USC" commuter students will face limited 200 and 30C off-campus parking after a residential park- The ordir ing districts ordinance was passed by the Col- ing problen umbia City Council Wednesday. streets area, But at the same time, the ordinance may building, ease a problem that several area residents say The ordir has gotten out of control. the resid< Under the plan, drafted by Columbia neighborho lawyer English McCutchen, parking in to designa designated neighborhoods between 8 a.m. district, and 5 p.m. would be limited to residents with The traff parking permits. traffic surv MCCVJTCHEN SAID the parking spots percent of affected would be those "in front of and more t residences, not commercial businesses," and are not regi Photo by Gaiy Bowdi Barry Gray Planning new year for student government lames v - f-V-y.: auma ?B 3lder- 8 it the prolg out niver- yjjj Hyfiyj i^p^ppjpHwi^^ s still ally a ower HH^^HBHjin iet her pro- ImH; '83-84 J hbpB ;; HhHHH^HH9R^^O| ;; a 4 A -- ' * conflict ovi mber would probably be between area w ) spaces. district, lance is mostly the result of parkis in the Senate and Pendleton AFTI near the business administration ing for t ance wo lance would require 50 percent of McCi int property owners of a aimed z od to petition the traffic engineer problen te the area a permit-parking time." The ii ic engineer would then conduct a dent Gc ey of the area. If more than 75 that it ' the parking spaces are occupied Gray han 50 percent of these vehicles dinance istered to area residents, then the McCutc SG president eag By Rick Bright Student Government President Barry Gray is "trying to catch up" after a series of appeals delayed the inauguration of officers elected in last spring's SG race. Gray said he is not bitter about the delays although he believes the inequities of the election evened out without giving ariy candidate an unfair advantage. The lengthy appeals that followed the election have put this year's officers several months behind schedule, Gray said. Court members and committee members have not been appointed. Such appointments are usually made in the spring. DESPITE THESE early setbacks j Gray is eager to initiate changes through student government. He plans 1 to introduce election reforms that 1 would reduce the number of campus i polling places to five and cut by half 1 the number of election workers, Jn which, Gray said, would allow polling places to be more closely monitored. The new president also said there are plans for an express Shuttlecock s .. ' : _ F?r oarkina c ill be certified a permit-parking bee pas CR THIS designation, a public hear pos he area will be held before the jrdin- spa< uld be implemented. C itchen stressed th'is action was not issu it students, but was "directed at a to s 1 that has been coming on for a long clos N nitial reaction to the proposal by Stu- con >vernment President Barry Gray was pos 'stinks." S abandoned plans to oppose the or- in before council after meeting with par :hen Aug. 2. nigl a er 10 lllllldlc UlldMI system, which would stop at four places. Solving the small problems first then focusing attention on the larger issues which confront student government is Gray's philosophy. "We can't solve every problem," Gray said, "But we can solve many problems students have if the students come to us." P.raxr nlant tn ctr??cc r'AmrniinipattAiK VJI * + J I'iUIIO IU .111 V..10 VVJIUlllUIIIVUl IV/MJ between the students and student government. "You have to let people know what you're doing. The have a vested interest," he said. He cited the example of students charged with social infractions such as throwing smoke bombs. A STUDENT charged with that offense has the option of having his case heard by the university administration or by student government with a student advocate for counsel. The hearings are not published so very few students arc aware they have such recourse, Gray said. Gray said students are welcome to come to his office to discuss problems. i nir> open uoor poucy win inane nun more aware of individual complaints, he said. J ^ I ontinues 'AFTER MEETING with McCutchen, it ame apparent that council was ready to . I. . J: 11 l s me ordinance, vjiay sitiu. van i>|>ition was smoothed because all of the ces wouldn't be closed off." iray said by working with council on this e, he hoped council would he more open tudent concerns on other issues, such as ;ing Greene Street. IcCutchen said "during the school year, imuter student parking creates an imsible situation during the day." everal residents speaking before council favor of the plan said cars were often ked in spaces in front of their homes overtit and sometimes for more than a week. See "Parking," page 14 A ges after delays Often a student will have a I on it imaf a ^Amnlaint that ran hp Aficilv resolved if 1 know about it," Gray said. Talking to students in residence halls and organizing a more tightly knit commuter student association is another way Gray will try to receive student input. Gray also wants every student to be aware of the variety of activities USC offers. EVEN IF a student were to join three new organizations a semester, that student would have participated in 24 organizations ? still less than V3 of the 90 organizations available to USC students, he said. And, Gray said he doesn't believe student apathy exists. If students are informed about campus activities open to uiem, tney win Dccomc involved, he said. Gray said he is bothered by the reputations of s o m e of his predecessors. "We're still fighting credibility problems from several years ago," lie said.