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Tuition increa than inflation TALLAHASSEE, FLA. (AP) ? Undergraduate tuition and fees at major 1 public universities in the South including < USC have increased faster than the inflation < rate, according to a regional group. ! "The median annual (tuition) increase for the reigion comes to about 15 percent, while the average level of state support has increased about 11 percent annually," said the Atlanta-based Southern Regional Education Board. "The Consumer Price Index has recently risen about 6 percent annually. Thus, increases in higher education expenditures are growing more rapidly than are prices in the general economy and the average student is paying a somewhat larger share of the increases, compared to state support." TUITION AND fee increases at University of Florida in Gainesville were among the lowest at major state universities included in thp ctnrlv caiH N/tark N/tiicir-k of thf? f?<iuratinn board. Florida has moved from a midposition of No. 7 in the region to third lowest in tuition and fees. Florida's Board of Regents and Gov. Bob Graham had recommended an 8 percent tuition increase earlier this year, but the 1983 Legislature declined to go along. Texas continues to have the lowest charges for college and university instruction in the 14-state southern region, the board said. riuwcvci ,viic icinug un tuiupuisuiy iccs ai the University of Texas at Austin has been raised from $60 to $100 per semester, while it ranges from $60 to $90 at other institutions. Also, per-credit-hour charges to part-time students have been increased in Texas. Among major public institutions in the region, the largest tuition and fee increase during the past two years was implemented at West Virginia University. GSA speaker disci By Amy Bedenbaugh A gay person must first accept himself and i t,/,nn /idvc pnuc ill iiuiid^ii uciuit lit; wan others to accept him, said the Rev. Fred Williams of St. Jude Metropolitan Community Church at the meeting of USC Gay Student Association Thursday. Williams addressed the group on homosexuality and religion, one of the topics addressed by featured speakers in GSA's Gay Pride Week. "The purpose of Gay Pride Week," said GSA President Tony Price, "is to promote gay awareness and provide the entire univer :?u ?i.. ? 1 >u.?..? w any wnii cuutauuiicti acivicca uiiuugn nit topics addressed by the speakers." I DURING THE week, the topics addressed were homosexuality in the arts and law, the effects of homosexuality on physical and mental health, and "Homosexuality: Religion/Parents," the topic of Thrusday's meeting. The Metropolitan Community Church of Columbia, with a predominantly gay and lesi hi^n cnnorpoatinn has trifH tn introduce religion as "a new dimension to the life of the gay community," Williams said. "Scripture itself cannot be used as a standard to measure your lifestyle. We (The Metropolitan Community Church) are trying to open up all the Old and New Testament passages that refer to homosexuality to prove that they cannot apply to homosexuality as we know it today. "The Bible does not say that being gay is a Tbe GAMECOCK Is the student newspaper of tbe University of South Carolina and is published three times a week oa irwiiTfiiritir tri um iii i1 Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays dur- L i lug the fall and spring semesters and [J j I weekly on Wednesdays during both sum- HB m mer sessions, with the exception of uni verslty holidays and examination periods. < ,1 1 Opinions expressed In the GAME- COCK are those of the editors and not !~: i I those of the University of South Carolina. J. ! The University of South Carolina is an S B g equal opportunity Institution. S ^ The Board of Student Publications and j | Communications is the publisher of the B3 a* GAMECOCK. The Student Media 5>e- FOi partment is the parent organization of the k j GAMECOCK. i i Change of address forms, subscription H A Sk RA requests and other correspondence should [ ! be sent to the GAMECOCK, Drawer A, j j University of South Carolina, Columbia, ra| | S.C. 29208. I Subscription rates are SIS.00 for (I) f; i year, $8.CO per fall or spring semester and | j S3.00 for both summer sessions. Third class postage paid at Columbia, S.C. The "Gamecock" is a licensed student organization of the University of South Carolina and receives funding from student activity fees. ? V .M.mmm,1?.i,*.?.? MCCu'.iI'liI'liIo! ?.<!'!<'11'1 u? I Mi ninnnn " ? j. sing Taster ? r group says PART OF the large hike at West Virginia Jniversity is accounted for by a special fee ledicated to faculty salaries ? $15 per emester for resident students and $50 for ion-residents. ' ~~ Here are changes in fulltime resident indergraduate tuition and fees, such as lab ???????? harges in chemistry classes, at major state iniversities. The information was compiled >y the bouther Kegional Jbducation Board: H| . University of Alabama: $994 for the 1981 82 academic yoar: T 1 1,148 in 1983 84, up 15.5 percent. BgH flV I ^Hp? J . University of Arkansas: $720 in 1981-82; $900 in 1983-84; J . University of Florida: $805 in 1981-82; $842 in 1983-84: up .6 percent. 9 SB^Sip . University of Georgia: $954 in 1981-82; $1,242 in 1983 84; I . University of Kentucky: $740 in 1981 82; $968 in 1983 84; I . Louisiana State University: $687 in 1981 82; $954 in I ?' 983 84; up 38.9 percent. I ; MniuArriK, llr.r.,1 ~r>A PnlLon Dirl/> *1 H "7 Q m 1QQ1 QO. I 1 J . uiuvciouy ui maiyianuai ouiicyo i oik. y i,u/j in 11,332 in 1983-84; up 24.1 percent. I. University of Mississippi: $1,085 in 1981-82; $1,440; up 16.8 percent. I. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: $694 in 1981 82; !766 in 1983-84; up 10.4 percent. B|lf|fl|lf^ 0. University of South Carolina: $1,180 in 1981-82; $1,440 in 983; up 16.8 percent. ~ ' T 1. University of Tennessee at Knoxville: $741 in 1981 82; j 867 in 1983-84; up 22 percent. 2. University of Texas at Austin: $452 in 1981-82; $452 in _ __ _ _ . 0700 n^ii ww-w- I ^ ( ou L/Cvl 3. University of Virginia: $1,146 in 1981-82; $1570 in 983-84; up 37 percent. 4. West Virginia University: $628 in 1981 82; $1,090 in 983 84, up 73. 6 percent. 5. Regional median: $776 in 1981-82; $1,029 in 1983 84; up 2.6 percent. condemned lifestyle, and there are no recorded words from the lips of Christ on homosexuality," Williams said. ALL YOU CAfv THE GAY minority, Williams said, is the . wealthiest minority in the United States. I I L. L. L "The problem is we're not unified. If this LJ I | L university organization, churches like St. Jude's, gay bars, and other gay organizations Q come together, with our financial backing we *" can make an impact on what is happening in the gay community," Williams said. (FREE REFILLS ON DRINK Harriet Hancock, founder of the local chapter of Federation of Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays Inc. also addressed the group on the problems of parents not accepting their children's homosexuality. Hancock, who said she founded the local organization because she has a gay son, said ^ QQG RPI Tl IMP one of the biggest problems between I DtZL 1 LIINt hnninspvnak and their narpntc ic HBMHHHHHBBHi communication. "SOME PARENTS think of their children's homosexuality as a disease that H , i . { > can somehow be cured. Our organization is dedicated to the efforts of parents to accept jnggmlpESg fj | | their children as they are with love and HS M k ^ [i i! pride," Hancock said. There are 90 chapters of Federation of WKT Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays ^ Inc. in 48 states and six foreign countries, Hancock said. "We're growing every day." The USC Gay Student Association, with a fig total membership of 25, is the only gay stu- R dent organization on a college campus in rSTTTE^TEEDED^^ . i,; n11 ,. ., ,, , , . , , tumi n U* t.v11111!1 ; 1 v k - - ' uL' Ml II II I n k t?>i I-" ? *?v r- , J tilaUD Any interested scuba divers please attend Wednesday, October 19 7:00 p.m. P.E. Center Rm 112 Any questions call Mark 252-9008 nHHHMHBBHBMnHHMnH Off fill Clothing one week only sale ends Oct. 22nd ne St. Closed Mondays EIPJ MONDAY liiJM NITE l?XLW cpprmi i j lt enjoy monday mmf] night football SctIJon our wide screen S w/BUFFET) T.\/. V $2.00 PITCHERS \\ 25? DRAFT ^ ALL THE TIME BLVD. 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