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South Caroliniana Library Horseshoe \ - : Students tour CCI p. 3 B m HlOIlday Oaks dazzle crowd p. 8 fll gH| muFm Sr K October 31, 1983 USC downs Wolfpack P- 10 I Sll University of South Carolina Dorm defic By Amy Bedenbaugh The discovery of a two-year-old Horseshoe dormitory government budget deficit in 1981 led to the development of stricter accounting procedures for all dorm governments, USC officials said. "The Horseshoe deficit happened when the level of full-time staff members monitorinc government accounts was low. Two staff members were doing all the work that four do now," said James McMahon, director of Resident Student Development. "In the past, both the president and treasurer of the government could individually sign purchase requisitions. This meant the president could write off an expenditure and the treasurer would never know about it. The government account monitoring system has become more strict. Now, before the purchase requistion is approved, it must be signed by the treasurer and initialed by the residence hall director and the assis Few camp oui xfxwv 'Laid Back' Despite the looks of things, Paul Devres, tiebra Dobb Nov. 19 football game against Clemson. They were am tion for the game. America relea By Chris Handal Americans have been relearning to deal with active military involvement during their stay in Lebanon ? something they have not had to do since the 1960s and early '70s. In some cases, the relearning process has been painful. The U.S. Marine "peacekeepers" suffered a devastating attack this past week when an explosive-laden truck crashed into U.S. military headquarters. The result was more than 200 Marines dead. In some cases the relearning process has chnrkinp. Tuesdav morninc began with sketchy reports that the tiny island country of Grenada was being invaded by U.S. and Caribbean troops. Grenada had been in turmoil after a bloody coup left Marxist Prime Minister Maurice Bishop dead and the more militant General Hudson Austin in power. THE JUSTIFICATION for the invasion seems twofold. First, Americans who were attending a medical university were in danger, according to the Reagan administration. Second, the citizens of Grenada were in ft I I it leads to tant director of Resident Student Programming," said Jane Root, assistant director of Resident Student Development. ROOT WAS the university's first assistant director of Resident Student Programming, a position created in fall 1981 to provide better supervision of government accounts. She discovered the $3,600 deficit while reviewing old Horseshoe government computer print outs. "These are records that show monthly expenditures, deposits and budget lines," Root said. "When I presented the deficit to the Horseshoe government president, he seemed completely unaware of the problem," Root said. Root also found that in 1978 the government had been billed about $475 for damage to carpet at a party in Wade Hampton dorm. The bill had been paid, but was never recorded in the treasurer's records, Root said. L L JL i Tor iicKeis, m ? Bpi w^--- wk Am ins, Chris Cane, Kelley Mackey and Derick Bundy are long nearly 450 students who camped out Sunday mc irns to face s danger from the "leftist thugs" who had taken over, and therefore, a democratic government needed to be installed. While few argue with the justness of protecting American lives, many wonder if the United States has a right to impose its choice of governments on another country. In other cases, the relearning process has been worrisome. The administration seems to be following contradictory paths in Central America, paths that could lead to direct American military involvement. In Nicaragua, the administration is supporting anti-government rebels. At the same time, the administration is aiding the El Salvadoran government against leftist antigovernment rebels. Some of the rebels supported by the administration are based in Honduras. American troops are also in Honduras, increasing the likelihood of more direct involvement. Against this background of world turmoil, public television is in the midst of broadcasting a 13-part series on Vietnam. The series, "VIETNAM: A Television History," is designed to look at the war, its roots and aftermath. stricter ac "The treasurer had also used government funds to pay for dorm T-shirts, but no deposit had been made to cover this expenditure," Root said. FAfH nORM pnvernmpnt'c account is made up of "X number of dollars multiplied by the number of residents housed. In the Horseshoe government, $10 of each student's housing fee goes to the programming account," McMahon said. The number of residents on the Horseshoe was reduced three years ago when renovations were made on one of the four residence halls. The programming account suffered a loss of money, "but the government continued to spend as if the same amount of revenues were still coming in," Horseshoe government president Chris Lane said. "Most people believe that there were some snaciy uses 01 government money, i nere have been some wild stories about the distribution t( H By David HiU Clemson Univ with the rest tc % Ticket Manage || Tickets will -Jm'" J0&T tomorrow at : tick^ wiU als No validate ffiSgglift honored, Bai< wL WxL Good seats zone, though wr and 23 are in % f* More than * 4 camp-out, wl \ ?lr .... said. Mf, | Bob Vincen Hpv' ? Student Senat f t PP \u camped on th( A larger sta< said. "There'r get a vicket." *" - Another is now," Vinceni Students ga Assembly Stre Coliseum groi his identificati received a nuri recorded. I^rtoto by uen? Lance Vincent sai< hprc u/ArlfPi really "up" for the Gamecocks' distr ibuted'at irning waiting for ticket distribu- The Camp-c ble," Vincent ictive military news analysis USC GOVERNMENT and international studies professor Paul Kattenburg played an important role in the series. In February and March of 1981, he was interviewed twice for about eight hours. He provided background information for episodes one through five of the series. "Then I also gave them 45 to 60 minutes worth of filming," he said. Ot the turning, 23 seconds appeareu in episode three, he said. The series is well done, Kattenburg said, but its presentation isn't as analytical as one would find in a college course. An example, Kattenburg said, was in episode three, "America's Mandarin." The segment completely neglected U.S.-French relations on European defense, which affected the partition of Vietnam. "Still, history is always selective," he said. ; And the series has done a brilliant job of ' editing." I THE SERIES may not only be important nnn nfinn yuu liiiu government using the (programming at count) fees to buy groceries. But there is n? way to prove this," Lane said. The government planned to pay off th debt over a three year period by using abou $600 of the programming account funds eacl semester. The last $1,000 was paid off thi year, Lane said. "THE UNIVERSITY did not feel that thi; debt was their fault," Lane said. "They fee the Horseshoe government is a continuing body responsible for paying off its ok debts," he said. "The $1,000 used to finish paying off the debt took one-third of this year's programming account. This means that one-third of the money that this year's residents put into dorm government (activity accounts) has gone into paying off a debt they had nothing to do with," Lane said. ) continue v" tickets to the Nov. 19 football game with ersity remained after yesterday's camp-out, ) be distributed today and tomorrow. Student ;r Joe Baier said yesterday. be distributed from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and the Russell House, Baier said. Block seating o be distributed today, he said. ; a big turnout on block seating," he said, ons will be made, but date book coupons will be ;r said. are available in the upper deck and south end the only seats remaining in sections 19, 20, 21, 22 the lower, restricted-visibility rows, he said. 2,000 tickets were distributed following the lich began at about midnight Saturday, Baier t, chairman of the athletic subcommittee of the e Athletic, Communications and Off-campus hiph hanHlpH fh#? Mmn.nnl cnirl Ad? cfnripnf? ; concourse of Carolina Coliseum. dium is a reason for the small turnout, Vincent e enough student tickets so that everybody can block seating. "Everybody's block seating t said. tthered at the Law Center entrance to the :et tunnel and were admitted to the Carolina mds shortly after midnight. Each student had on checked, then passed through a turnstile and nber. The number was written on his hand and i 15 senators helped in the initial numbering. i in shifts through the night until tickets were 8 a.m. >ut "went real well. We didn't have any trousaid. ' involvement for what it reveals about the Vietnam War, but also how Vietnam affects attitudes about U.S. military involvement in the world today. With each military involvement there are those who cry that the United States is getting involved in another Vietnam. The series could strengthen those claims. "I don't think it's propaganda," said Kattenburg, the author of a book on Vietnam. "The question of transmission of knowledge from one generation to the next is a tricky one. "But you have to accept that our objectives in Vietnam remain very unclear . . .1 think they (the producers of the series) are generally trying to put the record back together and letting the audience make up its mind. "I don't think the series will have any affect on current policy," he said. Regardless of whether the series directly or indirectly influences American policy, the series does serve as a tangible reminder of what can ? though not necessarily what will ? happen if U.S. policy does not have an objective or clear means to reach that objective.