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1 SoUisWhOaroLtnianaoLibrary i Worse sftioe \ x . Professor in runoff p. 4 rm- Atim**. itty B m WCdllGSdEy Writers'Series p. 12 M tag!ffs sHcL February 15, 1984 Lady Gamecocks win p. 16 ? ? B Bf^l University of South Carolina r Rpcirlonro IWUIUUMUU for audit < By Amy Bedenbaugh Next year's increase in dorm rates and closine of two rpsiHpnrp hollc nm vokcd comments from senators and a concerned student at Monday's meeting of the USC Residence Hall Association. ? ?- - J - - i iiw vuicu 10 request an audit from Residential Life Services of the proposed uses of the money raised by the increased room rates and the sale of Wade Hampton Hotel. Residents were not given enough notice that the Wade Hampton Hotel and University Inn would be closing nPYt upqr col/1 trt/4/4 nil a J VIA! y OUIU I UUU iJIlCI \jy y IVJTIA vice president and a resident of Wade Hampton Hotel. "THEY JUST threw it at us. We have to live with it. Where is the money going from the sale of the hotel? The residents at University Inn had no idea it was going to close. They (the administration) should >have a Dolicv that lets vnu knnw a spmpctor in ?*- *' * wr ''wmi i 1 February weather? Residents of Patterson Hall get a headstart Minhor orliirati IllljllUI UUUUUll ATLANTA (AP) ? Declining enrollments and a "retrenchment" in federal support of education has colleges and universities scrambling for tunas irom me same sources, creating a "mood of uncertainty" among educators. That uncertainty, coupled with a blurred distinction between private and public institutions, will force colleges to adopt new strategies of coexistence and cooperation, said Yvonne Wood, associate director for state and federal affairs for the Tennessee Higher Education Commission. "Our challenge is to provide an appropriate funding balance that permits the existence ot both puDiic ana private institutions," she said. WOOD PARTICIPATED in a panel discussion on education funding yesterday during a regional conference of the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education. The conference, which concludes today, is an annual meeting of CASH members from the Southeast, including educators who work in alumni administration, fund raising and public relations. Panel moderator Robert Wvdo, assistant vice president for university associatioi after rate i advance if a dorm is going to close," _ Sherpy said. "Students need to have a say (in the administration's decision)," said Wade Hampton Hotel resident Stanley Davis. "Each member of RHA should say something about what's happening. We, as students, should tell the administration that they wouldn't be here without us," Davis said. "Show me where it takes $4,000 to operate one aDartment nn thp Horseshoe. Somehow we're inefficient," said Tony Snell, governor of S.C. State Student Legislature. "WHY DIDN'T they (the administration) advise students last semester about the closing of the hotel? We are the students. We pay their (the administration's) salaries. They should start listening to our opinions. We should voice our concerns. They didn't seek student input," Snell said. Davis said displaced students will iiHHi wmmi ma \ \ \ i? <? +4 ,*"* mm- ' SMt &\ '*)>/. ;Jw-ii \| I Ijiy ?iili?ii riia ITTirlnai n a? on their summer tans in the unseasonably warm on scrambles relations at the University of Louisville, said questions of funding are difficult to settle because the line between public and private institutions is no longer clear-cut. Many private colleges and universities receive government grants and contracts, while ''state-assisted" institutions are increasingly looking to private sources for research and operating funds, he said. Wood said federal budget cuts in education under the Reagan administration's "new federalism" have forced upon states and local goverments greater responsibility for funding schools. 4'IT DOESN'T appear that this country's new federalism will be vanquished in November 1984," Wood said. And if schools fight among themselves for the funding that remains, the naa! A _ _ L ! _ 1 I A! uon s system 01 nigner education could see "a form of social Darwinism, a survival of the fittest attitude" in colleges and programs. Small two-year and four-year colleges would be easy prey in such a battle, but the overall education system also would suffer, she said. The panelists said colleges are not n asks increase lose the opportunity for a preferred dorm space, therefore they should be given higher priority in finding a place to live on campus next year. "But they (displaced students) shouldn't be able to go in a dorm and kick out people who already have a room," said Marion Latham of Nada Apartments. In other business, the group voted favorably on a proposal that all future amendments to the RHA constitution i be posted on dorm halls for one week ! prior to the vote by RHA. THIS WILL allow time for feed- ! back from residents on how they feel 4 about the amendment, RHA president Greg Williams said. * Williams announced that chairmen have been elected to the organization's ' Community Committee, Security Committee, Elections Committee, and | Freshman Preview Week Committee. The group discussed the need for more emphasis on the Elections Committpp ' mmmm" ||IP^^: ' n V'- */' ' ' : " %;'!': } -' V; ^V-V*V'?- " '* e Photo by Sohail Khwaja t! weather. tl ti for funding the only ones feeling the financial i pinch. College students also are beginning to scramble for tuition money because of cuts in grant programs and rising tuition costs. Federal statistics show that more stuuenis are Borrowing money 10 pay ; for college, Wood said, but rising costs j. threaten to price some students out of \ higher education. j "THE QUESTION becomes not on- ' ly the survival of institutions, but the question of whether students will be able to go to college,"v?she said. Donna Burton, director of High Point College in North Carolina, said . state grant programs for students who attend private colleges provide access to programs that may not be available in state-supported schools. Another panelist, Barry Wood, director of public relations at the I Iniv//?rcit\/ flpornia aorppH hut cno_ V/IIIT VI Jl KJ V/l VJV\/I 5>Ut U^l VVV4 U VI I Jllf, gested that financial pressures could force states to consider eliminating programs and closing institutions. "Public money should he used to ensure the survival of quality education programs, not just for the survival of existing institutions," he said. ^jj|a^ jPjj^?^**X' "*" ^ ^?}\ ^',p ~ttf\ Photo by Mary Ann KolUs Free? Dorm rooms are anything but free, and USC Residence Hall Associa \ lion senators discussed the 15.7 percent housing increase for next year i at Monday's meeting. Few students file C A "a" tor au positions as deadline nears 3y John Deiner Only seven students have filed to run for the 47 available >tudent Senate seats and the deadline for applications is 5 >.m. today, the Student Government vice president said. "I can't remember this happening before," Jill Mainwaring aid. referring tn thr nniicnnllv Inw nnmhpr of annliranr? fV?r be March 1 senate election. j SG Election Commissioner Thomas Robinson said although ( *s a possibility, he doubts the deadline will be extended if lore students don't file. ALTHOUGH EVERY senate seat is not required to be fill- j d, Mainwaring said Student Government has two options if tiere are too many vacant seats. "If there aren't enough students running to effectively fill he senate seats, then after the election we could begin an inerview process," Mainwaring said. "Any student could then ,pply for any seat and the SG president would decide who gets ; the seat." ? r ^ v. Normally, only dorm -A * residents can run for dorm "v ^ S seats a nd off-campus L represent a dorm and a USC ?hk^'a?^^ ?.*& crhnnl if tlif int#?rvif\v nrn. Jill Mainwaring students who want SG vice president to file must go to the student government office in Russell House and pick up an application. The application is then taken to the office of the Registrar in Petieru fnr verification to see if the ctnHenf hac maintained the proper GPR and has paid all fees. The filing fee for Senate seats is $2 and $10 for executive positions. The entire application process only takes a few minutes, Robinson said. Mainwarinc said she is not sure whv so few students havew filed to run. "There's a great many students who don't know about student government, but we've been publishing ads about this election for several weeks," she said. THE SENATE and its various subcommittees only meet once a week, so being on the senate does not take away too much leisure time, Mainwaring said. "Working on the senate, I've found that since 1 was working hard in government, I was working hard on studies as well," she said. See "Election," page 3