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Allocations
before Stud
By Kathleen Earlus
A bill allocating $666,000 of student activity
fee* to 94 USC organizations will go
before the Student Senate for approval today,
the Finance Committee chairman said.
SeVi. Connor Baker said the finance bill includes
a total allocation of $1,246,662. But
because $580,662 is expected in total revenue
generated by organizations, the net allocation
for approval is $666,000.
The total figures listed on the bill represent
a total allocation amount, while the revenue
figure is the amount an organization expects
to generate as a group. The allocation figure
represents the actual amount of funds an
organization receives.
Baker said 64 percent of the available
funds were absorbed by five areas of the
university eligible for percentage funding.
These areas and their respective percentages
are: student media ? 25 percent; the Sports
Club Council ? 6 percent; Student Government
? 8 percent; Carolina Program Union
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Association ? 3 percent. The Student Bar
Association was added this year as a group to
receive percentage funding. In order to
qualify for this type of funding, an organization
must participate in specialized programming,
govern other organizations and perform
services for the university.
"THE PERCENTAGES for these groups
were decided two years ago based on a threeto
five-year average of individual alioca?
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for these organizations can be altered
through an amendment to the SG Codes.
About 60 other licensed student organizations
will receive the remaining 36 percent of
the funds "based on merit," Baker said.
These organizations include Bell Camp, the
intramural office, Campus Alcohol Project
and the CPU office.
"We look at all the programs we want to
fund," he said.
Baker said this year's Finance Committee
developed a more sophisticated, standardized
method of fundinc. Fundinc for
? honorariums was handled differently this
year. A contingency fund of approximately 1
percent of the available money has been
designated specifically for honorariums and
is not included in the current allocation bill.
"PEOPLE WILL have the opportunity to
re-submit by the end of this year or early next
year a request to fund honorariums," Baker
said.
Less money was available for allocation
compared to this past year's net allocation ot
$704,050. Baker said approximately $12,000
of this past year's allocations remain unused
^ and will be available for general re-allocation
w next fall.
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activity fee money since the amount available \
is proportionate to the number of students h
enrolled," Baker said. L
Student Government receives $25 of every L_J
student's $89.50 activity fee in order to com- j Impose
an activity fee to be allocated to various {
USC organizations. To qualify for student :
activity funding, a USC organization must be
licensed for one academic year, have an open
membership nolicv and be nonfraternal.
nonreligious and nonpolitical.
ELIGIBLE GROUPS were asked to submit
a funding request to the nine-member
Finance Committee before Feb. 2. Baker said ^
the first step was to review all requests at a
retreat involving the Finance Committee.
Next, he said there was a three-step process
to complete before the Senate could approve
the bill.
"First of all, we authorize the programs.
We go through and pick out programs we'd
like to fund," he said.
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The next step is to appropriate tunds tor
organizations. Baker said the committee uses
the requested amount as a scale for ap
propriations but decides the actual amount
ail organization will receive. This process differs
from this past year's, as fixed amounts
are now allocated for frequently requested
expenses. These amounts were based on the
size and nature of a program.
Baker cited advertising as an example, saying
that $50 was allocated for groups adver- q?
tising one specific program, while $75 was
allocated for organizations that continually 8|
program. Another fixed amount concerned
office supplies, with $30 allocated to small
organizations (30 members or less) and $60
for large organizations (more than 30).
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BAKFR SAID the third step was a E
budgetary process that involved tabulating
the total amount allocated by the Finance se
Committee and cutting this amount to match
the available funds. "We made three sets of
budgetary cuts," he said. "Most groups took ^
a 60 to 75 percent cut." He said the commit- ^
tee first cut nonessential areas or "fringes. "
"It's very easy to detect when a group has
padded their budget. Sometimes ridiculously By
high amounts are requested, like for travel," I
Baker said. at
Following these cuts, hearings for each in- stu
dividual organization were held Feb. 21 we
thrmioh March 1\ '
"Wc have hearings to make sure we bai
understand the intent of their money," he sai
said. "If we've crippled their programming, Nc
then we'll make amendments. We want the
money spent effectively." coi
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S(i VICE President Jill Main waring said Ec
she sees no problems with the allocation bill
being approved today. 1
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ositions in USC's Division of Student Affairs sa
?f careful searches for the best prospective perent
Affairs vice president and dean of students A
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f personnel to new positions created the open ni
lirector of student activities now held by acting
y Brewer. ar
became acting vice-president of Student Affairs
)le where I had been director of Russell House.
* of Student Activities went to graduate school
:wer came in as acting director of Student Acar
ily," Dennis Fruitt saia.
position of director of Russell House was filled cj,
arry Zuleba, who had served as acting director w
louse since July, Pruitt said.
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Becca Mercer pCS1
Discovering termite-infested dorm rooms the
University Inn put a damper on some USC
dents' return from spring break this past the
ek. can
'Termites were swarming all over our An*
throom when I returned on Monday," had
d Lou Stinson, a biology senior from any
>rth Augusta. A
Fhe residence hall director immediately spn
iitacted Hotel/Motel Area Manager A1 still
ss, who called the exterminators for USC, out
on-O-Bug of Columbia. sta>
PAT VELLA Jr., of Econ-O-Bug, said the and
mpany sent their exterminators with a
ins yield persoi
atrix for Student Affairs over the next five year
id.
"F irst we would need to see how the Division of S
ffairs helps USC accomplish its mission. That miss
tides anything we can do to enhance the learning ei
ent," Pruitt said.
Affaire wrtnM Hpciflp what nositions are I
id then find the best people to fill them, Pruitt sa
This system "would do more than just fill positi
ould accomplish a long-time mission," Pruitt saic
Since Novenhber there has been criticism of the
ithin Student Affairs because of people working on
id doing two jobs, Pruitt said.
Student Affairs will take applications for director
?nt Activities until April 30. After that Student .
ill review resumes, Pruitt said.
A t,<rA/>nino of CtllHpnt^. faiMlltV and St
iterview candidates and make recommendations
ce president. Pruitt will make the final selection, 1
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jaseball game. Georgia Tech won 10 3,
bugs move in
cide spray as soon as they heard about
ermite infestation.
Alien they finally sprayed two days later,
ermites only went away for a day, then
2 back," said Stinson's roommate,
ie Castronova of Anderson. "We really
to get angry before they would do
hing about it, though."
It hough Econ-O-Bug has subsequently
yed two more times, the termite problem
remains and both students have moved
of their first floor rooms, preferring to
with friends.
Fliis has been an inconvenience for us
everybody around vis," Stinson said,
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