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v vw* w * J, ui cti y \ Horseshoe > A 1 Gamecock Founded 1908 Volume 77, No. 2 University of South Carolina June 13, 1984 Drinking age viols By Mania Porto After a year in the Senate, legislation raising the drinking age for beer and wine was signed by Gov. Dick Riley to "help save the lives of our young people." South Carolina, one of eight states permitting 18-year-olds to drink beer and wine, joined 17 other states on May 29 by raising the legal drinking age. ArrnrHino to Ton v Snpl! thp onvpmnr nf thp Snnth Carolina State Student Legislature, the new law will have a definite influence upon universities around the state. SNELL, A rising senior at (JSC's College of Journalism, was an opponent of the law that raised the legal drinking age to 19. "I nresented information from other states who haven't seen a decrease in the number of accidents caused by young drivers," Snell said. 4,I think (the legislators) were getting a narrow picture of statistics from MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving). 1 am adamently opposed to the raising of the drinking age. It takes a lot of rights away from students." If students arg old enough to vote and fight for their counib~mm a mmrnsi jj* W^HHR ?9 ffigj HWH^ jay^-l M j? K ^rfsi ^HLv -* . j But do I need to fill that out agai Freshmen Rebecca Barn, Renee Westberry and Susan Duncan re | I College of Journa By Marisa Porto Dr. Albert Scroggins, 63, dean of the College of Journalism at USC, will retire in June , of next year after 20 years. jf Scroggins, the senior dean in the use system, was recently referred to in Presstime, the official publication of the American Newspaper Publishers Association, as the ^ "Dean of Journalism Deans." I "I am very pleased to have been associated with an entire generation of USC journalism students, many of who have distinguished themselves in the mass media and public service," Scroggins said. "THE JOURNALISM profession is cur- M rently undergoing both public and selfscrutiny, and I am glad to say that our Dean JtttNNf graduates in thfe media and public affairs Retires ne> compare favorably with those from other good schools all over the country," he said. South Caro During Scroggin's tenure, more than 83 ly. Our gra< percent of the journalism school's 3,500 public afl eraduates received their degrees. Carolina ar "Our students and graduates are sought centers as I* after as interns and professionals, not just in Washingtoi ates students' rigl try, they should be allowed to buy beer and wine, Snell said. " Al aop 1R n nercnn fan cion a Ipoal nnH hinHino mntrart and they can marry. 1 think it is a bigger responsiblity to raise a family than to buy beer and wine," Snell said. THE LAW, which does not include a grandfather clause allowing those who may already purchase beer and wine to continue, will also raise the drinking age for beer and wine to 20 in January of 1985. "If your 18th birthday was last August, you would lose the privilege, gain it back next August and lose it again in January. It really should have been more thought out," Snell said. The reason the bill was not amended was because legislators felt it would go back to the House, and then it would be lost, Qnpll caiH "I wanted to delay it, but I didn't get enough senators to vote. The best thing you can call that bill is a sin bill, and no one wants to vote for a sin bill," Snell said. "IF IT had not been a political year, they would not have raised the purchasing age. 1 have talked to several senators IfitfSfc. HHK Kill ir^- r Bflfl feii&a Vw IVT^HffimaHB ijU H ?4pW ^ -? >:v'^B^^^ ^^8Prf? lals "V. ? ^ B^T^MES SflPjS ^''''jp'- \':T-".*. y\ Ki,;. BHHBB^HMHHHBMli^ ^ML. Photo by Drew Pearson in? gister at Student Affairs during orientation. ilism dean announ ^ ' Recently, Scroggins was ! tsoutn Carolina acnoiasuc r when it established the A Award to recognize outsta tions to high school journali ( SCROGGINS, A native c Jt headed several national, rej f organizations. He holds a B / Auburn University and t (English) and Ph.D. in jour v University of Missouri. '/ He has headed the mass and camnus oublications j#IWjmr University of South Florid ' >* AIBj utttuciiiic puauiuiia *v ..... Missouri, Southern Illin t ?Cra||lM Mississippi College and Stai it spring. "The reputation and infli are essentially determined I lina but regionally and national- its students and faculty and luates hold substantial media and university's central adminis 'airs positions within South been fortunate in having a id also in such prominent media gins said. Jew York, Chicago, Atlanta, and When Scroggins became i," Scroggins said. at USC in 1965, the pr its, Snell says u/Ka caiH tlipv Irnnu/ St u/nny t w/r\r \r Kut thpu haH r\ \jr\ tp fr\r it because of political reasons." he said. According to Snell, USC will have to change their policies in | all areas that concern drinking. i "There may be a dry campus at USC in the future. They'll be raising it again and we'll be in bad shape','Snell said. According to Snell, Gov. Riley said he may want to raise the legal drinking age for all alcohol to 21. ; "WE ARE going to fight it if he tries to raise it to 21. We f! are going to put our people together to fight it. I have already spoken to numerous colleges around the state encouraging them to fight for the minimum drinking age," he said. The university did not take any action to stop the law, Snell said. "There will have to be drastic policy changes. Minors will not be served at parties. I don't know what the Spur will do," s Snell said. "Fratprnitip^ anH cornritipc will liavp in ctnrt mrrlinp at nar ties. In January, students who are 18 or 19 will not,be allowed at these parties. Unfortunately, it has happened, and there is nothing we can do about it," he said. \\ 'I Tuitinn inrroaco coon I Ult.IV/ll IIIUI UUUU UUUII if funding not approved By Hall Hawaii USC tuition could increase up to $100 for in-state students, and up to $200 for out-of-state students this fall v unless the General Assembly approves Full Formula Funding for higher education, according to Tony Snell, governor of South Carolina State Student Legislature. "If Full Formula Funding passes, and we are very optimistic it will pass, then chances are excellent there will be no tuition increase this fall," said Hans Knoop, information services director. While university officials are confident the Full Formula Funding will pass, Snell said allocations for higher education are in direct competition with a $22 per dependent rebate tax package pushed by Rep. Robert Sheheen of Kershaw. According to Snell. the Commission on Higher Educa tion has recommended an amount to finance higher education for the coming school year based upon a full-time equivalency formula stressing the number of full-time students at each institution. The state Senate has approved these figures and they are supported by Gov. Dick Riley. "THE HOUSE has proposed 94 percent funding this year with a three-year step increase that would achieve Full Formula Funding in fiscal year 1987. The House proposal would leave USC about 8 million dollars short of recommended funds," Snell said. "If the Full Formula Funding is not passed, tuition See "Tuition," page 2 ces retirement honored by the students with an emphasis on newspapers. ress Association The college now has approximately l,uuu lbert Scroggins students and has fully accredited programs in nding contribu- news-editorial, advertising, public relations Ism. and broadcasting. 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