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southiiCaroliniana?Library Horseshoe | " ; | : i. ? j SH Wti Jjar jaa^ nflF Founded 1908 Volume 77, No. 3 University of South Carolina June 20, 1984 j ;:v.. yr ... w ^....s4 v . ' " ' -;v* ' , l. C ' ; " . ' ^Bpv^'rBlF : {JB? ! 3^'JT^v' Sleeping Beauty Two-year-old Nicole Harrington relaxes ii Qturlont Rnwornmoi UlUUUIIl UUVUI IIIIIOI Fund-raisi By Kathy Verkuilen As its "big project of the year," the USC Student Government hopes to raise $200,000 through studentsponsored fund-raising projects by the end of the fall semester. The $200,000 would be a student body contribution to the USC Summit Fund, an ambitious project led by President James Holderman and the USC Development Board to raise more than- $35 million by the end of L/CV\.I11UVI . So far, $25 million has been raised since the project began last October. ''There's never been a fund-raising this large in the university's 183-year history," said Glenn German, president of the student body. THE STUDENT contribution to the fund,- said German, could be something that would be done by the students for students in the future. /Among oinci imi)g?>, inuucy iium the multi-million dollar project would be used to purchase books, periodicals and art to add to the university's libraries, fund research projects, increase teacher salaries, enrich existing scholarships and establish new scholarships and financial aid projects, German said. * J AM* t IP H/Afl/ innr I lie MIIUCIU f;nvtl llllltlll 1.1 nui iMiig with the president's office to find a corporation to match any sum the students raise through several proposed moneymaking schemes. "So we're trying to raise $100,000," German said. That sum would be (matched) by a company to make a total student contribution of $200,000, lie iu. GERMAN SAID the student government is trying to get a commitment from a corporation he declined to name, though he said the company had strong ties with the student community. German said when the goal is reached, the money could be deposited in a savings account to "kick out about $20,000 year after year for as long as the university exists, and long after we're gone," he said. German wants to use the students' mmw i the dooI on a Sundav afternoon. it aims high ng goal set ? Glenn German SG president $200,000 to go specitieaiiy tor one type of scholarship. "We could endow Carolina Scholar, or we could make our own stipulation for a special kind of scholarship that highlights leadership or a minority scholarship, but we haven't decided how to go with that yet," German said. THOUGH STILL in the planning stages, German said the student government will kick off a series of three major fund raising events, begining with the second summer session. First, German said, the student government will ask for a contribution from about 60 area retail businesses whose clientele are mostly university students. Next, fraternities, sororities, campus organizations and the dormitories' would be tapped to make a pledge to the fund. German said that each year, the dormitories are required to raise money for some worthwhile project, and he hoped they would choose to give to the Summit Fund this year. TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED for the first week in September, the next event, a benefit concert, would be held in the Carolina Coliseum. German said he hopes to get the use of the coliseum donated and plans to bring a well "1 < \ ( 1 I < Photo bv Mary Ann Hollis 1 I ( ! it $100,000 known, popular artist to perform for the benefit. German has chosen a performer with whom the student government is still negotiating, and German wouldn't name the performer. During the fall semester, German wants to set up a competition between the classes to see which could raise the most monev for the nroiect. German said that because the project has not been too well-publicized on campus, he fears that students response to the project might not be as great as German would like it to be. His fears are not without foundation. WHEN ASKEI) about the project, most students said they had not even heard of the eight-month-old Summit Fund. Some said they probably would participate in few, if any, of the fund raising events, "I might give something to the fund," said Marie Huber, a senior majoring in English. "I'd probably buy a flower or something like that. But I wouldn't buy an eight or nine dollar ticket to a concert." German is trying to promote the project as a symbol of pride lor the students, he said he would like to wait until the fund raising projects were completed in hope that, by then, $75,000 would have already been raised. "We would like to have our f>fWl nnn hp thp one that nuts vis over the $35 million," he said. GERMAN SAID if the project were successful, the students would have more pride in the university, and that prestige would strengthen the clout of the university degree in the future. "Giving scholarships or bringing brighter people in here in the future will strengthen the power of degrees once we're gone," German said. "We wanted to do something visible that nennle would sav. 'Yes I'm proud to go to Carolina. I'm contributing to this endowment which is going to benefit the university long after I'm gone," German said. Success I Summit Fund collections going well, official says j jy Hal Hewell The Summit Fund, USC's first extensive financial cam>aign, has raised over $25 million and should reach its goal of >35 million by the end of 1984, said Chris Vlahoplus, LJSC 'ice president. "We like to think we can complete it by the end of this year. .Ve are buoyed by the success of the Summit Campaign so far, md the need for private funding will increase in the coining 'ear. Therefore, our high-profile fund raising mode will coninue," said Vlahoplus. According to Vlahoplus, USC is state-assisted, not state- ; upported, with about 50 percent of the annual operating \ budget coming from state legislative appropriations, and the , emainder from tuition, ederal monies, grants and lonations from individuals .j ind corporations. There had been talk of in- -9? tiating a major drive when qaL Jm Kolderman became presi- . JAI dent, but groundwork and ? |^9kHh I preliminary studies were c r:^] needed, he said. / v JLJP a c c o r i> i n (, i o Vlahoplus, a consultant was . hired about three years ago to examine the possibility of a . fund drive. I W^" / "It was determined a fund n. ill h I drive was indeed realistic, clins VlanoplUS and we set a goal of $35 Senior vice presiaem million," Vlahoplus said. A core organization was formed with the intention of going public when funds reached the halfway mark, he said. This was achieved last fall after raising $17 million in cash, pledges and gifts in kind, such as property. USC ANNOUNCED the Summit Fund Oct. 7, 1983, naming actress Helen Hayes and Allied Corporation board chairman Edward Hennessy as national co-chairpersons of the fund, Vlahoplus said. One reason for starting the fund was to increase membership in the Alumni Association, Vlahoplus said. The number of dues-paying members has increased from about 5,000 to more than 20,000 since the drive began, he said. "We felt we ought to know more about the state. Robert McNair, S.C. state chairman, has helped us select leaders from various locales," Vlahoplus said. Area campaign chairmen have been appointed throughout the state. "THEY ORGANIZE committees, identify potential donors, visit and make appeals," Vlahoplus said. Fund raising has also been successful at the university level. "One thing 1 want to stress is what we call our Family Fund, composed of faculty and staff," Vlahoplus said. "We set a goal of one million dollars and surpassed that pioht mnnthc Ipft in the camnaien." He said this increases confidence in USC and enhances the ability to raise funds on the outside. THERE ARE plans for students to take part in the cam paign as well. The student drive will seek a goal of $100,000 combined with a matching donor to achieve a $200,(XX) gift to ihe Summit Fund in the name of the student bodv. The fund drive will be announced in the fall,according to Glenn German, Student Government president . Money from the Summit Fund will be used ij?Aix areas: faculty development, scholarships and fellowships, program See "Summit," page 3 Inside 8 - - Entertainment 5 Opinion 4 Sports 7 "The Chocolate War." Students debate Richland Coun ty School 1-MStriCl 1WOS uecisioil IU UUI1 cunuuvciaini novel ^ Bored? USC Intramural/Recreational Sports offers ten active clubs for summer fun 7 "Amadeus." Peter Shaffer's prize-winning play kicks off lISC's 1984 summer repertory season f>