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Volume 78, No. 35 University of South Carolina October 28. 1985
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C By KATHY LEWIS
Staff writer
Visibility is one reason for increased
freshman enrollment at
USC's Columbia campus,
although overall undergraduate
enrollment is down, said
Deborah Havnes. actino Himrtnr
of admissions.
"Several years ago wc increased
admissions standards," she
said. "Now people with strong
academic credentials want to
come here because they can get
^ an excellent education."
Although undergraduate
enrollment is lower this year,
Columbia students are taking
more course hours this semester,
Haynes said.
Full-time undergraduate
enrollment is up 2.2 pcrcent, according
to T. Luther Gunter,
USC registrar. This so-called
FTE enrollment helps determine
the university's appropriations.
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in salvaging
By JIM NEWMAN
Scitnce writer
USC archaeologists arc busy
^ uncovering remnants of a
? 500-year-old site located "along
the Watcrec River near Camden.
Known as the Mulberry site, it
was discovered by William Blanding
in 1848. But it wasn't until
1952 that serious salvage attempts
were made at the site.
Time is a crucial factor in the
excavating process because the
Wateree River, which flows past
the location, is eroding one of the
^ mounds containing artifacts the
archaeologists arc attempting to
salvage.
TIIE MOUND has been
eroding since its discovery in the
1800s, and "a large flood could
probably take out what's left of
it," said Chris Judge, an archeology
graduate student par,
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"Major effects from FTE
coine the following year in the
iuiiii uj muic appropriations,
said Earl Hollcy, USC budget
director.
Hoi ley said no in-depth
analyses have been conducted
concerning how individual
disciplines arc affected by the increase,
but Hayncs said most
schools within the university experienced
increased enrollment.
"Freshman enrollment is up 21
percent across the board," she
said. "Professional schools experienced
increases. The College
of Health and Physical Education
did not increase, but they
lost one of their oroarams."
Many factors arc involved in
ists race ag<
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ticipating in the excavation,
which is under the direction of
anthropology Professor Chester
DePratter.
Artifacts have been excavated
from the mound along the river
and from a creek adjoining the
Watcree. Large quantities of
shards, or ceramic fragments,
have been found, but USC archaeologists
don't understand
why they're in such good
condition.
"Possibly the creek was being
used as a dump, and these things
were being scooped up after being
broken and thrown over the
side into the water," Judge said.
"Another theory is that the creek
is cutting into old village
deposits, but wc arc very skelchy
about why some of these pieces
are so big."
Skeletal remains were
discovered in 1952 during excava
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rollment down
the overall decrease in
undergraduate enrollment,
Hayncs said.
Because auditing a course is no
longer significantly less expensive
than taking the course for credit,
"non-serious students" may
choose not to continue their
education, Hayncs said.
The changed suspension policy
may also be a factor, she said.
"More students were suspended
the spring semester than the year
before."
Hayncs said economics could
also be a factor. "With the tuition
increase this fall, it may be
more convenient for students to
live near home."
iinst time, e
Id site near
tions by Arthur Kelly of the
University of Georgia. There was
no archaeologist at USC at that
unit;.
"CHILDREN WERE very
highly valued in these societies,"
Judge said. "(When a child died)
they would ritually 'kill' the bottom
of the vessel (which held the
child's remains), punching a hole
in the bottom so that the spirit
could return to mother earth."
Hernando DeSoto passed
through this area, according to
historical records. He made contact
with the Chiefdom of
Cofitachequi, which some archcologists
believe to have been
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If Mulberry is Cofitachcqui,
then artifacts left by the Indians
may not be the only relics at the
site. Artifacts of Spanish origin
may exist there also, although
creases
Increased 1985 applications for
freshman admission have "made
a difference" in this year'., selection
process.
The 1986 freshman class will be
limited to 2,500, according to
Haynes. Students with "very
high academic standards" will be
notified of acceptance Dec. 1.
The rest of the class will be
notified in February, Haynes
>aiu.
Although it is "too early to
tell" if this year's admission applications
will be as plentiful as
last year's, the admissions office
sends out about 950 information
packets every week, Haynes said.
"1 think the interest is still
there," she said.
The entire USC system experienced
a 2.6 percent enrollment
increase this year. Transfer
student enrollment for the Columbia
campus increased by 6.2
percent.
ilements
Camden
none have been found yet.
"ONE THING we need to do
in the next year or so is to think
about how we might want to
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One method he suggested
would be to place cement pilings
uprivcr from the mound so the
force of the water that often affects
the site may be somewhat
diminished.
"We want to stress the fact
that this is a very important site,
and we really want to protect it
from people coming out and collecting,"
he said. "When people
do this they disturb the context in
which we find things, and this
context is probably more important
than the artifacts themselves.
This is a very important archaeological
feature of South
Carolina, and it would be well
worth saving."
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By PAULA WETHINGTON 1
Staff writer
The USC debate team recently t
has made a reputation for itself r
by ranking third in the nation, d
behind Southern Illinois and
Central State. t
The debate team, made up of
seven undergraduate students, t
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nas piaccu in an tnree tour- "
(laments it has competed in this v
semester. The team's ranking was 1
according to the Cross Examination
Debate Association standards,
an intercollegiate 1
organizaton. v
Professor Charles Wilbanks of s
the department of theatre and c
speech said the debate team is an t
academic program offered by the c
department, rather than a licens- 2
cd student organization. t
"IT'S DIFFERENT from the I
Athenian Society, where students
debate among themselves. Here
we debate students from other
schools," he said.
The Athenian Literary and
Debating Society is a student
organization that holds weekly
meetings. Their meetings consist
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every week, such as censorship of
rock 'n' roll, South Africa and v
welfare. s
THE ATHENIAN SOCIETY t<
docs debate other schools at
meetings of the Association of s
Collegiate American Societies, f
Exchequer Olivier Goust said, t<
such as the University of Virginia c
and the University of Georgia. a
The students debate one topic a
semester chosen by CEDA t
members. This fall the topic is s
whether government restrictions tl
on media coverage of terrorist activity
arc justified. s
Tad Stephenson, a senior, has r
been a member of the debate
team for four years. He started s
on debate teams when he was in ^
high school to overcome stage e
fright. y
"I FELT if you wanted to be
successful, you had to be able to
speak," he said. "All great s
leaders had to be great speakers, t
too. Plui, once you start J
(debating), it's hard to stop the
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jragement except gravity on the last
tate Fair.
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sputation
the nation
nomentum."
Wilbanks said one of the pro>lcms
with the debate team is
nany people don't know what
lebating is like.
"Not that many people arc inerested
in it," he said.
Most of his recruiting for the
earn occurs at the high school
evel, where he keeps in touch
with the high school teams across
he state.
HOWEVER, he said he has at
cast one member on the team
vho did not compete in high
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omc up to him to ask about the
earn, he suggests they take a
lebating class offered by USC
ind explains the requirements for
he team.
If the student is still interested,
le tries to fit them in the protram.
"I like to work with
?ovices," he said.
Although the debate team
cceives no money from Student
jovernment, the Department of
rheatrc and Speech budgets
noney each year for the team's
r;ivrl InHaino and m#?alc
chool, but it's a trade-off
>ecause this helps you with
inalytical skills. You find that
'our social life and debate life
>verlap."
To a student interested in tryng
out for the team, Stephenson
lays to be prepared to devote
ime to it, "equivalent to the effort
it takes to get A's in two
ligher level classes."
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A FKW SUPPLIES are proided
for the team and some
eholarships are available for
cam members who qualify.
According to Wilbanks,
tudcnts gain several advantages
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cam, including improvement in
ommunication skills, research
bilities and cooperation.
He also thinks it is important
hat members get to meet
tudents from other schools
hroughout the nation.
STEPHENSON also listed
everal pros and cons about the
>rogram.
"It docs take time away from