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^ "* ^ T" * <r? l ^Tjr^ry;" * f t T >;,*?? &,-^.' > Landmark doused B~M il'yromania punk Spo,'i9'"'" 7 Picking up your favorite scoop of ice cream at Swensen's I Jason and the Scorchers to set Columbia only a memory after the Fire House took its place Sunday * ^ ablaze with its brand of country lock The Gamecock Founded 1908 VY ednesda> Volume 78, No. 61 University of South Carolina Februarv 1imx*; * I ^ EH InRH^r ^!(pV ' ' i hh^hhu Table for two? Renovations for the Top ot Carolina were complete 1986 holiday to j Ry LtSLIF TOCLE C. _ 11 . - oicj11 vwrnur a It there ha\c been long laces around campus lately, it could be because of the tail 1986 schedule, which sets the Wim exam on Dec. 22. Many students have complained that the lall schedule ends loo late, said Mark Shanley from the Student Development Office. This leaves many students m a jobless position o\er Christmas because holiday jobs begin several weeks earlier Next fall's academic schedule ends onls one day alter lall l\)H5's schedule, which ended Dec. 21. Joe Iiminetman, a finance senior, cotni ' - I iv.w nun uh.il- \s.isii i ciiou^ii nine Oct Student loan may have wa by federal go n .. rii?nnti r* r\ r* -r r ? I ny anHMUN uubit and I tU HUliHES |(); Staff wnleis |jn Students who ha\e not tepatd iheii an (luaianteed Student loans within the tot proper lime period will soon tool some pe pressure tioin the federal government. Main suites will he petmitted In the du ledeial go\ernmeut to gradualk deduct alt funds Irom the Inline wages of students u\ who ha\e defaulted loans. I his new pro- de gtam also would allow the stale jmueminent to assess propeily and withhold tax (<i ielmns to iepay the loans. sat I ?../ ^ i ... I...... V U ?:n: . .v T..IVIVIH-. vm'i.iiii tii'vuu ?(i million 111 annualls from I lie Soul h (arolina Student in loan Association, said lohn Bannister, spokesman tor the Olfiee ol financial cat Aid and Scholarships. lo ()nl\ ahoul ?. percent ol the loans eel awatded seaik at I S( are not icpaid, Bamusiei said. .11?. Bannister also said although much .it uli tendon is gi\en to students defaulting on loi loans, the piohlem is not <ts had as it is 1 made out to he. ' Mans i>I iIk- loans are tepaid in lime h;r alont' wiili the mteiesi, uecoidiii)? to the lia loan s-onn.ki I Id.. liannisiet added that the students who ( in '1 ohtain loans ate Ireshmen who have iievei I in held .1 job, which wouldn't help them mi esiahlish a cretin ratiiu' I he federal government makes these l4? ! | H HI i' el h M w Smmmi i ^i^ri J1'* *4 v^:;* ^ li d recently. All that's left to do is add curtains and se start three days I ueen exams and ( hristmas," lasi fall, while freshman business major Sheila Welle said ii?. iww i.. i.> - - - " ..... .vimiim ?>u->ii t um kin;, iciiuy. i mean we had a whole month (of vacation) alter it." Shanley said the reason behind the schedule problem in the tall had to do with summer session schedules. \\ illi public school teachers takini! university classes, US( can't staii the lirst sununei session until public schools are dismissed, usually around June 6. I hat lorms the basis for the rest oft lie sum inei schedule, said Shanley. f irst session ends 1111\ 11. and second session begins immediate Iv therealtet, ending on Aul' 14. with summet commencement on Aug. 16. 1 his leaves very little time lor the cleaning b* i : ueiauuers iges taken vernment stneiei o111?1111111\ iei|iiircincnis toi Pell and anis vim mi' ihe Kenyan administration sludei ic loived more students 10 seek loans, reseai nnisiei said I eh. J i.uinistei noted ihe increase in the I la ins dmim* ihe past 11 \ c yeais I nitei aiaiiiced Student I oans lia\e mcieascil luiule in SV4 million in IS>K() SI to S1 1 allow* IIioii in 1 *>N4 ss ;,|U| (C Ihe i lie i ease S4 million Itoin Noiuli 84 K? P>K4 XS. Collet MM??l^?? tits available lo students dependent on MirkiI aid to atteiul college. I he loans : expected to be icpaid along with in |^H est, whii li usuall\ is charged at about 5 \11> aid iecei\ed In a student is coor- ^Hj lated thiough the linancial aid ollice, H hough ii does iu>t always choose its ipients, such as with guaranteed stu in loans, said Mannistei. r8bR "Students have real good access to i.uanieed Student loans," liannistei d. "I or laniihes will) less than $30,(KM) Thesi annual income, siudcnts qualify lor up camp S2.500 in loans. " I lie interest iaie is low. and sludenis 1 vs.ui until si\ inontlis aliei graduation l_ f] begin lepaymg iliem I hey ha\e lime to out arul get established." Mudenis who do not repav then loans By KA leported to I he ledeial credit bureau. Stall a lieli would lesult in bad credit latings Hiu these students, liannistei said. hm, ' 4?3*3a??*.1. * '' ' ' ' _'* y' " 'r**BWlf^ v'. t " ; UAvilJ LMU2 1 fie Gdnmcoik t the tables. efore Christmas ul the icsidence halls, since the students beuin mm iiit' into ihem on \ii.l'. 2.- In addition. a week miisi he allowed lot iCL'isiiar.oti. tii.m \hi.'. 2> ?K), n.n 11 h classes f>01:1?. 111; 11: 011 S?.p! I 01 .ill these reasons, said shanles, theie is ieall\ 110 v\as classes could bct'i:; an\ earliei, in spile ol popular levjuesi h\ students. I he schedule lot the serucsici is put louethei by the Kegistrai Ollice, headed In I like (inntcr, mm ersit\ resist r.u Iheuiiieni iini\eisit\ ealendai is established nniil "lliis will be the last yeai that the I aboi Da> holiday will tall so close to tin hei'innmi! o! elasses. which will bench! the schedule a I'ical deal," Shanle\ said i n i it wia i In- pni Mltff I ' , MIM'U' .1 'h school teachcts Moid < olom wren < olr ?ulh \11K i iv. it. Jisv. iismhI iik'.r s.>rli( .in sitaicL'ios toi ica^lniii' thou I'?^ u\u its ahont othci cnlluics ii I >( *s ( iitvinillr oil ssinposmm I.in H iIiumil-Ii ,urt vlioo < \\ 11u\oil * \Out Ii I v haiijio l'iol'iam ot the !n aJiln I Slates Inhumation \v,i,iu\ > illiiu . tl *.1 the hist veai (MOL'tain tii.it lions .ibou ;il 16 yoiuii! ( olomhian Io.kIicis iiiltiiu'to < '.kIk'I traincis to stiuK *. nit in c* m school stiu C aiolina, s.ud I an\ WiiRVoil. I Ia-pun ;c ol I illk at ion pi oicct iliK\ toi. .i. ,i i \s o \ < I ad end b stairs adjacent to Thomas Cooper library lead to a hi us. lombian, S.C. teacli r 11 w i t HUP USC tuiti as high i From staff and wire reports I SC charges siudoniv Iiilmj uii iivii v. w 11111 ci v vl Willi !!H' charged al othet Muiihcin cui leges, according to an ediK.itional consulting linn. 1 he consulting I 1 1 in . \ugenblick. Van de Water A. Associates, presented the siaJ\ las! week t<? tlie stale's ( omrnission on Higher ldtRation. I he stucl> said tuition and lees ai the state's technical colleges are about average compared with similar schools in oihei slates I raneis Botkowski, I S( pro vost and vice president lot academic a I lairs, acknowledged *K.* ... ... : - < . iii.u ujiiiun in x'uin i atohn.t irelatively high compared a uli lion m othet soul lie- u Mate^ I S( resident undergraduate tuition is about SI,600 a \eai and non-resident tuition is about S 3,300 a year. "It's regiettabls dirccth pro poitional it) the le\el ol state tun ding." he said. I n - s i a l e u n d e i g i a d u a t e students who attend schools that otter doctoral degrees such is Clenison University. I S( ami the Medical I ni\eisit> ?. ' 'souili ( aiolina paid tuition and lees Ktween S !. UO ;;nd S!.'^2 !..m \ear\ the repot I said Among other Southern -.tales. onl\ Virginia \vi:h lees f>el ween M . ."M V .IIH1 had h i i- hor fees lor then in-stale students. I he ( olorado based consulting linn used information pi o^ ided In I ho Sou! hor n Regional I ducation Boaid I loiida charged in-state while North Carolina's tuition and tees ranged between S'K5 and SN42, the study said. I he level til state support .it other institutions is oil on 70 to X() peicent and here it's about 50 pei cent,'' he said I he repoit i'lso compared other general aspects ol the state's public universities with siir.ilat institutions in the South and some other states. In comparison with its peers, ( leinson's enrollment is relative Iv small and it has a small peicen rick wall They probably aren't the most iers exchange pose ol the pioi-'i.un is 10 dim i hotter inulei st.uiiliir.' hot \ im nnhia Si?utli Anu'iiui. and sau i>lma, lie said. ii> 1 heis stayed with families m ( ol and ( ohimhia and aliendeii sau Is 111 iiionps nl two i>! llnee, I ><llt.l v O ion to siiuhiiif \ me t k.1 ii \tn IC U'.khcts lll.ulo picsotl!.! est. ! i olomhian .111. histoi \ ami inn .'lemenltil \, nmMIe .nul liu'li Dei lents. Ik- saul ol 1 . lain uas 01 n.'inalK dcsiunci) lmi exchange. will) an equal will on listed n region !;il'c ii| jfiadiiau; siiuk'iiiN. ?K.ur . i... .. i. nil. iw ? l IV. M U U \ . 'lis (( Icmson'si iociuic li'nn i'i).ci iiiiKMil {.'Mills ,in<! conliaus IS |o\\ lis V\ pet id II UK's tiM K'scarch aic low. lis endowment is low. And, its plain debi ( Im 11 Id i ml' debl) is liiuh." the repotI s,ud Schools used in the comparison :tn 11 <I< <I V i t'.a. ... -i.... ' ? \ ' I > I I V. I I I I I I III ?i it 1111.- .111J S;.tic 1 tm cm sit\. \\ aslnngton State l'ni\ersii\, k.nisas Stale I imetsity, \oith ( arolina Suite I ni\ets?t\ in Raleigh ami (icotgia Institute "I ! echnology in Atlanta. ! lie repott said I SC in ( olum hia. vshen compared with sinnl.it i'.st n ut ions, has low levenues (". in most soutces. "Ii is the lowest in boi'i gowinincnl grants and contracts and plicate gilts, grants and con tracts." the report said. I he 'slinlv 111 v 11 vii, \ I >? ? iowet than average pel centaye ot upper dmsion aiitl jjradu. i! e st udcilts. Schools used in ihe I S( coin pansion included the I niveisiiy 1 >! I tali, the I in\ersi!\ o! V'.mnia al ( harlot!es\ illc. the l'ni\eisit\ ot I ennessce at Knox l),. W.?\\ \';| -j'lMt 1 ' IV;' .Tiind the L'ni\eisii\ ol \oiili < aiolina at ( hapel Hill. \ll S( cot yeneralh hil'h marks when compared with sinnlai 11 ee-si aiulin ii healt h science centers I lie stud\ said tuition .it \1l SC is low compared with tin lion .11 iis poet schools, and that Ml SC spends more lor libraries, student services and public sej \ ice than other schools in the comparison. Hut it said Ml SC spends less on research and ha^ a lowet percentage o! bl.uk students than its peei I'ump a\ eraj'e Schools w ill) which Ml'SC was com oared inrhwtpH t State University Medical ("enter. University of lennessee ( enter toi the Health Sciences, Medical Colleue ot Cieoruia and the I niversity ol Kansas Medical (. enter. U-Hr" JOE MURPHEY/The Gamecock traveled stairs on strategies nlvi ol Soulli ( .iioIimmi ,ti> >i 111;< olomtn;i id Iuik . W'iik\*?!I i. I IK- loiiclu'i> \MII HP! he !i.i\ i'lMU' lie ouint! \ hiv;nise. I s <.-tr.l\is\ ;n limhi.i iliK-s ih>l .ul\ isc il. W llu\ i?l! I S( i'OOKllM.tU\l I tic ' ll.l! IS sponsored h\ " I'?11111 c l s . >! the icik.is." .1 nonprofit or'en ibIislu'vt Jiii nil' itic kenncih .ui list i ,iiion. (ii.nlu.ili .iss|N>.u:t I li W.is lOvill COOtlilll.tlO! Ill itl.liec tic piO|l\ I S11111! || p! I > |ccl IS bdlll' iic\elopc?l li korc.i. V\ inccol t s.iul