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f The Gamecock Founded 1908 Friday Volume 79, No. 25 University of South Carolina October 17, 1986 Univers *-? b ? # ^ r hie aoesn t list Sadat's total salary v By PAULA WETHINGTON reaiures euuur Only one figure relating to Jehan Sadat's financial dealings with USC is listed in documents that the university tried to delay being released. The university had filed a declaratory judgment suit against the state Division of General Services. It dropped the suit Thursday, thus clearing the way for the release of the documents. a Sadat is listed in sole-source files held by general services as having received $50,000 for educational consulting services in a report dated July 1985. It is not clear exactly what the $50,000 was for, or what her salary was for other semesters. Other expenses were not listed either. i ins tens inc iney macic one payment in a fiscal quarter," said Richard Kelly, director of general services. "Now, I don't know New const By TOOD HINES News reporter A draft of the new Student Go Constitution proposing many clu USC was read to the studen Wednesday. The Constitution Rewrite Commi sisting of seven members, explainc< draft, while requesting no debate un ^ sessions next week when it will be pr W a bill. The greatest change from the document approved in 1972 is senators to represent the 15 diffc colleges only. "This way the senators will rep Houser urgi By MARIA FRATUS f~\ Assistant news editor ^ Students could face as much as a $600 tuition increase for the 1987-88 academic year if they don't do something to stop it, said Student Government President Amy Houser in a meeting with campus organization leaders Wednesday. "The time to start becoming concerned is now," Houscr said, adding students need to begin voicing their opinions about the * '^k-jfcy>^^||MMgHH^ BK&fc * \ A touch of the tropic: I Heather Douglas, a business admins sale was sponsored by Campus Tradi peafures? Stat( I ?Pen | W|?f Sh0V f) |> I s ;ity dro |V - . "When they (USC) advised us they didn't want it released, we said because of the procurement law, the state Budget and Control Board would be required to release it. I don't know what his (Holderman's) expectations were." Mark Dillard spokesman, attorney general's office what time frame. It eoukl be six years, six months or six days." "That 50 relects the salary \ f.... c- i? : i i IV11 ?>. ICLL'IVCU IUI ICai.Ullg itution pla entire student body, Stanley Davis, eoinmit vcrnnient Currently on campu: tnges for represent the dorms t it senate campus students are el Ipopc TIIP nrnnncpH PI ttec, con- 30 senators equally rep :\ the new college by electing twc til further The new constitutioi esented as SG secretary. Davis st major responsibilities, previous some of its authority electing and through amendim rent USC tion by the student sci The most recent ex; resent the to end the sect el es protest increase. "People need to be afraid. They really need to be afraid," she said. The State Budget and Control Board has tentatively allocated USC about $106 million, which is $11 million short of its $117 million request for the 1987-88 academic year, said Pete Denton, senior vice president of business and finance. There is also talk of a $2 million loss in budget cuts, accor (ration sophomore, sorts plants during a tions in the Carolina Mall and was com . Clei s 10-day 1/ today 3 p* 4 ' Sor< , ? iii?iiiiwmii ps law "As late as Tuesday before the suit was fil I iL. ea ... we aiscussea me matter with the deputy I attorney general. He saw I no problem with us mov-1 ing ahead, being done in 1 conjuction with the at-1 torney general's office 1 and the division of general 1 services." I James Holderman I USC president lj in the spring semester of the 1984-85 school year," said USC spokeswoman Debra Allen. Sgb "File." oaae 3 ins drastic on campus and off." Organizat tee spokesperson, said. weeks age s senators are elected to The pr hey live in, while off tions fror ccted through (heir col- first day [institution will include this wouf (resenting each seperatc vacancies ) senators. fall which n also ends the office of The n lid of the office's eight Judicial 1 , the secretary has lost The Rewi to the administration fashionec Mits to the old constitu- Ccmmun raate. reclaim p ample was the decision lack of st :ary-headed Student of tuition i ding to Houser. "The only way the university can compensate for the loss is a tuition increase," Houser said. "If we do not want a tuition in crease, tins whole campus has got to wake up. We can't just have 10 concerned students working." Although President James Holderman hasn't given any specific figures concerning a tuition increase, Houser said, the losses arc a good indicator of what can be expected. ijMA i ^twSBFJL. WLA JENNIFER STIEB/The Gamecock sale in front of the Russell House. The Jucted with University Bookstore. mson lose MHMHBHHNHHHB 4*4! scys pun ui onitB filoo i uyi^r niya Hnlrl&rman rites i a m ^ m b b a b n b b m* w b from attorney ge, By AMY DELPO Assistant news editor USC is withdrawing a lawsuit concerning the release of documents about lehnn Snrlnt hermit nf lack of support from the state attorney general's office, President James Holderman said Thursday. The state Budget and Control Board's Division of General Services has a sole-source file containing some details of Sadat's employment at USC. Holderman said there has been some confusion as to whether the file is public information. USC filed a declaratory judgment suit Tuesday asking the court to decide if the university is required to release the documents. Holderman said state laws regarding public records and freedom of information created confusion as to what documents the university was required to release. The attorney general's decision to oppose USC on the lawsuit, however, implied he felt there was no confusion, Holderman said. "If the attorney general feels, as I've just been informed he does, that there is no confusion within the sole-source procurement code, we have no reason to pursue the declaratory judgment suit," Holderman said. He announced plans to withdraw the lawsuit during a press conference Thursday. "As late as Tuesday before the suit was fil: changes ion Licensing Commission two oposed constitution changes elec- * . n snrino tn within six weeks of the wr-?o ? ?? ? *? ' .rt * o of fall classes. The Committee said d prevent the problem of unforseen such as the secretary vacancy this 1 required a special election. ^ ew constitution now unifies the Branch of the student government. vV^^,? /j +-.^Br ite Committee said the judiciary was Sfiry?,?*<Ml 1 after the guidelines in the Carolina 4 ity handbook and attempts to owers decreased over the years by a udent participation. See "Constitution," page 3 ncrease Tuition increased $130 for instate students and $350 for outof-state students this year, when the university received about 96 percent of its request, Houser said. mm i M/?vt irnar'c tontotivo a11r\r?atir\n 1 1 VAl Jf V?1 O IVMIUIIVV UMW\,lUIUIl is only 90 percent of the university's request. I,. . #| Denton said the university will mCjlt tiyill postpone expenditures and cur- Stev8n Jacobi( tail services before increasing the skateboard on the tuition by $600. years and said it See "Tuition," page 3 I A Inline r>notionf rln mpiiao opunoui uc members, audienci n.. in att uiinn oy rem i i nHnu News reporter American society is based on a white middle-class measuring rod, USC senior Leroy Gadsden said of the accuracy of blacks' scores on 1Q tests. Gadsden was one of the speakers at a debate on "Resolved: IQ tests are an accurate measurement of intelligence" Wednesday in Gambrell Hall. The debate, sponsored by the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, was in response to the findings of two John Hopkins University professors, which stated black students score an average 18 points lower than white students. The findings appeared in an article in the Oct. 1 issue of The Gamecock. Two groups, one in favor of and one against the resolution, presented opening remarks, and the audience joined in the discussion afterward. "Intelligence is based on what you arc exposed to," said Gadsden, a criminal justice major, who argued against the resolution. J "I'm sick and tired that when some black people is to USC p. 7l i wardrobe p. 4 eleased !ack of support neral's office ed . . . \vc discussed the matter with the deputy attorney general," Holderman said. "He saw no problem with us moving ahead, being done in conjunction with the attorney general's office and the division of upiwr;?l srrvirt**; " w,v"' O" ' * He said the university was informed Thursday morning, however, that the attorney general's office would not support USC in the lawsuit. "I am now advised through the deputy attorney general and through our legal counsel that the attorney general's staff has been instructed to appear against the University of South Carolina in tomorrow's hearing," Holderman said. "1 am at once surprised and bewildered and have taken the steps this morning of instructing our attorneys to withdraw immediately the declaratory judgment litigation regarding records under the sole-source procurement code." Chief Deputy Attorney General Joe Wilson said the position of the attorney general's office has been "in favor of disclosing the documents" all along. "1 regret that our position has been misinterpreted by the university," he said. The division of general services asked the attorney general's office for representation in the pen ciing lawsuit, wuson saiu. "President Holderman and university counsel spoke with a deputy attorney general, and he exSee "Suit," page 3 ' f' Hf ^?^r? Ml g ROBERT GONZALEZ/The Gamecock a government and international studies junior, rides his i Russell House patio. Jacobi has been skateboarding for six keeps him tuned up for surfing. : : : i bate on IQ tests; e say test racial get criticized, they yell racism," said Kerry Pearson, an international studies major, speaking in defense of the resolution. "Orientals score higher than whites, yet you don't hear whites screaming racism." *4i a >a .u i. ?u i~ i uuu i miiiK wieic is miyiiiiug wiuug wim recognizing this fact and dealing with it," Pearson said. "It has been proven that low results for blacks on 1Q tests are the result of racial oppression blacks have faced down through the generations ? not their skin coior," said biology senior Melvin Stroble. He added that "most blacks have 5 to 90 percent white genes." Why "can't these tests have aspects of white, black, Hispanic and Oriental culture in them?" said journalism junior Marilyn Hemingway. "This is not a black society. It's a white society, so we have to pass the white test," Pearson said. The measure was not put to a vote. Inside I Classifieds 8 Comics 6 I Ratebook 5 Features 4 I Sports '/ Viewpoint 2 4