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Viewpoint * 2 ^ Monday, October 20, 1986 Act now Tuition increase inevitable unless students send copy of protest lettei President Holderman said early in August that he did not like the idea of raising tuition, and just two months later, the possibility of another increase is being discussed again. Student Government President Amy Houser was quoted Oct. 17 in The Gamecock: "The time to start becoming concerned is now. reopie neea to oe atraia." Houser's concern about tuition was right on target. Take these figures for example. The State Budget anc Control Board has tentatively allocated USC about $10* million. This is $11 million short of the university's $111 million request for the 1987-88 academic year, according tc Pete Denton, USC senior vice president of business anc finance. The universitv. in turn will havp to tnitinn hv much as $600. Last year the allocation of funds, which was 96 percem of the requested amount, caused an increase of $130 for in state students and $350 for out-of-state students. This yeai the university got even less, 90 percent of requested funds signifying a much higher increase. "If we do not want a tuition increase, this whole campu: has got to wake up," Houser said, and she has a point. Students must protest this increase for all it is wort! because, if not, you, your neighbor, roommate and/or bes friend may not be around next year because they canno afford the increase. Rising seniors may never see their senior year, or ma; have to transfer to a less expensive school, causing a dela: in graduation for credits that will not transfer. And the price for out-of-state students could be s< outrageous "home-town" South Carolinians may neve get the chance to ridicule the "funny" accents and learn o Hiffprpnt hahi'tc nnH attitnHpc Denton did say the university will look at reducing othe expenditures before considering a drastic raise of tuition. Houser plans on sending out prewritten letters protesting the tuition increase that students would just have to sigr and mail to their congressman. Now is your chance to go out and protest unecessarj spending, such as the new athletic dorm, and new engineer ing building. These can be put off a few years for the sake of keepinj the student population intact. After all, what is the use of these new buildings, if nc one can even afford to attend the school in the first place' So, get involved, send Houser's protest letter when yoi receive it. Neither you nor your parents want to scrape youi pockets for extra dollars next year. Now that the subject has been brought up so soon students have plenty of time to try to persuade the state a: well as the university the increase can be avoided with cut backs in other areas. Don't just sit back and let it happen this time. Maki some noise through letters and involvement. Not enough Holderman has not appeased public merely released portion of salary USC President Holderman may think that he has calme< the waters of the issue concerning the release of Jehai Sadat's salary, but in actuality this is the calm before th storm. The university backed down from its refusal to releas Sadat's salary after lack of support from the attorne general's office. What has been made public is sole source files, which ar listings of costs for companies and individuals contracte by the university without a bid. Written there is the figur ot $50,(XX), which Sadat received for educational cor suiting services." There were no details of what this mone was for specifically, or for what period of time it was paici A USC spokeswoman has said it was for one semester c teaching. But what was Sadat paid for other semesters? Whs would she have been paid for this semester? What of othe expenses? These questions remain to be answered. This will not appease the curiosity of people involved i the suit, and a barrage of further questions will most likel follow in the form of editorials, news stories an commentaries. This could all be avoided if USC would release the whoi salary, not just a small portion of it. This incomplete glimpse will only increase people' curiosity, and instead of pushing the problem aside, it wi give the issue fuel to live on and on. Write us a letter Tell us what's on your mind. Letters must There is a limit c be typed, double-spaced and only 250 words. the same writer. Include name, address and telephone We reserve the number for verification. Names will be on outdated top withheld upon request. Guest editorials are topics. limited to 500 words. Indicate whether you Write to: ^ are a student, a USC staff member or a com- Gamecock, Draw i munity member in letters and editorials. Columbia, S.C. i n?fe.(Vfl/7 "^ l ^ A /)1 Don't worry, it': People often talk about being "number one," "the Big Cheese," "numero uno" and "at the top." Twentieth century society forces its members to climb that ladder of success and "reach for the stars." One thine that most oeonle forcet while r moving from rung to rung is that obstacles often get in the way. They may range from other people vying for the same job and getis ting it, to one's health, one's own lack of 1 assertiveness or other personal complications pertaining to families or relationships. ^ If this is true, what is the price to pay for success? No one can know the cost unless they try climbing the ladder. I Last December, as a campus leader, I asked myself that very question. Friends told me, 5 "Call me sometime ? like next year when ) you have time for your friends." My grades plummeted. They didn't fall, they plummeted 1 like a paint can off the top of the ladder. True, not everyone can cope with such a r situation. Disappearing for a couple days just to get away from the stress and headaches was my way of dealing with the pressure. And ^ worst of all, I was grouchy toward my family. It was time for a decision. One that would last for a lifetime. One evening while at home one weekend, I e went for a walk on the beach, it was then the inougni crossed my mina mai 1 naan i ianea. Instead, I reflected on the many successes I have achieved in my young life. Looking at the many things done in my life, I saw all the organizations' positions I held. I was never "the Big cheese." I had hoped for Letters to the j Library leaves 1 students in dark "*<!'! e paid for. ! To the editor: ministratior e Lately, my friends and I have your conse1 y found ourselves in the dark while other build Mttfin/i a rt 1/mti r? r 111 s\ * r K/Mirr of t Via m )JUIIIII& 111 lung aiuu) iiuuia ui uii iiiy melius USC library. This is not because squinting c c we're confused about our study there be lig d material. I mean, we're in the e dark! It seems that the library, l- which supposedly is open until Y midnight everyday, except Saturj day, has been turning out its ' lights at 10 p.m. in certain sec- |U#> p|| ^ tions of the building. A third of the lights are turned out on the nOVCnt It lower levels, but the remaining |H3l%&Ui amount of light isn't sufficient enough to study by. To the edit Where a " The library staff claims it is protectors y saving money by turning out the 1984 has c d lights, and that's commendable. appears tl However, the lights should be Society c u turned off in some other building materializii that not only is not being used the masses. , after 10 p.m., but also doesn't I was ap s serve the university community of the curr 11 with it's biggest need: study. ing applica As a student, I pay a barrage of submit to IfTheC : Editor in Chief >f two letters per month by Linda Taylor | Managing Editor right lo stop printing letters ics to make room for new Stephen Ouilfoyle Assistant Copy /iewpoint Editor, The Desk Chief fcr A, Russell House, USC, Wendy Eden >9208 News Editor Buddy Moore I I ) youft MAjesry, THE PEASANTS ARE) TH? CRUMBS WE THE~y -r~/y ./..I ^ ~ / I 1 \ i all right to pla Bobby Jones ' i ? ! V S that in the future. But it seems nice to play second fiddle. I gave up the title of editor in chief, the nice salary anu ine recognition arounu campus, but most importantly, I gave up the headaches that accompany deadlines, staying up until 3 a.m. to study or get work done, the constant ringing of the telephone, the lack of friends and the distance between myself and my family. So how important is it that we live the good life? Can that mean not making it to the top, but to where we, ourselves, are satisfied? Consider majors for example: Must a business major become the chief executive officer of a corporation to be successful? Must an accounting major get a job with one of the Big Eight? Must a medical student do his or her residency with Johns Hopkins or does a pre-law student have to go to Harvard or Georgetown for their degree? Why not stay here and have a residency at Richland Memorial or Baptist Medical Center or go to Carolina's law school? Must a journalist win or write a story that will capture a Pulitzer? The answer is NO. L.an i a secretary oe successiui, now aoout a vice president? editor that have been includ- condition for emp ition increases, which Equally appalling is arary fee. So, I'm be- commonplace drug something that I have throughout industry ar So, please USC ad- ment. People are right l, consider applying cerned about these i; vauon emics in some meir concerns are oein] ing, and stop making amplified by those and I go blind from power and influence, n >ver our books. Let economic concerns of ht! ! ! man people were m after World War I. Vi Eric Hewitt that misguided yet, b Junior, history hell-bent in that dire one is willing to questi the policy of testing a ampions of ^eucste their mo,ives 13l f rBBtiOm Liberals have little v I A 1 A ucuause uicy arc ir or: associated with massr re the advocates and ment programs and v of personal freedom? unions have lost their ome and gone, yet it similar reasons. Th( lat George Orwell's longer an identifiable >f Big Brother is for personal freedom, ig with full support of 1 want honesty in bi a productive workfori palled when I learned country. Who doesn' ent practice of requir- not have the means to z nts and employees to goals without sacril lie-detector rests as a privacy of individuals' 5 _ n I y ignicwuwiv Assistant News Kditors Sports Editor Amy DelPo Jeff Shrewsbury Maria Fratus Assistant Sports Kditor Viewpoint Kditor Wayne Washington Juliet Nader Photography Kditor Money Kditor Jennifer Steib Wendy Eden Assistant Photography Kditor Features Kditor Thomas Humphrey Paula Wethington Klckoff/Graphlcs Kditor Assistant Features Kditor Tracy Mixson Kathryn Jeffries vV SATJS/7?7> WITH JUST TOSSEti THEM... r the entire: ^ ORN OF PLENTY... rL$ sole \ 0 /X/R SOURCE > ft V\if[ED/ ? jf ^*S vi ^ Qjfi? ;1 ly second fiddle The answer is YES. Many people have served in these capacities whether it be in an organization or corporation, and have been successful. Some even wield a voluminous amount of power. I ; know. I have served in these positions with great pleasure and personal satisfaction. Special projects are usually the focus of these positions ? supportive positions for the \ leaders in charge. It's O.K. that I wasn't the president of the organization when it won major awards. I have found that being a member or a less ; responsible officer can tax your time and ;! abilities just as much. For me, it's fine to be ; the support mechanism for a president, or !; just one of the staff on a college newspaper, ; letting someone else wrestle with the burden of being editor. Some people won't take the "lesser" jobs !' k because they don't hold any power. The only ! concern for many of these is Number One, themselves. One should remember that power is not synonymous with success. For instance look at President Reagan. He wields great power, but is he a success? In whose definition? Certainly we could say Mother Theresa has been a great success in helping the people of the world although she holds no specific power. No matter what you do, the only one who can measure your level of success is the .v, beholder, and that beholder is you. ' I Editor's note: Bobby Jones, former editor in chief of The Garnet and Black yearbook, is Datebook editor and a reporter for The Gamecock. iloyment. Americans are looking for the the now leadership that will offer solu1 testing tions to our problems without id govern- sacrifice to our individual conser- $) ;fully con- vatives are frightening. Who will ssues, but step forward to give us construcg used and tive leadership? who seek Because of this, I have to sign mch as the this . . . the Geranipulated Name withheld upon request /e are not ui wc arc ction. no Student queries on publicy 1 "migh"trb?e motive for flyers T - 1 To the editor: oice today I am writing in response to aditionally Janice Kraft's "Students for ve govern- America" flyers recently seen vaste. The spreading goodly Godliness power for throughout this noble institution, ire is no and 1 have but one question ? champion pray tell me whether the mission to "spread freedom and equaliisiness and ty" is what she had in mind when ce for our speaking of such . . . humane t? Do we regimes as Pinochet's Chile??? ittain these ficing the Mike Dumiak ' Freshman, international studies Special Assignments Director of Student Media Editor Bill Clements I Mli.'U 1 ? nui ivimurti Production Staff Artist Mark Armstrong Robb Lane Lewis Covington Datebook Editor Advertising Manager Bobby Jones Margaret Michels Advisor Assistant Advertising Manager Bill Rogers Jan Hodges m (Graduate Assistant i Margaret Renkl i