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?? The Gamecock Founded 1908 Friday Volume 79, No. 59 University of South Carolina February 20, 1987 A Committee holds By MARY PEARSON Senior reporter Student concern about residence hall security and visitation policies were discussed Tuesday at an open forum held by the Visitation Policy Committee. "What we want to do toniohf is tr? rollnrt infr>r mation. Wc want to know how students feel, so we will be better informed and can formulate a better ^ policy than what exists," said Melani Grecu, associate director for the resident student development, to the audience of about 100 students at the beginning of the forum. The students gave opinions on problems with visitation policies such as showers a ad restroom facilities for guests, security of residence halls, signHolderman: Ibirhh Tuition won't PjjijE m be increased' "JME Senior reoorter USC President James Holderman reaffirmed his promise not to raise tuition next year, explained his discretionary fund expenditurcs and praised students for marching on the State House for /*Sk full-formula funding in a speech 7v^ to theStudent Senate Wednesday. His attendance at the Student i Senate meeting was part of an effort to visit campus organizations this week, to personally explain fil the university discretionary fund i . disclosures and answer questions "I acknowledge that there pro- a'ulLA bably was some excess and some j extravagance of the expenditure of a small number of items within * C v . , the discretionary account itself," ^ Holderman said. "But I also pointed out, and I feel very strongly, that when you take $3 million and return $100 ^ million that there is not very much room for criticism of excess, and I think that's what we have to look at," he said. V Holderman said 308, or 2 per- x cent, of the 15,000 donors'names have not been released. He said ^ certain names were edited to protect their cnnfidf ntinlitv - ADOUt ZUU USU S "That's an extraordinarily Wednesday protes high level of revelation that we've datjon t0 rB(jUC0 f, engaged in the disclosure of A these documents," he said. "I w don't know of any other universi- g ty in America, in the public sec- I ||^H P tor, that would undertake such a 1 I wlllj disclosure to reveal to the world how it goes about the process of B SPITZER raising its visibility or its M . niow/s reporter credibility in increasing the par- . . . . ticular area of private fund F'"a decisions raisins." PoPe John Paul He told senators the march was service at William a major step toward fighting pb"! USC's budget problems. "You says Paul people took a big step today in at- a ~!rs or e trading the attention of the The prayer ser legislature to the fact that ticketed eve w students on this campus are conHolderman encouraged 1 students to send letters, call or visit state legislators. He said there will be more pressure on the General Assembly to pass the funding because USC will not increase its tuition next year. If the funding is reduced, Holderman said USC would be forced to cut programs across the board based on the needs of enrollment and student demands. He said he is against cutbacks in Student Affairs. ti i J ? "-1 i nc president aiso laiKea aoout the progress and future of USC, [ "If there's anybody here I I; prepared to argue with me that the university is not a different place than it was 10 years ago, I'd I be glad to take anybody into a debate any place on that par- if ticular subject," he said. UBI Oil Itl^ Funding for the university in Trained elephant research has had the greatest Bros, and Barnum See "Holderman," page 2 Threads of friendship J,> Hand-made 'Dei from the 1960i |L-3^y|jj^l symbolizing trie ^ I ; forum about do ing in visitors, policy enforcement and visitation hours. A few solutions were offered for the lack of bathroom facilities for guests. One student suggested a guest bathroom on each hall. Another sug gcsicu guesis oc anowca 10 use tnc resident's rest rooms and showers. Jim McMahon, director of resident student development, said his office established the committee last semester because some aspects of the policy regarding guests and security had been questioned by parents, administrators and students over the past few years. "One of the questions people raised is,when they vote to move from one plan to another, what happens to the people who wanted it to be kept the same !iHCir J5Si 11 "Uirrcrtr r ^J mWr JB i j B \ J Yt KEN SAMSON^Gxnecock tudents marched from Russell House to the State House steps ting the state Commission on Higher Education's recommenunding to USC by $16.2 million. ts to avoid 'mas Columbia, and a block o distributed to the Nationa nn tirl/At rlictriKnt I.V..VI ui.unuuuuii iui Iilllltc cllIU IIIC Mil I OUUU1II II's Sept. 11 ecumenical South Carolina, Georg is-Brice Stadium have not Carolina, Beach said, should be in the near The number of tickets Beach, director of public receive has not been deteri larleston Diocese. "The only decision that! ^ice at the stadium is the that the event won't cost at ni of the Pope's visit to is a matter of negotiation, HMfTj4aT> ^XBUBF* i/i^&^RuJKkV %i&W |HKWr ^ ^.*yr ? BB^ - hSS^^^B 81 lylllgS^,.' <t^B . BMi i * i ?111 ihbii I back! ts, weighing about one ton each, perfomed for an audience of all & Bailey Circus. The circus will bo at Carolina Coliseum unt Inside Classifieds .. . , 4 Comics arlhoan hrapolofo 1TV"U Datebook 5 have returned, coatum* ndship, loyalty. Sports.JZZZ". See page 3 ViBWPoint ?> '*, ?*? V*** S&U.Ai-'. AjUibifi jftrifff . ~ irm visitation pol plan?" McMahon said after the panel. "Another question has been roommate rights when there arc guests, and if the roommate doesn't approve, how does that get resolved? It's something that I think has been brought to our attention over the past couple years," he said. McMahnn caifl : ? * *- 1 ' 1 ...?ii?.u ininui dujuMiiicnis nau dccii made in the past couple of years, but he said decisions need to be made about the entire visitation program. However, he said the change in policy may not affect the current choices in visitation hours. "It may be we continue to have that four," he said. "We may have five or six. Wc may have two. But within that policy, there are procedures. In some buildings, you need to sign in guests. Some tuition in By TODD HINES Senior reporter About 200 USC students marched on the State House Wednesday to protest the General Assembly's full-formula funding plan, which has led to three tliitinn inrrMC' n __ ..*v. vmvj ii iiiv paoi uuwt jtai s. The rally was organized by Student Government. Students gathered to oppose the state Commission on Higher Education's recommendations to reduce funding to USC by $16.2 million. The House Ways and Means Committee is considering the proposal for next year's budget, which will take effect July 1. State representative Tim Rogers, D-Richland, and SG President Amy Houser spoke on the steps of the State House. "Don't take this issue lightly," Rogers said. "If you care about it you can do something about it, and the way to do something about it is to be together, work together and to keep the issue ^ 1: n ttUVC. Houser said tuition has increased 40.8 percent over the last three years and, according to the Southern Regional Education Board, USC's tuition is the third highest in the Southeast. "Other schools might be having this problem, but not with the severity that we are," she said. USC President James Holderman reaffirmed his promise not to increase USC's tuition next year at the student senate meeting later that day. Houser said the funding reductions would affect the ;s' confusion at f tickets will be "It doesn't make any different ,1 Bishops Com- meone is Catholic or not if they g dioceses from ticket," he said. "It is clear that ia and North rounding dioceses will receive bl tickets, but how one will go about each group will ing their want for a ticket will be dc mined. the near future." has been made is Tickets for the prayer serv lything. The rest necessary to avoid mass confusit " Beach said. Beach. reporter * The student sc ^D?!Hfc_ bill to reopen th a non-alcoholi< lounge on camp ^tffWi|i|(i|Bl Senators vote' rajBtigSj debate on the fl a debate by Stu Vice President F H&^|bHSS?9SSR09^^^^H stepped down t defend the bill. resulted from tl| JENNIFER STEIB/The G.m.c?k n'g "I personally ayes Wednesday during the Ringling wa^ to '*nancc ii Sunday. said , arry Zulc i.i .,.1 the Non-Alco Intramural spo i USC's rui 7 6 II icies, security you leave 1.1), cards. In some, nobody seems to know what happens. "One building could be under a different plan, but the application may need to be consistent. What we're trying to do is identify a plan that will be fair, u.? ?m ui u/iimml'iu. i nc ncccis 01 ireshman arc very different from the needs of seniors." Although broadcast freshman Karen Silverstcin was not at the forum, she said she favored an open visitation policy with no limit on the number of people allowed in each room. "There should be some control, but 1 think limiting the number of people is ridiculous," said Silverstcin, a Burney resident. "I also don't think I should have lo show my ID to the security guards or See "Visitation," page 2 nrntpct I" Wlvul icreases students in other areas such as budget cuts, reductions in programs and services, or elimination of some programs and services; and the students will suffer regardless. One of the marchers, Pug Starks, a law/criminal justice major in the masters program, said the effects would hurt the university. "I don't foresee them making it up in any other areas except an increase in tuition, and I think realistically we should be aware that tuition will be increased next year, if not for us, for the next class behind us in 1988 if it fails," Starks said. Students assembled on Greene Street in front of the Russell House and marched towards the State House by police escort chanting phrases such as "Keep tuition down" and "Fund the formula now." Houser said, "1 was not very pleased with the numbers, but 1 was glad that those that were there were very vocal and very energetic, and 1 feel that we have had an effective rally." She said she was more disappointed in the lack of support from student organizations and ?hf?ir representation. Members of the Communications Committee had been meeting for a week before the march to encourage organization members to participate. After the speeches, Rogers invited students into the House gallery to show their support to legislators. The legislators applauded the students See "March," page 2 papal service :e if so- "The ticket distribution is necessary so want a that a person has a seat to go to, so 75,000 the sur- people don't try to get into the stadium on ocks of a first come, first serve basis, which could express- be mass confusion," he said. "Certainly :cided in the public is welcome to attend the service, but the stadium is not open to the public in ice arc the sense that anyone who desires to come 3ii, said can just show up." See "Tickets," page 2 it Senate approves ing of Golden Spur Committee of the Social Environment Task Force, which rcsearehnate approved a ed the renovation. e Golden Spur as Zuleba said the estimated : nightclub and operating costs each year are us Wednesday. $30,000, and since 15,000 i 15-10 with three students pay the activity fee, a $2 "ter an hour-long increase was the minimum reoor that included quirement. The bill specifies that uent uovernment the money will be placed in a con- I 'obert Bcall, who tingency fund, bui may be other- j rom his chair to wise allocated by the senate. j Some senators, such as Stanley ? ic controversy Dav is, objected to the bill because I e question of ap- of lis increase. "1 think that it's ! r year increase in a sky thing for us to commit g vity Fees for $30,000 of our money here on out to pay for the operating costs for know of no other the facility," Davis said. the operation," Davis argued that setting the ba, chairman of cost without any knowledge of holic Nightclub See "Senate," page 2 rts |by team wins I See page 7 p Stefan* .