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Volume 79, No. 59 University of South Carolina February 20, 1987
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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:
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Tuition won't PjjijE
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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 -
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"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 .
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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.
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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^
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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
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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.
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should be in the near The number of tickets
Beach, director of public receive has not been deteri
larleston Diocese. "The only decision that!
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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g dioceses from ticket," he said. "It is clear that
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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.
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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,
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?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
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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
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