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Volume 79, No. 66 University of South Carolina March 20, 1987
1 Holderman's
lawyers go
before Ethics
Commission
By The Associated Press
Two lawyers representing USC
President James Holder man ap?
pearcd briefly before the State
Ethics Commission, but they
refused to comment after the
closed-door session.
Members met for about 15
minutes Wednesday with James
Fields and William Youngblood,
Columbia attorneys who arc said
to represent Holdcrman.
Hugh Patrick, chairman of the
six-member commission, also
declined to comment.
Ethics Commission proceedings
arc secret, and it wasn't
fe clcar what action, if anv. the
^ commission took Wednesday.
Records released by USC show
that since he was hired in 1978,
Holdcrman has given gifts worth
thousands of dollars to public officials
and public employees.
Some of the gifts went to
members of the General
Assembly, who can influence
(JSC's annual appropriation.
Holdcrman bought some of the
gifts with his own money, but
some were bought with public
money out of a discretionary ac9
count he controls. Holdcrman
has since ended the gift-giving.
One provision of the state
Ethics Act makes it a violation to
give a public official any compensation
to influence his actions. It
is unclear under which provision
the Ethics Commission is examining
Holdcrman's case.
Once an inquiry probe is completed,
the commission could
decide that no law was violated,
or it may choose to hold a closed
? hearing into the matter.
After that, the commission
could dismiss the matter, recommend
administrative action, issue
an advisory opinion or refer the
matter to the state attorney
general's office for action.
The maximum penalty for
violating the ethics law is a $1,000
fine and 90 days in jail.
A commission administrator
said the agency would make
A public its decision unless the comSee
"Ethics," page 2
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By STACY YARBOROUGH
News reporter
President Ronald Reagan's pro
in the federal student aid program
Congress, will affect nearly half of
USC administrator said.
Already approved by Congress
regulations that put Guaranteed
almost out of reach for student:
have yearly incomes higher than $
John Banister, USC's director <
cial aid, said between 40 percent s
about 21,000 students at USC rec<
financial aid. This represents arou
financial aid money.
The two largest financial aid p
arc the GSL and the Pell Grant ]
4,600 students receive $12 million
GSL program, and 2,500 stude
million from the federally fun
program.
Other types of aid awarded at
College Work-Study'program, wh
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Student Loan, which divides $1.
1,400 students. About 10
students receive scholarships.
Many students receiving financ
be able to attend college without
nationwide poll by the Council I
ment and Support of Education,
that almost 70 percent Americans
college would be impossible withe
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USC Students march from Russell House
test tuition increases. Protestors included s
College.
Senate dis
By TODD HINES
Assistant news editor
The Student Senate discussed plans for a
new student undergraduate handbook
sponsored by Student Government and
passed two resolutions during Wednesday's
meeting.
One resolution supports the effort to get
a voting student member on USC's board
of trustees, the other thanks the athletic
department for a donation to the library.
Sen. Rick Black presented a bill that
would establish a committee to publish a
handbook every year. This year, there was
an ad hoc committee established to create
the first handbook.
Most of the debate involved Black and
other members of the committee explaining
their ideas for the handbook. The special
committee has been meeting most every
week this year.
proposed ai
ip students'
Some USC students aj
Epps, a mathematics sop!
posed reductions Pell Grant and two schola
s, if approved by tion in her Krant has rna
' USC students, a turn to her mother for ht
"My mother will pay f
> last winter are but I would rather she did
Student Loans said.
5 whose families Reagan has asked Cong
30,000. of higher education from
of student finan- billion in 1988. He wants
ind 45 percent of Work-Study, the Nationa
:ive some kind of Supplemental Education*
nd $35 million in the State Student incentiv
reduction of funding to
trograms at USC programs.
programs. About Bannister said he supp
in loans from the reduce federal spending,
:nts receive $3.3 financial aid program, he
idea Pell Grant funds should be cut.
"As a citizen and taxp
USC include the in education is probably I
ich allocates $1.3 make," he added.
s National Direct Bannister, who has I
3 million among financial aid at USC for
percent of USC not received an aid inc
Because tuition and relat*
ial aid would not ing, Bannister said more :
it, according to a row from the GSL progr
For the Advance- One of those stud
The poll showed sophomore Lee Price, a
believe attending when asked whether or n
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tudents from other USC branch campuses ant
cusses nevs
Black said the committee plans to
distribute the handbooks to freshmen and
prospective students to use as a reference
for their undergraduate years. He said the
book would contain information usually
found in numerous pamphlets around campus
in one concise source of information.
Sen. Tracy Watkins said the handbook
will coexist with other books and would
help alleviate the confusion among incoming
students about organizations and services.
She said it might possibly replace
some pamphlets and small information
tzuides.
Black said the guide would contain the
Carolina Community handbook and
descriptions of organizations and entertainment
among other sections. He said
one of its most important features is that if
it doesn't have certain information, then it
explains where to get it.
return HH
;ree with the poll. Wendy j
lomore, said she receives a '
rships. But a recent reduc
dc it necessary tor her to
or my books if she has to, I
n't have to do that," Lpps
;rcss to cut federal funding
$8.7 billion in 1987 to $4.8
the elimination of College WM\ ^ m
I Direct Student Loan, the W \
il Opportunity Grant and W
e programs, as well as the *
the Pell Grant and GS1. wjj
been director of student i
eight years, said (JSC has ?
:rease during his tenure. SM;
;d costs have been incrcasmidcnts
are having to bor- iiJt '$ tlOt
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nswered "Not a chance" .m, ?|ass Mid),
ot he would be able to at- NKOTC Unit
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About 2Q0 state cc
students marched on the
House Wednesday to si
full-formula funding for c<
it) the state budget, which
EE rently being debated by
houses.
f Tlic march was the secon
month directed by USC's Si
Government to fight the !
Ways and Means Comm
recommendation to rcduci
port for state higher educ
The recommendation could
a $40 million loss to stati
ported and assisted schools
eluding a $16.2 million 1<
"South Carolina is not
I \ state ? we arc one of the p
. states in the country. We're
W .
Jf 10 continue to be poor if
not willing to make an inves
to higher education," said
^'m R?gcrs? D-Richland,
7 spoke on the steps of the
' .* ' ' House.
sAHsov'rh, Camcaxi Rogers was joined by
Ofht*r <;npal(cr? inrlnriino I
march to pro- *
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dent president. Educati
i student h
Not all the senators were enthusiastic
about the project because the committee
would have to take $7,000 out of the SG
budget to make the handbook. This money
is available because a scheduled band concert
had to be cancelled earlier this month,
leaving $4,800. The committee will get the
additional $2,200 from the Honorarium
Fund.
Other administrative groups are
donating $14,000 to cover the cost for the
handbook. Black said the committee may
receive extra money from area restaurants
who want to include inserts in the
handbook.
Sen. Stanley Davis questioned the need
for the student government to produce a
handbook with other means of getting information
on campus already available.
Davis first asked Black about the ASKUS
campus telephone information service,
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ion and David Haley, 2nd class midshipmen
ihipman John Carlson stand al attention durir
Community Service Award ceremony Thu
Nobility takes <
nts rally
te House
South Carolina is coming up,
finally," she said. "It's building
(liege up, and we're starting at
State kindergarten age, and we're raisipport
ing it, but we can't stop at high
)lleges school education; it's got to conis
cur- tinue on through college."
both USC's SG President Amy
Houser was joined by two branch
id in a school speakers, Anita Hancy,
[udent president of USC-Union, and
House Trudy Crow of USCittee's
Spartanburg.
: sup- Each speaker warned against
ation. the dangers of cutting state funmean
ding to the projected 85.6 percent
sup- because this reduction, along
? in- with probable tuition increases
ass to lor many schools, might make
collegc too expensive for
a rich students.
oorcst Some state supported schools
going have already announced tuition
we're increases for the fall, including
itment Winthrop Collegc, USCI
Rep. Spartanburg, South Carolina
who State College and Clemson
State University. Chapa said Winthrop
will increase tuition by at least 13
four percent; she is tentatively plann)onna
ing a march on that campus next
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andbook
then he produced a copy of the current
undergraduate studies bulletin.
Black said he had never seen the booklet
before and spent a few moments looking
for similarities to the committee's handbook
ideas. Then Black accepted a motion
to notlnnnp :? rfcrisinn on thn hill until the
ncxl meeting to give him time to go
through the contents.
The senate also passed a resolution to
support a bill to be proposed by Sen. John
Courson, R-Richland, and Rep. Tim
Rogers, D-Richland, to get a student
member on the USC board of trustees.
The senate also passed a resolution to
send a formal letter of appreciation on
behalf of the student government 10 President
James Holderman and Bob Marcum,
head of the athletic department, for a
$500,000 donation to the library this
semester.
Spring event
dates set
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gggg jor April
W By HELEN JAMES
News reporlcr
This year's Spring Fling, an
event sponsored by Carolina Program
Union, will take place April
6-12.
Spring Fling program coordinator
Jay Cooper said he is expecting
an overwhelming success.
As part of Spring Fling, a concert
on April 7 will feature
musical talents Liz Story,
Michael Hedges and Montreaux.
These artists have formally worked
in association with Windham
Hill Records and their Columbia
? show will be the only one in
America where they perform on a
triple bill. Tickets for the show
will be $6.
Two events will be introduced
this year: a trip to Charleston for
a dining and dancing cruise under
the harbor moon and a five
kilometer Fun Run sponsored by
(iamecock ... .....
tsaies west on April 11.
Race coordinator Ray High, a
political science junior, said he
' encourages everyone to pare
ticipatc in the Fun Run.
rs ay' See "Spring Fling," page 2
championship
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