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See page 6A. v- ' rri-t -| n&x-\ I ,^IW. 1 he Cjr a m e cock I Volume 80, No. 8 University of South Carolina August 4, 1987 [?S; ????? ? rp A I ULalv^g By PATRICK JEAN m mi USC's budget of about $295 million for fiscal 1987-88, which ? university President James Holderman called the tightest pr^ W he's ever seen, was unanimously f \^| approved July 23 by the board of \ v trustees. i > Tuition will not increase ^ despite the tight budget, and "" >^ faculty members will receive a ? ujjdf salary increase of about 4 percent, Holderman said. ^ But all departments face a budget cut of 6.6 percent from the previous fiscal year, and incoming students who still need to ? ...:n r:?i e ^ register win j inn icwti cwuista w~offered, he said. V\ The budget crunch was caused when the South Carolina General ^ Assembly funded USC and other state-supported schools at only 88 percent of full-formula fun- 1Icr. D ding for fiscal 1987-88. Gov. Car- . USC Presldenl roll Campbell trimmed another .5 s,nce he took ove percent off USC's budget when for the 1988-89 fis he made 277 line-item vetoes in at 100 percent (sta the state budget in June. have such a short USC has raised tuition three with that it may times over the past five years, and deal with student its per-semester in-state tuition Holderman borate of $1,014 is one of the state funding sh< highest in the Southeast. These current budget ci two facts prompted USC not to the fiscal year tha raise tuition this year, Holder- incurred oack-to man said. cent and .8 perc But Holderman said he would plus gubernatoria not make any similar guarantees proximately .5 pe I * Discretior By PATRICK JEAN i F.ditor in Chief Revisions in the usage policies of a controversial discretionary fund account controlled by USC President James Holderman were approved July 23 by the board of trustees. j Most of the money, which Holderman has used over the past 10 years to buy gifts for donors and dignitaries, will now How to academic departments. It will mnrp rloselv monitored bv the trustees ? i and by the South Carolina Auditor's office. " ^ Ihc new policy also gives a clearer picture of I where money for the discretionary fund comes from. Funds for discretionary use are derived from con\ cession sales during events at Carolina Coliseum, on-campus vending sales, Russell House gameroom fwBEi j ? . NICKLEOi If! Carolina campaigning United States Rep. Richard Gephardt, I)-Mo., tial campaign stop at USC's Gambrell Hall July 9 tial candidates are expected to visit Columbia as || lt?lll|J?IBgll IICCII9 Up. . i approv SK5L'- -iui? James Holderman (center) called the university's 198" r at Carolina in 1977. cal year. "Even "Ongoing reductions in an te) funding, we operating year magnifies our pro fall to catch up blems dramatically." be necessary to To cover the deficit, departfee increases." ments will take a 6.6 percent cut; imed years of Holderman and other senior adDrtfalls for the ministrators won't receive a pay isis. "(During) raise; programs such as the t just ended, we distinguished lecture series will -back 2.6 per- receive less money and fewer ent reductions, courses will be offered, Holderil vetoes of ap- man said. rcent," he said. "Students will, 1 expect, pro lary spenc profits, trademark licensing and vending sales at the Solomon Blatt Physical Education Center. Pete Denton, USC senior vice president for business and finance, said these income sources generate about $400,000 per year. Denton said profits from the University Bookstore in Russell House have not been used for thf? dicrrptinnarv fund Arrnrdino to the new nolicv. they arc used only for academic scholarships. The policy also states that concession sales during football games at Williams-Brice Stadium, which were used in fiscal 1985-86 for the fund, will now be retained by the USC Athletic Department. Earlier this year, trustees restricted the type of gifts Holderman could buy for donors. Holderman now faces the following further restrictions: All of the university's retail activity costs will rj? rope s, !$g|^ "# pilgrim: VvlH By YAO SEIDU '^HH Stuff Rpnorlcr When Pope John Paul II visits J? and USC Sept. 11, his five-hou focus international attention Carolina. About 250,000 to 500,000 peo /; I pected in downtown to see the ..A; v ,vr visits Columbia, the second stop < _ tour. About 25,000 to 30,000 US staff and faculty are expected tc The Horseshoe to see the pontiff. f|||??p?Kj^^ The pope will promote a theme unity as he meets with 27 Christia VBH|HBEhfl9 the university President's Hou Horseshoe, worships with 550 Cat ,riH PPinal PI of Ml j*- ^ B From Staff and Wire Reports | Here is a schedule of Pope ijn^MVi Jo/m Paul II's visit to Columbia - Sept. 11 (all time listings are lemuuve/. The pope's airplane will arrive at Columbia Metropolitan Airport at about 3:30 p.m. At 4:05 p.m., the pontiff will travel in a motorcade to St. Peter's Catholic Church at the scAVAiio/Tht Otmtcock corner of Assembly and Taylor ctrvntc Hp will mpfl fhprp for 45 minutes with 550 South Carolina made a pre* den- Catho,ics ^.pr! ?en" The pope will leave a tentel e ee on covered entrance to St. Peter's ai 4:50 p.m. in the "popcmobile." MMnwHnuHIBHMUMHMHI e tight I * 11111111 Ictl y I Housing Kjj Athletics |] Bookstore/* j I Student Ac :| Sales and I II Federal Gn fj Other Gran I { Fee Waive tue ^0,0 | TOTAL f-88 budget the tightest he's seen I test vigorously when they come student services tc back and have not pre-registered money. A $500,(X or do not have all of their account has also registration intact," he said. case of fiscal emer "But we cannot take the kind of USC-Columbia budgetary lumps we took without $243.8 million of t either raising tuition dramatically budget, which Ho or cutting back." "extraordinarily Holderman said funds were re- tightest budget w allocated internally to create the I've been at the calarv inrrf?a*uv anrl to allow nrn- South Carolina. grams such as the Freshman Year "Unless the Experience (University 101) and naround happens ling policy have to be met before income is made available for discretionary use. Portions of the fund must be periodically distributed to on-campus colleges, departments and clubs such as residence hall governments, university libraries and the colleges of applied professional sciences, business administration, and journalism and mass communications. Denton must make an annual report to the trustees' financial oversight committee listing the sources of monies in the discretionary fund, and a USC internal auditor must make a quarterly report to the committee on the fund's expenditures. The state auditor's office will also annually audit f?I A mnl/o enrn tKn c/Mir/^AC r\ f lilt' UI5tl tliuuai ^ 1 U11U IU iiicir\v_ auu luv JWUI wo vi monies listed in the new policy are the ones being used for the fund, Denton said. September v f, profits am Peter's Church and participates in ecumenical service at Williams-B ? Columbia Stadium. r stop will At USC, there will be no classes the di on South the papal visit. However, university of will remain open. pie are expope as he For security reasons, students livin in a 10-citv residence halls on The Horseshoe will be C students, ed to leave their rooms by 8 a.m. Sept ) gather on Faculty, staff and administrators Horseshoe offices will not to report to v of religious Downtown merchants have decided i: n leaders at be business as usual the day the pontiff c se on The to town. Some said they expect cash reg holies at St. to ring in as much profit during his vi mda in Columt He will travel a parade route the airport. He south on Assembly Street. bia shortly aft The pope will arrive at The chartered flight Horseshoe at 5:10 p.m. and give La., his next s a brief greeting to IJSC President tour of the Uni lames Holderman and other of- Some of the ficials, students and staff. to meet with th At 5:15 p.m., he begins a one- The Rev. hour meeting with 27 religious stated clerk, Ui leaders at the President's House. Church in the I At 6:20 p.m., the pope leaves Bennett, presid USC in the "popemobile" and executive com travels to Williams-Brice Baptist Conver i Stadium. There, he will hold an Bohlman, f ecumenical service titieu "rrayer Lnncran for Christian Witness." Synod; Rev. The pontiff leaves the stadium general seen at 7:55 p.m. in a limousine for Council of Chi . I nicigei I ^5*^ |gS USC-Columbia ?| 1987-88 Total Funding |?|$ 5115 $117,110,662 Bp 3S $37,564,459 I- ... $2,100,000 tap $10,500,000 fc i n rvor* Ar\r\ $ i u,yoj,uuu n Concessions $6,673,000 fej tivity Fees $1,381,000 |||j Services $19,080,302 Ipg ants $27,429,000 Ip its $6,823,000 gg r Scholarships $4,182,000 gjg one EesH ) receive more fiscal year, I think we are in very >0 contingency serious qualitative troubeen set up in ble . . . this state suffers damage regencies. far beyond this generation and ? will receive way into the next," Holderman |gf he $295 million said. pi lderman called In other business, the trustees pj| tight. It's the approved changing the name of e'vc had since the college of journalism to the |||| University 01 college 01 journalism anu mass pp communications. They also (funding) tur- agreed to reinstate the master's Bp within the next degree program in media arts. pp / revised I Holderman has come under fire this year for pur- B chasing more than worm 01 guts irom tne h discretionary fund, which contains public money, B over the past 10 years. He and other USC officials |p said in 1986 the gifts were rewards to donors. iv.i But USC released documents this past February pi showing that the fund was used to buy gifts, meals H and airplane trips for hundreds of state and national p politicians, including President Ronald Reagan, bs Holderman stopped this practice, and trustees have || made restrictions such as the policy approved this |j past month. m. USC has also kept secret the identities of gift reci- I pients from the fund. The Charlotte Observer has jsg I ilea a lawsuit 10 ooiain most* names, its wen as documents that would provide further details of Holderman's discretionary spending. isit to draw d protesters an they normally receive during a two month irice period. "We haven't actually calculated how much ty of new business we're going to have, but we fices know it's going to be quite an increase," said Steve Wiggs, manager of Pizza Hut restaurant on South Main Street, g in Mary Davis, manager of Wendy's ask- restaurant on Assembly Street, said she is . 11. uncertain of what to expect because the with pope's parade route is on Assembly, which vork will be closed. twill "They're going to have all the streets block- I omes ed around here," she said. "We don't quite | isters know what to expect, but with 500,(XX) peo- | sit as See "Pope," page 3 jf >ia will be busy will leave Colum- the U.S.; Most Rev. Edmond er 8 p.m. on a Browning, presiding bishop of to New Orleans, the Episcopal Church, and Rev. ;top on a 10-city Robert Campbell, general ted States. secretary, American Baptist leaders scheduled Churches in the U.S. e pope are: Also, Bishop Herbert James 'Andrew, Chilstrom of the Evangelical lited Presbyterian Lutheran Church in America; J.S.; Rev. Harold Bishop Philip Cousin, secretary cnt and treasurer, of the Council of Bishops, mittee, Southern African Methodist Episcopal ition; Rev. Ralph Church; Rev. Paul Crowe, >resident, the ecumenical officer of the lurch, Missouri Disciples of Christ; Rev. James ? ? i_ u:e ,u? /\HC Drouwci , V-iuiuicy JI unuu); ui nit jtary, National Episcopal Church; Bishop Clinirches of Christ in See "Schedule," page 4