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The Gamecock
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Volume 80, No. 16 University of South Carolina September 16, 1987
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By JEFF SHREWSBURY h
Assistant news editor
A program of registering for classes by phone has been H
put on hold, USC's registrar said si
Luther Gunter said USC had planned to implement a s]
system of phone registration by this semester, but finan- n
cial and computer problems may set it back at least 18 c<
months. a
"It's on hold for now, mostly because of budgeting and
computer system problems," he said. "The computer
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Budget cuts '
* math departm
By STKPHKN GUILFOYLK year cut of 2.6 percem
Copy desk chief percent cut."
The department of math's budget With the expected A
isn't completed, but the chairman cut added in, "the cu
said he ex pec is it to be is to knock out our o|
"devastating." completely."
USC lias mandated a 4 percent "The effects will b
budget decrease for the university Bennett said.
colleges and departments for fiscal Bennett said the re
year 1988, but Professor Colin Ben- decrease would be in
nett says the effects of the budget for part-time profess<
cuts are cumulative with budget cuts "We have six facul
from this past year. leave at other unive
"Basically, 93 percent of our have been unable to
budget goes to faculty, staff and he said.
graduate student salaries, and the "We're looking at
other 7 percent is used for operating fall semester as bein
expenses like paper, copies, etc.," he structors for 20 sectic
i said. "And in '87, we took a mid- to cut back on the
University has num
to deal with patent:
I By MARY PEARSON t<
Administration reporter u
In the past months, USC has faced a controversy k
over one of its foundation's handling of copyrights
and patents for research discoveries. si
But most of USC's patents and copyrights are vn
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within the university,
not the Carolina 4'The main role o
Research and Develop- Patents and Copyright
ment f oundation, determine whether or i
university legal counsel . ..... .
Paul w ud said "as contributed substa
The Associated vention or to the endei
Press and The Greenville
News have filed
suits to obtain records __________________
to see whether the
lounuation's handling of copyrights and patents
presents a conflict of interest. ai
^ In August, the AP said USC had signed over its si
rights of patent and copyrights for its research ai
projects to the R&D Foundation in 1982. fc
In 1982, State Auditor Edgar Vaughn said the
agreement could jeopardize the foundation's claim
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Dun Dorroh, a mechanical engineering junior, and his companion, nnd
one registration
ave it installed by 1989 or '90." change, and i
The phone registration system, similar to those used at have to go tc
irigham Young and Miami universities, would require inconvenieno
udents to call the university's computer system at a Twostudei
[lecific time during the registration n^rinH mvl rtio i - 1?1
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umbers of the desired classes on touch-tone phones. The easier one wc
jmputer would evaluate whtiher those classes are full "I'd rathe
nd would tell the .s dent if an alternative was needed. Ellen Rose, s
"It's really for the students' benefit," Gunter said. any problem;
The only problem 1 can see with it is that our registration easier, then g
,'stcm is so easy that many people may not want to
will 'devastate'
lent in 1987-88
t and another .8 undergraduate levels. We already
have the highest student-faculty ratio
percent budget on campus, and in technical and
imulative effect scientific courses such as the math
pcrating budget department, it should be the lowest,"
he said.
Bennett also said research in his
al effect of the department would suffer. "We're
i lack of funds losing the research capability in our
jrs. department as we lose prfessors for a I ." 7,
Ity members 011 time and aren't able to replace them r
rsities, and we with visiting professors." | replace
them." 11' ^ : -
Bennett said it would take !
the start of the $5(K),(KH) to "get to where we ought fl
g short of in- to be. Cuts can be made one year, but : - ^
>ns. We've had the funding needs to be restored I i
graduate and eventually." ir
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s and copyrights
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3 be a nonprofit onemtinn wnrtino ?r? cnrwnn
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nivcrsity. It is this claim the foundation uses to F%jft ^
eep its records private.
The news service and the newspaper contend that
incc the foundation handles public funds in dealing rt,
ith USC's patents and copyrights, its records T/S(
should be public.
_ . ... . Ward said only one
f the University copyright has been i
C!ommittPP i*i to auionnH in tl.n i~ I ?
lot the university t,on- 0t,1^r organiza..j'.n.,
* il tions, such as the p
nlially to the in- officc of sponsored hSbI
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Paul Ward Research also helps fjj| "
USC legal counsel secure IJSC's research
nt. v i iiw in-ij/.-) 111 \.i i?kji 111111 km icy ioi researcn
id also in reviewing research contracts to make
ire they arc in the best interest of the researcher
id USC, said Thomas Coggins, associate director ' QpCf /.
>r post-award administration. Raymond
Another campus organization that plays an bring some i
See "Patents," page 2
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treated suceessli
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eclared sophomore Jo Bremer. Thev feast a ?rcat differen
usually cause be
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misconceptions
Rhodes said
t may be a problem for those people who still virus is circulati
) the coliseum and pay fees; it could be an 'c^c campus, sh<
e." devastating.
its who talked with The Gamecock said they The peak sea;
problems with the registration system, but an however, the vir
in Id be fine with them. as there arc sus<r
take care of it before we leave school," Rhodes said sc
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; with registration, but if they can make it virus has the pot
reat." if it is not contri
See "Registration," page 2
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KH1H JONES'The Gamecock
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Reed, a veteran DSC Horseshoe employee, #ets rewly to
important papers into Preston residence.
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s arc walking around in shorts and flip,
but others arc bundled tight to fight the
n flu.
5C's Thomson Student Health Center is
)ts for all students and faculty before the
cad.
only a few students have requested a vac'.a.
ncludes the Taiwan flu component and
Dnents of past influcn/.a strains. Vaccinasubsequent
prescriptions will be issued at
fas available this past semester, but only
ims had become stratified across campus,
hodes of the Health Center said 25 to 30
van flu were diagnosed (his past semester,
nts probably fought main more cases
s of the Taiwan llu include bod> aches,
respiratory discomfort and. in some
and diarrhea.
anyone developing snee/ing and body
c vaccinated. She said tlie majority of
c center within the first iuo days and are
.illy.
it is hayfever season, Rhodes said there is
ce between symptoms. Havfever doesn't
>dy aches or fever, the doctor said.
ys up to the student to diagnose the sympsaid.
i*d roommates to be aware of the sympke
certain everyone comes in for the vaclops
the symptoms.
tudents need to recogni/.e some common
about the virus.
temperature doesn't matter when a flu
ng. In the high risk setting of a large col;
said the circulation is quicker and more
?on for influenza is late fall and winter;
us can spread through late spring as long
:eptible carriers.
>ine people can be carriers of the virus for
evealing any symptoms. She also said the
ential to affect a large portion of campus
oiled.
| Project ID
to start again
this semester
to curb crime
By TOROD NEPTUNE
Crime reporter
To help prevent theft of student
property, the University Police
Department will be operating Project
ID again this semester.
The purpose of the project is to
help prevent theft, but it also lias
another purpose, said Mark Havcock,
campus reserve police officer.
"Project ID is realh designed to
help the students out with the protection
of their property, but we also initiated
it to try and lower the campus
crime rate." he
The process of getting property
labeled involves having it engra\ed
with an agency's identification
number so that it it is stolen, it can be
traced back to the local agency.
"It's a lot harder to sell stolen property
if it has been labeled with an
engraving code, and people or pawn
shops are less likely to buy it if there
is some likelihood that it can be traced,"
Havcock said.
The program should begin operation
by the end of the month.
The police will be working with the
residence hall stalls to designate
dates when they will be in certain
dorms. During those days they will
be engraving the property tree of
charge and showing the students how
to engrave property themselves.
Some university students said they
like the project. "It's good that we
can get our stuff labeled free of
charge in case it gets stolen. I'm glad
this is offered to us," said Robyn
Tate, a journalism freshman.
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iiavtutK saiu many university
students take advantage of the service,
but that not many males do.
j "We've had a good turnout in the
past semesters, but we have never
had that many guys as girls."
'wMf Or Wmwh&riq
something engraved should call the
university police at 777-4215.
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