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S.G., S work o or' By MARY PEARSON Assistant news editor Tuition and fees have increased by more than $900 for in-state undergraduate students in the last five years, according to a report issued by b.u. President James Franklin. And remedying this trend toward higher and more expensive tuition is the focus of the eight page report entitled, Education and Affordability: A Dilemma in Higher Education. "We want students to know that we are working to keep their tuition costs down. We want them to know we are offering solutions," Franklin said. He said the state must make a stronger commitment to higher education. "High cost is a major barrier to higher education for the lowerincome students, particularly because of the inadequacy of today's financial aid resources," he said. The report lists six possible solutions for slowing down the pace of increasing educational costs. These include: Funds used for operating expenses, building renovations and construction of buildings should come from other sources such as state funding and private donations ? not tuition. ^ B M TUUI piUIUICd II 4 0% OUR REGUU COLOR PRIN IIM 15% Student disc (not good with thi QukL ]^kh 1417 Sumter S ! COLORWATCH and the KODAK COLOf its quality monitoring services tor infl I w WE 1 Made From JftONI k 252-123 2009 GREENE Hours: M-Th 4pm - 1 Fri-Sat 11 am - 2a Sun 11am - 1am student j ?n tuitioi Students should be given timely notification of all fee increases. A S.C. Association of Student Body Presidents should be established to represent all students before the Commission on Higher Education, as well as to lobby the General Assembly. A state-funded program of grants should be established for needy students attending college. There should be a student voting member on the USC Board of Trustees. The capital expenditure bond bill passed recently by the General Assembly was a positive step, but the General Assembly needs to make such commitments more often, Franklin said. The bond bill allocated $25 million for renovations and construction of buildings on USC's campuses. Dennis Pruitt, vice president of student affairs, said he agreed with Franklin about the capital expenditures proposal. "To my knowledge we may be the only state or one of few states that uses student tuition to pay for buildings and capital improvements," Pruitt said. Pruitt said if the state would assume more of these costs it would save the average student about $200 to $300 on tuition. lever leave our sight. vrr iR PRICE ON T OR (E-6) SLIDE I JUST ONE :ount with ID Good 1 'c<m^ ' This coi jfo SJHC. Sept X. Across from YMCA tWATCH System sea are registered trademarks of Eastman Kodak Ci lependerit photofinistiers' / 2 I 1 I DELIVER an A RIGHT PRODUCT! 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Pruitt said the administration needs to look hard at other things that can be done to help keep student tuition down. The administration has three goals in this area. First, it wants to keep costs down. Second, it wants to assist needy students, he said. Third, for those who can afford to pay, the administration hopes to make it more convenient for them by offering a deferred payment plan. The plan would enable students to pay tuition in six installments during the year. A MM M rnUUhddlNU HOUR for one roll jpon expires 30, 1988 , 254-9329 ampany for ?Eastman Kodak Company, 1987 GREAT FC LOW SONI'S One Topping ( Wj&am Each Additional (pepperoni. nui A' green peppe Super Deluxe (everythinn b LITY * licious Pizza ^ "j TWO 12" I IAS I ONE IT IES i $9.00?i IVERED et. 7, 1181 tu Cmh* Olltr ' >ONlfc Y\fi ^ll j 252-1231 & : Writer Continued fro edge to it. 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' Fast Free Delivery 'izzas F a: EM j ONE I i W SLIVERED I m i i $5.! iptm Oct. 7, lilt | Oat Chhi Nr I j 2?? m page 1A I thought I was going to go with them for a small sum of money before Warner Books called," she said. "When they called, it was one of those times when chaos erupts. The phone rang; the doorbell rang; and the soup boiled over. It was another incident where you learn to laugh at yourself," Gilbert said. And being able to laugh at yourself is one important characteristic of be ing a good writer, she said. Another time she was able to laugh at herself as a writer was when she read parts of the novel to her creative writing class. She said her classmates would ask for advice about their hair. Gilbert said, "My future flashed C student magazine. Produce :OLIO is showcase of studen ce for experimentation and ini we do. If you're interested ii me join the staff. Student Media area, Russe g is Thursday September 1, **?... i -vlflyTi1. 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