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College Drinking ^Mt)To<Jay's Forecast jpLy.s ?|RaiWrnrfe &sz? \Lscil IttUllV m ? : f f f drunk? ^ ~ ? " ^ with a ?J Senz/ng (7SC s/'nce 1908 Volume 84, No. 79 University of South Carolina Wednesday, June 10, 1992 By TIGE WATTS Mananinn/Nowft FH?tr>r USC students pay $16 per semester to pay off the debt of Williams-Brice Stadium, according to athletic department o^y .uses thl di^Kxondso saidthe athletic department's 1991-92 budget of about SIB mJhllion was se.If" Die think, we do not cet anv mo ? * , ney from legislature/' Dixon said. I "The athletic department does not get one dime of the money that is I appropriated to the university. The majority of our funds come I from donations from the Gamecock Club," Dixon said. The Gamecock Club, however, brings in over $6.3 million, onethird of the total budget, for the athletic department. The remaining $12 million is brought in by ticket sales, student fees and miscellaneous contracts, like radio and TV. Dixon's department was able to turn a profit for the past two years after years of running a He said the money from the surplus went to pay raises. "We were in a position to give our coaches and administration a slight raise." Despite having a surplus of $370,579 this past year, athletic department officials cut programs from their budget to add an indoor track program, claiming they didn't have enough money to fund all of the programs. Department officials scrapped HP y ZVJjMHfi Two summer school students r Tuesday afternoon. Summer schc different circumstances than in th RpQpfini X%VUV UUI By CLAY MURPHY Staff Writer Ticket sales for the August concert with Guns N' Roses, Metallica, and Faith No More are above average, Kim Shiver, a Cellar Door Concerts promotion representative, said. Although some believe the concert may well be a success, it has ran into some road blocks because i of local and legal opposition. Richland County Solicitor Dick HarpOOtlian said in a published report Monday, Axl Ros^, lead sin pj ^ fLi?^? .-#**(11W""5i ' llolliS !|p| ?|| PP^. . ^Big* 4 Hfl^ flJBN^BI H?| &g?| 4s-f HHsillffllP ^a^^S^?ei?" ILjp coaches a9nd Administration a slight raise." their plan to cut the programs, > which included women's softball, early in the spring semester. Dixon also said the budget is "like an accordion, because if you have a rough season in football or basketball you can see what will happen to walk-up ticket sales." That happened this past football season. "For instance, last year we were right at 46,000 season ticket sales in football. As a result of getting off on a bad start with a tie against Duke, we were about $750,000 short of what we antrcifund must be opened. "If we can't pay our bills we will have With use starting their Southeastern Conference football season, there^will be six home foot " " " M ? ? R7 WW ' V*'| '' Jeff Mabon/The Gamecock ucci uuuiut uic i\usseu nouse ol students go to school under e fall or spring semesters. is to GIS ger of GNR, has not yet resolved charges of misdemeanor assault and property damage incurred during a concert in St. Louis. Harpootlian said Rose will be arrested on arrival in Columbia if he does not do so before Aug. 2. Harpootlian is not the only obstacle for the concert. Former USC trustee Rep. Mike Fair, RGreenville, believes the show 1 could be morally damaging to the youths in attendance. 1 As a supporter of the Parent I Music Resource Center, who hapS JJi . * . ' : ' ... .. : . . d-.inJlZt if The Athletic Department spe The department broi $2 million from t Expenses Football-$6,033,300 Basketball-$ 1,078,823 Gamecock Club-$ 1,325,929 Support Services-$8,389,746 Administrative Salaries-$2,222,982 iars to the budget, Dixon said. wiuur expenses 01 me auueuc department include: $2.2 million for adminstrative salaries. $1.3 million for the Gamecock Club. ? $i million lor stadium and ground maintenance. $203,779 for recruiting. The department's expenditures for support programs directly affecting student athletes include: $355,637 for academic support. $148,256 for strength and conditioning programs. $130,820 for the department's wellness program. Economi By JAY KING Copy Desk Chief Summer school at USC usually rr students, faculty and staff, with mc trying to finish course work fpr grad ing classes they failed previously, ahead. These considerations guide the 1 administration in making their deci: what services and courses to offer summer. Professor Joseph Gibbons, assocu engineering, said most courses offeri summer are designed to help student requirements. "It's a supply and demand situatic only offer classes that are most soi Gibbons said. In most cases, economics figure what courses are offered. With 10,9' in Summer I in 1990 and 7,678 in ! there are not enough students to jusi pense of expanded course offerings. Economics also affect the services sity provides to summer students in meal services, transportation, and hoi Although meal plans are not ava the summer, cash cards will be a Sidewalk Cafe, The Patio, The Gran lace, SubCity, Pizza Hut and the Coi Store hours are reduced over the si these places will generally be of fR, Mete pen 10 nave uuns i> Koses on their "hit list" of dangerous groups, Fair believes this concert should not be held. "Heavy Metal is dangerous because it almost always focuses on at least one of five themes including: violence, sex, drugs, suicide or the occult," Fair said. Fair said he was not as concerned about damage to WilliamsBrice stadium. "It's possible, but my main concerns are the safety of the audience and the reputation of DSC." I 1 J J y students ] Ua^aifiiluiUilSifl nt $18,326,981 this past year. ~w Light in $18,697,560, :he previous year. Jl ' ex] Revenue Football-$7,874,560 I*1 Basketball-$ 1,008,000 Gamecock Club-$6,305,000 rai! Radio/TV du; Contracts-$275,000 I 1 an( Sponsorships-$600,000 for Sean McGuinness/The Gamecock <g7J $103,678 for the Student Sup- dei port Services office. ,or The department also pays USC l0 , $4,800 to use the Carolina Cob- in seum for every home basketball atj( le. The monev from ticket cai sales goes to the athletic depart I mem while all concession sales is wji put into the university's general for scholarship fund. nm "We do have a part in drawing olh that crowd,so the university al- Pa> lows us to keep all ticket sales," f Dixon said. lesI "The bottom line is that we fac basically earn our own keep,and Pa^ everything we do is to enhance the image of USC, and that's . J what we are here for: academics and education," Dixon said. ?f 1 ClO< cs affect si mealtimes. Assistant Shuttle Coordin leans fewer said The Carolina Shuttle dc Kt siimmpr hpraiiQP. r?f thp lark- t uation, tak- "There would not be enoi or getting to justify running it," Howari Fewer students translates 'acuity and in campus housing over the i dons about aly, associate director for fc during the conference housing, said st concentrated in The Towers ; ite dean of Housing for the summer ^d over the two-occupant room in The 1 5 meet core If there is enough room, stu< vate room for $412. Male s mi. We can placed in Douglas and femal< jght after," "The problems we face ai programs don't coincide u heavily in schedule," Shealy said. "It' 95 students those schedules fit with Summer II, schedule." tify the ex- The benefits of on-campu summer is the availability the univer- and fewer space restrictions, i areas like mer costs $25 per session, c< ising. semester during the fall or ilable over With fewer students demar ccepted at opting for housing have bet d Marketp- ting a choice room or a room intry Store. Another benefit of attend limner, dui is oeuer panting. >en during "Typically, summer is no illica corn Victor Smith, Secretary- 1 Treasurer of Assemblies of God seci for the state's district office, said a u his organization has taken no ac- foo tion against the concert yet. ted Smith, speaking independently pla} from his organization, said he per- tim< sonally disapproves of the concert $ and plans to bring the event to his ^e organization's attention. culi Smith also said the show would not enhance USC's image. . Even with the opposition, some USC administrators said the show could help the university. ^is Budgei for inc in tuit 'acuity to get : percent raise JAY KING ipy Desk Chief USC students will see a 4.9 perlt increase in their tuition if the itt fiscal year's budget is passed. USC President John Palms said i increase was less than he pected. "I'm really relieved. The week Fore this happened I was not op- t listic," Palms said. s [f approved, the plan would t PO flllfiAn f/\r r*Af< 1 f\/-*?-* * 3V lUlllVjll 1W1 ItJIUUll UUUUgiUites $66 per semester to $1,409 c 1 $165 per semester to $3,523 1 non-residents. f 3raduate students would see a I 3 increase to $1,474 for resi- r its and a $140 jump to $2,948 r non-residents. t rhe administration's budget had r :ompensate for $5.7 million less state higher education appropri- d )ns for USC than in the past fis- p year. r Despite that shortfall, the budget S 1 include a 2 percent pay raise s faculty, which is hoped to mi- s hze the plight of professors to er institutions offering better ii ii ^lms said these "raids" are a ii ament to the quality of USC's t uJty, but force the university to f; r more in tight economic times. tl 'alms credited efforts at belt- fi itening for reducing the effects ti he cuts, and cited savings from fi >ing the university's Washing- g nmmer st mand of fall ai ator Chris Howard tor of parking >es not run over the Baker said 1 of potential users. Plaza parking lgh people riding it like the lots tx d said. pects the mov into fewer choices spaces were a\ summer. Allen She- leton street j tmily, summer and summer, udents are usually "The nice tl trea. your car in the costs $27 5 for a hot when you j rowers per session. Butj ,he ^ ients can gel a pri- sti|, do n0( ^ indents are usually of stu<lents h2 ;s in Baker. Points, downto -e that some of the g ^ Baile1 nth the five-week denj of' the s; s difficult making business over t Ihe rest of our ..pron) wha| where betwee IS housing over Ihe s,ower (han in , of cable television Cable for the sum- Other busine ompared to $80 per dents. Duncan summer sessions, day's in Five 1 iding rooms, those ant decline aft ter cnances at get- tne summer, i to themselves. "Business dr ing summer school 10 and 20 perc month is Augi where near the de- back." cert div< Tiomas Stepp, board of trustees lis retary, said USC is glad to have dr se for the stadium outside of tball season. "We really regret- of not having the Rolling Stones th /, but we just couldn't at that Pi 5." th ^tepp said USC couldn't hold su Stones concert because of diffi- ^ ties with the stadium. JSC President John Palms also pi eves the concert is a good idea, an Proceeds from big events like in will help underwrite other ar- tir t calls rease ion Hi Palms on office and eliminating the divi;ion of administration amounting o about $1.4 million. With this year's budget prop>sal, students majoring in areas reated to the health professions will ace higher increases. Pharmacy, iealth, Nursing and other graduate nedicine students will have to pay nore for their studies because of he higher costs associated with nedical technf>lnmp.<j Resident undergraduate and graluate students in these majors will >ay SI,594 per semester. Nonesident undergraduates will pay >3,985 and non-resident graduate tudents will pay S3,188 per emester. Palms said although the tuition acreases are paiful to students, the ncreases would have been higher f not for a new partnership beween the state, alumni and acuity; USC receives funding from iree primary sources: 40 percfcnt rom the state, 25 percent from tuion, and the remainder from gifts om faculty alumni, and research rants. jrvices nd spring," said Bill Baker, direcand vehicle registration, ae has asked to open the Carolina lot to students, faculty and staff, ihind Carolina Coliseum, and exe to be approved. He also said mailable in the Blossom and PendEjarages at $100-$125 for the ling about that is you get to park shade, and your vehicle isn't as *et to it," Baker said. lefits of going to summer school iw enough students and that loss ts hurt businesses in the Five wn and bookstore areas. y, manager and corporate presiC. Bookstore, said the drop in he summer is nearly crippling. ; we've noticed, it runs somem one-tenth to one-sixteenth fall," Bailey said. iss are affected by the loss of stui MacRae, co-owner of YesterPoints, said he notices a significer students and faculty leave for ops off for us anywhere between :ent," MacRae said. "Our biggest ist. That's when everyone comes irse ;tic performances that might not aw large crowds," he said. As for the security and behavior the audience and protection of e stadium during the concert, ilms said, "I have confidence that e young people attending will bdue their activities so that we ill be able to attract events like is in the future. "It's important for younger pcos to realize that although this is i institution for higher learng. . . we like to have a good ne, too," Palms said.