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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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."
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nt $18,326,981 this past year. ~w
Light in $18,697,560,
:he previous year. Jl
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Revenue
Football-$7,874,560 I*1
Basketball-$ 1,008,000
Gamecock Club-$6,305,000 rai!
Radio/TV du;
Contracts-$275,000
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Sponsorships-$600,000 for
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$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
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cs affect si
mealtimes.
Assistant Shuttle Coordin
leans fewer said The Carolina Shuttle dc
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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
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'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
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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.