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USC to rai Staff Report USC students will see a 5.89 percent increase in their fall tuition, the board of trustees said Tuesday. USC President John Palms said, in the meeting, the budget offered to the committee did not have any recommendations for drastic eliminolirvnc tkam urill Ka uauvuo, UUl UiUW Will UV/ UiUV/Ol adjustments. In order to offset an $11.4 million shortfall from the state government, USC intends to close the gap by getting additional state appropriations, approve some Future Committee recommendations, and increase tuition. Among the recommendations for the fall semester were: an $86 tuition increase for fulltime, in-state undergraduates and $256 for full-time out-of-state undergraduates. a $235 tuition increase for instate law students. a $500 tuition increase for instate medical student and a $1,750 for out-of-state students. a $100 tuition increase for USCAiken and $50 for USCSpartanburg. to reinstate the 1989-90 fee levels for USC's Beaufort, Lancaster, Salkehatchie, Sumter and Union campuses, and increase their fees by $140. "This year we are $165 million short of what The Commission on HM/ . fU/A < for students* with / MUFFLE! STRUTS c: COMPUTERIZ1 ASE Certified Mec THE MIDAS MUI THE MIDAS GU/ THE MIDAS PRI( FREE EST1MA1E AMERICAN 2701 Millwood Ave... (Across from ETV) 700 Bush River Road (Next to S honey's) Cayc * See Warranty Terms in Shop ise fall tui "This year we are $165 million short o what The Comm ission on Highei Education recom mends." John Palm* USC Presiden Higher Education recommends," USC President John Palms said. In a briefing immediately preceding the committee meeting, R.W. Denton, vice president of business and finance, said there are alarming consequences to the university's budget situation. "There is this cut, cut, cut mentality," he said. Since 1990, USC internal budget reductions have mounted to (MO :nt F\ A- ? : j over jrz million, i^einou j>aiu. Businessmen can decrease their output when they have budget problems, but USC's work load hasn't changed while the number of students has increased, he said. One big issue with the budget is the lack of a faculty pay raise for next year. Salary inequities has led ten percent of the faculty in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences to look elsewhere for jobs, Palms said. Denton said there are good indiwf xSS ts fjffi h 0- Oh faculty RS BRAKES SHOCKS V. JOINTS CATALYTIC ED WHEEL ALIGNMEN1 :hanics 7FLER We Have The Righi GRANTEE* For As Long A 2E Quality At A CompetitF S Call or Drive In "ifnuyTBimni?rr \ & FOREIGN CAR ...254-5068 27521 (Across L.798-6494 812 El (Next tc e: 992 Knox Abbott Dr...796-5' (Next to Mom and Pop's) lion 5.89% cators from Earle Morris, the state's chief accounting officer, will find that there will be a S.C. budget surplus. The USC administration is improving its procedures, by inviting computer consultants, TASCOR, to evaluate and make some recommendations, Denton said. Retirement incentives that some faculty are taking will help next year, he said. But many of USC's systems were put in in the 1970's, and we now need to upgrade; we nave an aging physical plant that needs attention, Denton said. Shawn Putnam, a geography sophomore, said he wasn't surprised; tuition has been raised every year. Putnam said he couldn't even take any courses this summer because he's on financial aid and it didn't cover one-half of his tuition. k SPRINGS CONVERTERS r & BALANCING t Muffler For Your Car ls You Own Your Car /e Price SPECIALISTS decker Blvd 788-0613 from Dent School) mwood Ave 252-6760 1 Lizard's Thicket) 794 Midas Muffler Shops Congress to tackle tw By MICHAEL McCLELLAN Staff Writer Two bills now in Congress, the National Service Trust Act and the Student Loan Reform Act, will give new options to students seeking AOAlcfAnAA cuutduuiiai liiiaiinai said the White House Office of Media Affairs and Office of National Service. "President Clinton is keeping his promise to young people to work hard to follow through with an economic plan which would have an effect on people's future in the marketplace," said Ethan Zindler, Office of National Service spokesman. The Student Loan Reform Act as originally written and presented to Congress would provide capital for student loans from federal funds, new repayment options and reduced interest rates. The borrower would also be offered a new method of repayment, known as Excel accounts. These allow the borrowers to repay their loans as a percentage of their incomes rather than by the fixed time/fixed payment plans in place today. This would enable graduates to accept lower paying, service-oriented jobs upon graduation. "I graduated in May and I'm more than $7,000 in debt. Right now, I'm just working to pay this off; and it's an entry-level job that doesn't pay me enough to pay off the loan," former USC student MUJ Make a da If you have or have rec mononucleosis,or measli contain valuable antibod Earn up to $400 a moi week for more informati Q Serolog Creating A Hea, * Minimum S50 per donation, donate up For a limitec We need healthy mal( $20 per d ro financial aid bills Chris Bickel said. Robert Godfrey, associate director of the USC'S Office of Financial Aid, said there has been a dramatic increase in the amount of money students are borrowing. "Students are borrowing to the max," Godfrey said. The National Service Trust Act provides students with a way to avoid borrowing any money, said the White House. If the bill is passed, it will provide for a way to give a student financial credit for community service. A participant would serve a term of one year of full-time or two years of part-time service to a nonprofit organization that meets the acts guidelines; this student would receive $5,000 to help pay for their schooling, the report said. Bickel said if he had the chance, he would have wanted to do community service and work with the V* r\ rr? alaoc trv bain 11 Kio uroir iiumwivdd iu uvif/ AI1^ vvay through school. "I would feel like I was actually doing something for someone while I was getting my education," Bickel said. These two bills were reported to Congress in May, and final decisions are expected by the end of the summer, according to Zindler. "We feel cautiously optimistic about the bills because we have had good bi-partisan support. But nothing is ever a done deal. We recommend you contact your local legislator," Zindler said. te with us. Gently had herpes, ss, your blood may ICS. ith - in just 3 hours a on, call 803-254-6537. 3 iicals Ithier World. to twice a week; 11/2 hours to donate. 1 time only. is with B blood type onation.