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Balan< Students react F to budget cuts ? By F By NORA DOYLE Senii Staff Writer jj! USC ? With the rising cost of Caro tuition and the cut in state gov- tion eminent funds to state schools, ^ona some Carolina students are interested in seeing their money put a(iva to uses that benefit them directly. ^ Senior Mandy Elmore said tuition is expensive, but some services such as a better health center and gymnasium would be t*onc worth paying higher tuition. cont' Sophomore Michael Wright said he is not willing to pay dolla more for more services. "I feel I am paying more than |j enough for what I'm getting fj now," Wright said. "And I'd like to see more security on campus and more activities for students stuck here on the weekends." -1- i Wright, who is from ? ? * * rn/-i Dir I Maryland, saia m-state use siu- 1 dents get what they pay for but Staff out-of-state students get a raw U deal because they pay more than attei twice as much for the same ser- tuiti< vices. how Junior Chad Pollock agrees, get saying USC students don't get enro what they pay for. ing "Other state schools like proc Chapel Hill in North Carolina have lower tuition, and nation- com wide, and it's seen as a better acce university," Pollock said, adding offei he would not pay more money 0fF for additional services because the there is not anything that would wor] be worth it. betv Senior Carmela O'Hare said fits she would not be willing to pay H IllgUCI IU1UUU IUI J11UIC oCl VICCa SySlI unless the budget control is ^e 1 incredibly good. However, she accc said she would like to see higher tjej quality in IJSC professors, a bet- wol] ler follow,?up evaluation system begj and more quiet study areas. base Christine Denault, a chemical nee( engineering junior, said she would not pay more tuition for cost more services. that "I've never seen any improvemenl in services in the past when tuition was raised," Denault said. gus "But I would like to see campus ^ police and computer services 0f ^ improved. Engineering students receive less money for computer pro( upkeep." exp Senior Scott Wilson said he ( would pay more for better ^ teacher involvement with stu- ture dents. He said USC students are ^ ( not getting what they pay for and that too much emphasis is placed enrc on professor research. jjur Sophomore Jenni Gaulin said ^ tuition is already high enough to ^ ^ cover necessary services if it is ^ budgeted correctly. -n(j "The only other service that ^ ^ USC needs to have is the transportation from Five Points on a weekends that everyone is talking about," Gaulin said. "We already have health care." She said USC students get ?y what they pay for. ?15 "Tuition seems high but not \ any higher than other reputable is t colleges or universities," Gaulin has said. "Ask me again in three lioi years when I'm looking for a I job." fac but anc r* i :r' j ? j ^ ties ^lassmeu aus sta, work! lei me To place a classified ad in The Gamecock, 0v( call 777-4249. Use classifieds to ^ advertise for istI roommates, help po: wanted, car sales, for personals and more. j Call s Now! saj ,;\ i - : " '/:: zing tl: unding cuts tOCHELLE KILLINGBECK or Writer SC ? People want to give money to lina when the school's financial situais already great, but they do not want to te money to help pay the utility bills, Jim Rex, vice president of university ncement. :x said USC has to rely more on private ing because of legislative budget cuts. It mre difficult to encourace notential rs to give to USC when the Legislature inues to cut the school's budget, he said, .ast year, we spent 13 cents for every it we raised on fund-raising," Rex said. budgeting pr< aises questio )ARBY LACKEY Effll Writer pUH SC ? Each student who ids Carolina pays the same a : < an price, yet disciepancies in studi much of the university's budis spent on each student after Appli llment raises questions regard the fairness of the budgeting ess. , Adi When you pay the tuition to e to this university, you get ? ! ss to whatever the university rs," said Earle Holley, director inanrp ami RnHopt "It's nart of " ** i ? deal. The system wouldn't ?pis$ k if you tried to differentiate /een what each student's bene- i|||| were" iiiii olley said trying to develop a pubjj em where an equal amount of Sock budget is spent on each student gcje( trding to what courses or activi- llVVorr each student participated in f-. ild not work. Students might fourt5 n to make academic decisions f ' :d on money and cost, not on 1 or interest. 7,385 1 There are completely legitimate l^e Cc differences between disciplines Social lead to legitimate budgeting $8,482 erences between disciplines," 294 s Pete Denton, vice president of College iness and Finance. "The iCCording to Holley, the amount for this unds allocated to each college of the 1 ends on three leading factors: we ha iuction (enrollment figures and which ected research expenses), ment. I ected quality of the department a wet 1 critical mass (certain expendi- "All s that are independent of pro- plines ; tion, such as salaries). the st If one college has a higher require dlment, such as the College of the sta nanities and Social Sciences, Parson i of course more money will be Nursin geted to them," Denton said. spent c [owever, the numbers seem to highest icate otherwise. In 1992, "Sti 126.43 was spent on each of the Pharm; athletics Depar JACK DUNN ft Writer . JSC ? The Athletics Department, which he largest auxiliary unit of the university, an operating budget of about $19 mili, according to 1992-93 figures. Despite ample funds, the department is ing a number of budget concerns: Its lget has leveled off in the past two years, I USC must find a way to pay for facili? and other requirements that meet NCAA tidards for gender equity. \s an auxiliary unit of the university, the >artment is defined as self-supporting, aning it produces more money than it >ends, even if it is only about $30,00C m year to year. This money usually rolls it to next year's budget. 'Our internal process for the differeni )rts begins with the coach," said Johr >ore, assistant athletics director for admin ation. "We would develop a budget pro >al, whatever the needs are, travel, uni ms... Vloore said each proposal is then given tc person in charge. 'For women's basketball, it would be th( lior women's administrator, and for foot 11, it would be the business office alon< th the coach," he said. "My office woulc >rk for projected revenues. Everything luld be discussed and prioritized and mas ?ed into a department budget proposal." leUSC make private "But if the Legislature continues to cut our funding, we may not be able to provide the 13 cents in order to raise the dollar." Donors consist of individuals, corporations and foundations. Private support documents show the Columbia campus was given $3.11 million in private support for 1992-93. The total in private gifts for the USC system schools whs $14.01 million for 1992-93. Cheryl Austin, USC director of annual giving, said private donations are up more than $18,000 from July to October compared mm i\j Austin said raising money is importanl since USC only gels about 38 percent of its jcess EE3 He liiill H^U^C ra'S accountec \ college at USC spends Afferent amount per $119.9 (c snt: 7 ed Professional $4770.31 ?a'e.s an ence Auxiliary less $6181.14 $28.7 (8. ministration inal Justice $4715.63 r : . nation $3961.41 oKDiflr leering ,$7520.79 . Unities and $3826.43 . "as aal Science is distribu -lailsm v I $7798.43 9om9 to r $6996.23 r? nanship $5131.90 "^1 W . f ; .$3785.99 macy v c Health $8138.61 ; : alWork . $4083.03 ?J| ice arid Math $4773.78 |l|pi ten's Studies $8877.81 lltwJi .useAnnual^ " Instructic "'fc:/>r4 Muktrow/The Gamecock $116.7 (5 ull-time enrolled students in fflillfJSI )llege of Humanities and ' j 11 jgf Sciences. In contrast, ? MMhE 52 was spent on each of the ||| I laBli tudents enrolled in the N |i||JP ; of Pharmacy. | flfSjjl ire are a number of reasons l lffil&i said Julian Fincher, dean ? College of Pharmacy. "First, Operatio ve a lot of laboratories, Mainteric require expensive equip- $21.3(6. I costs a lot of money to run , ? . t J Source: Board o ab. I of the health-care disciare expensive to run because disciplines pay udent-teacher ratios are d?n 10 re8' d to be low; it's required by though a lot of ite board," said Mary Ann each student ir s, dean of the College of student also p g, where the dollar amount Fincher said. >n each student is among the Another ret . of any college. budgeting diffe adents in the College of ciplines is the < icy and in most health-care ty. tment shows ma I ?? I Expenditures for the department are brc ; ken down into revenue sports, olympi sports, administration and support service t capital improvement/maintenance and deb i service. About 56 million is spent on revenu sports, $4.4 million for football and $1. million for men's basketball. About 51.6 million is spent on olympi ) sports, which consist of all other sports. Revenues come mainly from admissior - (home games), guarantees (away games) an Gamecock Club revenues and other re\ j enues, which include everything from radi ? and television to concessions. The Gamecock Club produces the mo revenue, about $6 million, which come mainly through contributions and is used ft checkb ; donations moi funding from the Legislature. fi Budget documents show that USC got 37.04 percent of its budget from state appro- |j , priations for 1993-94. One method USC uses to raise money is the Alumni Telecenter, located in the Bymes i International Center. 2 According to Carlos Simpson, director of f i the telecenter, students call alumni for dona- $ tions from 6 to 9 p.m. Mondays through I Thursdays and from 3 to 8 p.m. Sundays. ^ "We do this on a 12-month basis," I Simpson said. He said the money raised through the tele- s t center goes to the annual funds, which pro- c ; vide for USC departments and an educational U Li if? mes id $323,632,165 through all income source: J for $3.6 million of the revenues. All amour propriation Tuition and Fees 57.04%) $85.5 (26.43%) d Service of Other Gifts, Grants and Entities Contracts 87%) $20.2 (6.23%) llllllll budgeted $314,565,028 in expenditures foi ted among all the university's programs, wi niscellaneous sources. All money figures ai : * ^ zi V:vi ' ' I ? ! H tcsw mm i i i n Research Acade 57.13%) $44.1 (14%) $32.2 n and Institutional Support Schol; ince $19.3(6.14%) and Fi 75%) $15.9 f Trustees Budget Report an extra fee in addi- "The market demands 1 jlar tuition, so even salaries for professors in c money is spent on disciplines," Fincher said, l this college, each Even the colleges with thi ays more money," est budgets seem to understai inequality. According to ison for the great Patterson, budget officer f rences between dis- College of Humanities and cost of hiring facul- Sciences, whose budget is th est of any other college, then rginal gain, faces here to pay whatever it costs ate and graduate (student atht's not just to keep them eligit that's certainly one of the // Art Baker r i?v?A^Arl' rink r\ i rnrifAf VJC111 ICVW*\ V-IUU VU1 tviwi >- grants-in-aid for student athletes, recruitment c and club-sponsored activities, s, Art Baker, Gamecock Club director, said )t the club has a membership of 11,000 who donate $6 million a year and buy S7 million e in tickets. He said the club's purpose is to 2 recruit and graduate student athletes. "There are 385 student athletes, and we ic are responsible for their housing, feeding, health care and academic counseling," he is said. "We're here to pay whatever it costs to d educate and graduate them. It's not just to keep them eligible, but that's certainly one 10 of the reasons." Laurie Massa, senior women's administrast tor, despite the title, is in charge of all ;s Olympic sports, which include all men's and )r women's sports programs with the exception ' i % *e important unci where the money is spent as needed. "The educational fund includes money for ibrary resources, research programs, scholarhips and other uses," Simpson said. He said the pledge rate for 1992-93 was 3.6 percent out of 49,819 people. The total or donations and corporate matches was 925,827. However, Austin said there is no substitute or state funding. "There is a need for our office to expand," he said. "It would be ideal to have a teleenter in every college, but we don't have he funds to do it." s. Miscellaneous sources its are given in millions. Federal Grants and Contracts $51.7 (15.98%) Sales and Service of Educational Departments $14 (4.34%) r the 1994 fiscal year. The money th $27.8 million of the budget re in millions. smic Support" Public Service (10.24%) $27.2(8.65%) ^ 23 arships Student Services ellowships $10(3.18%) (5.06%) Chris MukJrow/The Gamecock ligher vengeful desire for total equality. :ertain "In 1983, the faculty senate voted on a core curriculum that forced s low- a large number of students into the id this College of Humanities," Patterson Pete said. "Funding simply did not folor the low, and this is why we still have a Social low budget. e low- "We have been forced into an s is no efficiency of services." some concerns of football and men's basketball. Massa said non-revenue sports are faced with problems of support both financially and Dolitically. "The SEC has declared by 1995-96 that we must have two more women's teams," she said. "And the Big Ten has made a 6040 rule: 60 percent of resources to men's programs and 40 percent to women's." Massa said adjusting to new political constraints would be difficult when 50 percent of athletics departments' budgets go to football alone. "It's difficult for revenue-producing programs to spend more than they take in," she said. She said the Athletics Department's plan for building new practice facilities that can be used for women's volleyball shows Athletics Director Mike McGee's commitment to gender equity. "Right now, I'm working on a proposal uiai iooks at women 5 soccer, aiiu wc u in: looking into another women's sport in the near future," she said. Moore's prognosis for the Athletics Department overall is good, but he said the department still needs to find ways to raise revenue. He added, though, that it would not come through increased ticket prices. "Contrary to popular belief, we don't have a money tree we can just shake at any time," Moore said. "But we're more fortunate than most people."