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Students react F
to budget cuts
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Austin said raising money is importanl
since USC only gels about 38 percent of its
jcess EE3
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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 , ? .
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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
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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
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Art Baker
r i?v?A^Arl' rink r\ i rnrifAf
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>- 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."