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NATIONWIDE TINA MORGAN Asst. News Editor 'My point is that Students Should be Bigham is concerned about a lack of student involvement
City of Charleston gathers earthquake aid Student Government has proposed a grade forgiveness pol- informed and know When things ^ese ProcessesCHARLESTON.
(AP) ? This city, which received icy that would allow undergraduate students to retake class- ^ COIfling up SO they Can participate. "My point is that students should be informed and know
help from around the world after Hurricane Hugo, es in which a grade of "C" or better wasn't achieved. ?. . rfA|.. . x. when things are coming up so they can participate," she said,
has set up a relief fund to help Japan recover from The measure, under which GPAs wouldn't be affected, would P? J / J "This policy directly affects students, and they need to be inits
killer earthquake. allow a student to repeat a maximum of three nondegree cours- need tO be involved in the entire process. volved in the entire process."
alw^C^t^neroX in ^ Mqy- ^ ^ a SG Vice President Amy Bigham The Associate and Assistant Dean's Council, which is heador
Joe Riley said Thursday W calculations. Courses not computed in the GPA ed ^ Ann Byrnes and David Rembert, found favorable
Riley said Charleston and Kobe, Japan, which canmt,be applied to^ard baccalaureate requirements. ed under the grade forgiveness policy would be subject to the a new drop/add policy. The policy would allow students one
bore the brunt of this week's earthquake, have a lot . e courses an gra eaw?u remain on stu ents tran approval of each college. more class period to decide whether to drop/add than is curin
common. Both are old port cities with historic dis- scn^ mth the notation that the classes were excluded from The policy was discussed Thursday in a meeting of the As- ^ allowed
trirto that <ait ahnvp parthnuake faults earned hours and GPA. Once a course was dropped from GPA sociate and Assistant Dean's Council. However, SG Vice Pres- , _ . ... .
Last summer thousands of people warmly greet- calculations, neither the grade nor the credit would be restored, ident Amy Bigham said the council wasn't in favor of the re- epropos wou imp em en a o p.m. p ea me, an
ed the Emperor of Japan during a visit to Charleston. Courses couldn't be repeated more than twice. peat policy as it was presented. This council works in an ad- tlie add deadline would be extended until midnight the same
Riley said donations sent to City Hall would be All courses repeated exceeding the three-course limit would visoiy capacity, and a final decision will be made by the Office day to allow spaces left vacant to be filled. This policy also will
forwarded to the Japanese consul general in Atlanta be averaged in GPA calculations. Individual courses repeat- of the Provost. be sent to the Office of the Provost,
and thai sent on to Japan. He said only money would
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Students wait In line to pay thler fees at the Coliseum before spring classes start. tration.
Tf\f% AV Cassie Renzi, a graduate assistant in
Today is Friday, Jan. 20th, the 20th day of 1995. Tuition at USC, across the Southeast inal justice students should pick up the
There are 345 days left in the year. ' application at the academic programs
Today't highlight in hist0V- DOM DEVERA, NANCY SALOMONSKY and /~\/*) /I ^"XrF^',Teres a senior check,"
Fifty years ago, on Jan. 20,1945, President Roo- ROBERT WERTZ Staff Writets T/ Renzi said. If there are any nroblems.
sevelt was sworn into office for an unprecedented For this week and the next 14, The Game- W/ J "/J - WM then the student can speak with an aufourth
term.^^ cock investigative team will explore how USC thority one on one. The student should
On this date: compares with competing schools in the SEC, Hi have 120 specific hours relating to the
In 1801, John Marshall was appointed chief jus- as well as in the state. VI curriculum."
tice of the United States. Each week, we will focus on different as- Measuring Up is a 15-part series comparing a I "The student should talk to the assoIn
1839, Chile defeated a confederation of Peru pects of student life, from parking to food ser- rrncc cprtinn of QFP and Qnnth Carolina 1^^^ ciate dean and pick up the application,"
and Bolivia in the Battle of Yungay. vice and from health care to graduation. The schools ^aiuiuid . said Donna Ford at the College of EngiIn
1841, the island of Hong Kong was ceded to schools we will survey share obvious simi- neering. "The amount of credits a stuGreat
Britain. larities and surprising differences. dent needs in order to graduate depends
In 1887, the U.S Senate approved an agreement This week, we would like to make you more ; J tk ?oiaa / ?r I'm ill on the major the student is pursuing."
to lease Pearl Harbor in Hawaii as a naval base. familiar with each of the schools we selected ? ,|||||#*?4 |, gg: College of Pharmacy Assistant Dean
In 1920, movie director Federico Fellini was born and show you how tuition varies at each. ' \' ;7q%=: " ^ ' # " o %43^5% i Vicki Young said pharmacy students can
in Rimini, Italy. Tuition per semester at USC costs $1,598 | jflascot: * HazOfb^CkS 1U ;lllI. II Mascot; Tigers I -:: pick up an application at the dean's ofIn
1936, Britain's King George V died; he was in state and $4,039 out of state, with 70 per- .. founded: 1871 fi* ' \ft ' Founded: ' 1856 fice in Coker Life Sciences 109.
succeeded by Edward the VIII. cent of students receiving financial aid. 1 pro&idertt: Qanfel AMI Preeident: DH Wi ilam Van L Students planning to graduate in May
In 1937, President Roosevelt became the first "We have one of the highest tuitions right JlirTtTTTTTnBHHV jMHT T'fflTBHHii should keep up to date with the spring
chiefexecutive to be inaugurated on Jan. 20 instead behind Virginia, at major universities in the JBHJ?JiliJhJiJiHIBI 1995 academic calender, Sanderson said.
ofMarch4. South," President John Palms said. "One rea- Tuition: $1,382 / sem. (in state) Tuition: $852.45 / sem. (in state)
son is that we have less appropriations from $3,853 / sem. (out) $3,363 / sem. (out) T?i1wiY 1%/v/favtn
the state per student. We don't want to sac- %SFA: NR %SFA: NR P MIlilM OvlJlIllS
NOTEBOOK rifice quality and it results in higher tuition. Mascot: Tigers Mascot: Gators CI O
That's the argument we use with the legis- Founded: 1893 Founded: 1853 * _J
Today blast day to apply for Residential College lature." President: Phillip H. Prince President: ^Lombard! IVlODflay IOl
Today is the last day to submit applications for In effort to8et UPto the SEC average, . . :^
the Residential College to the Housing and Resi- Palms is working out a deal, with the state Tuition; ; $7^t5 / yr. {in Starte)i?1 Tuition: | Cfl olpptl ATIC1
dential Services Office, located at 1215 Blossom St. legislature to give $50 million per years for $11 628/vr (out) I (same price for all) U.vf JLX^
A panel of faculty, staff and students will review the next five years to restore the higher ed- | %SFAj jM 50^+ j|fg |-g*|| %SFA: 1190%^ . M
applications and notify all applicants of their sta- ucation budget. They will keep the tuition in- , Mascot: Bulldogs MdSCOt: J. Indians . ^I^FFA HARPER Asst. News Editor
tus no later than Feb. 27. creases below the cost of living. / Founded; 1785 Founded: / 1856 I Filing begins Monday for students inOur
in-state rival, Clemson University, President:: Cbarles:B^-^riai^i|^ -President: terested in running for a Student GovMusic
school offers voice lesson has an in-state ernment office.
The School of Music is offerinp nrivate voice class- tuition per semester of $1,382 and an out-of- Students have one week to file. A
es to DeoDle 16 and older state tuition per semester of $3,853. Tuition: $1,250 / sem. fin state) Tuition: $1,598 / sem. fin state) mandatory candidates'meeting will be
will begin Jan. 23 in Me- "V of Georgia and the Uni- $2,490 / sem. }oU) $4,039 / sem. (out) Jan 30. ^vai|able a? presi.
Master College at Senate and Pi rkens streets Ten versity of Florida were chosen because they /oSFA. 90/o /oShA. AJ/o dent, vice president, treasurer and 43
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group sessions will be held monthly. XSanTfinancialaidnutnbe^vtuy President: Dr Barbara R.HaHon President: John Palms wh^L^ZtsltrS
throughout the schools of the SEC. Expens- . ' : TK Notes: the student body," SG adviser Woody
'ni j%Tl IDCTUIC es at UGA, located in Athens, is $/ ,815 per Tiittiono - ^ ^P4 366 / vr ; %SFA = Percent of Students with Carothers said. "Students should have
PlUlUKtirSia year in state and $11,628 per year out of state. Financial Aid
an interest in resolving some issues and
f These figures also include food and room and %SFA: ' 50% NR = Not Reporting participating in committees that work
board. More than 50 percent of the students Mascot: :: Commodores lp Newberry and Vanderbilt are pnvate on an issue ?
receive financial aid. Founded: 1873 < M < ' ?cPk nnartpr^ not semesters ^ filin8fee ^ S25 ^r an executive
A 15-hour in-state full-time student at UF, President: Joe B. Wvall: : Oeorgia uses quarters, not semesters office, $20 of which is refundable if the
located in Gainesville, pays $852.45 per se- candidate removes all campaign matemester,
while an out-of-state student with * u j <*nnr\ . , I rial within 48 hours of the last election.
15 hours per semester pays $3,363. Tuition At Auburn, jn-state students pay $700 per finannalaid The filing fee for sarate seats is $5, which
is figured by the number of hours a student 9uaJrter or ?.1?>' P?r year. and out-?j;s^ S'C' Un ersity was chosen because is nonrelndable.
takes per semester. students Pf ^2'100 Per 1uartf ?" ^.300 a a? 'n-,state aah??l *>?> a larKe SG exists to work with the adminisFor
a broader SEC spectrum, the Uni- por year. About 45 percent of the students nonty population tration on issues that involve the university
of Arkansas and Auburn University receive financial aid. In-state students at S.C. State, located in versity, Carothers said,
were chosen. As the only pnvate school in the SEC, Van- Orangeburg, pay $1,250 in expenses per se- "Student Government participates
Arkansas, located in Fayetteville, chaiges derb>!' University was chosen because it mester. Out-of-state students pay $2,490 per ^ flie facu](y and administration OTd
$1,932 for in-state tuition per semester and doesnt receive state funding and makes for semester in expenses. university governance," he said. "Every
$5,028 for out-of-state students per semes- an lnloresbn6 comparison to USC. At Newberry College, a small, private university committee has students aster.
Seventy percent of students receive pay- . At Vandeihilt, located in Nashville, Tenn., church-affiliated school, all students pay signed to it We give the administration
ment assistance. ln"state andout" of"8tate students pay the $12,794 per year. More than 90 percent re- and the president feedback on what the
source? Hamw'* same price, $24,365, per year. Half receive ceive financial aid. student concerns are."