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Legislation in the South Carolina General Assembly
might do away with the HOPE scholarship. Here is how
the HOPE scholarship compares with its counterpart,
the LIFE scholarship:
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Amount Requirements
HOPE Up to $2,650 3.0 GPA or higher
LIFE $5,000 Must meet two of three requirements:
1.3.0 GPA or higher
2. Top 20 percent of class
3.1100 or better on SAT , .
Forum
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of one’s class.
Huggins said education is bet
ter off than other state-funded
programs that have suffered
cuts. He said the struggle for ed
ucation funding was a fistfight
and that other programs, such
as Medicaid and juvenile justice,
have been murdered.
Pitts said this is a result of fis
cally irresponsible spending
done in the past, particularly the
spending of non-recurring mon
ey on recurring expenses. Now
some decisions must be made
about what needs to be cut,
which is difficult because “ev
erything we’re cutting is impor
tant stuff,” Pitts said.
Many students at the forum,
however, expressed the opinion
that education should be at the
top of the priority list. They also
said an investment in education
is an investment in the future of
the state and that without prop
er educational funding, the state
will be unable to attract bright
students or keep students in state.
“If it weren’t for scholarships
and grants, I wouldn’t be here at
Columbia College,” said Mintra
Arthur, a first-year English and
music student. “I can’t afford
more loans.”
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Alternative means of generat
ing revenue, such as an increased
cigarette or property tax, could
help fund education; however,
Huggins and Pitts agreed that
this revenue would probably go
toward Medicaid, not education.
Student questions also
prompted the representatives to
discuss the money spent on
salaries for both former USC
President John Palms and cur
rent President Andrew
Sorensen, as well as the newly
built Strom Thurmond Fitness
and Wellness Center. Students
expressed concern because, they
said, that money could have
gone toward scholarships.
Huggins said the potential elim
ination of the scholarship is an
issue that USC’s Board of
Trustees would have to deal
with.
The proposed cut of the HOPE
Scholarship will be debated in
the House next week.
Jennifer Bolin, a first-year ear
ly-childhood-education student
at Columbia College, said: “I
would have to say scholarships
are a way for me to be indepen
dent from my parents, and with
out them, I surely wouldn’t be
able to do that. I already have two
loans, and to add another would
just be very overwhelming.”
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volunteered myself.”
The group meets every Sunday
for two hours to learn new and re
view old dance steps. It averages 12
to 15 members, and many members
hope the group will grow.
They have participated in many
events around campus and be
yond, such as a campus-min
istries-sponsored swing night,
joint dances with the United States
Amateur Ballroom Dancers
Association and competitions at
other universities.
Abbie Ferrance, the group’s
vice president, said the group fluc
tuates from year to year.
“We seem to get a group togeth
er that’s really wanting to dance
at a higher level, they want to do
competitions, they want to do ex
hibitions, they want to polish,”
said Ferrance, a first-year gradu
ate student in earth- and environ
mental-science management. She
said members will then graduate
or leave and that the group starts
over with beginners. “We’re at one
of those points right now — we’ve
got a lot of new people,” Ferrance
said.
Because many members are new
to dancing, the club is now mostly
social dance. But some of the more
advanced members still compete at
local and national levels.
Andy Wilson, who has been in
the club since the fall semester of
2001, and his partner Carrie Bacon,
a third-year biology student, will
be competing in the National Shag
Dance Championships in Myrtle
Beach this weekend. The pair prac
tice for about an hour a day, but
Wilson, a second-year computer
science student, said it’s not
enough.
“We’re competing against peo
ple that have been dancing for
about 11 years, so we’re at a slight
disadvantage,” he said. “We’re
feeling confident that we’ll do the
best that we’ll have fun, but we
don’t expect much.”
More than competing, though,
most members agree that the club
is about having fun.
Michelle Lueck, the club’s pres
ident, said she’s made some of her
best friends in her four years with
the club.
“The environment is really
easygoing,” said Lueck, a fourth
year marine-science student. “It’s
really fun helping new people.
When you see that they finally got
the dance moves — the guys, when
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they’re actually leading, it makes
it all worth it.”
Ferrance agreed. “It’s a lot of
fun, that’s the biggest thing,” she
said. “It’s exercise, it’s good team
spirit, but that’s totally beside the
point. It’s a lot of fun. ”
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I Andy Wilson,
a third-year
computer
science
student,
dances with
Carrie Bacon,
a third-year
biology
student, as
Instructor
j Tony
Rodriguez
directs a
Gamecock
Dance Sport
club meeting.
The pair will
compete In
the National
Shag Dance
Competition
In Myrtle
Beach this
weekend.
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