The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, June 11, 2003, Image 1
INSIDE
VIEWPOINTS
Cheaters succeed
in modern world
Tyler Jones considers
the careers of Sosa and
Blair. PAGE 5
THE MIX
Piansts perform
for Columbia
USC School of Music
offers Columbia a week of
classical music. PAGE 7
SPORTS
Tanner, Powell get
Carolina to CWS
Virtue helps Gamecocks
make second straight
trip to Omaha. PAGE 10
INDEX
Comics & Crossword 9
Classifieds 12
Horoscopes9
Letters to the Editor 6
Online Poll 6
Quote of the Day 7
USC Police Report 3
Back to Omaha
PHOTO BY COREY GARRIOTT/THE GAMECOCK
On Saturday the USC baseball team punched its return ticket to the College World Series in Omaha
after knocking off the UNC Tar Heels in two games. About 12,000 fans attended the Super
Regional in Columbia. This trip marks the team’s seventh trip to the College World Series.
Senator
kiboshes
millions for
university
BY BRIAN RAY
THE castECOC.K
The Senate failed to pass a $250
million research bill last
Thursday at the State House.
Bill 3899 would have given
Clemson University, the Medical
University of South Carolina and
USC a total of $220 million to de
velop their research infrastruc
ture. The remaining $30 million
would have been distributed
among the state’s other colleges.
“I’m very much disappointed,”
said USC President Andrew
Sorensen. “We desperately need
additional buildings on our cam
pus for research, for faculty, and
for teaching.”
Sen. John Kuhn (R-Charleston)
was the strongest opponent of the
I ♦SENATE, SEE PAGE2
Tuition to jump 15 percent this fall
BY GABRIELLE SINCLAIR
THE GAMECOCK
A committee of the USC Board of
Trustees gave preliminary ap
proval to a $650 million budget and
a 15 percent tuition increase. The
board will vote on both the increase
and the credit hour system June 26.
Chief Financial Officer Richard
Kelly presented the budget and pos
sible allocation of funds, as well as
tuition changes for the 2003-2004 fis
cal year Friday.
4 Under this new budget, tuition
revenue will exceed state appro
priations to USC for the first time
in the history of the university. The
proposed budget sets resident un
dergraduate tuition at $2,774 and
nonresident undergraduate tuition
at $7,443. Last summer the trustees
raised tuition by 17 percent. Ninety
two percent of in-state residents re
ceive some kind of financial aid.
The executive board committee
also gave approval for a bracketing
system, in which full-time students
taking 12 to 16 hours pay a set fee.
and each credit hour beyond that
will cost $80 for in-state students
and $208 for out-of-state students. It
is a permanent change, and is not
influenced by the budget shortfall,
said Kelly.
What instigates the change, ac
cording to the committee, is a long
time problem with students sign
ing up for an overload of classes,
and then "shopping around,” lead
ing to empty seats in the classroom,
“I have to pay the professor the
same for teaching 20 students as
teaching 25,” said USC President
Andrew Sorensen. "So we’re los
ing enrollment by not having those
five students there as a result of
these kids oversubscribing. And
they know when they do it that
they’re not going to take those
courses.”
Sorensen was unsure as to
whether this change will deter stu
dents from taking electives or dou
ble majoring.
“The answer, to be honest with
you, is I don't know,” said
Sorensen. “I hope that people will
be able to afford it. I hope they will
be able to say ‘I can afford 240 dol
lars more to take University 101."’
Many schools have changed to
a bracketing system, said
Sorensen. The University of
Michigan and the University of
Colorado operate using a 12-18
hour bracket. The University of
♦ TUITION, SEE PAGE 2