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Winthrop University Digital Commons @ Winthrop University The Johnsonian 1990-1999 The Johnsonian 10-13-1993 The Johnsonian Fall Edition Oct. 13, 1993 Winthrop University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/thejohnsonian1990s Recommended Citation Winthrop University, "The Johnsonian Fall Edition Oct. 13, 1993" (1993). The Johnsonian 1990-1999. 106. https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/thejohnsonian1990s/106 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the The Johnsonian at Digital Commons @ Winthrop University. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Johnsonian 1990-1999 by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Winthrop University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. asm Student health insurance: Hydraulic method of financing insurance helped or hurt by Clinton? Retail cost by Janet A. Brindle some form of health care insur- Nichols said that News Editor ance, it is estimated that 37 approxiamately 50 percent of Affordable comprehensive million people are uninsured. Winthrop's enrollment is prob- health insurance in the U.S., Ken Nichols of Benefits ably uninsured. That number especially among college-age Plus insurance company in will continue to increase as the students, is becoming harder Rock Hill, which supplies average age of college students to find each year. Winthrop's student health in- rises. Heath care spending in surance, said that President "Students, the unemployed 1992 reached a record $838.5 Clinton's new health care plan and young people in general billion, which is equal to 14 will probably be instituted fall into a grey category which Medicare Medicaid Uninsured PPO/HMO Small business percent of the nation's com- within the next couple ofyears- has not been addressed yet," plete economic output. but with a few changes. He Nichols said. "Those who are Most Winthrop students are either uninsured or are on The Commerce Depart- said that the plan is a little no longer dependant on par- their parents health plans. Those who are covered ment expects health care frightening right now as a con- ents, but are still students and make up for the costs that the unisured do not pay for. spending to rise 12.1 percent sumer because so many issues unable to pay for their own in 1993. have been left alone. insurance need to be dealt what is actually paid Although about 85 percent Winthrop students face of the population is covered by even tougher challenges. See INSURANCE, pg. 5 V///A = what is paid for by the others or is written off Turbeville settles suit out of court by Brad Bryant and making him a scapegoat Managing Editor for National Collegiate Athlet- Former Winthrop Univer- ics Association violations. sity baseball coach Horace Turbeville said the main Turbeville said he is satisfied NCAA violation involved a with his $55,000 out-of-court, former player's eligibility. settlement in his lawsuit He said he was informed against Athletics Director the player was cleared for eli- Steve Vacendak. gibility. "I'm glad it's over with," Turbeville was then told Turbeville said. "It's behind me after the game the player was and all of that's history." ineligible. The lawsuit, which also Turbeville said he was told named Assistant Athletics Di- the violation was his responsi- rector Douglas Echols and fac- bility, but through documenta- ulty representative Robert tion of the incident Turbeville Breakfield, was for $2 million. was cleared of any wrong do- The personal suit was in con- ing. Leavin, .. .town Photo by Rob Ouzts junction with a suit against Soon after the incident Winthrop in which Turbeville Turbeville's salary was reduced Latrell Allen and her step-father Harry Hallingquest load up the trunk to go home for fall was awarded $15,000. $2,000 a year and he lost his break. "The suit was not about Assistant Athletics Director money," Turbeville said. "My job. objective was to make every- Turbeville said he had no School of business hurt by cutbacks one aware of what was done." ill feelings toward Winthrop by Alvln McEwen 'Our equipment at the end it by doing research and going The money was paid to and appreciated his time here. News Writer of the last school year were two to meetings. Faculty must be Turbeville through an insur- "I have no animosity to- For the school of business, generations old," Padgett said. active scholars, he said, or the ance policy that the state of wards Winthrop," he said. "I the new budget cuts were not However, said Padgett, by school of business's accredita- South Carolina carries to cover came because it was a chal- welcomed news. the end of this semester, the tion would be in jeopardy. its employees. lenge and it was enjoyable. I Dean Jerry Padgett said student computers should be Also, he said, repairs to Defense attorney Vance think we made a mark and it the school has had a limited upgraded in order to handle such things as roofs, black- Bettis said through a statement will be a while before it is budget for three years. modern software. boards, seating and pipes have that the settlement was "a busi- reached." He said the new budget Faculty travel money is been postponed. ness decision and nothing Turbeville, who retired cuts have kept the school from also a problem, according to Padgett said the most seri- more." through the state after being repairing and buying new com- Padgett. ous problem has to do with Turbeville's suit alleged injured in a car wreck on a puter equipment. He said the profession of faculty salaries. that Vacendak was guilty of recruiting trip, said there is no He said the old computers business changes rapidly and demoting the former coach from chance of him coaching again, are not efficient for the new the faculty has to keep up with Assistant Athletics Director but would like to get back in- ftwaro. See CUTBACKS, pg. 5 and president of the Eagle Club volved with Winthrop. INSIDE — ^News/1 -5 OFineArts/ 8 OSports/12-13 C*> Alcohol Awareness Week, ^Opinion/ 6- 7 O Spotlight / 9 O Lifestyles/14 P9• 14 ^ Announements/ 7 O Entertainment /10-11 O Classifieds /15 mr £ I -r<ln*:0 rrT Page 2 The JOHNSONIAN October 13,1993 Careers in student affairs highlighted nationally by Tammy Galloway affairs personnel. "Now I plan to stay in stu- News Writer "If studentsknow now that dent affairs," Chapa said. "I The National Week for they are interested in a career feel like I am here to make a Careers in Student Affairs will in this field, then courses like difference in someone's life be- be celebrated at Winthrop by psychology, sociology, human t cause someone made a differ- many university employees behavior, group dynamics and ence in mine." during Oct. 18-24 . The week student development theory Associate dean for student will highlight those who are will help prepare them," development, CristinaGrabiel, already involved in these jobs Timmons said. said she enjoys her job because and provide information for He said students should she gets to watch people grow students who are interested in also get involved with student up and learn from their mis- pursuing careers in Student groups such as hall councils, takes. Affairs. Resident Students' Associa- She said people do not plan John "JT" Timmons, as- tion, Dinkins Student Union, to be in student affairs because sistant director of Residence sororities and fraternities. they do not realize it can be a Life, said students do not re- "By getting involved, they career choice. gard student affairs as a ca- gain practical experience and "When you have an impact reer choice. are exposed to the very thing on people's lives, it makes you "It is a position you just they would be involved in if feel better," Grabiel said. kind offall into,"Timmons said. they pursued a student affairs "There's not a better job any- He said students do not career," Timmons said. where!" need to worry about what ma- Donna Chapa, graduate Buck Cooke, Student Di- jor they are taking because associate for the Department rector of Orientation '94, said there is no set major require- of Student Development, said he wants to pursue a career in ment to work in student af- she got her start in student student affairs when he gradu- fairs. affairs by being involved with ates from Winthrop. "I was a secondary educa- Student Government Associa- "The reason I want to do Concentration Photo by Amy Powell tion major certified in social tion, RSAand hall council while this is because I see a critical studies," Timmons said. "I she was at Winthrop. need to help students and I Art student Matt Cordell works on a ceramics piece in know other people in this ca- "The main reason I have love trying to help meet that Rutledge. reer throughout the colleges I chosen student affairs is to give need, "Cooke said. have worked with who have back all that the student per- Cooke is mqjoring in mass majors ranging from history to sonnel gave to me when I was communication and plans to International Week bio-chem majors." here," Chapa said. get his masters in student per- He said patience, being or- She said she received her sonnel. ganized, working well with bachelor of science in govern- Student affairs careers in- gets started Friday people andbeing able to handle ment and public service from clude a variety of specialties by Denise Stubbs and importance of the instru- amultitude oftasksatthe same Winthrop in 1987 and was not such as residence life, career News Writer ments.