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VOL. LXII-NO. 1 University of South Carolina. Columbia, S. C. 2920R SEPTEMBERS,1971 Fa This was just one of the Ion Students 0 " -Ae'vr -a ft ' LI f11I6 IA) fy BETTY WOODRUFF Staff Writer 170 men and 42 women students are on the waiting list for dorm assignments at USC, according to J.A. Barnes, director of housing. "Although the students have been accepted to the University, acceptance does not guarantee housing. This is stated on the ac ceptance form and is emhasized after all housing on campus is filled. Barnes explained. "The first students to apply and be accepted are the first ones to be assigned housing. As a result those students who apply late have less chance for a dorm room. The University considers it the student's responsibility to find housing." Barnes said. Dean of Residence Life, Elizabeth Clotworthy, said from the project ions made last spring, it was believed that more women would. need housing than men. 'Thus. Baker dorm in the men's towers was converted to a wom etn5 's drm. Tlhe University is now allowing all upperclassmen to live off camnpus Cl~ot worthy said, hut not as many students are taking ad vantage of this as were expect ed. St udent s inte(rviewedl by the GameIl(cock said that finding an apartmewnt off campus is difficult. Many landlords object to students 01' charge prohibitivye rents one stlen)t saidl. *While the University houses more than 40i per cent of its st udents more than the national average i is impossib)le to provide housing for all 15.000 students,'' liarnes said. *And since USC is a state school, i registrat ion heam g lines in a crowded room di without r< fid ' ther it must accept any student who is academically eligible," he added. The bulletin board in Russell House is filled with requests for New Union sought tore By ('IARILES FELLENBAUM And EIASSA DOMROE A permanent University Union director is being sought to replace Lewis Tyler, who resigned last month. Robert Dzalrymple. director of Intramural Athletics, is serving as interim director until a permanent replacement is found. Robert Alexander, dean for si udent activities, said Ty'ler, who servedl One year in the position, re(signed because he didn't fit into the liniversity organization. Alexander said that Tyler lacked a sensitiv'ity to the needs of situdent s. '~'auIse of the com - plexit y o the job, a man who is willing to work with the students is nleede.'' t he (dean said. It is our: (leterIminat ion beca use of the nature of the job that the man holding this job has to be secure enough to relate' daily with the students, and to be able to say yves' or 'no' without ntaonnizing 46~ lache -Bill Norwood Jring registration. )Oms ; h11OUsing roommates and apartments, with about three "apartment wanted" notices for every "roommate wanted" notice. t director place Tyler them He must be able to fairly respond to all student groups requests. "We needed less orientation toward contracting and entertainment and a broader view" of the University's needs," Alexander said. USC stud of new m Staff Writer Tlhe Uiniversi ty announced plans last summer to study the leasibility of a medical school f'or 1!S(' Tlhe school may be build in 'on junction with the Veterans Hospital ini Columbia. P res idenit Thomas F. Jones testified in favor of the plan before the 11 S Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs on Aug. 4. Jones said opposition to the plan is a ''st ruggle bet ween proprietary int ('rests." but would not c'omment furt her. South Carolina's ratio of doctors per I00,000O people is one of' the lowest in the nation. Lng Machine fall regis By CIIARLES FELLENBAUM Assistant Managing Editor "I wouldn't want anybody to go through that again." That was the reaction of USC Registrar Rollin E. Godfrey to this fall's registration. The major problem was the failure of the machine that seals the plastic ID card enclosure, he said. "When the machine broke there was no need to require ID cards for registration and this dumped a lot of people in all at once. The effect was tremendous." However, there was a "larger number of students than could have been handled even if the machine hadn't broken down," according to Assistant Registrar George Walters. "The computer center personnel worked all night Thursday making ID's, and they only got through the 'p's'" Walters said. "Students who came to summer orientation had their ID's made, and they had no problems. Also the new University caienaar gave us 15 days less time to plan." he said. There were 00 late applications for readmission, Godfrey said. "'This is the sort of thing that would throw the Computer Center off." There will be a meeting to "critique" registration and to consider three possible changes, Godfrey said. "First, we may possibly com puter register freshmen again to relieve the Coliseum of the burden of 3,000 people." Godfrey said that more of the Coliseum may be used in the future, and full computer registration could be considered. Full computer registration was tried in 1967 he said, and it was a "comlete disaster." "It gave me confidence in the stability of our students," he quipped. 0 *d a ying ide ed school range projections reveal that the present medical conditions will be insufficient to cope with public health needs for S. C. by the end of the century. Bills pending in Congress would allocate almost three -quarters of the money needed for construc'tion of the school. Additional funds would be available to -eqver maintenance costs for five yeats. A special c'ommittee has been appointed by the Higher Educat ion Commission to evaluate the situation and make recom mendations to the S.C. legislature. President Jones will speak to the ('nmmissionn Septembem. slows tration "I would like to see a system designed for the needs of students rather than department requests," Godfrey said. Rollin. .Godfrey Garage for 573 cars By ('ARPENTER KING Staff Writer The new student parking garage on Blossom St will provide 573 more parking spaces, according to Vice President for Business Af fairs Harold Bruton. Spaces can be rented for $50 a year , $20 a semester and $10 for the summer. About 400 students have reserved spaces. The $925,00 building is the first of four proposed garages. Bruton said they should eventually en circle the campus and provide some relief from the current parking problems. "The University," he said, "is committed to an ever increasing number of cars on campus." The administration debated prohibiting cars for students living on campus, he said, but this was rejected for the same reason in coining freshmen are now per mitted to have cars. "They (the freshmen) could just park on city streets over which we have no control," Bruton said. "The rule was a mockery." Tlo meet the cost of increased parking facilities the state legislature granted the University revenue from all parking violations and fees incurred within its jurisdiction. Funds from these sources amounted to $151,571 last ve-r, Bruton said. ~"The University is permitted to float bonds on the growth potential of this money. As the number of i rking facilities increases, the r'evenue should increase propor tionatley, " Bruton said. "This should allow the school to kee, up with the number of cars,'' he .ad .