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Several From Page 1 pus. In the long run, chairman Marchant said, this would mean that there could be a four year institution at that site. Coastal students will be able to take junior level courses until they meet the enrollment requirements of 1,000 students for four year accredidation. Harold Brunton, vice presi dent for business affairs and speaking for the buildings com mitted reported a budget increase for the six-story school of nursing at the corner of Green and Pickens streets had been obtained because of a federal grant increase from the National Institute of Health. Also there was a budget increase for the planned Biolog ical Sciences building which will be south of the Coker Life Sciences Center on Main Street. The structure will have 97,000 sq. ft. of classrooms, laboratories and auditoriums. Other projects to get budget increases are the Russell House addition, the Physical Educa tion addition and the Blossom Street garage addition. Non -dis A non-discrimination policy for the university was approved Monday by the USC Board of Trustees. President Thomas F. Jones presented the policy, which states, "The Board of Trustees and the Administrative officers of the University of South Carolina are committed to a pol icy of non-discrimination regardless of sex, race, creed, color or national origin. They declare that all University appointments will be made sol ely on the basis of those qualifi cations appropriate to the posi tion to be filled." GAEuI The Gamecock Is published twice e lng the fall and spring semesters witi and exam periods. Change of address forms, subscrig should be sent to The Gamecock, Dra Subscription rate is $3 per semeste from the student activity fund entitlin Offices of The Gamecock are roomi on the tuhiversity campus. Telephoni and 777-3888, advertIsing. Second ei HE WAN from 11:( Part Time Nights 1211 Colege S USC proj Finally Brunton proposed the demolition of one-half of a unit in the McBryde (fraternity) Quadrangle to ease expansion of the Undergraduate Library. Brunton said the unit to be destroyed housed two frater nities, one of which had been locked and not in use for several months. The other fraternity agreed to be relocated. Then the board voiced approval of an "Affirmative Action Policy". President Thomas F. Jones read the state criminat Jones announced the appoint ment of Mrs. Anna Durham as the "affirmative action officer" who will execute the new policy. He said Mrs. Durham's job is to work to pre vent discrimination at the University and to "seek out any existing cases of discrimina tion." Mrs. Durham has worked at USC 30 years in purchasing and personnel, respectively, "So I think the University hasn't dis criminated against women too much," she said. She plans to seek out discriminatory prac tices by following statistics of COCK eekly on Monday and Thursday dur the exception of university holidays tions requests and other mail items awer A, USC, Columbia, S. C., 29208. r. The Gamecock rece'ived $38,000 g full-time students to a subscription. 317, 318 and 319 In Russell House as are 777-8178 and 777.4249, news, ass postage paid at Columbia, S. C. LP TED 0O- 2:00 BURGER KING ects get ment which he said committed the university "to a policy of non-discrimination regardless of sex, race, creed, color or national origin." Jones named Anna Durham of Michael J. Mungo Rutledge Osborne the university personnel department to execute the pol icy. Chuckles from some board members was the reaction to the administration's recom mended action that the new Bates House West be designed in apartment-style complex, on rule whom the school hires and the amount of their salaries. "I'll be working with everyone at the University," she said. "The more you get involved, the better it is." A statement describing her position, which became effec tive Dec. 1, 1972, says she will implement the policy through "monitoring of goals and timet ables including recruitment, WHEE On Alil R.0. DENN~ budget in housing men and women stu dents on separate floors. James W. Cothran and Rut ledge L. Osborne lead the oppos ition against approval of the proposal but were voted down nine to four. The board also considered a proposal to consolidate Univer sity fund raising activities in a committee of the South, Carolina Education Foundation. Trustee Michael J. Mungo objected to a section which said cleared hiring and promotion." Mrs. Durham said she will investigate complaints of dis crimination by looking into the background of cases and people involved to "see whether we think it is a complaint." When asked what brought on her appointment and the state ment, Mrs. Durham said, "I think it's the times." ECOND ANNUAL LBARROW 40%-54 Remaining Wintei 9)19 S1'MTERt ST. ACIR IS Proprietor 1-'OM1 1 . t. 1lunnE:: creases that any fund raising effort of the university "focus attention on the Law School as a major entity of the effort." Other board members ques tioned the proposal, and the administration agreed to change the wording to focusing attention on the Law School as "an entity of the effort." In other business the board reported it would meet three times a year in the future and made changes in committee assignments for new members. The board then went into executive session to consider, among other things, the politi cal activity of university employes, the contested con tract discussion concerning Coach Dietzel and the WUSC FM contract. 4S ): DR. THOMAS F. JONES ...presents policy. SALE r'Goods OSS 0 lIHOE.