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Women I Handymt Students who call to complain about a jammed lock or broken thermostat in their dormitory rooms are being surprised when a woman reports to do the repair work. The University Housing Ser vices has hired two women, Margaret Crumblin and Eleanor Hoffman, to do work ranging from changing air con ditioning filters to unstopping clogged drains in women's resi dence halls. "Before we hired these women," George J. Mitchell of the housing office explained, "a repair man had to be accom panied by a woman when he worked in a woman's dormit ory. "Now having the women to do repair work," he said, "saves on personnel and also allows a quicker response to problems since the women are stationed in the residence hall." Neither. Hoffman nor Crum blin has worked as a mechanic or in maintenance before, but both say they have always been interested in trying to fix things around their homes such as broken iron cords or electric mixers. "I feel that it's good for a woman to be able to fix things since it costs so much money to call someone in from outside," Mrs. Crumblin said. "And things don't always break down If I find in myself a desire which no exper in this world can satisfy the mlost probably expla is that I was iade for an( -I.S. Lewis Enter in Field when your husband is at home." Hoffman remembers that one of her first repair jobs as a child involved a clock that would no longer run. She took the clock apart and when she put it back together it started running -even though she had left out several parts! Crumblin, who describes her self as the type who can never sit still, recalls that when she first started working at USC in December one student asked her "Who are you working for, Women's Lib?" However, Crumblin reports that it didn't take students long to get used to seeing her tinker ing with light fixtures or water fountain knobs and says that now many girls ask her to explain how she is doing the repair job. Hoffman, stationed in Cap stone House and Columbia Hall, calls herself an independent person but says she really hasn't thought about Women's Lib. Both Crumblin and Hoffman say they walk miles each day between dorms and up and down stairs, and they estimate they each change 20 light bulbs a day. "I even change them in my sleep," Mrs. Hoffman joked. But both women say they enjoy the exercise of their new jobs as well as meeting new people and meeting different things that need to be repaired. nat ion )ther world. I AR PHIL LOWNES ...Bell Camp Director BOYCOTT MEACT YOUR THUM48 With the price of meat being what it is residents of Lanodale, Pa. offer this pswiie fighting idea. Photo cour tesy National Observer. CONT Contempori within the tr external disc of learners,, in the very pi and services with an oppoi of their own or research I program pro' to mere surfa seminars, ma munity not c development ment for acac growth into ti are emphatic growth. In si a student can education. Cc conducive to disillusioned in an area wi Independel of variable between maj and project independent F A 'C' 0 Bell Cai Labeled The fire that destroyed one of eleven cabins at USC's Bell Camp on Sunday March 11 was labeled "arson" by Willie Stevenson of the Richland County Sheriff's departihent last week. However the investigation to determine who was to blame for the blaze which Phil Lownes, director of the camp, said caused an estimated $700 dam age has all but come to a halt. The fire was set at the same time a party was being held at the camp for the USC basketball team after its victory over Texas Tech in the Midwestern Regionals in Houston. An estimated 300 hundred persons showed up at the party which Lownes said had been prepared for 50. Lownes said the fire that destroyed the cabin was the sec ond set that night. The first was discovered around 7 p.m. by Lowne's who noticed a burning roll of toilet paper under the cabin. Lownes said he put out the fire with wet dirt and went down to the lodge where the party was being held to ask the sponsors of the party to find out who had set the blaze "and get them out of there."' Lownes said he then returned to his cabin on the grounds and watched T. V. until his 10 p.m. rounds. At that time Lownes EMPORARY UNIVERSITY-IN iry University represents an attempt to crea iditional University structure, and to offer lpline of the classroom. The Contemporary i group of students, faculty, and staff who -ocess in which they learn together. The Pro developed for the members of the commi lunity to undertake, individually or on a tez devising; students may pursue topics be) :raditional problems more intensively than rides a vehicle for assisting students to und ce investigation. In addition, Contemporary ny of them student-conducted, which create ommonly found within the University stri of the personal growth aspect of a college ca lemic achievement, the student must often pi le background of his undergraduate career. ally directed toward both the development ort, Contemporary University is a persona unite his quest to identify inner concerns a intemporary University is not an honor- p not on the basis of his grades but on the sonal interview. Thus, in addition to providir their own intellectual development, Conter student to break through the formalism of t ich seems particularly relevant to him. it study projects in Contemporary Univer :redit; depending on the nature of the inc r, elective, and/or cognate credit as designat advisors: (No more 9 hours may be appi dest amount of funding is available to assis study. Questions & Answe What wulddeliflIwerein CU this se- 0. Canlital mester? lien to d< You would design and carry Out a research A. Yes Proyd piolect in an area of special interest to of indepe you. You would receive up to 15 credits, with con up to 9 of which could count toward your stuident's mafor and up to 6 of which could Count toward your cognate. Specific credit break 0. How do I downs are determined in advance in con- A. The first sultation with your advisor. CU. and the find a pr departments or school involved vestigate like to ci Can anybody be Involved in CU? project I< Thre onlty requirements are that you be at hr ter least a sophomore and be able to work abemer CU project into your degree program Se. lec. fill lectron of participants is handled by CU Chfetk a GPR is not a criterion for CU admission. Can Ido independent study without being a In CU? lcate a Yes, provided you can convince a depart- A.Se the ment to accept your work able to< bers witi Do I get credit for the vertical and teer tental seminars? 0. You have No That's the fun of ItWe do A. Stop by ti Are there any special fees Involved In be-an qu No ou register and pay fees lust as any CONTEM other student Additionally, CU has tim'ted Rooms I funds to apply to extraordinary expenses Humnariti inecurrd in n,r.jecs Telpho Tp Fire Arson said he found the blaze rekin dled and out of control. After extinguishing the fire with the help of members of the party Lownes called the Rich land County Sheriff's Depart ment to report it. The investiga tion during the following week showed, according to Steven son, that the fire had been set intentionally and originated under a window at the rear of the cabin. Lownes said the investigation has been turned over to the uni versity police, but Lawrence Beauford of the Safety Division of the campus police said his department will not start an investigation until he receives a report from the Richland County Arson Division. Lownes said he intended to file an insurance claim to recover the damages to the cabin. He said that in the future what might come out of the inci dent is that the sponsors of events, during which damage is incurred to the camp, would be held liable for those damages. Beauford who went out to the camp to inspect the damage last week said he saw "no natural cause in the area of the ignition" which might have started the blaze. However he said that he had no plans to contact the spon sors of the party to find out if they knew anything about who was responsible for the fire. DEPENDENT STUDY te a new kind of academic community a viable alternative to the rigorous University Program is a community se interest in each other is manifest gram is an organization of resources inity. It provides qualified students im basis, independent study projects ond the scope of regular curricula, regular courses would permit. The lertake in-depth research as opposed University participants meet in group an interdisciplinary educational com cture. Emphasis is placed upon the reer. Because of the stringent require ish his subconscious need for personal ew experiences within the university of academic expertise and personal ly tailored learning system in which nd feelings with his formal academic rogram. An applicant is selected for nerit of his own study proposal and ig its participant with an environment nporary University also permits the he traditional University and to work sity are assigned i5 semester hours ividual project, this total is divided ed by the participant and his academic jed to the student's major require t the particIpants in conducting their rs a conventienal courses In addi ing a CU project? cts involving as few as 9 hoiurs ndent study have been approved, renthionsal courees filling out the loed. apply? (and most diff,cult) stepi s to Nject you would really tilt to In. It can be something you would yourself, or it could be a team be carried out by you and one hers Then find a faculty mem isted in advising you on the pro Duit the application form in this id submit it to the CU office. th the office concerning appli. adlines. I have a project but atm tamable to Peculty advIser? U staff They have often been tirect students to faculty mem like interests n't answered alt my questions. I do? te CU office and confront us with lions you have PORARY UNIVERSITY rs Office Building