Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Major C BY FRANK DELOACH A lack of funds and time wi: delay major renovation of th Horseshoe and improved lightin in the Towers until summer. According to Harold Bruntor vice president for business affair: even increased room rents will n( provide sufficient funds to de. with student housing complaints. Rita McKinney, Student Goveri ment Association (SGA) presiden and Eileen Berlin, student welfar secretary presented a list < complaints on Jan. 4 to the Studen Trustee Liaison Committee. C Jan. 22 the same list was presente to Robert Stewart, Housin director; George Mitchel associate Housing director; ar Brunton. Housing is planning a Feb. 25 < 26 meeting for interested people i air views on type of renovati( needed by the Horseshoe. A cording to Brunton, architec have already been hired to prepal preliminary plans for the summi project. Weather stripping for t) Towers will be tested soon on doors to find the most effectiO means of repair. Poor lighting, broken windo% and toilets, bad heating system ceiling cave-ins, insect problen and general deterioration of men dorms formed the body of cor plaints. Broken floor and ceilii tiles; damaged window scree and venetian blinds; and broken missing closet doors characterizi room complaints. iorm Reno USC Housing staff described most complaints as unspecific or unreported. They said general illumination in rooms was e satisfactory unless a student g disliked exposed fluorescent tubes Two ceilings have been replacec " and five marginal ones are scheduled for summer repair. All dorms were given pest control treatment in August and as needed since food in the rooms was blamed for recurrence of insects. t "We're concerned about the I priorities of the administration," t McKinney said. "We are talking about necessities on this list. The nd tone of our meeting with Mr. Brunton was that things would get g done eventually but in no big ' hurry. Weather stripping and lighting for the Towers are not luxuries. The only thing we felt we Lo could count on being done now i would be placing a partition bet n ween the toilets and showers in the e- Horseshoe." Brunton said, "We do want r things changed. We divide com plaints into two categories: 1 Normal operating repairs and to major modifications. In order to cope with normal complaints, we have a maintenance crew in every vs dorm on campus. The problem is s, that students don't come to us with ,s these complaints. This is the first time we've seen some of these n com plaints. ig "These major modifications are n not done overnight. We don't have the money for one thing. In ad dition, it's physically impossible to There Is a new Convenience Store on campus. Once you find it, you'll like It. It has the breads, snacks, toiletries and sundry items you want and need. Canned goods. too. It's open from 3 P.M. to 10 P.M. Monday through Sunday. Trying to find us will be worth the effort. Green SSouth Building Conven'ence Store South Tower Blossom CAMPUS CONVENIENCE STORE On Butt Street. aross frnm South Tower vations De get the job done if the dorm is not - vacated. That's why we add up a o list of major student complaints. a Then we sit down with students and s let them set priorities for summer projects," Brunton said. b "4lso you've got to realize many c of these complaints are the result , of student vandalism. Students are P hurting themselves by damaging v school property," Brunton said. a Berlin said, "These complaints h are the same ones students were voicing three years ago. For three years my dorm has requested n better lighting. Each year housing s has given us something different. a Special Wo For High BY SID GRIFFIN The weekend of Feb. 15-16 will be special for the ap proximately 25 high school students from South Carolina who will be the guests of several USC student organizations. The Garnet and Black, the Gamecock, the University Union , the Thespians and the Student Government Association (SGA) are hosting the students in a project designed and sponsored by the InterFraternity Council ,((IFC). t r n Iayed his year it was carpet. The best verhead lighting in my room is bove the closet, and I'm tired of tudying in my closet. "It's time to quit passing the uck and get something done. We an see Mr. Brunton's point of iew, but we're looking at the roblem from the student's point of iew. We want some efforts made t immediate solutions that will elp students now," Berlin said. Dr. William S. Brockington, tudent-Trustee Liaison Com ittee chairman, said,"We've een the dorms. We know that they re really terrible. 9ekend Sc! School Le Those students participating in the program, according to Mike Compton of the Student Ac tivities office, were chosen for their own well-rounded abilities, not for any one athletic skill or academic specialty.The [FC believes that having these students visit the campus might >e the right incentive or ngredient needed to stir up the students' interest in attending USC. A growing campus problem in he United States is that students are no longer beating down the iniversity doors to get in. Enrollment is down, and with the rising costs of keeping a school's loors open, many insittitutions are having a hard time getting :he number of students they Mould like to. In an effort to insure that top iotch students continue to enter Psychologi Helps Solvi BY MERRY BATEMAN A college student suffering in ense anxiety with distracting eadaches, a high IQ child failing is school work for no apparent eason, a college student seeking re-marital counseling and a niddle aged businessman epressed by personal and ocational conflicts. These are among the people who re being helped by the ~sychological Services Center at JSC. The center, serving ap proximately 200 students a year, as a two fold purpose: As a ommunity service, it opens doors or those seeking skilled coun eling , psychological evaluation nd psychotherapy; and an ducational service, the center >rovides experience for the raining of the psychology traduate student. The center, established in 1965, is non profit facility. The 1965 eport of the Governor's Advisory iroup on Mental Health Planning ecomnmended the formation of this :enter and the American asychological Association ap >roved the center on a national asis in 1970. The clinical faculty ~onsists of ten members with a ~taff of 25 graduate students. Clients may be referred to the sychological Services Center in everal ways. An individual may 'efer himself by calling or visiting he center. A university connected ndividual may be referred by a nember of the faculty, by the nfirmary or by one of the other IfliVU(iI'SitU 'oulnsfeling Seices.f43 Harold Brunton eduled iders Carolina, the IFC decided that a weekend at USC might show the chool is not as big as it seems mnd they could have a great four ears in attendance here. During the Student Activities Leadership Weekend each ;tudent will be paired with a eader of whatever field he is nterested in . A student in erested in student government mould be paired with a top level SGA leader, and a student in .erested in publications would be placed with an editor of a student publication. The weekend will include an opening assembly, free time with their partner to get to know each other, four different workshops similar to freshman orientation and a final banquet with Paul Dietzel as featured speaker. cal Center r Problems Anyone may be reterred by a professional person such as a physican--minister or community agency. "We can provide a wide range of services to the individual. Daily we deal in problems running the gamut from dream interpretation to overweight; from anti-smoking to psychosomatics. We can provide the resources for students not available anywhere else," according to Robert Deysach, the center's director. Diagnostic and evaluative services will not require a fee. A small fee is charged for follow up psychotherapy. Individuals not connected with the University are charged according to a sliding scale fee system based on income. No one is refused service because of inability to pay. "All information which is ob tained while someone is a client at the center is handled in a strict confidential manner," Deysach said. He said confidentiality is the strongest common point of the clinical staff. No information on re ard may be released except at the written request of the client. Dr. Deysach believes the facilities at the center are ex eellent. It is supported by both the Psychology Department and the University. He commented that he Felt all students and faculty should become aware of the Psychological Services Center and the help and services available there. The Psychological Services Center is located at 1819 Pendleton Street. The center is open from 9 mtm. to 5 p.m. Monday through Eridanu