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According to Fidler, USC par ticipated in the same program during the 71-72 academic year, and hopes to use the results ob tained from the current ex periment to measure change from its In Town " - *1 " * Oe aimbia one 254-6951 254-6952 rd, rnerly of Germany emale- Shampoo, for only $10.00. the earlier one. "This is a follow-up instrument." said Fidler, and involves his office sending out about 1,460 questionnaires to undergraduate full-time USC students. According to Fidler, this figure represents a 10 per cent random sample of the student body. About 275 of the questionnaires have been returned to date, Fidler said. The questionaire, made up by the Strategies organization and called The Experience of College Questionnaire, has five major CALIFF Green--Webel formulated them before Califf joined the university when asked whther the go-ahead with these plans caused his resignation, Califf was reluctant to comment. According to John Bryan, an assistant professor in the art department and who has worked closely with Califf in the past, the resignation is but "one vignette in the total planning situation." Concerning Gibbes Green, Bryan said, "The plans radically tran sform the space from a pastoral setting into something equal or tantamount to an interstate in terchange. As a designer, there's plenty room for dissent." Perhaps not as the result of Califf's announced resignation, but too recently to avoid speculation of other than coincidence, a Grounds Committee has been established to study current, but primarily future plans, for physical expansion as well as to form a mechanism for exchange of ideas among students, faculty and administration with regard to the university's physical expansion. According to Brunton, any alternate plan to that proposed for Gibbes Green may be expressed through this committee. History professor William Rempel is the committee's chairman; he could not be con tacted for comment. The Horseshoe renovation will continue to be Califf's primary concern. After his resignation becomes effective, he will remain with the project in a consulting capacity. Bryan, who was chairman of the Horseshoe Committee and is on the newly formed Grounds Committee, said "John Califf deserves recognition and credit in the Horseshoe restoration. He is an extremely HEY PROT MAYBE YOU DON'T N BUT ONE IN FIVE ( $500 or $250 or BY DOING NOTHING] OWN TI is still the best bi $50 ESSA CONI $500 ESSAY CONTEST ENLIGHTEN AND BE Ela TRIBUTE TO CILTURE Faculty and staff; no stude Come to Collcott 314 on Thi March 28 and you become to compete for prizes rangi $50 to $500 by writing a sh< on the WORK ETHIC:WHA by May 25. Call 2207 for further r1etail! sections a bout which answ -rs "I e sought from the students. These are Course Attributes, Academic Studies Behavior, Student-Faculty Relationships, ,Co-curricular Experience ana Student Satisfaction. "We've done a lot since the last time and this will give us a feel for the changes of the past two years of how students feel on academic issues," said Fidler. Fidler said he hoped the data from the questionnaires would be compiled by May or June. From Page 1 valuable member of the Horseshoe project and it will be most difficult to replace him with a man of his sensitivity and expertise." Obviously, not all concerned share Bryan's opinion, or at least that degree of favor. The Gamecock has learned although there is general consensus as to the "time period" to which the Hor seshoe should be returned, there are two philosophies concerning its eventual appearance. One is that the Horseshoe should be closed off, walled in on both sides, and the other is that it should be more open and connected to the rest of the university. Califf shares the latter belief; Webel and Brunton share the other. According to Califf, the plan he opposes means tearing up all of the red brick walks which would also mean destroying the original and historical perspective. He ad mitted to frustration involving this project, as well as others, and Brunton also acknowledged the position of campus architect is the "most frustrating" job on campus. "You have every group imaginable trying to influence this kind of work," Brunton said. It is recognized Califf is in a difficult position about revealing whatever personal motives, specific frustrations, or con troversies which might have in some way caused his decision. After all, he does, as he himself said, have a future to look out for. But the inferences one may draw from this latest event in the drama of extensive physical expansion by the university are quite clear. 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