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VN K VOL. LXIV No. 70 UNIVERSITY OF SOU TH CA RbLINA, COL UM BIA. S.C. 29208 July 25, 197 Green 4 By John Van Dalen Gamecock Staff Writer Two years ago, USC students massed in support of closing Green Street, temporarily blocking the thoroughfare and visibly demonstrating their desire for a permanent closing. The issue has never completely died down and just last Wed nesday Columbia City Council passed a unanimous resolutior calling for a trial closing ant study of Green Street fron Sumter to Pickens beginninj September 1. A study of traffic flow an( associated problems will begir September 1. The city will hir an independent firm to do th r . { Green St Charles Whitten The restructuring of Affairs with the probab Charles Witten in July19 Ad-Hoc Committee v reorganization, acc( University sources. Although Witten denil don't know anything abo the committee on their according to commit Milledge Seigler. One the committee is prof handle all their own < academic, non-academi the student courts. Seis advisor to the presider like the faculty, ought te their own affairs as the: The reorganization. v street Ti study at University expense. After the 45 day period of study, Green Street will be closed from Sumter to Pickens for another 4: day period during which time the effects of the closing or surrounding traffic arteries wil be examined. Green Streel will then be reopened and at analysis of the whole situatiot made. All this according to Leigl Leventis, Student Governmen l Association (SGA) president, ani member of the student ad ministration delegation tha presented the trial closing case t 1 City Council on July 17. City Council had deferrei action on earlier SGA proposal for the closing this spring unti during the 1972 student closing... USC R Shuf the Office of Student S' le replacement of Dean fq 75 is being studied by the vhich planned USC's )rding to informed ad the report saying, "I 0 ut it," he is working with I study of Student Affairs, tee chairperson, Dr. recommendation which >osing is that students f lisciplinary problems - r c and housing - through ~ler, who is also faculty t t, said, "The students, have as much charge of 'can possibly manage." -ial CUosir the Pickens Street construction work was completed. Leventis said there was a block of opposition to the closing from a contingent of Pentleton Street property owners and residents. The delegation of about 40, mostly housewives and children, presented a petition to the council protesting the closing on grounds that more traffic would be diverted to Pendleton if Green was closed and thus their street t might be widened. 1 The SGA representatives - assured the residents that they t were not in favor of any widening ) of Pendleton. Leventis said that a better route would be Gervais to Pickens and then left onto s Green and then to Five Points. 1 Green and Pendleton are not that eorgan izi fling Co y Lynne Perri Ganecock Staff Writer , has also brought changes to the bu ctor of the administration. Harold Bri >rmer vice-president of business affairs, i ice-president of operations. Bernard Daet handling a separate category for finan Brunton said he does not consider his nei demotion, adding that the separati< perations and finance is a "fairly commoi ilarger universities." Brunton also said the creation of a seniol iresident for business, similar to the prc osition in academics, "is a possibilityf uture." He said a study was madei ecommending that both a head of acad nd a head of business be established. erson held both of those positions at that ~runton said. "I came in to hold up bu ffairs." Having worked with General Electric inear in nadministrative nositins in finnn ig Appro vital and don't have to be used as much as they are, he said. - "We were really satisfied with 1 the trial closing," Leventis said. i " This may resolve the Green Street issue once and for all during the next six months." Opponents, however, remain adamant that any closing of Green Street will only increase the already heavy burden of traffic flow on - Gervais and Blossom. More than 30 Five Points merchants signed a petition in favor of a trial closing of the street. This lends credence to the assumption that former op ponents of the closing were moderating their position and having a change of heart. Reasons for this may have in And during the course of a normi rUtonal tnues siness inton, marketing, Brunton s now contrast with Pres wyler academic past. Patti ce. been "deferred main N title meaning "we spent on of but old stuff went to f ri split Rosen, Patterson's a said he and Patterse r vice- He said, "Dr. Patter ivost's by side for 11 years. or the occupy. Much of wha n 196 Our relationship wal emics as far as I know it ha "Pat- added that any rept ime," the University were siness Daetwyler was president for fina for 20 presided over the si ce and now, which includ Plase ved :luded student safety factors, a lesire to see Green Street im )roved aesthetically, and an nterest in the improvement of he traffic flow on Green Street. But Bill Hampton of Hiller iardware, president of the Five Points Merchants Association, said the closing was a com wromise. While admitting that the Green Street traffic problem was severe, he said closing the street would only add to the alrady burdensome traffic load Dn Blossom and Gervais Streets. "The Merchant's Association and myself are opposed to any permanent closing now because Gervais, Blossom and Green are Please Turn To Page 3 l day. Harold Brunton 's background provides a ident William Patterson's brson said he feels there has tenance" at the University, i lot of money on new stuff ot," according to Dr. Barry ssistant. However, Brunton n have a good relationship. son and I have worked side He held the position I now it I do, I learned from him. excellent 11 years ago and sn't changed now." Brunton r's saying he was leaving news to me." formerly associate vice nce under Brunton. He me areas then as he does e the budget, treasurer, Turn To Page '3