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VOL. LXIV No. 70 UNIVERSITY OF SOU TH CA RbLINA, COL UM BIA. S.C. 29208 July 25, 197
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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 .
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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
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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,
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