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Residej BY MOBY SALAHUDDIN "The Univeristy of South Carolina," said Dean Richard Wertz, "is a really great place. For an urban setting, this is a very pretty campus." Richard Wertz, dean for Residence Life, has replaced Elizabeth Clotworthy who retired in July. Before coming to Carolina, Wertz was the residential life Director at the University of Pennsylvani". He decided to come to South Carolina "because there are lot of possibilities for doing things here. The University has a lot of potential and is big enough where one could begin to do more thig.", The new dean sees his job as "basically centering on doing things with Residence Halls." He said he hoped to make dormitories more than just a place for "sleeping and hanging out." Wertz is interested in a closer relationship between academic and residence life. Dormitories should provide a "living-learning" atmosphere, according to Wertz. GAMECOCK The Gamecock is the official student newspaper of the University of South Carolina and Is published twice weekly, on Mon days and Thursdays, during the fall and spring semester and once a week during the summer by the USC Board of Publications and communications. Opinions expressed in The Gamecock are those of the editors and not those of the University of South Carolina. Change of address forms, sub scription requests and other correspondence should be sent to The Gamecock, Drawer A, USC, Columbia, 29208. Subscription rates are $3 per semester and $2 for the summer sessions. Second class postage paid at Columbia, S.C. EMpedition & Reereatioeal Grade Sleeplag Sags TFeats -Packs and Frames Climbing Rape and Hardware Deown Jackets and Vests Depest's Daere. Fiberfill II Clashes and Sags Coemplete Outdee Library FreemeDeted & Debydrated Veeds SSeves - Geseral Suppites Rugby arts - USGS Maps Fesgear "COLUMBIA'S ONLY COMPLETE OUTFIITTER" s. - Fri. 6:0 a.m. -- 6:0 pan. .%al. Ph: 258433 MexGade gt Arise item tiee ice Life He said efforts would be made to get professors involved in dor mitory life. Part of this prograin is under way in the Towers complex, where classes are being taught only to residents living in that area. Another future possibility, Wertz said, is to have students with the same special interests living together. The Office of Residence Life hopes to reserve some rooms in each dorm to help such students in getting together. These special interests, Wertz said, could be Jr. World...DOWN ...New dean striveig 1 foreign languages, coin collecting, had radios: whatever. "The mair thing we aim to offer is variety.' Wertz likes the idea of students doing "House Projects." He said, however, he does not expect every student to be involved in such programs. "Some people would rather be left alone. That's fine with us." Since school started, Wertz has visited all the dormitories to get some feel of their physical surroundings and facilities. Wertz said he would try to keep in touch IND ADC TOT Be in full fashion game and party afl sweater set from and pants from P 5-13. on main TOWN..-------.------RiC to improve dorm life with student problems by meeting as many students as*he can. "I went to a party last night," he said. "That's one good way to meet students." Wertz said he hopes to do this more often. Wertz said he is aware students are interested in longer visitation hours but added it is not for him to change current visitation policy. The best he can do, he said, is to forward student orovosals to the Board of Trustees. Wertz suggested future open house regulations aro "going to depend _o.hwBtes West orate. EPENDENT PARTS UP TO THE AL LOOK! for the football er with a sharp Niki, (S-M-L), 11% rides Crossing, 4 Vest, $13. Cardigan, $20. Pants, $20. HL AND AL L--.......... WERTZ 1 GO GAMECOCKS 'DUTCH SQUARE: