The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, January 16, 1975, Page Page 5, Image 5
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BY MICKEY TRIMARCHI
Of The Gamecock Staff
Opinions differ over the
nature and the extent of the
problems in living conditions
at the University Terrace (UT)
apartments. And even if UT
residents and USC Housing
Services could agree over what
needs to be done, lack of money
is likely to be a serious
problem in improving
residential facilities.
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Student frustration, ac
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the unhealthy living conditions
due to lead paint, stray cats,
and poor playground areas at
UT.
Lead paint has been used to
paint the interiors of upper and
lower sections of University
Terrace. The paint is begin
ning to flake off and is posing
health problems for children.
Housing Services is aware of
the lead problem. The problem
persists.because, according to
Robert Stewart, director of
housing, it would be too ex
pensive to get rid of all the lead
paint in UT. Stewart said
Housing is considering some
sort of a vinyl covering or wood
panelling for the walls. This
rposal has not been accepted
y the University yet, but
Stewart is hopeful it would be
accepted and said work on the
lead paint could possibly start
next summer.
Cat feces in the sandy
playground at UT are a
problem because residents feel
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Stewart said Housin had tried
to trap the cats some
"misguided people" would set
the cats free and throw the
traps in the trash can. He said'
although earlier his office had
given up on the cats it was
renewing its campaign against
the cats.
Stewart, however, is skep
tical the cats were causing the
pinworms. He said the
University Health Services had
been consulted on the matter
and the Health Services
suggested the pinworms could
be caused by any of several
factors.
Students are also dissatisfied
over inadequate and unsafe
playground at UT. According
to Roddey Bell, former
residence manager at
University Terrace, - apart
from the cat feces in the sand
students are also unhappy
about the monkey bars put in
there. These bars have pipe
ends without any caps and one
child has already needed
several stitches as a result of
falling into one of the pipe
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Part of the problem at UT
seems to be that residen6
don't know to whom to com
plain. And when they do
complain, according to Put
nam, nothing gets done.
Putnam said in many cases
Housing had ignored com
palints for two or three years.
Housing may have been
unable to satisfy student
demands but, according to
Stewart; that does not mean
Housing has been ignorning
students. Stewart felt the
greatest problem at UT was
lack of funds to improve the
facilities. He said if Housing
did all that the UT residents
were asking for the rents would
have to go up. And that,
suggested Stewart, would be
another bone of contention.
But even as things stand now
Stewart does not feel the lead
in the paint, or the stray cats in
the playground are the most
serious problems facing UT
residents. Stewart said he
thought lack of air conditioning
in the summer was his most
pressing concern.
Dr. R.A. Rempel, Chairman
of the Facilities and Groumds
Committee, said some
sort of a negotiation would
have to be worked out between
UT residents and University
Housing.
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