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South Carolina
Volume LXV No. 62
Burning a few lights in the new library al
USC Faces En't
BY R. VANCE BUTTS
Of The Gamecock staff
Remember the Energy Crisis? It's faded into the
background now that you don't have to wait in line
three hours for five gallons of super-extra-plus, but
if you're a Carolina student, you ought to remember
it. You'll be paying in part for that crisis.
Energy costs rose $800,000.00 this past year,
almost the same amount of revenue expected from
the total increase in tuition and fees for the '75-'76
school year.
Last week the GAMECOCK asked Dr. Harry
McMillan, associate professor of engineering, about
progress being made on the thermal front, the
heating of water or fluids by solar means. McMillan
said, "I don't see anything being done that's going
to cut costs of energy next year or the next year."
He said a lengthy period of time is required to
generate feasible ideas, draw plans and implement
their construction.
In the midst of an inflationary recession, Mc
MillAn said electrical costs are actually down.
"Electricity is cheaper now than it was in the
thirties. What else can you name that is cheaper
now than in the thirties? The cost of electricity has
continuously gone down. We're just using more and
Patterson: Bu
projl
BY MARION ELLIOTT "4
News Editor year
finat
Sufficient quantity and quality of programs thint
at USC can both be maintained to some degree we <
during the current period of short funding, "(
University President William H. Patterson said prog
this week. anot
Patterson's remarks came one week after woul
the GAMECOCK questioned whether the of F
funding of 16 University academic areas out of espe
the USC's general operating budget would hurt scho
the quality of its programs. Specific state stres
funds for those 16 areas were requested by the facu
University this past year but were turned down keep
by either the General Assembly or the State Th
Budget and Control Board. 'area
Instead, the University now plans to fund all they
16 out of its basic educational and general suffi
funds, from which all other programs are prog
predominantly funded. The 16 areas include right
six research bureaus, general research, "start year
up" research grants, new programs in media he si
arts and for honor stuadents nnd other secinal UiS
I night can't waste too much energy, can it? Donna Bise
rgy Problem
more.
USC's use of electrical power will increase in the
coming years with the present construction of such
facilities as the Russell House expansion and the
building of Gambrell Hall. The Administration has
already begun to upgrade the efficiency of USC
energy facilities. Harold Brunton, vice president
for operations, explained to the GAMECOCK
Tuesday some of the moves already under way. An
air conditioning chiller atop the Physical Science
Center (PSC), Brunton explained has suffered
repeated failures, and the $30,000 insurance
collected is being used to connect cold water pipes
from the West Energy Facility (WEF) to the PSC.
This will reduce the amount of energy used to cool
the building. Another hookup of pipes between the
East Energy Facility (EEF) and the old boiler
plant, (behind Currell) Brunton said, is designed to
cut down on the use of the old boiler plant. "It's
going to bust down in five or ten years," he said.
"In the meantime, we think it can be shut down at
times to conserve energy if one of the other plants is
more efficient." That project is expected to be
completed in a few months.
"The medium range (5-10 years) approach to
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[dget Won't Affe
Dcts within USC schools. including
lany of those things have been funded for custodial
s," Patterson said, "and to suddenly not other area
ice them would have been detrimental. I by $3.2.
L we did the right thing in financing what T. Est
lid, those 16 areas included." Board of
ne can always question whether a having a
ram at the University is as desirable as programs
bier," Patterson said. "For example, I our utmo!
d hate to suggest that we abolish a School keep up o
ublic Health (one of the 16 programs), "Taking
eially after it was decided that such a propriatec
1l was needed. I don't think we're really entirely jt
sing quantity. We could have used more multi-purl
ty and students in the school, but are now Marchai
ing it available for the future." an examp
e School of Public Health, as the other 15 the welfar
s, are there for future generations when the best w
can really be used, Patterson said. "Both health is
yient quantity and good quality of our mission or
rams can be achieved. We can operate all the admin
this year as we stand. If this happens we believe
after year, it would be a great problem,"
iid.
C has recently announed budget cuts
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BY MARK DILLARD
Of The Gamecock staff
Objections to current plans for
Green Street have been raised by
Student Government Association
(SGA) President Steve Hill.
Hill said he was unhappy about
plans to allow cars to: exit staff
parking lots directly into Green's
pedestrian crosswalk; run a fence
down the middle of the street; and
move the curb closer to Russell
House.
- The basic Green Street proposal
was endorsed by Hill and USC's
Facilities and Grounds Advisory
Committee (FGAC) and presented
to Columbia City Council near the
end of spring semester.
The proposal calls for
elimination of parking on both
sides of Green between Sumter and
Bill Streets, a 20-foot landscaped
Departme
In Restru
BY MARION ELLIOTT
News Editor
A reorganization in Student
Affairs that combines the office of
Residence Life, Housing Services
and Food Services was announced
Tuesday by Richard Wertz, of
Residence Life.
The new structure will probably
be called the Department of
Residence Life, Food Services-and
Housing, Wertz said. "It will be
the largest department within
Student Affairs," he said. The
reorganization became effective
July 1.
"This means all aspects of the
housing program-room assign
et Quality
cuts in preventive maintenance,
services, educational supplies and
s after the Senate cut its state funds
kn Marchant, chairman of USC's
Trustees, said, "I don't agree in
contest between old and new
for funds." We believe we should do
t to implement new programs and
Id programs, he said.
money that is not line item ap
I and using it for these programs is
stifiable in perspective of USC as a
lose institution," Marchant said.
it used the School of Public Health as
e. "This school is badly needed for
e of this state's people. We must do
e can with what we've got and public
a need," he said. After the Com
iHigher Education, the faculty, and
istration agreed we need the school,
we must (10 the best we can to have
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island in the middle of the street
and a 15 mph speed limit. Details
of the plan are being worked out
through the office of Harold
Brunton, vice president of
operations. Hill and Brunton met.
Thursday to discuss the plans.
"I'm teed off about them exiting
onto Green St.," Hill said after the
meeting. Brunton said that "in the
next few weeks" the Horseshoe
will be permanently closed to
traffic.
As part of a temporary plan for
summer, cars will be able to pass
through a short section of the
Horseshoe and go between Coker
Life Sciences Building and Legare
College to get to staff parking
spaces between the Horseshoe and
Green Street. That is the route
used now.
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nts Merge
cturing
ments, counseling, maintenance
and all food service operations-will
be handled by one department,"
Wertz said.
Under the new setup the director
of Housing and Food Services and
the director of Residence Life will
report directly to the new post of
dean for Residence Life and
University Housing. Wertz. for
merly the dean of Residence Life.
will fill the new dean position.
Robert A. Stewart will be the
director of Housing and Food
Service and Mary Parrott' will be
the director of Residence Life.
Although all will be separate
entities, they will report to one
person and will be considered as'
one department. Wertz said.
Previously, food and housing
services had reported to Vice
President of Operations Harold '
Brunton and to Auxiliary Services.
As such, they were independent of
Residence Life.
"I think the change will be
beneficial to students since we can
serve them better out of one
department," Wertz said. "The
whole problem of operating
housing will be better served.'
The reorganization was okayed
by University President William
H. Patterson upon the recom
mendation of a Student Affairs
special committee headed by C H
Witten, former dean of Student
Affairs who resigned in June.
"The commit tee felt that housing
and residence life c'ould be tied im
and should be working together
instead of being separate
divisions.'" Wertz. a commit tee
member. said
The committee, which w as
charged by the president to st udy
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