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0 JL South Volume LXV No. 65 1975 Campus Growth Uncertain BY DUNCAN MANSFIELD of The Gamecock staff DRUG. Experim Increast BY BILL PRATT of,The Gamecock staff Experimental drug usage by both entering and continuing Carolina students is on the rise, according to a recently released study. The study, conducted by a special Presidential committee during the spring and summer of 1974, also shows that total drug consumption is slightly up from the last study conducted in 1972. Among the most frequently used drugs for experimentation are amphetamines, cocaine, hallucinogens and narcotics, the study said. Meanwhile, alcohol, marijuana and tobacco had the highest consumption rates. Marijuana use registered the greatest increase for continuing students compared with the 1972 study. It increased from a reported 46 per cent usage rate to a 53 per cent rate in 1974. Entering freshmen, however, showed no increase or decrease in marijuana use. They reported a 42 Plans Find BY KAREN PETIT of The Gamecock staff A $2.5 million plan which would have joined the new USC Cultural Center with adjacent facilities has apparently fr'iled. The South Carolina Legislature denied both the $2.5 million plan and a sub sequent plea for $1.25 million. The plan, proposed by a governor's steering committee, would have joined the main auditorium of the Center with a parking garage and the South Carolina Educational Television complex by using footbridges and a central plaza. If funds are later released, the connections will be made. Harold Brunton, vice president of operations, said architects are still confident the main building The growth of USC's caml 10 years has significantly range of the main campus x it is speculative that this tinue to such a degree in tl "The era of large expan said Harold Brunton, vice operations. Brunton University Board of Trus following a policy of "contr will be a "concentration on 1 of our present facilities, construction other than t auditorium," he said. Brunton stressed that a s development has not been awaits a September 1 meetir of Trustees for a decision. The Board judges the University in an over-all fas] to 10 years. Their projectec have largely been met. Th; for the future could conceiv present campus boundaries their proposal. Frequently the Board'E ?ntal Usage s At USC per cent usage rate. Total usage was measured from those students who said they had used a certain drug within the past 12 months. The information was released late because of the study's low priority within the USC ad ministration, Asst. Vice President for Student Affairs Paul Fidler said. Fidler worked as an in termediary between the Gamecock and the study, which was not of ficially made public. The study also showed that amphetamines, cocaine, hallucinogens, and narcotics are used essentially for ex perimentation among both con tinuing and entering students. Amphetamines were ex perimented with most frequently 20 per cent of the continuing students, and 9.9 per cent entering freshmen reported use. Ex perimental use was defined as using the drug once a month to once every three months. Narcotics were experimented Please Turn to Page 3 ilized For can be completed with the presently approved $8.4 million budget. In case this amount is not enough, there are certain options that can be exercised to cut back. For example, the $200,000 am pitheatre would be the first option cut. Other possible deletions in clude a plaza and a second recital hall. A model of the facility was revealed Tuesday to members of the Cultural Center Advisory Committee. The hexagon-shaped structure will be located on the block across from the Humanties complex and will be bounded by Pendleton, Hlenderson and College streets. The center will contain three separate entities: a per forming arts center, the S.C. ETV network and the Columbia ;us in the past pansion will encc increased the not owned by th4 iundaries. But financed institutii :rend will con- land owned by th le future. now being looke( sion is over," area by the Univ president of for a peripheral expects the But it is rare to tees to begin close enough to I action." This incorporation fea he restoration come from priva and no new donation or salE le University common and the land directly froi pecific plan of The Carolina developed and ment-Foundation ig of the Board in 1965 as a non 1 would buy and !e) needs of the of the University., iion every five goal was to pur goals for 1975 range view follo Board's plan USC's Board of' ably alter the and D to buy pro in accord with ready to sell ari negotiate a deal I lan of ex- mandates. V - Cultural U Museum of Art and Science. The three separate buildings were to be connected to present an idea of continuity. But Brunton said the committee has gone through a "traumatic experience" with the legislature and failure to have funds approved. George Izenour, a theatre designer and professor at Yale University, is working with ar chitects Geiger, McElveen and Kennedy on building plans. Consulting architects are Curtis and Davis of New Orleans. Drawings are being finaliied' tn6' University officials hope con tractor's bids will be taken by the beginning of 1976. Ground breaking for the structure will begin in January and excavation on College Street will hegin then. mpass property which is Davi e University. As a state said, 3n, USC is able to acquire proper e state. Such property is (prima I at in the West campus areas) ersity, as a possible site which parking lot. close t find available state land R ano JSC boundaries to make acquisi sible. Most acquisitions funded te owners either through insurar . Donated land is un- FoundE University d,)es not buy Campu n the public. mortga Research and Develop- Brun (R and D) was charterea R and )rofit organization which positioi 11 property in the interest per cer according to Brunton. Its area (1 chase land with a long- of the : wing the projections of R an rrustees. This allows R knows perty when the owner is propert d gives ample time to below ( ar ahead of construction C 4f levelopmei In relation to energy problems, mehanical engrineers hna beean consltedand deisio hasbee madeto ue thrmo-ane lass conevelery.Thm ebb i mad e toethero-ped togoras temperature and, except for this area, the building will be win dowless. A special feature of the auditorium is a flying balcony which will have no concrete supports to alter acoustics. The main auditorium is designed so that no seat will be acoustically or visually disadvantaged. The center will have four seating capacities ranging from 700 to 1,400 to 2,400 and finally 3.000. Dr. George Reeves, chairman of the Cultural Center Committee I W. Robinson, president of R and D "We presently own scattered .y within the University boundaries rily in the East and South campus and some outside those boundaries is used as trade to get more land ) the campus." I D sells their real estate to USC at tion cost. The organization is by long-term loans from banks and ice companies, the Educational ition, the Athletic Dept. and the s Shop. R and D also takes out ges on individual propertiesv ton, who is secretary - treasurer of D, besides holding his University i, attributes R and D with buying 90 it of the land in the South Campus lates Dorrp and the suggested site iew fraternity dorms). d D also owns land which no one qu4te what to do with. This is the y in the block of Gibbes Court, ,apstone. The University was going Please Turn to Page 3 "Hot" Fall Fashions Unveiled A WIS-TV film crew was on :ampus Tuesday to film a com mercial for fall back-to-school ashlons. Wool may be the word or fall but hot and humid was the veather Tuesday. qtt Center said, "It is one of the most exciting things to happen to the state. For awhile, we will have one of the best facilities of its kind in the whole country."~ Completion of the auditorium will make it possible to bring professional opera and symphonies to the state on a scale never before possible. The committee hopes to appoint a manager to begin scheduling events one year prior to the auditorium's completion. Any legitimate group in the state will have access to the auditorium. Reeves said. Students will have access to the auditorium for their artistic programs Chamnber music groups. traveling theat re productions and musical comedies would widen the scope productions.nRe-vesesad