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VOL. LXVII NO. :18 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1976 rmnniii irnirrmrn-rTinjwmMiTiniTrririr?i iwinmmM?iiMwinMMiTri?nii? HI ?I Subs id: By Catherine Thrift Subsidization of some dormit other dormitories is allowed by nr?r>mmtincr cvctom %4VVWM?lVlt^ UJUVVyM A. The system treats all USC do entity. But Housing and Food Servi< Stewart said, the system "make Housing's total income mus bonds when a debt service is I nlained. To nav for a riorm i; i * " guarantee is needed than the income. "Also, if a present dorm penditure, such as major rep; couldn't afford it," he said. "For example, we'll be sper next year. If it was budgeted b; uuuc, iic oaiu. n little groups." Candidates declared eligible By Cynthia Connolly Candidates for executive positions in the Russell House University Union have been declared qualified contenders by the Election Commission, but write-in candidates will be considered until the March 2 election. I T r\ ft-v r\/t p n /? r* ? * rl ? 1 /\ f ? uiiuppuocu v (uiuiudil* iwi president is Lisa Cagan, currently chairperson for the Free University Committee. Cagan. a junior, has been active in the union since her freshman year Secretary of the union Felicia Mitchell and Pun Nio, chairperson for the Cultural Series Committee, are seeking the vice nresidencv I* I- J The unopposed candidate for treasurer is Sam Irvin, who has been chairperson of the Cinematic Arts Committee for fqur consecutive semesters. Niles Keese, vice chairman of finance for the Contemporary Sounds Committee and Terry Dugas, an English graduate student active in the union for the past four years, are running for secretary. To vote in the March 2 election, committee members must have attended at least three consecutive meetings Trustees re-elected I he South Carolina General Assembly re-elected eight unopposed candidates to the USC Hoard of Trustees Wednesday. The legislature re-elected Frampton W. Toole Jr. of Aiken, W.B. ilawkins of Dillon, D. Glenn Yarborough of Lancaster, William S. Broekington of (ircenwood, Hugh H. Wells of Seneca, .J Robert Peters Jr. of Hampton, T. Luke Benson of Conway, William K. Whitney Jr. of Union. izing borne i Stewart said the sidizing another h; ories by residents of who feel it is unfaii the Housing Services the dormitory the; "If a stnHont i irmitories as a single Columbia Hall, 5 "Students get the < :es Director Richard for fall in the spri is a lot of sense." Stewart said rec< t be pledged to sell building's income kiltie tttr\ C **4- 4-^ LTUUl up, OlCWdll CA- VVIICI1 Uie 1I1COII1 itory, more pay-off for a year's budge building's expected single entity. "For this year, \ needs a major ex- about $4,880,401, ai airs, the dorm itself Stewart said. "Th< cost for salaries, i iding a lot in Maxcy. The expense figu v itself, it couldn't be electricity and t#>lp lys more than a lot of "We prepared th and came out with A future gold medalist? Perhaps in INKS. Johnston is porfnlly happy to accomplish balancing beam. The pint-sized daredevil s gymnast practice session at I'SC's physics dorms pay m j question of one dormitory sub- c as come up at times and students \ r Q lioiioll^r 4- ^ ' ?A - v Miv, uouniijf auviacu 1U Iliyve II1LO I y feel is benefiting. n South feels she's paying for t she can live there," he said. \ opportunity to choose their rooms ng" i rvr/^c rl/\ ?l- ? r l/i uo uu nui ouuw IIUW II1UCH UI une 5 is actually used for that buiiding. es-expense balance is estimated { t, all dormitories are treated as a < t ve expect to take in an income of id we expect to spend $4,879,685," ( 3se are estimates of what it will ^ iA/PPPS pnninmonf anH ca '' . 0 -Wfcy J K/V|MA^/I?AV1IV CAI1V4 ovy lUi LI A re also provides for inflation, with ( phone rate increases anticipated. ( ie budget in November for 1976-77 ( i a figure we think will cost us to t HI By 1'atricia 1 Fire hazar throughout t Student Govt S| campus houj Residents < SI met in Bate? One reside Woodland Te MyPIHI years. adequate. T f appliances ir 4 fire," Putnai WP "There is i m. area, even WL V| going. Weal Wt ju cut down on t ^ Putnam a supply in cas< JwL | random patn *Jni Other prob ? preunfc paint ~v\ Ml David McC ff^Plfi ?lp|?||j|f * | ^0I W??dlan<1 i &J i will be to "cc * |j?r * There are th V breaker hoxc I *. Changing br< best with it I Complaints ditioning. Mc and the probl weather is hi Photo by Russell Jeffcoat j*esponS hut for right now David s tenemen the feat of walking the experiment o howed his stuff during a to male and f< il education center. make similai ore than th >perat.e. If expenses are higher rnve to ask for a rate increase," h lp to the Board of Trustees." Stewart said a full accounting o he housing division is given at vhere rate increase explanations a "A question has come up about h< my academic buildings, but the i >aid. When some dormitories require ill rates could possibly be raised I, ? U , : ? J- * i >icnuig LUC IHUIMII^ UliparLIIlUIll I ;ach year. But normally rates are det< estimation of expenses over a j /ears. "We try to set rates so that they i .r r?in 1_ ? ji me lability. r ur example, oaies :ent more than the Horseshoe," ione both by a judgement fac iemand. Their demands tell if it's ] iciri nr LO GA dorm h Eleazer ds, poor lighting and a proposal to ope he year were discussed Tuesday at irnment Association Residence l.ifp hf ;ing. af Bates House, Cliff Apartments and ; Cafeteria to discuss housing probler nt Hussell Putnam said the major c? rrace was the age of the apartments, w lr problems is wiring. We're concerned he age of the wiring and not being d leans there is a greater risk of shortin m said. ilso inadequate lighting in certain ar< with a good moon, it is very hard to Iso need more lights near the swamp. he possibility of something tragic happ? lso cited needs for larger fire ex Voodland Terrace, for a quicker way e of a fire, for a fence around the edge o lis through the area to cut down on peej: lems mentioned were leaky roofs, cracl . bad insulation and warped boards in tl auley, coordinator of student housing, I Terrace will be at 7:30 p.m. March 3. 1 ime up with a program to do something ings that have to be done. Last yeai 's, but we do not feel at this time that Leaker boxes is priority one." j i i ? ? " iu pians nave neen maae ior in more e Terrace,and the housing is working (las about the gas cutoff situation. Life Dean Richard Wertz, explained Hand Terrace, saying, "The universit limit to how long it can last. This year 'thing has to be done. We had two choic U'Alllrl 1 f n ?v? 1 Iiui TII/U1VJ i i > i r>|/ic? v V 1 / J I il II11 I l^:r> ,ct IIU iting list as it is." he said. choice was to make repairs. If we use ; we'll get a good place. However, if wf ks really bad, we'll close it down. Wc hat we can," he added. ? from Cliff Apartments concerned h Oauley said maintenance men had che lem is that it is not switching to air co ot. *to a question on opening Bates West fi its 23 and 24 on the Horseshoe would be in a 12 month contract basis. The apar emale graduate students "If it works o r arrangements," he said. ey get than income, we e said. "Then it's f money spent by public hearings, re also nrpspnlpH musing subsidizing answer is no." he major expenses, 1 because a law must break even irmino/4 ln-.nn.tk IlllUCU (111 UU^Ii jeriod of several reflect the quality West costs 50 per he said. "That's ' ^tor and student priced correctly." heard ear ms n some dormitories one of a series of 'arings dealing with Woodland Terrace ns. iuse of problems a* hich is more than :?o d whether or not it's esigned for modern g out and causing a L?as. In the laundry see where y >u are Better lighting will ening," he said. :tinguishers placed to turn off the f the swamp and for >ing-toms. ked or missing t.les. he walls. said a town meeting le said the purpose about the situation, r we did change i:< : the wiring is bad. lighting poles to be with South Carolina USC's position cony acquired the area, we got together and es. The first was to wc nt*fu ii utt'ause 1 enough money and ten we start making ''re trying to do the eating and air concked the units twice. nditioning when the or 12 months. Wert7 > used instead, in an tments will he open ut we will be glad to