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Gamecock Staff Writer USC is in the midst of an energy < has already cut energy consumptioi per cent, university officials say. Harold Brunton, vice-president c saw the handwriting on the wall air in the technical end have seen for st of petroleum products are finite. W coming." IN SPITE OF the precautions tal J ? r? A 1-_ i ' Conservati By JIM PHILLIPS luei consumption has saved almosl self," said Brunton, "is a savings money had not been saved, then th had to pay the additional $900,000 sir has not appropriated any additiom Nuclear ? nuclear waste storage site for more than ten years. Nuclear waste must be completely contained for more than 250,000 years, Bursey said. Generic problems, ihnsp cnmmnn *<-> nuclear reactors built by the same company, will also be investigated. Bursey said that some nuclear reprocessing plants escape inventory taxes because they don't claim ownership of the waste stored. The coalition would investigate who actually is responsible for the waste stored, and the tax structure. T-shirt hoax to be revealed in Monday's paper An event occurred Friday that angered some students, made others laugh and baffled almnsf everyone. Black T-Shirt Day had been advertised for a week in The Gamecock and on signs around campus. When the fateful day came, and students traveled down the Bates ramp toward the intramural fields, they were expecting an "all you can drink" event as the ads had Dromispd When they reached the designated spot they found, to their dismay, a water fountain with a sign: "All you can drink." i It was apparently an elaborate' joke, and many took it as such' whether or not they enjoyed it. But i the perpetrator of the event claims | it was not a joke and , indeed, that | li naa a value. See The Gamecock Monday for, the answer to Black T-Shirt Day. utiu iu ciusc iui iwo weens lasi r eDr closed because "the governor emergency and cut off all of our na we didn't have enough oil reserve these reserves to run the universit The university asked for voluntar conservation over a year ago, Br didn't work, more drastic measures At that time, President William 1 Edwin Shelley as director of eneri university and set up a special energ to curtail energy use. Brunton sa university has cut fuel consumption 1 The cost of fuel for the univers million for this year. Brunton said th fuel consumption has saved almosl The cost of fuel for the univers million for this year. Brunton said th on policy ha Some en are:? Durii were turne ronservation policy that ?A sum 1 at the universitv hv an established ?The uni >f operations said, "We not needed nost a year ago. People ime time that the limits ?THE 1 e saw the energy crisis Brunton, is the week-er in session. ten by the university it buildings w nary. Brunton said USC p.m. and si declared a state of said the uni tural gas supplies, plus the areas, ss or capacity to store mostats by y." The ener y cooperation in energy centrating unton said. When that Edwin A. HoH fn Ka fnl/An iuu vu uv tai\Cll. 111C illIIVCI 2 tt. Patterson appointed building thi: gy conservation at the attheunive y task force in an effort for faculty id that since then the BRUNTO by 30 per cent. servation ii ity will run almost $4 dards. He s e 30 per cent cutback in bulb as a r t over-lightec circuit but < ity will run almost $4 needed bee n OA ???* ?..4I 1- -A? c ou [jci Lciu euiuiicK in oiners win t $900,000. "That, in it- The univ? for the student. If the He said the i le students would have using reflet ice the state legislature il funds for energy." "THE S; rom page 5 Major stockholders and power companies would be investigated by the coalition to determine how profits are used for construction of nuclear plants. IF THE PROPOSED Barnwell plant opens it might become the world's largest nuclear waste storage, and that only "sketchy" steps being taken to educate the public about this, Bursey said. If Barnwell did reach this status, nuuiear wasie wouia nave to travel across the state, and the coalition will question the safety of this. New / Cinemat presi Humphrey Bogart ai in CASABI Thursday, Friday pit I-ELLIN! S/t Saturday, 7:00 and ' DhccaII U/m? I $1.00 plus s cut energ) ergy conservation policies already ig the winter the thermostats in mo: d down to 68 degrees. imer temperature of 78 degrees versity has turned off the hot water 1IGGEST conservation policy, ac that the campus is shut down at nig ids and at other times when the univi Brunton said there are time cl hich shut the air conditioning or h< tart it again at the appropriate tin, iversity "has had to use brute force Crews have been sent around res< hand." gy policy ior ims summer will ir classes in a few buildings, Brunton Shelley, director of energy consen lity plans to close the Humanities s summer. It is the only pure classro< rsity. The others, Shelley said, have < members. N SAID the next approach in ei > establishing new conservation lig aid the university is "toying with tl eplacement for some of the light b 1 areas." A phantom bulb simply nu smits no litzht. Bnintnn sniri nhnntrtti ause if one bulb in a fixture is re not operate. ;rsity also needs to work on further university has "already done a lot wi ;tive glass." VD SITUATION is that almost York city ha? banned the travel of snent fllfl thrrmoh (ho ?!??. d..? w.~v%.5n niv vujr, uuiacy said. The skeptics conference, which was attended by persons from all over the state, was held in the Russell House Saturday and Sunday. GROW hosted the conference^ Send THE GAMECOCK home | 1 \ ic Arts tnfs J id Ingrid Bergman | L ANCA April 21 and 22 r s iTYRICON April 23 > ! 0'4ft DkA 1 _ se Theatre flfjP i use ID ruse by 30pc y in effect mechanical that has been st buildings done for comfort and not f< said. "A good example is has h<^>n tpmnpratnrp in thp R A degrees and circulated th where it is heated to the ideal temp< comfort but you can see wl Brunton said the unive cording to While Gambrell Hall wa: ht and over became aware of the seri ersity is not first thing we did was to b ocks in 36 faculty office was design eat off at 5 three, two were bricked te. Brunton The university also us< in some of glass in Gambrell Hall. He etting ther- an economizer cycle. Brur ivmpvi aiui c, iiic uuiiuiiij iclude con- cooled, but outside air cii said. stead. nation, said BRUNTON SAID anoth classroom the installation, now goin >m building the university. He said, )ffice space plants operated by the uni for emergencies. We w nergy con- periodically on oil." hting stan- He said that in looking le phantom university has applied for ulbs in the experimental solar energ lintains the to hot water and to a lessei n duids are Brunton said that he h< imoved the affect housing fees for t depends on the stability insulation. Richard D. Wertz of F th windows early to tell whether or no housing fees. He added, The rates will stay the ! everything he said. I HEI 1AI A *1 I VVMIN DAYS and Apply after 2 p.m. |)2)) College S BwafSfJ Ssy1^ . ? Why U f , ^ ter.c m \' and . 5r cent done for the past 15-20 years was Dr energy conservation," Brunton the B.A. building. To get the ideal building, water is cooled to 40 iroughout the building. It is then erature. It is a great system for here it is wasteful." rsity has "gotten smart lately." s in construction, the university ous energy crisis. He said, "The rick up half of the windows, Each ed with three windows. Of those up." ?d fixed windows and reflective ; said that Gambrell Hall also has lton said depending on the outside g may or may not be heated or rcuiated through the building iner part of the conservation plan is g on, of 35,000-gallon oil tanks at "Up until now, the four utility versity had stand-by oil tanks just ill now run each utility plant for alternative fuel sources, the federal assistance in obtaining an y system to be primarily devoted r degree, to heating energy. jpeu uie energy crisis would not he coming year, but that it all of fuel prices. Residence Life said that it is too 1 the university will have to raise Ne don't think we will." same for this summer's sessions, EF-1 iTFn NIGHTS Kiwei t. poy mora lAfillAM IMlJi ? ? % go from > to StoreT? > Cater to All Ages * We Discount coordinate. hcnro much mora and ut If All Togothorl