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Green Sti By BRIAN TURNER foi Gamecock Staff Writer as ad Green Street was officially sti closed to daytime traffic for one month beginning Jan. 23. sa The closing may mark a victory re for university officials and a L'lii/l/intc urVin hnuo nrntpctpH Iho 111 OiUVtVIIVO **UV III* ? v {/? V?VX,V7?^V ...v traffic conditions on the street for N more than sixteen years, city ss councilman Kirk Finlay said. cl At the closing ceremony Jan. 23 lo L\rklnif ootrl ho ic nloncorl tho is i* nuajr o?iu uv 10 pivw^v* ?<>^ ? closing has been effected, and said he felt "satisfied that after one c< month the closing will be per- n manent." I' It GREEN STREET was closed g January 18 from Sumter to Bull Streets from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. p Monday through Friday, after city h council voted fou* to one last ?.p month to close it for a 30-day trial c period. I.'imps Camnbell. Dean of tl Student Affairs, said the street was a closed several days before the C semester began to "smooth out the il operation quickly." c The current trial closing will be used to determine the effects it will have on city traffic patterns, and will be followed by a pubKc hearing s run by city council. t THE DEBATE over Green > Street has appeared periodically s \/ By CHRIS DOYLE Gamecock Staff Writer , Increased industrialization and a ployment rate have improved the ec for the state in 1978, according to 1 director of the Bureau of Business Research of the USC College of ministration. i South Carolina's unemployment r cent and has a projected earnings gi cent, as compared to national figun cent unemployment and 39 per cent ej Large numbers of people moving in an ample supply of land for exp* couraged industry, Pugh said. "Peoj the opportunities are." I; ALTHOUGH South Carolina has or per capita income rates in the nation to rise faster here than the national The cost of living in the state is lower, Pugh said. "There is a cos ferentiai, partly due to city size. University tn Ka I/U JJV V11V By JANKT (ilBSON Gamecock Staff Writer Courses for undergraduate and frcflit nrn hpinif nffprwl giuuuutv v. w?.. ? - o this spring and summer semesters | on Educational Television. "We're in our fourth year of offering Educational Television courses for credit," said David Bowden, director of Extension ' I reet close r sixteen years, and as recently |K November 1975. Council was J] lamant in its stance to keep the H reet open. m At that time councilman Finlay P id he would not even think of & considering the issue for at least Tyear, and council suggested USC / lild a pedestrian bridge or tunnel. 5 ow, councilman T. Fatton Adams lid the study and temporary m osing represent a "plausible and fij gical approach to a controversial I sue." 1 It. E. L. FREEMAN was the only ^ ouncilman to vote against the I measure when it was presented by ^ resident James B. Holderman * ?st month on behalf of the student ^ overnment. Freeman maintained that a ublic hearing should have been eld before the trial closing. "All eople who are affected (by the losing) should be heard," he said. "There just are not many ways hrough the city, and I feel there re other solutions besides closing j( Ireen," Freeman said, "However, s) f people are willing to accept the losing, then I will support it." s< ? FIN LAV SAID the closing is t| omething the university needed g ind the current closing schedule p 'keeps the campus open to jr visitors," he said. "Green Street [, should be improved to be given the n nemploynu ea doesn't have big n Boston," Pugh sai A larger populati i lower unem- and services, whic onomic outlook THE P1EDMON1 Dr. Olin Puch. areas with the mo and Economic Pugh points out tht Business Ad- population. The Peedee area ate is five per South Carolina's r rowth of 49 per textile-related pro is of seven per moving into the st arnings growth. South Carolina's to the state and reason for lower f insion has en- 5>outn Carolina n* )le move where Fugh said. SOUTH CAROL! metal, rubber am le of the lowest said. The state is t , it is beginning industry and sen n l/prnd O noitnnal v. ? iiaiivuai u v vi agvo also relatively "The state is di t of living dif- "but it would be n South Carolina gap." T7TT7" ~? 1^1 V UUI jred for c Services. "Tins >vnx t>e our nrst summer offering them. In the past," he said, "we offered them only during the fall and spring semesters." Students taking the courses can earn tun college credit by watching the programs and completing course requirements, Bowden said. All course communication is by television, mail and telephone. ;d for 6) >ok of a pedestrian-orient< treet," Finlay said. "Council responded well aft eeing what a disaster Gre< treet is during the day. I hoj ley will close it permanently trad Steele, student governme o?i<i ' : i. voividii) aaiu. vyuuiiviillh 'inlay assured me that he wou ry to make the closing p< lanent." ent down. > rnings up letro areas, as in New York a d. on increases the demand for goo h in turn increases the cost, r area ?s one of the fastest growii ,,4 M #\ta i ol JUUS ticaicu 111 IIIC MdlC, LI it the Piedmont has a larger ba is also becoming more industri najor industry was textiles a ducts, but new industries a ate, Pugh said. ; agriculture background is o >er capita income rates and al ?d many lower-wage industrii INA is beginning to develop m< i paper-related industries, Pt expected to continue the growth /ices at a faster rate than 1 for the next five years. uing reiauveiy wen, rugn sa laive to say that we've closed I arses redit A toll-free telephone sys provides direct access to the structor for enrolled students, t hour answering service ena rnllprs to Ifitvo n rprni message if the instructor is o COURSES OFFERED incl Education 509, The Teache Manager," English 565, " ne month The daytime closing of Gree represents a victory for universit er in the 16-year controversy o\ en Representatives ai me Jan. ts ci pe SG Treasurer Robert Sumwalt, member Kirk Finlay, Vice Presi nt Dr. James Campbell, Director of ln Alexander, SG President Brad ild PrnciHonI In* DvainHv a V0IWVBIV WW ar* M TTMJ ? sr - - -V; liii ;! ^itE" ' ?^***' ''^^HPmnL^I ids AKs^^-^r?;/ v , '": *,''-^fmftr"'~ tV. ?\ ' ? >irt \ are \ igh i of the The famous Carolina suns by high winds, leaving greez defended herself against the wooly hat and a long scarf. Cinematic Eye;" and History 640, item "And Then There Were Thirteen." ? in- Each program is televised once, \ 24- usually early in the morning, and Kim: then reneafed later the same rbiv rded Course instructors are I)r. Karl ut. Whatley, Dr. Benjamin Dunlap and Prof. Henry Lumpkin. ude: Courses last a semester and can I' fut i>inuiA(l nn Channnl K in The Columbia. Seven other ETV fefew i - HRHSIBn Bill Boineau* THE GAMECOCK n Street last Monday y officials and students rer traffic conditions. using ceremonies were Columbia City Council dent of Student Affairs Student Affairs Robert I Steele and SG Vice * I J&Bm IV ^ ..:3k ; W?; ^ H '3* y9 MSB IBB Steve McCormack THE GAMECOCK ;hine has been blown away ;ing temperatures. This girl cold with warm mittens, a stations throughout the state also televise (he courses. Tuition is the same as on-campus study. "TIIE PIUHiRAM is especially helpful for a handicapped person who is motivated enough lo get a college education," said Elaine AM rtf L'/K Ift'ti ir\?l tiuyuri in v uviuvdiivm. The Division of Continuing Education hopes to develop another course for television in the spring of 1979