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Residenc By Brian Duncan v Oanwcoch Staff Wrltar tl u The facilities and repairs a division of USC's Residential Life s Services frequently hears about p this being a slack time of year, but n according to Dave Castine. "that a just isn't the case." Castine, university building t< inspector, said there is actually n more for maintenance personnel to si Hfl Hllfincf aummnw At -v. V>u> >ug OUU1111CI lliUIUIIO) u because damages often are not reported to the division during ir regular school sessions. tl "You would be surprised how d many students just will not call in & needed repairs," Castine said, and si added fear of being held respon- r< sible possibly contributes to the b situation. ai Generally, Castine said, persons responsible for damages acknowledge "horsing around," b and in cases involving more than L accident, the repair costs are not charged to students unless proof of fi actual involvement is obtained. si GEORGE MITCHELL, assistant tc director of business affairs for the facilities and repairs division, said d< so much more work can be done It Five weeks on fun. exciting f ' n ~ By Jan East Gamecock $ta "It was an interesting role reversi former students and I was the dumb gt Dr. Henry Price, a USC journalism ] summer working with the Columt equipment being used. "A lot of us faculty are of the opinic illrillpH nmfMsinn uah " vvuwavu) j VW (1WU 1 VTlOiUll) are doing the same things I used to do they are using different equipment." PRICE SAID he went to work for Uh display terminal (VDT) system the pa reporters to write stories and by the < edited, he said. Price worked on the co| "We hope to have a VDT system hej QAAMAC* A a * owuva uw iaim . rw tt UXtCllCl , 1 lid system," he said. The college has \ production department of the Carolina by the college, Price said. "The stude stories in the VDT, press a button and one-third of the system that they need t "The computer is a logical kind of ? you think you've done everything rig] button and lose half the story" This fall Price will teach a copyedi nnininn-nmnnffiinHn mnroo anil a ?? -I I r-O?" VW1MWV ?U1U U JA/1 nalism. "WORKING FOR the Record show< basic copyediting on a VDT." Pri copyediting is learning correct gram punctuation, and mating a story flo\ Pric< e Life d J rhen students are out of the rooms lat, in addition to regular repairs > windows, doors, light fixtures nd general upkeep programs, pecial undertakings are imlemented during the summer lnntKa tn niml J ? ivMuio w ??viu |nuuidii0 I It? AI IIII8 nd winter. Extra help is obtained according 3 each program's individual eeds, and Mitchell said ten tudente were given employment lis summer. The current special program lvolves preventive measures on le more than 5,000 air conitioning units on campus, Castine aid. The majority of maintenance taff employees remain in sgularly assigned positions ecause of familiarity with the reas, he added. BOB STEWART, director nf usiness affairs for Residential ife Services, explained that of the >,372,203 total housing budget for seal year 1977-78, $392,000 is being >ent on summer projects this ear, while suggested repairs >taled more than $1 million. According to a rlinomm Bveloped by housing officials for 175-76, which is roughly the same copy desk or professor terling H Writer sd. A lot of the employees were ly on the block." professor, spent five weeks of the >ia Record, learning about the m that if you're going to teach a ' Price said. "At the Record they (working for a daily paper), but 5 Record to learn about the visual per uses. VDTs are used both by copy desk, where the stories are ^y desk. re (at the College of Journalism) Ml to understand how to use the hree VDTa used mostly in the Reporter, the newspaper put out nts have been trained now to put send it off somewhere. But that's o know," he said. inimal. But the stunning thing is, it, but you can push the wrong ting course, along with a public tion of the introduction to jour* ul ma * ...111 1 A. 4- A uwi a wiu noi try io leacn Ice said the basic concept in mar, best word usage, spelling, v smoothly. See PRICE, p. 10 ivision I iLI. 1- -# ? ? uu? year uecauw 01 sei C0618, renovations and improvements constitute four percent of the total housing budget. Annual debt service, salaries and wages combined account for approximately 55 percent, with the rest divided among utilities, telephone costs, furniture and equipment, supplies and expenses, Stiku/nrt aolH "The only money we receive is from student rent," Stewart said. An exception is a specific state grant for historical renovation on the Horseshoe. STEWART SAID because of mortgages and utilities, every piece of the pie except improvements must be paid. The remaining balance is budgeted for I fl 8oar< The Luneh-Sunch5 meals a week. Lunch The Late Sleeper lO mpnk rv wpp1< I i inr -w V W W w ^ I It haV IV The Weekend Trcv 14 meals a week. Breo Breakfast & Lunch on F TL _ A* _ - ine Dig ccraer | 19 meals a week. Bret j Dinner on Sat & Sun. U House Cafeteria (exc flleals may also be e I THIS IS THE END! CHKCKMATK BAST CLOSING PORKVEV NTIRB QUALITY MEN'S CLOTHINO It I INCLUDING NKW SHIPMENTS MUST Bi SACRIFICE CHECKMATE EAST nniui Will! OF BU this is x no-nonsense \ [ no-gimmick salei \ everything / must be sold / to barb walls i 2 pc & 3 pc vested v SUITS Reg. to $16! SPORT COATS? SLACKS Reg. to $2 CX rucri JBQE?l) DISTINCTIVE MEN'S CU ?;isv with J improvements, which are broken down in order of priority. According to Stewart, problems that must be corrected for reasons of safety and or.facility worthiness are top priority. Under priority two fall renovations that should be none, dui can wait, sucn as painting, while priority three involves improvements of quality, such as carpeting. "We are concerned we didn't get to improvements this year," Stewart said. "If we don't continually upgrade our facilities, they go downhill." The division is eager for student input, Stewart said, because if it is feasible, they would rather do it the student's way since, "whatever we do, they pay for." DORMS OPEN for student use J Plan To S i (Tlonday-Friday. #159.00 :h & Dinner fflondcxy-Friday. yeler ikfast. Lunch & Dinner IDondi YirlAi I OO AQr c/am/icl IVV/IV^i )f;v?rvtW I 0\? l I I >kfast, Lunch & Dinner (Tlond nlimited seconds when mec ept when steaks or prem iun aten in any cafeteria or snc t... IVBNTORY D! l%ltV SINESS OUR FAMOUS BRANDS INCLUDED IN SALI CLUBMAN PURITAN MARC PIERCE H> HIS*CAREER CLUB TAILORS BENCH BO/ DAKS ASHER EDELWEISS SKIWEAR FOR MEN LADIES ft. CHILDREN REDUCED BEYOND BELIEF ; $299? $4990 $7990 4 mm teg. to $89.95 *1 V -*3 >5. $99? $] 29? $1590 (MATE EAST OTHINO (acro*s from Vett Hosp.) HOURS - 11 repairs 1 ! during the summer sessions include South Builcb ng, South Tower, Capstone, Snowden, Moore and tenements 23 and 24, according to Castine. In addition, Bates House is open <J to participants of the summer basketball camp; Bates West H houses visiting faculty members {{ irom regional campuses, ana Wade Hampton and Douglas provide facilities for Upward Bound, a federally funded, USCsponsored program designed for high school students with potential for success in education beyond high school. A Residential Life spokeswoman said there are 33 single-student housing facilities on campus, providing a total of 6,606 actual enQPAQ W|W?VVW# uitYou per semester . $304. per semester ay-Thursday and ;er lay-Friday. Brunch & uls are eaten in Bates n entrees are served), xck bar on campus. E . . . JAYMAR SANSABELT 9 tMMONTON PARK RESILIO tSTER HEAD TENNIS WEAR V "/ j ;"SI i 990 / Is 'VN / ^4* / ? ^ i I LANDMARK SO. SUMTER HIGHWAY 774-4J04 Mon.-Wed. K Sat. 104 Th?. Frl. 10 8