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Wade Han By Victoria Aldrich Oamecock Staff Wrtttf Businesses on the 1200 block of Main Street experience more student shopping than those on the 1300, 1400 and 1500 blocks. However, most Main Street merchants fppl thic voar'c ? ... WW MKAM J VVU U VTdUC Hampton residents have increased business. A phrase in "City Life," a publication by downtown merchants , describes their feelings: "Nothing could be finer than having the kids back at Carolina." BUD HUTTO, owner of Capitol rNews Stand said the students were becoming aware of his store. The bookstore sells no textbooks, but Otto said students do buy books which parallel their courses. fanifnl Rpctanrani ,? ? ..vu>vi>u uiit v.<wiiict nud Loranger said more Wade Hampton residents come in at night than any other time. She said there had been ar increase in business since school smarted. Leroy Etheredge. an emnlovw a! Carolina Theater said they were not showing any pictures that appeal to the college student. He said the theater had considered showing pictures like "Animal House" since the Wade Hampton students moved in. KIM DOUGLAS, an employee at Plaza III Theater on the 1300 block, said they were offering discounts to attract students. He said coowner, Jack Fuller, wants good relations with USC students, especially those at Wade Hampton. Card Cove, a gift shop on the 1300 block, is also planning sales to attract more students, said salesman Richard Thomas. Neil Dolen, salesman at The Fashion King, said they plan to use flyers and sales to attract more students. However, he said most students who came in the store this month were not from Wade Hampton. THOM McANN salesman Fred Warren said he served more oncampus residents than Wade Hampton residents. Woolworth manager William Tanner said the employees noticed a bigger increase in business this school year than in any other year. rue Wade Hampton LiSffl I K*T.ee*T.ttttT ilWHI SAT VAT LSAT icrTKlkfm MATT. BENT IBS MMSMS MS STANLEY K. KAPLAN EDUCATIONAL CENTER T?*t Preparation Socialists Sioea 1934 OPCN DAYS, EWM4MCS, A Wf CKIMOS Fot tmHtnmattpm. Pimm* CuH: 256-0673 The GAMECOCK is ttie student nnrtffiptf of tfee UnivtrsKv t< SmKi ukwin ana t? pwimta wrw nam week on Monday, Wednesday and Friday during me fall and taring itffltitK* and mc? imkly on Thursdays during both wmnwr MMktm with [ the exception a# university holidays and examination ptrMt. Opinions expressed in tlio I GAMECOCK aro ttww ot the editors and i rvot those of the University at South | Carolina. The University at South Carolina is an equal opportunity institution. Chanpe of addms forms, subscription requests and other carrospondtnce ? - ha im< te Mm QAMBrATV Baj MtJl HwswMJ Hmt, iM4v?rtity *4 S C., Cot?mM?, S.C. Itm. SvfewrlfMM ratM Tt IS p?r MWWllf MMl n tK- tlM nHwwtf iijjtim THW clMt ?mm IMM tt Ca(?mM?, S-C. lpton reside residents could be the reason for the increase, he said. FY an Liss, store manager of i^erner anop on uie 1500 block, said shopping always increases when school starts. After school shopping is over, she said, people begin shopping for Christmas. MARGO'S OWNER, James Arazie, said a lot of students don't have transportation and should explore downtown shops. His son, Stan Araziek ,said the 1500 block was the heart of Main Street because of the department stores and ten-cent stores. The crowds I Br i If ti KM ^SariB^te Hi Hi %: : &H^SBHE93HB^^NK* mfe-i IHK it i hhh MMM snts increas have decreased in recent years, he said, but Wade Hampton residents have increased business this year. Wade Hampton resident, Jim Shapiro, said he tried the -estaurants and Capitol News >tand and believes the prices may >e cheaper than on-campus prices, tfe said he shopped within two )locks of Main Street, but would jrobably also shop at the departnent stores farther down the >lock. LARRY GAMBLE, a freshman Wade Hampton resident, said he was not familiar with Columbia, so jjjttflHa .v." V 7^ IffiNXi WMMMI ie business downtown was a convenient shopping area for him. Wade Hampton resident Sharon Hicks said she shopped at the downtown department stores and drugstores because of the variety. Camille Dale and Glenda Rhines, both Wade Hampton residents, do most of their shopping at home. However, they said they would buy clothes downtown in an emergency because they had no transportation. Bruce Whitaker, another Wade Hampton resident, said he did his shopping at malls because they had a greater selection. ppp^ Start sc "Fever" ^ yourov The heat's 01 ^ you light up W center of a fe graceful glid 5-13 *n ' - -- -- /B 5fc\ 634 Harden St. BACKGAMMON TOURNAMENT every Tuesday night starting at 7:30 $50?? cosh prise >me of rn! i and all eyes are on you as j the dance floor! Be the ittention in a slinky yet e of silconi polyester. Sizes black. it. World / il rn nuln \