Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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RHUU-s^rr? The full text of the statement reads as follows: As the largest programming organisation on the University of South Carolina campus, the Russell House University Union has been subjected to interminable operating conditions, during the past three months. We have had to move a major operation including the Travel Center into Room 301. These conditions are as a direct result of our housing in a temporary office while renovations on the 2nd floor are to be completed. We have experienced constant delays in our starting and finishing dates by the decisions of the Operations Division in regard to the availability of work crews. With the full understanding of the planning process and the difficulties experienced with (KA wnrb onkAfliiloo nJt ttwk fWin?nHw UIV WVAA OVJJVUIUM9 Vi UIV Vp?C1UVUO A/lVUUVUf the Executive Council of the Russell House Union strongly recommends that the university proceed with the renovations of the Programming Area as planned. This decision was arrived at after two considerations: 1) the planning for the area has been completed and 2) materials have been purchased specifically for the programming area. We feel that to proceed with the renovations as planned would be the most logical decision causing the least amount of disruption within ? I 11 11 AM 1 9 our orgaiiuiftuoD as weu as wiuim me panning nrocess. We then request that Student Activities relocate on the 2nd floor to complete the physical relocation of the merger. One union member said the recommendation i locate on the second floor was the start of a re struggle or 4<war." The end result, if Student A tivities do move upstairs from the west-wii basement of the Russell House, would involve leavii its year-old renovated office space. r 1 ~ -ii? ifPtff / 15% Di cry moi moiki ctocct (Next to the Wade Hai mmmmmmmmmmKmmmmmmmmmmammmmammmmmmmmtmi m RICK MILLER, coordinator of Student Activities, said it had tfae space in the west wing to deal with 136 groups under their iiyf niilm and wwf Quite happy with it. He said there would be room enough to contain both the Union and Student Activities in the west wing. Laatsch said west-wing facilities were not adequate for both programming organizations. The location of the west wing was also not good because it was outside of the stream of student traffic, she said. Miller said the west wing was not as bad as the union claimed. He said Student Activities increased its number of groups by 80 percent when it made the move from Pendleton last year to the west wing, with TO new groups. Miller made no comment on what Student Ac uviues would recommend concerning relocation. He said it (Student Activities) is looking into the function and concept of the reorganization, and would deal with the relocation problem later. He said the statement by the Union member about the struggle or "war" was premature. LAAT8CH SAID the final decision rests with James Campbell, vice president of Student Affairs, and Tom Otts, director of RHUU. utner ousmess at ttie executive council meeting to included an extension of the search committee, which al is trying to locate a program coordinator for the c- union. A nationwide search is underway for the Job ig previously held by Tom Shandly. The reason for the ig extension is to screen more applicants because the two who had applied were considered unqualified. Stim scount JSC I ?am nventoru GET Afl amaaml Star Lane mm str< BbBHI For $ 1.00 you can ' (o?er c Upton) 11 921 Assembly Housing refunds $65,000 in deposits By Tmi Travis A total of $65,000 in boosing security deposits have been refunded to students, according to Robert Steward, director of business affairs for Residential Life Services. Residential Life has discontinued the practice of charging a $10 security deposit for on-campus housing. STUDENTS WILL now be billed separately by the faig office when damages occur, said David MaCaulay, associate directot of Residential Life Services. This process was used prior to the securitynlan It* mU Wb)WIH? |HUU1, UC MUU. Hie security-deposit plan was implemented during the 1975 academic year for two reasons, according to Stewart. First, it was hoped that damage costs would be easier to collect from security deposits than from individual students responsible for damage to residence halls. Second, the deposits were supposed to serve as a deterrent to vandalism. THE FIRST objective was met. Stewart said damage collections increased to $12,000 a year because of security deposits. Before the $10 fee was incorporated into housing costs, average yearly collec ?i ** uuuzt tuuuteu |B,UUU. [ ^ See H?siig. page 7 J ?- now open * A unique Blimpie 'for' ^?^^Tcolbreak-| UCK'5 WORTH! m and Schlitz want to ?tch that buck! 3owl 1 Game and get a 12 oz. can of Schlitz. f ood 3:00-5:00 p.m. Mon.-Fri.) St. (next door to Carolina Inn) 799-0418 |-| mUKiMMESgBBMBlEMmaHMIIIl IIHMIIII M il I Mil Will II IlllnJi