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Shuttle I ?* * -9 tor nana arc com By Brian I 0*m*cocfc Sti A proposal for making the campus handicapped students has been subn Holderman. A1 PnrKoff /ikoirmon nf flto Uonrli* nu vvi u^iV) V/imu iiicui ui uiv i?ai?ui' the committee passed a unanimous n that the purchase of hydraulic lifts "That particular letter (the resolt Corbett said. "I have not heard from ] A SPECIAL subcommittee has b< proposal, according to Corbett Su Phillips said the main objective of t propriate provisions for handicappe rr<L_ V.ii n_ : u i lie reauiuuuii ccuia iui inuiuuuig u fleet begins to wear out. Corbett said, He said student response has pro\ system, but many handicapped stude Of the 240 handicapped students a confined to wheelchairs, which make The committee's major goal, which to six years to realize, is to have all h Corbett said the go-ahead must com then funding must be obtained. He said it was his understanding til an hydraulic lift was only about $2,00 an additional $2,000 request is not i Buck Thurber, coordinator of spe veterans affairs and handicapped ] equipped with a lift, is being used U THURBER said the university is dicapped are able to get to calsse transportation, like ths shuttle, coul attend activities other than classes. Thurber said Sec. 504 of the Rehab the federal government to ina discrimination, bringing the handle stream. rliL.KaB^ ?- ? "MU A mat l iiuiuei sttiu uic |ii iuiai jr cuijjud handicapped persons may use and I fered to non-handicapped students, | When the act was signed in 1976, it c Thurber said. The van, which can hold two wheel< I moment," Thurber said, because sp< ' by-student in scheduling the van. "1 change, where are we going to be in tl W. S. TURBEVILLE, physical pli j been working on floor arrangements 1 MIAMA ?i?k?/?K koiiA Ktmn oiiKmiHi |ildftlO iUl wiiiv.li uavc uvvn ouMuiivv study. Turbeville said he had been in to shuttle buses, but "we did not reall; said there were so many variables, i no figure could be reached and add this type are now on the market. CHE plan I on schedule Task forces developed to evaluate, organize and unify South Carolina public higher education through a master plan are proceeding on schedule, according to Howard Boozer, commissioner of higher education. Boozer said the initial reports will be due to the Commission of Higher Education, CHE, in early April. The master plan, which effects I all universities, colleges and technical schools in the state, seeks to make the higher educational programming in South Carolina more efficient and comprehensive. The 19 topic-oriented task forces are studying various issues such as enrollment, finances, facilities and libraries. Boozer said. I Boozer said upon further review, a final draft master plan will be recommended by the CHE by Aug. 31. The recommendations will then be submitted to the president of the senate and the speaker of S.C. House of Representatives for approval. bus lifts i icapped sidered ?a LOUl! Th )uncan revol iff writ - finar shuttle system more accessible to P?1"^ nitted to USC President James B. acc0 Pres capped Advisory Committee, said Ki] ^solution ea rlier this month asking pres* be considered. beca ition) has not been acted on yet," conti President Holderman." Th ?n formed to study details of the pr<rfi bcommittee chairman David W. mmm he subcommittee is to ensure ap- | d students. 1 119 VII I1CW UUDC9 WIIC1I UIC CJUSUllg "We need a bus, right off the bat." j fed the usefulness of the shuttle nts are unable to use the buses. ttending USC, Corbett said 35 are boarding the buses impossible. i Corbett said may take from three >uses equipped with hydraulic lifts, e from President Hofderman, and tat the cost of equipping a bus with 0. Corbett said the committee feels inreasonable. cial programs, which include the programs at SC, said one van, 5 transport handicapped students. required to ensure that the hans on time anywhere on campus; d provide them the opportunity to ilitation Act of 1073 was a move by rease its efforts toward nonapped into the educational main- : isis of the act is "to ensure that jenefit from the same services of" without feeling discrimination, called for immediate accessibility, ;hair students, "is adequate for the icial programs is working student3ut," Thurber said, "as our needs tie future?" fj ant supervisor, said his office has r that onnlH flrrnmmndati>A lift, the j ed to the advisory committee for uch with the manufacturer of the y explore what it would cost." He mch as the location of the lift, that id that because of Act 504, buses of runnii or an! the 1-i 808 HARDEN STREET < 803-254 ?* Iniversity Press By Steve Wong < uaiu?viH.R aim nrnw I e University of South Carolina Press has ived an endowment of $50,000 from Wofford and se Camp of Bakersfield, Calif. 1 e endowment will be established in the form of a i Iving fund. "We will draw on the money to i ice the publication of different books. Fifty 1 ent of the receipts will go back into the fund," rding to Robert T. King, director of the USC s. [ tig said the endowment is the largest in the y s's 35-year history. "This gift is important ! use a strong endowment is necessary for us to ' inue to grow," ne said. e USC Press publishes scholarly books on a non s t basis. "We publish about 20 books a year. We < KflR Wont tr* hr\\/o -fun lonrn ? T I \ W I I V I V I I I I V VII I I defense, fight in tourncxr Club, a Free University < Thursday, February 1st, on court VI at the P.I. 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