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Arin a mv?i a By Jai Ootinoc Applications to USC ha^ according to Jim Bolin, as Bolin said 3,414 high sell Columbia campus by Jan. 1 same time this past year. Most applications are January and February. Aln are state residents, he saic "We are a working and 1 less expensive, especially said. sjuiui uuy my Fort Sumter's still wc Charleston harbor, this ten." CH^1610 Harden Street Columbia, S.C. 29205 (003) 254-9366 I $5 off dress 'I and selective rr M of $IO Of more Ij Expires I llddK net Gibson k Staff Writer ve almost doubled since 1978, sociate director of admissions, tool seniors had applied to the 1% qo nAmnonwl itiUU t rfOA "I ?U vvmpai vu Willi 1,(^9 ?11 me received during November, lost 75 percent of the applicants 1. xeer institution, and we're also for out-of-state students," he 1 I 1 ' Robert Fernandez ? ht 'special' $11 protected; if surfers evei cannon will leave them " x&r J| 1 puiCllUkJifc? lerchcxndise :eb. 15 JT The jns Currently, 15 percent of USC state. Bolin said most out-of-stat< Carolina, with New York, New Je following close behind. "We als< applicants from the Maryland anc Transfer students have increa: has not be dramatic, said Bolin The ratio of male to femnlp el about 50-50. The 1979 fulltime freshman clas 2,900 as compared with almost 2,; said. A "wait and see" approa< I< tiyJaiiNe ^.1 4 Gamecock Staff . ] A fire in the bas compactor of Bates \ p.m. Monday resu - evacuation of all resid damage and no injuric V'r'v . 1 to USC police. '7' . T,4 The cause of the fire and probably never ilRllSB cording to Laurie Boul j West resident assista I,CAN not be cause since there is a on every floor which j to the main compa basement," she said have been a smolderi or a deliberately lit pi that started it, no one The Columbia Fire sent six fire units to immediately after th? went off, according tc area manager for Bai "EVEN THOUGH v quite a few fake alar B department must tal 9 seriously," he said. ' I i r gamecock I ZiP-KLI r invade I MY CLEAN hanging I | ||0Ur C|eQ II 4 hour laun r J I 6 days a w< H I jiiiiiiwiiiii giiiiiiiiifiiKiiiiiiiiimntm ' Immmmmi y've almost officials cit students are from out of raisini i students are from North enroll] rsey, Florida and Georgia d get a large number of EM1 I D C. area," he said. prima accorc sed steadily, but the trend forma "Th< to higl tudents has remained at which Graj 3S is exDected to number first ti 800 for the 1978 class, he score c :h will be taken before of Jan ites West rijuries, si w might have been a wr?t?r article in the Jan ement trash the Gamecock bi Vest at 10:41 sure," he added, lted in the THE ONLY dan en is out nine sprinkler system, js, according when the fire start William A. Hedd is not known Inspection and Saf will be, ac- "We had to repla knight, Bates head, but there w< nt- the compactor," t sure of the Total cost for d trash shuttle "The frequent ?oes directly curring in Bates 1 ctor in the biggest problem," I. "It could "The residents a ng cigarette hearing the alarm ece of paper come to the poi: s knows." leaves." Department "We had to go Bates West doors to 8et ^em 3 fire alarm l. ~ ) Jim Oxley, tes West. ve have had <! ms, the fire <e all calls f|^g& 'We think it m ./I ning / > Vs ld7 </ ) &ek 1 .m. IMillllillllllllllllilllillllllllilillll ?C Skin & ?ting on 2-7-79 a Physical Educc >ool Session on 2 ot equipment c For ITIore fnform< >x 80142, Columl doubled since '78; e early recruitment 3 admission requirements in order to curb nent, Bolin said. 'HASIS on early recruitment of talented students is a ry factor in the increased number of applicants, ling to Chip Gray, associate director of USC Intion Services. ?Office of Admissions sent out letters this past June i school juniors with SAT scores of 1,100 or higher, resulted in more than 700applications," he said. r added that SAT scores have steadily risen for the me since the earlv '70s nHHinrr mo* ? cim uiui uic mean o/\ i f the total number of freshman applicants was 916 as jary 15. fire causes ight damages response to the There have been three false fire jary 19 issue of alarms sn far fhi? cpmocfnr UVI.IWWI . Allele it we can't be were 17 false alarms this past semester, according to George lage was to the Key, special assistant to the which activated president for security and corned, according to munications. y, the USC ety Department. J I U. j ce the sprinkler r f is no damage to i5}:l ie said. amages was $6. I alarms oc- | Bouknight said. used to go off that it has { it that nobody fCjlaHK^R: 1 up and bang on L'BtTlTlfJ 1 out," he said. flHHHBHfHBivHflMBi \\ <^ Bo a Sweetheart J __ Buy a IK r-fe ' lj|P yearbook 8? V V?W V yourself A iPy or someone special ? / V ? ,2 V only $8.50 <( 2 4 jgfe tt!?!2 Russell v. _ / House lunwaHimiiinMiiiiiiaiiiiiiHiHiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiw Scuba Club i t 7:00 pm in Room 111 g xtion Center S "M 70 H - i?r-/ i / iUU j^JHl age by pool g xtion Write to | >ia, S.C. 29208 I