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Board mi of ticketi By Tom Coyne Staff Writer A $1 increase in football and basketball ticket prices was approved by the board of trustees' Intercollegiate Activities Committee Tuesday. if *: ~i. : . ~ it me ihjkci uicieajt: is approved by the board of trustees Dec. 5, football tickets will cost $10, and basketball tickets will cost $6. John Moore, assistant athletic director, blamed the increase on inflation. "With a hiirlool nf ft million onrl w MV4V?fjVV V* y I.U lllllllVII UIIV4 an inflation rate of 10 to 12 percent, we have to make up the difference somewhere," Moore said. "We can't sell any more tickets. We sold out every game this season in football." MOORE SAII) the in creases were also needed to attract bigger schools to play USC. He said the University of Michigan's football tickets cost $11, and the University of Southern California, Georgia and Clemson charge $10. Since schools split the money collected for tickets Monro said, USC must charge the same price as other schools to attract major opponents. Moore also told the committee that only Gamecock Club members, faculty and staff members ^GAMECOO vUji j ] At THE JEWELM t I 7<MW PIATT VRINr.S Rl).. % / -fi-i. / *Tp/ lM^' I ^2gi,* HXUNDEI g:jP1|r:< , n ^ 3| I \ght raise i > MJ IS and students have a good tc chance of getting tickets to f< the Gator Bowl. si i\ The Gator Bowl had guaranteed USC 15,000 n tickets, Moore said, but c Tuesday he learned that USC p would receive 22,000. Pitts- * burgh, originally allotted * 6,500 tickets, requested an u additional 3,000 tickets p Wednesday, and USC's total c was reduced to 19,000. a s h fhft r?n nr\ m ?f i v 11 niv UU1UUV1 U1 " tickets we have, we hope to satisfy the demands of the J university community and c students, but we don't an- c ticipate their sale to the s general public at this time," ? Moore said. * c GAMECOCK CLUB J! members have until Dec. 1 to request tickets. The s remaining tickets, at least - ? 2,500, will go on sale to students Dec. 3 on a firstcome, first-serve basis with a limit of one ticket per student. Full scholarship donors will be allowed to purchase eight tickets each. Halfscholarship donors will be allowed to purchase four each. Roundhouse and Century club members and faculty and staff members who purchased season tickets this fall will be allowed to buy two each. I The committee also voted [ I V.V7LV^f\J M WEAR THEM I PROUDLY I Beautiful Gold Tone b 1 CKLACtS with Garnet H d Black Colored Beads it In Time |/|oc j r The Big Qame Jm | r WAREHOUSE V. COLA. 9 til 6 Mon.-Sat. I ! nother Jewelry Store" * i DCCTHI IDOHT i I w wk.' in. > i i u > nr 11 ii?j?p in jrices events ) commend the Gamecock >otball team and coaching taff for a fine performance lis season. The GAMECOCK i* the student ona|)Uirai uI Ills UltlvaiBITV o? ooun: nro.infl and Is publshed throa times a raek on Mondayr Wednesdays and ridays during thi (all and spring emesters and once weekly on Wednesdays during both summer essions wl*1, the exception of niversity holidays and examination eriods. Opinions expressed in the IAMECOCK are those of the editors nd not those of the University of outh CaroHna. The University of South' Carolina i* n equai opportunity institution. The Board of Student Publications nd Communications is the publisher of fie GAMECOCK. The Student Media Kfice is the parent organization of the IAMECOCK. Change of address forms, subcription ^ requests and other rnuuHi oo sent to the iAMECOCK. Box. 85131. Russell louse. University of South Carotins., olumbia, S.C. 29208. Subscription itas ara $6.50 par semester and $2 >r the summer sessions. Third class oostage paid at Columbia. C- i gqSS WL \^Ba.VkV :^l B8|pv <-. fl v-; IB j^H _ HBHHHMHri When you challei the original supei Malt Liquor has c league by itself! I Schlitz Malt Liquc one-on-one with like "THE BULL". "AMERICAS Is tiM I U TIC ForS student D At The Col DEC. 3 Frc One Stud< ONEti eoMjjp f ^sp** Jfc~ UmJI nge "THE BULL" you're tc 'star. A real crowd pleasei i big bold taste that's truly Nothing stops the great ta frnm rominn thrnunh q yi I \/ f V/ I ? I I ? U II V/ WVjl I) v./ "THE BULL"... Nobody d? JUMBER ONE MALT 1 980 >R BO 'MTC tudei istribution Will iseum wednes< )rn 8:30?4:30pl ent with l.D. g< icketfor $14. 1MFB? - iking on r, Schlitz in a r ste of o go oes !t t Jm ' LIQUOR" JOS SCHLIT/ BREWING CO Mil WAUKf I WIS _ ' Mil IV fei I its Be day m. ets M = \s A AND OTHER GRf AT CITIES