University of South Carolina Libraries
(JSC's soccer field has bt Jose Panganiban) Bubble By Wesl< Staff Construction on "Cloud Nine polyester bubbles in the U Tuesday to provide a floating practice field at 1400 Whaley S Covering almost 100,000 squ the air, the air-inflated field room will be used as a prac teams. The 80,000-pound bubble an< Department about $754,149? ; ALTHOUGH construction o derway for about a month, act completed Tuesday morning. A i o ~ ? 4 1 t-i rvt o a.m. iwu giaiu oiowen keep the structure inflated , structure during the winter, inflation process. By 11 a.m. the bubble, anch cables attached to a concrete workers began installing light After inflation began, sever BURGER B< KING e, ^rnSSSSS* % X Doors Open 12 Noon j Music Begins at 12:30 Beer and Wine Will Be So o"?>c (.Sis9^ 1 *on enclosed by a 60-foot-ta/ enclose ?y Tucker Writer one of the largest inflatable nited States, was completed ? I enclosure over USC's soccer t. lare feet and rising 60 feet into house and its attached locker tice field by Carolina athletic J locker room cost the Athletic about $7 a square foot. f the field house has been un;ual inflation of the bubble was >, one which will continuously i and one which will heat the were turned on to begin the ored by three-fourth-inch steel foundation, was inflated, and 5 on top of the structure, al revolving doors, which only Present Hich Music BSthral '81 SUNDAY APRIL 5, 1981 Cantey Building S.C. State Fairgrounds RAIN OR SHINE Id Featuring D 6, > TOS C^mUM ,*kAANVA'SHOMEC t Ha Columbia. South < Tick $8.00 Advance . i i icKets on sal | House Patio o Lounge or call |gi j||| |S$ I y-1 / polyester bubble at a cost of s athlfttii hours before stood erect in the mi connected to the bubble by a ser doors will keep the air pressure replace any lost air. At one end of the field, a 12-fool allow field access to maintenanc connected by an aluminum and st< which will prevent air leakage ev the structure. AN OFFICE complex is also be and will be connected to the loc enter and exit through those doors According to Ed Bass, manager and Engineering Department, the slowly destroy the bubble's polye laDric 10 De replaced in 15 to 20 yea "However, when that occurs all the fabric bubble. The foundatio reusable long into the future," Bas The top of the bubble is clear to < The field house can be collapse* off the fan. , % y- " UJiwflwai-Wt C .'a | IAS :OOKHS' BAND Imotina s .. e at the Russell ;! r at the ZBT I 777-1395. , 1 1 s Hi \ Mmmmmmmmmm \ HBuniRHNHH > ! i ! 18 I i mBSf^M m i SB i I r ^ 754,149. (Photo by j_ c field | ddle of the open field, were j les 01 piasuc lunneis. rne | constant, and the fan will j I t tall garage-type door will | :e equipment. The door is j sel passage to another door | en when large trucks enter l ing built next to Cloud Nine j j ker room. The teams will j Q of USC's Facilities Design i ? sun's ultraviolet rays will I i ster covering, causing the I . irs. , I we will have to replace is I , n and steel cables will be | ! ;s said. p insure growth of the grass, jj 1 in a few hours by turning rj ^ _r ZA SPECIE Baptist M< V-: ' flK *i ' I chose to w was given t \ technician w t ; staff to be p ; BMCC has a on Christian care given uj R1 Join our Tean Baptii i Tc Coin 771-5 Now Open Eve 7 Days a we Till10D.ll ?~^ 33ggg ^ CHILI D ^ 1/8 LB. ALL I SERVED WITH FRESH ONK AND HOMEMADE 69< EXPIRES SUNDAY, Al BAR-BV PORKSAND1 SERVED WITH SLAW & I ON WARM BUN 9< WITH COUPON ^0 k EXPIRES SUNDAY, API ?jumm SLAW D( SERVE? WITH MUSTARD HUMEMADE CHILI HOMEMADE COLE SI 6< I EXPIRES SUNDAY, AP PLACE.. edical Center of Co ork at BMCC for several rt he opportunity to work h< rhile in school at USC. I fc leasant and always willing reputation as an institution principles and the quality o jholds this reputation. Treva Johr NTs and LPN's New Graduates 1 r? C! V-* r* ^ .1 anu onaic UllI L-UII it Medical Cen it Columbia ivlor at Marion mbia, S.C. 2922 220 or 771-58 EEO I rooiss ry Day, ;eki i n. oc^2/| 5N, MUSTARD j CHILI j : j PRIL 5TH ! I - ?- ? ? ? ^ ] MUCH SICKLES | I *IL 5TH f CfSp&Ti X , ONION, ' S & j .AW j 9C i RIL 5TH I J ???8 ' HIIIBII? lumbia I iasons. I J sre as a unci the to help. * founded f patient I ison, RN I ] imitment ter 40 J