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' Evicted R By Tom Coyne AMktant NcwiMMM ITnra onnno ?/??. *U~ * 1 * I ' * ' 1 i jvrno aiwi uicjr were turceu iruiii uieir nomes, eigne i former residents of Wheeler Hill have filed suit charging USC with violating the South Carolina Relocation Assistance act. The area, which is currently the site of "Cloud Nine," USC's indoor soccer field, first was used by the university as an intramural soccer field. USC President James Holderman said he doesn't understand why the group waited five years to file suit. He also said the university was not responsible for the residents' evictions, rather the Reasearch and Development Foun?/*?* ?? *??? Iuauuii was. Stuart Andrews of Palmetto Legal Services said he had been involved with the case for a year, and during that time, the residents had been negotiating with the university. He ^aid the residents finally filed suit Aug. 24, after the unI^viersity had continuously denied liability. Andrews said the Research and Development Foundation was chartered in 1965 to buy and hold property for state agencies. He said the Foundation was used chiefly by the university and that all the foundations officers were university employees living in university housing. THE SUIT included two other major issues, according to Andrews. "The actual eviction was served in USC's name," Hil CQirl Un olrrv ontrl 1 4 1..v, uuiu. he uiou oaiu uiai amtc uic purpuse ui displacement was to clear the area for a university intramural field, the university is liable for the eviction. The lawsuit states that USC should have developed a plan ?^or the residents and assisted them in securing safe, decent ^ind affordable housing. "All of the residents were forced to move into substandard housing," Andrews said. "All are still living in substandard housing." The residents claim that the Relocation Assistance Act requires the university to provide up to $4,000 in benefits to assist displaced residents in their moves to adequate housing. Dn?l J iToni.. 1 1 1 " I x cii4i Tidiu, uov> s ic^ui cuuiisei, saia uie university would | not comment on pending litigation but that the university is conduction an internal review and would issue a statement September 14. * HoSderman Sh The following stories After restructuring his administrative allows the fil staff this summer, (JSC President James pyramidal rath Holderman has a triumverate of senior vice president must presidents beneath him ? USC's equivalent of Ronald Reagan's key advisers: Chief of THE OLD < ?taff James A. Baker III, Deputy Chief of about 15 peopl ?taff Michael Deaver and Counselor Edwin president. Hoi Mppqp ITT L J 4 eacu uepanme And Holderman's trio is composed of men positions in th< just as well known within the Carolina cuts and givinj community. sibility for both Former Provost Francis T. Borkowski is communicate serving as senior vice president for supervisors, academic affairs. Chris Vlahoplus, former Under the system vice president for university reported direct relations, is senior vice president for ad- that group were Ministration. And former system vice year campuses president for finance, Bernard A. Baet- the athletic dir< wyler, has taken charge of business affairs. for two-year The reorganization, which was refined education .John and revised for about six months, was born operations H from Holderman's need to be in contact with assistants to fewer DeoDle more often. The new structure accn<>iata/i tiritVi ? MUOWIUWU TW IVII KING'S JEWELERS 1611 Main Street 1437 Main Street ? Phone 252-2168 Phone 252-1493 DIAMOND SPECIALISTS EOR OVER 35 YEARS In Beautiful Downtown Columbia o Home of Keepsake Art Carved Diamonds o Seiko-Bulova-Pulsar-Longines Watches o Jewelry Repairs-Chains Soldered -All Merchandise on Sale || Watches 2<>-50%OFF gj Diamonds 25-5?%OFF I ^ Wedding Bands 1/2 Price Discounts to USC Students eside ... A Glimpse Former Wheeler Hill indoor Soccer field filec uffles i f are reprinted from tl tering of authority to be ier than inverted so that the answer to all below him. organizational chart shows e with direct access to the derman has broken down nt otiminafincr iinr>?uiocco??ti ?<) vaaaitaiiuvilig Ulllll/WOOai J i wake of personnel budget sj those left greater respontheir positions and how they with their immediate old plan, administrators ly to Holderman. Included in ?chancellors from other twoi, university legal counsel, ector, system vice president vauipuoca uuu LUUlUlUlUg J. Duffy, vice president for (arold Brunton, special the president and those student affairs. FREE Photo CALL 771-0306 BE! AND ASK LAURIE FC BEGINNING M0NDA\ nts File Li i Of Cloud Nine residents whose homes were located on I suit against the university Aug. 24. Mministra lis summer's editions. This conjecture was stirred in the wake of Vlahoplus' appointment to secretary of USC's board of trustees, replacing retired secretary George Curry. The 51-year-old Vlahoplus, a close friend of Holderman's since their days together in the Illinois Higher Education system, will find himself Inarlorl rlmim urifK mA?<n iiiaxIT ?>"" AVUUVU UVVTII TT 1111 UAVSi C WU1 IV LI 111 11 CVCl before, leading to speculation that he was not the unanimous choice for secretary by some administration and board of trustees members. VLAHOPLUS, a newspaper and press secretary veteran of the 1950s and 60s may be the dubious recipient of a job that demands a drastic change in his work schedule, thus leading to at least part of the reorganization. Borkowski is a believer in team work, and kio ? * 4 -- mo iuic in uic; xcsiiuuiure cuines as no surprise. To some, he is second in command, and to others, he is a perfect com-_ ?G /N I E~, and Guys! ? Test Shots I! m rWEEN 5:00 7:00 PM Open b >R AN APPOINTMENT rAUGUST31 nwsuit if a* ^cwB^ " ^ :sfP -f^^H * ^.'-'-'^^jiBwra the iand now occupied by USC's five Staff plement to Holderman, having held high administrative faculty positions at two major universities. As provost, the eventempered and even-handed Borkowski headed most of the university's academic affairs MtahlichoH tonuro inH nmmntinn procedures, and kept the various USC departments unified. Quiet and amiable, Daetwyler is the most deserving of a senior post and the pay increase that will accompany it. The West Virginia native worked at USC for 20 years as budget director, associate vice president for finance (chief accountant), director of admissions and registrar, before being promoted to system vice president for finance. The reorganization has angered some and pleased others, but it definitely has freed Holderman to work on the "external dimensions" of the university, most of which should be of monumental proportion. '^1 " !l 'I' I'!" 'Hi-!-!-..k'.l " ^ n Extensive Menu of ellently Prepared Food Columbia's Finest Salad Bar... Featuring IFFET LUNCH $3 SO 1 efore and after football games ,M^ ,