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Finlay Wants St By TOM COYNE A?M NewtMfcw ..... ? Columbia Mayor Kirkman Finlay told the Gamecock Monday he does not want Greene Street closed between Sumter and Pickens streets but rather "make the area more visually attractive by other means." Finlay told a Government and International Studies class on Oct. 15, " I would agree to close Greene Street tomorrow if the university would agree to tear up the area and plant grass rather than parking." In the Oct. 21 issue of the Gamecock, USC President James Holderman said, "It is not a bad idea from our perspective. We would be glad to study it (the proposal) with him if he is serious." Finlay said he was agreeable to closing Greene Street when negotiations were first started, but that administrators at USC kept changing their minds. Finlay said Monday that the issue had been solved to his satisfaction and he thought the present system was working fine. ^ "You don't have to close the street to make it more attractive. If the university did some landscaping, the area could look very attractive," Finlay said. In its Oct. 14 meeting, the Student Senate passed a Tti. r.iutrnrv l > .. -.-.j?< I ^^ wm*HiVVV?? ra IIIC Siuunil fl| V newspaper of the University of South *) Jk 4 T Carolina and is published four times a A H t /|y| I weefc on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays during the laN and spring A semesters and weekly on Wednesdays I I The 1 during both summer sessions, with the ( exception of university holidays and is Care examination periods. ) Opinions expressed in the CAMCCOCK A Gl* ek Let are those o4 the editors and not those of the University of South Carolina. ? The University ol South Carolina is an The Board o4 Student Publications and Communication* b the publisher o4 the / ^ Department is the parent organization a4 V ^ Change o4 address forms, subscription A ^ ^>1 requests and other correspondence should \ %>i br tent to the GAMECOCK, Box 85131, JWySv)\)VJ^J Uruversity o# South Carolina, Columbia, I mBMBBW iVx/JllMS Subscription rates arc $15.00 (or one (1) V year, M.00 per lal o* ipring semester and J $3.00 for both summer sessions. A Third das* postage paid at Columbia, \ m . I WATCH THF ( I?. ? mm ^ WITH STYL rATrU TUECC CI m VRIWII I I ILJL Jl ^FAM'LY^ 16 cL o^lS^ '' * A All I rn I ii IV1ILLCK I or LITE CI $2.79 4305 Ft. Jackson ^ Boulevard /:" P Columbia Store: 782-7992 H&Xjfl I Pharmacy: 787-7082 \^j -"I i ne Everything Store for One-Stop reet Beautified resolution which focused on Greene Street's "potential danger to all students," particularly to students confined to wheelchairs or visually impaired. Finlay said, "At one point I didn't think automobiles and pedestrians could get along, but I've changed my thinking. It has worked in many communities, and I have yet to hear of anyone being hit by a car on this section of Greene Street." Finlay suggested the university change its demands. "Rather than have Greene Street paved, why not use cobblestones or bricks to let the drivers know this is a place to be careful. It will also be visually attractive." Finlay said it is unfair to close off Greene Street permanently because it is one of the few east-west traffic routes Columbia has, and to close it would disrupt the natural traffic flow of the city. Finlay said, "It is unfair for someone coming out of the (Thomas Cooper) library parking lot heading east at 5:15 in the afternoon to be forced to head west, take a left on Sumter, take a left on Blossom all through heavy traffic, while there is no one crossing Greene Street." Finlay said another reason for leaving Greene Street open except for between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. was to allow people to drive through and see the university. "It is one of the few streets you can drive along and see the campus." Finlay said. traditional V ^ >lina Mum 4 j "BBI? tering Available A 13 I II A II Wednesday IShe bossorm I p A"Yo? l! r III Spaghetti b snoP {i ^ ] V m Good Oct. 21 EL A I 4469 SlL \ I 1031 /> . BL^ 2001 DevineSt. V fj Five Points Bank Charge A Good Oct. Cardi Honored A pHHlMHMiHIinHIMHI | PECIALS i ! f 1ART i 1 I : r?st "From Our Deli" I it Wedn 8 PIECES GOLDEN I Schnai FRIED | Draft HICKEN Liebfc 43 ia : Will i | 101 N. 12th Street Hfll" At U.S. HWY I B 8m" " * ' ? (Augusta Road) West Columbia ^ Store: 791-4726 L fcj f | Pharmacy: 794-081 3 B lopping I ? % rwmm ^HP >^^^BBBIBB^aBBHWHll^W8M^^^WW?:::f ; :^aB8^ " 8 h^9^v ^^mHSs su? Photo by TAMMY 1AUGHMAN A band performs at the Oktoberfest held in Wade Hampton Hotel Ballroom, Oct. 24. 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