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GAMECOCK LXXVIII, No. 48 University of South Carolina Friday, November 6,1981 TltTi Stands 1 By JEI I Negotiations between USC A presently on hold because of present a counter land app sity's lawyer. Columbia attorney Timoth no decision can be made o ' family's lawvers Dresent hii the land is worth. "Right now everything is assessment of how much th idea as to what our next mov Quinn said he had been to they would give him the i Wednesday, he still had not i Paul Ward, USC's legal c President James B. Hold lawyers Oct. 12, expecting assessment of the property were not ready. "Since they didn't have tf them a couple more weeks what course to follow," War Ward said if the family's unacceptable to the univen step would be to revive the i land that were dropped t proceedings last May becai however. Dreoared to begi I- ? said. This condemnation proce file a petition in Circuit Coi stage hearing on whether tl land, according to Ward. UiiMi IIV8 Ml ' ? i i By WESLEY TUCKER SUH Writer Questions concernin ciuiieut; ucjmi iiuciu itvcm and the effect it has had c v $g| the university were a< dressed by USC Presidei James B. Holderman at tl monthly Faculty Senal meeting Wednesday. At the September meetin; Dr. Peter Becker, a US history professor, had a dressed USC's position ar J relationship with the Collef Football Associtation and i own athletic department. F ^ also questioned the purpo: ? and usefulness of tl Athletic Advisory Cor . mittee, one of the Facul 1 Senate standing committee "The university," sa ii flonnari "has Kopn i volved with the CPA ev since August of 1976 wh< (former USC) Preside William F. Patterson wro ;a letter stating th university's willingness A support the CFA." in answer to Beckei (inquiries, Preside Holderman said, "No vc $ has been asked for ai therefore no decision h calks A1 still * FEELEY iM Writer ! and the owners of "the Pit" ? the failure of the landownei raisal, according to the uni ly G. Quinn said Wednesday n the matter until the Rem n with their assessment of > at a standstill. Until we get \ e property is worth, we hav e might be," Quinn said. Id by the Rembert's lawyer ippraisals last week, but i eceived them. counsel, said he, Quinn and lerman met with the owi ; to get a look at the fair 's value, but were told that le appraisals, we decided to ( before making any decisic dsaid. mliiA onnraicolo r\t i 'fho 01 f 1 vaiut appi uiouio ui vnv *. tv >ity when it does arrive, the condemnation proceedings o his summer. "We droppec use of technical reasons. Wc n them again if need be," 1 ss involves having the univc irt and then going through a ley have the right to condem ^ use President U nt department loan * i/% Krmti iv\q/Ia in favAi 1 tv." LfCCIl 111UUV lit IM v V/J is against the CFA or to NCAA as far as v affiliation is more bindii 's Concerning the atl nt revenue situat >te Holderman said, 1_ ni..i no uainecucK uuo muiucs as earmarked as donation ^ $;**>* *: that ^;-^!SfeSi^e^;: ?. IS of > s<?i ttiev Negotiations for "t give counter land apprais. >n on George Kembert donat 1913 on the condition thai " are the land was used for nr next Rembert family realize< n the R e mbert deeded the lam I the Rembert family began c< are, \n 1974, after USC pur Ward School, the university b< June 1979 a judge ruled ;rsity violated and returned th< two- On Auc 28. 1980. a mc n the rejected by the Rembe nAnsi **31 FT m imes B. Holderman addressed it their monthly meetings Wed r or therefore untouched b trie university. vhich He added "It is impo ig." to utilize Gamecock iletic money to increase univi ion, academic funds." "All "However," he said, were university is more s ana pieasea to accept 9VWM BHWBft^ -11 3* S < *? *:*wt*<?<.^ ^ tk ^'fiM " I V \* ? ? ^gy^gSSEpI^ vvv^. .V- I ^ vv.'.v:-; :-: X^^P^^^vf?!^B^lateft "" ^ ^ '' *& ).. f i < *?<^ii?i?f j|n 'III.ii i > t ? .--. ' ' . . **. he Pit/' adjacent to USC's Boc al. ed the land to the city of Columbi t it be used as a park. Over the y< iany different purposes. In 1973 i the provisions of the will in wl li wcic uciu^ viuioicu. iiiai ycai, ourt proceedings against the city chased Booker T. Washington I ?gan using "the Pit" for parking the conditions of the will had t 5 land to the Rembert family. >nth after USC's purchase offer rt family, the university filed ' Faculty Senate members on qi Inesday. y the assistance the ath department is willini ssible offer," referring to Club athletic departmc ersity million dollar loan. Holderman also said "the (administration has wg than more diligently to eras* any 'lines of separation that wfg*^^y? rfr Hfek fi . A j ^>v>. ;i ; =" ^ .^rfc *U . - .. >ker T. Washington complc a in demnation papers in jars Negotiations continued the demnation proceedings lich its present stalemate, the Ward said the admir delay in negotiations for ligh 1 "It's discouraging th: In long to do something w >een ago, namely prepare th< In July 1980, the Uni was from the Remberts for con- offer, asking $600,000 im FA In uestions concerning the athl letic (between the universi I to the athletic depar the than the one pre ;nt's serving the university Concerning the A "rio Advisory Comrr rked Holderman gave his r e the for several actions, exist "The committee w ryss&MBt?psMp; ' + ^ ^ / ' v',w ,- ? \ V, " :-<h\^^ .. |, ,>'A..'* plv^ -- ? * ~ > ' ''-V-l* ?.;.." ' '^-, ?*<i ' v < itttr-- - * : .* . ? . .* * " :' :.-:';v : : :" .;N ' ;, > ?. \.,v ; > * ' v * > > . . v. * ^ if >* <S *y w : ^ W ' l-j&M ?* ?x, are at a standstill awaiting Richland County Circuit Court, throughout 1980-81 until the conwere dropped, bringing the matter to listration was disappointed with the the former parking area. at it's taking the Rembert family so e.feel they should have done months 3 appraisals," he said. iversity offered to buy the property $85,000, but the family refused the itead. quiries I consulted in the case of the time change (for the homecoming game) because the decision was made rapidly. We were rushed for a decision, and it had to be made almost immediately." I "But," he said, "the committee has been consulted on a number key questions concerning the university and its athletic "One case that comes to mind," said Holderman, "mac fho r?nnfrm/orcv luhiph I- HIV W1IVI V? VI J WW llivil surrounded the discontinuation of women's gymnastics. The committee was involved extensively during the decision making IHolderman ended his address by saying that the university is presently working on several athletic endeavors and the finances 'e*'c involved, including stadium exoansion. expected revenue ity and from a possible bowl game tment) and the university's decision gently to assist the athletic department stadium Lthletic maintenance due to the littee, university's extensive use of easons Williams-Brice as a meeting facility several hundred as not times throughout the year.