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GAMECOCK LXXIV, No. 81 University of South Carolina Friday February 12, 1982 * Board i BY TOM COYNE AND SUSAN MUIR Mou/< r/iin. %M?i ci>? u/^t? The USC Board of Trustees unanimously approved a 9.8 percent increase in the residence hall fees yesterday. At the Jan. 28 meeting of the StudentTrustee Liaison Committee Richard Wertz, vice president for Business Affairs and ,:a Residential Life Services said the increase * was due to inflation and a dwindling reserve fnnH This -contingency fund is necessary to cover unexpected repairs to the buildings and air conditioning and heating systems. John Beasley, a board member, said there would be no additional employees because Residential Life would continue programs such as Watt-Watchers and others to absorb energy costs, and to reduce increased maintenance and telephone costs. me Doara aiso approvea a $5 increase in I g the health activity fee for 1982-83. Beasley said the raise was justifiable because it will be ther first raise in the fee in five years. "The health activity fee is still substantially less than other competitive campuses across the Southeast, Beasley said. William E. Whitney Jr., chairman of the intercollegiate committee said the price of tickets to next season's football games ^ would be increased by $2 in order to pay off XW the stadium bond assessment. B.A. Daetwyler, senior vice president for business affairs said the board must pass a resolution to pay off nine projects all of which had been completed orwerenearlv complete. The cost of these nine projects Board Heai 1 - .vv. ^ i, '. -???1 I 1 jK 1? : v i Tho RaarH nf Triistpj's hf>?rH 11! status of the "Pit." The apprais; Approves 9.8 Pe was $5.35 million. A t m 1 *1 -II m uic ocpi. uuiti u met-iiiig a $IU million bond issue was agreed upon by the board to fund the expansion of the Williams-Brice Stadium expansion project. Daetwyler said because of the chaotic market it has not been wise to sell bonds in recent months. He said the university had received a "very attractive" bond anticipation note which their bond attorney had worked out. Daetwyler said the bond anticipation note had an interest rate of 10.4 percent. The bond anticipation note cannot exceed $12 million. Bonds are now selling on the market at an interest rate of 14 percent if they can be sold at all Daetwyler said. R. Markley Dennis, chairman of the board, said because the interest rate had not yet been fixed for the bond anticipation notes, a nrovision will hp maHp that at thp time the rates are fixed,, members of the board will be polled for approval. USC President James Holderman said the future of the budget had been agreed upon by the governor and boards of higher education. The universities will not attempt to secure more money than recommended by the state Budget and Control Board unless the state economic outlook improved. "We still hold out hope future revenue projections will improve," Holderman said. Hnlfiprrnon caiH ho tr? anniH o tuition hike next year, at least for the first semester. "It will be the last resort, but it remains a distinct possibility, Holderman said. "Hopefully we can avoid it." s Counsel On 'P IJil^fa^ y*tVvxiJ " ^^3jRg^i^^5^E?S|8p63BSHS^B8H^P^ jjir7$^T^^ BhjE^^Q^^38i^QB^H86jyH8tSffl^Et 1 'nMi^yfl \ if -Sr. I+&BED&?Tl ft a*-. f-'-j " ^B^KuBIH^^HJBIKw 5 SUH Photo by CAPERS HAMMONI SC Counsel Paul Ward report on the of the lot is under review. :rcent Dorm F Chairman of the Board o President James Holderma a 9.8 percent increase in resi He said it would depend on the re projections of the Budget and C Board. Dan Henderson, chairman of 'it'; Appraisal \ I fr-? m? m m m _ savaif * O r\r\??0 i Iisy jiivi Lar liviiin/i ? Staff Writer public discus The USC Board of later Trustees listened to a report (Thun by USC Legal Counsel Paul War Ward in executive session hope t early yesterday on the latest will b( developments of the "pit." 1. The board met in an effort Orig A to decide the fate of more grante | than 200 parking spaces in Colum Iine fii, ai me corner 01 itemoc Blossom and Pickens public Streets, next to the Booker T. grant Washington Medical Center, which The Rembert family, proper ^ owners of the land in to a ! question, submitted an could appraisal of the property to facility the board Wednesday. It A fe was to be reviewed by the was fc board for a possible parkir agreement on purchasing of Soi I the land. Buildii Ward said an appraisal of the R the lot has been completed that i and is now under review. posing "When the review has the fa< been completed USC will reside make an offer to the Rem- I-1bert family," Ward said. j "From there I expect the Rembert family to make a Tin counter-proposal and we'll Ga hot/A r\ iirait anH cnn u;K o i ? IIC4 VV/ l-V **UIt (4UU OLL YVIKll happens from there." , USC Counsel Paul Ward . had said, "if final actions are s,s^ taken by the Board, the me v ' X f ? Ar wraffSH VI :: :'"^ I PHT* ..*p?? f " tfll m i Trustees R. Markle n at the board meetin idence hall fees was ai ivenue Buildings and < !ontrol nounced the nam be changed to W the after the former I Under R< isal will be made si and the matter will be to <spH in nnpn cpccinn in the afternoon co sday)." la d said it is his personal th hat the entire process w< ; completed by March la a inaliy.the land was pc d to the city of ar bia in 1911 by the its 3rt family to serve as a w< park. The 17-acre cc includes a clause 28 stated that if the tv was not converted R< park, the Kemberts co regain control of the Fi y. le; w years ago, the land $1! >eing used as a free ig lot for the residents . ith Tower and South a ng. However, in 1980 S?! embert family ended arrangement by im; a charge for the use of :ility, thus leaving the of nts with only the K< i orreci b dancer on the front mecock was incorre* mbda Chi Alpha little liana, a bellydancer, ters of Lambda Chi mber for Valentine's ise 4MHHI n> ;taff photo by CAPERS HAMMOND y Dennis and USC g vesterdav where C7 %f ' +S pproved. Grounds Committee ane of South Building would William H. Patterson Hall JSC president. eview irrounding streets in which park. At this time, USC filed indemnation papers on the na, rendering it useless to e Rembert family who Duld be forced to sell the na 10 usu. Because USC is state agency it has the >wer of condemnation over ly piece of land that lies on > boundaries. Such actions ere taken as USC filed mdemnation papers Aug. ,1980. The next step by the embert family was to ntract with the Furman ilmer Co. who charged for asing of parking spaces for 5 each. William Quirk, family wyer for the Remberts lid in 1980 that he felt the operty was worth between 100,000 and $500,000. In July 1980, USC made an for- r\( (tor: A/Uk *VI V/I IU llic emberts for the land. tion page of the Feb. 11 ctly identified as a sister. It was Miss I sent by three little Alpha to a LXA I I>ay. 1