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GAME COCK LXXIV, No. 109 //t) University of South Carolina Monday April 19, 1982 WUSCHol By SUSAN MUIR Staff Writer WUSC's promotional fund-raising project has been more of a success than anticipated. The station is asking for donations to be used to purchase a stereo-audio console. Replacing their present console with a new stereo board will be the final renovation made foi^the station to go to 3,000 watts with stereo sound. Station manager Andy Moore said a lot of the credit for the fund-raising project should go to the promotion director James Rokosny, the graduate assistant Nina Frankel and Allen Pickel, a member at large. This Dast Tuesdav thrnnch FriHuv station held live remote broadcasts on the Russell House patio and collected about $600 in donations. Friday at 8 p.m. through Sunday at 8 p.m. WUSC operated solely on requests. One staff member was on the air while two others manned the phones at all times. Listeners called in with their requests and were required to pledge a minimum of 50 cents to hear a song on the air. The amount a listener pledged deter~i ti ' * uuiicu now duuii iiic bung was piayeu. Moore said they received the highest pledge of $50 Friday night. Each hour the station awarded a prize to the person who pledged the most money for a requested song. Local merchants donated the prizes which ranged from sunglasses Greek We Frnm CI Dannric K""J tickets sold by Zeta Tau Alpha sorority Th tl and Phi Kappa Psi fraternity Mond ni M were the overall winners of the USC Greek Week the Kussell Ho festivities which ended USC Athletic Saturday. Winners were judged on Marcum was participation, spirit, game sPeakercompetition and on the Tuesday an number of Riverbanks Zoo the Greek Fol ^: >'" ?HOS - |||_ J |B$. A "^BFv m', W \ Three Sigma AlphafCpsilon membe Greek Week. su? photo by laura whund Ids Success! and gift certificates to calculators and digital alarm clocks. As of Sunday afternoon, WUSC had collected $2,200 in pledges. The donators were to mail their pledges to WUSC Drawer B, USC 29208, or bring the money to the station on the third floor of the Russell House. The station staff will be calling those persons who have not already brought or mailed their pledges to the station to be sure people will pay. Each hour the station awarded a prize to the person who pledged the most money for a requested song. The final phase of the fund-raising project will be held at 8 p.m. April 22 at Striders, where The Killer Whales will give a benefit concert for the station. Part of the $3 cover charge will go to the station. Although WUSC will not continue the Radio-92-a-thon after Thursday night, they will continue wplfnmintf unv HnnatiAnc - Miajr UVIIUV1V1IJ OIIIVVtheir goal is $8,000 ? the approximate cost of the stereo audio console. When the station goes stereo will depend on when they get the money for the console. Moore said WUSC became an FM station in 1977 and making the station stereo will greatly improve their sound. He said they % 11 probably continue playing the same type of music that they feature now. 1 TT T? ieK winners L each group. Members of sororities and ities began fraternities presented ^ with a rally at take-off on the Musical >use Ballroom. ,4Fame"which included song Director Bob and dance numbers. 3 the guest Thursday, a Red Cross blood drivp was hHH as d Wednesday, as a band Party at the lies were held. Olympic Armory featuring : c 11 ' ?x- :;.y .^^ ;; ^ - rs compete i^a ^^iai^ Ful Ster< ^XxjOS:*:-: * ^Hl. trilf1P1ifVr?n?imiiin 'i.. Micah Gilbert, and R thon held this past wc Chosen the band, "Symbol 8." An awards banquet was held Friday evening at Seawells restaurant to present awards and scholarships to USC Greeks. The Greeks guest speaker was David Swope, national director of Health and SEE GREEK WEEK page 3 IF** -* > , - < < J * <**, .if <* <. .. * r ^ r . "1 " i'. ;A 5 mmm?zz ,| which was part of . . ? - * -f at.. 20 Fund-raiser SUff Photo by DAVID GRIMIEY icky Strickland perform during the Radio-92-ack to raise money for a stereo audio console. Russell House Cafeteria Undergoes Renovations By SALLY McGILL Staff Writer The Russell House cafeteria is undergoing major renovations to be completed by next semester, according to Ricco DiPietrio, manager of the Russell House cafeteria. "The cafeteria will be entirely different," DiPietrio said. The plans include expanding the dining area. There will be 100 to 200 more seats. The wall in the non-smoking section has been knocked out lu niciivc i uuni iui inuru stiauiig, uifieino saio. There will be new tables and new chairs, he said. Workers have started construction on a new entrance. The doors on the far end of the cafeteria facing the Russell House patio have been removed. That will be the entrance when renovations are completed, DiPietrio said. There will be an elev ted platform-type section where the other doors are on'he patio side.The rest of the cafeteria will be carpeted. All the equipment in the kitchen will be replaced with new equipment. nenovaung me Kiicnen win oe a 101 ot work,'7 Ed Pearce, construction superintendent, said. Estimated costs for the renovation are more than $600,000, Pearce said. Major construction will begin May 3. Beginning May 1, Hussell House cafeteria will be closed. Patterson Hall (South Building) cafteria can be used, DiPietriosaid Renovations are scheduled to be completed August 13, Pearce said. Because there will be a penalty if they are not completed on time, they will probably be finished before the fall semester.