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GAME C OCK LXXIV, No. lift;// University of South Carolina Wednesday April 21,1982 With the pressure of finals, many students feel get better grades. I Inivprcitv RnnLctnrp 1 By SUSAN MUiR Staff Writer , Beginning May 15 the University Bookstore officially takes over the Russell House game room and Union Station. The bookstore technically acquired the two areas April 1, 1982 from the Russell House management who agreed to continue operating the game room and Union Station for the remainder of this semester. According to Don Miles, director of the University Bookstore, the change-over occurred because of a reorganization of areas around camDUS. I In 1981 the game room grossed $79,000 and yielded a net profit of $46,165. According to Dennis Pruitt, director of the Russell House, "The game room is a pretty healthy venture right now." But, he said because people are getting more money-conscious, future profits may not be as high. Other factors inhibiting game room profits are the numbei of other nearby arcades and the decrease in available financial aid for students which leads to less pocket money to spend on games. But despite these factors the game room has continued to bring in about the same profits this year as it did Hnrina IQftl Currently, profits from the games fund the wages for the student employees and go toward upkeep and repairs in the room and on the machines and pool tables. Money not used in the room goes toward repairs throughout the Russell House. Until the bookstore officially takes over the game room next month, the Russell House will continue paying for repairs and upkeep out of its own budget. Under the future reorganization plan, Pruitt said the costs for repairs will be absorbed by the maintainance department rather than causing the Russell House to pay the department's workers for their repairs in the room as it does now. University Bookstore directors will be working on drawing up a new contract for games in the game room this summer. The university owns many of the pin ball machines in the room and splits the profits from the video games 50-50 with the games' owners. According to Pruitt this "agreement in existence in the Russell House is not satisfactory." It is possible to draw up contracts with video game companies tihsi?r MMMPNiIpMnnHIKtViPfViPPP Staff Art by MIKE FISHER the need to cheat to To Run Gar The Russell House gam by the University Books! that would enable the game ro< profit split. Some companie machines themselves and brir interest in the old machines de< Miles said the bookstore wi room by renovating and clean bringing in a snack area anc game room will not relocate 11 because of the lack of available The game room is open M< a.m. to 11 p.m., Saturday fronr from noon - 10 p.m. Pool tables may be rented t $1.50 an hour, two players $2. People may use the ping-pong t Pressure, Personal ] Could Lead To Che I By JULIE JAMESON StaH Writer With finals coming up in two weeks, some students are feeling added pressure to perform academically. According to professor Eddie Gaffney, a member of the core program of the General Studies school, students feel compelled to accomplish "higher than adequate , academic accomplishment" either from the I expectations of their parents or for their ; own personal desires. Gaffney said this insecurity could lead the student to cheat on an exam. "There's not one type of person that fits a mold of a cheater. Students cheat for different reasons," Gaffney said. "Some . students don't prepare themselves adequately for exams and feel compelled to glance at a good student's paper," Gaffney said. Gaffney said students who have never been caught or punished for cheating tend to reinforce that negative behavior. Gaffney also pointed out that students who put the time in the material also feel pressured to cheat because they are still insecure. "Some are just concerned so they check their answers on someone else's paper just to make sure." Teachers agree that the objective exams ? multiple choice, true/false, fill-in-thene Room J| 9 13 |jjl^?^^'||??; ':' V^g Staff Photo by LAURA WM.UND ^[J^|j|^j^J| e room will be run am to collect more than a 50-50 I ig in different machines when if 11 make some changes in the 8 ing the pool table area and by 1 new machines. He said the n the Russell House basement Sam Pat ?funds. from his >nday through Friday from 9 contest ? 10 a.m. -11 p.m., and Sunday America >y the hour costing one player Ellgineei 00, three $2.25, and four $2.50. go to ai ;ables for 60 cents an hour. Tenn. Desires, Insecurity ating By Students blank ? are more of a temptation to students to copy their neighbors' exam. Dr. Ken Davis, a psychology professor in thp npnpral fY*ll#?cr?? cniH ho tfivoc different exams to different rows to prevent cheating because of the number of students in his introductory classes. "1 personally think the good student is disturbed by nonmonitoring during exams. I trust every one of my students, but I remain in the class to discourage cheating for the good students." Another problem students must also be aware of is plagiarism. Dr. David G. Cowart, professor of English, said "the English department knocks itself out to let me student know what constitutes plagiarism. It is very unlikely to occur in upper level courses.'4 In English 101 and 102, students are assigned "The Guide to Freshman English" which gives a detailed definition of plagiarism including examples which are comparable with the USC academic code. * Penalties for plagiarism vary depending on the severity of the case. Failure for the course is the first step. In a severe case suspension is necessary and on rare occasions students can be permanent'y suspended. ? I . ly I Staff Photo by IACRA WHUNO terson prepares to launch an egg egg tossing machine. He won the sponsored by the USC Chapter in Society of Mechanical s. The winners of this contest will mother competition in Knoxville,