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'We were very fortunate' ^ Storm dan Photo by Sally McGill A * vitrk nnllononil nn Hrnnnn C rnnf hnfuiurin lAinnr^rnui i ii Ut OUlldpdCU um uicoiir. juu^i ucivvcuii tvuuiiiuvv dorm and Russell House during Thursday's storm, creating minor traffic problems. Board approves cam By S usan Muir The board of trustees has approved a plan to spend $7iS million on the university system's nine campuses during the next five years. About $:*r> million of the money will be spent in fiscal years 1984 and 1985 on building and renovation. The Five Year Master Plan designates $9 million, or 12 percent, lor the Columbia campus and $(>6 million, or 88 percent, for the other campuses. Earlier the board approved a budget for capital projects that was rejected by the S.C. Higher Education Commission The board revised the rejected budget, making adjustments for inflation. The revised budget and the fiveyear plan were approved by the board of trustees June 10. The budget now goes back to the commission for review. * tei The $1.1 million renovation of Woodrow dorm continues tl housing should be ready for some residents this fall, with fi lage minor on I By Forrest Brown USC escaped major damage during Thursday's destruc- | tive storm. \ Downed trees and power lines were the major problem as | USC work crews began clean-up operations Friday. "I think we were very fortunate. I feel very good about the ! damage we sustained compared to what I saw blowing out the window," said Jimmy Cooper of Physical Plant Services. Cooper said campus damage was relatively minor com- ? pared to that in the rest of the Midlands. j One of the heaters at the bubble-shaped athletic field house was blown off in the height of the storm, and some of the fabric covering the structure was ripped bv the wind. Cooper said the Bubble was in no danger ot collapsing. A back door of the East Energy Facility, Greene Street, : was ripped from its hinges by the wind. Two cars were damaged in separate incidents during the storm. A piece of aluminum siding hit the roof of a student's car in a campus parking lot, causing extensive damage. The left-door window of a student's car was shattered when a piece of metal blew off the top of Cliff Apartments. Large trees fell in three locations on campus, but none ot them caused damage. A large tree fell across Greene Street in front of the Russell House. The tree crushed a fence at the Woodrow dormitory construction project and covered half of the street Thursday night. USC work crews removed the debris to the side of the street Friday morning. A large laurel oak feil in front of the President's House, covering both Horseshoe sidewalks and missing the home by about 10 feet. A tree also fell on an apartment at the University Terrace Apartments. Students Randy and Helen Cooper live in the apartment. ipus renovations Commission representatives visit the campuses to evaluate their needs. The budget may be altered before it goes through the state approval process. David Rinker, senior vice president for facilities planning, is not certain the projects plan approved bv the university will win state approval. In other board business, USC President James Holderman announced that "one of the most dynamic news people on television," Ted Koppel, will speak at the August 14 commencement. Koppel anchors the ABC weekend news and is the host of ABC's "Nightline." John G. Beasley, chairman of the Student-Trustee Liaison Committee, told board members the committee favors more communication between the trustees and student government and hopes they will attend Student Government activities. PJPf Fall tuition MpM 3 President I I IH By Richard Meyers IIIII HHI 1 Carolina students will not i fliBll * 1 face a tuition increase this; 1 ifjiiTwIi'tSr " ' fall unless unforeseen circumstances arise, according to USC President James B. Holderman "Unless there's a dramatic revenue problem p (hat the university faces |* HH1^ p there will not be a tuition ; fiB I \ :: increase," Holderman told a jBBl f group of student media | lpj(||| J w representatives this past I w~ "If they say we have to v , give back a million we can ^l|J :'*v" """ \ avoid it (a tuition increase) " by doing other things. But if they get much higher than liiPBEji ^at we're going to have a heck of a tirno horamio w<? ate into everything we had to avoid one this year. * "I do not want to raise v//*- .f tuition," Holderman said. "If they take four million tl? Qr,Qrtma..t ?tuip dollars out of our budget, or us summer. The apartment-style (hree ^ (w() ill occupancy this spring. we'd have to consider some % JSC campus .X, Photo by Sally McGill A workman removes fallen trees near the President's House on the Horseshoe. Committee discusses 1 BC?f* fliRirlo UlJU %JfUUIOC UUIUG By Susan Muir included only 15 percent of the university's courses. Ways to improve the USC Abel said in a recent inCourse Guide will be terview the guide will be discussed by the Student- discontinued if it can't be Trustee Liaison Committee, improved. according to Student Government President Abel also discussed the Ashley Abel. closure of Greene Street. The committee will Discussion of the closure examine how to get more has met another delay in faculty members to con- City Council, but Abel said tribute to the guide. "how ever long it takes, we'll The 1981-82 Course Guide stick in there and get it (the cost $9,000 to produce, and street closing) done." increase unlikely, lolderman says kiiul of 111 i t i /\n irinxnn..r> U..4 i*_u ..? > :lt .....v.. w vu.i.wu ii.iitu.u-, uui rioiaeriuan saia. "we win we're certainly going to do take every reasonable step everything we can to avoid to pursue it. There has been it-" sufficient discussion and Holderman said he is attention. If the decision is pleased with the new food not to close Greene Street, service contract with SAGA we ought to know it, but Food Services Inc. The there ought to be a decision company appears to be made by the City Council." "really interested in finding The president added that if out what students want and Greene Street is closed, USC need in the way of food may have to give up some service. parking spaces on Pendleton "The new contract has a Street to accommodate an (ill-Hll V pan/uillilinii ' _ ?j tiuuiwii uxpecieu increased uaimprovision in it, which gives flow. us a chance, if it doesn't Holderman said his upwork out, to bail. We reserve coming month-long trip to the right to exercise that Europe will benefit USC in option if SAGA doesn't many direct and indirect produce, but 1 have every ways. "I think everything we reason to believe they will." do like that benefits USC," Holderman said he was Holdermansaid.'it raises the "getting frustrated" nvnr i 1 ' ?Itv< v ...?l ... " v i.-u ui 11 i_y I'trvei vol uov^ / fl,,u Columbia City (Council's it brings international indelay in taking action on the terest in us. I think with our closing of Greene Street. "I fund drive upcoming, we'll don't understand why they have a tremendous inare not having the hearing ternational pool of resources they promised to have," to draw upon "