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By Jeffrey N. Draine
Some students with allergies have been
surprised by an expense that couia cosi
them more than $100 a year.
Students receiving allergy shots at the
Thomson Student Health Center must pay $2
per shot. Before July l, the service was free.
Students were not notified of the new
charges.
"The allergy shots are something that we
have not charged students for, and we felt
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sustantially to other charges or student
fees," said W.W. Carothers, bus;-ess
manager for the center. "X-rays cost a little
too much last year. Now they are less."
Carothers said he didn't want to increase
prescription costs.
THE CENTER initiated the charge
because of inflation and declining
enrollment, which decrease income from
student fees.
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much for students accustomed to paying $6
to $8 for shots.
For some students, the cost doesn't seem
to matter as much as the surprise of the
extra charge.
"They should've let us know, I don't think
that it's fair. We pay so much into the school
anyway," said Donna Means, senior nursing
major.
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By Susan Muir
A sign in Patterson Hall's lobby window
reads, "If you're looking for South Building
? this is it! The name was changed to
i Patterson in the spring."
The building was named Patterson Hall
April 1 after William H. Patterson, the
nnivArcitv's 9.3rrt nresident. who worked on
the building's design.
The Physical Sciences Building also had a
similar name change when the board of
trustees voted in July 1981 to name the
building after Thomas F. Jones, the
university's 24th president.
During the past year, the board of trustees
amended university bylaws allowing
buildings to be named after people before
their death. The policy stated
that a person had to be dead five years
before a building could be named for them.
The board of trustees began an informal
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ELIZABETH BERTEL, a senior biology
major, said she had heard rumors about the
fee, but she didn't believe them. "When I
really did have to pay, I jokingly asked if
they don't pump enough money out of us
already." The answer, in effect, was a blunt
"no", she said.
"I only have to get shots once a month, so
the charge doesn't bother me that much,"
said Amy Moore, a junior psychology
major. But Moore points out that some
students have to get shots twice a week,
requiring an additional expense of $128 this
year.
That's a lot of money in my opinion,
especially since there was no warning,"
Moore said.
Carothers said it was not practical to
notify all students affected because many do
not return to the university following
summer break.
"SINCE THERE are only about 50
students on this campus getting regular
allergy shots, it seems ridiculous that they
couldn't have found some way of informing
everybody," Moore said.
"It seems that students with allergies are
being used as a regular and reliable source
of income," Moore said. Carothers said the
charge was the most equitable way of
dealing with rising costs.
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was still alive so he could be the first
president to have a building named for him
during his lifetime. Because Jones died
before the process was completed, the board
went ahead with its plan to rename the
Physical Sciences Building, and Patterson
Hall became the first building named for a
living president.
Students living in Patterson Hall were
surprised to hear about the name change
this past semester. Some residents were
upset because they did not know about the
new name until after the trustees approved
it in February.
"It was sneaky," Eli Bonniwell, a Pat
lerson Man resiaeni, saia. "i aon i care u s
being called Patterson Hall. It's just that is
was done behind our backs."
Susan Ladd, another Patterson Hall
resident, said, "They didn't even ask us.
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By Rachel Waterhouse
Columbia City Council discussed the
Greene Street issue at its Wednesday
morning meeting, but did not vote on it,
Student Government President Ashley Abel
told the Student Senate Wednesday.
Abel said no vote was taken on the permanent
closing of the street, but residents
who live near Greene Street spoke in favor
of leaving the street open.
Abel has adjusted his stance on the permanent
closing of Greene Street. He announced
at the meeting a new alternate
proposal that would leave the street open
from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and from 4:30 p.m. to
6:30p.m Monday through Friday.
ABEL'S FIRST PLAN was to close the
street permanently, but that met with opposition.
He proposed a second plan that
would close the street from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
every day except Sunday.
Although Abel keeps proposing new plans,
he said. "We would still like to see the
permanent closing, and that's what we are
working for."
Also in his speech, Abel said there are
many changes to be made both within the
senate and the university. He mentioned
such problems as the course guide, block
seating and absenteeism within the Student
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They just scraped it off (South Building was
printed above the dorm's entrance and was
replaced with Patterson Hall). "People
were planning on getting up at three in the
morning and scraping the name off and
repainting it South Building," Ladd said.
"The people working at the desk are the
only people calling it Patterson Hall. Even
the freshmen call it South Building,"
Bonmwell said.
A Sims dorm hall advisor said girls living
on her hall call the building South Patterson.
A South Tower resident said many people
still call the dorm South Building. "It all
depends on what you're used to," she said.
Because residents did not adjust to the
new name quickly, President Holderman
wrote a newsletter to the residents this past
spring explaining the reasons for the name
change.
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Senate.
"The list goes on," Abel said. "But
together we can achieve a great deal;
divided, we will fail."
IN OTHER senate news, two elections
were held for the Student Organization
Licensing Committee, which oversees I
funding for student organizations.
Mindy Petock was elected into the
committee for one year, and Jim Lancy was |
elected for two
Kyle Pniitt was elected to the Legislative
Council, which handles problems within the
Student Senate and among the senators
themselves.
Ex-officio members of the senate were
appointed to specific committees. Ex-officio
members are senate members who are not
elected into the senate and have no voting
rights. These students are interested in
working with Student Government and
attend meetings and work on committees.
The Community Relations Committee is
preparing a workshop for University 101
classes to help students become familiar
with Student Government. The committee is
also working on a United Way fundraiser to
begin soon.
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In the letter, Holderman said the building
opened in 1962 as South Building because it
was part of the campus expansion south of
Greene Street. At that time Patterson was
chief executive assistant to the president
and contributed to the building's design. The
building was the first high rise on campus.
inside
Handicapped parking ? No problem,
says USC official. Page four.
USC's Department of Music opens its
September Concerts series with an impressive
debut. Page eight.
The Gamecocks will face a young
Rirhmnnd Sniders team tomorrow night as
they try for their second win of the season.
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