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' * * Z South Caroiiniana/*Library # I Horseshoe * Video boo to USC's By Joe Cumbis and Susan Muir The video boom has thundered into USC, replacing old games such as "Space Invaders" with more appealing, up-to-date games such as "Tron," thanks to space-age technology and an agreement between American AmtiQpmont nnH TT.QT1 According to a technician for American Amusement, supplier of games in Russell House's recreation room, the number of people playing video games in the arcade is up from last year for many reasons. Chuck Alford, a technician with American Amusement, said, "One reason is that we switched from using quarters in the machines to tokens. Now you can get five games for a dollar in stead of four. Also, the amount of new technology available has made the games better and more appealing." SOME GAMEROOM patrons said they prefer the gameroom's atmosphere, machines and convenient campus location to the off-campus game centers. 4'I like the Russell House better than Sandy's (Famous Hot Dogs). It's not as crammed," George Hardy, a freshman, said. Charles Oliver said he snenris about ?3 a day in the gameroom. He said he likes Russell House gameroom better than Sandy's because he dislikes hot dogs, on/4 olitmtro 1*VA Vinf rJrvrto ? ?? V# ?* >* m mim?. ? ? ' w i?VJt \4V^l3 ? Oliver also plays at Russell House for patriotic reasons, saying, "Why not spend money at your school?" Alford said the popularity of the gameroom is good not only for his company, but for the university as well v':; X '' Mr lFf : eJH 1 HnRP^ :^:?- >#&. 'lfls^? k>M A USC student plays the "Tron" video g of the gameroom has increased this ye m comes arcade because his company splits the profits drawn Dy tne gameroom on a 50/50 oasis. DON MILES, spokesman for the University Bookstore, which has jurisdiction over the recreation area, isn't so sure about the gameroom's success. "We really can't say right now because our records are not up to date," Miles said. All profits made by the gameroom go directly into the general fund of the university, he said. The general fund is for maintenance and upkeep around the university. Alford, however, said the success of the gameroom is so great that his company is now in the process of offering two machines of some of the most popular games in the gameroom so that the wait to play the "hottest" games on the market will not be so long. "OUR CONTRACT is for 20 games, but we're thinkint? about rinnlioatincr some of * O -I o - ? the most popular games and have already done so in some cases," Alford said. Most students at the gameroom said they like it because it's closer to classrooms, Russell House Cafeteria and dorms. James Cooper said, "Sandy's is too far. I can't make myself walk that far to play a videogame." Some students said they prefer the gameroom to Robo's, on Main Street, because Robo's doesn't have a good selection of video machines. Alford said a new video game can cost from $2,700 to $3,000, depending on the type of game it is. bp-innH^iS ?jg|l| .-_ Jrl~_ ~ I Hk JfffS - ^ Photo by Andy Putnam ame in the Russell House recreation room. Use ar, according to a gameroom official. fc::::!*^^Br ^Ztl~. : " '<'^iz77ftr~\ 'Jrl^Z^\~7ArY:^- Tt7?l^'~J-"'*' ^ it j | All-Nile jamming Lots of entertainment was available to USC Friday night See story on page eight Prize money si by 1981 Cockf? By Sally McGill Eleven months after the 1981 Cockfest, Student Affairs is still trying to rectify an oversight in the allocation of a cash prize for the skit contest winner. ine fresDyierian stuaeni center won first prize in a skit contest at Cockfest last year and never received the prize money. The prize was $250 to $300, according to Steve Price, chaplain at the Presbyterian Student Center. The paperw6rk had not been taken care of when the fiscal year ended, Price said. PI KAPPA PHI fraternity worked hard to nrrtor?i7o hut ufhon it \i;;ic nupr V/A V/V/V. 1VA VUVj UUfc ?T IIVII IV fT ? VI , they felt their work was done, according to Jerry Brewer, assistant to the dean of Student Affairs. Brewer is adviser for Pi Kappa Phi. "They didn't follow up on it," Brewer said. "Presbyterian Student Center never asked for it (the prize money), and the management on this side never did anything about it," Brewer said. PRICE WAS gone most of the summer, and Brewer said he "never followed up or it." "It was too late to write it into this year's budget," Price said. Dan Elliott, Cockfest '81 director and Pi Kappa Phi fraternity member, said the Presbyterian Student Center never claimed its money. Elliott said he told Price the night of Cockfest the procedure the Presbyterian Student Center would have to follow in order to claim the money. PRICE SAID he does not remember the conversation because he was very busy thai night. Price and Elliott said there had been nc (#1 UUlCUld 111 U1C JKJDl Willi U1C pi 1-CC IllUllCJf . Price added that in the past the prizt money- was simply mailed to th< Presbyterian Student Center. The Centei has won the Cockfest skit for the past thre< years. ^IBBHEshf jjk.^a: MpS| ij ppRip^l^^j j I students at the fifth annual All-Niter, held :ill not received set skit winner. "I'm not trying to make an issue out of this," Price said. "They (Pi Kappa Phi and Jerry Brewer) are trying to take care of it." THE FISCAL year was from June 30, 1981 to July 1, 1982. "The prize money was gone as of July 1982," Brewer said. The money is allocated through student funds. Elliott said the prize money was set aside for the entire fiscal year, but the Presbyterian Student Center made no moves to claim it. Although the money was not added to this year's budget, Brewer said the Presbyterian Student Center probably wnnlH rp?*?#?ivp its rash rpward Brewer said, "I'm pretty sure we'll be able to work something out." PRICE SAII), "I'm afraid it was just an oversight on their part. I surely don't think they meant not to pay us. "I should have pursued it more," Price said. The Presbyterian Student Center is entering Cockfest again this year, Price said Sunday. 1 Price said the Presbyterian Student Center enters the contest in order to emphasize that religious centers take an active interest in campus activities. Price attributed the Presbyterian Student Center's success to enthusiastic and bright students, tight directing, good lighting, lots of musir and manv rehearsals. I inside 9 Greek rush week is over, and many i fraternities have recruited more pledges t than they did a year ago. Page three. The fifth annual All-Niter was a success, > offering a variety of events ? including a creative banana-eating contest. Page eight. * ^ Carolina Head Football Coach Richard r Bell suffered his first loss Saturday night as n the Duke University Blue Devils defeated the Gamecocks 30-17. Page 10.