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Students prefer By Amy Bedsnbaugh When the video boom struck USC this past year, several large dormitories received video games, but students appear to want cable TV instead. "Efforts last year to have video machines in dorms were not well received. The machines seemed to stir up as many complaints as business," Resident Student Development director James McMahon said. The machines were initially installed in the Towers Complex, Columbia Hall, Bates area, and South area. McMahon said the biggest problems appeared to be unsuitable locations within the dorms, maintenance and vandalism. At the beginning of the second semester, the video-games effort conHammis nnliro rhiaf i WWIVB|?HV ^?V IIVU VIIIVI 1 From Staff Reports USC's Police Department recently rece: munity Service Achievement Award for 01 tions in crime prevention by the S.C. St Commission. The commission also presented an aw* individual effort in neighborhood law ei Stokes, vice president for the University I forcement and Safety. The community service award, which \ w:? r-\ . given IU IUC v^uiuniuia I UULC ucpauiucu and Lexington counties' sheriff's departm to Stokes at a special meeting of the neighborhood Crime Prevention Advise Human Affairs Commission. Stokes and Danny Baker, assistant vice i enforcement division, which supervises uiusc-Fm is the place "MOOI A FOR M October 15 M Call in your donations an support for the alternative r< 1- !_ n_i .. .:il u.^. ooiumuia. rri^;tJt> win ut; yivt?i donor of the highest pledgi pledge $1.00.) y uimmmhhmmmww iwinmin whim m n i n mm inr I OI77 ri?,?, 256-0301 I r?? I I I I m ? || 14 | loi L - I Where Ex I I T1 I came iv over x centrated on the Bates area. "The Bates residence halls are far enough from the central part of cam- 1 pus that overall student interest and use of the video machines Jn dorms . could be monitored," McMahon said. I The project revealed that, with the problems of vandalism and maintenance, the expenses connected with the owner company surpassed the 'TVin r? c? m m o/\VM?vki#*AA ^luiua. a iiv vimvv {^oiiiv wiiiiiihi^v) consisting of residence hall directors and staffs, had hoped the games would produce a profit for the resident halls, but there was "no financial payoff," McMahon said. In the future, if students express an . interest in having video games in the j wins community servic police, said they cons ived the 1983 Com- tion of the university' itstanding contribu- on campus. ate Human Affairs The division has be crease lighting aroun< ird for outstanding help prevent and solve riforcement to Carl university has sponsc )ivision of Law En- Police Officer trainir criminal justice majo Dreviously has been paLr?ls it and the Richland . The p?''ce force 5 n lents, was presented ,ncrease the c?mmunl Community Care's ?ry Council of the Sincc ,981> the La, USC has sponsored j jresident for the law Watch." The slogan the USC campus Caution." r>? ~ 90.3 | T for I W,DE IHSIC" S HaPPV65.C 16 j 50* a d requests in Second Pit< Jdio station in J Enterti i hourly to the j j e. (Minimum | L ^unC A t XHh Use this coupon to get a ONE-ITEM PI ._ id ,_. r oniy ?iws?w ipius additional items available on reques good through 10/2/83 16 oz. Cokes only 25* tra Cheese Is Alwayi videogames dorms, McMahon said it will be considered. But this past year's attempts . indicate video games are "popular option in residence halls," he said. However, dorm rooms at USC may soon be wired for cable TV, a Residential Life Services spokesman said. "We're conducting a feasibility r\ * * i j! siuuy, saiu u?vc iviatauiay, uirecior of Men's Housing. "The bottom line is what will it cost, and who will have to pay." Macaulay said Student Government paid for cable TV installation in residence hall lounges. Students expressed an interest this past year in having cable installed in dorm rooms. Macaulay said the deal is still in the planning stage. e award ider the awards "significant" recognis attempts to decrease criminal activity en able, over the past few years, to in1 the university and add manpower to ; crimes on campus. 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