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USC to insl The Private Branch Exchange (PBX) will require 8,000 new lines to be installed on campus, said Robert Roberson, systems vice president of computer services. Twenty-five percent of the lines will support voice and data transmission, and a jack will be nlaced in MPh Hrtrm rnnm QfnHontc will then be able to transmit data to every part of the campus by using personal com fjuivia tuuucticu iu me university system, Robcrson said. "EVERY COMPUTER will not be compatible with this new system. If the student gets the right modular equipment, he'll be able to hook up to our computers," he said, tall $8 millii stressing the need for an equipment ctanHarH tfVWllWMl V* , Three substations will be strategically located on campus, and each one will contain dataports which will transport information to the mainframe computer, he said. Roberson said the system will also allow students to transfer information to different departments. "If the student wants access to the computer in business administration, the dataport will transfer the student directly to the BA computer ?not everything will go in to the mainframe." HE SAID bids on the system are due Feb. 1, and the evaluation of the bids will be completed by Feb. 15. A purchase order will be sent to the lowest bidder by March 1, and work may begin as soon as April 1. "We decided to look into the new system about a year ago because we had to find a 3n teleohon R way to economically transmit data," Roberson said. USC has been using coaxial cable and i emeu leiepnone uncs irom aouinern tsen to distribute data throughout campus. However, the American Telephone Telegraph Co. breakup is likely to raise local telephone fees and the cost of renting the lines, he said. "We feel that this (the divestiture) will have a definite effect on the stnrfcnts h^rr at USC. In the long run, owning our own telephone lines will save us a lot of money," Roberson said. THE PBX system will cost between $8-9 million and will take one year to 18 months iu install. All telephone lines on campus will be pulled out and replaced, but Roberson said the construction will not cause too much inconvenience.' Roberson said the project was made possi le system ble by the Commission on Higher Education's approval Jan. 12 of a $3.6 million funding resolution. "The approval of the money will really help us out," he said. The resolution will go to the state Legislature later this year for final annroval or disannrrwal AN ADDITIONAL $5 million will be financed through university funds. The money that will be saved through USC ownership of the V les will repay the price of the investment wuhin five years, Roberson aaiu. Currently there are no plans to raise tuition to cover the cost of the PBX system. "We don't see any change in tuition in regards to this new system." Roberson said. However, the university administration is considering removing all dorm room telephones, which means students will have to buy their own telephones if they wish. See "Phones," page 4 Committee discussion p. 3 ? - ? ? ? S _ Wednesday Carolina Alive lives p. 10 M 8MH giFig ftwl January 25, 1984 Lady Gamecocks play p. 13 I University of South Carolina I By John Doiner An $8 million telecommunications system to be installed on campus by the end of 1985 will enable students in dorms to hook into the USC mainframe computer, a computer services official said Atlanta bus By Chris Handal * ? ? 1 1 udv. now owns anomer lsiana. Atlanta businessman Philip Rhode: island, USC President James Holdern umbia Rotary Club meeting Monday. Pritchards Island, a 1,600 acre u island near Hilton Head Island and B ed value of S2.2 million, said Arthur man of the Summit Fund and retired b Carolina Electric and Gas Company. HOLDERMAN SAID, "We are island) perfectly complements our" n program at Hobcaw Barony near Gee (insect)-borne diseases research pro, River north of Charleston. Pritchards Island, unlike the othei have any on-site laboratories and meet stead be used for field studies by fac different USC system campuses. "A condition of the gift is that the i its present pristine state," Holdermar "The donation of Pritchards Islan truly magnanimous gesture by a man finding ways to preserve our beautiful future generations," he said. IN THE past, with financial supp< marine scientists and students froi Beaufort campuses have used the islai The largest project has been with the turtle. Volunteers from the two USC c ched eggs to areas safe from predator The result of the project was the s 1 f A L 1 ^ A A 1 icicasc ui uiousauus ui iuiucs. The project, headed by USC-Beauf Collum, is the only one along the S preserve hatching grounds for the tui island. OTHER PROJECTS considered f study of the effects of erosion and coi on the maritime forest of Pritchards USC botanist Cynthia Smith will be project. Presidential to speak in E From Staff and Wire Reports The Rev. Jesse Jackson is still s speech at USC, even though bad wei to his hometown yesterday. Dense fog at Washington Natior Greenville trip but campaign officia reschedule the trip for Saturday ai schedule for Wednesday. That, schedule includes a visit witl Gov.' Dick Riley, a meeting with bli Benedict College as well as his speec Ballroom. The USC program t sponsored by and sororities and the Minority Aff "A Rainbow Coalition'* and will bei devotional and spiritual songs. it s an nonor tor us nere, saj director of minority affairs. He said Jackson's national headquarters Fri Jackson's Columbia visit. inessman do s gave the university an lan announced at a Col 1 1 1 nueveiopea oarrier sea eaufort, has an appraisWilliams, general chairoard chairman of South confident that it (the narine sciences research n rgetown and our vector jects along the Santee two projects, will not ing facilities and will in1111 anH ctuHnnJc frntM sland will be retained in d to the university is a deeply concerned with coastal environment for \> >rt from Rhodes, USC n the Columbia and id for field studies. endangered loggerhead campuses moved unhat- BlBChCBWhlll s- Atlanta busim ;uccessful hatching and island to Caroli ort biologist David Mc outh Carolina coast to An archeo rtles on an undisturbed dians may hs A.D. 1 to 1,( or the island include a Other proj nsequences of salt spray plant data fin Island. islands as we in charge of the erosion and the Geo USC marine hopeful I Holdc * MB by David Hill tallroom USC Presiden cheduled for a 1 p.m Until we j ather cancelled his trip s 8?m8 1 occupies our I ial Airport halted the vie" M?nday lis said Jackson would ? "'ld'nR ,V nd would stick to his ?outh Carol. based upon government a h state lawmakers and cent years hi ack elected officials at received the a h in the Russetf House mula calls foi the black fraternities MONEY \ airs Office, is entitled university gin with 30 minutes of raising drives the state Leg fiscally suppc d Charles McMillian, think w he received a call from at full-formu day informing him of we are g0jng _ to get it," H mates barrier ?wmi i i I nynn "II1 tf I fllflUMm mi miWT^ : > : - . : *,:.'' 9 jssman Philip Rhodes (I.) and USC President James I na, and it will be used for sea island research. logical study will concentrate on sites where Ir ive collected shellfish. Artifacts could date fror XX). ects under consideration include a comparison c om the island with other barrier and non-barri< :11 a comparison between the island's ecosyster rgetown area ecosystem studied extensively b scientists. jrman says mone going to cost a 1 ?sue facing USC this year higher education ar future will be money, Full-formula t James Holderman said. refunding the c< get full-formula funding, this semester to o be the major issue that related discipline :ime," he said in an inter- USC's computer with the Gamecock. "I believe tl or public education in refundable," He na is tied to a formula several factors in state HE ALSO cri nd the institutions. In re- chairman of t igher education has not Higher Educatic mount of money the for- computer fee. Sh r. USC should hav the General Ass< VILL be needed to keep ing first to studc 1 progressing, but fund- But Holdern are doing very well, and "understand the islature will probably be ironic CHE r< >rtive this year, he said. million of USC'j e have a very good crack "I don't want la funding this year, and Fred Sheheen to do everything we can very well. But I oldcrman said. "It's not would suggest island to US( ^ Jl'A j vfiywrf9 [h Wi V jjpfc " + j?fs " M j|||g3jB v'*;7 : IB -iolderman stroll along a Pritchards Island beach. Rhc ?- IN ADDITION, projects will be develo n Island relating to the geology of barrier islar characteristics associated with tidal inlets ? >f ting beaches. ;r d Students will have access to the islan y courses and independent study projects d and throughout the academic year, Holder y is USC's main ot more to fully fund Legislature with a commission which funding may enable than we asked for ai amputer fees charged do better." Holderr students in computer- The need for new s to pay for upgrading mediate, he said, facilities. lat computer fee is "EVERYBODY 1 >lderman said. easier way to do it u them and say what i ticized Fred Sheheen, around and give y he Commission on needed. It's called >n, for attacking the quarterbacking." leheen said he thought Holderman said e sought money from agencies' spending jmbly rather than go- year, but that "it w nts. tan said he didn't "How do you tak logic'* and thought it is dedicating itself t< tcomended only $9 jor research instituti s $16 million request. and tell it it can spen to get in a fight with It's a very foolisl - we're getting along especially during a ti ['m c11V*a a/li?/>Q#i/\r? V*a i iii out pi iavu iiiai uv vuuwauuii, uv oaiu. that we go to the Sm % 3 A i;,4 tJfcjfa* cW r??^ : PttTTr^ A mil , ides donated the >ped at Pritchards ids and the coastal md naturally shifd through special uring the summer man said. issue request from the is $7 million less id then say we can nan said. computers was im CAN think of an ntil you bring it to it is, and they turn ou less than you Monday morning a freeze on state is not likely this ould hurt USC.M e a university that o becoming a ma ion like this one is d no more money? ti thing to do," mA AT Amnkoric iiiv vi \,iift|suaaia un "Hotderman," paga 3