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Median constri in Blossom Str By Warren Bolton s The construction of a wrought iron > fence down the center of the Blossom Street median is underway, a USC spokesman said. Ed Bass, director of project development, said the fence should be finished by the end of this month. Bass said USC will also install a sprinkler system after the fence is finished. The sprinkler system will consist of two parts ? a sprinkler head system will be put above ground and a driD svstem will be put underground. ( VISTA BEAUTIFICATION Group i chairman John Baker said the construc- > tion of the fence and the sprinkler system \ is nart of Dlans to beautifv the Blossom I Street median. The Vista Beautification 1 Group is an organization within the Columbia Action Council, a group of F business people geared toward improving $ Columbia. s Baker said the Community Design Center completed the landscape plant to enhance the appearance of the Blossom q Street median between South Main and n Pickens streets. o The Design Center's plans also include the planting of 40 crape myrtle trees, 20 v Bradford pear trees, 2,200 bulbs, 380 u raphiolepsis, 400 barberry and 690 nv juniper plants down the median. Vista c; will be in charge of the planting. The project is expected to be finished in je early April, Baker said. o th VISTA CO-CHAIRMAN Jack Walker said the plants and fence will improve the cl look of the median and will restrict si I pedestrian traffic to designated T crosswalks. He also said the size of the G PfAPfii/o lire tirill Ua r?ron carl pa ?-%-% r\ra | ui iv.iv viv/oavrumo VY in uv uiwiva^u ou iiiuiv WELCOME TO... (7& I -VILLAGE SQUARE CEN1 I] SUMTER ST.. 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Walker Francis Marion C ;aid members of Vista encouraged USC to the highest gap betw levelop a safe, appealing landscape enrollment and its g< lesign for the median. He said it took a South Carolina ne ong time for Vista, the USC Planning plan with the federa Center and the Community Design Center an effort to rid tl o come up with an attractive and safe universities of t lesign. segregation. Bass said USC had intentions to Of the seven instit levelop the median all along. "When the their goals, four mai nedian was put in it was agreed that USC targeted totals, the ( rxnlrJ m? ' ' U/1 LI n Vi ct o '"PL , J p -VUUIU ptaill II, lit oaivi. ut ioim 1 UC icpuil ddiu rii vas instrumental in developing a plan the a 9.3 percent minoril Department of Highways and Public to its targeted 17 pei rransportation would approve. The report also sh< Walker said the estimated cost of the actually had an over >roject is $32,000. USC is expected to pay tage of minority stu 122,000 of the cost and Vista the rest, he 1983 - from 10.7 per aid. OTHER COLLE< BAKER SAID the city will not be re- their 1983-84 goals luired to do any maintenance work on the Charleston (8 percen ledian. USC will take care of the area enrollment), Lander nee work is finished. and 14.8 percent), 1 Walker said an interesting theme in- and 6.1 percent) U olved in the project is the same materials and 14 percent), and sed in the construction of the median percent and 14.4 per 'ill be used to improve areas of USC's Colleges that met t ampus next to the median. University (4.1 perce Waker said he doesn't believe the pro- enrollment), the Med :ct will totally disrupt traffic. He said Carolina (5 percent ne lane may have to be closed, but not Coastal Carolina (7 le entire street. cent) and USC-Spart Walker said subcommittees are in 9 1 percent). large of the project's fund-raising. One "Overall, the stat ibcommittee is USC-oriented. he said. u/hilp inctitiitinnc m: his sub-committee will try to get Student creasing the numbei lovernment, fraternities, sororities and students in 1983 ove See "Blossom Street, page 8 1981the commissi M. ^PEN SUNOAY^SL ^1 * NKaHTS TIT* niipp ? it uutssL. : | rER, LEXINGTON, S.C. I # % ROM USC HORSESHOE I a tHLESTON HWY., W.COLA. | " COUPON ## [ 3LAWDOG JI , <cv 3d All-Beef Frank Served # I et Recipe Chili, Onions, ^ E ? us Cole Slaw. # | <gg ii CI 0 WITH A I COUPON ires 3/7/84 J COUPON- * Follow 5 Confer AW DOG I * March ndy's Famous Secret ? 1 Delicious Homemade # I ^ Q le Slaw. ^ I JOln o 1#% I for all Q with m 1 ? , 3 coupon 2 B # only o es 3/7/84 S| ^ I ? Stay ti COUPON- O* | and aii TE NUT SUNDAE S I ? r Rich Vanilla Ice Cream ? 1 m luts, Topped w/Whipped ? B ^ COnfef 'lump Cherry. I 90.5 C Ofl WITH * 1 m a ?m mj coupon (jm. # 0 # m # )ires 3/7/84 ^ f ?#g??g222?2fi/ is to meet minorit Reports "The t o t a ie seven state-supported undergraduates ities that failed to meet white institutions nt goals for 1983-84, ac- ceni, compared i Commission on Higher 10 percent in 198 have minorities making BUT THE co enrollment, but actual minority enrollm was 14.5 percent, accor- campuses ? whi ed Thursday. desegration plai College in Florence had number and pe een its current minority 1983. Dal for the school year. gotiated a desegregation Commissioner 1 government in 1981 in said he was "sho le state's colleges and state is halfway he last vestiges of "and we have r than we have." utions that did not meet Smith said it r ic progress toward their mission and the c ->"i- ?? i^ -nn. rcpuii saiu. nun uum lun^-it ancis Marion this year as closely at some :y enrollment, compared the enrollment u] rcent. But Commissi< ows that Francis Marion he believed state all decline in its percen- grams will begin dents between 1981 and leges will move cent to 9.3 percent. goals. jES that failed to meet "IT HAS takei were: The College of designed and intc t onal and a ft S nerrpnf eress to thic nni College (15.5 percnet follow other ^he Citadel (9.6 percent (negotiated) thr SC-Aiken (15.3 percent Carolina is in a \ Winthrop College (15.8 cent). Dr. Thomas S heir goals were Clemson Marion, said Thi int goal and 4.2 percent satisfied with its lical University of South but believes it h and 6.2 percent), USC- will improve the .7 percent and 7.8 per- "This summer anburg (8.6 percent and ton plan' where minority studeni e's senior traditionally work with them t ade modest gains in in- improve other b; r and percent of black Stanton said tl r the levels in 1982 and ing financed by ? on report stated. grant from the s iswra Sports " 'presents Lady Game Basketball < the Lady Gamecocks in 'ence Women's Basketba 5-7 from Cincinnati, Ohic cott Willborn and Jimmy I of the exciting action ? n WUSC-FM. uned to Alternative 90.5 r times. i the USC women in their 'ence tournament only on )n your FM dial. y goals 1 percent of black enrolled in traditionally ? in fall 1983 was 10.2 per0 9.95 percent in 1982 and 11." mmission also noted that lent at the state's two-year ich are not included in the 1 ? declined "in both rcent" between 1981 and Mortimer Smith of Cayce eked" when he realized the through its five-year plan lot progressed any further night be time for the comolleges "to shift their attenrm solutions and look more short-term ways of getting P-" Dner Roosevelt Gilliam said :-financed recruitment proto pay off soon and the colmore rapidly toward their i time to get these programs > place," he said. "Our proint is not unusual. As we plans that have been oughout America, South 'ery good position." tanton, president of Francis iirsday that his college is not current minority enrollment as recruiting programs that situation in the near future. , we are beginning the 'Stan we will admit 40 marginal ts to a summer camp and 0 develop study skills and to asic skills," he said. he recruiting program is be1 $68,000 desegregation plan tate. i? I cock Coverage the mefro II Tournament, Higginbotham - for game first wusc,