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Drinking age rise By Mary^Jo Miller Raising the drinking age to 21 in A nonet mnlH rroifi* nir\r<? nrnKlottit lhan it solves said, the owners and managers of several popular bars in Five F'oints. "This legislation is from all the drunk driving accidents. But it's going to cause more kids to drink in their cars because they can't get in a bar," said Loretta Bryant, manager of Group therapy for the past years. Bryant said underage students would find some way to buy beer, but drink in their cars, creating more problems. This opinion was shared by the managers interviewed. Vfiw wri:m.'VT? rr* .... to the 7-11, get beer and drink in their ears or their dorm rooms This takes the drinking out of the control of an Student Sun By Larry Slovensky The Student Summit Fund is $70,000 si goal, and the rest may not he raised by the dent Government President Glenn Germa "The present amount obtained, pendi from local businesses, is SI30,000" Germ The fund is an SG effort to solicit fund local businesses to finance university schc German said two scholarships will prob one for in-state students and one for 01 Details for the requirements and specifica ships have not been finalized because the raised and invested to establish a base of German said the scholarships "will be I cell academically," and will probal achievements. Buy 3 an SERAPHIM I I l*UWI/3 LftJ "r HOIST: THC PUNCTS I > uorou>>iuMOWSMi f TM IM togihi PMhai wiiin I SKRAPHIM 4 XG 60176 HJ ? -* TCHAWOVSMY SUITES FROM "THE NUTCRACKER" I& dc-aui t U 1 I 'ft? Lhhmbmhv Re | Classical i no solution, bar establishment. We were very careful. If someone has had too much to drink, we offer to call a cab and pay for it or we convince them to stop drinking. I personally think that raising the drinking age will lead to more problems," said Steve Gibson, manager of Rockafellas*. Gibson, like several bar managers, was sorry to sec the 18- and 19-yearolds lose their drinking privilege. "I was sorry to see the kids go. They had been well-behaved folks. That sounds sugar-caotcd but they were a nice group of people. We had more problems with the older drinkers, on the whole, than with those folks. And we didn't have many problems," Gibson said. All of the bar managers maintained that raising the drinking age would not affect their business for the worse. In fimit Fund shi SG has several plans hort of its $200,(MM) example, SG will sell semester's end, Stn- C arolina Coliseum late n predicted. of the profits from th ng some donations Also, German is tryini an said. pizza service to donati s from students and German said the fur >larships. and sucessful effort hi university." ably be established. He added that good Jt-of-siate students. the administration to lions of the scholar- shows student dedi< money must first be reputation. interest. "The endowment o for students who c\- quality of its studen aly be based on reputation of USC, th< well, German said. 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"We don't have bands now that traditionally attracted a younger crowd," Gibson said. The managers were surprised at the general apathy USC students had toward the legislation. ?rt of goal raise the rest of the $200,000 goal. For concessions when the circus comes to :r this month. SCi will receive 15 percent c sale, which could amount to S3.000. I to establish an agreement with a local ? 50 cents per order. id "represents the first time such a large is been initiated bv students at a public student response has made it easier tor solicit funds from industry, because it :ation to increase USC's academic f a school is an important factor in the ts," and by enhancing the academic : prestige of a degree will be enhanced as I $398 each SEKAffllM 4 XGS0177 CD Iourai im *otu?riAmuimct] lAWLNUaO CtUM?tlNM 1 tAMT lAiM MMSI MACAMf ] NttuvmuM to rw VTluioCJiW AfAtW SKKAPHIM 4XG 60174 (II ... - GERSHWIN RHAPSODY IN BlUE AN AMERICAN IN PARIS ar rh 13th! Kgpr. U^i.D f IJRIIlMl i ? All You Can Eat. 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