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?k The Gamecock Founded 1908 Friday Volume 77, No. 80 University of South Carolina April 12, 1985 Mall's fate |HHj postponed until May HHH By Gregg Leaky i nc late ot trie Carolina ^ Mall has been delayed again, this time by university lawyers trying to grant four | i. i tenants exemption from cur- .;r rent zoning laws. Columbia city zoning board ^'' J least until the next scheduled zoning board meeting on ^ (JSC Associate Legal Counsel Joseph McCullough g&bgH said an amendment must be made to current zoning laws jj?| businesses (on campus) which The four stores seeking the exception are School Kids '. Records and Tapes, Balloons by Little Dee Dec, Computer ov/ui vv auu vui uj/s nail ^ McCullough sent a letter to the zoning board earlier asking for postponement of their hearing so that the language of the current law could be reconsidered and "define ex actly what me university can and cannot do" in regard to on-campus businesses. ?_ ' Wild ride "As it stands now, six ol the stores are covered by the Sophomore Brian L law. We think that the other |,js delivery in hani four arc also, and this is why since he vwsa 10, s . i- - I 1 - we wain mc ooaru 10 re- . , , 41 .it i a case of drinks w 9 examine the law , he said. $29 to Jersi People Express co Bv Associated Press ? gcr Discount travel pioneer People Lxpress per Airlines Inc. set up shop in Columbia 1 ^ Wednesday, offering $29 trips one-way to pai Newark, N.J., and a competitor followed SI. suit later.in the day. mil I.arry Martin, general manager of the mil airline, announced Wednesday that the company will begin Boeing jet service on May 1 tioi with three daily non-stop, round-trip flights. Piedmont Airlines announced later wil Wednesday that four non-stop round-trip the flights between Columbia and Newark will be offered with one-way prices at $29. I um PIEDMONT EXECUTIVE Don McGuire wit i i ...l i- ?l : c . i? ?: itiugucu wncii uskcu ii iiic lulling was a COS coincidence. ticl "If I told you it was happenstance, would ad\ you believe me?" ( The one-way People Express pricc between sail Columbia and the New York-Newark area wil will be $29 for "every seat, every flight, every hul day," Martin said in a news conference at Ri\ Columbia Metropolitan Airport. I The $29 price carries no restrictions, such citi as advance purchase or minimum- and Yo maximum-stay requirements. The airline air began accepting reservations for the new ser- Ne | vice at 6 a.m. yesterday. The reservation 1 jfc telephone number in Columbia is 254-7968. of I > Wt THE ANNOUNCEMENT came at the same time that People Express announced I m JBI ^----77,:--^?-gglggi^n mm A M V DCnCMD Alinu iTk. n If I I ULULIVUnUUII I l MO uamotutu Cabaniss skates to his destination with 1. Cabaniss, who has been skateboarding ays he can carry up to three pizzas and ihile skating across campus. g y : j. _ r> _ i r 'i iimy w uuiumuic icral price increases, averting about 10 cent, for other routes. rhe airline has experienced some growing ns, expanding to 10 cities and earning just 7 million last year ? compared to $10.4 lion in 1983. The company reported a S25 lion loss for the first two months of 1985. Passengers will he able to make reservans for the $29 flights throuch June 4. Under the flight arrangement, passengers I be able to take a 30-minute bus ride from Newark airport to Manhattan for $4. N CONTRAST, a direct flight from Colbia to Kennedy or La Guardia airports ? h stops in either Atlanta or Charlotte ? is a coiumDia uyer 3.I85-J2I1 unless the cei is purchased a month or more in /ance. Company spokesman Russell Marchetta J all the People Express flights initially 1 be non-stops to Newark, the airline's 3, which is directly across the Hudson 'er from Manhattan. 'rom there, fivers can connect to 38 other es or take public transportation into New rk City. People Express will be the only line Hying nor. stop from Columbia to a w York-area airport. n Mmi/rirl r\'?cc/?nnprt r?an 1'iLo 'iHt;ontinn .. . r. , Ianv ?u? Bllinsi People Express fares of under $150 to the :st Coast, or $199 to London, England. PEOPLE'S ANNOUNCEMENT was hail Lottery system f f those 'ugly, te By Maria Fratus Lines and campouts have been replaced by the lottery system for ticket distribution and rnnm cion tir* The lottery was first used this past fall with Gator Bowl tickets to prevent a repeat of the incidents occurring during the campout for the Clemson game football tickets, according to Student Government advisor Rob Chiles. During that campout, Carolina Coliseum was vanaauzea, ana one student pulled a knife on another. The Thomson Student Health Center also reported an increase in illnesses after the campout, Chiles said. u-t f\uin i iui>, campoui coordinators found it "extremely difficult to patrol the situation" and keep alcohol away, Chiles said. To prevent another campout, a computer lottery system was developed to randomly select students to receive a Gator Bowl ticket. The lottery was used in an effort to distribute tickets fairly and safely. Chiles said. Director of University Housing Services Linda Saad said campouts for room sign-up also caiKpH nrnhlf*m?. Mi?:iinfli?r?latiHinoc about roll calls and a great deal of fighting cropped up during the last chance for room sign up. ~ "WOMEN WERE pulling hair," she said. "It was a helpless feeling trying to negotiate arguments. I was just grasping for something tn mnlf/* it pqtinr n According to Saad, the housing department was receiving calls from parents worried about their children camping out and from professors concerned about students missing class or failing tests. "They had legitimate gripes," she said. .3C1C1U ->aiu U1V. > ?V>U1 III ctNM^IIIIl^, lUUlin IN to he lair and make everyone happy. She wanted a system allowing students who remain in the same room to register lirst, and those who would like the same hall or dorm to sign up next. All other students then i with no-frills serv cd by Airport Executive Director Robert Waddle as an "extremely significant development" that will increase traffic at the airport and virtually eliminate the practice of iimtn utMii(; iuwci iaicr> uy unvuig 10 Charlotte, Myrtle Beach and even Greensboro. The announcement brings to six the number of major airlines serving the Midlands, [-astern. Delta, Piedmont and the low fare rt'f t4K. Pipil- hrioaaoo an imOnt Airline*, which The People previously offered 30-day does not 111 advance discount fare of for baggage no Lm. >U. #uo, noa iiimviitv mc ocing ?n - fare of the discount flier, doe i nan eliminate men mnmnnto' r 11oc 11IUIIIGII lO "It was a helpless feeling trying to negotiate arguments. I was just grasping for something to make it easier." Linda Saad Director of University Housing cnoose irom inc remaining rooms. Clcmson University bases its sign up on class rank, which doesn't guarantee anyone will get the room they want, Saad said. "HKRE, YOU KNOW where you arc going to be, which makes you happier with where you arc living," Saad said. Students wanting to room together were also allowed USC's housing lottery, which had students pick out a numbered ball designating their sign-up time, seemed to be the easiest way to avoid campout and the "ugly, tense moments," Saad said. 'If I had to arbitrarily assign rooms, it would be a mess,"she said. A survey was given to students before the Gator Howl ticket distribution asking whether they supported the lottery system. it "was close 10 50-50," according ?o Chiles. The odds on receiving a ticket were "fairly favorable," with over a 75 percent chance, he said. Some organizations, such as the Carolina Hand and the football team, were automatically disqualified from the lottery because tickets were ulrcndv ro\er\cil for them, he said. Housing sign up worked well, according to Saad. "I think that it went smooth and steady," she said. Saad said it was tedious having students come once to draw a number and again to sign up, but "I'd rather go through that than lighting." ice, cheaper rates United already are Hying from Columbia Metropolitan, and American Airlines began service yesterday. People Express will sign a long-term contract for 23 years leasing flight gates and ticket space. Waddle said. Only Delta and Eastern, two airlines that nave llown out ot Columbia lor uecaclcs, now operate under the long-term contracts, noted Waddle. I amenities.'! commercial fares will be express fare available only through the hide charges summer. Eastern airlines [>r meals, and is also expected to offer independent the cut-rate service to not offer Newark. v , w^.>