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numbers are increasing, John Belushi may be gone, but the best of his skits are now for sale | ^ ^ Region playoffs, page 9. The Gamecock Founded 1908 _ Wednesday Volume 78, No. 42 University of South Carolina November 13, 1985 i H\ |Hfc^ BbHHH|| My beautiful balloon Students in fundamental art class 104 blow i titled "Sky Sculpture." Students won'l ? By BRIAN MURPHY Staff writer USC probably won't ever have a fall break, although other major universities have adopted them, the registrar said. Scheduling conflicts would prevent such a break, said Registrar Thornton Gunter. Gunter said many schools with fall breaks have less extensive summer activites than USC. The University of Virginia recently decided A to schedule a fall break, joining schools such as Clemson. These universities must "begin their school University s state to fin< * asbestos cli problem," he said. "The samples will tell u< asbestos is in and will help us in making archil asbestos removal." Bob Betterton, environmental control mi Department of Health and Environmental C are no (state) regulations requiring removal, tions concerning asbestos removal if it takes i tion of workers doing the asbestos removal." The national emissions standards for hazai an EPA regulation, require written notificati been found before removal begins. It also rec removal, no visible emission to outside air an W- w ?' w w V W W W ^ By BRIAN NEWTON Staff writer USC is seeking $7.5 million from the state asbestos removal from eight buildings desig asbestos removal projects. Future asbestos removal from buildings on the hands of the Legislature, according to D vice president for facilities planning. "If we would have received funding last ; been able this fiscal year to eliminate asbesto large project buildings," Rinker said. The five buildings to have asbestos remo1 Columbia Hall and the Williams-Brice nu building at USC-Aiken and two buildings at Although no asbestos is being removed ci USC has already spent about $112, ?00 rem buildings designated as small removal proje< campus. The money used to remove the ; buildings came from the operating budget. Rinker said removing asbestos from buiidin on the Columbia campus will be the next sm project. Work on those buildings began Nov cost about $13,350. More asbestos samples are being taken fi asbestos was originally found. This new sarc cond stage of the data collection plan and o when asbAtos was discovered in USC buiidin Rinker said this new sample-taking is being actly where the asbestos is located. "We are takins more samnles to find nut i IT |K flMitwi M^BWJ^^t Hi% IHnBlm Btfc^HH^B # ra^v'M HmB" ^1 ; Km iflAvl -H^ iHy jp their multi colored, helium balloon Monday on Gi i i I I ? [ gei oreak trorr year a week earlier," than USC, said Gunter. Gunter said Thanksgiving Break leaves little time in the fall semester for an additional vacation. USC's rigid scheduling results from a university policy requiring a minimum number of academic days. The policy provides for 70 class days, seven exam days and one reading day each semester. Thanksgiving break exhausts the remaining time in the fall semester, Gunter said. This break was originally scheduled earlier in the fall session, but because of its yearly "floating" across the calendar, Thanksgiving isks 1 DePartm By BHIAM NbWlUN Staff writer 01 USC's computer sei f]|g IbIm sion will spend ne J million this year to computer systems, bu ^ ^ n sion's vice president "III III foresee an increased co 11 in the future. "We don't see any the computer fee in future," said Rob Legislature to begin systems vice president natcd as being large puter services. "We d students to pay the fc USC campuses is in see any changes." avid Rinker, systems Currently, students ed either a $50 maxir Jear. we wnnlH hau/> nnter fee r*r f)rt nor in five of the eight related course. The computer fee ved from them were more than $1 million ? irsing building, one cording to Robersoi USC-Spartanburg. irrently, Rinker said 1 ^ oving asbestos from | IBSIIRbm I :ts on the Columbia IIIWJIWII1 asbestos from these By JULIET NADER and M gs in the Towers area Sta|f Wfjters all asbestos removal usc fjre cxtinguish . 8, he said, and wdl unintentionally neglect , , the process of being om buildings where Lawrcnce Beauford, iple-takmg is the sc- department fire chief, ne of several started ..Wc ,ry |0 do (hjn said Beauford. He sai ; done to tdentify ex- arc more frequent thar that sometimes academ the full extent of the because other problems > what condition the time. tectural drawings for Beauford said some past due for hydrostati mager for the state tanks for water, which ontrol, said There law. but there are regula- ??The pressure vesse ilace and the protec- spected in this procedui is conducted to protect rdous air pollutants, these." on mat asbestos has Thc , h luires wetting during could be bc" d proper disposal. low, tfie tank .,,11 blow IPffV /T^'^YH' Bk * * "'**T ^ 1 ^MBfiyKMhJLv^wj^BM^HBHBftr^^Bj^p^y^ v* * TIM CURRY/The Gamecock bbes Greene. The project, mede of miler, is | i fall blues has moved closer to Christmas vacation. The apparent solution ? to begin fall classes earlier ? is impossible because of USC's two summer sessions, which last five weeks, he said. The first session begins after spring commencement and the second ends Aug. 15. These sessions are scheduled to begin after public schools close for the summer in order to provide for a large number of students and teachers. The week after summer school ends belongs io ine maintenance department for repairs and renovations for the fall semester. ent doesn't forese $500,000 a year is spent on new equipment, while more than 'vices divi- $500,000 is spent on maintenance ;arly $6.2 and software costs. maintain Roberson said out of the $6.2 t the divi- million, about $1.3 million was does not appropriated for communication mputer fee use and the remaining $4.9 million was appropriated to increase in maintain the department. the near Roberson said there will proRoberson, bably not be an increase in the fee for com- because eventually there will be lon't want an increase in the number of :e and not computer-related courses offered to students. are charg- "Additional courses will result num com- in additional revenue, which will computer- result in more equipment," he said. generates The computer services division i year, a will soon install about 470 color i. Abui' terminals around campus to ions clear tanl iULA WETHINGTOW The hydrostatic test sent time, said Beaufor ers, which have been Music major John ed in the past, are in diness in inspecting tan inspected now, said scnooi to tne departme USC environmental saw maintenace was i across from his music I gs on timely placcs," According inspection d vandalism problems time the tank was chec i other complaints and Also included on th ic buildings get put off that fire extinguishers i are more important at six years, which mean violation for two years fire extinguishers were Deputy State Fire 1 c testing, checking the said the oldest date tha is required annually by extinguishers is 1979. (older) ones, probably s 1 of the tanks are in- on paper." e," he said. "This test In accordance with people who are filling each extinguisher sho visual check and an ing the extinguishers physical examination, ause if the pressure is "The only way this up. who is knowledgeat USC fou will not in South By RONI BEA KAYNE Spotlight editor USC's Educational Foundation agreed unanimously Monday to not divest university funds in South Africa. The foundation, a private corporation that promotes USC interests, decided to buy stock only in those companies doing business in South Africa that agree to a set of prescribed principles. The Sullivan Principles, established by the Rev. Leon Sullivan of Philadelphia in 1977, promote racial equality in employment practices and improve the living conditions of South Africa's black population "We believe it was the right thing to do," said Chris Vlahoplus, executive director of the foundation and executive vice president of USC's administration, referring to the decision as a contributing factor toward ending apartheid, South Africa's racial segregation policy that keeps 25 million voteless blacks under the control of five million whites. Thp ")1 . .IV KI luuuudliUII Ull CHUI S, including USC President James Holderman, approved a "partial" divestment because total divestment of securities from American firms doing business in South Africa would not serve the interests of the people of that nation or the United States. Vlahoplus said present records show all companies in which the foundation holds stock adhere to the Sullivan Principles. # e computer t replace about 410 terminals installed December 1983. Although students may think differently, Roberson said, on the average there is available access to computers on campus because of the addition of about 30 terminals at the department two years ago. He said the terminals at the department were installed to increase accessibility and allow students who needed one to use a terminal at a time when other terminals on campus were either closed or too crowded. r? a - -? " r i tu ooeoeier, airecior 01 operations for computer services, said the department tries to answer the need for increased accessibility. "If students don't see more access areas on campus, they may to, fire chi is going on at the pre- tinguishet d. said. Cell brought the tar- Cell sai ks at McMaster music in McMa nt's attention when he six-year r< overdue on the tank After ocker. through P i sticker dater, the last spection t ked was in 1977. He not e sticker was the fact tinguisher Ttust be checked everv said wit! t that it had been in wood bui "McM; Marshal Clyde Beard done. On t should be on the fire because c "If you find some said Beau omeone has checked it "When reported ' state fire regulations, very top uld have a monthly filled." annual maintenance Beauford Eleven works is if someone including >le (about fire ex- the most ndation divest i Africa Therefore, he said, the foundation board saw no reason to divest its securities. "Some people believe if you get rid of stocks, you will speed the end of apartheid, and others believe you will hurt the people and the economy," Vlahoplus said. Enforcement of the new decision remains an issue. "Those who have signed the (Sullivan) agreement will be monitored by national investment firms," Vlahoplus said, adding university investment counselors will report their findings to the foundation. meeting quarterly to evaluate their securities. But Ken Mcnkhaus, organizer of a newly established student alliance group, said any "U.S. corporations in South Africa are a part of the problem and not the solution." Menkhaus' group, the Free South Africa Alliance, first brought the divestment issue to the attention of USC's board of trustees and Holderman in the early fall in response to growing racial tension in South Africa. The alliance mailed a letter to the board in October regarding apartheid and USC's approximately $2.4 million investment in South Africa. USC, with the highest percentage of black students of any traditionally white university in the South, has a commitment to speak out against injustice, board of trustees Chairman Othniel Wienges said in response to the student alliance letter. ee increase see growth in the existing areas," he said. Girish Sajja, a computer engineering major, said access at times is harder than at others. "It's hard to get a terminal during the day," he said. "You can get a terminal at night. It used to be pretty bad, but the addition of terminals has made it much better." But Jeff Hipp, manager of The Computer Store, said he hears from students that they can't find terminals not in use. Because of this, he said he has seen a substantial increase in the number of college students buying personal computers. He said rnllf?o#? ctnH?nif Wivgjv .(I Vt V? V 1 i I .1 Ui L buying personal computers because they are easy to carry around and easy to use. ef says s) does the inspections," Beard d almost all of the fire extinguishers ster had not been inspected in the Pfllliroft timp cnocificoji/xn 1 ~ *??1?V .JJ/VVI I IVUl IV/I1 . Cell's complaint, officials went vlcMastcr and they updated the inags. iced two of the low-pressured exs in the halls had no tags at all. Cell lout inspected extinquishers, the lding would burn easily. aster was already scheduled to be e or two (tanks) couldn't be fixed lasses were in session in that area," ford. i (a neglected fire extinguisher) is we take care of it immediately. Our 1'iiwiuy i? iu gci cinpiy ones buildings are to be inspected today, the BA building. He said this will be they have ever covered in one day.