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Volume 78, No. 42 University of South Carolina November 13, 1985
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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
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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
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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 ^
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asbestos from these
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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"
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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.
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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
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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.