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' vM jn?"j| Students wait in line for a taste of ' Gamec( receive s By JOHN MILLS III Staff writer The faded and worn red booths and old brown tables of this past year have been replaced with allwood booths, tables and chairs, and the dining area has more space to eat and relax. Students who go there to eat may not recognize the restaurants as the Gamecock Grill and Wild Pizza dining areas. Ken Medendorp, senior Food Service director, said $250,000 was allocated for the renovations on the second floor of Russell House. "The Gamecock renovation in itself is part of an ongoing renovation of all the dining service facilities," Medendorp said. The costs are being paid through a "combination effort" between USC and Marriott, the campus dining service. In addition to the appearance of the facilities, another major concern of the students is the food I At South Carolina N crime to be invested with That's why we create It's the checking acc who don't want service ch want unlimited check wr: In fact, Bargain Che better than that. Because f\\% -* / MMl 'wild pizza." >ck dinii summer quality. "Will the food be any better?" many students asked. General Manager Scott Cummings definitely thinks so. "We are getting rid of the griddles and putting in char-broilers. We now offer chicken club sandwiches, buffalo wings, and 9-inch pan pizza for pick-up only," Cummings said. For a balanced meal, the restaurant also offers three varieties of salads. As the food quality increases, the cost to the student does not. Cummings says only "the usual semester increases" will apply to the food prices. Another feature of the renovation is a greater opportunity for the students to use the larger dining hall of the Gamecock Grill. Cummings says that although the Gamecock Grill will keep its usual hours, the dining hall will open at 8:00 a.m. when Fast Break begins service. "That way, students will MAI IGA rain rational Bank, we don't believe it's a more intelligence than money, id our Bargain Checking Account, ount for people -p -p arges. But who do HT ThV r iting privileges. ^ J-JJaYJ:cking goes one also included is South C !HH| Si ^ HI j| ?i> mm"* mm. Jt/tHtiBRIAN SAULS/The Gamecock lg areas face-lift have a nice piace to eat their breakfast." So far, the students' reactions to the newly remodeled facilities have been positive. "I'm impressed. It's much better than that place they had here before," said undeclared freshman Joseph Roman. "This is a great atmosphere. It's like entering the Magic Kingdom," said electrical engineering junior Paul Harrison who was equally amazed at the new dining area. "It's much cleaner," said computer engineering junior Michelle Wasson. 1 Cummings states that his employees care about the quality of their service. "We are concerned about the food quality. We don't want to just serve something and hope that they eat it. So far, the sophomores, juniors and seniors have been impressed. That's our goal: to keep the students happy. After all, I eat here too." ST MM m K a free ATM card that you can u: Banking locations all over Sout our beaches. Plus you can use tl I and Cirrus? n *ANKMJ ing from Sou arolina National your statemei Library to up By HAYDEN DONEHUE Staff writer After 15 years in the planning stages, the Thomas Cooper Library should have a computerized card catalog system on-line in spring. The S.C. Commision on Higher Education allocated the $1.5 million for the system in July, said C. J. Cambre, assistant director of libraries. The Northwestern On-line Integrated System will be a powerful tool for students, faculty and other users of Thomas Cooper Library, Cambre said. NOTIS will link all the library systems of all nine branches of USC. t? i _ _ i * i : ror example, a siuueiu Keying 111 un uic run jatKMjii s campus computer system will also be able to access source material in Columbia, Sumter, Aiken and any of the five other campuses. Richland County library, Kershaw County library and Clemson University have had this type of system on-line for two to three years. Fred Sheheen, director of the Commision on Higher Education, admitted he was a little embarrassed to see Kershaw County get their on-line system before USC, but he said it was much easier to put 20,000 volumes on-line as opposed to 5 million volumes. Sheheen also said Clemson University paid for their on-line system themselves. pippins Warning: The S ^ That ^sarette American AMERICAN ? w flv Heart Association *? 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The library will starrt out with about 10 terminals for use as employee-training devices before increasing the number of computers close to 200. in Even though Clemson paid for their own system ana smaller libraries were automated earlier because of their size, some students still didn't understand why a university the size of USC wasn't one of the first libraries to become automated. v.; "I don't understand why a campus that is supposedly so modern didn't get the system a long time ago, " said journalism junior Troy Joyers. A* ' Biology senior Todd Allen said something as major as an improvement in USC's library system should take precedent over the redecoration of a cafeteria. The Gamecock Grill and Wild Pizza dining areas were renovated during the summer at a cost of $250,000. y "This is an institution of higher learning and an efficient library is the whole basis of that," Allen said, y SS isq |gB|^^H f LUNG ASSOCIATION AMERICAN The Christmas Seal People * W CANCER ? 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