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However, Gonzales Hall, the mail Koger Center, and all other constructi opening performances will be comple Thomas Stepp, director of the center The $15 million arts center will c mance by the London Philharmonic Saturday. The event will feature the by a professional orchestra, of Gusta1 ed Symphony No. 10 as completed by "It's possible that some of the offi complete, and that there will rem touches to be made on the rehearsa "but 98 percent of everything, all tha opening, will be complete." Part of what remains to be done is t of the hall. Stepp said, though, the tes final exam, a one time thing." He s been and would continue to go on fc justments being made. "Every surface in the hall has bee ly," he said. "Thursday and Friday element*; together fnr thp first time n and adjust them." He said the many activites schedu opening days would delay further co: New small busine South By JOHN MILLS III Staff writer The federal government has selected USC and the S.C. Technology Board to participate in one of three regional centers that will produce advanced technology for small companies. This technology should rival that of Japan. The National Institute of Standards and Technology, a division of the U.S. Commerce Department, selected the two organizations to serve as the South Carolina center for production. The center will be called the South Carolina Technology Cooperative. NAACP pla A 1 1 witn caroiir about minoi By DANNY MITCHUM Slaff writer The NAACP plans to meet with USC about its minority employment practices, said an state association official Tuesday. Nelson Rivers, executive secretary for the S.C. state conference of NAACP branches said the NAACP wants to meet with USC officials after figures on minority hiring practices and salary levels are released by the Human Affairs Commission in its annual report Feb. 1. Past commission reports on minority hiring practices at USC were not good, Rivers said. The report's figures are important lq determining now me in/vai^f will approach USC, Rivers said. The commission oversees the affirmative action and equal opportunity practices and policies of all state agencies. Ed Hayes, president of the USC Black Faculty Association, said he also hopes to meet with President James Holderman next week to discuss possible salary level differences between black faculty and other faculty members at the Columbia campus. Hayes said he and Holderman met two months ago to discuss some positive steps that could be taken at USC. "There has been some improvement," Hayes said. He said, however, that both he and Holderman described the current progress as titer |H jady irmonic EARSON r for the Arts will be tekJ events planned for | JSC administrators Dlanning, delays and ing to complete the i auditorium of the j on necessary for the ? te by Saturday, said > Clinton Carpenter. ice space will not be ain some finishing CSC officials say I hall," Stepp said, t's necessary for the the center would The road to th< he acoustical testing rocky one. It ;ting was "not like a originated the ide? .aid the testing had Funding has been >r months, with ad- ing of the center. between the city, n tested individual- construction to be we will have all the The county pr< nd we will both test million and the ba donations from led tor the center's Foundation. The nstruction, but that gift from Ira and 1 ss technology Carolina Sen. Ernest F. Hollings, D-S.C., first authorized legislation funding the centers. Hollings is pleased USC was chosen to participate, said Pat Windham, a spoke man for the senator. "The Senator talked with (USC President James) Holderman and urged him to apply and put together a good proposal, Windham said. "Hollings was very pleased." He said three dozen applicants were in the running, and only three were selected. The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institue in Troy, N.Y. and the Cleveland Advanced Manufacturing Program also received NIST awards. ms meeting ta officials rity hiring "weak." Hayes said he would be acquiring figures soon on possible salary differences between white and black faculty. Charges were made last month by Roy Henderson, the president of the Spartanburg NAACP chapter, criticizing hiring and promotional practices at the USC Spartanburg campus. USC Senior Vice President for Personnel Jane Jameson said USC was investigating Henderson's charges one by one. The inquiry, which was ordered by Holderman, got started Tuesday at the USCSpartanburg Campus. Jameson said she was not aware of any upcoming investigation by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People concerning the Columbia campus. The local branch has received some complaints concerning the hiring practices and salary discrepancies at USC, Rivers said. Rivers said the NAACP was involved in promoting the objectives of the Fair Share Pmoram Thncp r?h. jectives emphasize an increase in the amount of employment at all levels, specifically policy making positions, for blacks in the public and private business sector. He mentioned that the NAACP had recently reached a successful agreement with Winthrop College concerning the goals of the Fair Share Program 4 ' ^, v Vs s J X f ? -:N^X the Koger Arts Centers will play host to the I be completed within another month. t ; opening celebrations has been a long e began with O. Stanley Smith, who t i of building such a center in Columbia, one of the major obstacles to the open- r It was not until 1987 that an agreement I Richland County and USC allowed for t gin. Dvided $3.7 million, the city gave $2 3 lance is being provided by USC through t the Carolina Research Development largest donations included a $4 million p slancv Koeer of Savannah Othpr Hnna- xi , use toe Up to to $5 million could be given ir to the South Carolina center over a s< two-year period. The initial start-up and operating costs of the center for c< the first six months will be funded by w a $1.5 million federal award. There will be negotiations for the additional in $3.5 million. ti< T TP/"> ^ *1 x. _ lx 1 uol win coniriouie iacuuy ana re staff time and equipment to match m the federal grant. "The center is not for research as cf most federally funded centers are. sy This one is a cultural extention to sn provide advice for small- to medium- be sized companies on how best they can dl automate. There is a strong belief lo that the smaller companies are lagg L. F wflHflilit \r lii i;f% Keith Jones enjoys the quiet solitude renovated Golden Spur. ^ i: ' " ^ ' ' j l v% p^ ~ * "i)?oiiii'?jT^i .'- NO- S<;x -: ' Slgl&ggBi&SSgSregBSiiSiii^ ondon Philharmonic Saturday night, al ions were provided by the Gonzales brotl d The State. The Gonzaleses donated 5 he Knight Foundation of Ohio has contr Last minute details such as training J 1 ! " ' ' nemoers are oeing taKen care 01 tnis we lonald Pearson, the associate director c he Koger Center. The center is holding training sessions 45 students who signed up in the fall to icket takers and other various positions "We plan to have from 40 to 50 studei lerformance, so the training is essential, /e will be going over how things worl ooperate ig behind the Japanese," Windam t lid. ( The U.S. will renew its chance to j mtinue to be competitive in the t orld markets, Holderman said. I "This award puts South Carolina i i the vanguard of an intensive na- v anal effort to help the United States p main competitive with other major c anufacturing nations," he said. Hollings sees this opportunity as a t lance for USC to work with the tech r stem and to reach a group of ti nailer companies that have not d :nefitted from USC before, Win- f luni jaiu. 11 win di.?,u ok better, he said. ' r "To be included among the first mm* |ijf \ gi IflKr B ^ /If Si st ypfc: |^yg^p^ypiA?J dl Kji faxec ^BaOBeHpi^W fi re se th IB gi R w< L( ev in ur ta je< Bi ^th ex sa fa rei as so bu 5t< no rei CO iinn) 11 vi' I he (11/. sai of the study area in the new:> pr< 38j?2^ though construction is not complete. tiers, who found- mances and safety st; 11.5 million, and Other details incluc ibuted $200,000. lighting equipment, F of student staff be in place by perfor ek, according to The orchestra will; ?f operations for and chartered buses w said. all week for the "So the only thinj work as ushers, right now is a major i , Pearson said. said, its working each The National Oceai In the sessions, weather service predi !c in the perfor- but no ice storms are on researc hree national centers to be establish- d< id under this program represents a in ?iant leap foward for the university, ed he tech system and the state," m -lolderman said. "For the first time i national center of this magnitude m, vill be based in South Carolina, a mi /i ivnvgv until nuw cnjuyeu oy siaies let >utside the Southeast." South Carolina was chosen go ecause of university and tech system cei esources and because the state's remendous growth in industrial ha evelopment has increased the need to or competitive technology, said Paul f e luray, USC senior vice president for tec ssearch. wo "From an industrial base sail 3olden Spur ifter months y KRIS TAYLOR one aff writer qui] The Golden Spur will celebrate its I and reopening Friday after several * den onths of delays. The Spur closed in 1984 when the last ate legislature changed the legal T inking age to 21. It is being reopen- sep 1 as a non-alcoholic, multi- desi nctional entertainment complex. ed i The Spur was first scheduled to boa open at the beginning of the fall T mester, but construction delayed incl e opening. or t "The construction workers were 0 ving us completion dates which Thu :re not realistic," Spur manager cere :e Cossin said. "We also had to do Pru erything through the USC purchas- fair; e> system, which takes some time." O "It was a project in which we wee! iderestimated the time it would inch ke to complete," University Pro- The :t Development superviser Herb T inson said. will The fixtures and frames needed for man s Spur's new high-tech look took emo tra time and labor to install, he M id. Mar In the past six months, the Fea cilities have been completely doci lovated. USC administrators set Rigf de $250,000 for the changes, Brin- T1 n said. Final cost figures are not in, host t Brinson said he believed the cost Thu; iyed within the range. a Wi Although student activity fees were DJ c t used to fund the Spur's $250,000 lovation, they help with operation Regi sts, S.G. adviser Woody Carothers Jhui d. day The student Senate approved a noor Dposal last spring that called for til m J ) ivi Ihnnv I.HHP The (iwwr mt indards," Pearson said. le the arrival of stage equipment and 'earson said. The equipment should mance time, he said. trrive in Charlotte Friday at 4 p.m., ill bring them to Columbia, Pearson I we really have nightmares about ce storm hitting our area," Pearson lie and Atmospheric Administration cts rain Friday and early Saturday, in the forecast for Columbia. )h center >minated by the textile and apparel dustries, South Carolina has movI into a much more diversified anufacturing economy," he said. The center will work in a narrow arket initially and will deal with etal cutting, robotics and other :hnology, Windham said. Engineers trained by the federal vernment will be transferred to the iter, he said. "A lot of smaller companies don't ve the engineers or the technology compete with the Ianan?p inct o W basic improvements in . hnology from small companies uld be very beneficial," Windham d. to open of delays dollar from every student's rered activity fee to go to the Spur, 'he proposal went before the stut body by way of a referendum spring and was approved, he new facility is divided into two arate rooms. The first is gnated as a quiet room and is usFor studying, reading, or playing rd games. he back room is a high-tech area uding a raised stage, 36-inch colelevision and a dance area, opening festivities begin 4 p.m. rsday with a ribbon- cutting mony and reception. Dennis itt, vice president for student af5, will cut the ribbon, ther highlights of grand opening k, dubbed "Eight Days a Week," jde a live band performance by Cartwriphts FriHnv pwriino he Residence Hall Association follow the grand opening perforice with a Saturday night dance eed by Yes 97 radio. !onday has been designated as a tin Luther King celebration, tures will include several lmentary films on the Civil its movement. ie Carolina Program Union will acoustic musician Barry Drake rsday evening, and "Eight Days eek" will conclude Friday with a lance. ie Spur is open every day. ilar hours are Monday through sday 8 a.m. until midnight, Fri8 a.m until 1 a.m., Saturday i to 1 a.m. and Sunday noon unidnight.