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Housing c not as sei By LYNN GIBSON Staff Writer An influx of late admissions has forced 82 new female students into temporary housing, a USC housing official said Friday. Most of the students waiting for housing should get assigned a room in Uie next tew weeks, Housing Services Business Director Linda Saad said. At least 66 students are living in temporary on-campus housing, Saad said. Another 16 are still on the waiting list for rooms to open up. Of the students living in temporary housing, 32 are staying in Patterson Hall study rooms and 34 are residing in the study rooms in Sims. The other 16 students are either delaying their arrival at school or staying with friends, Saad said. Students who are waiting and New 20,00( for Columb By DEBORAH RYAN Staff Writer Plans to renovate Carolina Coliseum and build a new 20,000-seat arena were presented Thursday to the Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce. Rick Horrow, president of Horrow Sports Ventures, a sports development firm based in South Florida, has been retained by the chamber for the project "This is a unique national opportunity to put together a diverse nnhlir/nrivQt#? CArtnr rarl-orr*? KocaH J/MWUV/J/IITUIV JVVIU1 puviuigv UUJVU on the spirit of cooperation demonstrated over the past couple of months," Horrow said. P Bas Set Of Three "fables, that match Cir shelvintSTjS^^^. ~mm' n Cotton Striped Bedspreads. Reg. $24.99 Pine frame. Single Last week, our Bad week of items you turn your house into original price. Whicl rMMn Apply Hot Pier IS New Credit Card At All Rirtidpaung Stores c lifficulties "iousas'88 live in the Columbia area are encouraged to stay at home. Some of the students, however, like their new digs. They may even choose to remain in the study rooms, which is permitted as long as they sign a paper stating their voluntary decision. Two students staying together in one of the Patterson study rooms don't think of their housing situation as a problem and are seriously considering making it a permanent arrangement Both Karen Salamy, a marine science freshman, and Keri Barrineau, an early childhood education freshman, were admitted in August. They found out where they would be staying two weeks before dorms opened. "I was just happy to get a room," Salamy said. They share the room with another freshman, but they said )-seat arena ia proposed Options being considered are converting Carolina Coliseum into a convention center, building a new arena and putting a continuing education center on the west bank of the Congaree River. "Our objective is to create facilities that will attract large conven-; tions, conferences, major sports / and entertainment events to Columbia," Horrow said. ^ Horrow said there is a definite y need for these facilities. ^ Columbia is the only state capital without adequate flat floor exSee CONVENTION page 9A lerfsl icsSa pi I | I Poster Flame, 24"x ^Hp 36:'Reg. $15.99, Sale ? [|VI9M $9.88. Wide variety of Sil prints sold separately, from $3.50 to $25.00. and $29.99, Sale $17.88 j/!*1' yi*" pP^:: * ?*=? / i Reg. $159.99, Sale $119.88 Double. Reg. $199.99, Sale ;To Basics sale went so well, shouldn't be without. We're o a haven. And everything yc ti we think will appeal to ano olumbia: 7007 Two No Back! ; f: 11> u *:?. *' 11 ; " lelsB Chintz Floor Pillows, in . . . k. a brilliant array of colors. ,, ? . 'Wwwwwr^wvVw. ^^Keg. $19.99, Sale $14.88 98."^^; I H -J. H ^si ^1 $149.88. Futon and fr; lovi we've continued it with anoth featuring essentials that wil )u see here is 20% to 35% off i ther very basic need of yours. tch Road. Ph. 736-4110 Study rooms in Patterson Hali have there's plenty of space for all of them. "If someone had given me a choice, I would have picked here anyway," Barrineau said. Saad said she wouldn't consider the shortage a problem ' : jl iv uwMiuii iu kiiaiigv iu papvi pi :orporate-wide decision made by Marri ems," Medendorp said. At Gibbes Court and the Sidewalk C b I ack. ^3 ural Chilean pine with black slats. SI 59.99, Sale $49.88. Rugs, in 4 colors that will floor you. '9 to $79.99. Sale $9.88 to $59.88. ?8 ~? ?- ? ^9 ime easily converts from bed to e seat and back again. [$? I A PlaceTb Discover? I fl|| I been converted to temporary housing - '-I rTM. S I 1_J 1 eiuier. ine suuauon snouia oe i temporary and the waiting list is i smaller than in previous years. "I can remember one year < when we had a waiting list of i 900 men and women each. 1 "In fact," she added, "there 2 Food servic By AMY BARCOMB Staff Writer With the growing emphasis on eco starting to take steps to cut down on dining service official said. Ken Medendorp of University Dining the University has begun phasing out th plastic foam containers. Plastic foam containers are one of th< tributors to waste. Because it is not bic :an sit in landfills for hundreds of ; Preaking down. Some plastic foams contain chlorof which break up the ozone layer when rel itmosphere through incineration, but th< ;ontainers used by USC do not contair ourocarbons, Medendorp said. "Thp HAr?ieiAn tA r?Konnrn *A i I W-" fipp lllllll^^ for the second year in a row. ire about 100 vacancies in nen's housing. w "Usually, we get about 100 de cancellations before classes m start, and those are filled on a [irst-come, first-serve basis," Saad said. si e phasing 01 plastic foam cups hav< Medendorp said the 1 logy, USC is 70 percent of the cups waste, a USC Gibbes Court and 1 because it was necess Services said places that were not ie use of some problems. The Dining Service i leading con- down on waste, xlegradable, it years without At Gibbes Court, tl for the food. A separ lourocarbonsy lids are only needed ft leased into the ducts are simply put ii 5 plastic foam basket is being tested i any chlorof- sandwiches, in Gibbes next place they wi oducts was a Marketplace. t? i r ju roou oysThe University Dini afe, 22-ounce ally discontinue the us< Advenl Carol Canoe and Kayak Sales and Ren Also Equipped with Hiking, Mo Camping Gear and Backpacks. X I H jr We also carry B< Kr>ojrADboil 77 tioMOfn^i M 1 Onr block South of Knox Abbott on State Street (at Lizards Thicl *AER01 FALL SEME Aerobic Exercise Cla by the College of I today. Come to class Gym\ 307 at 12:15 PM For more information call 7 * \v , trntZM I JAMES NETTLESlThe Gamecock She also said more vacancies ould come to light after resist advisers completed the peranent hall rosters. "Every year we get 'no10WS." ut plastic i been replaced with paper cups. >2-ounce cups account for over used on campus, he Sidewalk Cafe were chosen ary for Dining Services to find self-service in case of supply is also taking other steps to cut ley no longer use plastic shells ate lid and plate are used, and >r take-out food. Also some proti small paper bags. A reuseable I on some food items, such as Court. If the baskets work, the II be used is at the Grand ng Services has no plans to tot5 of plastic foam. tire ina Inc. tals. untaineeringy v )ok 7/ \Vxbv1 T. 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