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Palms, alter sti for hot By TIGE WATTS Managing Editor USC administrators are examining how to continue their pursuit of the Carolina Plaza Hotel after their compromise with a Commission on Higher Education committee. The CHE's Physical Facilities Committee gave USC approval to purchase the hotel, but $555,000 lower than the university's first bid. USC President John Palms said luesaay tne seller prooaDiy won i accept less than the $3.95 million ' use offered. "Right now, we're looking at how we can make up the difference between the amount we were allotted and the amount we offered," Palms said. Some of the strategies Palms ,:v 111?"'?? " in" iiiw tftdShuufe ---?? The Carolina Shuttle will be Easter holidays and will run on r : ; lipp i * DO YOU N The Sti i Fori use rategy el deal and his administration may use include: Saving $250,000 by not putting in a new fire sprinkler system mandated by the committee. Palms said this option may be used if the current sprinkler system meets fire marshal standards. Asking the sellers to lower their price to what USC can spend. Attracting private donors to give USC money for the extra $550,000. Palms said if USC tries to attract private donors, he will use the same reasoning he used with the committee. USC is scheduled to appear before the CHE Monday afternoon for the full commission's approval. If USC gets approval, meetings with the Joint Bond Review Com ?P$ A-.--*-' .j.'v;-}, ^ ^_- ';f >x^-4.-^''' ^"5 running on weekdays from 7:30 a. ly five buses on Reading Day. J* . * j W , / i h / L r iK f i Tmt'mmsW h r c i hhmwbk ' j|jf (l ? wv# ^k?s?k. -,, ***0K- ^mm(,. l. ^ l^^^^sfesp'' ^ i ' < j v ? #111 |fc ffife,.. jmf , | & iii,.^t i Mf w* --viHHI Hw ' \ 'm\ 111 - EED HEALTH IN udent Body Heal ^p) Blue SI nore info. Call 786-8476 in Cc jRg {? Palms *U~ D .. J 1 n 1 limits aiiu uic rrnugci ana ^uiiltoi Board will immediately follow, Palms said. Palms was quick to question a Division of General Services appraisal estimating the value of the hotel at $3,545 million. "The only item that has not been a victory was an agreement on the price," he said. The appraisal set the value of the land where the hotel sits at $3 million. "The appraisal is in the eye of the user. You can appraise it as either a hotel, an office building or a piece of land with a building on top of it," he said. m I _jr. m. to 5:30 p.m. The shuttle will not be IBiPL dKSm' >-fs ^ - ^'P?%dPi SURANCE? Ith Plan ross hield olina ilumbia Creed sp By ERIC WARD Editor-in-Chief As the debate over "politically correct" thought on college campuses rages across the country, more and more schools are looking to the University of South Carolina for guidance. More than 20 schools, from the University of Arkansas to the Citadel, have asked USC for information about the Carolinian Creed, a five-point code that promotes civilized behavior and understanding, said Jerry Crotty, who oversees the university's student discipline and withdrawals. The university is getting more calls and letters every week, Crotty said. Other schools want to know how USC is dealing with racism, sexism, homophobia and other forms of discrimination, he said. Over the last few years, incidents of hatred on college campuses have attracted a lot of attention in the media and led some schools to adopt behavior and speech codes. Critics of the codes say they are a form of political correctness, or **** Wm ^I 9 It Eric Glenn/The Gamecock ! running during Spring Break, Work Wow, we'1 by Whale; spring rental rates i special disc< for upperclas & grad stuc Whaley's Shuttlecock ser Laundry facility Sleep/study lofi Swimming poo Video surveilla OFFICE HOURS M-F 9:30-5:30 211 MAIN ST. arks interest P.C., which was the subject of a not debate in September at the univer- difi sity that was nationally televised 1 on "Firing Line." sai( P.C., a term popularized in the pol early 1980's, has gone through S several evolutions in meaning, cre< from self-criticism among Marxists It to progressive political beliefs in, foil among other things, minority I rights. inte TnHav i? nn nnivp.rsflllv accepted definition of P.C., but its P^r: opponents, such as William F. ** Buckley Jr., say it is a form of ^ thought control that attempts to limit or inhibit speech that many in^ people consider offensive. Supporters of P-;C., such as Stanley Fish, a Duke University professor who participated in Sep- con tember's debate, claim it is no wor more than the golden rule and ^ showing respect for people. tanl Cpri The debate has crept into the . classrooms, curricula and social JS 11 settings of colleges across the n( country that are changing with the f influx of more minorities. eral Crotty said a code that tells stu- fore dents they can't say or do some- dea thing because it's offensive does Pru ^WWK?*3ipBEiri Find out more about how drug use and A Call the National AIDS hotline at 1-8CK The hotline for the hearing impaired is 1This is a message from the U.S. Centers ing Hard for ve been working hard for /'s Mill and let us give y< 3unts >sman lents Jan Mill, the alternative coll vice es CO ts NEWES' 1 STUD nee system 5 I 254-7801 in USC solve the problem of cultural ferences. rhe Carolinian Creed does, he 1. "I think it's an alternative to itical correctness." itudents are exposed to the jd upon entering the university, calls upon students to do the owing: ^actice personal and academic grity. Respect the dignity of all sons. Respect the rights and property >thers. )iscourage bigotry, while strivto learn from differences in pie, ideas and opinions. )emonstrate concern for others, r feelilngs, and the need for ditions which support their k and development. _ 1 T _ t IDS are related. BESIB3I 3-342-AIDS. 800-AIDS-TTY. 2DEXEQI for Disease Control. You! you. Stop 3U a clue. ^ nanagement team > open this sat & Sun 18th, & 19th, 1-5 lege lifestyle! 1.1 TMRIA'S r CONCEPT IN ENT LIVING & ASSOCIATES Jim Luwery, a graduate assisin the university's Student /ices department, said the creed nnovative. "It's the first of its 1," Lowery said. 'he creed was developed sevyears ago by a university task :e under the direction of the n of student affairs, Dennis itt.