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8 Students hope on Common gr By BRIAN GARLAND a lot in their Assistant Carolina! Editor ments, inclu< There's a buzz going around cam- lavatories, fo pus about a new apartment complex stucty are mIIpH fhp ITnivprsitv Cnmmnn? that miCTOWave, dL will open this fall just across the Bios- fngerator. som Street bridge. delude Why? Because no one's heard any- n8 room h thing negative about the apartments. ment, ^ e'ect "Besides location, you're with peo- P ?ne a Ql pie your age, and that's good," said bedroom and Ashley Roe, an early childhood edu- It makes ii cation junior who signed up for a ar) ?r s*uc" room last week. "The rooms are qui- ^ 1 ^ et. Your room's really private, and you Clements said have your own key." dent living. Randy Lee, a geography senior, said Clements sa he's heard nothing bad about the * e aPartmen place. eluding a swir "I saw an ad for it in The Game- a sanc*lot V?N cock, and the price wasn't bad, and ,a ,court an< you get a washer and dryer," he said. c u es a ^ame The apartment complex staff has m win8heard that USC students are talking _e.^S,?n _?! about it. DUiwc navci "The students are excited," said Joni c . ?tl|SCf 1 f ParisMirmor of operations at Capstone Properties Inc., the parent company of University Commons. "They " love it They've never seen anything ^ geared so specific to the students. f . Rent is $230 a month for a space in ? a four-bedroom, two-bath apartment, acjded Utilities aren't included, but "good in- University sulation" and S C. Electric & Gas' com lexes at Good Sense Plan keep prices down to ties in tbe about $85 a month per apartment. versity Unive Cayce's water system estimates water si of ^abam costs for each apartment will be about Versity and I *30 every two months University Coi There s an optional $5 cable rate, same design ; and there's also a $1.50 phone charge budding at Mi to enter an AT&T contract that sup- Ohio) and th plies a PIN number to each resident sippj and the privilege to have long-dis- Clements s tance calls billed to each person's bave contribu rent- nizations ar All in all, it's about $270 per month through time per resident, which is comparable to complex. Bates West on campus, but leases are ?we try to jyearly. However, unlike some apart- 0f the commi ment complexes, leases are individ- sbe said, addi ual, so no residents are forced to pay tivities are he roommates' rent. "We see the n Carolyn Clements, director of mar- selves so we keting and programs of Capstone community." Properties Inc., said residents will get Kui> ir sm. r I5SEHH1 : < .< Some same Some game ola ABOV DUANE MARTIN LEON Tl } to live [ ound : fully furnished apartiing ceiling fans, two ?ur private bedrooms ^ 1 Bf lFH as, a washer and dryer, "m ? shwasher, range and re- ^ J| J g d are modern-designed irniture in each apartronic alarm system and ible hookups in each elsewhere. * it # 511 I t very easy for parents ;nts from out-of-state * 15^2 ant to buy furniture," * JIH . "We're geared for stumm id the complex outside - _ Immmm *Jfij lj I t has a lot to offer, in- gggfl nming pool, a hot tub, . r?l- u, rwH eyball court, a basketd a clubhouse that in- *f*J| jtt room and weightroom s>^ J** at students to have fun, | ?1 IJfcpPv^^i our computers in the < ? j 1 cubicles," she said, sidents have access to - f a : and a copy machine. r v *' |? Vjh^P| id there is "ample park- j i% ( rtment has three spots, | J *, ~f t s blank spots available ^ ^ r - ? j dents and visitors. The /ell-lighted as well, she The University Commons apartn ~ , . , No one has to come in with 1 Commons already has ? . ., ? ? , r. ,.rr ? roommates, she said. Two peopl five different umversi- , . ? ?_T . .1 c*-*. tt * needed to reserve an apartment uth?, F oJi,da,Sta f Un" singles that are interested in 1 rs^ofFlonda tover- (h ?e can match up w.(h o( a, tssissippt a e ni- trough roommate profiles at the Intverstty of Georgia. ^ Commons ofike namons which uses the Gene Lunl director ofusc.s j it each location^alsois ^ ResjdcmiaJ ^ ^ ami University (Oxford, ri^,abouuhc popularity of Uni e University of Miss,s- ^ Commons ^ " f f U i??lr If Ml /leinr o cfurlont j r .1 l tmiixv. it it viiaw a ^luutui aid some of these s.tes we de f , ted to commumty orga- h? sai(J ? faa Q id their un.vers.ties Th^ hdp or hu'rt , and involvement as a {or ev , _ Luna said there are 6,300 stu< >ecome an integral part ... ? nn, .u u ? living on campus out of 26,00( inity through services, dent$ M^trithiiTthe complex" Oements said UnivosityComt .. r T saw a need to come to Columbi ssidents dtversdy them- ?Wc fe?, ,jke qua|i,y housi try o un. e em m o a ncccjcct ,n Columbia," she said. like to provide. Some of the < . *TRAf> ?r IP- ^ Jy .* | % U play* ? ly you. E1RIIVI JPAC SHAKUR MARLON WAYANS Die 6ametock ?mm i is, <S>^^I f^ma 8^mm * **T"*" i WlBBmSmm |f| 55 ?3- | B8L ', J0WB&I0^ s. #;f ^IM IiTi tte fNltllfolg: ' *1#*^mm ^stT W fit f > ^gragfillP*"* lent complex should be ready for students to move three houses aren't that safe. We're not here e are to compete with campus housing." ? iving Construction is progressing, hers Clements said, and move-in day is Uni- projected to be Aug. 17. University Commons residents lous- ' woe. don't have to be students, she said, rersi- but it's not suited for family living with the separate bedrooms. There that ,r ., their 216 no coeo rooms either. f life. The apartments are located at 800 1100111 Alexander Road, just off Knox Abbot lents **?ad next to Parkland Plaza in Cayce. ) stu- Call 939-0444 for more information. James Taylor, maintenance director 110115 at the Columbia site, described Unia. ng is vefsity Commons: "There's no place . "We like this place near this place. This has >lder gQt to the place." l| ' E SUMMEI ON THE If you didn't sign up for RO man or sophomore, you c up to your classmates by at h Army ROTC Camp ChalL I paid six-week summer cc leadership training. I Find out moi Military Sci 3 lii m i?! iiyi! ISII ' ! W ' Hm ff# V* **>' V : in Aug. 17. The building is located acri New apartment ch; University Commons is a ch opening at universities across complex, located across the Bios Aug. 17. Rent is $220 a person per RU lfiJli ' n 1= m) ICERS' T R A I fj^^m^. 8 t SCHOOL FOR ffiWAYTOTH TC as a fresh- By the time yc an still catch college, you'll tending fr^ERSh^i an Army snge, a p 'ppSSl theself-cc >urse in |\^3 it takes t and beyo: ARMYROTC IE SMARTEST COLLEGE COURSE YOU CAN TAKE. e. Contact Capt ience building.1 Wednesday, March 23, 1994 ==================:i 1 .# * ' ***** David Mandrell/The Gamecock oss the Blossom Street bridge. M [i] i E?-j | ILT^^^b""**"" ain in Columbia ain of apartment complexes the Southeast. Columbia's som Street bridge, will open month. FjttP /^^""^ "^^Source: University Commons ? / 7-?^^ ^evT~--S / /= ? ^eis^a 77 r ^/f>7^0s n A*o. J L^*Os ? poN,r . ?/ NING CORPS PEOPLE E TOP. >u have graduated from have the credentials of officer. You'll also have jnfidence and discipline o succeed in college nd. | t John Leo. 777-3642 <