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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2010
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Gov. Mark Sanford is planning an “education summit” later this month to combat rising tuition costs and pricey capital spending projects at the state’s public universities. The summit looks to bring together lawmakers, college administrators, students and parents for a candid discussion about higher education,
its affordability and reforms that will both allow universities to thrive competitively and students survive financially, Sanford said in comments released Wednesday. Spokesman Ben Fox said details of the retreat are still ongoing. SANFORD Both USC’s and Clemson University’s tuitions increased by about 7 percent for the 2010-11 school year. College of Charleston’s tuition increased by 15
percent. On average, in-state students pay more than $8,000 a year for a college education. That’s double the rates of North Carolina and Georgia. It’s also the highest tuition paid by in-state students in the Southeast. USC administrators say they welcome the summit to discuss higher education with the governor. “We would do all we can to make sure it is meaningful discussion,” said Ted Moore, vice SUMMIT ● 3
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High-rise ropes course built for students over summer Josh Dawsey NEWS EDITOR
The contraption, if you can call it that, is 50 feet tall, juts out in all directions with colorful rungs and large nets and took 30 large tree poles to build. The best term for it, though, is challenge course, USC Outdoor Recreation officials say. The University built both a high-rise and low-ropes course near the Bates House bridge this summer, hoping to lure USC campus organizations who were paying money elsewhere to use similar facilities. Outdoor Recreation officials wouldn’t immediately prov ide t he cost of t he challenge course, but director Katie Coley ROPES ● 3
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The low ropes course seen here is used for team building and development activities for student organizations.
Plans to move the Darla Moore School of Business to Innovista are progressing with the construction of a new building set to begin i n Ju ne 2011 a nd to be completed by May 2013. The 450,000-square-foot building will be built on University-owned property at the corner of Greene and Assembly streets and is being designed to allow more interaction between students. “Right now they have a lot of different phases of design,” director of Campus Planning and Construction Jef f Lamberson said on We d ne s d a y. “ We j u s t , as a matter of fact, today f inished t he concept ual design, [which determined] about how big we think the building will be and what we think it’s going to look like.” The $90 million-project will be funded in part by leasing t he Close-H ipp Building, which currently houses the business school. Last year, USC made an agreement with the U.S. Dep a r t ment of Ju s t ic e to lease this building for 20 years. Lamberson said this leasing agreement will pay for $65 million of the project via revenue bonds, and another $15 million will come from institution bonds issued by the University. A $10 million gift from the Business Partnership Foundation will fund the remaining portion of the project. For several years, there had been talk about renovating the Close-Hipp Bu i ld i ng or add i ng on portions to accommodate t he business school, La mberson sa id. The opp or t u n it y for a ne w building presented itself
when the Department of Justice asked if more space was available on campus. “One of t he major drawbacks of the [current] business school is the highrise nature,” Lamberson said. “People are segregated by f loors, and there’s not a lot of interaction. This ma ke s it ha rd to teach and model good business practice.” The new fou r-stor y building will be specifically de s ig ne d t o s ol ve t h i s problem, with all classrooms on the first floor so students from different majors can interact. The ground floor will feature the library and lobby, the third floor will house executive education and administ rat ion and f ac u lt y w i l l b e on t he fourth f loor. The facility is also being designed to promote env ironmental sustainability. It strives to achieve a platinum rating in the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Bu ild i ng R at i ng System and also achieve a Net-Zero rating, meaning the building would generate the same amount of energy it consumes. The U.S. Department of Energy will be assisting with these sustainabilit y goals through a Commercial Building Partnership which part ners t he Universit y w it h t hree nat ional labs. These include t he Law rence Berkeley N a t i o n a l L a b o r a t o r y, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. “We’re starting to do our schematic phase, figuring out exactly what it will cost to make sure we’re under budget,” Lamberson said. “Then we’ll enter the full design stage after that.”
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the way. According to Student Government President Pro Tempore Matt Ungar, the SG initiative has had a long journey but is back on track. “There are no loopholes,” Ungar said. “It’s a free service and is the safest, most convenient way for students to go to Five Points.” From 10 p.m. to 2 a.m., the student transportation service picks up at Capstone, the Russell House, the COCKY ● 3
Student Government’s Carolina Convoy will travel to Auburn, Ala., on Sept. 25 to watch the Gamecocks take on the Auburn Tigers. Tickets are $100 and include a T-shirt, boxed lunch, snacks and a goodie bag. They can be purchased in the Student Life office with Carolina Cash or check. Only 12 tickets are left.