1982_05 The Daily Collegian May 1982

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World's Fair
School prepares for summer crowd
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KNOXVILLE. TN (CPS)-Students and
adminisirators at the University of Tennessee are trying to finish out the school
year with something new on campus: a
World's Fair.
The fair, which opened last week, is
actually being held on 72 acres of land
sandwiched between the 30.000-student
campus and the downtown business district. Twenty-three nations, four states
and more than 50 corporations have exhibits in the area, where as many as
100,000 a day are expected to visit at the
fairs peak.
munity very worried about rent gouging,
disruption of summer school, huge traffic
and parking problems, and even a rash of
students dropping out to take temporary
"We just don't know what the effects are
going to be.* confesses UT-K spokesman
John Clark. "Of course we're concerned
about crime and housing, and everyone's
;oncerned about traffic movement and
The student government, along with
student and community tenant associa-
nitorihg the
for landlords who drastically hike
evict students in order
fair-goers at prices upwards of
SI00 a night.
The UT student government has issued
several "hit lists" of local landlords suspected of unfair housing practices. Many
on the lists agreed to rent only apartments
that would be vacant anyway.
"We have had some evictions here in
town obviously due to the fair," Clark
says. 'We don't really know what the
numbers are. 1 think maybe a couple
hundred students have been affected. But
the university has taken steps to provide
them with housing during the fair."
Clark says the administration is also
concerned about how the fair will influence enrollment, but adds that like everything else, "well just have to wait and see."
All in all, however, UT thinks it's found
ways to cope with the fair.
For instance, the university will rent
some on-campus parking and vacant
dormitory rooms to fair-goers to help
cover some of the expenses the school will
incur as a result of the fair.
Those expenses, Clark explains, consist
of hiring students to "guard" the entrances
to university parking lots and increasing
the on-campus security force, "particularly around a couple of the high technology buildings that adjoin the fair."
special early morning classes for studenis
who are working the fair, and to give other
students a chance to stei to campus before
traffic backs up from the fair site.
World's Fair officials are hoping that
over 11 million people will visit the fair
during its six-month run, "and during the
summer months—June, July and August-
it's expected there will be 100.000 a day-
coming here," Clark says.
University officials claim they aren't
sure what kind of revenues will be generated by renting out housing and parking
spaces during the fair, but Clark says he
expects the school to at least break even,
with any excess funds going to university
improvements.
"Let me stress, however, that students
will be given first priority all along." says
Clark. "Even though all our housing is
booked already, students will have prefer-
According lo Clark, the biggest advantage to the university will not be the
revenues from parking and housing, but
from the "freebies" the school will get
when the fair leaves.
the 72-acre strip of land
'ill finally be able to
purchase an adjacent lot of land that the
railroad sold lo the fair corporation," says
Clark, "and we will be able to keepand use
any of the pavilions that arc on our
property."
Finances to be
discussed
Gerald L. Johnston, a CSUF professor
of accounting, will discuss personal financial planning at the final spring semester
program in the University Downtown series sponsored by CSUF.
The program is presented free of charge
and will be held at 12 noon Thursday.
May 13. in the Wine Press Room of the
Del Webb Building.
Professor Johnston said he will be discussing the need for an individual to prepare a life-style plan and then establish a
financial plan that will meet the needs of
the life-style plan.
He said a person must decide if he or she
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The purpose of the Institute for
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ethical Implications of biologically
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In the Reagan era. biological
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"E4," a newsletter written by students in
CSUF's biology department, examines
many issues and offers a reader the biologist's slant.
"We felt like it was something that was
needed." said co-founder H.A. Hunt.
"We're worried about people who search
for short term gains at the expense of the
environment.
"We aren't officially connected with the
college in any way. The people who tend
to contribute to the newsletter are from
the biology department, but we would be
glad to have other people outside the
department contribute." Hunt said.
"E4" stands for the fourc's in the official
title. "Journal of the Institute for Environmental. Ecological and Evolutionary
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In the three issues published during this
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Hunt continued onanother topic. "The
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"Technology is socially neutral. It is the
application of technology that is used
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