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i II CHINA PROGRAM PLANNED from page 1 The position of acconpanying professor will also be open to professors from other campuses who are qualified in Chinese stu dies after St. Andrews professors have been given the priority. Benson hopes to estab- ' lieh a faculty development grant that will enable more St. Andrews professors to de velop additional competencies in Chinese studies so that more St. Andrews professors will be qualified to teach the additional class in Beijing. GATHERING PLACE PLANNED I I "Having the SGA offices in the Belk Center gives greater legitimacy to the stu dent government officials," says Leist-White. "If the book store is to be moved, which is still am 'if»' there are probably a half dozen places vrfiere it could go," said 1 Loftus. Loftus mentioned that the "A-V center occupies more territory than it needs." "If the bookstore is moved across the lake, students would be more likely to visit it between classes, commuters could use it, and parents could still visit it,' says Leist-White. Architect Jim Johnson is expected to t complete a conceptual plan of the gathering PAGE 5 Ihe Beijing College program was founded by Wellesley College and currently includes the University of Oregon, the University of Maryland, Hobart College and Williams Col lege. St. Andrews' addition to this group awaits formal approval by the relevant canpus committees. Official figures on the cost have not been released. Informed estimates put the cost around $5,000 in addition to tuition. This includes round-trip transportation, food, room, medicine, and some travel within China, i* from page 4 . place by mid-December. Using this plan as a guideline, competing contractors will bid for the project. "I'll be surprised if it doesn't cost well over $100,000 after the details like track lighting and grill are included," said Perkinson. Perkinson's responsibility to the trus tee committee on February 7 is to compile his efforts into a coherent report suggest ing a specific location, contractor, and cost. Itie committee will then approve or reject Perkinson's recommendation. If ap proved, Perkinson expects that raising money for the project will require several months. "I don't expect construction to begin , until the summer," he says, "hopefully to be finished before the 1987 fall term begins." ■
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