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Carolina News Safe Ride . from page 1 elude the bus itself, along with its taxes, tags, drivers, maintenance and gas. “I think there was a [risk-manage ment] concern by everybody that was looking at it,” Carothers said. “Risk man agement is always a concern.” Carothers said he had been concerned about last year’s proposal, spearheaded l)y SG President Pro Tempore Leigh-Ann Travers, that would have used vouchers to pay for taxi rides back from Five Points. The new plan being discussed by the university would go to Bull Street instead of all the way to Five Points. Sen. Rebecca Anne Payne, who co chairs the Student Services Committee along with Fletcher, said the program could be expanded to cover Five Points at a lat er date. “You can expand it later,” she said. “You know, when things fall into place.” Fletcher said Dennis Pruitt, USC’s vice president for Student and Alumni Services, has found a fund that would pay for a one-month trial of Safe Ride. Carothers said he wasn’t sure where the money would come from, but he said it would probably come from “auxiliary sources,” or non-tax funds, such as vend ing and bookstore money. But there’s still “no solid plan” for the on-campus system, Carothers said, though he said it was more probable than an off campus system. “It seems that having a late-night, on campus shuttle... seems to be a more vi able need,” he said. “It [the proposal] seems to be moving to'more of a late-night, on-campus thing.” A few weeks ago, SG sent out bids to area vendors such as South Carolina Elec tric & Gas Co. and the city’s trolley ser vice, trying to farm out the costs of pro viding and maintaining buses and drivers. Carothers said one vendor has re sponded, but its service and price are in question. Darrell Barnes, a co-owner of Yes terdays Restaurant on Devine Street, isn’t particularly happy with the idea of Safe Ride being shelved. “I think it’s a very bad idea,” Barnes said. “Students come down here and they shop, they don’t just drink.” Barnes said he thought the proposal was shot down partly because it went to Five Points. “I would say it’s part of the backlash against Five Points,” he said. Fund-Raiser from page 1 like to fill the entire tub with money,” Bonds said. Passers-by could have thrown their money right into the tubs or given it to Tri-Delta members walking around the area asking for donations. Psychology sophomore Courtney Rakes thought the sorority was making a good amount of money. “For right now, we are doing great, especially for college kids who don’t have a lot of money. It’s impressive,” Rakes said. Cassiano Falangola, a student from Brazil, used his spare change to shower Rakes and her tub companion, hotel, restaurant and tourism administration se nior Erin Pigg. “They really want to help the chil dren, so they draw attention by sitting out here in the cold all day. I think it’s good that they are doing something about help ing the children and not just saying they are going to do something,” Falangola said. The event lasted from 9 a.m. to'3 p.m. Philanthropy Chairwoman Amy Cov ington said local businesses also contribute a laige amount of the money Tri-Delta raises. “We go out to the Columbia busi nesses first, and then we come to cam pus. Eventually, all the money goes back to the community, though. When you see these 2- and 3-year-old children who are sick, you really appreciate where the mon ey goes,” Covington said. Last year, Tri-Delta raised $3,500 for Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital’s Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders center “Last year was a great year. It makes it a challenge to beat it and raise $4,000 in one sitting this year,” Bonds said Fraternity works with voter registration, collects cans for hurricane flood victims by Gray Stevenson Staff Writer Students who would like to regis ter to vote may do so at the Kappa Al pha Psi Fraternity Incorporated’s com munity service table in front of the Russell House from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Wednesday. Members of the fraternity believe that students should exercise their right to vote. “We should not sit back and let oth er people determine [our future],..We should be able to voice our opinions,” Kappa Alpha Psi President Lucius Fulks said. The fraternity is trying to get as many people as possible to sign up to vote. “We are the future...I believe col lege students should [vote because] we need people in office to represent the average 18- to 20-year-old,” Kappa Al I pha Psi vice president Carlton Adams said. At the table, students are told the specific procedures necessary for voter registration. The fraternity is trying to “get the youth involved in voting,” said art-edu cation senior Calvester Graham. The fraternity is also oiganizing a canned food drive for flood victims. Fulks said members of the fraterni ty are planning to deliver the canned goods and nonperishable items to the flood victims themselves. A specific goal for the number of cans they would like to obtain hasn’t been set. “As many as we can,” Fulks said. They’re planning to provide food mainly for the Myrtle Beach area. Collections for the flood victims will continue until Thanksgiving. The drop-off point for the goods is the table in front of the Russell House. Fulks said the fraternity is consider ing setting up other drop-off locations for future can drives. Graham and Fulks said several resi dence halls have conducted unofficial, irregular collections for the drive. Once the cans from this drive are de livered, Fulks said the fraternity plans to continue collecting cans for the remainder of the semester. Lucius said both projects have been successful. One way the fraternity attempted to promote collections for the drive was to host a dance. The entrance fee to the dance was reduced by a dollar if a student brought a can to donate to the drive. Creed from page 1 think that it’s the most appropriate time for it,” Washington said. “I don’t think we should have to have a forum, but it is com mendable.” The forum was open to all students. Some members of USG’s NAACP chap ter attended, and some people attended as a requirement for University 101. Marine science freshman Amanda Meszaros chose to come to the forum in stead of other Creed Week activities as a part of a class requirement. “I thought that this would be the most interesting,” Meszaros said. “I don’t think they should fly the flag. 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