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Thursday, September 28 • Assault and battery, room 1303 Bates West. A female resident of Bates West reported to police that two males, Darien Harris, 20, and Randy Cavern, 19, were fighting in her room. When the reporting of ficer arrived, the fight was already over and the two suspects were still there. After interview, both parties said neither man wanted to press chaiges against the other and nei ther wanted medical attention. The officer stated in his report that nei ther man had any visible signs of in jury. Wednesday, September 27 •Attempted Suicide, Bates House. * A unidentified 18-year-old white ; male resident of Bates House called USCPD and said he had just taken 75 Tylenol pills in an attempt to kill himself. The dispatch officer fol lowed procedure and kept the man on the phone until they could get police and paramedics to the resi dent. The man told the dispatcher that he was having problems with his girlfriend and this was the first time in his life that he ever tried to commit suicide. An USCPD of ficer was first on the scene and found two large, empty bottles of Tylenol. Soon after the officer’s arrival, Rich land County EMS arrived. The man was transported to the emergency room. The report didn’t state the condition of the man when he ar rived at the hospital. • Larceny of VCR, LeConte rooms 303B and 401. USC employee * < Steven O’Dell reported to police that two VCRs were missing from the rooms. The report stated O’Dell believed someone stole the two VCRs, both of which were black Zenith models. The report didn’t state whether the two stolen VCRs were related to a string of stolen items of USC classrooms. The esti mated value of the VCRs is $160. • Assistance Rendered, 612 Gadson St. 80-year-old Calton Hancock flagged down USC officer C. J. Garo and complained he was suffering hem dizziness. The officer immediately called Columbia EMS, and Hancock was transported to the emergency room at Baptist Medical Hospital. Wednesday, September 27 • Simple assault, disorderly conduct, 1800 Blanding St., 2 a.m. Mark Meetze reported the subject caused a disturbance in the incident loca tion that disrupted normal opera tion. During the disturbance, the subject assaulted Meetze. Meetze works at the incident location as a bouncer. • Criminal domestic violence, 1120 South Kilboume Road. Kristen Wise stated that while involved in a verbal altercation with the subject, the subject began to choke her and strike her. in the face with an open hand. Wise reported she had been living with the subject for two years. • Loitering for prostitution, 1200 Oak StM 12:45 a.m. Responding Of ficer Melron Kelly observed Aaron A. Brown engaged in sexual activ ity. Upon field interview, Brown advised Kelly that Brown had picked up an unknown black female on Hei dt Street for the purposes of pros titution. The suspect and the un known female were advised to leave area by the reporting officer. About 30 minutes later, Kelly observed Brown with a prostitute four blocks from the earlier location. Subse quently, Brown was arrested and jailed, Thursday, September 28 • Missing person, 3501 Heathwood Road, 2:30 p.m. William R. West on stated the victim left the inci dent location to purchase gasoline for his vehicle. Weston stated the victim has failed to return to the in cident location and that this is un usual behavior for the victim. We ston reported the victim had no known physical or mental ailments, nui uiu no nuvv ;uiy mcuicauuu to be taken on a regular basis. The vic tim was driving a 1995 black Jeep Cherokee with paper tags from Han cock Buick. • Open door, 901 Harden St., Hard ee’s, 2:30 a.m. Officer Joseph P. Ed wards was responding to an ahum at the incident location. Upon check ing the business, it was discovered that, when pulled, the front door of the business would come open and entry to the business could be gained. Edwards required that the key hold er respond to the business. Officers at the scene entered the Hardee’s, only to discover no one was inside. use from page 1 has is to tell students what the Uni versity is doing about a threatening storm within 48 hours of taking ac tion. “We like to give students as much information as soon as we can about what is going on during a storm,” Sny der said. “We have students who drive as long as an hour to class, so these stu dents need the information quickly so they know not to come to class when it is dangerous for them to dri ve,” Snyder said. The emeigency management com mittee also prepares the University in other ways. The committee sets up housing for College of Charleston and Coastal Car olina students who evacuate. However, the University hasn’t housed a significant number of other students from coastal colleges since Hurricane Hugo in 1989, Snyder said. Most college students went to Clemson University and Converse Col lege during Floyd, he said. The University will take the high est number of students possible from other colleges to shelter them from the storm, Snyder said. USC is prepared to put some stu dents up for the night in the P.E. Cen ter, he said. As for evacuating USC students, the University tries to encourage stu dents who live to the north and the northeast of Columbia to go back to their hometowns in case the universi ty has to take in students from other colleges. But Luna, whose job during a hur ricane is to get housing staff and RAs prepared for the storm, said he would prefer students stay on campus instead of trying to drive home during a hur ricane. “We try to make the university as prepared as possible when an emer gency happens,” he said. In most cases, USC immediately puts on its Web page updated infor mation about extreme weather, and whether classes are canceled. Luna said he tries to give as much information to RAs and the TV channel WHRA so they can in form students. According to Brewer, during Floyd, housing decided to allow no one, not even residents more than 21 years old, to bring alcohol into the dorms. Housing limited some dorm vista tions during the storm. “The police have enough to do dur ing a storm than worry about people having big social gatherings,” Brew er said. Also, the committee decides what to do about USC property such as trash can lids, outside tables and chairs that might be damaged during the storm. “We try to secure as much prop erty as possible depending on the sit uation and the time we have before a storm.” Snyder said. The committee decides what to do about graduate and science buildings that house dangerous chemicals and equipment that might cause explosion and fires if damaged by high winds. The university desk can be reached at gamecockudesk@hotmaiLcom. Sean Rayford The Gamecock Motorists wait in long lines for gas at the 1-95 in Goose Creek S.C. during Hurricane Floyd. I Poor roads hamper evacuation Krsti von Karowsky The Gamecock It’s becoming more difficult to evacuate people from barrier islands and other coastal areas because roads have not kept pace with rapid pop ulation growth, the U.S. Department of Commerce and National Oceano graphic and Atmospheric Adminis tration said. There are about 45 million per manent residents living on hurricane prone coastlines, and the popula tion is still increasing. “If a hurricane threatens South Carolina this season, it’s important for people to know that there will be a phone number to call and that the command center will be at City Hall,” Columbia Mayor Bob Coble said. Hodges said in the event of an other hurricane, residents should re member that good preparation is im portant and that preparation begins at home. “Make sure you and your family already have a plan for what to do in the event of a hurricane. “Talk to your children about it. Pick an inland city or a relative’s home where you could stay a few days dur ing a hurricane. “Keep the phone numbers of in land motels handy. Call the Red Cross and find out where the nearest hur ricane shelter is,” Hodges said. If South Carolina faces another hurricane and evacuation this season, it’s also important for people to know Red Cross shelters will not accept pets, said Henry Brezinski, director of the Humane Society of the Mid lands. “If people with pets are leaving town, they should call their local an imal control agency or the Humane Society for a list of inland hotels that are taking animals,” Brezinski said. The university desk can be reached at gamecockudesk@hotmail.com. Senate from page 1 ity to on-campus students, the reso lution failed on a roll-call vote. The vote at Wednesday’s meeting was much more decisive than the vote on the first draft of the resolution. The first draft failed by a 17-16 margin. Sens. Hunter and Phillips expressed their disappointment at the result of the vote. “We’re looking out for people’s best interests, not discriminating against off-campus students,” Hunter said. 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There simply isn’t sufficient roadway capacity to evacuate coastal residents and visitors as quickly as they would like.” At first, it looked like Hurricane Floyd would strike South Carolina, but it ended up smashing into the North Carolina coast on Sept. 15 and 16 of last year. More than $1.9 billion in fed eral and state disaster relief was pro vided to North Carolina residents victimized by the storm. It was the worst disaster to hit North Carolina in modern times. North Carolina Gov. Jim Hunt said. According to the U.S. Dept, of Commerce and National Oceano graphic and Atmospheric Adminis tration (NOAA), hurricanes are prod ucts of a tropical ocean and atmosphere and are powered by heat from the sea. They are steered by their own energy as well as easterly trade winds and temperate, westerly winds. Winds grow with great velocity around a hurricane’s core, generating turbu lent seas. 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