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Bicycle ow
Lock:
Although the first summer
session is only 14 days old, certain
individuals have been quite in
dustrious. According to George A.
Key, director of USC security, ten
bicycles have been stolen while
locked on (and in some cases to)
University property.
"They walk up, act like they are
unlocking the bike, snip the chain,
stick chain and lock in their pocket
and away they go," speculates
Key.
They're selective in what
they're getting . . . mostly ten
speed bikes worth $75 and more,"
he said.
Bike thefts are also reaching
significant proportions throughout
the metropolitan area as
evidenced by the more than 400
bikes stored in the Columbia Police
Dept.'s warehouse which acts as a
collection point for stolen or
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attend co
Would a three-year undergraduate :
Two USC administrators were in
sponsored by the Southern Regional
merits of granting such degrees, with
President Thomas F. Jones said ti
Harry E. Varney, head of the
general studies program, are "just
getting information."
"I am convinced that a good
education can be given in three
years, but this thing is in a very
nebulous talk form right now,"
Jones said.
"We are constantly looking to
the future and under this type of
degree the student would not be
planning on graduate school,"
Jones said.
More than 150 persons from
throughout the region were invited
to the conference.
The time-shortened degree,
sometimes referred to as the
"three-year degree," is a concept
that has found considerable in
terest among those wanting to
eliminate duplication between
courses in high school and college.
They hope to break the four-year
"lockstep" of college education,
and help reduce the cost of higher
education.
The Carnegie Report was
heavily in favor of this type of
educational move and Gov. John C.
West has expressed his interest in
a three-year program on several
occasions. This move would reduce
by one fourth the cost of an.
academic.
Institutions using the shortened
degree procedure usually make
extensive use of standardized
testing to determine the college
level knowledge the students may
possess, waiving the usual
requirements to take some sub
jects. They may make use of
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1804; DeSaussure, 1809; Mc
Cutcheon, 1813; Elliott, 1831;
Lieber, 1837; Pinckney, 1838. Also
up for renovation are Caroliniana,
1840; Legare, 1848; Harper, 1848;
and Longstreet, 185'5.
Dean Brunton has requested that
any ideas concerning this project
be addressed to him for con
sideration.
riers:
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bandoned cycles.
Many owners venture a guess
that the recent rash of thefts is part
Af a ring. They say they feel that
)nce an expensive bicycle is stolen,
he chances of it being recovered,
n Columbia at least, are slight.
A major factor in the thefts is the
'act that the owners are using
nadequate chains and locks and
ire locking the bikes in the wrong
nanner. Joe Azar, owner of The
yclist, recommends the use of a
ioist chain and a series 600
\merican pad lock for maximum
;ecurity.
The hoist chain, unlike others, is
steel alloy throughout. The
merican padlock provides a
etter tolerance to force because of
ts two locking points, its wide
hackel diameter, and its hard
oody structure. The hoist chain
arney
nference
rogram be feasible at USC?
Atlanta this week at a meeting
Education Board to discuss the
educators throughout the South.
at John Guilds, vice provost, and
;ummer sessions and other
nethods of helping the student
graduate in less than four years.
)r. Jones said he hoped that
arolina would be more creative
vith the idea if it is acceptable.
Jones also commented that
3eneral Studies would be the
ogical place for experimentation
:o be done."
In addition, the educators
liscussed general revisions of the
resent undergraduate curriculum
vhich might make it more
-elevant to contemporary needs.
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safety
may be purchaged at some bike
shops but primarily through in
dustrial supply houses.
"The weakest point of thi:
system involving a hoist chain i;
the lock. However, bfeaking int(
this security combination woulc
require a three or four foot bolt
cutter." Azar said.
The thicker and harder the chair
and padlock shackel are, the more
difficult it makes stealing the bike.
Azar also said that, in correctly
securing the bike, the chain should
run through the rear wheel, the
frame, and then lock to a sturd3
object. The higher the chain is rur
through the bike and away frorr
the ground, the harder it will be foi
a thief to get the necessary
leverage for operating his cutting
tools.
If the bike has quick release
wheels, the chain should be rur
through both wheels. Some people
however prefer to carry the front
wheel with them when they park
their bicycles.
Key emphasized the fact that, in
the event of theft, owners will be at
an advantage if their bikes have
been :'egistered with campus
security and the city police. Azar
also said that if a bicycle does not
have a serial number that the city
police will stamp one on the
bicycle. Asterisks should lead and
follow the number so that it cannot
be altered if the bike is stolen.
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bike models, they provide little protection from
thief. This type of combination is being sold to unw
by its price.
According to Joe Azar, owner of the cyclist, t
minimum for protection but the chain would pos
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