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Slili rash of bike during the { fidst one a day. tnly the widespread only two bicycles Weo ilrkorted during July and the first tWo.weks in August.- but Denny Baker b1tI Ceampus Police force said he is afrid"the thefts may begin again in the fall \ ;,I* are always more problems during the times of coming and leaving. P al.e1re in a little more of a hurry to ei sOmethlng or to get somewhere and they leave a car door unlocked or are careless and something gets taken," Bekir said. .aker said he has no way of knowing if the bike thefts will begin again. The Campus Police have made no arrests and Baker said they can not say why the e -~ Post Offic The Post Office Department, ofte unwritten letters or slow replies, h< provide half-day service on campu! The Gamecock mailed 65 letters fr and the Pendleton Building at 1:30 p week to various departments and a pus. Over 90 percent arrived at theil morning. The Gamecock was unable to get r and two letters were delivered to the' Joe M. Lawrence, director of th years, said letters received before 10 3 p.m. and letters mailed by 2 p.m. ri by 10 a.m. the next day. ''I'm a stickler on seeing that ti People use the Post Office as an ex wan' to kill that image of the Post Of1 service anymore,'' Lawrence said. With a staff of 11 fulltime persons work study during the summer th You Or' You probably thought burgers' cheapest meal around. But it just See we got this thing called the What it does is give you fourteen week throughout the semester. T desserts mind you. And it costs li burgers fourteen times a week. L less. Now what you save isn't any bi what you get with what you span Board Plan Is a pretty fantastic di When we say 'full meal" we me entree, two vegetables, rolls, beva dessert. That's dinner. There's more though. We have places for you to choose from--s cafeterias; even a revolving restat And we have specials. Like a st Everybody gets together out on t. There's live music. And instead o chicken or ham or roast beef, yot 'Price based on hamburger at 55. frencl efts ..may begin - stealing stopped. "It may be because of the Increased publilcity. They know that people are watching for them and they are laying low," Baker said. One of the biggest problems is the inadequate locks that students frequently use. They can be easily snapped by a thief, providing little protection for an expensive bike. A series 600 American pad lock is recommended to greatest safety when coupled with a three-eighths-inch chain. The local stores sell the outfit for $20 to $25, but the campus Police are now selling three-foot, three-eighths-inch chairi with lock for $2.50. Baker said the chain was strong erough le. withstand anything but bolt cutters and "anyone carrying a set of those would be pretty noticeable." 1 ) e gives hal f n the scape goat for petually trying is proven that it can "Our biggest said. "Some p4 om the Russell House don't know if t m. one afternoon last "On June 20 Pganizations on cam- students. Well, destination the next registration to Lawrence said, eports on two letters The 3,000 und vrong address. off ice for homE a Post Office for 27 ''Just about a.m. are delivered by si raightened Oc ~ach their destination said. In addition,1 ings are done right, number system :use a lot of times. i suggestion of th ice of not giving good not conflict with ''Where we u and four students on s tart at 80,001 a Post Office is per- dormitory mai can eat burgers all semester long at you can eat a varIety of full meals. Inc And spend 64* less each we vere the With like ain't so. you gotta Board Plan. you're in full meals each Okay. tat includes there's g ss than eating With b ke about 60@ plan, we beginnin deal. But we give on the give you al. buy in qi an salad, Beside rage and set-up. 5 On the seven different work ou lack bars, spend fc rant. do you< mak-out rnaybe. So not te patio. Except t the usual semeste get steak. parents University Dining Service. igain in fall. Baker also urged students to register their bikes with the campus police for protection. Daily, students were finding out that stolen bikes were not someone else's problem. John Boettcher enjoyed a leisurely trip to Bell Camp carrying a light chain yp for the long-distance ride. On his trip back home he stopped by the library. "When I came out of McKissick I saw this group playing with my lock. They must have seen me ride up because I went in and came right back out. "I tried to act nonchalant and go back in to call the police but they ran." Boettcher said. He did not report the incident because he said he was not able to see any of the four's faces. Ted Hubbard wasn't as lucky. "I parked my bike at South in one of the racks. The lock I had was of poor quality and it was snapped with bolt cutters." The useless chain was left on the ground where the month-old, five-speed had stood. Insurance payed for Hub bard's bike, he was covered under his father's home owner's policy, but large numbers of students are finding they are not covered and have no way to make up for the loss -- normally ranging from $75 to $300. Some students started planting bikes in an effort to catch the bike-nabbers. "I don't like the sound of the word vigilante -- it reminds me of the KKK or Black Panthers or something -- but if we plant a bike and catch someone, we'll call the police all right. But not until we have fully discussed the matter with the guy we catch." one long-haired student said. The Campus Police have increased patrols near the bicycle racks, but Baker maintains that only students can ef fectively watch all the thousands of bikes on campus. "What we don't understand Is why no one ever sees," Baker said. The bikes day service to catch-up during the summer. trouble.is knowing who's here," Lawrence )ple don't leave a chng* 6f address and we . h&y are here or not. we got all the telephone bills for all the we had to wait until two weeks after find out who was here and who wasn't,'" elivered bills were then sent to the housing 'addresses. the time we get one summer school t you get a whole new bunch," Lawrence ~he Post Office Is changing over its Box which will go into effect this fail. On the e main Post Office, USC box numbers will any numbers at the Main Post Office. sed to start at one and go to 5,090, now we nd go to 85,090 in the Russell House.'' Five boxes will also be changed. $1 3.86* a week. luding desserts. ink. corn-on-the-cob and baked potato. All i do is show your Board Plan card and so you get more for your money. But otta be a catch, right? There is. urgers you pay as you go. With a board want the whole bundle at the g of the semester. You see, to get what ou we have to buy in quantity. And to the best price we have to ask you to .Jantity too. s, there's another advantage to the 'ou'il always have a good meal waiting. ay-as-you-go plan it doesn't always t, because if something comes up, you od money to cover it, right? Then what Jo for food? Nothing. N you know all about our Board Plan. he price, which is 220 smackers per r. Kinda makes you wonder how your manage to feed a whole family, huh? oan,u Plan coot brOaka dinwn tn i 2? near wewek 26 11 Stolen This Sumr are frequently stolen in broad daylight. During a two weeks period a ten-speed disappeared from the Business School around noon, a Raleigh was lifted from Hamilton around 10 a.m. and another expensive bike was stolen from the Russell House around 2 p.m. Police say there is no pattern to the thefts. And even more troubling, the bikes don't seem to show up again around town, leading many students to believe that a gang is stealing the bikes and moving them to other towns. "If people would just call when they notice someone hanging around the bike rack," Baker said. "If they would just give us a chance to check it out." v,.. UPHOL RECEiIEYOU I 104 RUSS mier David Childs, who lost his 10-speed bike in a theft, says "I guess if you're going to buy a hot bike you'd get a 10 speed." Three bikes were stolen from his back porch while he and his roommates slept. The city police recovered his room mate's three-speed and five-speeds, and arrested two Columbia youths in con nection with the thief. Childs' bike was not recovered. "When they caught this one guy riding the bike, they went to his house and found five bikes stripped, so apparently they were selling the parts." Childs, who lives off campus, did not report the thief to the campus police. His loss is not among the reported 26. Joe Azar, owner of the Cyclist , has planted bikes on two occasions. The first time he had a "bite." "We tied up my bike outside the Russell House and had guys just scat tered around. It was Just a few minutes before we had a bite. "First two guys came in and sat down next too it. Then two more walked down the street and sat down like they were just going to talk. "I guess we could have caught them stealing, but they were banging the lock against the bike. I kept hearing it go "CLUNK." I lust couldn't stand to hear them do that." Azar said. The group of seven blacks scattered quickly when Azar stepped into the middle of the group to claim his bike. "They went around the corner of the Russell House and they must have taken off because we went after them and they were gone." Azar said. r __u__ / AIFAT0 EL/OS /8'