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By Catherine Thrift
The victims of the most thefts on
the USC campus from .January to
March 1976, were not students but
their automobiles.
Tne campus security records
show that 86 automobiles were
broken into or vandalized during
the three-month period. Statistics
are compiled at the end of each
month and were not available for
April.
The items taken from
automobiles varied from outer
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tennae, to bolted down Citizens
Band (CB) radios and stereo tape
players.
Lt. Norman D. Sanders of
Campus Security said the breakins
were not concentrated in any
particular area of campus.
Sanders said theft trends tend to
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population.
"There was a time when they
were taking stereos from cars," he
said. "Then, when the CB craze hit,
a lot of those began to get stolen.
But that's a nationwide problem,
not just Columbia or USC."
Items left in view in a car invite
break-ins, Sanders said.
"Anything that can be removed
you shouldn't leave in a car," he
said. "We always try to emphasize
this."
The second most fertile area for
thieves during the past semester
was bicycles with 42 bikes reported
stolen.
Sanders said even the large
bicycle chains pose no problem for
a thief equipped with a pair of bolt
cutters.
"Sometimes they force the lock,
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but usually the chain is cut, and
we've had some pretty large
chains cut," he said.
Sanders demonstrated by
severing what he called a medium sized
chain with one cut. He said a
heavy-tempered chain would be a
more effective theft deterrent. He
also recommended not leaving
bicycles unattended for long
periods of time.
"And, of course, if we see anyone
on campus with bolt cutters, we'll
stop them and check it out," he
said.
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main reason Campus Security asks
all owners to register bikes with
the University. He said that if
students chose not to register
them, they should have a
description that includes the bike's
serial number.
Serial numbers of all stolen
bicycles reported jre sent to the
Columbia City Police and the
Richland County Sheriff's
Department.
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in appearance after being stolen,
serial numbers may be the only
way of identifying them.
"Bikes might be recovered three
months later," Sanders said.
"That's why we need the serial
number and a description."
Twenty-four thefts were
reported from USC residence halls
this semester.
"The thefts range from a wallet
picked up while someone's in the
shower or a rip-off of a complete
stereo system," Sanders said.
Sanders said most thefts from
residence halls occur during
holidays when students leave
valuable items in their rooms.
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Sanders said pinpointing a
particular time for a theft is difficult
because often the object is
not discovered missing until later
in the day, especially in the case of
bicycles and cars.
No exact figures were available
on the number of arrests made
during the semester.
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and found some breaking into
cars," Sanders said. "I can't break
it down, but both students and offcampus
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arrested."
Persons arrested by campus
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finement facilities here.
When a theft is discovered, the
procedure includes filing a complaint
report with the campus
police. The report, which includes
a description of the item is sent to
city and county law enforcement
divisions.
"Serial numbers can be
removed," Sanders said. "People
should mark valuable items with
engraving tools with their social
security number in an obscure
place."
Sanders said students and
University staff members can help
prevent thefts by calling the police
when someone is SDotted wan
dering through parking lots or near
bicycle racks.
"At least once when a bicycle
chain was cut, at leat 100 people
passed by," he said. "A lot of
people may not want to get involved."
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By Sharmin Barnes
Two fraternities have been invited to establish chapters at USC next
year, according to Andy Hunter of Inter-Fraternity Council (IFC)
public relations.
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"The expansion committee of IPC has been reviewing presentations
by several fraternity organizations over the past several months,"
explained Hunter. "Delta Upsilon and Theta Chi were chosen first on
the basis of (heir national merit, strength of their area alumni, and
their willingness and interest in establishing at USC," he said.
The committee, composed of Mark Elan, Mike Compton and Hunter,
invited fraternities to visit USC and to present the outlines of their
organizations to IFC.
"The invited fraternities were advised of the problems of joining the
USC community now, sui h as .10 available housing or meeting areas
on McBryde Quadrangle," Hunter said. The new chapters will be
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Delta Upsilon wiil conduct rush in the fall the same as the other
fraternities, but they will be seeking members for a whole chapter,
"opening up chances for more students to become active in Greek
life," Hunter said.
The newly-organized IFC cabinet will help with and oversee the
establishment of the new fraternities next year. "The new cabinet has
planned a speakers' bureau and many workshops and seminars for
Greeks for next year," he added.
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