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tWmWmM *M'#HIiMwfflMBM?1! 'g?Pf|Sypg^g| ft ; jffc Umi^^^mSBsSSBBB^SSS^^B^^ml' 'lim^tl^BKsBSBSl^SSBS^^^^BSS^Si^ MggjJ u|\ B9BB i M^VfM " /flpW i ,. \m1 m 'MM illBI ^^H^^affMfflfMlfffrr^WwlRflgBfffirMlMM-<~ ^^HHwwBHIHHHEHBHHHBWBbWSB- 8 WSSiSSmKm t? . Mark Alexander THE OAMECOCK This sign, near the Russell House, is an example of one type of vandalism that occurs at USC. SrKtlAL OLYMPIC TOMORRO Tues. April I'd 10:00 a.m.WEEMS BASKIN T VOLUNTEERS BE THERE B1 Sponsored by V.A.C. and APG mmmmmmmmmMmmmmmmmuamtmmmmmmmmmammammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmammmmmmmmammaMtmmmmmammammmBmmmmm . .. Trr/sr.-.* V andalism at is about $ 28J By VICKI SCHWARTZ Gamecock Staff Writer Vandalism costs at USC amount to about $28,000 a year, and damage to dormitories makes up about half this amount, Robert A. Stewart, housing director, says. STEWART SAID, "Most of the damage in residence halls due to vandalism is in the men's dorms. Of all the dorms on campus the McBride Quadrangle are the most vandalized, Capstone and Columbia Hall, the least." George A. Key, public safety director, said the nature of student calls concerning the residence halls usuallv nertains tn nn inlrn^ur ?^ r ?- vw vt?? AilVt UUVI V/JL someone in the hall who shouldn't be there. Key said, "Vandalism in residence halls is not very great. We only get calls when things have been stolen. Destructive vandalism is usually never the complaint. Most calls pertain to other things." Key said much campus vandalism has to do with automobiles. Citizen Band radios have been stolen, batteries have been taken and windshields have hppn smnshnH On tHp u/hr?l#? Kpv ?niH car vandalism has been small, but, "as far as I'm concerned, one vandalized car is too much. "To be realistic, we have over 12,000 cars a day and probably 5,000 to 6,000 from 6:00 p.m. to the next morning scattered across the campus. Because ll Ttl 11 jjin nu1 conting ci By JAN EASTERLING Gamecock Staff Writer The student continger control would be put or senate last week is appi the Student Governmer (W "Last year the continj fund down to about $15 commission, a.commit studying the contingen< EXPENDITURES pe bill, and would only be s the treasurer must re{ penditures. The treasurer would s which would include thi balances of each Iine-it< ments and any other ti "The contingency fun viTfc A president, although he K A H decided that the imme ^Benson said. IN OTHER senate ne' ^-v senate voted against a la 9 "I didn't really politi< ^ ^ sure it would pass," Stu student government wi Stunrt said tho i/rnriii | how a student perform! more leeway. The grad ________ 1975, but this was the fin . 's.. . f . v # . 's *0 **??' use 900 a vear %/ of the big location, there's bound to be some vandalism and thefts. Columbia has a much lower number of car vandalism than either Richland or Lexington County." Stewart said the punishment for damage in the dorms is determined by what the incident was and whether or if tijoc Tf ? o nrlllfi.l uui 11 wcio ucnutiaic. 11 it waa (I wimui act, a student can be immediately suspended or expelled from school andor billed for the cost. In cases wherein damage on the hall occurs and the person responsible can not be identified, usually the residents of that hall share the cost. Key said that most of the people involved in destructive vandalism are seldom identitied. He also said, "We do, however, recover certain things that are stolen if they have a serial number." The city has a program in which a recorded number is placed on property so it can be identified. The number can be etched on the property. That way, if it is stolen, it can be tracked down. However, we don't know the rate of return on this kind of property, Stewart : J saiu. Of dorm vandalism, Stewart said, 4'This is still a national problem and we are still searching for an answer. When we do have a damage problem, we post notices in an attempt to let the student know they are being charged for it. "This is not very successful, and our KirtfJocf nrnKlnm io fKof uuiv-in 10 men UUII I feel it's any of their business to report damage if they see it being done." uld halve ;ency fund icy fund would be cut almost in half and more i expenditures if a bill passed by the student roved by USC President William Patterson and it president. ?ency fund was $2,420.91. The bill would cut the J00," said Paula Benson of the joint financial tee composed of SG representatives who are !y fund. r project could not exceed $200 under the new pent Dy me auinority 01 tne su president. Also, )ort within two weeks to the senate any exubmit to the senate a written report each month e amount and description of each expenditure, em, the total budget by categories and departansactions by his office. d is not just the private spending money of the is in control. Someone has to control it. We diate and monthly reports were necessary," ws. Sen. Jim Stuart announced that the faculty proposed plus-grading system. c on the grading system because I was pretty art said. "It was a narrow defeat and I hope the 11 pursue it in the future." ig system would have been more indicative of > and would have given students and teachers ing system was presented to faculty senate in st year it was voted upon, he said.