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Student be By JAN EASTERLING GamrcocK Staff Writer Students who try to sell stolen fAviK^^Iro noitt #*fltA . K?viiuuiu nun 1UV.C UIC (AJEKtlUUliy of suspension from the university, a Student Government Supreme Court Justice said. "The decision to begin suspending students for book thefts came from a Campus Court decision/' said Russell Putnam. To date, Putnam said students were given suspension in _ W ? ?<H A !lf. ctucyoiice, or pruutuiuu, uui 11 s gotten to the place people can't leave their books alone for three minutes." A case was brought to court in December by a student who left his 'books outside Russell House and went inside to purchase a football ticket. When the student returned, one book was missing, but was found later at South Carolina Bookstore. After an investigation, the student who had stolen the book was caught. The Campus Court found the student guilty of theft and sale of a textbook, and ruled that he be suspended from the university for one year, beginning the following semester, and probation for one calendar year following his reinefo^amnnf a#- fUn imurA>?rif?v TI?a KM.lOUAV^lli^Ilt Oi Ul^ UlUf^IOIiJ. X 11C ( student was supposed to finish school in August. WUSC-FM summer hours Beginning Monday WUSC-FM, 91.9, will broadcast from noon until 2 a.m. For further programming details phone 777-4165. If - Pi some fu into ar I^ooking for a way to enjoy d dimensions to your driving ai Then the Sports Car Club of A the world's largest organizatii ! motor sports. Each local autocrosses, rallies, economy and social events. Discover n< cars and explore your free ar | the SCCA. For membership i ouuui vaiumm Sports Car Club of America PO Box 1835 Columbia, SC 29202 or call Brenda Wallace 777-6596 or 787-3559 C >ok thieves THE STUDENT APPEALED the decision to the University Supreme Court. The Supreme Court ruled that suspension from the university for a period of one year, and probation for one year after re-instatement, is "neither inappropriate, unreasonable, or unjust. However, it decided to nllnw him tn pnmnlot? hie chuiioc and graduate "since it was the first time a student had been suspended for a book theft," Putnam said. "When we did the appeal, we said that the normal sanction should be suspension for one semester," Putnam said. "If the book is mutilated or sold, it should be worth another semester." I nni 805 Hare DRI 60 oz. pitcher Happy Hour 4 All Premium B | All Alcoholic Beverc It in back 'Iving I riving again? Want to add new id have fun at the same time? merica is for you. The SCCA is on devoted to the enjoyment of chapter enjoys road races, . *-f?? ? / runs, nui ciimos, car snows jw pleasures and excitement in id competitive spirit by joining information write to: (flfHHrl /zIa jCOfljgl may face si "...it'sgotten to the place people can't m lotive their hooks alone for three minutes." - - - Russell Putnam, Supreme Court Justice The Supreme Court stated that "the time and effort lavished on books underscore their importance to all members of the academic community. A student whose books are stolen mav be handicaoDed. causing his grades to fail and him to fall behind in the course." N'S I Jen Street 1FT 4 ^IE :OQ to lunaefc >eer $-50 ges SMSPoff I SSBESS^SHBF^ IT I * M, ^m J|1 M i ff) '5B|pi ispension, ] FURTHER, THE COURT said "this case clearly illustrates the burden which is placed on the student-victim. The theft of a book, and its subsequent sale, are a direct attack on the principles of tho TTnivoreitv " Wiv V ttl VA WAVJ "Suspension in abeyance, in theory, is the second most severe punishment at the university," . said Larry Hudson, supreme court justice, "but doesn't amount to much more than a slap on the Friday & # SA f) uvtw L Colors BLUE < RED < GREEN YEI t*ll PAINTE PANTS i Wewelcome \ and brows ARMY-NA ! 1 31 6 Assembly St fJ |Tj I . v f ti j[ % probation wrist " ShiHpntfi aro nllnwoH (a attend class under suspension in abeyance, if they don't get into any more trouble, he said. Park Bailey, manager of South Carolina Bookstore, said his employees usually ask for two forms of identification "if a book is sold in the middle of the semester. We have debated getting a stamp of some sort to mark the book. But, 1 -1 i! 4-1 -? - - joauey saiu, sumeumes uiey uoni have time to get two forms of identification. Saturday lALLS RS $59S^p you to come in I ?e around. VY STORE . Phone 252-1 350 | 1 m L ipnil * JH i | I I '| 11