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Merchants say lights slow crime By Victoria Aldrich Gamecock Stuff Writer Main Street merchants and police officers disagree on the effect the new street lights have had on shopping and crime. John Stockdell, USC student and salesman at Capitol News Stand, said business has not increased, regardless of the new mall and lighting, because of the parking problem, but "the lights cut crime so you can see winos lying on the rAorl M/vKA/V - ?? 4 IUOU OIIVJ uic JAilltC tail dlTCSl them." Dennis Holland, salesman at Capitol News Stand, said Main Street looks better, but the lights have not increased night business. For months Main Street traffic was disrupted by the construction of the new streets. The new streets were not a compensation because the construction hurt business. MANAGER OF THE HEAD SHOP, Jerry Kowalchik, said the lighting has improved night business because more people walk around at night. He said the store used to close at 7 p.m. but now stays open until 10 p.m. Carolyn Pollock, saleswoman at Davisons department store, said the lights have definitely improved night shopping. Younger people and men usually shop on Friday nights, she said, but now more older people are shopping at night. Two other saleswomen, DeeDee Anderson and Beth Keil, said they wouldn't be working at Davison's if it weren't for the street lights. Two police officers patrolling Main Street said the lighting has not reduced crime. One of the officers said crime has slacked off 1 but that is because most of the businesses close at 6 p.m. and people aren't around. THE OFFICERS said the ? lighting hasn't increased shopping because most people go to the ? malls where they don't get many v citations for parking. "The only place making business is the _ bank," one officer said. According to criminal records ! officer, Ralph Phillips, there has ' been a decrease in crime since the lighting when into effect in November, 1977. However, he said Columbia police have started a ' suppression effort concentrating police enforcement on Main Street. The lighting and the suppression effort have caused a "significant decrease in crimes against the ' individual," Phillips said. r>.f kt . Deiorc inuvciiilk;. uwrc were iwu arrests for public drunkenness, jl Blazing Zippers B A A % 4 A A ? * M C?3 : g ?v?ui y, mui y g ATLANTIC II ^ 1 Thoroughly | I AmorousAmy | 1 !! ??H 7;^ ''-. v^f"? ' >? i||Pgll^ Main Street merchants crime decrease to l\ three reported armed robberies, three cases of vandalism, one drug violation, one assault with intent to ravish and one assault and battery, with intent t o kill on Main Street. From November, 1977, to June, 1978, there were 15 arrests for public drunkenness; one reported armed robbery; one case of vandalism; one drug violation and no cases of assault of any kind. OUT OF 19 house breakings from 1 fVT? f ~ ?1 innry * * uiaivii, 101 I, IU 11UVCIIIUC1 , 19//, IT) were in the Wade Hampton Hotel. From November, 1977, to June, pos 1 tive (paz' a tiv) Expressed clearly Full assured Self assured Certain in its _ action Logical affirmation Not f t speculative Highest potential |? | Affirming the presence of that i which is sought , ^ AJ or suspected of jg / being correct JuJ? Alten Rich I ami Memorial Hospital Is me positive wirn many professional opportunities, the < the one right decision for you. This declsfc location and lifestyle, the necessary profesi advancement in ttie health care field. The first step toward selecting your poslth informative brochure that fully illustrate positive alternative. HME 3301 HARDEN STREET COLU/ Mr. Ms. Address ! City Phone - College-University I Degree RN LPIS | RN 78 S^r: . jgaJB^ :'iTCjre^^K^gggKfe^^lI , . P??forlck ? GAMECOCK credit IP IIpu liirlitc 1978, there were thre housebreakings. Students shoul be aware that from November l June the Wade Hampton Hotel wi closed, and now that it is opc again there could be a problei with housebreaking, Phillips sait Terry Floyed, urban design an preservation specialist for the cit of Columbia, said the lighting ws designed hv Ahp iToHow ? ~j ? "U*-' I theatrical lighting consultant i New York. Main Street wa designed by Doxiadis, a Gree planner who was hired to redesig Columbia. al ter na tlve (ol tur' na ti\ A proposition or situation I ** oftefing a choice An opportunity for deciding between Things. Sg rruirrac iv ?- u a wuiooo tn yiupusiliuilb IU IKJ iflT/ chosen ltive LMWIW alternative for today's nurte. Although faced jltlmate decision is singular. You must make on brings with It all the values you cherish; I tonal incentives, and the total opportunity for 19 alternative can be taken now. Send for our 4 why Richland Memorial Hospital is your ] RICHLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA 2W03I Date of birth State Zip I Student, Date graduating? EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER M F H Students li in NADA By Brian Duncan Students who desire a community styled, academically oriented, on-campus housing arrangement might find what they are looking for in NADA apartments. Cynthia Forest, assistant dean for residence education said, "NADA was designed with the honors program as a livinglearning environment for students whn tvich tn pv nlnm thoir ar>aHomif> n?av ?* ?>/? ?v vnk/Jiva v vnvu uvwuvimv as well as social interests." The community, as Forest refers to it, has grown to include three buildings in three years. The program name originated from the first building used as a residence, the NAD A apartment building, located across from Gambrell Hall. She said the facilities now include 814 and 816 Henderson Street. "IT'S BASED on an expressed interest," Forest said. The students sign a social contract that is a statement of intent to share 1 L - ? * * ana oc mvoivea witn uie community and its projects, programs and other residents. The activities last year were as diverse as the community members themselves Forest said. Activities included educational and musical presentations, outdoor trips, parties and weekly dinner meetings. "It is operated on a township , versus representative type | government," she said, similar to the local government structure of New England. "That way f? everyone has an equal opportunity to participate." IS Dr. Peter Seder berg, Director of >n the Honor's Program, said the ^ NADA living arrangement is not j confined to Honors Program [Cj participants. He said the formal y r~ I ?rncrrnv n Do It in Fashions From PANTS PAVILION "I ' ! itnvTKift I 1221 moil i B JI (Next to the W< i! J,I ve - learn f ipartments ' policy calls for a 60 per cent honor to a 40 per cent non-honor student ratio but "this year it is a little closer to 50-50." FOREST SAID applications are accepted from anyone, and applicants are then screened through interviews by an administrative committee as well as a committee win pi lowvi vri v.uiiinsuiiiijr UlCIIlbers. She said discussion on each applicant is thorough, and an invitation to join the community "has a lot to do with the individual and how he coonducts himself during the interview." After going through the process and all it entails, many students find the arrangement is not for them and "we don't want anyone trapped into this situation who wouldn't be happy in it," Forest said. 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