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He said the arrest was made by officers of the "Metro Squad,!' which is composed of officers from the Richland County Ctinmff'o rVrvli.mUIn oiiciui o uucuif v/uiuuiuiu police and Lexington County narcotics agents. Griffin was released on $2,000 bond in Columbia Municipal Court, Kabon said. MUNICIPAL COURT administrator Guy Snyder said Griffin's bond liearing Was held Wednesday and that the case will gS? ^MflpH|^^H^:;::y::. flB 9R ^B^A. * I WIS, WUS( disput arrested >ossesion Hampton Court. Snyder said the suspect will be entitled to a pre-trial hearing "to establish probable cause." He said it will be an indeterminate length of time before the case comes to trial. A Wade Hampton resident who asked not to be identified said Griffin was an acquaintance of his. "I was sitting around waiting for the results of the Student Gover nment elections, nesaia. "i aian i know what was happening until I saw the police take him away." USC Campus Police Chief Marvin Harrelson said the narcotics agents made the arrest after they bought some drugs Crom the student. He added that they expect more arrests to be made pending an investigation. MIKE HONKYt'lITT, assistant director of resident ^student development, said Itfw enforcement officers are not required to inform Residential Life Services of a pending arrest, adding that they usually don't learn of an arrest until after it is made. it a - * _ rr _ l 11 m_ J. j\ sian person?<u uiu wdUU Hampton caUed me at home and told me about it (the arrest)." A Prosid<*n$ we won't ? >;< ;<; ^ L hov?>t?>f*<*ij*. * ' '.; .* 01 sir- v , mm WW. ft; ami Hmmm - OAMICOCK ByTj Q*h WIS radios coverage of tl > in violation of a verbal agre< Athletic department that ? coverage of the games, Wt charged. ^ Marsh said the decision fc lift TOfl tkn nAt.l>A?b it n UOV W IUSC UK UC.WW IV 1% eWUSC had worked out pi; the state whereby the ballf flag station, WUSC, to ott ^ Specifically for the playoffs fjO WUSC be the exclusive ca 55^ according to Marsh. "We've been given the si k kMttrfnMiintf Ihft damM coverage/' WIS began broadcasting I held at Carolina Coliseum WMiWMMMHMMWWMWWIMNMMaMMMmi ii+v?As(.V *w< *-v4< JW?f* v ^' P Py ?f|fe^^r2^iir: ?|| E^f^rtH|^^?:''-S?>r^:. :*: w-*'*i$5^; irj ^BR?gp?<-';&jp^ $: ^S&V&iv"; : .l<&: Bfex ' y'- . A<-;sa>i*x-.. . .V>A p. * in a dorm, they are under no obligation to go through us," Honeycutt said. "I never had an officer call me and tell me he was going to make a bust in a dorm." SUmWt f.,- ':*> ...*?% * \* : ' . ' . , r'. the son --? By Teresa K. Weave Gamecock Staff Writer Fans of long sideburns, cleft chir left-handed guitars and white shoes to support Slim Whitman for pres cording to a USC student. Tyler Scofield, a member of the international recording artist Slim tnese special linieresi groups com give Whitman a majority vote ir race. The Whitman campaign began joke" among several students on th a commercial advertising an alt came on television. The idea has lit from there, campaign director Jay "We were all sitting around the r politics, and the commercial cam destiny. It was no coincidence; i Reeves said. "Slim's a leader," Reeves addec the commercial real closely and and listen to the way he sings, yoi total package. I think most people > man fnr fhp 'ftfk " RATHER THAN ASK "Why I Reeves believes it is more appropi not Slim?" Although Whitman n qualified than the other preside .? i % I Mnmy KMpatrkk wcock 8t?M Wrttot fie Lady Gamecock basketball team is ement between WUSC-fm and the USC Save the university station exclusive JSC station manager Ron Marsh has JfeV < * ' iy WIS to cover the game# has caused had formed to carry the broadcasts, ans with several radio stations across games were 10 oe lea airecuy irom a ler stations by a telephone hook-up. \r the condition of the network was that irrier of Lady Gamecock basketball, 4" ** v ? iaft," iClarsh said. "After three years t I .... J 1 ww uciY we snuuiu iwve oxuusiw the games during the regional playoffs t March 7 and, 8. Howard Cornfield, ... n mi i mil .V- '*** i t rlfi' * . . V f mmsmmm if V| vW -o ^vy ^\- - Honeycutt said Residential Life Services would be involved in the * student's arrest from the standpoint that the student would not only face charges filed by local law 1Itman : t g, the pre r , Reeves believes vantages, is, sequined suits, "Take for exa could find reason league baseball ident in 1980, ac- could Slim throv \ also sing the nati 1ISC ramnaien of He added. "In Whitman, said if He's an inlernat ibined they could foreign policy. H i the presidential As for the nati very name impl last month "as a slogan and it cai e Horseshoe when all those things.' >um by Whitman Scofield said erally snowballed promoting "SII" Keevessaid. "Slim Inflation ] oom talking about unlimited." ic on. It was like The idea of a t was an omen," the USC camp Whitman s book L 44If you listen to ..|T BEGAN i see his sideburns slim," Nelson s i can see it's all a jn ^is type thing vill agree he is the The Whitman limited in fundir Slim Whitman?," "We went ou riate to ask "Why much depleted < nay not be more low right now. B mtial candidates, v ?- A WUSC sports director, said he I Coach Pam Parsons saying that \ carrying the games, Marsh said. " 4'She (Parsons) said she didn't on the, bandwagon. That was her Within 48 hours, WIS had announce Pill Wagy, WIS sports director, i carry the games because the Lad; and should have a large followi jumping on the bandwagon," he sa Wagy said the decision by WIS wusu, out wis reit they reach* ranging from Florence to Spartanl is a small student station and has 1 Neither WUSC or WIS covered I game. Marsh said during the noi ' USC-Southern California game wi i lj _* ? ? til. ?? ? * ' ""U*ea w?gwnyu J^jl^^rf^'"-1 I ?: 3+-' . * ^N* <S> ?? " ' * ,' ' - GAMECOC^ enforcement personnel, but also from Residential Life Services for conducting illegal activity in a dorm, which is a housing contract violation. :sident? r his election would have many ad imple the opening day of the major season," Reeves said. "Not only v out the first baseball, but he could lonal anthem." foreign policy, he's got connections, ional recording star. He'd be great in e could sing at all the meetings." ?? o ? fi - i J : J not: ion s economy, aconeiu saiu, aiuu lies frugality. 'Slim Up In 80' is our i apply to inflation, bureaucracy and ? ~ campaign officials are considering 1" buttons, which would stand for Mow." He said.4'The Dossibilities are Whitman candidacy is not unique to >us, according to Maxine Nelson, ing and management chairman. IS a fun gesture, but it's serious for aid. "Many campuses are caught up ' and he's loving every minute of it." for President campaign is somewhat ig right now, Reeves said. t and drank some beer and pretty Hir treasury, so our funds are a little ut we've spent quite a bit of monev on Sw Stimpage 4 ! ^ 1 1 - t ^ ^ A ,*1 c riau a veroai agreement wnn L VUSC would be the only station want any frontrunner jumping verbal commitment." he said. id its plans to cover the games. ?id the radio station decided to y Gamecocks were so succesful ng. "We don't feel like we're lid. . I 5 should not stop coverage by I id a larger area in .coverage, burtt. He oointed out that WUSC limited broadcasting powet*. p he Lady Gamecocks California j rmal braodcast time when the | is being played, the station was | re game was jioi oeing covered. : Sea WUSC, pag? 4 ii. 1,1 ' J '* -? ' i, ? \-y. v , *+.t.x ' -.fj *