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A USC Student was charged with
possession of drugs after he was
arrested by narcotics agents
Tuesday night at the Wade
Hampton Hotel. . ., .' . ^
Scott Griffin, a Wade Hampton
resident, was charged with
possession of marijuana with intent
to distribute and possession of
cocaine with intent to distribute,
according to Captain W.D. Rabon
of the Columbia City Police
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Rabon said the student was
arrested with about seven ounces
of marijuana and one ounce of
cocaine. He said the arrest was
made by officers of the "Metro
Squad,!' which is composed of
officers from the Richland County
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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
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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.
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Hampton caUed me at home and
told me about it (the arrest)."
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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."
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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
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fie Lady Gamecock basketball team is
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JSC station manager Ron Marsh has
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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,
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iaft," iClarsh said. "After three years
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the games during the regional playoffs
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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."
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ion s economy, aconeiu saiu, aiuu
lies frugality. 'Slim Up In 80' is our
i apply to inflation, bureaucracy and
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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
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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
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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. :
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