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E9HH 17 counts Student charged lit. wilii luiyeiy By Leroy Williams Gamecock Staff Writer A USC student was charged with 17 counts of forgery for passing bad checks after she was arrested by local law enforcement officers in Baker dormitory last week. Hazel A. Boney, an 18-year-old freshman from Huger, S.C., was placed under arrest by Columbia and campus police after an investigation revealed Boney had stolen another student's checks and used them to get cash and make purchases. She forged the student's signature on the checks and passed them in different places. SHE WAS released from city jail on $3,500 bond and her case has been bound over to General Sessions Court. A campus police spokesman would not release any specifics on the case, but said 20 fraudulent checks have returned to the victim's bank and as many as 30 checks could still be outstanding. Campus police Lt. Carl Craig said Boney could face additional forgery charges pending the return of any more forged checks. He said as much as "several hundred dollars" were involved in the transactions. When the victim, an acquaintance of Boney, discovered two of her checkbooks missing, she initially suspected a number of people of stealing them, Craig said. Boney was later determined to be the suspect. She would make purchases by forging one or two checks every day, he added. WHEN THE victim received her bank statement, she found that her account "was depleted immeasurably," Craig said. "It was a matter of time before we narrowed it down to her (Boney)." Municipal Court Administrator Guy Snyder said Boney's bond was set Friday, and she would probably request a preliminary hearing in a couple of days. A forgery conviction carries a minimum one-year jail term and a maximum seven-year term for each count plus a possible fine, according to Section 16-13-10 of the S.C. Code of Laws. However, any sentence given for a forgery conviction is entirely at the judge's discretion. Students From page 1 "I THINK THE idea is good, and if it can be implemented, fine, but the way it was presented semed impractical. I don't know how much research was done prior to presentation of the bill," Miller said, "but the bill was of such great magnitude that you couldn't hurriedly pass it iiMthnnt pnnci^orina tho romirniiccinne unH pamifipafinnc " Tiivnuuv V.U1UIUV1 '"h l,,v- 1 v-uaoiunu unu ui??ivu viuiiu. Miller said he believes Evans and Brown are asking for both special representation as part-time students along with the advantages of fulltime students. "What he's asking for is having his cake and eating it too," he said. HEAPING _ Tiny PORTIONS. :"C? Trout Almoridine. Golden Fried Shrimp. Veal Parmesan. Barbecue Ribs. Rare Roast Beef. There's a selection like this at S&S Cafeteria ? more than 100 delicious things to eat homemade fresh from scratch every day! Best of all, they're served in heaping portions at a tiny price. Mmmm ... S&S! Get a taste of the feast you can afford on these special days! ^ . THURSDAY FEATURE ONLV $179 ANDONK>NS with your choice of two SUNDAY FEATURE /^g3Pj?N ONLY $ ?|09 LT|||gg|g|SN April 27th BAKED HAM FRIED CHICKEN with your choice of two Come home to eat at S&S ? we're right in your neighborhood on Gervais Street between Bull and Marion Street. Walk from the University of South Carolina, or park free in our own lot. 1411 Gervais Street, downtown. Serving lunch daily from 1 lam till 2:15pm, dinner from 4:45pm jtM till Rpm. v v; ; ; v;v,<C ? ? >* ?* t '* " v' ' '< ' V- "* T ?>- - :> >- .. ^SSHBh - ^' - Hattie Funchess, 81, sits on the front porch ol her home which was recently renovated b^ r> 1 ? , * 1 m one can tt>eli< By Kimberly Cihlar Gamocock Staff Writer She is a petite, little old woman with paint on her face and forearms, wearing a red Budweiser T-shirt and a ':>rown knit cap. Muttering that she looked like a monkey, she exclaimed, "I'm gonna live here 'til the good Lord calls for me.'' "She" is Hatti Funchess, an 81-year-old woman, born and living in the only house she has ever known. Last week, her decrepit, worn-down home at 1146 Andrews Road, was renovated during an effort by students of the USC College of General Studies. "The house has never been painted," said Charles Osborn, USC sociology professor and project supervisor. "There were huge holes in the front of the house where cold air came in." Osborn said Funchess had no window panes at all. To remedy that, storm windows and storm doors were installed, wallpaper was pasted to the walls, siding put up over the holes and carpeting added. The group is hoping to put in a new bed and any other furniture that can be obtained through donations Osborn said. "SHE CAN'T believe it's free. All Wednesday sh< kept saying, *1 can't pay you, 1 can't pay you.' She'! convinced the Lord sent us here," Osborn said. The three-day effort began last Wednesday. Th< project is sponsored by Budweiser of Columbia ii conjunction with their "We Care" program; th< Midlands Human Resources Development Com mission, under the governor's office; and has beei School Kids om these hot ne ?*v ?* I-Ot ANO*vt PROGRESSIONS OF POWER ?7 TglUMPhl ?-].jl t Htt: 1 H^sH jH BR. n [ BIG FUN Shalamar \ j | 814 Harden St. 7; j , Five Points I ^B->: H '. ^^^^B ^Bt?: SBBBawawiM^ ?&^BI & j HH. :' W f v Hnugni v Hi |g BDK |> UHnRB; ; ^B ^ */'//&? ' A^ic^v Mark Platte GAMECOCK f students from the college of general studies. f sve it's for free spearheaded by the College of General Studies. General Studies has renovated a house for the last four years, competing against about 400 other colleges in the southern region. Last year they won the $1000 first arize for Ihe ecological contest. There was "a lot more organization here than just cleaning up beer cans," Osborn said. "I like to make it meaningful to another person, a merging of sociological theory and reality. This is an educationally enlightening experience for students when they see poverty first hand ? not only see it, tyit do something about it," Osborn said. Osborn selects the home to be renewed. Funchess' home was suggested by the Richland County Council on Aging and Osborn chose it out of 40 Qther homes. OSBORN'S SOCIOLOGY students donated $250 plus their "time and energy" he sajid. $,udwei$er of . Columbia supplied money as well as people. to WQflf on the house, and the Human Resources pox^missxon donated $500. On Thursdav. President Holderman visited ,the , work site after the Budweiser workers had packed up and the General Studies students were slowing down, e apparently exhausted from being there since 9a.m. s "I'm very proud of these young people," Holderman said. "I think it's fantastic." 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