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'Grave long,h By Danny PowaH News EdKor Midnight. The beginning of the police shift known commonly as "graveyard," a time when officers nnt nnlti firfhf nnma r- hut olon a lv v viujr ligiik v4aiii^| mui> aaov personal fatigue. Officer Betty Bouknight was patrolling the north side of the campus in Car 7. It is a fairly small, compact area; but it contains most of the campus buildings, which makes it tedious to check. That night there were only three officers working: Bouknight on the north side in Car 7, Sgt. E.V. Rylant on the south side in Car 8 and Sgt. David Bowen at the desk in the station. Two of the officers, West and Roundtree, were on official vacation. Officer Bill Allen was off, even though he had volunteered to work, and Lt. Wagner had decided to take a few days off. Over half the shift force was out. "There is a need for more cars, definitely," Bouknight said. The size of the campus is too big, especially since it is located in the heart of a major city to have such a small police force. "I think the Chief (Marvin Harrelson) is a good man, but he can only do so much with the money he's got," she said. There qro nnmopmic nrrvhlomc with (hp U1 V IIUIIIVI VUO |/A VMIVtltU ff ?HI V??V department and she recognized them a couple of years ago. She said a letter written to the Gamecock by Wm. Michael Ross on July 2 was right in the problems it brought to light. After checking the Maintenence Department beyond the railroad tracks, discovering several unlit lights over doorways, Car 7 headed for the Business Administration Building to begin a ritual walking routine to check doors. Need Bin Inforrr All information s All methods of t Convenient clini Low cost for ser VI) testing/treatr Free pregnancy T?l*? I 1 | 1 lie IvClUICS^l 1411 Barnwell St. Co j This is not <i rcfcrml d^cni I EARN] I MOI II Ilrtfi^ntlv npprh I Mononucleosis t Research. It you \re past 2 weeks Mod (or $100.00 f)er vv your tiine. Call 2r> formation. Serologicals 01 cuSt^ '>7 j"*"] OUlllv a j |:j Columbia, yu? vi ard hat THE FIRST THING discovered "in the wrong" were several chairs sitting by a doorway, simple picking for a would-be burglar. Two doors of the large building easily pushed open, but Bouknight said it was because of the air pi CS3U1C UI91UC, WIUUI U1U IIUl allow the doors to close fully when someone left through them. Walking across College Street, a back door to the USC Educational Foundation was found unlocked. Office supplies were plentiful in the room beyond the open door? another possible larceny. USC's Operation Scooterville, a project for hearing-impaired children at 819 Barnwell St., was found to have a side door unlocked. 1I131UC WCICCAJJCIiaiVC a copy machine, a television, numerous items of furniture, plus many other things ; all ready to be carted off and either kept or sold. 4'And people wonder why they get ripped off," Bouknight said. When checking the Humanities Classroom building, the four Pickens Street side doors were found to be unlocked. A further check found the three doors on the other side also open. THE OTHER BUILDINGS in the general area found with open doors included a Dorn East side door and the front and back doors of Kirkland. It was now about 3:30 a.m. Moving to the Horseshoe area, the Inct hit* huilHintf cfrnnninff to check, a door was found open at DeSaussure. Bouknight gave a "oh,-not-another-one" look, when a thump was heard upstairs. Giving a "what's that" look, Bouknight quietly radioed to the department to see if anyone was occupying the dormitory. Quietly, th Control I lation? itrictly confidential )irth control available) c hours/location vices ; lumbia. S.C. 254-755J j EXTRA S1EY v ^1 A.--V y-v ?"v 1 ? A F 2 # ;u wiiii o aic I in Medical ive or had within the o, you may qualify eek for 3 hours of 4 (5537 for more in f Columbia, Inc. l? Middleburg , S.O. 292G4 ?/ 8 m 4* M mjt xl she began to go up the stairs ; the only time the silence was broken was when the desk sergeant blared out that he did not know if anyone was there. The element of surprise essential to any police officer was then destroyed. Nothing was discovered in DeSaussure and all the doors were found secure on the inside. ON THE RETURN visit to DeSaussure to check out the back vi iuc uuuuuig, a yuuug, nigiiiguwii clad woman peered out at them from a doorway. "I heard someone out here," she said as Bouknight talked with her. The woman had a legitimate right for being in the building but the campus police were unaware of it. After leaving DeSaussure. Bouknight went to check the Osborne Administration Building. Just as she was saying that if any building on campus would be secure, it would be the Osborne Building, the side door was found unlocked. Bouknight sighed as she secured the door. It was 4:20. When checking out the south side of the Horseshoe, the doors of Currell College were found to be unlocked; it was now 4:50. Fifteen minutes later, a university vehicle was found parked in the front of the Federal Building at Sumter and College with the windows down and doors f^NEWCRAD I LEXINGTON COUNTY HOSPITAL Is I Students who have graduated or wl Interested In becoming a member of and fastest growing health care org. you will be very Interested In what Le An Intensive six (6) week Internshli Iuraauate in maKinu ino [loiniiiun n u A $200.00 relocation bonus to all N? 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