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RHDsa causes < By Andrew Garter Staff Writer Vandalism at USC is caused by students who can't handle their liquor, according to a campus residence hall director. "The reason vandalism occurs is because people get drunk and then can't control themselves," said John ITnefao I ~r? : -? ? <???( , uauvi uc resilience hall director. "Certain bars in town run specials on beer, and this causes people to drink more than they can handle," he said. MOST VANDALISM happens on weekends after 11 p.m., Foster said. "I hear people out in the lobbv breaking lights at three in the morning. I'm not about to go out and see what's happening at that time of night," he said. Students caught for vandalism are required to pay for the damages they cause, Foster said. But when vandals are not caught, fines are assessed against all residents of the floor, regardless of their involvement, he said. The cost _ of damage done to nonresidential areas like lobbies and laundry facilities is absorbed by the university if vandals are not caught, Foster said. "When the university has to pay for damages, this in turn raises the cost of residence fees," he said. The GAMECOCK is the student newspaper of the University of South Carolina and is published three times a week on Mondays W?rfn??H?u? ?r.rt Fridays during the fall and spring semesters and once weekly on Wednesdays during both summer sessions with the exception of university holidays and examination periods Opinions expressed in the GAMECOCK are those of the editors and not those of the Univeisity of South Carolina The University of South Carolina is an equal opportunity institution. The Board of Student Publications and Communications is the publisher of the GAMECOCK. The Student Media Office is the parent organization of the GAMECOCK Change of address forms, sub scription requests and other correspondence should be sent to the GAMECOCK. Box 85131. Russell House. University of South Carolina. Columbia. S C. 29208 Subscription rates are $5 50 per semestor and $2 for the summer sessions Third class postage paid at Columbia. S C. mUeb 11 Bum?A /WSSER 7HEMAH wmmamk. jumkm E?m MttiMWffit Now intra tism iw yHMMtfl80iO WflftLKflNS Ml a BCP presentation In Color (W?*8t> Jla#?>< ? Mon., May 4, 7:00p.m. Cambreil Hall Auditorium Final Southern Studies Film FREE ys drun iorm va FOSTER SAID there is not a particular age group associated with vandalism. "Juniors and seniors cause as much damage as freshmen and sophomores," he said. Currently no measures can be taken to halt destruction, Foster said. "Security guards would be a solution to the problem, but at the present time we don't have the funds to hire any." Vandalism in women's dorms is not as bad as in the men's dorms, Foster said. "Men tend to take out their frustrations on objects more than women do." Melany Grecu, South Tower residence hall director, agreed that vandalism is less prevalent in female residence halls. "Women go out and get as drunk as the men," she said, "but women don't have to piwvc men muscuiiniiy, therefore they don't go around tearing up everything." V??g "" PHONE 70Q-I5QW & SUWfER a PtNDUHW *TS. COLUMBIA, S.C. OPEN 7AM-9PM WE CASH CHECKS END-OF-SCHOOL SUPER SPECIAL 12 exp. print $1.99 20 exp. print $2.99 21 exp. print $3.39 36 exp. print $4.99 I For C-41 process color print film onlv 400 snperi slightly higher. From 5-4-81 To 5-8-81 ?work Guaranteed? 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"It tends to happen more often at tension times like spring break, mid-terms and finnl p*amc M olm eoiri uiiv auiu. "People get a little crazy during those periods," Grecu said. II Il j The Nurse In | I vides five mo I'll to foster the I I dent practice [ I Nurses selec Im this program I We'll a I ' "Campus SATURDAY, MAY 2? A bicycle locked to a rack near the Blatt Physical Education Center was stolen. Another bicycle locked to a rack near Burney dorm was stolen. FRIDAY, MAY 1? A staff member's purse was stolen from a Coliseum classroom and later found by a student at a Devine Street bus stop. A female student rAnniirinrr AKcaama fnlntiVtAnn nnllo L tJJVl lA^VI k tVCl V UIg UWOLCUC IClCpilUllC VCXAAO at her McClintock dorm room. Students reported a suspicious person hiding in bushes along the walkway between Sims and Wade Hampton dorms. Ten pairs of women's underwear were taken from a Woodland Terrace clothesline and later found in a nearby wooded area. THURSDAY, APRIL 30? Two bicycles f/\ n 0/\11 A/trv ivcivcu iu a iav.iv ucai mtmadici V/Uiic^c were stolen. Another bicycle locked to a rack near Callcott Social Sciences Center was stolen. A portable air conditioner was taken from a window in a McBryde quadrangle building. A combination radio-tape player was stolen from a desk top in a locked Moore dorm room. A tennis bag containing ski equipment and a pair of ski boots was stolen from outside a Coliseum classroom while the owner was inside. Wheel c <* were removed from a car parked in?. am lot. Gardening tools were taken from the south end of the Thomas Cooper Library reflection pool after a staff member left them and went tc ork in another area. A staff member reported nine plants missing from the west side of Sloan College and six plants missing from the south side of the xi areaS fetUcNi iJfplSta in a B ^ ? program, ?PP J /I' ~^<sr temship Program pro- mission as >nths training designed the Air Fore concept of indeDen- nnrnmonQu i in the clinical setting, parable to r ted to participate in Air Force n receive a direct com- life for you. Contact TSgt. Chuck Reynolds 741 Bultman Dr., Suit Sumter, SC 29150 (803)775-1819 \nswer your questions promptly and w A great way of life. > Crime 1 President's House. The control panel in the W ?ie Hampton Hotel elevator was damageu. A South Building dorm room was damaged. A South Building dorm room was ransacked and a mirror was broken. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29? A male non student was arrested for possession of burglary tools when a Campus Police officer found him with a pair of bolt cutters near Thomas Cooper Library. A male non-student was arrested for public drunkenness and trespassing in the Wade Hampton Hotel parking lot. Another male non-student was arrpotoh fn*. ? -- ??' tUA trespassing behind the Medical Sciences Building. Campus Police said the man had been warned twice to stay off campus. ! Four bicycles were stolen on campus ; one was locked to a rack near LeConte College, one was locked to a rack near the Humanities Classroom Building, one was locked to a railing near the Law Center and one was left unlocked in a rack near Thomas Cooper Library. A purse was stolen from a desk in Thomas Cooper Library when the owner fell asleep. Another purse was stolen from a Coliseum classroom when it was left unattended after class. A non-student's purse was taken from her car parked in a campus lot after the thief broke the right rear window to gain entrance. The purse was later found near Wade Hampton dorm. 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