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GAMECOCK LXXIV, No. 68 University of South Carolina Thursday January 21, 1982 f > \ yife I t,"M'h","hu ammirn Lt. Kenneth Pereira of Parking aand Vehicle Registration Fitzpatrick To Run F.or SC General Assembly ~~~ By LEZLIE WALLACE f| C??<i 1A 1 Houston Fitzpatrick said, "Young people are becoming j a voice and not an echo.'' That is why he is planning to run for a position on the South Carolina General Assembly. Fitzpatrick, a senior business administration major at USC, has begun to talk to people around town, but doesn't | plan to announce his candidacy until February. He will be 1 running as a Democrat for House District 90, which consists of Gardendale, Challedon, Whitehall, Irmo, and Chanin nrpr?inr?tc IFitzpatrick said that while he had given the idea of j running some thought, the deciding factor was his friends' support. He said he had a group of about 12 | friends, all who, like he, had lived in Irmo for several 1 years. His friends plan to help him throughout his campaign. Fitzpatrick, a graduate of Irmo High School, has been interested in politics since high school. He said that he was involved in the student government in high school, and I was a member of the student senate at USC for 2 years. He i decided in high school that there was more to politics than I' * sitting around and talkinc* While still in high school, Fitzpatrick's history teacher i suggested that he go meet Lee Atwater. Atwater managed I Strom Thurmond's campaign and has just been named top 1 political consultant in Washington. Fitzpatrick said it is important in politics to have contacts. ! Fitzpatrick talked to people in School District 5, and if elected wants to make sure that the district will get all the I! money it needs to maintain its high standard of education. ; They hope to make District 5 one of the top five districts in | the nation. Fitzpatrick is in strong support of that. [ Fitzpatrick has also been in contact with the Irmo p, sheriff. He claims that if Irmo and Chapin are in- 1 corporated it will be the sixth largest town in the state. ; Currently, Irmo has only nine police officers. Fitzpatrick ! feels that more officers are needed in the department. i Also, on the line of law enforcement, Fitzpatrick is in favor of a new DUI bill, which will make the penalties for TXf TW I" . -4 - -1 * Iuui iirsi onenaers tougner. Fitzpatrick would like to make a career of politics. He . ! | thinks that his background in business will be an asset. He i hopes to take everything he has learned at USC to use. | Another thing that he feels will help him is the fact that | people are looking for a person with compassion ? ] someone who cares for other people. Fitzpatrick | said ? .1 that he does care for people, both young and old. When asked about future plans, Fitzpatrick' said I right now he is just thinking about November. He wants to ' < become involved in something he feels is important, and < atacfpM hplcaiHInnwis thpHmp USC Police Merge Will By GLENN BURKINS SUff Writer In a word of constant corporate mergers, the USC police department will not be out done. As of November 1981, the USC department of Safety and Law Enforcement combined T1 I X 7_l_: _1 ? T"? .'--A. l! ? luivca w mi jt Mug emu vcuicie rvegisirauon. Lt. Kenneth T. Pereira is an important link in this union. "I feel that the department is unified now with the parking and enforcement together," Pereira said. Before the two departments were combined, the police officers were required to handle parking after the parking patrol went home at 4 p.m. Pereira said that with the two departments combined much of the confusion will be eliminated. He said the university will save money in the long run. There will also be a change in officers' shifts. The officers will rotate working hours every two weeks. * * T fnnl fKic rnf of inn itfill ^ M m. iiuo i vianun wiu nc;i|7 iiic lliui die U1 LUC UlUCCI b, Pereira said. "It's a known fact that we have a morale problem among our officers. No one person will have to work the midnight or weekend shift, this will give them time to do some of the things they want to do," he said. A training officer has been hired and according to Pereira the officers will undergo additional training. Pereira is concerned with the parking problem on campus, he said he is not sure if anything can be done. "The only way to improve the inner campus parking is to build a multi-leveled parking deck," Pereira said. "This would be costly. The Pendleton Garage was $3.5 million in 1976; to build one now would be much more." "He said officials were considering building another parking garage, "but with the present financial problems, this mau nn Inntror Ko in frw?ne " MJ WV AAA t W UO . He said a lot of parking spaces on campus are not being used. Nature's Cove Pro By JAMES SOKOLOWSKI than five years ago. There is staff writer a need for healthy snacks ? something better than A new shop on campus Twinkies ? for a quick bite offers an alternative to in between classes." hamburgers and frenrh * * f . - ?? Armstrong said people ^tS,4 ? ~ passing by look for familiar Natures Cove on the [terns on the menu. "If second floor of the Russell someone sees something House between the they've had before as they Gamecock Snack Bar and the wafk b th st and Golden Spur, is "a haves0me." wholesome snackbar, according to freshman Carol People unfamiliar with Armstrong, who works at the natural foods can buy a shop. small sample of an item. Since it opened Monday, Dried apples or raisins cost Nature's Cove has had a 12 c ;nts per ounce; pumpkin cf no r flmtr ^ ^ r. " ?^ no ? ? ? ?? jiv^uuj iiuvv y/i cuaiuilin s. btCUb ell U ZO CtJIllS", SWISS "There aren't many places cheese is 34 cents, and like it in Columbia. It's yogurt-covered peanuts are really catching on. 19 cents per ounce. Ladonna Rauch, student Junior Kimberly Hickok coordinator of University bought two ounces of mixed Dining Services, said the nuts as a snack. "I want idea for Nature's Cove came something small to eat and from Open Door last not have to pay a lot of semester. 'They said there money on something full of was a need and students carbohydrates, sugar or would be interested." starch. I like having 50 cents She said Russell House to spend and getting change Cafeteria opened a health back." food line for dinner in Armstrong stressed most December and more than 300 items sold have little or no| students used it in the first sugar, chemicals or week. Modeled after a preservatives, such as the program at the University of apple cider and herb tea. North Carolina ? Green- She said the term "health sboro, the dinner line will food" carries several bad remain open this semester, connotations to people unKauch said. familiar with it. Entrees include eggplant A customer bought a bag parmesan, meatless lasagna of yogurt-covered nuts and sandwiches on whole because he had tried them on wheat or pita bread. Fresh Monday and liked them. fruit and vegetables not Rauch said administrators cooked in animal fat are also at the dining service are not offered. familiar with natural foods "People are more into and welcome suggestions to health and physical fitness the dining services office or h Parking Department "There is a lot of space at Bates that is being wasted. With me snutue service these lots are in reach of all students. If students would leave for class a little earlier they could park here with no trouble. I would encourage students to use these lots." Pereira said students should become more familiar with the police department. He said many students feel the police are their enemies because of the questions they ask when looking into a case. He praised student affairs for their help in bringing students and the police into closer relations. He said his hope is that in the future much of the larceny that is taking place on campus will be alleviated. He said this can be done through greater student awareness about crime. The added changes in the police department will mean added responsibility for Lt. Pereira but, he said, it is for the best. "Many of the changes are internal; things that aren't visible, but I feel they are needed changes. These changes mean a lot to the officers. It's amazing how much the overall morale 01 me lorce can De improved with these changes. All organizations need change. Without change, they stagnate," he said. Pereira was born in Florida but grew up in Long Island, N.Y. After high school he served four years in the Navy. He later attended the police academy in New York and in 1956 joined the Nassau County Police Department. After moving back South he joined the USC police department where he has served for 16 years. Pereira said he has seen many changes at USC since he joined the department in 1966. "When I first came to USC there were 9,000 students and nine patrolmen," Periera said. "They handled all the parking on campus. When the coliseum was opened in 1969 one parking patrol was hired. I was moved to the coliseum as r chief of security for three years. Now we have five parking patrols," he said. vides Health Food ff Photo by C'llll" I .OWW.L Carol Armstrong of Nature's Cove,a new health food shop on campus. to the workers at Nature's Thursday 11:30 a.m. ? 7 Cove. p.m., Friday 11:30 a.m. ? 5 Nature's Cove business p.m., Sunday 2-5 p.m., and KaI _ 1 * A * ? nwcii o muuuay iiuuu^u eioseu oaiuruay.