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Chemical reai By John Deiner A chemical reaction turned out differently than a graduate student thought it would, and the unexpected result was a small explosion in the Physical Science Center Oct. 18. The blast occurred in room 717 of the i a i uuuuuig an u uamagc was minimal, miu Lawrence Beauford of Environmental Services. The building was not evacuated after the 11:48 a.m. blast. One man was slightly injured from flying glass and was taken to the Student Health Center and then to an area hospital. Wnndrnw Hnrm was fhp citp r?f fhrpp firf evacuations last week, but there were no injuries. A student cooking activated the fire alarm at 2:38 a.m. Thursday. Saturday afternoon at 12:22 p.m., the building was evacuated again after a student cooking again set off the alarm. Identical circumstances surrounded Sunday afternoon's evacuation of the dorm at 3 p.m., according to police reports. Over the Dast two weeks. Woodrow has been evacuated four times after a student accidentally set off the alarm while cooking. Five Columbia Fire Department vehicles and three USC police cars have responded to the call on each occasion. Woodrow is always evacuated when the fire alarm goes off because of the large number of handicapped persons who live in the building, police said. The average time between the fire alarm sounding and the r\ i urinKing Continued from page 3 those decisions at an increasing pace during tli Maryland, Oklahoma, Arizona State, Alal and St. Bonaventure have banned drinking on i their campuses. Fraternities like those at Kentu Dakota State have voluntarily begun dry rush alcohol-free activities. At Loyola College in Maryland, studen wristbands to get liquor at campus parties. Stu the policy by giving a wristband to an under-a be kicked out of student housing. When the University of Maryland's under-i "plummeted from only 25 percent of the (sti more than 60 percent this year, we just decidec ^P/tic e 0* IMolso Thursday Nil MONDAY - SATUR 221 PICKENS STREET ? T I-prif ha gl I I a. 1 l| 5 I ^ I 11 i ill I Wsim wy IB | , | ction causes e residents being allowed to return to their rooms is 10 to 13 minutes. Police said students are seldom penalized if cooking sets off the alarm. However, if % . t _ _ _ Ai *1. _ i siuaenis piace anyinmg over me smoxe detector to prevent its going off, the person is disciplined within the university discipline system. The fine for pulling a fire alarm for no reason is $200, police said. Other incidents on the USC police blotter include: OCT. 23 Two men were seen climbing a Russell House wall attempting to get to the second floor. They were war.ied to stay off campus. A window was broken out of a student's car parked in Blossom Street Garage. OCT. 22 A non-student found sleeping on the grass in front of the Law Center was warned to stay off USC property. A window in the Thomas Cooper Library was shot at with a marble by an unknown person. All four hubcaps were removed from a car parked in a Sumter Street lot. OCT. 21 An alarm was activated twice during the day fpr an unknown reason at the book store le past year. to all drinking on campus, rati jama, Virginia enforcement problems," said it least parts of dent life director. icky and North "Since the majority of les and special anyway," said Anona Adair c "there simply cannot be any a ts must wear The crackdown is extending dents violating Town police have been spot ge drinker can State College in Pennsylvania drinkers and enforcing the cit: ige population Illinois State students must ident body) to ficials 15 days prior to holdin, i to put an end guards are required. n *1.10 jht 4:00-until DAY 8 AM - 12 PM OP OF THE HILL ? 254-2159 PPY HALLOWEEN 6 1* DEADLINES? We'll help you make them. t Service Late Hours Copies 5? explosion in s( the blotter in the VA Hospital Medical School. A vending machine on the second floor o Wardlaw College was pried open and th money inside taken. A student's car was tampered with ii Blossom Street Garage. A non-student was arrested for publi drunkeness in a university lot. He wa brought to Columbia jail and was awaitin trial. An open door on the second floor of th Wade Hampton Hotel caused a ourgia alarm to malfunction at 7:26 p.m. Three students who failed to stop at a traf fic signal at Laurens and College streets wer arrested and charged with driving under th influence, failure to stop, public drunkenes and disorderly conduct. A student complained she has been recei\ ing harassing and threatening phone calls. OCT. 20 Someone broke into a vending machine i the Calcott College canteen and stole th i_ 1 taMl UUA. Three men loitering were warned to sta off USC property. An alarm was activated in Petigru becaus of a power cut-off. Four hubcaps were stolen from a car part ed on the Williams-Brice Stadium parkin lot. her than try to deal with all the "We're s Sandy Neverett, assistant resi- viewed nc themselves, students can't legally drink CHUS, a >f the University of Oklahoma, drinking. ilcohol on campus." "More ; off campus. drinking ai checking parties at Millersvilles t f , this fall, hunting for under-age y's noise law. The con get permission from town of- 1982-83 ac g outdoor parties, and security raise legal < student no To kick off their Appearing Live The Fla I x jflBL l. _ Tj kSF57" 3 One Night 9 Thursday, Presented by Contemporar Admiss ILowenbrau j?*. comte* s r 1 \)'t ^0| I October 27 I This Is I The Video T J The Rolling S iShowdmcs^^OO :ience center > ~ A vending machine was broken into on the second floor of Wardlaw College. =: A vending machine in Preston was pried open. f A car's window was smashed while it was e parked in Blossom Street Garage. Two women were robbed in the ladies n lockerroom in the Russell House Cafeteria; the money was recovered. c An alarm was activated in the book store s at the VA Hospital Medical School. A g The second floor burglar alarm in the Wade Hampton Hotel was activated for e unknown reasons. ir OCT. 19 e A non-student was arrested for driving e under the influence on Devine Street, s Several items were stolen from a car forcibly entered while parked in a coliseum lot. A car was broken into while parked on Level 8 of the Blossom Street Garage. A non-student collecting cans at the library reflection pool was warned to stay off^) campus. n A purse was stolen while it was unattended e in room B of the English Program for International Studies in Russell House. y Four wire rims were removed from a car parked on a Senate Street lot. ;e OCT. 18 g A license tag was stolen from a student's car parked on Wheat Street. jeeing a real turnaround in the way alcohol is being ^ >t only by administrators, but by students hj said Gerardo Gonzalez, president of BACnational group aimed at controlling student and more schools are integrating policies to limit id show that alcohol doesn't have to be an inherent lege life," he said. trol efforts began on many campuses during the ademic year, and have accelerated as more states' drinking ages and more college towns try to control ise. tour with THE FIXX ? at The Golden Spur min' (?h's Engagement :00 October 27 # y Sounds and the Golden Spur h ion $2.00 I Pitchers $2.00 I fftABAShf Li trvnmtv ^||r ip i m AROUNA PROGRAM j j ROCK! 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