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The Gamecock
Founded 1908 Monday
Volume 77, No.- 55 University of South Carolina January 28, 1985
' USC student sho
By Associated Press
A 20-year-old USC student was shot in the arm Thur:
as he sped away from a man trying to enter his ci
Columbia police said the victim was stopped at an intei
tion in Columbia when a man wearing a dark stocking
and green Army jacket opened the passsenger's door
told the driver to get out.
The student saw the intruder's revolver and steppec
the accelerator and tried to get away. The gunman fired
^ shot at the driver, hitting him in the right shoulder.
The victim then drove himself to Baptist Medical Cer
where doctors removed a .22-caliber bullet.
Police have not made any arrests in the incident, w]
occurred about 9:45 tvm.
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Carolina Mall grows p|j|
with several stores, B
| more public response |||
By Greg Lasky ,
The Carolina Mall, expanded by the open- H
ing of new stores, is now experiencing greater raH
response from students.
Six stores arc open and more arc supposed ^^9..
to open in the near future. Now that more sa
stores are open and students are becoming
aware of them, the mall is being visited more zSSBSl
One of the new stores is School Kids ,
Records and Tapes, which opened the past H
Monday. Salesmen Kevin McDonald and I
Joey McCue said first-week sales were better L
J0 than expected.
ALTHOUGH NOT as large as the store in
Five Points, the USC- based store tries to appeal
to a wide variety of tastes by stocking
mostly rock'n'roll, rhythm and blues and
popular music albums and tapes. ^
The Computer Source offers students the
opportunity to buy equipment for computer ,|?j.
systems without leaving campus.
Salesman Mark McClure said students a
cannot purchase major hardware at the store
because they specialize in the sale of diskettes ]
and programs, but a shuttle to their main M
0 slorc on Two Notch Road is available so
customers can pick up any equipment they
The Omega Vision Clinic is enjoying good
business so far, said employees Benee
Wallace and Judy Tuten.
A DOCTOR is at the store on Monday and
Wednesday mornings and Tuesday and
Thursday afternoons. The clinic is open from
8:30 to 5:30 Monday through Friday.
Customers are requested to make appointments,
but can drop by anytime for lens adjustments
or sunglass supplies.
^ Adrianne Hallman, manager of Gamecock Coli
H? Travel, said, student response has been excellent
and beyond all expectation." The
agency, wnich opened Dec. 3, has also aided warmi
I ISC facultv and staff who have traveled to :
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conventions. |
Cooperation got
By Linda Taylor _
A combined effort of USC volunteers, Student Govei
senators and Columbia City Council restored 114
parking spaces to USC students, SG senators said.
"The city of Columbia, in its decision to return 114 p
spaces to the public, shows that with student involven
Student Government, we can be a moving force in th
munity," SG Sen. Ed Zahler said.
Sen. Tom Gallop of Residential Life Committee ca
"landmark event, saying tins was we Iirsi time s
Government and the city have worked together to sc
issue. "We thought it would be impossible to make t
revoke an ordinance," he said.
THE ISSUE began when Zahler, Gallop, and off-i
students' representative Pat livans noticed a parking p
in the area behind Columbia Mall and Capstone, nick
^ the "university neighborhood."
t] STAN number
By Vasilisa Hamilton
STAN number fraud is a rccurring
^"y problem that affects about 7,000 LiSC
.,r students on a daily and monthly basis.
rsec- 1 nc Muacnl leiepnone Account
cap Number system was introduced several
and years ago by Southern Hell as a convenient
alternative to students who
wanted to call home. The number
I on made calling flexible and quicker,
one Mary Strickland, Southern Bell
manager, said, "The STAN system
iter, was offered as a courtesy."
However, several students do not
hieh return the courtesy. Strickland said her
company loses about $8,000 to STAN
number fraud each academic year.
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"When we came back to USC aftci
nment could find a place to park. Three hun
nearby taken back by the city," said Sen. Pat
Over the summer, the city restrictec
arking permit-holders, all residents of the off-(
nent in Neighborhood residents had compla
e com- ing for two to three days at a time in tl
fcctively monopolizing the spaces.
ills it a
itudent THK THREE senators said they the
)lve an tion of the spaces wasn't the best so
he city dinance had rid the area of campin
couldn't use all the spaces, so many s\
Gallop said.
rumpus "We looked at their open spaces an
roblem our cars," he said.
nani/vl l li?? cenatnrc ntul u
viser Rob Chiles, Administrative Assist.
fraud costs $t
THK OFFICE handles about 100
complaints each month. Most cases arc
investigated, but charges are not usually
filed.
The incidents are usually logged
over a period of time and eventually
rnmr\i lorl i nt n racp Wpphuqp
fraudulent calls arc made repeatedly,
the cost accumulates and the identity
of the abuser can be determined over a
period of time.
Fradulent use of STAN numbers can
lead to prosecution, because it is illegal
for any person to charge a call to
another's number without permission.
Offenders, if convicted, are subject to
imprisonment and/or fine. Many
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_ Budget
3S11 H ,/ nnnKnnf
ijjf . ~ ? the budget he is sche<
of the cuts would aff
H starting September 1
cut domestic1 spendin
the aid budget for tl
Higher education
on student aid, the lai
KHWAJA / The Gumecock $17-9 billion riscal 1
MORKTHAN 5i
I fountain dream of help each year, inclu
atop slowly melting ^ billion in guarante
lending agencies ma
es back, sen
r the summer, no one Jim Lamb, director
idred spaces had been Service, set out to si
Evans. "Steve Beckham s
1 use of the spaces to and Jim Lamb got i
:ampus neighborhood. said one of the sena
ined of students park- Zahler and Evan
ie unmetered slots, ef- off-campus student:
Gallop and made mti
university ncighborl
(light complete restric- finding survey,
ilution. The city's oric
cars, but residents THE SENATOR*
paces were left empty, campus volunteers s
five days.
id all of the tickets on The suivey was tin
who then had the fa
.ith the help of SCi ail- they already said tin
?nt Steve Beckham and
5,000 yearly
abusers have been penalized.
Bill Blair, state director of public
relations at American Telephone and
Telegraph said "Ultimately STAN
number fraud is paid for by everyone
because it is figured into the rate base,
and everyone pays."
The rate base is a method of partial
compensation, like the way the cost of
shoplifting and other criminal acts arc
paid for by society as a whole.
AT&T refers most STAN number
problems to Southern Bell, because it
is their system. AT&T only participates
in fraud investigations upon
Southern Bell's request.
See "Fraud," page 5
out
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cuts to include
eed student loans
- President Reagan will ask Congress to
teed loans to all college students with I'ami2,500,
a move that would lock out hunf
students from the loan program, an ad.aid
Saturday.
6 budget will also seek to clamp an overall
on total federal aid ? including loans and
l/lont r\f Iimvi/ r\/\/\r hie or li??r
would also hit graudate students, who now
) $5,(MX) a year, twice as much as
;uaranteed loans.
trict eligibility for Pell Grants, outright
' to SI ,900 a year, to students from families
000 or less, according to the source, who
tion of anonimity.
RED from the Guaranteed Student Loan
In loans are free while the borrower remains
terest is only 9 percent afterwards, could
)an program for parents that extends loans
orable terms.
im, borrowers are charged interest while
1 at rates 3.5 points above the interest rate
a total of about 12 percent currently and
irt immediately.
' will include the student-aid cutbacks in
Juled to send to Congress on Feb. 4. Most
ect loans and grants for the academic year
986, although Reagan, in his attempts to
in. mav also seek repeals that could affect
his fall.
lobbyists have been girding lor an attack
rgest chunk of the Eiducation Department's
985 budget.
million college students get some federal
ding 3.3 million who borrowed more than
ed loans last year. Banks and other private
*e me kiuiis, inn me government insures
See "Loans." page 4
ator says
of the Parking and Vehicle Registration
Dive the problem.
et us up with people in the neighborhood,
is going and told us who we should see,"
tors.
held a meeting with students, including
s, in Columbia Hall. Then they joined
ips of the contested area. They divided the
lood into three /ones and set up a fact
i and about 25 Columbia Hall and offurvcycd
cach /one three times a day for
i turning point, according to the senators,
els and figures on paper to back up whay
knew.
See "Parking," page 4