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Homeless c. The Mission allows three free days, after which it is $5 per night for a maximum of 30 days. The Salvation Army allows up to 15 days, but only in special circumstances. The men said the two Other shelters in the Columbia area, His Place and Providence House, are too far out of town and have even stricter policies. "You figure, if they wanted to help people get back on their feet, they would make it easy to hold a job," Smith said. Other problems in finding a job surface, Rob said. "When you go for a job, if they see Salvation Army as an address, a lot of times they say, 'Oh, well we're not hiring now,'" he said. The problems do not end once you have enough money to get a place. "A lot of people don't want to rent you a place when they know you're homeless," Rob said. "They think that you're going to lose your job and never pay the rent." As they walked by, Dennis and Yogi gave loud greetings to passing people. The sight of them clearly made people uneasy. As the day wore on and the men filled on MD 20/20 wine, they grew more boisterous. It was as if they wanted people to confront their si uiauun. /\s uicy uucw ineir nomclessness in the faces of those who have homes, they seemed to revel in peoples' disgust. They found usable cigarette butts on the ground, scavanged for a good morsel of food, and came across a plastic bag with two hot dogs in it. Yogi quickly picked it up and gave one to Dennis. At first I was repulsed, but when Dennis offered part of it to me, I felt obliged to see what made it so special to them. It tasted just like the hot dog that I had the day before. Yogi and Dennis embody what Phipps calls the career homeless. Unlike Rob, they will be homeless "'9 0.5 milium iiiiiimW U ?p STUDENT FOOTBAL For The Away Clen Novembe Students may have their the lottery on Wed., Thui from 9 a.m. til 4 p.m. in t A list will be posted of t eligible to buy a ticket Oct. 30 in the Studen The list will contain 1500 2 alternate lists of 100 eai SCHEDULE FOE 1500 primary students Thursday Ho\ First 100 alternates Friday Nov. 2 9a Second 100 alternates - Friday Nov. 2 Tickets will cost $1 Students must be a full time, fee a valid ID card when signing up f a ticket. Brewing Pi V I ^$3.00 OFF ALL M' i COMPLETE SERVICES I : ETC. WITH COUPON :: f Good through 11*30*90 I [r^? 631 Harden Street (Upstairs) * 799-0234 ntinued from page 5 on and off for their entire lives, and they want our pity as little as they deserve it "The reason most of these peo- I pie are homeless is because drink- | ing took apart their lives," said Jer- g ome Armstrong, director of the 1 Lexington Richland Alcohol and | Drug Abuse Council. Terry, a resident of 12 years in I the woods around Columbia, is j also homeless. "You don't know I how it is until you get out here, J and you cry every morning." he I said. "All you do is wake up and | hope it's different. You hope 1 somebody helps you. They don't 1 know they could be in the same si- | tuation," he said. Terry tried to wipe the tears from his face with his hands which, like Yogi's, showed the clear signs of cirrhosis. Terry said the police took him to the hospital the night before because he was vomiting blood. "You drink, drink, drink," Terry said. "You drink to survive, on account of the sugar in it "I've been here 12 years and it's killing me. But it's just a matter of time. Out on the street, it's just a matter of time. "When you're out on the streets, you're left alone and your mind feels better," he said. "It's security ? security of being alone. You can run from your problems. But then, sometime you gotta face them." Yogi and Dennis went back to meet Rob, and I offered them some money for their time, but they refused out of what I assumed was pride. Later, they took me up (Hi my offer. They returned with a bottle of red wine called The Bull of the Woods. Editor's Note: Todd Venezia spent seven hours interviewing homeless people in the Columbia area on Oct 19 to compile the in- I formation for this article. C.EM '90.5 illinium j I iiiiiimiimiiiiimmiimmiiimii i i ,L TICKET LOTTERY ison vs USC Game r 17,1990 | ID card scanned to enter s. & Fri. Oct. 24, 25 & 26 he Russell House Lobby. i he students who will be by 3:00 p.m. Tuesday t Government Office primary students and ch. !. TICKET SALES 1.1 9anv4pm Russell House Lobby m-Uam Russell House Lobby 11am-1pm Russell House Lobby 18.00 CASH ONLY paying student and present or a ticket and when purchasing AO-007 ices f) w _ i-or nair JT .,, v u |p- -X" MMMP ^ 1 t? v ;y^1||||lP ^ ^ ^ y : ' " , v ^ ' '' 1 . 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