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Wi se warns Students victims *?|d jtheLm th< asked them I of contest scam claim the ticl Sandra Str By JENNIFER CAMPBELL sistant at W Ctoff \A/rr+flr ctotirvn nAi/A v^iai i ? 11 u vi juiuuii iivT u Two USC students received a bidden.' Di call from WUSC, USC's student- ^ere ^ run radio station, saying they won teners can c tickets to the Sting concert swer a quest Unfortunately, it was a cruel t0 w'n b( hoax. timate ticket This past week, the students Stringer ; came to the station and asked for heartbreakir their tickets. They said a represen- and find out tative from WUSC called them, According Center helps pe( By SHARON FOSTER Staff Writer For students, faculty and staff who have been fected by the Persian Gulf War, the USC Counsel and Human Development Center is sponsoring m< ings to help people share their feelings about the w; "Part of our being here is to serve the univer: community and to offer support during diffic times," said Dr. Leon Spencer of the Counseling ; Human Development Center. "Wp havp. harl an fvjrrp.11p.nt rpsnnnsp. in thp. rlnrm ries," he said. 'The talks in the dorms allow stude to talk about their feelings as individuals and a school community and receive assistance if they n it." Junior Mark Kreiner attended a support group Bates West dormitory. He said the meeting allov people to deal with their grief and sorrow. "Dr. Spencer did not want to hear our opinions out the war," Kreiner said. "He wanted to hear Robinson Continued from safety, rather than writing tickets, cade here a He has also suggested that lighting said, needs to be improved greatly. Robinson "I hope I can be one of the two campaign, new voices here at USC," Robin- name recogi son said about his working with theme. The incoming president Dr. John by donation Palms. alumni fou "I'm excited about working with would spen< a man with such good qualifica- limit allowai tions at the beginning of a new de- "I've tak< TfK M <4 M U tt 1 Every three months, the (J away enough aluminum to r { entire commercial air tXofr\ro \Jf\n fhrnvj _ '-'w " " / - - ? 5 iffV a la minium can, U \J/ There1 $ probably boy. right around Message by S.A.G 11 ?* - ? - * :ihp CAROLINA PROGRAM UNION CRD [Ftogiroinnis C?ny V; T^e?ro00 irV f \\ >. For more Information call 777-7130 or stop by Russell t w*r These activities are paid for. In part, by Student A< of crank callers iy won the tickets and a rash of this type of crank ca to go to the station to this past year. She wants to st cets. the calls now. inger, the graduate as- Stringer said, "If you hear som OJSC, said the radio thing like this, hang up and th r calls someone "un- call us." sc jockeys announce Danny Baker, assistant direct kets, and then the lis- of law enforcement and safel all the station to an- said these calls are an illegal u ion or identify a song of the telephone in a harassing a; ?ets. This is the legi- perhaps abusive manner, giveaway. Baker said students receivi said, "It was almost these calls should either hang ig to win something or verify the call. The stude it's bogus." should call the station and ask to Stringer, there was the call was legitimate. ^ A -A )ple deal with war feelings and what was bothering us about the who situation." af_ Kreiner has no immediate family in the Persit ing Gulf, but many of his friends know people or ha> ,et_ family in the gulf. y Spencer said the main objective of the suppo sity groups is to allow people to share their feelings ar ;ujt information they have. He encourages them to talk an(j their peers about their fears. "Many of those who attend the meeting have signi jt0_ icant others who may be in Saudia Arabia," Speno >nts said. "We try to normalize the situation for them ar s a help them put things into perspective." ozd He has meetings every week, but also encouragf people to continue getting support from groups in tl in Columbia area, ved "We have channelled a lot of people into the con munity to get support from other people in and arour ab_ Columbia," Spencer said. "This way, they can gi our more help than from just one meeting a week." i page 1 t Carolina," Robinson in addressing issues that we c realistically tackle," Robinson sa is running a "basic" "I want Student Government to based primarily on a vehicle that the Carolina co lition and an American munity can relate with and use funding has been paid relay their thoughts and conce s from his fraternity's to the administration." ndation. He said he ____ i almost the full $400 Editor's note: this is the last in afi ble on his campaign. part series featuring the Student G in great time and care ernment presidential candidates. BHi |jl| Earn $16 a^P a month! C0u C/1,0O*j "nS*Jr? fi*Oa*A^ P(jr> "*?? c0m 0/r V S/o ^yt/0. *** We need males with ^ bonus program for sti >Zi? ' "? fouseroom209. fjr\ Serologicals :tivities fees. W * THIS ^^B YEAR ^^B put ^^B ANENDTO YOUR DEADLY HAI^ Jrefcs .<S. /frrows j Presents -ebu nd oar A Weekend At a N.C (\o 0~t lllAfinfoin m n u** i Muumam \sanifj ' av/ay that' *Day Hikes jojk around. 'Llamas a recycling ' *RoPes Course J z. 'Environmental ED the corner. +P.. .. *Fishing ;'E- ? .. I *Cabins ? *Meals ALL FOR $85 >MASHrt CaIC7h71^63 CRIME REPOF on the USC police -j^ 3. Malicious inj 1300 Greene S a whitQ. male si fraud, Carolina Coli- Illegal use o transactions were tims have been m. Financial trai . Victim reports that seum. The Coli a tire from his sec- cial transaction Grand larcer Victim reports that Whaley St. Vi I an item belonging known entered item belonging Cfs U -i-7 lis op The following are entries i blotter from Feb. 12-Feb. 11 ieen Feb. 12 :or Financial transaction card :y, seum. Two unauthorized se made defrauding the Coliseui nd Larceny, 1423 Whaley St. person(s) unknown removed ng ured bicycle. up Larceny, 1328 Wheat St. ;nt person(s) unknown removec to him from a unsecure area? Feb. 13 Larceny, University Book that person(s) unknown took contained several items. le Grand larceny of a bicycle tim states person(s) unknowr in e Feb. 14 rt Malicious injury to persoi ld 743 Greene St. Person(s) ui t0 known object to break the w vehicles. Shoplifting/recovery, USC er tbook was taken and later re id "?I ? Foundati< id et ultxasuede suit for CBS spo commentator Pat Summerall 1 narrating a football film. $440 in March 1988 for a p of cowboy boots ordered by th USC Athletic Director Bob M cum for head football coach J Morrison for the Gator Bowl. fj1 $1,055 in January 1986 to b carved wooden attache cases 1 Holderman and Marcum as Chri ,m~ mas gifts. t0 $500 in January 1986 for a f ms of a bald eagle print for forn U.S. Attorney General Edu Meese. ve- $5,000 in March 1988 to char ov- a Lear jet to fly Holderman Puerto Rico to "confer with g< ? ernmental and university offici about joint programs." ? $5,609 in January 1987 fix* 1 cases of white crab meat given friends of the foundation. Travel Contii | days and a $199 trip on the 1 hama Princess for the same ti span. One other factor affecting tra has been the demise of East* Airlines because of bankruptcy. 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Matthews, a former for USC crew supervisor, came forward and said that while doing reair novation work at the foundation ien two years ago his crew threw away ar- some loose papers, not boxes of oe documents, as they were described by school officials. ?uy "It was just a pile of papers on for the floor is all I know," said ist- Matthews, a Greenville building inspector. ;ui foundation ornciais said most ler of the spending records ordered dn opened by a state Supreme Court were destroyed in 1988. They said ter only 1985 records remained intact, to alleging the renovation crew threw >v- away the rest of the files during als work at a USC campus house where they were stored. 70 O'Donnell said the records were to taped in boxes and clearly labeled with the years on the outside. lued from page 1 3a- they had great connection fares me from here to Atlanta. And knowing, in Columbia, S.C., for you to vel go anywhere it's either Charlotte srn or Atlanta." Only Delta, US Air and Conti put nental airlines fly out of Columbia "I and there is no sign of another air use line taking Eastern's place. ig shower everyday with the i lile you shave and brush you jssage by Students Allied for a Gre< Annual Pre-Spring I Jikini Conte Over $3,000 in Cash & Prizes FRIDAY, MARCH 1 w contestants call The Columbia Annoui ? Arri E SPORT Quality screenprint > Numbers Available? 798Mention this ad & g ury to personal property, A-2 lot, it. Complainant states that he saw jbject kicking the victim's vehicle, f telephone, Bates West. The vicreceiving harassing phone calls, nsaction card fraud, Carolina Coliiseum was the location of a financard fraud. ly, burglary second degree, 1423 ctim reports that person(s) unhis secure room and removed an to him. ;turbance, 147 S. Marion St. Cornhe and his girlfriend had an arPD officers responded, and the sinlx/oH ury to personal property, D-15 lot, St. Subject(s) unknown damaged ;le. telephone calls, Cliff Apartments, nown have telephoned the victim s of night and harrassed victim. Compiled by Chad Bray Staff Writer Matthews disagreed. "They weren't boxed up, they were like trash," Matthews said, adding the papers were thrown away around xt~ i moo rNuveuiuer 1^00. Matthews said the State Law Enforcement Division interviewed him in its probe of the missing records. "There were some papers, whether they were the records in question, I don't really know," Matthews said. He also said he does not remember any USC or foundation official ever asking him what happened to the records. O'Donnell previously said he asked "this maintenance guy ... who asked this other fellow, who looked like a supervisor," about the records. Assistant News Editor Tige Watts contributed to this report. m. 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