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The following report was compiled from the USC
Police Department's blotter.
BATES AREA
A student reported his front windshield was
broken when it was parked in the student lot on
South Marion Street. The malicious injury to
personal property was caused by an unknown
object and reported Jan. 19. Estimated damage is
reported at $300.
A patrolman spotted a vehicle driving on the
wrong side of the road on the 500 block of
Sumter Street Jan. 18. The officer immediately
curbed the vehicle and noticed an open container
of alcohol in the backseat. A sobriety test
was conducted on the scene and the subject
seemed to be intoxicated. After being arrested
and transported to the Richland County Detention
Center, the subiect was found to have a
blood alcohol count of .13 percent. The subject
was then charged with driving while
intoxicated.
A female student reported her handbag was
stolen from her unattended vehicle parked on
Wheat Street. The purse is reported to have contained
jewelry, credit cards, checkbooks and her
driver's license. Estimated value of the stolen
goods is $250. Fingerprints were lifted from the
door of the vehicle, and an investigation is in
progress. The incident was reported Jan. 18.
A tire was stolen from a vehicle parked on
the 1400 block of Whaley Street. The larceny of
a tire, rim and hubcap was reported Jan. 15.
There was an attempt to steal a vehicle
parked on Catawba Street Jan. 15. The vehicle
was entered through the rear-passenger window,
which was broken to gain access. The
steering column was cracked but no property
was reported stolen.
TOWERS AREA
A female student noticed a "green, leaf-type
substance" in her room in Baker Jan. 15. She
notified the USCPD and the substance was
found to be marijuana. An investigation continues
as to the origin of the substance.
An unknown female has illegally used the
telephone to threaten a resident of Baker Hall.
The resident reported these harassing phone
calls Jan. 14 after several incidents.
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CAROLINA COLISEUM AREA
The rear passenger-side window was b
in order to gain access to a vehicle park(
Assembly Street. The steering column wa;
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cident which was reported Jan. 15.
An unknown subject attempted to breal
an automobile parked in the Gibbes Lot.
age estimated at $200 was reportedly caus
the trunk of the vehicle. The incident wi
ported Jan. 14.
The lid of a trunk was severely darna^
an attempted auto breaking in the Gibb(
Jan. 14. Damage is estimated at $575.
HORSESHOE AREA
A student reported her secured vehiclt
removed from a student lot on Pendleton f
The grand larceny of an automobile w<
ported Jan. 15. An investigation continues.
/\ stuaent reported harassing phone ca
his room in Maxcy Hall. The incident w;
ported Jan. 14, after he received a series of
calls.
A resident of Pinckney Hall reported the
of his closet door was damaged and some <
contents were stolen. The resident reporte
door to his room was secure and not dam
Contents stolen include 15 compact dis
Sony CD player and a clock radio. Estir
value of the stolen goods is $490 while the
age to the door is $50.
HUMANITIES/CAPSTONE AREA
A female student left her purse unattend<
a bench in the lobby of Gambrell Hall Jai
When she returned, the purse was stolen,
mated value of the stolen goods is $55.
RUSSELL HOUSE/WOMEN'S QUAD Af
A resident of Sims reported an unkr
male student illegally used the telephoi
threaten her and use profanity. The incidenl
reported Jan. 15.
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From Staff Reports
Polls are used to measure everything
from predicting election winners
to what viewers think about
television programming.
But depending on how questions
are phrased, answers in a poll
might not accurately reflect opinions,
according to a USC journalPoll
responses are often meaningless
and unrelated to any behavior
pattern, said Guy Lometti,
Hj who was a researcher for ABC.
But many people believe they do
represent behavior, Lometti, who
teaches mass media relations at
Lometti helped compile about
20 stories of viewer opinion concerning
sex and violence on televi/
* sion. Most of his studies were con/
ducted or sponsored by NBC and
' ABC from 1981-90, and nearly all
found that viewer behavior didn't
Mafshaii/The Gamecock viewer opinion as reflected
in polls.
outside the cam- por instance, shows featuring
r night. Columbia sex an(j 0r violence, such as "Dallas."
"L.A Law." "Hill Street
1 Blues" and "Miami Vice," were
big hits, But polls indicated that
people thought there Was tOO mUCh
TT sex and violence on television.
Also, viewer opinions changed
p under more precise questioning.
The networks conducted the stuhave
Or dies to counteract pressure from
r . protest groups and advertisers who
OLLOWuly ^ not want to end up targets of
boycotts, Lometti said.
When the studies did not support
findings of the protest groups,
the networks found themselves trying
to fix a problem that did not
seem to exist, he added.
Lometti said if polling was more
efficient in the past some issues
would not have come under such
of other STD's) cl??,e Publi.c ^
In nearly all polls, public opinlurel
St *on a^?ul; sex on television, for exp
ample, is assessed through one
QP OQOHA question: Do you think there is too
lia? much sex on television?" Lometti
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seen as a modern-day example of
one asked in 1954 that is almost
unthinkable today.
i'i*I '1'filaiW The 1954 question, asked in the
ft Pi Roper survey, was, "Do you think
| H any of the blame for teenage
* H crimes can be placed on the read-,
p| ing of comic books?" About 70
iOS... percent of the respondents said
pj yes, Lometti said.
H Lometti argues that such quesH
tions have a built-in bias.
3 "Simplistic, biased questions do
Fa not add to our knowledge of public
opinion on complex sensitive
issues," he said. "It's like asking,
H if government spending is too
M high. Most people say yes, but
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rams, nobody wants to cut
anything."
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fij that many viewers don't distin->
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Eh more rigorous, Lometti said, and
i>a|rr|Mirl viewers often blame networks for
'il-ifci KutM the content of cable programs.