The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, March 18, 1992, Page 2, Image 2

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BATES AREA A vehicle was stolen from the Catawba Street parking lot March 12. The 1986 black Camaro was recovered the same day by Columbia Police. A secured vehicle parked in the Bates parking lot was damaged by an unknown object(s). The incident occurred March 8, and estimated damage is reported at $100. A vehicle was "keyed" while securely parked in the Bates lot. Estimated damage of this March 7 incident is $500. A microwave oven valued at $300 was stolen from the phone lounge in The Roost. The incident occurred March 6, and an investigation continues. RUSSELL HOUSE/WOMAN'S QUAD AREA A McBryde residence hall window was shattered by unknown subjects and by unknown objects March 16. Estimated damage to the window is $50. Two vphiflp firps wprp slashpd whilp if wa<; parked in a Greene Street lot March 16. Estimated damage to the vehicle is reported to be $400. The sides of the vehicle were also keyed, and an investigation continues. A female student using her NCNB ATM card was almost robbed by an unknown subject. The woman received cash from the machine March 13, and the subject tapped her on the shoulder and asked for her money. The woman refused and fled the scene where she hailed a patrolling Columbia policeman. A survey of the area proved unsuccessful. -3&-0u^l MCKITfr! \ad- r iliyv :n i iF2iinrf7r^r7*cw^ I glklaMiSAklilMillklJ i B!fWWW9iP!^WffPWWW II j/AiiM ?yn iiiiPiBHv.ir a* iBBBSfWTl | Up To 16 Sessions Product Choice Not Over $11 >f'u,g? HAIRDESIG i I itz?Z" Harbison Court 732-^ Richland Fashion Mall 7908 WANT HIGHER GRADE ATTEND the STUDY SMARTER Sen Saturday, March 21.., USC Law School - Room 135 To Register Call 1-800-EXCEL-1 Prest Making the Grade: ^ A lecture by Dr. E State Superintend WEDNESDAY, M 7pm, Russell Ho Sponsored by: Women Students' Assoc This program was made possible, in pari, through Student Activi provides affirmative action and equal opportunity in education ai race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or vetera i SINGLE rooms now available a ONE-time, fixed cost no hassle over household expenses more upperclass spaces than before It living on-campus hasnt been all by making the move ON-CAMPUS Housing Services is located at 1215 Bios application. A $100 advance room fee is *Current on-campus residents must go through "sign-up". See continuing student L sign-up booklet for more information. gk . w k Km Jl A vehicle was removed from a Greene Street lot March 11. Estimated value of the stolen white Cadillac is reported at $5,000. An investigation M continues. HORSESHOE AREA J A hydraulic cutter, valued at $1,100 was re- r ported missing from Thornwell College's inventory. The incident was reported March 16, and an investigation continues. " B; St HUMANITIES/CAPSTONE AREA ur Some bicycles were stolen from the Capstone area bicycle rack. The secured objects were re- dr moved by unknown subject(s) who apparently cut the wire lock holding them. Value of the sto- dr len property is reported at $230. USCPD took the it report March 16. wi Textbooks were reported stolen from the Wil- co liams Brice Nursing School on Greene Street vii March 9. Some of the stolen property was later recovered at the South Carolina Bookstore. tic A vehicle was "keyed" while parked on ije Greene Street March 10. Estimated damage to the vehicle is reported at $3,000. wt TOWERS AREA ^ A vehicle was unlawfully entered while an parked at the Law Center on Main Street. Money, clothes and identification were removed from the vehicle on March 12. Estimated damage is $300, and value of the stolen goods is $580. - te< hm BORN *! VICTIM mm ITli \Bs \ vrrTPs; i ii a ha iNERS i ! * A on A Tfm ? 4000 ONLY tt)U CAN PREVENT FOREST ORES W I 1118 [ (L??C30G3(3 \?m ??KEffiXM BuUdintf 3 Community Service ? tfl Programs has a job for _ j3 YOU! Drop by the Cam- Lh ?* 3 pus Activities Center or QJTQQQQQ call 777-5780. ints 7omen in Education Barbara Neilson ent of Education ARCH 18, 1992 I >use Room 327 iation and Women's Student Services ity fees. The University of South Carolina System nd employment for all qualified person regardless of in status fBDlIIl | all utilities included convenient to classes and dining no maintenance worries ? many buildings have cable that you'd hoped for, celebrate spring >. WE HAVE A PLACE FOR YOU! som St. Stop by soon to get and submit an all that is necessary to secure your place! Drug tes receives nesting, system 'omplex issues y ANN WINCHELL aff Writer Four years ago, USC came ider national scrutiny for its alged haphazard monitoring of ug use among student athletes. In response, USC revamped its ug testing system and combined with a new wellness program, hich includes education and 'unseling and is aimed at improng the overall health of athletes. The changes have brought na>nal praise from other universi;s and alumni. "We have been told that our illness program and how it is set > is the finest seen in the counsaid Peter Johnson, Alcohol d Drug Studies coordinator at SC's School of Medicine. PYnArte onrrpp fhof Hfiirrc HIWIVUI V/\|7V1 UO UglW U1UI UiU^J ipair athletes' health, but their ecific effects, the accuracy of the >ts that look for them and how $C copes with the problem are :>re complicated. Why test for drugs? But why do universities find it cessary to test for drugs? "What an athletic program is all out is the best physical performce possible from the athletes, ngs affect physical performance d life in general," Johnson said. "Numerous career-ending injurs have occurred to athletes der the influence of the so-called rformance-enhancing drugs," he ded. "After more than 700 years of perimentation with drugs, there no scientific proof that drug use s improved athletic performance any way, and there are many ientific studies which have own decreases in performance." [ow do drugs affect athletes? Johnson said steroids cause a s ss of elasticity in tendons and li- s ments, while alcohol disrupts the i er from making glycogen, leav- J j|~l! THERE BECOMINC I se I as I m I ca fcisL WM nc on the right means yoi ing a BSN, write: Arrr PA 18974-9845. Or c ARMY NURSE ONLY ^ $999.00 ? 386 SX 25 MHZ /|? VGA Color Montor 1MB RAM. 45 MR IDF HD 1.2 or 1.44 MB FD 2S, IP, 1G PORT, 101E Ke 7 Expansion Slots Visit our store \ 201 Columbia 1 iting pr nations ing less energy available foi activity. Marijuana and cocaine alsc harm the health of athletes. Marijuana is a known carcinogen that produces slow reactior limes and impairs eye-lianc coordination. Cocaine and amphetamines cause misperceptions of physical and mental power and cause pair to be masked. That masking increases the possibility of injury, Cocaine also causes rapid hearl rate and mav Droduce a stroke. How the program works USC's drug testing is done with supervision over a series of steps, Johnson said. A computer program randomly selects athletes to be tested and assigns each student a number. During the time the samples are being tested, each athlete is referred to only by number, Johnson said. Student athlete Raymond Kennedy said no one knows when or how many limes a person will be selected during a semester. "I've been tested once a semester, and as many times as three," he said. Students are notified, usually by phone, that they will be tested. Jerry Inman, another student athlete, and Kennedy said notification time varies from one to four hours. If an athlete is a "no-show," the test is considered "positive" until the student's reason for missing a test is discovered, Inman said. "Coaches have our class schedules so they know if we will be available," he said. Inman said athletes who have been selected for testing report to the area where the samples are taken and show an I.D. The athletes are accompanied by a witnessobserverer of the same sex during this phase. Taking two urine samples of ithletes is standard procedure. One ;ample is used for an initial screening and the other is available f a further check is necessary, fohnson said. msc-F Tm\ T A HTTT 7T1 1 11VC, ARE TWO Sll IA NURSE IN And they're both rep nted by the insignia you we i a member of the Army Nut orps. The caduceus on the li eans you're part of a health a stem in which educational at treer advancement are the ru Dt the exception. The gold b 1 command respect as an Arm ty Nurse Opportunities, RO. 1 rail toll free: 1-800TJSA-AF |bCORP$JBEALL red Of Comput WHY N FC ^ A ! Contact Yi =v i diup f ' I Expires MS DOS 5.0 2 Free Package yboard Including: wore spreadsheet, re many more. in Capital Centre ( nex Vlall Blvd. Suite 101 Co ogram il praise r If a "positive" screening is obtained, the second sample is sent to i The Indiana University Sports Medicine Drug Identification Laborat ory. The laboratory is used by the i National Collegiate Athletic Assol ciation, the Olympics and the federal government. Throughout the series of steps, I Johnson said a system of checks i and balances has been set up involving people from the Wellness Committee and the community. "It's not a fail-safe system. No system is, but it's designed as carefully and positively as can be," he said. "The testing list is comprised of drugs generally purported to be performance-enhancing and/or potentially harmful to the health and safety of the student-athlete," Johnson said. "Also, there are 215 over-thecounter drugs banned by the 1 NCAA," he said. "If you are taking these over-the-counter drugs your screening will show a 'positive.' But the confirmation test sorts these out accurately." How accurate are the tests? Dr. Steven Merlin from Charter Rivers Hospital said, "These tests are accurate. It's a student myth that you can confuse tests results consistently. USC uses gas chromatograph/mass spectrophotometry tests which pick up minute amounts of drugs." If an athlete took certain drugs a week before the testing, Johnson said, traces are likely to still be found in the body. "Many physical and mental effects of drugs persist after the drug has been cleared from the system," 1 Johnson said. Paulette Bentley, a registered nurse at Charter Rivers Hospital, said the part of some drugs that is not used outright is stored in the fatty tissues of the body and released later. "A person may be off a drug for six weeks and still test positive," she said. "It depends on the individual and the situation, how a body Hit 90.5 f-T^ DESTO THE ARMY. re- ^HHpSSa ar I se I eft I ire ad le, ar HHHHH y officer. If you're earnBox 3219, Warminster, .MY, ext. 438. YOU CAN BE: er LAB Blues? OT END THEM AT*** lAJKJNfcK tems and Services m'off | our Campus Sales Rep | >ATEL AT 252-3933 ONE COUPON >00 Watt Power Supply of 15 PC Applications I processing, data base, (port creator, and t to Circuit City) lumbia SC 29223