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By College Press Service was no way students and
Dana Getzinger didn't worry much make an informed decision
ahnnt hpino a crime victim until Tan. 17. a particular college, on
-1988. Thai was the date the University of because. n0 ,one was ,keePi
Georgia sophomore was stabbed in the cnmes 1"volv,n8 studen";
chest as she lay in bed in an off-campus Ia? lvf? eaJ"'0P^ral,0ns> (
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apartment. . students and their parents ki
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ski mask and gloves slipped in through a She fm.nHprf Safe Ta
sliding glass door and crept pas, her sleep- J*
ing roommates in the apartment. Getzinger and Tennessee ,
woke up with a pillow over her face. She |aws ^ . |jce
fought off her attacker and felt a sudden crjme rep(ms whelher .
pain in her chest. She thought the man had involved in a crime. Tha
punched her, but the blow turned out to be suc^ ^ Campuses No
a knife that pierced her aorta and liver. track crimes against studer
If it hadn t been for the quick work of campus. So far, those tv
friends who heard the commotion and two only ones in the nation wf
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cardiovascular surgeon was on duty at the absolutely no responsibility
hospital ? Getzinger likely would have one, to make students awai
died. Instead, she was on the operating occurs off campus, and thj
table in 16 minutes. students live," Getzinger s
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. experience wasn't uncommon, but there They think they're living in
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[iow more about But no national a;
crimes against studen
mpuses Now, result is that college
in persuading rapes occurred on c;
;islators to pass some rapes might hai
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lere such statis- Campuses Now chaj
crime reporting estab
schools have as well.
, except a moral "Most college stuc
re of crime that they party off cam
it's where most occurs off campus,"
aid. "There's a administrative direct*
nong students. Now in Athens, Ga.
a safe haven." have this law passed
GOVERNOR, ?
The U.S. Department of
Commerce assists local businesses
in finding overseas buyers.
Woodward said between 1987 and
1992 S.C. exports increased 147
percent. The state's main export
countries are Canada, Japan,
Germany and England.
Sterling said 48.5 percent of all
investment in the state is by foreign
firms. This figure places
South Carolina in the lead in total
foreign investment in the nation.
"The U.S. is still the foreign
businessman's dream because we
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cut uiv- iiivoi oiauic iiiaiivv/i in ui^
world," Sterling said.
"There are more opportunities in
the international arena than we can
manage in our department."
Sterling said South Carolina has
a world-class port and employeetraining
programs that make it irresistible
to international companies.
"Foreign companies know that
South Carolina has the number one
employee-training program in the
country and that all the other states
copy our program," Sterling said.
Jim Gambrell, Columbia economic
development director and a
member of the Committee of 100,
said the Committee of 100 is
attracting new business into the
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:tzinger said. "It's just assailant broke
apartment, forcec
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apes to see more Safe assault and battt
pters and off-campus glaries, seven "th
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reported that wee
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in all of the states." Zechella said. In
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Midlands area. I
"Foreign investment is important t<
to Columbia, which is evidenced ^
by the fact that we right now have F
23 foreign flags flying over our a
chamber of commerce," Gambrell =
said.
Fred Monk, The State's business g
editor, spoke about the importance s
of The Columbia World Affairs t
Council, which is *a non-profit t
organization that sponsors foreign v
speakers and promotes international
relations in South Carolina. t
"Columbia is already an interna- a
tional city," Monk said. "Through F
CWAC, we try to raise the level of a
awareness of Columbians as to F
how international it is." *
McNair praised USC's MIBS ^
program and said that it was an ^
invaluable resource in international
business relations.
"MIBS graduates have provided
us with a wealth of knowledge,
and I hope we can build MIBS
more into our investment-winning
program," he said.
McNair said attracting BMW
and Hoffman-LaRoche to the state
is a sign of greater things to come.
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XX) students live on cam- campus. During another week in April, 53
) live near the university, crimes were reported.
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Athens area. If students Whitman, executive director of the Campus
number of break-ins have Safety and Security Institute near
treet where they live, they Philadelphia, an independent group that
to take more precautions, conducts research and seminars on campus
crime.
m July 16 in Athens, an University and college administrators,
into a college student s . ,
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;d them. Three cases of watchdog groups have questioned whether
:ry, three residential bur- schools are fudging on the number and
efts and one armed rob- kinds of crime reported to the federal govther
crimes, were also emment because it's not in the colleges'
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week this past sum- Knoxville campuses.
PEACE, continued from page 1
J.S. involvement remains critical warrior saying 'peace.' Here was
o the success of this agreement, the man warring with Jews saying
According to Tenenbaum, without 'enough.'
lublicized U.S. blessing of this Tenenbaum is a vice president
igreement, it could not succeed of Chatmam Steel Corp. in
globally. Columbia. He served as a delegate
"If the U.S. quit international to the Democratic Convention in
nvolvement, it would result in 1992 as well as winning the
ibsolute disorder," Tenenbaum Columbia Jewish Community
aid. "We cannot withdraw from Distinguished Service Award in
he world. Hitler emerged the last 1991.
ime we became isolationist. You Klara Cohn, executive vice presvill
always pay a terrible price." ident of Hillel at USC, said, "This
Tenenbaum's involvement with was the best program we have ever
he Camp David Accord in 1979 had. He gave us details that we
tnd his involvement with the could not get from any other medi)emocratic
Party during Carter's um."
idministration qualified him for The Hillel Foundation provides
>ersonal invitation by Sen. Fritz guidance and organization for retiJollings
to the peace accords. gious, cultural, educational and
"Being there was electric," social welfare for Jewish students
fenenbaum said. "It was real, it at USC. The foundation has more
>ecame awesome. Here was this than 200 members.
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