The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, February 08, 1996, Image 1

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J se Murray Elmore, a university maintenance worker, said he and ^ another worker, Ron Conley, saw the ^ robber run past them. "We heard a hissing sound. We nc looked up, and we saw this red dye and ^ this person running through the alley re Students' Greenbacks recognizes two twent students who received a Few; research grant. F Estimated loss: $70. Larceny of check, Bates West. Victim re] unknown persons removed a check from her che at the above location. The check was subseqi used to purchase $338.37 worth of merchani another agency's jurisdiction. Larceny of credit card, Bates House. Victim re unknown persons removed his Discover care 4 !L_ .... .s- . Bp KENPRA CARLSON Staff Writer each USC students Patrick Doherty and un(^ei Emily Peterson qualified for partial stuc^e funding of their undergraduate research subm on Southwestern architecture in the twentieth century with emphasis on will b Anglo-Latin influence in Santa Fe, N.M. St "We came up with the research idea facult by brainstorming," Doherty said, is thei 'Economically speaking, we felt that and R Monday, Feb. 5 Domestic dispute (assault & battery), Cj Gardens Apartments. Victim reported subje live-in companion, kicked her in the leg. No s physical abuse were found. Larceny of pocketbook, B.A. Building.1 rcpui LCU uiuuiuwii persons rciuvvcu nci J^WIV from an unsecured office at the above loc repeatedly caiiea tne vicl ported wishes no further contact, i from leapt out in front of the vi< ii. hi uiab uiniuing, Law iuiiurcemeni id Safety Director Carl Stoke3 said ferring to Legare-Pinckney Collegt hobby] ieth centuiy architecture in Santa is the best choice." lyers are posted around campus September and October about rgraduate research grants. Any nt interested in qualifying must it a proposal including what the nch entails and what the expenses e. ludents are required to have a y advisor approve the proposal. It a sent to the Sponsored Programs esearch Committee for evaluation. ? - mE: ckbook uently Stalking, Patterson Ha iise in boyfriend has been spottec Hall since their relatioi j-_ J1 it i ,1 ' Si - - the gunman who robbed NBSC runs the hoe 'ay," Elmore said. "We were gettin iady to take our 3 o'clock break, an e were putting our tools up when h m through." The FBI and the Columbia Polic department are still investigating th icident. According to FBI Specia gent in Charge R. Dodge Frederick le robber has been described as < hite male, 28-35 years old, 6 feet 2 inches tall, 160-180 pounds. A /-w"vr*r}iT"?/-r 4*/% <?nkluv LAJ LlCOClipUUlia, UIC IUUUC as a thin build, dark hair and wai earing a black baseball cap and; cket with a Federal Express logo. Some Horseshoe buildings wer< larched by the Columbia and USC >lice departments and the FBI. Th< orseshoe was closed off with yellov pe to pedestrian traffic for more thar lhour. "We wanted to make sure he wai .4.l :i J: ? T T7i_r j ^a">- "."ya ss "* hxew^S ; "V- *- -:'- rlflVfUHnr gSEKT * Bank on Pendleton Street. % v / ^ V ^ . . 5t? g b,. e Police and FBI agents gathered behind tin e closed off, to protect students from the gu e il next to Lieber College on the Horseshoe. Legare-P According to Stokes, the last place "They a the robber was seen was in the parking out of lab," r lot behind Legare-Pinckney College, a DeSaus "We did close several buildings for right behii r two reasons. One, if there indeed was ushered u 3 an armed perpetrator, I think the police GIN1 i were concerned about the safety of DeSaussu university students and employees," all concei 3 USC spokesman Russ McKinney said, must hav< > "Second, if we locked up buildings, it Auger i cuts down on the places he might go. leave Pin< / They actually searched a couple of There wei l buildings." was kind "It was a minor inconvenience," Accord s McKinney said. informati t Rutledge residents Leslie Jackson are reque , and Tina Vu said most of the police 3011 or tht j they saw were concentrated around at 733-84! leads to res< Professor Chris Robinson is in charge of the cultu of the expense account for Peterson and have to be ? Doherty. This account is for both of them, of research but there are individual Acrminta fnr Stndpm qualifying students. not have to "This opportunity allows students "This field to research a particular interest they a hobby thi have," Peterson said. said. However, research requires more If a stu? than sightseeing. have a yea] "After you have finished your "We em research, you must submit a paper based The school i on personal interviews and investigations as they posi 3 room but was unable to on the windows when tl ecify when the card was was able to escape, cen. Several unauthorized uges were incurred outside Larceny of bookbag, U s agency's jurisdiction. reported unknown pers from the unsecured bookl irceny of money, USC los&: $310. culty House Office. Victim ported unknown persons Larceny of textbook, I noved approximately $320 Victim reported unkno cash from his wallet at the textbook from a room in ave location. was unsupervised. Estin 11. Victim reported her ex- Autobreaking, larcen I loitering around Patterson Lot 1. Victim reported u iship ended. Subject has one black case-mounted s ;im, despite being told she vehicle. Make and model In one incident, the subject no signs of forced entry.; Pirn's vehicle, and pounded I f ] . )UC IB After con and analyzi the Task Fc recommenc CECE VON KO Hie Student studying th controveri recommendatio meeting Wedi investigation. The commit senate by comr Haller, pointed t as a major par led to the shutc . the dismissal ol DAM SNYDERThe Gamecock board. One of the ( to determine i executive board1 K I ** WM7~. whatever goes < Mm "We believe tfgf 1. that Chris Can mm. " to remove thee *1, discretion," the ( Efc| report. The commit question of whe aoam snyder The Gamecock of Publications said the studenl Although inl niversity Bookstore. Victim was a concerted ons removed his bookbag last southern si rag storage area Estimated desegregation si "You can cor the Citadel," Ha 3hysical Sciences Building. of time and mor wn persons removed her this was about 1 the above location while it come." rated loss: $58. "Once people he said. "Peopli y of a speaker, Coliseum had to be in Ala nknown persons removed in " peaker from the rear of the "Paul Fidlei were unknown. There were peacefully," Har Estimated loss: $350. When talkin organizations or I i Horseshoe, which was authorized the n nman. staff. According tc inckney. Board ofPv (the police) wouldn't let me Communicatioi ' said sophomore Greg Lackey, executive boar< isure resident. "I had a lab Monday meet id there (Pinckney), and they considered it "to is out of there." action (the dism r senior Chip Auger, a Thecommil re resident, said, "They were stated, "Whi ltrated in Pinckney. There administration 3 been 10 cops in Pinckney." . make the moves said, "I saw all the police mean fha* we ag :kney, and then it was over. We believe tl re police on every corner. It within the Divis of exciting." serve as advisor ing to the FBI, persons with teachers of all st on concerning this robbery how dismissing sted to call the FBI at 254- en masse, p 5 Columbia PbHce Department benefit." 15. A reward is offered. earch Tin re, Doherty said. Students -y -y . serious about doing this type ' I I ^ / ts interested in research do limit it to their major field. research on architecture is HOB GKHELU ! it both of us enjoy," Doherty A lot of char students came t dent receives a grant, they William Harrifo r to fulfill the research. Harnford, v courage everyone to apply. Education, cam tries to fund as many grants American Stud: sibly can," Peterson said. "If . n t also spent some By the time black student p le vehicle stopped. Victim in 1963. Even t task force i iges actions ducting interviews The committee recommended the ing the situation, Board ofPublications and ifgg presented its Communications clarify their policy brtinne voctwHau concerning the removal of station laoure yeswroay. managers ^ ^ ^ station clarify iLWITZ News Editor its policy concerning the removal of ; Government mmmittPP equipment and promotional materials e WUSC-FM 90.5 from the station. 3 y presented its* The committee's report said they ins at a Student Senate believe "any item which arrives at the lesday after a 10-day station office, regardless of to whom it is addressed, is intended to be the tee's report, read to the property of WUSC and the university." _ TV : J ApcnrHinci tn f Ko ronni-f fVia UlttCC CIlOll iliOll JLtttVlU **vw*u*M6 ?V vav X K,p\jL V, I?11C n larlf nfmmmnniraHnn committee wanted to answer the t of the problems that question, "Did the parties perform to lown of the station and a level expected of members of the 'the station's executive Carolina Community?" Regarding the students, the :ommittee's goals was committee decided it "did not possess f the dismissal of the sufficient information to detail violated students' rights, punishable misconduct." found that Director of The committee expressed -a concern Chris Carroll did have with "the level of professionalism shown to dismiss the board by the students in their administration ithority granted to him ?f the station and their contact with pointed station manager potential and new station staff and of Publications and with those within the general university is. community." ;tee cited the station's Regarding Carroll, the committee's station manager has report said, "We have concerns with ority" over the station the text of some of Mr. Carroll'srwritten i responsibility" for notes, which, we feel, detailed an )n there. inclination against the type of students the plain language is who were running the station...we have roll had the authority concerns with terming some students ixecutive board at his as 'mainstream,' which to us terms 'ii J * iV * _ AfUrt* n/\?M J .1 ? i ajiiiiiiiuAx; saiu in uieir 1AC1 otuu.cnus o? aumcnuw umereuv, and other comments which show that, tee also addressed the regardless of their response by students ther or not the Board to a particular allegation, he was not and Communications going to believe them." jmoval of the executive The report said the committee believes Director of Student Life Jerry ?the report, when the Brewer "displayed little or no regard iblications and to the feelings of students." is did not reverse the After the senate passed resolutions 1's dismissal in their to adopt the WUSC committee report ing, the committee and submit recommendations to the be a ratification of the Board of Publications, Haller addressed issal)." the former executive staff members itee's report further and former DJs at the meeting, le we believe the "You have to get on with life," Haller has the ant.hnritv tn said. "If the love and dedication which 3 it did, that does not y?u all told us you have for the station ree with it We do not ^ true, then you will go back, and youH lat all administrators g? through the training, and youll get ion of Student Affairs back on the air." 3 and, to some degree, Kerry Mitchell, former promotions udents. We fail to see director, said, "I appreciate everything the entire executive that David Haller has gone through novides any pdiiratinnal and that entire committee and what they've listened to. We realized that we lost long ago." ie changes 3 race issues senior Writer iges nave occurred since tne first black y 0 the University of South Carolina, and t \ \J ird was there to see a lot of them. fho works for the state Department of le to USC in 1971 to head the Africanies Department. He was director until aught in the department vmtil 1993. He time working in Student Affairs. Harriford came to the university, the opulation had increased to 500 from the three that first came hough the university had been integrated for eight years, he , body was still segregated. ?gration went smoothly compared to other schools, and there 1 effort to ensure no major problems, South Carolina was the bate to integrate its state universities. A lot of opposition to till remained. npare the integration of USC to what is happening now with rriford said. "No one really wanted to do it and there was a lot ley spent to stop it. The argument was, like the Citadel, that he tradition of the sehool hilt the law aairl that hla/?lro mnWl knew they had to integrate they didn't want any disruptions," 2 didn't want the federal government to be involved like they bama and in Arkansas, where the national guard was called and others did a lot of work to make sure that things ran riford said. g about how things'are now, Harriford points out most of the 1 campus, like white and black fraternities and sororities, are ^ HISTORY page I