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, Bidding
SHAWN STARKEY Staff Writer
ROSALIND HARVEY Staff Writer
Several businesses are submitting
lads to replace Marriott as the university's
food service provider when the current
contract expires this summer.
Hie deadline for bids is May 10, and
committees will begin reviewing the bids
^ for the contract in early May.
The current contract provides the
university with almost $1 million in
revenue per year plus enhancements.
Marriott, ARA, and Chartwells have
Gibbes Planetarium brings
universe down to Earth
Gibbes Planetarium's show.
% Through the Eyes of Hubble," is
scheduled to begin Saturday and
run through June 22.
The program is being brought
back by popular demand and has
been updated since its 1996 debut
to include the latest discoveries.
Show times are every Saturday
and Sunday at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.
The planetarium's on-going
^ Carolina Skies program is shown
at 3 p jn. Saturdays and Sundays.
Tickets to either show are 50
cents with paid museum
admission, which is $2 for adults,
$1.50 for students and seniors
and free for museum members
and children under 6.
Call die Stariine at 254-STAR
for information.
? Engineering students shines
at regional conference
This year, Virginia Tech was
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SouthEasternConference
sponsored by the Institute of
Electrical and Electronics
Engineers.
USC's IEEE student branch
entered robots and web homepages
for competition; took first place
in software competition with Brian
Poteat, Glenn Dawson and Jason
Majors; and won a
paper/presentation contest with
Rob Bierman.
Carolina Productions sponsors
Cockstock Night & Day
The annual spring music
festival will be held from 2 p.m.
% until 11 pjn. Sunday at Pi), fields
BandC.
Featured will be Columbia
bands Shades of Grey, Soul Mites,
Ghetto Blaster and the Betty Ford
Experience.
National recording artist 112
will wrap up the evening.
In the event of rain, the
program will be held in Township
Auditorium.
Tuesday, April 22
Assistance rendered, Five Poin
Wachovia ATM. While on patrol t
officer was flagged down by the victii
who stated they had just been robt
at gunpoint by two males using a saw
off shotgun. Columbia Police w(
notified and responded to the scene
search of the area produced negat
W results.
Sunday, April 20
Harassment, Sims Dorm. Vict
reported that the subject, a male betw
20-25, tried to enter the Sims h
without signing in. The victim, the Di
Assistant on duty, repeatedly asi
the subject to leave the premises 1
the subject was argumentative. Vict
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expressed an interest in submitting bids
as of press time, said Richard Wertz,
director of Business Affairs. I p'
A university committee, made up of
nine faculty members and one student,
Patrick Wright, will evaluate the bids.
Wright, former student body president,
graduates in May but will remain on the
committee, said John Finan, Vice
President of Business and Finance.
Finan, who oversees committee
selection, said the administration will
invite Student Body President Jamel ,
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conducted a traffic stop and found three su J
open containers of beer in the subject vervehicle.
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session of cocaine, Bull and
rion Streets. Reporting officer
irved subject exit the Bull Street
age without paying. After stopping
iect, officer observed subject to be
y nervous and unable to stand
ssisted. Reporting officer observed
ght odor of aloohoL Subject repeatedly
his right hand in his back pocket.
Subject was ordered to turn around
lat he could be frisked for weapons,
ject refused and a scuffle ensued in
ch the officers were injured.
Subject was arrested and transported
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Reporting officer responded to the above
location in response to reports that a
student was throwing burning items
out of the window of his room. Upon
arrival the RHD and RA were already
in the student's rnnm and stated that.
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"I plan to lobby every member on the
nmittee for national food chains and
'ood court [like in malls]," Franklin
id.
"I am also going to push for less
straints on meal plans."
Three committees will evaluate the
Is and a member of each will vote on
3 bids.
USC has one vote and the other two
i made by representatives of the State
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Higher Education.
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UtENL4YIVE News Editor'
The Master Plan and the university's
lion by President John Palms call for
inv improvements for the university,
proaching its 200th birthday, and
wly appointed Provost Jerry Odom is
lelf-proclaimed agent of change.
"Its the first time since Fve been here
at we've had a very definable goal,"
bm said Its ambitious but attainable"
President Palms has set two major
als in his university vision: to reach
irnegie Research I status and to earn
l invitation into the Association of
nerican Universities.
Odom said he's well aware of the
anges that need to be made.
He has 28 years of university service
ider his belt, in jobs ranging from
sociate professor to dean of the College
Science and Mathematics.
He said the choice of an internal
ndidate for provost in this time of
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ith APO's escort service.
APO, a campus service fraternity,
is sponsored the escort service for 25
;ars.
Now, however, lack of space and new
rpansions are causing APO to look for
lother office to operate as a base for
ie escort service, according to Weaver
rayson, training coordinator for law
lfbroement and safety and APO's advisor.
For the past two years, APO's office
as been in the Towers, Grayson said.
"Housing allowed us to have our office
the Towers for the past two years and
e are very appreciative," Grayson said.
APO has not found a new office for
ie fall, Grayson said. They currently
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CPD for return to its owner.
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tering the room observed two
arettes of a green leafy substance
the subject's desk.
A search of the desk also revealed
.25 calibre bullets rolled tightly in
vspaper.
Suspect was arrested and
insported to Richland County
tention Center.
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"[The committee] provides the
evaluation, the state makes the final
decision [on the bids]," Finan said.
It is possible the food service the
university wants will not be selected,
but it is not likely, Wertz said. "I believe
the state will follow our recommendation.
I don't believe [USC] would be outvoted
two to one."
"[The administration] would like to
get as much student input as we can...
I'm open to let students sit in on the
meetings," Wertz said.
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change was an important one.
"I know the people. I know the
problems," Odom said.
In his new role, Odom said he plans
to examine the university academically
and financially to see what it will take
to "go to the next level."
Frankly, Odom said, the answer is
money.
Instead of hiking tuition to cover
improvements, Odom said he would like
to solicit more funds for the university
through gifts.
"You don't want to put that on the
backs of the students," Odom said.
The additional funds could be used
to establish more scholarships for
undergraduates and fellowships for
graduates, Odom said.
The improvement Odom said he
would personally like to make is a return
to the classroom.
"I absolutely love to teach," Odom
said.
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are looking at several possible areas to
move their office.
"We are looking at maybe using the
old observatory or Maxc^s basement,
but nothing is fin- sure right now," Grayson
said.
Grayson said he feels APO's escort
service will continue even though they
currently do not have an office.
"We will do all we can to continue to
offer the escort service to students. We
have the summer months to look for an
office space and we are very optimistic," i
Grayson said. i
Grayson said the university has
always supported their cause and he
said he feels the university will do all
they can do to find a new office of APO.
"We have provided a service to the
community for 25 years and I do not see !
why we will not be here for another 25," :
Grayson said. (
Thursday, April 17
Assault and battery, Patterson HaH
Victim reported that while returning
personal effects to Patterson Hall a
group of four to six subjects did physically
and verbally assault him Victim reported
that Subject 1 struck him in the face.
Victim retaliated with one punch, after
which the subject struck him repeatedly. i
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parking lot Reporting officer observed '
a fight in progress involving 20 to 30 i
subjects. Subjects were striking each j
other with sticks and chairs.
All subjects fled the scene upon
officer arrival.
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