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L U GAMECOCK ONLINE Visit the Gamecock's Home on the World Wide Web http://www.gamecock.3C.edu QAMECOCK INSIDE j WEATHER ; INDEX NEWS See what organizations I M *?$*> ^ ^ i | /^srv^MTI T0DAY I Datebook 3 meetandwhen. 3; /Th M L ^ /% ?%% f g% j f$Mfc j vim. . ETC. Find out what Carolina \ J-V fi | ^11 III m/ I III Wf j [_d_Tj__\ Low 74 Etc. 7 Producations'plans fall plans. 7 : ? j >~l I I I I III 1% j THURSDAY: Comics 11 SPORTS Anthony Wright is ready : W .AM, I I I ^L, I V : Sports 12 ho ran the offense in 1997. 14 : P" ^ * ; -^r J*": I Serving USC since 1908 | j uassmea 17 Campus x Students should remember to . Hock their doors, bikes, law enforcement and safety officials said. CECE VON KOLNITZ Senior Writer Thieves roam dorm hallways searching for open doors. That's why students need to 1 remember to lock up when they leave their rooms, said Carl Stokes, director of USC's law enforcement and safety division. Otherwise, Stokes said, don't 1 expect that gold ring or wad of cash you | left cai your dresser to be there when you get back. And the number of thefts on campus increase during the months of September and October, Stokes said. People steal 11, OF pfyl|: ' lain 1111 11 * You .HA Journalism pr< hauls a load of Residential Coll A mm m a i t teers Helped stud idence halls open freshman Chris ] lug a refrigerat door ai Religious ceni JEWlMJt STANLEY Managing Editor i Campus religious leaders say they want to open a door for students to have an active spiritual life. y "Students get to know each other ^ and make a connection point," Baptist campus minister Jane Poster said. I "They've been able to meet people f who have similar interests." c rortunateiy lor usus spiritual ( organizations, the connection between v religious groups on campus and the university itself is a strong one. f "The religious aspects in college, \ a lot of universities don't include," Presbyterian campus minister Shauna c Kelly said. "But the chaplains have c } a good relationship with USC, and ' that reflects the university's dedication c to making people well-rounded." o And religion, she s-nid, is an a ? thefts i jewelry, money, clothes from washing will j machines and anything else they can, and g he said. S "It takes two seconds for someone to obsei get into your room and be gone without may 1< anyone seeing them," Stokes said. "Very a t h seldom do we have any break-ins into crimn dorm rooms because thieves can just 18 walk in." said. Stokes said he believes most thieves ,. are students because of the tight watch e the USC police department keeps on /agrants coming onto campus. ^ He said students can avoid theft and sa,e tielp USCPD deal with the problem. 08 "Don't act as though you're at home," le said. "Be aware of strangers and don't i QW ieave books unattended because someone v:i: iiJ |mw W^^KKK^Sr 177. >fessor Kent Sidel stuff Into Preston ege. Faculty volunlents move in as rested Saturday. Right, King and his father or through a back t Preston. ters open doors mportant part of being well-rounded, life. Campus chaplains agree. "II "It's difficult (for students) to gft religi nvolved after they've been here a Hillel vhile," Kelly said. "After about a Fried 'ear, they know what their interests derisit tre and what they're involved in." "It de] And to help freshmen get involved get to rom the moment they step on conti ampus, the Presbyterian Student break Center, located at 1702 Greene St., "Si vill begin the Fresh Crew. they g The Fresh Crew is designed solely some! or freshmen and will meet at 6 p.m. they'r Wednesdays beginning next week. Ar "This is a time for freshmen to religio ome together and talk about Poste] oncerns," Kelly said. "(I Kelly and Poster share a common provi oncern of their own. Some students (stud< ome to college and are ready to get "It's i way ficpm both parents and church educi ise In ? )ickthemup / / jo sell them." ^ . , . 14 4nlr AO nirA flAAnnfifi fi haring " , " vations that one to get into voui sad to catching and be gone without ief, or any seeing them. lal on campus, wrtant, Stokes Carl Stokes director of USC's law enf Don't be and safety ant to report je activity," he One of the best y tips is to let know whafs going on. Be the extra their b: nd ears for everyone's safety because campus n't be everywhere, and we need to Garagt engrav SHkSK:, >w| k -- >*aKgSMlMi E^B|Jt **mm??* - ^ PHOTOS Bl A A 1 A i to stuaeni sp campu t doesn't matter how much "Oi ous training students have," We dor 1 Religious Counselor Bernie to see [man said about a student's people >n to seek religious involvement, to get i aends on their needs when they heip ^ campus. Some may want to they'r nue and others may want a ame are still searching (when r U1 jet to campus)," Kelly said. "And rellg ;imes it's the religious aspect are e looking for." groups id that is just what campus inclu us organizations try to provide, enter! r said. " service n Baptist Life) the church des spiritual nurturing for activiti ants) in college," Poster said. Welcoi mportant to have Christian weekly rt'ion, especially in a state Gamec leptemb Through a police Bikes department program Calvin Gj ?r some- Operation ID, coordinal room students can have safety. Mo anyone their valuables stolen lm engraved with a almost $1 number so they can The numl ue iiiui e easily from 39 b orcement identified if stolen. 1993 Law enforcement Gallm officials suggest ^y^ 9i 9) students who ride in 1996 j / / bikes around campus k b should both register ^ ikes either at the USCPD or the nrp i parking office at Pendleton Street , , ). They can also have their bikes u, ^ J once by tl Toavc il 'Go ' jl ^ Hi iM > Preside Kk|f ^ V1 addition, KRISTIN jBBr* r... summer increases Presider have trie pv of fundin by a mod and yeai that high to sacrifi John business budget to it the "g Universi Unde the cost < inrrpfl.Qp ' Genei percent I student: health a increase approxun the pit undergra vai > or $3,43' for the 1 ^ "Stud w m activity i semeste increase 24 percei Gradi tuition i $1,862 p undergn 3.1 perc resident 3.6 perce tremend better si rankings and fa ( SUSAN MEYERS The Gamecock ^ can irituality 3Ct,, A seai s. candidal lr center is open to anyone, position l't stand at the door and check accordin who's baptized. For a lot of chairmai it's a starting point, a place The ? their feet on the ground. We professo em grow from whatever point scholar e at. We offer a variety of received ms? members *ing Carolina Welcome week, ^ . ,. prominen us organizations on campus ^ Janua wcasing their programs. Many Other i have weekly meetings that induce D de dinners, programs, anddear ;ainment and community creative is. John Mj ormation about welcome professor es is available in the Carolina In Ap ne pamphlet, and listings of selling a meetings are available in The had been ock's Datepook. for the p er, Oc are a big target for thdft, said use illman, USC's victim/witness loca :or for law enforcement and nee< re than 50 bikes were reported to it it semester, a loss that cost desi C AAA 1 U,V/V/V, J aer was the same in 1995, up mai ikes stolen in 1994 and 28 in a bil ( ian said bike thefts were the a "b )f larcenies that didn't decrease bike Most bikes were stolen from who 3ide dorms, he said. rack res are looking for bikes that he si isiest targets," Gallman said, can lly, a lot of bikes are stolen at ' " he same four or five people, som ?id bike theft, students should Gall od news budf ion more tha nderfunds higher education, adn mt John Palms said.In Will , the university has shifted ^ ion to academics. t^ie RICHARDSON Asst. News Editor ^ q [JSC Board of Trustees Pre 1 a $498 million budget for < 7-98 school year over the thaj that includes small tuition $37, for South Carolina students the 1 of its eight campuses, has g USC-Columbia. aca are still a state that has reC( Lded higher education," USC a(jn it John M. Palms said. "We a^n ;a to maice up ior tnat iacK a ig of about $1,400 a student , lest tuition increase year in g r out. We are not proud of ^ 8 c l tuition, but we do not want ? mar ice quality. Finan, vice president of and finance, presented the 0 u r i the board of trustees, calling ?r?1 [ood news budget for the P61"5 ty of South Carolina." re^ rgraduate students will see c a r if attending USC-Columbia can by 2.1 percent in the fall, the ral tuition will increase 1.9 our for full-time students, and dan j will see a $6 increase in i nd activity fees for a total for s in student tuition costs of of L ately $36 per student Under atte in, a South Carolina will duate's tuition will be $1,717, and i per year, up from $3,362 wjn 996-97 school year. ' ent health fees will increase rarn per semester because of the (g ] e're running in the health can Finan said. "University gur fees will increase by $2 per r sr mainly because of the as c in minimum wage gomg up nt in the last year." rate students will see their . , ncrease by 2.6 percent to 18 . er semester. Non-resident um iduate tuition will increase ^? :ent to $4,420, and non- car^ graduate tuition will go up k ;nt to $3,817 per semester, university is making the ous progress in attracting und tudents, higher research and , investments in technology grac cilities and overall docl ididates for I ition to be ir ipus 'by Chr 31V KOLNITZ Senior Writer keyi for ] ch committee hopes to bring ( tes to fill James Dickey's com to campus by December, g to English department ^eg i Robert Newman. w^n >mmittee, chaired by English m-, r and F. Scott Fitzgerald wag Matthew Bruccoli, has j suggestions from faculty ^ i on who they want to take 81 eft empty when Dickey, a 8ve it author and professor, died , ry. and members of the committee invi on Greiner, associate provost ^ i of undergraduate affairs, som writing program director recoi icNicholas and English teac Dianne Johnson-Feelings, ril, MacNicholas said best- saic uthor Pat Conroy's name pers mentioned as a possibility I lositioifc Conroy was the seai tober the U-shaped bike locks found at 1 shops. Gallman said bikers also 1 to remember to not lock the bike self, always locking the frame to a gnated rack. le said trees do not make effective ;eshift racks, and it's illegal to lock se to a parking meter or street sign, jallman said he also suggests having ike buddy" who can check on your i while you're in class. If a student i has a bike in one of the campus 3 and is planning on leaving town, hould tell the USCPD and an officer check on it for him, he said. Sometimes you can tell when eone is tampering with a lock," man said. ret' increases n 2 percent linistrative efficiency," Chairmen liam Hubbard said. "Without this ion increase, we could not continue remarkable momentum and snt quality strides we have made Carolina under the leadership of sident John Palms." State appropriations provide less a 40 percent of USC-Columbia's 5.7 million 1997-98 budget. Over past five years, the university focused on its most important demic priorities, including the ent shift of $16 million from ainistration to academics, and linistrative cost-saving measures pproximately $3 million. 'As you know, over the past five irs, various audits have mended the way in which we are laging our resources," Palms said, r ability to make progress toward goals of excellence, despite ving expenses on one hand and iistent underfunding on the other, ects our shared commitment to eful planning on all of our lpuses. This budget, including small tuition increase, will sustain operations and programs without laging their quality." \ 6 percent increase is planned students attending the USC School aw. Students from South Carolina inding USC's School of Medicine see a 6 percent tuition increase non-resident medical students see a 10 percent hike, ruition increases at other USC Lpuses at Aiken and Spartanburg L percent), and the two-year lpuses at Beaufort, Allendale, j nter and Union (2.6 percent), rhe 1997-98 budget took effect >f July 1, the beginning of the ? government's fiscal year. rhe T Tnirorcih; nf QrmfVi Pamlino ViUf VI VI VWUUi V^UI VLUIU le state's oldest and largest public versity with an enrollment of 300 students at eight regional ipuses. Some 26,00 students attend ses on the Columbia campus. Of ise, 16,000 are pursuing ergraduate baccalaureate degrees, 10,000 are enrolled in various luate schools at the master's and borate levels. Mickey's ivited to istmas' ? 1. l : iuic ojAxmei at a ineuiui lai service Dickey held on the Horseshoe. 3onroy also spoke at USC's mencement ceremony in May received an honorary doctorate ree in literature. The awardning author of "The Prince of 2s" and "Beach Music," Conroy Dickey's student in 1971. Newman said the position has a advertised in publications all r the country and in London, ts, novelists, non-fiction authors short story writers have been ited to apply for the position, rhe committee is looking for eone who is both internationally gnized as an author and a "stellar her as well," Newman said. We're not going to rush this," he 1. "We're going after the best ion we can get." dacNichola? said in April the ch would take about a year.