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Appli- 1 ? cations can be picked up in the Student : j Government office on the first floor of ? the Russell House. : ? : i Theatre USC's annual costume sale ; v Theatre USC will hold their an- j i ? nual costume sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. * s Oct.27toOct.28attheLongstreetThe ater breezeway. Sales benefit USC the- : atrical productions. Staff for Richland County Friend ly Castle needed : Richland County Recreation Com- | mission needs volunteers to wear cos- : tumes in the Annual Friendly Castle. The commission will pay groups $10 I A per student from 4 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. : ^ Oct. 29, Oct. 30 and Oct. 31. For more | information, call Sandy Best at 754- ! 7275. ! University Ambassador applica tions being accepted University Ambassadors is ac- j cepting applications. Applications are I due by 7 p.m., Oct. 29 and can be picked : up at the Visitor Center, Career Cen- | ^ ter or the Russell House Information : ^ Desk. For more information, call the j Visitor Center at 777-0169. Carolina For Kids Halloween Car- : nival * AAAS, Carolina For Kids, and Pre- : ston Residential College is sponsoring a Halloween Carnival from 3 p.m. to j 6 p.m. on Oct. 30. Volunteers can sign : A up at the Office of Community Ser W vice Programs. Second annual Testival of Spirits' : The Adam's Mark Hotel and j WNOK Radio will present the second : annual "Festival of Spirits" to benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Association Oct. I 31 from 7:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. at 1200 Hampton St. Tickets are $5 for adults | * and $1 for children, payable at the door. : One dollar of every ticket sold goes di rectly to the Juvenile Diabetes Foun- j dation. For more information, call 771- : 7000. ; Outdoor equipment sale South Carolina Professional Paddlesports Association is having a I used outdoor equipment sale from 9 : a.m. to 4 p.m., Nov. 1 at Santee State Park. For more information, call Ad- I venture Carolina at 796-4505. ; Meet Your Student Government Day will be Nov. 5 j Student Government will hold Meet Your Student Government Day I on Nov. 5. Student Government repre- : sentatives will be in front of the Rus- j sell House all day, and students are in- : vited to the senate meeting in the j Russell House Theatre at 5 p.m. with j 4) pizza and drinks afterward. : Ebonics lecture to be held j The African-American Studies Pro- I gram and the Linguistics Program will sponsor "Ebonics 101: Frequently Asked Questions." Dr. Charles DeBose, a vis- : iting professor of linguistics from Cal ifomia State University-Hayward will j speak at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. ; 5 in Gambrell Hall 258. The event is ^ free and open to the public. Sleep-out on Russell House patio : The Office of Community Service I Programs is sponsoring a sleep-out at : 8:30 p.m. Monday, Nov.17 on the Russell House patio. Donations of old I blankets will be accepted. For more in- j formation, contact the Office of Com munity Service Programs at 777-8402. : ^ Gamecock briefs is a service of The I Gamecock. Any organization is vvel come to submit briefs to the news edi tors, but the newspaper is by no : means obligated to print these submis sions. The editors reserve the right to j determine the contents of what is pub- : lished and when it is published. Compiled by Cara Pellatt I Thieves sneak IARRIE MCCULLOUGH Staff Writer According to Liz G; freshman marine science n Six book thefts have been re- thief told her roommate he \ )orted from the Towers area in Octo- of Galinis' classes and thai >er, according to university police re- "he could borrow something.1 >orts. All thefts were from Moore ject walked out with Galinis md Douglas residence halls. book and a science book. "I wouldn't call that a lot. Book Galinis recovered her b( heft is a reoccurring problem," said someone from the S.C. Books jawrence Pathel, chief of investigation her and asked her if she wa ind administration of the university's any books. >olice department. "The guy was so stupid Unlocked rooms were entered by notes in the books," she sai mknown persons who took the books that the person at the boot md left. In a case at Moore, the thief ask her to file a police rep< ipoke to the victim's roommate. coming to get her books. OLIjfcYBALL ^"7 * USC's volleyball team is celebrating right now. Friday night against nationally third-ranked Floi X T/^ >0 1?111 1 rlonaa voile BRYAN JOHNSTON Sports Editor "We're undefeated wanted to continue tha USC Head Volleybadl Coach said. "We wanted to sti Kim Hudson said earlier in the top 0f our conference. 1 week that Kentucky always gave this match was real im them fits and plays them tough. fQr QUr goais ? Little did she know how cor- ,n Game , ugc r rect she would be. to a 11-3 lead behind t Behind strong hitting nights from g0phomore Dee D from senior Heather Larkin and man and three killg by sophomore-transfer Crystal But UR wouldn-t be de Moore, Carolina managed to ^ off 12 ^ Rext v overcome a sloppy start and a took Game j 154 determined Wildcat team to de- J feat Kentucky Friday night in In Game 2, the tw five sets (13-15,15-10,15-4,14-, battled back and forth 16,15-9). 'Cats pulled out to a 7Larkin had a match-high 24 Kentucky had the lead kills and had a hitting percent- nnd the momentum on age of .476. Moore added 23 kills of the net before the Gi of her own and hit a sparkling scored nine unanswere .477. to take the second gam Student Governm CARA PELLATT Asst.News Editor Franklin said the Exec inet has been working on h All branches of Student Govern- as parking, academic foi ment met Wednesday for what Presi- an^ recognizing Martin Lu dent Jamel Franklin said was "prob- Jr. Day with canceled class ably the first unified Student These are issues that Government meeting I've ever been dents everyday," Franklin: to Franklin told the Stu "Basically, the purpose of this ernment officers present p meeting is just to find out what the move the parking lots outsi other branches are working on," Stu- sell House and Thomas Cooj dent Government Vice President Kim has been postponed for five Dickerson said. attributed this to letters \ Dickerson and Franklin, along students, work by Studen with Treasurer Susanne Newman and ment and editorials in The < representatives from Senate and Fresh- Franklin is also worli man Council, all spoke at the meeting, academic forgiveness bill wi' Sept. 18 tered bus and observed si r> a t ~r a,.#~ di.ii intoxicated and aeeressi UI Oliu uaivunj ui r&utu? jlju.ii uu cut Garage. Victim stated that she parked was using profane langue her secure car at 9:30 pm. When she regarding officers directi( returned at 11:15 p.m. it was missing, placed hands on luggage Responding Officer reported no signs fused to move. Officer p of forced entry. Estimated value: on subject's left arm ar $15,000. tempted to place them or Assault and Battery, Disorderly w^en struck officer Conduct, Malicious Injury to Per- When backup officer! son and Property, Assault While the scene, the handcuffs a Resisting Arrest, corner of Bull and were placed on the subje< Devine streets. Officer on routine pa- the patrol car, subject kic trol was stopped by group of people side window, cut hands o stating that a subject was on the Shut- and spit on both officers tlecock assaulting females. Officer en- One Shuttlecock victim ; into Towers, a 1 i n i s, a Galinis said she was glad to get tion between the aajor, the her books back, but was upset some- verified, vas in one one would just walk into her room and The suspei t she said steal. She said she didn't want to make gating had Ben * The sub- a big deal about it, but it was because cation cards \ 3' calculus she had to file the report when she had tempting to sell otherPlans- Pathel said >okswhen "I got into my room at 4 p.m. is working on le tore called and I had be ready to meet with my cent thefts, bul .s missing sorority at 4:45 p.m," Galinis said. The solved overnigl: police did meet me (at Moore) so I could just a few days, he left my make the report." as well as studer /j ,,11 books and reDor u., auu.mg x atiici oaiu ail ui wic ic^ciit liicilo - - x tstore did were of books only ? no jewelry, 38 items ar< Drt before electronics or money were involved in While six t the incidents. He also said a connec- may not be a,lar I B . ' " ' T *** ? i SEAN RAYFORD The Gj They are 16-3 overall and 9-0 in the SEC. The team's next mi rida. It is a battle for the top spot in the SEC East. yball on collision co 1 and we A kill by Larkin, a dump by man gave the Gair it," Larkin junior Ashley Edlund and a lead. ay at the block assist by Larkin and USC scored si Vinning sophomore Fernanda Laires cut before Kentucky n portant the lead to 10-9. Back-to-back er- score, making it It rors by UK gave USC an 11-10 by the Wildcats en oared out lead- A kill and an ace by Moore 15-5. wo aces pushed the lead to 13-10 and a With the Gan >ee Fort- block and assist by Laires and Carolina and the c Larkin. Larkin put the Gamecocks at were rocking and < nied reel- game point. An error by UK gave Kentucky refused 4 points as USC the game, 15-10. 'Cats JumPed / ? ,. , ? lead, but four kills Carolina owned Game 3 helped ^ Caroli] o teams from start to finish. The two UK battled back t< before the teams were tied at three before ]ead before a block 4 lead. USC went on a roll. Fortman Laires and Larkin at 10-6 served up six-straight points. An Drost, a kill by Mc their side ace by Fortman, a kill by Moore, tucky error tied it amecocks another ace by Fortman, a block id points assist by Larkin and senior Lori le. Drost and one more ace by Fort lent shows unified utiveCab- ate Academics committee. The com- pation in the i ssues such mittee is in the process of collecting in- blood drive. Str "giveness formation from other schools. The pre- participate by a: ither King sent plan allows students to repeat a munity with t] ies. course taken during their first year at blood drive No affect stu- USC within 30 hours of first taking it, Government w said. according to Franklin. to the Red Cros dent Gov- Franklin also said the committee Student G< lans to re- pushing for canceled classes on Mar- en over Safety1 i de of Rus- tin Luther King Jr. Day is almost ready ment of Housii >er Library to make its recommendation to USC erson. On N , years. He President John Palms. Student Gov- participants wil vritten by ernment has been collecting students' pus and evalual t Govern- signatures with petitions distributed will end with Gamecock, throughout campus. Dickerson hop 'irtrr nn an Vice President Kim Dickerson disiiiig uii ail _ _ _ _ . th the Sen- cussed Student Government partici Sec! OZHBBOKFI SffiES ige and dis- a verbal alterc >ns. Subject ? 1. Subject No. rail and re- on the back of 1 laced cuffs ear, knocking Y ,d then at- 4 I No. 1 was the, mf'ann ? WJ? all subjects V m left arm. ^ ^ 3 arrived on w struck several 1 nd leg irons Compiled by Matt Myers h?ad Victim 1 Ct in i ' j i zv subject slapped her, but did not wish treatment and ked out left , . _ n the glass, t0 Press charees' en t0 BaPtlst in the car. Assault and Battery, Russell House his friends. In stated that Cafeteria. Victims No. 1 and No. 2 stat- Sept. 19 swipe books ! thefts has not yet been the size of the USC, it is a concern for those who live in the halls. Ifs also a eta police are investi- concf for tho8e "> chaf8? ?fthe 8ife" edict College identifi- ? of'hose 8t'?llent18; including Tim vith them when at- Hamby, a residence hfe coordinator for the books.' the Towers area. ., , , . Hamby said he was unaware of the police department ? ,, ., Z , , , . , r xl all the thefts because some students ads concerning the re- ? r , . . ,, 5 ,, , called the police department and did t these cases can t be nQt inform him Qr their regident ad_ it, or in most cases in of the theft Re suggested that Leads are important after a theft students call thdr resi_ its having marked their den^ advisor or their residence life ting any thefts as soon coordinator to report what things are i missed. missing. After that, they need to make hefts from two dorms a police report. ge amount for a school THEFTS page 2 1 n 1 rtecoru money I collected KURT JOHNSON Staff Writer g As soon as the final results came y in, Dawn Hunsicker ran up and down her hall screaming "We did it!" m I $4,100 did it. fcln? That's how much money was raised by the Chi Omega Sorority and ' ' Kappa Alpha Fraternity for the Mus " cular Dystrophy Association Friday afternoon with the 11th installment I jn| of the annual "Jail-A-Thon" The fund raiser took place in front of the Russell House. And a couple donations have not been counted for, thus bringing in even more money. "This beat our career best by altttch iB most $2,000," said Hunsicker, a co-organizer. The previous pinnacle was $2,700 raised in 1996, adding contributive regard to co-organizer Colleen . - Rovsen and fratemitv Dlanner Alex uise Stalvey. The scheme worked like this ? lecocks an 8-3 people would volunteer to be "in jail." In order to post bail, the voluny mnrP noints tee Would &? around and ask PeoPle lanaeed to for sPare change to donate to MDAl 1 4 An error ^ack was ?Pven a sp^il"10 amount of ded Game 3 at money to raise in order to be turned free. le 3 victo People volunteered for different rowd of932 reasons" confident. But "A lot of fraternity guys get volto go away. unteer hours and a lot of University out to a 7-0 101P^1" leaders encourage people to 3 by Moore come out and volunteer," Hunsicker na a 9-7 lead. sald) take a 13-9 Freshmen Elizabeth Stephens ; assist by and Allen McClung did just that. , an ace by McClung volunteer because a ore and a Ken- friend of the fraternity had asked him up at 13. to do so. Stephens was recruited by a pledge sister. iYBALL page 7 "Ifs a good way to meet people," McClung said. He had to raise $10 to free himself This is one of those learning ex??* periences that you're suppose to learn," McClung added. Ifs for a good cause. J I'm having fun out here." [ !!_? J_ All were surprised by the generosity of giving patrons. f j "People ask first who you are. sEC conference-wide , ,, J , . M1 They want to make sure the money is ident Government will . J , , . , ., . ,. ^ , going to a cause and not to the sororssisting the Greek com- ?. .f ir?OA i. -j he Clemson-Carolina ltself' StePhens sald' V. 20 and 21. Student "It's amazing how students are ill also donate $1,000 generous and how much people want is as part of the event. to give money," Hunsicker said. "This jvemment has also tak- ? a^ P?sitive for ^ Walk from the Depart- 0 y' ng, according to Dick- The idea for the event came a few ov. 11, at 6 p.m., years back, when a Chi Omega Alum[1 walk around the cam- ui contracted the disease and the soror;e its security. The walk ity began this fund raiser to raise sl rally and spsakars. awaransss of tha disaasa and support >es to have President the cause to find a cure, Hunsicker said. The money will be donated to the UNIFIED page 2 MDA in a week or so. pproached by subj ects Grand Larceny of Auto, Roost Parkt. Subject No. 1 began ing Lot. Victim stated that unknown :ation with victim No. person(s) took his secured vehicle from 2 struck victim No. 2 the above location. Estimated value :he neck just below his $5,000. iim to the floor, y^t Grand Larceny of Computer, Doui struc repeate y y gjas Victim stated that his Macintosh ictim No. 2 attempted ? , . . , XT , , Laptop was taken from unsecured No. 1 away and was ^ room. Estimated value $1,200. :imes on the back of the Mo. 2 refused medical Ser u 20 victim No. 1 was tak- Embezzlement, Thomson Student Medical Hospital by Health Center Pharmacy. Comvestigation continues, plainant stated that an internal auCR1ME REPORTS page 2