The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, January 21, 1998, Page 2, Image 2

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One persoi asst. news editor CARRIE MCCULLOUGH The Department of Housing will i send out notices Feb. 3 to students who \ do not have a roommate and are not paying for a private room. r To avoid receiving this notice stu- a dents must either voluntarily pair themselves with a new roommate or t contact the Central Housing Office to t USCPD sa asst. news editor CARRIE MCCULLOUQH Crimes can happen anywhere on campus. Lt. Calvin Gallman with the Office of Crime Awareness offers the following tips for safety around campus: Don't leave keys around. Avoid short cuts when walking olnnn Uil/JUU. Avoid walking alone at night. If a student needs an escort, APO (777-3825) and USCPD (777-4215) are available. Be cautious in restrooms and stairs. Make sure exterior doors are not propped open. Sorrento Blend Cafe Espresso Iced Coffee /< Great Gourm THEGI MARKEj Proudly Phis, take advo of our coffee cai Buy eight and i (our biggest c 15-50% Off All Bra Ray-Ban, Revo, Maui J Oakley*, Hobie, Killer L Gargoyle, Vaurne 'Oaklev excuded expires 01/31/97 i <3Q 1-800-Kfl www.kaplc *MCAT is a registered trademark of the Assc A * ti double r nquire about the availability of a pri- K rate room. h The names of students who do lot find a roommate and do not want d i private room will be put in a hat. o The students pulled will be required o move to another half-filled room u >y 8 a.m. Feb. 16 according to Gretchen h ifety tips Don't get on an elevator with someone who looks suspicious and stand close to the elevator controls. Keep windows and doors locked. Utilize USCPD Operation I.D. Report any suspicious activity to USCPD as soon as possible. Any group, residence hall or department interested in holding or attending a presentation with more information on campus safety can call Gallman at 777-7786. LaMe Cappuccino zed La tie Iced Mocha et Pastries RAND rrrvr a / ? 1 %et the next one free! if the year) inds including: lim, Stussy, Arnette, oop, Costa Del Mar, t, and Anarchy HsHIHr 1 ^ css>. Classes p are I filling up! Call now to enroll! I Classes for the L, I I April exam begin nn bnnflrv 91 ?<sS? P-TEST in.com iciation of American Medical Colleges. * oom notice Loehler-Shepley, associate director of ousing. 31 Koehler-Shepley added that stu- 31 ents will not be forced to move to an- ^ ther floor or a different building. The consolidation plan will only be ^ sed on floor that have two or more u{ alf-empty rooms. Ci / ^PALM Ca Partnership EALM Body & So 728 Pickens St. Program: "Chi 799-7363 Wed Welcome! Sunday I A %T-rVft M- A TAT7- T JL AIN JJ1V1AKIV I SPECIALIZING IN & UPTOWN C FOR SALES: 799-085 SENATE PLAZA, W PARK riRri F pr.Ar BARNWELL COLON1 FOR ALL YOUR RE^ ThlsT^^ #r I 8:00 pm Rt Sponsored b} c; T i jfefefcx:. - ^ Sljxj; USS^lS thursd I is mailed In other housing news, applications e now available for rooms in Preston ldNADA. Applications for Preston are avail>le at the Central Housing Office, Preon or the Horseshoe housing office. ?i:?u M A r\ A ppiiuauuiid iui nnua urn uc piwv.cu ) at the Central Housing Office or the apstone area office. mpus Ministry ' Amona Lutherans and Methodists ul: Wednesday, 6:00 p.m. ildren Among the Homeless" nesday, 5:30 p.m. Worship: 5:30 p.m. RESOURCES THE USC AREA OLUMBIA 9 OR 888-799-0859 ILSHIRE HOUSE E ON THE GREENE, Y, PLAZA CENTRE. IL ESTATE NEEDS FREE*FREE'FREE it Steep all day Party all night. jL Never grow old Never die. J It's fun to be a vampire Wff + Mb BMl ' I Theater / Carolina Productions v/^ new dj meeting ay |an 22 7:30 pm RHUU 305 Bookstore bit fmgal-mindei BOOKSTORE continuedfrom page ot one wants to make a profit; that is what business is about," Hornsby said. Long said the bookstores also have to cover overhead, personnel costs, salaries for workers, utility costs, postage and freight. "Any business that is labor intensive has high costs," Long said. A percentage of sales for books at TT_: D?l.?i ? TTCr? university uuuasiuic gucs tuwaius uuv scholarships as well. Long would not give the exact percentage, however. Some students also complained that, when professors order books from only one bookstore, this creates a monopoly which allows that bookstore to hike prices even more. Long, however, denied this was the case. "If instructors order exclusively from us, we welcome it," he said, "but we won't price the book any differently than if all the bookstores have it." "I paid the same price for a new book as I did for a book that looked like it had been through hell and back. Something isn't right there," business major Richona Smith said. r*t i J i i -* _ 1 J.. 11 xl_ _ 181111131 A 1^ . ITjiuv5KITJT?J|' P=VV/5I U"l b" mki \ T^v rTil I W"'W ^ 4!f|J 1 -800-KA www.kapl students wno tnea to resell tneir books from fall semester after Winter vx, >i A ^ fig (^ if jjj|3cdXi~oc?rn Of 'CKe p| 6:30pm SoXtvrd f -IT' ^r minrnwHi Ira?! @8ttK$&J 9?i ^m>> :**:-. ,4$r! i-i - rm-A- III L-3 I l-J I SB d9 Classes I the next I pencil and paper exam begin I February 19. I Call now or I come by to 111V Venroll! I 1717 st. I 9 Columbia, SC 29201 P-TEST an.com 5k k-^S||||| SHr^ - i HHHHH if that is the case, you cannot (complain) when you choose to go to a certain store," Hornsby said. "For them to make as much money as they do, though, they ^ could afford better parking." "Not everything worked perfectly this time," Long said. He did recognize that some students were having problems, and said that these problems were being worked out for next semester. # iff catted by i students # ie Break were generally not successful. Stores bought books back at a lower rate than they did before the break because the stores already had most of the used books they needed, accord ing to Hornsby. Long lines and a lack of free park- ^ ing were common right around the time classes started, but students seemed to accept this as a normal thing. "Everyone wants the good deal and