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Page 2 June 15 y?' Assistance Ren- r?\USCPD dered, Computer y P C Services Build- f / jj ^ ing. Victim com- VL/RE piaineu 01 naving s .?, chest pains. EMS I YjCTj and First Respon- L ders notified. Indi- | ^ vidual was trans- .... ? ported by EMS to compiled by R< Providence Hospii._1 uu. Abandoned Vehicle, Medical Park #2. Complainant said to responding officer that the vehicle has been left unattended since May 5. The vehicle was classified as abandoned. Vehicle was towed to City Gara?e for safe keeDine. June 14 Autobreaking, Larceny of a Cellular Phone, Pendleton Street Garage. Victim said an unknown person(s) entered the vehicle, which was unsecured, and removed the cellular phone. Estimated value: $150. June 13 Autobreaking, Larceny of Cassette Tapes, Blossom Street Garage. Complainant said an unknown person(s) knocked out the driver's side window of her vehicle. Once inside, persons removed 40 cassette tapes valued at $280, one cassette case valued at $15 and a pair of sun I Has the "AC 801 Main St. Cori 799-7406 glasses valued at Z <fclin ProliminQn/ / X UU11U11U1 J > I M F investigation by responding officers "PORT revealed no wit/ \\ nesses. Estimated p JJ value: $305. ^ June 12 _ __ *GrandLarceny >sahnd Harvey Qf a motor vehicle, Pendleton Garage. Victim said her vehicle was removed by unknown person(s) and unknown means. Estimated value: $3,500. Malicious injury to personal DroDertv. Medical Park Avenue. Complainant said an unknown person(s) shattered the driver's side window of her vehicle with unknown object. Nothing was reported missing. Estimated value: $200 June 10 Autobreaking, Larceny of a CD Player, S-3 Lot. Victim said unknown person(s) entered her secured vehicle by shattering the passenger side window. Estimated value: $100 Larceny of Chairs, Cliff Apartments Lobby. Complainant said an unknown person(s) took the below listed items. Two straight back burgundy cloth with wood handle chairs. Estimated value: $125 each. No force entry was made. LARGEST S Carolina Tradition Since 1i ler of Greene & Main C 799-7188 FAX i News The Gamecock 1 ?? * -V raculty sale BUDGET continued from page one is required to pay. These increases total about $1.67 million. The committee, Palms and Vice President of Business and Finance John Finan discussed the state's decreasing financial support for higher education. "(We're) not veiy optimistic for money from the state," said Palms. He said the university was falling behind in funding. "The first five years of the 90s were not very supportive of higher education," he said. Palms expressed concern that the state will give less support in the future. "If we can show (the state) the quality, they don't mind the money," Chairman Hubbard said. "We have to improve quality to maintain the goal." College of Mc DEAN continuedfrom page one is from an AAU institution, he understands our commitment to undergraduate education, he knows the value of first-class research and he is a nationally recognized scholar with integrity and administrative experience. As a dean at a large research univer I (store I election! 161" Columbia, SC 29202 [803) 799-5521 M ha ? T irk n/i ii y biLLizue i The board agreed that if the university achieves Palms' much sought Association of American Universities status, the university will get more financial support from government and private sources. The association includes universities who are recognized not only for academic quality but also for quality that extends beyond the classroom. Provost Odom presented the academic deans' side of the budget showing no increase from last year. To keep cost down, Odom suggested some departmental changes, including a possible merger of the Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering. "It's very important, there's a lot of duplication," Odom said. He said he has requested a series of studies and is particularly interested in improving ith and Scienc sity, he has demonstrated his skill in serving faculty and students and working with the industrial and research community. "He has seen first-hand the role that university research plays in stimulating economic development and knows how to help move this university toward two important goals? greats great skills... Kaplan students get the most complete test preparation material: avaiiaDie including computei-anaiy practice tests, home-study materia books, software, and a training libr And at Kaplan, we've got experieni teachers who really care. <HQ *GMAT is a registered trademark of the Gra Wednesday, June 17,1998 top priority the computer science program at the graduate level. Palms and Odom agreed that the biggest priority for the budget is high er salaries ior iacuity. In a comparison of salaries of other universities, USC pays all ranks of faculty members less. In fall 1997, USC paid a full professor about $70,000. The nearest paying school was University of Florida paid $72,300. The salaries went as high as $90,000 at the University of Virginia. Odom said he wants to concentrate on recruiting African American professors and filling four vacant dean positions. The university does plan to reallocate about $500,000, which was previously used to pay for the credit card processing fee assessed by the BUDGET page seven e gets dean Carnegie Research 1 status and membership in the Association of American Universities." Joseph Padgett, a member of the selection committee that choose Crawley agrees. "I think his varied experiences were a key deciding factor" Padgett, chairDEAN page seven cores... 3> y 'zed ls- Class begins on ary. T ^ ? ced June 24! Call 1con If AD UV/Vy-?Vi~Vl TEST to enroll. u> duate Management Admissions Council.