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CarolinaNews IQZETAKYXI i|-B I S 1a I m rFAHMOirol by Tracy Bonds Staff Writer i The Greek community is working on different activities to coincide with Car olinian Creed Week as part of a fall pro gram of different philanthropic activities. Members of Delta Delta Delta will be sitting in bathtubs around campus Thursday to trying to fill the tubs with money to benefit the Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital’s Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders center. The members of Kappa Alpha Theta worked with other students Oct. 27 to carve more than 40 pumpkins for chari ty. The money raised from the "Annual Pumpkin Carving Contest" benefited the Court-Appointed Special Advocates. "We were extremely impressed with the campuswide support of this project," Kappa Alpha Theta president Andrea Belfanti said. Chi Omega and Kappa Alpha Order held their annual Muscular Dystrophy As sociation Jail-A-Thon on Oct. 6, in which student leaders are arrested and jailed on Greene Street. The prisoners must then raise $10 each for bail. For the Halloween season, members of Tau Kappa Epsilon and Sigma Chi helped run a haunted house from Oct. 15 to 31 sponsored by the West Cayce Jaycees, who raised more than $10,000 for their Camp Hope for underprivileged children. "We worked over 1,200 com munity service hours combined between the two groups," TKE member James Munsey said. Zeta Tau Alpha recognized Breast Cancer Awareness Month by passing out shower cards, which hang in showers to remind women of how and when to do breast examinations. During October, Alpha Kappa Alpha sponsored a coat drive to donate winter coats to those in need, collecting coats from several locations around campus. t 1 " ■■■ I Columbia Pouce Nov. 1 Malicious injury to personal proper ty, Main Street. The complainant saic his girlfriend came to his place of em ployment and struck his vehicle re peatedly with the vehicle she was dri ving. She then fled the scene. The complainant couldn’t provide any in formation on the suspect's vehicle Shoplifting under $1,000, Amoco or Forest Drive. The complainant said ar unknown suspect wearing a green shirt black pants, brown coat, black shoes and black hat concealed several bottles of Budweiser beer under his coat anc left without paying. The suspect fled the scene in an unknown direction. Oct. 30 Burglary, Assembly Street. The victim said an unknown suspect threw a brick through the rear door of the victim's business to gain entry to the building. The suspect then used a brick to enter an office space by breaking a window. At the time, nothing was found to be missing. Estimated damage: $800. Oct 29 Alined robbery of an individual, Crescent Manor Apartments on Car nagie Street. A Domino's Pizza deliv ery person reports that after he com pleted a delivery, a black male suspect approached him from behind in a dark stairway. The suspect, wearing a white hockey mask, shoved a hard object in to the victim's ribs and threatened to shoot if the victim didn't hand over "everything you got." The victim gave the suspect $45 in cash, and the suspect fled on foot. Malicious injury to personal proper- • ty, Pope Street. The victim said an unknown suspect put a sticky substance, possibly syrup or honey, on the front area of the victim's vehicle. This is the third time the victim's vehicle has been vandalized in his driveway. Oct 28 Unlawful use cf telephone, Bailey Street. The complainant reports that a male suspect has called her residence five times looking for a man named "Tony." The complainant said she told the sus pect to quit calling. The reporting of ficer said he has also called the suspect and told him not to call again. Deducing an innkeeper, Embassy Suites on Stoneridge Drive. The complainant said the suspects called in a credit card number to charge the cost of a room. The complainant told the sus pects the card was rejected. The sus pects then wrote a check that was al so rejected. The suspects fled the scene without paying. YOU BORROWED YOUR ROOMMATE’S RADIO WITHOUT ASKING - DID YOU STEAL IT? CAROLINIAN CREED WEEK NOVEMBER 1 - 6,1999 Other Major Brand* Also Discounted! Sale ends 10/31/99 and canl be combined with any other offer. ATTENTION UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS WORLDWIDE r PURSUE JOB AND INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES THAT SPAN THE GLOBE ArCampusCareerCenter.com yVV The world's largest campus job fair Try drinking water for a change. (If s the dear stuff without the head.) Sure, water is good for you. V Everybody knows that. But who t knows where iF s been? Check out the V Brita® Water Filtration Pitcher. It removes chlorine, sediment and 99% of lead from your tap water. The water is so good, you may not , want to drink anything else. (Yeah, right.) v BRITA 1 Tap water, transformed."* Substances removed may not in all water. ©1999 The Brita Products Co.