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Carolina News Parking from page 1 versity has always had a good amount of parking reasonably close to campus,” Snyder said. And as to possible parking problems in the coming semesters re sulting from the “green spaces,” Snyder said the end result of the Master Plan would be worth any temporary grief. “There might be some inconvenience, but in the long run the students will be better off,” Snyder said. While students could be ultimately better off, at least two businesses that op erate out of the Russell House, The Grand Marketplace and the Russell House Book store, could be adversely affected by the loss of close parking spaces. Mike Griffin, food service manager for Russell House student dining area The Grand Marketplace, expressed concern for the restaurant’s business as well as how the lack of close parking could af fect employees. Not only could The Grand Marketplace’s business with commuting students decline, Griffin said, but em ployees who relied on handicapped park ing in the lot beside the Russell House are going to be placed at a disadvantage. “There’s going to be more compe tition for handicapped parking around the building,” Griffin said. But, Griffin said what upset him the most was that he wasn’t even aware of the parking lot conversion until con crete started flying. Russell House Bookstore manager Michael McLauchlin is anticpating some negative effect, but said it’s too early to tell how much the store’s business will suffer. “I don’t know how much that lot is a player [in our business],” McLauchlin said. “I know we’re going to see some result, I just don’t know how big. It will take about a week to see a trend in sales.” However, McLauchlin said some times the lot hurt the store more than it helped, inconveniencing vendors mak ing deliveries because every space in the lot was already taken. He added that he would discourage those who would crit icize USC too harshly for parking woes. “I’ve been on a lot of university cam puses and parking is always an issue,” McLauchlin said. “I don’t think I’ve been on any campus where the parking is great” To offset business losses, McLauch lin said the bookstore will be validating an hour’s worth of parking at the Bull Street Garage for customers who make a purchase of $10 or more. The first phase of the “green spaces” project, clearing out concrete and laying down grass, is scheduled to be complet ed by the fall. Write for Wnt (Bamccock this summer! We need writers for News, Sports, etCetera and Viewpoints. Call us at 777-7726, or come by Russell House 333. MONDAY'S 7:15 AM Instructor's Choice Aerobics Studio WEDNESDAY'S 7:15 AM Instructor's Choice Aerobics Studio FRIDAY'S 10:30 AM Cardio Jam Aerobics Studio CLASSES ARE GOING ONNOW THROUGH AUGUST 2,2000 | ■HHT L 3* ORT CM*. 51xipiled by ■Miranda LaLonde Wednesday, June 7 • Disorderly conduct, Responding of ficer found subject was unsteady on his feet, with slurred speech and a strong odor of alcohol about his face and person. The subject was placed under arrest for disorderly conduct. Thursday, June 8 • Operating unisured vehicle, alter ing driver’s license, disregarding traf fic signal, Barnwell Street. Police of ficer saw subject run a red light on Barnwell Street from Pendleton Street. The vehicle had no visible tags. The officer stopped the car at Gregg and Gervais streets. The sub ject said he had no insurance. The of ficer oberved the subject had altered his driver’s license. The subject was arrested. Friday, June 9 • Simple assault, Pendleton and Sumter streets. The victim stated the victim and subject had a verbal ar gument. The subject pulled out a box cutter and threatened the victim be fore fleeing the scene. The subject was apprehended, but the victim did not press chaiges. Monday, June 12 • Illegal use of telephone, Towers of fice. The victim stated the subject made three threatening phone calls to his USC place of work. Witness es verified that the calls were made to the Towers office. The victim want ed to press chaiges. King from page 1 ories, Attorney General Janet Reno or dered the new probe Aug. 26,1998, even though the assassination had previously been studied by two Justice Department investigations, a U.S. House commit tee and the Shelby County, Tenn., dis trict attorney’s office. Last December, a civil court jury in Memphis ruled in favor of the King fam ily, which had sued Jowers for wrongful death. That jury concluded that Jowers and “others, including government agen cies” conspired to assassinate King. The new Justice Department probe rejected those findings as well, although King’s son Dexter had said after the ver dict: “We know what happened. This is the period at the end of the sentence.” The Justice investigators found: — • “Neither the lowers nor the Wil son allegations are substantiated or cred ible.” • “The allegations relating to Raoul’s participation in the assassination, which originated with James Earl Ray, have no merit.” • “There is no reliable evidence to support the allegations presented in King vs. Jowers of agovemment-directed con spiracy involving the Mafia and Dr. King’s associates. • found insufficient evidentiary leads remaining after 30 years to justify further investigation” of suggestions by the House Select Committee on Assas sinations in 1979 and the Shelby Coun ty district attorney in 1998 that Ray’s surviving brothers may have conspired with him. “We recommend no further feder al investigation ... unless and until reli able substantiating facts are presented,” the Justice investigators concluded. $9 per car • (803)685-7999 FROM COLUMBIA 011-20 WEST. TAKE EXIT 33. TURN RIBHT ON HWY 39. 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