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The Gamecock
Student Government narrowly re
jected a resolution specifically targeted
at Bull and Blossom Street Garages that
concerned parking priority issues be
tween on- and off-campus students.
The resolution failed by a 16-17 vote.
One senator, whose vote would haVe
tied the senate, abstained from the vote,
according to SG Vice Pres. Corey Ford.
The resolution, introduced by Sens.
Brian Phillips and Brian Hunter, re
quested that parking services give first
priority of available spaces in Bull and
Blossom Street Garages to students who
live within close proximity to them.
“I’m only looking out for people
that live on-campus,” said Hunter. “It’s
..only fair that people who live on cam
;pus have a place to park.”
r According to Hunter, parking ser
vices currently allocates spaces through
► a lottery in which students list their first
Land second choices of preferred park
ling.
| “It’s a complete lottery system,”
r LHunter said.
►
a The resolution was met with resis
* tance, as some believed the proposal dis
>criminated against off-campus students.
I “This resolution pits on-campus stu
Ldents against off-campus students,” said
|Sen. Krissy Stauffer.
Stauffer said that such a system would
be unfair to those students who live off
campus with disabilities and limiting fi
nancial situations.
“It is not the policy of this univer
sity or this student body to discriminate
against off-campus students,” said Stauf
fer.
Sen. Melissa Fletcher joined
Stauffer in her opposition to the reso
lution.
“We’re supposed to be promoting
the safety of all students on this campus,
not just the ones in certain areas,” said
Fletcher.
According to Sen. Hydrick Harden,
the issue should be settled according
to hours earned and seniority, rather titan
proximity between residencies and park
ing garages.
“We need to come up with a system
not based on proximity, but on hours
earned,” Harden said.
The issue of bussing was discussed
and some senators believe that it is un
fair to expect off-campus students to
have to rely on a bus system, which might
also be unsafe late at night.
Senator Jessica Lentini addressed
the opposing views of shuttle safety as
a parking solution.
“I don’t think we’re going to be
bussing rapists and murderers on these
busses,” Lentini said.
Hunter expressed his disappoint
ment in the result after the meeting and
said that the real issue at stake was stu
dent safety.
“I worry about people like my sis
ter and my girlfriend who have to
walk at night from their garages to their
dorms,” said Hunter.
Hunter said most crimes around the
dorms happen at night in the garages.
“To me, it’s ridiculous that people
have to walk far away front where they
live,” he said.
Stauffer believed that the body
reached the right decision.
“I’m glad they decided not to go for
this idea,” she said “On-campus and off
campus students should be equal in their
parking privileges.”
According to Stauffer, the lottery
system currently in use by parking ser
vices is adequate and fair.
“I think the lottery is a good idea. It
seems fair,” she said.
On the issue of student safety in re
lation to parking lots, Stauffer said that
a close parking garage didn’t equal safe
ty for students walking back to their
dorms at night.
“It’s an unsafe walk no matter what
garage you go to,” Stauffer said, “The
issue should be why our parking garages
are not safe as free-standing parking
garages.”
Absences at the senate meeting in
cluded Sen. Kenny Hinson.
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USC Crime Report
Wednesday, September 13
Larceny of laptop, Coliseum room
2044B. Vance Komegay, 42-years
old, stated to police that unknown
person(s) removed one Apple
Powerbook G3 laptop computer
from his unsecured room. Estimated
value of the laptop is $3,238.
Larceny of laptop, Columbia Hall
room 305A. Erica Rogers, 20 years
old, stated that unknown person (s)
removed one black Gateway laptop
computer front above location. The
room was left unscured and the
estimated value of the laptop is
$2,000.
Tuesday, September 12
Larceny of microwave oven, Byrnes
Building room 714. USC employ
ee Thelma Belton stated to police
that unknown person (s) entered the
incident location and removed a mi
crowave oven. A witness has told
police she saw a black man in his
mid 30’s wearing a ball cap, long
shorts, a white shirt and a khaki back
pack carring a microwave on the
seventh floor around the time it be
came missing. Estimated value of
the microwave is $70.
Larceny of VCR, Humanities class
room 211. A USC employee re
ported to police that unknown per
son (s) by unknown means removed
a Panasonic VCR with serial num
ber L7KN05502. The VCR was lo
cated in a unsecure place at the time
and the estimated value of the VCR
is $200.
Incident exposure, Thomas Coop
er Library. Victim stated that sub
ject sat next to her and exposed him
self to her repeatedly while
propositioning her to watch him.
The victim also stated the subject
left when she got up to leave the
circulation area. The circulation
department head said she would re
view the tapes of people entering
the library to see if she can find
someone fitting the description.
Fire (nonsuspicious), 438 Main
Street USCPD. Reporting officer
stepped into the hallway out of
the dispatch office and smelled a
strong order of smoke. After a quick
search the officer determined the
smell was coming from a light fix
ture directly above the refrigerator
in the roll call room. After calling
maintence it was determined that
the problem was a light ballast
that was overheating and melting
wires. The damaged was reported
as minimal.
Columbia Crime Report
Thursday, September 14
Burglary, petit larceny, 1308 Cook
St. The complainant, Ruth Mitchell,
stated she discovered both padlocks
had been broken off her front door
and the following items missing: one
television, one telephone, assorted '
electronics and $20 cash. Estimat
ed value: $270. Reporting officer:
McGuirt.
Auto break-in, grand larceny, 2425
Clark St., The victim, James Sul
ton, reported that an unknown per
son entered his vehicle through
an unsecured rear door and removed
one tool box with various tools ands
one sander. The vehicle was not
processed due to oxidation. Esti
mated value of tools: $2,500.
Larceny of cell phone, 3300 Farrow
Rd. The complainant, Robert Home,
stated'that he was stopped at a
stop light when an unknown male
subject, dressed as a woman, opened
the passenger door of his vehicle,
reached in and stole his cell phone.
Estimated value: $100. Reporting
officer: Marewski.
Wednesday, September 13
Petit larceny, 1500 Hampton St.
The victim, Katrina Yeiger, stated
that an unknown subject took her
purse. The purse was later discov
ered in the ladies restroom, with on
ly $5 in cash missing. Reporting of
ficer: Bengalo.
Drunkenness, unlawful weapon,
1115 Dorrah St. The reporting of- 1
ficer observed the intoxicated sus- 1
pect, Jessie James Simmons, and
placed him under arrest. A search ;
subsequent to arrest produced a knife
with an eight-inch blade that was
hidden under the suspect’s shirt. The
suspect was transported to the Rich
land County Detention Center. Re
porting officer: Marewski.
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