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'Che (gamecock Letters from page 1 tend the drop date,” she said. Eaddy had intended for the com niittee to help in the attempt to change the drop date. She said other com mittees were now being considered, including the Student Services Committee, which was recom mended by Ford, president of the sen ate. i Eaddy plans on meeting with the committee and inviting them to the next cabinet meeting. While no date has been set for the meeting betweer Eaddy and the committee, she said she and the chair of the committee hac corresponded via e-mail. Eaddy said the committee’s lettei wouldn’t stop the petition drive frorr going forward. “We’re going to continue with the petition,” she said. “And if the acad emics committee doesn’t want to sup port it, that’s totally understandable.’ The goal for the petition drive is to gather 10,000 student signatures. As of Thursday, between 1,000 and 1,500 signatures had been collected, Eaddy said. The effort is one of the four cor nerstones of Eaddy’s Contract with Carolina, the platform Eaddy ran on during last year’s SG elections. The university desk can be reached at gamecockudesk@hotmail.com. Athletes to collect food for charity ■ Student ath letes to aid Harvest Hope on game day by Mackenzie Craven The Gamecock Student athletes will collect canned goods from students at, the football game Saturday for Harvest Hope Food Bank. This program is part of com munity service activities for the ath letes whose volunteer work will help the organization feed 50 to 60 fam ilies daily. 1 think this may have been one of the first times we have done a project like this with Harvest Hope Food Bank on game day,” Assistant Athletics Director Kerri Tharp said. The athletes will be at the main entrances of the stadium collecting the cans. It’s a great way for the fans to show their support to the athletes and for students to contribute to the community in a small way, accord ing to Tharp. “I tliink it’s a very good thing that they are being involved and setting a good example,” sophomore nurs ing major Nikkie White said. “People look up to them; they are not just into sports.” During the month of June they helped 2,600 people. People don’t like depending on the food bank, said Dianne Hillyer in development marketing and pub lic relations. “People who come need help, but have a hard time asking for help because they are embarrassed,” she said. Most of those getting help are single moms, but there is a wide range of other recipients. The purpose of the oiganization is to offer a hand up and not a hand out, said Hillyer. Families are allowed to get help once every other month and are helped according to their needs. For example, the food bank will work around dietary restrictions or utility assistance. They also can provide ba by food and diapers. i ne iwo iuuu uuiiKb ui ouuuicxu olina are located in Florence and Co lumbia. There are 30 employees com bined that work with the organization, and they are always in need of more assistance. “It’s a good way to get the future adults of America to become phil anthropists,” Hillyer said. The banks depend on volunteers to come and help organize their food for the pantry, according to Tharp. She said the freshmen football play ers have visited Harvest Hope Food Bank and have labeled food for the pantry. Students can volunteer their time by contacting Elaine Frick at 254 4423. The university desk c;ui he reached at gamecockudesk@hotmail.com. Sports boost teen health, study says by Julie Huffman The Gamecock Sweaty, sunburned little league base ball coaches kick dirt on each other. Teenagers skip study hall so they can go carbo-loading before a game. Is it really true that youth sports result in negative impacts on teens and parents? Not according to a recent USC study that shows organized sports have a positive impact on teens' health. "Our research shows that there are many more positive health behaviors as sociated with sports than negative behav ior," said Dr. Russ Pate, a USC public health researcher. * Pate's study, published in the Sep tember issue of the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, found that kids who participate in sports are less likely to engage in risky behaviors such as cigarette smoking and drugs. They also are less like ly to be overweight and inactive. Pate's study was conducted using da ta from the 1997 Youth Risk Behavior Survey of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The study included 14,000 responses of white, Hispanic, and African American students. "The strength of the study is that it was conducted nationally and covered such a broad array of health benefits,” Pate said. The survey asked teenagers questions on dietary habits, weight loss, substance abuse, sexual activity, violence and weight. Pate's study found that 62 percent of high school students - about 10 million teens - participated in a team sport. Pate's study found numerous health benefits associated with sports participa tion. No negative impacts were found. Airport High School football coach Les Evans seems to agree with the study. "Sports help teach teenagers how to follow rules and regulations," Evans said. "It focuses their time and attention away from tilings like drugs and alcohol." Team sports require long hours of train ing, practice and play time. This helps teens stay active, social and in good phys ical shape. "If I didn't play basketball, I would n't run as much," said basketball player Rebecca Burnside, a 12-year-old at Irmo Middle School. "If I haven't practiced with my team lately, I’ll go out and run with the dog." Burnside said her family has benefit ed from team sports by giving them some thing to talk about. Sports provide ac tivities for her family to share. Burnside said her involvement with basketball really gets her dad going. "My dad is not really competitive, but he's really gotten into the sport. He does all he can do to support me. Often he'll come out and play with me," Bum side said. Dr. Pate puts his full confidence be hind the positive influences of team sports. "The potential for sports programs to impact the health behaviors of high-school students appears to be great," Pate said. "We can confidently promote organized sports activities and encourage young peo ple to take part." "I love basketball, but, Mom made it clear that school comes first,” Burnside said. The university desk can be reached at gamecockudesk@hotmail.com. September 21 • Larceny of jacket, Bates House lobby. Emma James, 32 of 4912 Burke Avenue, said she had left her Seizmore security jacket with her code book in the jacket on a chair at the Bates House lobby desk. Victim said she left the desk and stepped outside for about 2 minutes. When she returned, unknown person(s) had taken the following items: Seizmore securi ty jacket, estimated value $100, and a Seizmore code book, esti mated value $1. September 20 • Larceny ofTelevision/VCR, McMaster College. Complainant said an unknown person(s) re moved a TV/VCR from the loca tion. Complainant also said the room the property was in was secured. Complainant said the ser ial name and number was not known at this time. One 19-inch TV/VCR zenith. Estimated Value $400. • Larceny of VCR, LeConte Col lege. The complainant reports that person(s) unknown removed the following items: one Zenith brand model VCR, estimated value $80. The VCR was on a television cart, and the room was unattended and unsecured at the time. September 19 • Larceny of Bag, 1705 College Street. Janet Bainer, 26, said an unknown person by unknown means removed one small black bag from an unsecured office. Missing items include a black bag, estimated value $10, S.C. drivers license, USC staff ID card, one set of keys, state insurance card and $5 in cash. • Larceny of Calculator, USC Band Hall. Paul David Vance, 19, said person(s) unknown removed his bookbag without his permis sion. The backpack was left unse cured and unattended. The bag contained the following: one black TI-40 calculator, estimated value $150, one statistics book, estimat ed value $80, one calculus book eighth edition. Wednesday, Sept. 20 • Shoplifting, under $1,000,2527 Devine Street, Young’s, 8:15 p.m. Jessica Chambers said the suspect removed one beer from the inci dent location without paying for it. Value: $1.19 • Malicious Injury to Personal Property, 4480 Rosewood Drive, 10 p.m. David Hunter stated that unknown subject or subjects tore the coil wires off his vehicle, caus ing approximately $50 in damages to the vehicle. • Possession of marijuana, no dri ver’s license, 400 Howard Street, 10:45 p.m. Responding Officer Auld said he observed Darrellia Tyler’s vehicle jump the curb on Maple Street and Rosewood Dri ve, then speed off west-bound. The traffic stop was then made at 400 Howard Street. As Auld ap proached the vehicle, a high odor of marijuana was smelled. The suspects were asked if they had been smoking marijuana, and Tyler said yes. The suspects gave consent to be searched and had marijuana on their persons. Thursday, Sept 21 • No driver’s license, 4427 Blos som Street, 12:10 a.m. Responding Officer Hartwell stopped Valetin Chavez Sevilla’s vehicle for hav ing an expired tag. Sevilla didn’t have his driver’s license. Further investigation revealed that the tag on the vehicle was improper. Al so, the vehicle was uninsured and unregistered. The subject was then arrested and transported to the Richland County Corrections Department. • Auto break-in, petit larceny, 1825 St. Julian’s Place, 7:30 p.m. Carl Mackie stated unknown sub ject or subjects entered his unse cured vehicle and removed his wallet, $20 cash, a Wachovia debit card and a cell phone. Estimated values: $15 wallet, $20 cash, $200 cell phone and $2 other. Solicitors from page 1 confirmed the guilt or innocence of those involved, he added, it will con sider releasing the names of those USC employees that are being accused. Joe McCulloch, an attorney for one of the accused, confirmed in August that the misuse of funds involved per sonal travel expenses. According to Snyder, the case first caught the attention of the USCPD when someone inside the institute for mally complained to the university’s administration department. 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