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Ito 0amecocl? Friday, September 22 • Driving undo: suspension, possession of crack cocaine with intent to distrib ute, possession of a firearm bn school property, comer of Lincoln and Blos som. Reporting officer while respond ing to complaint of a male subject, lat er identified as Farion Brown, loitering in the N-parking lot behind the Colise um saw a suspect matching Brown’s de scription driving away from the scene. The officer followed Brown to the cor ner of Lincoln and Blossom and made a routine traffic stop. While being in terviewed, Brown confessed that he had no license. After calling for back up, ♦ — A _1 _* U ” H UUUV1 IU1VOV for DUS. Upon inventory of Brown’s car, one of the officers at the scene discovered almost 20 white-yellowish rocks believed to be crack cocaine un der the driver's seat. Upon further in spection of the car, a Marlin .22 rifle and several bullets were found in the trunk. Thursday, September 21 • Larceny ofBooks, room 514 Douglas Dorm. Two victims stated to police that unknown person(s) by unknown means did steal from their unsecured room about $200 worth of books. Including one criminal justice book, one Spanish book, one English book and an Ameri can history book. • Domestic Dispute, outside East Quad Complaint called in reported that some one came into the lobby and said some guy was throwing a girl around by the oak tree outside the dorm. When re porting officer arrived on the scene, he found the victim, but the suspect Donnie Eson, 18, had already left the scene. After interviewing the victim she said to police "that what happenec was her fault, she came to USC prop erty." The victim also said she refusec to press chaiges in the case. The offi cer noted that the only injury to the vic tim was a cut on Iter arm. Sunday, September. 24 • Auto break-in, petty larceny, 1739 Blanding St. Patrick Harmon reported that an unknown subject or subjects used a Brick to smash out the passenger side window of his vehicle to remove one Panasonic CD player. No serial number of the player was available. Estimated value: $60, estimated damage: $150. • Simple assault, malicious destruction of private property, 4036 Webb Court. Tonya Renee Atchison said an unknown subject grabbed her by the arm caus ing scratches following a verbal alter cation. The suspect then took the vie tun s BellSouth mobile phone and broke the key-pad cover. No medical treat ment was required. Estimated dam age: $25. Saturday, September 23 • Driving under suspension, loud noise, 2400 Washington Street. Reporting Of ficer Sanders heard loud music in the area of the incident location. He noticed the noise was coming from the vehi cle of the suspect, Thomas Ricltard Green Jr., as the suspect approached the in tersection of McDuffie and Washington streets. Green's drivers license was under suspension for failure to pay a traffic ticket, according the South Carolina Highway Department. The sus pect was arrested and transported to jail while his vehicle was towed. • Resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, drunkenness, 2300 Taylor St. Report ing Officer White responded to the in cident location for a civil disturbance involving the suspect, Danny Smith. Up on arrival, White observed Smith block ing the paths of motor vehicles and pedestrians while begging for money. Smith smelled of alcohol and began to physically resist arrest when White at tempted to arrest him. White had to physically subdue him and place him in handcuffs. Friday, September 22 • Burglary and petit larceny, 2702 Devine Ct -• ___ ... . ill IUJ 1VJ1U1 IW II1UL Ull Ull known subject or subjects cut the screen and shed window of Devine Foods and reached through the bars to steal 10 pound boxes of Eagle brand shrimp. Tifas also said the subject or subjects pushed over a laiger freezer in order to reach the freezer containing the shrimp. Es timated value: $150 •Failure to surrender suspended drivers license, simple possession of marijuana, possession of crack cocaine, 2500 Gor dan St. Reporting Officer Williams ob served the suspect, Latasha Michelle Kennedy, operating her vehicle in a sus picious manner consistent with drug ac tivity in the area. A search of the vehi cle and tire suspect's belongings produced evidence of a suspended drivers license, two liand-roiled cigarettes frill of a green leafy substance believed to be mari juana and a yellowish rock-like sub stance that tested positive as crack co caine. Fund-raising goal increased, might take more time to reach ■ $500 million goal could be reached by-2003 by Brandon Larrabee The Gamecock University officials seemed con fident Friday that USC could raise the half a billion dollars now unofficially set as the goal of the university’s Bi centennial Campaign - if not by the original target date of 2001, then by 2003. The officials gave credit to a strong economy for the University’s success in passing its goal 15 months early, and said it would be a mistake to stop now that the campaign has reached its goal. USC Vice President for Development, Charles Phlegar, who heads the Uni versity’s fundraising efforts, said lie’s almost certain USC will reach its new goal. "I have a great deal of confidence that we’ll achieve that goal," Phlegar said. As far as whether the university would reach its goal by 2001, Phlegar said the university was "leaving that a little open." "But we ought to be able to ac complish it by then," Phlegar said. "That’s our intention." Chairman of the Board of Trustees William Hubbard said he has long sup ported increasing the goal. "I was absolutely supportive, and have been for months, of the idea of increasing the goal for the cam paign," he said. Whether the University can raise the money isn’t the question, Hubbard said. "The only question is when. And I believe we will accomplish it by the end of 2001," Hubbard said. But raising the money won’t be easy, Hubbard added. "It will be hard, but it can be done," he said. "It will require tremendous effort." According to USC spokesman Ja son Snyder, the campaign has been ex tended for two to five years. The new goal is 2003, Snyder said, but even that isn’t set in stone. "We have not tied ourselves down to anything less than a 10-year cam paign," Snyder said, doubling the amount of time originally designat ed for the campaign. Phlegm credited the "tremendous economy we’re in" for USC’s current economic situation and said people around the state were realizing USC’s importance to South Carolina’s for tunes. "Your flagship university has to be of great quality," he said. Snyder said the economic boom had benefited alumni, who are then interested in giving back to the uni versity. "This campaign helps give them that opportunity," he said, adding that the university is still attempting to get in touch with some alumni. With all of those factors con tributing to the University, it wouldn’t make sense to end the campaign here, Phlegar, Hubbard and Snyder agreed. "It really would be a real mis take to stop right now," Phlegar said. He pointed to the University’s need to attract and retain National Merit Scholars at the university, get high-quality professors, and provide more graduate fellowships. "These three areas are press'' -'; needs for the university," Phlegar said. Snyder also said it made no sense to stop at $300 million. "Things are going well. Why should you stop when you’re on an upswing?" he said. Hubbard said more funds were nec essary to make South Carolina a high quality university. "To compete and have the kind of institution we all want to have, this is something that we needed to do and must accomplish," he said. To become official, the increase must gain the approval of the board of trustess. But Hubbard said he didn’t think that would be an issue, since the bo>-d had been involved in raising the goal. "The leadership of the board was instrumental in the setting of this new goal,” he said. Snyder said Palms had spoken with members of the board and felt confi dent that there was enough support for the proposal. If the proposed increase gets al- j most assured approval by the Board ; of Trustees at their Oct. 19 meeting, it would mark the third time in two years that the goal has been increased. 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WE OFFER A VERY COMPETITIVE SALARY, BENEFITS, AND A CHANCE TO MAKE AN I IMPACT ON AN EVER-CHANGING INDUSTRY WITH AN ESTABLISHED COMPANY I CAMPAIGN from page 1 1998 the goal went from $200 to $250 million. It moved again in October 1999 from the $250 million to $300 million. While highlighting the achieve ments of the fund-raiser on the Horse shoe, Palms gave a lot of credit for the success of the campaign to USC’s Na tional Advisory Council. The council, which helps lead the fund-raising ef forts, is made up of business and com munity leaders. South Carolina’s Secretary of Com merce, Charlie Way, who chairs USC’s National Advisory Council, said the university must not let up on its fund-raising efforts in economic good times. "The success of this campaign has been outstanding," Way said. "The pos itive momentum that people are see ing at the university, thanks to the lead ership of President Palms and the Board of Trustees, makes the decision of whether or not to continue this cam paign easy. There are still too many needs the university must address, and ^ HUl U1U Wilt, IU Itl UJ./ 111 UU1 J7U1 - suit for excellence." Palms also thanked two former S '" governors for their help in raising mb»r ey for the university. Palms said Car roll Campbell and Robert McNair have been active in the fund-raising cam paign. McNair also gave $20 million to the university in 1998 to establish a scholarship for out-of-state students. Palms said the university had been loo successful to stop the campaign now. "It’s clear that the university has momentum on its side," Palms said. "With our nation's strong econo my, the generosity of our alumni and friends, and the great things happening at the university, this is no time to stop our capital campaign efforts." •' - -vT'A The university desk can be reached at gamecockudesk@hotmail.co-n. S M