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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,
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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
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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.
The campaign’s goal was twice in
creased from 1998-1999: from the
original $200 million target to $250
million in December 1998, and
from there to $300 million in Octo
ber 1999.
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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
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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."
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