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the Gamecock — Monday, October 9 • Disorderly conduct, 600 block of Sumter Street Reporting officer E. Pereira observed Jeff Medlock ap proaching and talking with people in an aggressive manner. Pereira then stopped the subject and noticed that he was drunk. Subject was later ar rested and transported to Richland County Detention Center. * Suspicious activity, assisting other agency, Earth and Witer Science build ing. M. Moore stated that he saw Ai bert Wright, 38, at the above location acting in a suspicious manner. Upon stopping the suspect, it was found out that Wight had an outstanding bench warrant from the City of Columbia. A Columbia police officer was con tracted and made the arrest. r_t_n.A.i_o ^uuunj, va-iuuc 1 u • Larceny of jewelry. South Quad. A female resident of South Quad stat ed to police that unknown person(s) entered her domi room and removed the following items: nursing textbook, Nokia cell phone, a 14K gold bracelet, a 14Kgold cross, a blue topazine 10K ring, a 1 OK gold panda ring, a 14K gold initial ring, a 10K garnet ring and a pair pearl-studded earrings. Esti mated value: $840. Reporting officer: C. Firebaugh. • Lost Property, Russell House Ball room. Omar Dingle stated to police that while at a function in the Russell House Ballroom he found a Sprint PLS cellular phone on the floor. Police are willing to give over the phone to the proper owner upon fur ther description. Reporting officer: M. Gooding. • Malicious injury to real property, Calcott roof top. A USC employee reported to police that unknown per sons) cut the cable wire to a ra diometer. Estimated value: $150. Re porting officer: D. Friels. Tuesday, October 10 • Malicious damage to real property, 239 Three Rivers Apartments. The complainant, Frances Jackson, reports that tire suspect, her son’s father, stayed overnight about two weeks ago. Some time between then and Oct. 10, the suspect returned to the incident lo cation and broke two locks on the slid ing glass door, preventing the door from being locked. Jackson said she would prosecute. Estimated dam age: $100. Reporting officer: J. Romine. • Drunkenness, 700 Saluda St. The re porting officer, R. D. Cook, observed the subject, Jeremiah Moultrie, drink ing a beer and stopped to interview him. Because the subject was unsteady on his feet, had a strong odor of alco hol about him and had slurred speech, Cook determined the subject’s be havior was offensive to the public. Moultrie was arrested and transport ed to Richland County Detention Cen ter. Monday, October 9 • Trespassing after notice, 100 Rip plemeyer Ave. The reporting officer, Lyman Gibbs, stated that he observed the suspect walking across the park ing lot of the incident location. The suspect, Antonio Sumpter, is known by name and sight as a trespasser in the area. He has prior arrests for the offense. He was arrested and trans ported to Richland County Detention Center. • Missing person, 2328 Senate St. The complainant, Maria Maywood, re ported that her daughter, a juvenile, left to go to a friend’s house to get a pair of tennis shoes and didn’t return. Her friend’s name is Maya, but her last name is unknown. Reporting of ficer: Bowman, • Burglary, petit larceny, 2921 Pruitt Drive. Tire victim, Marion Rees, re ports that an unknown subject, by un known means, entered her resi dence through the rear and removed about $5 in Spanish currency. Rees stated she couldn’t find anything else missing. Estimated value: $5. Reporting officer: A.J. Williams. Victim from page 1 Welch, he saw a tear roll down McVeigh’s cheek. “I could see in that moment the love that father had for his son,” Welch said. McVeigh’s daughter also started cry ing, and Welch took her head in his hands and said, “Honey, I don’t want your brother to die. The three of us are in this together, and I will everything I can to prevent it.” Welch realized that this man and his family were grieving just as much as he was, maybe even more. Welch re alized that McVeigh may not feel com fortable telling people about his son and his accomplishments because of his crime. Unlike Welch, who has so many stories and accomplishments about Julie that he can brag about. Welch’s story affected every person in the room, as tears were seen to roll down the faces of more than one per son. He tours the nation, speaking and telling his story to many people, in ef fort to end the death penalty. The speech was featured for the an nual Cardinal Bernadin Lectureship, be cause it discussed seeking God for help during trying times. In a closing statement to his speech Welch said, “If Jesus came to South Carolina tomorrow he wouldn’t come to this beautiful university, hf wouldn’t go see the beautiful capital building, or the beautiful neighborhoods.’^ He said, “Jesus would go straigh™ to death row, because we have to re member that he too was on death rowa before he was crucified. And if there was an execution scheduled down there tomorrow you can forget about pulling the switch, because he’s not going do it,q so how can we?” irjj The university desk can be reached at gamecockudesk@hotmail.com. rt "1 Job and Resource Fair to aid - L# disabled people receive jobs . by Jennifer Carter The Gamecock The Columbia Mayor’s Committee on Employment of People with Dis abilities will host a Job and Resource fair for people with disabilities on Tuesday, Oct. 24 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Print Shop on 3901 Ensor Ave. Several companies in the Midlands area such as Colonial Life, SCANA, Sears, the Department of Corrections and many other state agencies are expected to at tend. The fair will be open to people witli disabilities that are seeking employment, including college students seeking part-time employment or internships. The Committee will also have a table set up at the State Fair, Oct. 5-15 in the Hampton Building. Those interested can stop by the exhibit to learn more about the Committee and the different services that they offer in addition to the job fair, such as training sessions on resume writ ing and interview skills. “The Job and Resource Fair is a won derful opportunity for people with dis abilities to find out about employment possibilities as well as for companies to 1 recruit outstanding employees,” said Marge Butler, an advocate for persons with disabilities and a member of the Committee. The Committee is made up entirely of volunteers who want to make things better for others. “We want to reach out to people in the community and help individuals with disabilities to move forward,” Butler said. “We also want to get more employers interested in hiring people with disabil ities. It has proven to be a positive ex perience for employers who have par ticipated in the fair in the past.” The Job and Resource Fair is an an nual event, and each year it grows, draw ing more employers and more people from the Midlands and surrounding ar eas. Many successful matches of com panies and employees have been made in past years, and the committee mem bers hope to do even better this year. People interested in finding a job should bring copies of their resume and come prepared to interview for positions. According to the South Carolina Vo cational Rehabilitation Department, or thopedic deformity or impairment, heart and circulatory conditions, mental re ' T & tardation and hearing impairments were(a most common of the ailments they help‘d rehabilitate. In 1997,993 people suffer-:: ing from orthopedic problems were re-.,: habilitated and put back into the work.u force. ,i i Mental, personality or intelligence,-, disorders topped the list in 1997, with 4,497 cases rehabilitated for that year. These disorders comprised more than half of all the ailments dealt with by the department that year. Jl South Carolina is above the nation-1» al average in several areas concerning re-*3 habilitation and employment. Accord ing to the Department’s Web site, 9911 percent of its clients are competitively employed, 9 percent above the national,^ average. Also, the average weekly wage„t is more than $50 higher than the national | average. For a person to be considered reha- ’ bilitated he or she must be engaged irr° gainful employment, according to the-1 S.C. Vocational Rehabilitation Depart ment. tJ5 AfJ The city/state desk can be reached at gamecockcitydesk@hotniail.com. Apply now for the South Carolina Semester Program for Spring 2001. The South Carolina Semester Program offers USC students the chance to gain jj valuable work experience as a paid intern | with South Carolina State Government and earn six hours credit for GINT 379 and a $2,000 stipend. Participating students work as staff with the General Assembly ... the Governor's | office... policy-making committees... li and key state agencies. Students also attend one class a week for lectures and 1 discussions with top state government officials. And students in the program earn $2,000 for the semester! To be eligible, students must have junior | status and a 3.0 GPA. Students from all majors are invited to apply. Enrollment is m limited to 12 participants - so don't delay. 3 Deadline for submitting your complete application is 5:00 pm on Friday, October 27,2000. $ \ The South Carolina Semester Program. Earning credit. Making money. Helping set public policy. Are you up for it? : * 171 To apply, submit an application, current transcript, three letters of recommendation ond a typed statement telling how the S.C. Semester — Program fits into your academic and career goals. • Application forms can be obtained from the Institute of Public Affairs, room 1106 of the Corolina Ploza; the SC Honors College Office, room 201 of Harper's College; or the Department of Government and International Studies, room 349 Gambrel). Students on USC compuses outside Columbia should ask their chancellor or dean for application materials. s*-# i i I Most USC £ Students have * 0to4 , drinks when they Party! |