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Friday, November 10
Simple possession of marijuana, Blatt
P.E. Center tennis courts. Reporting
officer M. Gooding, while on routine
patrol, observed Ryan McCain and
Marshall Darks, both 18, leaving tire
wooded area near the tennis courts en
route to their vehicles. Further in
vestigation revealed subjects to be in
possession of marijuana.
Simple assault, Columbia Hall. Re
porting officer D. Friels responded to
the incident location, where Chrissy
Taylor, 20, said her and her former
boyfriend, Jonathan Baker, were in
volved in a verbal altercation. Tay
lor said Baker grabbed her by the wrist
in a forceful manner.
Thursday, November 9
Assistance Rendered, Columbia Hall.
The 19-year-old female complainant
called police about a medical prob
lem. Reporting officer LMorales was
first on the scene and called Emer
gency Medical Services, who later
came and transported the complainant
to Baptist Medical Hospital.
Non-Criminal Mischief, Coliseum
parking lot. Teaka Davis states a soda
bottle was thfown from a car and in
advertently hit her. Davis could on
ly describe the car as “red.” Report
ing officer: D. Lewis.
Recovered property, McBryde Quad.
Complainant Jeff Mohrwinkel, 19,
brought the following items to the
USC Police Department: one Spald
ing basketball, three chairs, one um
brella and six floor mats. Mohrwinkel
said the items were found in his fra
ternity house but don’t belong to any
members of the house.
Sunday, November 12
Drunkenness, defacing a parking me
ter, 1000 Assembly Street, 2:45 a.m.
Responding Officer J. Fisher observed
the suspect attempting to break into
the parking meter located in front of
1025 Assembly Street. Fisher watched
the suspect for about five minutes,
while the suspect beat and pulled on
the meter until he loosened it from
the ground. Fisher then approached
the suspect and arrested him for de
facing the parking meter. The suspect
was unsteady on his feet, his speech
was slurred and he had a high odor of
alcohol about his breath and person.
Estimated damage to meter: $100.
Saturday, November 11
Drunkenness, 2218 Chestnut Street,
10:15 p.m. Officer G. Bellamy re
sponded to a domestic call involving
Eartha Mae Kelly and her live-in
-boyfriend. Upon arriving at the inci
dent location, Kelly had a high odor
of alcohol on her breath and person.
She had slurred speech and was un
steady on her feet. Bellamy instruct
ed Kelly to go to bed Before Bellamy
could leave, Kelly unintentionally
slammed her boyfriend’s finger in the
door, and she started a loud verbal al
tercation. She was then arrested and
transported to Richland County De
tention Center.
Carjacking, 1200 Hampton Street,
Adam’s Mark Hotel, 11:55 am. Glo
ria J. Cancryni said an unknown sub
ject took her vehicle and contents
from the incident location. The sub
ject presented an unknown make of
handgun while the victim was in the
vehicle, then fled the scene with the
vehicle.
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Auto breaking, petit larceny, 1600
Barnwell Street, 4:30 am. Anna Marie
Russell said an unknown subject or
subjects, by unknown means, broke
the front passenger side window of
her vehicle and took several items.
Estimated value of items: $80 brief
case, $15 checkbook, $90 keys, $175
CDs and case, $12 day planner. Esti
mated damage: $175.
Stations debate compromise
about low power FM stations
by Betsy Baugh
The Gamecock
The U.S. Senate recently passed the
Low Power FM (LPFM) Compromise,
allowing 10- to 100-watt FM stations to
broadcast under government regulations
and sparking a debate between local ra
dio stations on how the compromise could
affect the radio market.
Several groups, including the National
Association of Broadcasters, have opposed
LPFM, first authorized Jan. 20 by the Fed
eral Communications Commission.
Brent Johnson, program director for
WTCB 106.7, a 100,000-watt soft rock
station in Columbia, has aiguments against
LPFM because lower powered stations
could interfere with existing stations.
“This bill will not work for engineering
reasons,” Johnson said. “These low pow
ered stations would jam the frequencies.”
Johnson also aigues “the little man”
has other options to be able to speak their
voice without interfering with frequen
cies.
“This bill is designed so that the little
man can speak their voice in the smaller
community, but these stations will not be
able to be picked up well,” Johnson
said. “These problems could easily be
handled through the Internet. A Web site
would be able to reach more people.”
But Shekeese Duvall, program di
rector for WUSC, believes the motives
of commercial radio stations are different
than they claim.
“Commercial radio is in it for the mon
ey,” Duvall claims. “They are playing what
people want to hear based on ratings, hop
ing to gain a bigger profit.”
Camille Watkins, public affairs di
rector for WUSC, is in favor of the bill,
saying it opens up possibilities to poten
tial broadcasters who might not have a
chance to succeed otherwise.
“Everyone has to start somewhere
and they can only go up from there,”
Watkins said.
LPFM could allow community groups
access to airwaves using small FM
transmitters that can broadcast over short
distances, according to an FCC fact sheet
on low-powered stations.
The fact sheet also says LPFM sta
tions would belong to two classes: radio
stations with maximum power levels of
10-watts and 100-watts. The 10-watt sta
tion would reach an area with a radius of
one to two miles, while the 100-watt sta
tions would reach a radius of about three
and a half miles.
Low-powered stations would be li
censed exclusively to local entities for the
first two years of service and will be avail
able to only one licensee within a com
munity.
The bill has caused a great deal of con
troversy between larger broadcast cor
porations and those that would like to ap
ply for a LPFM license.
While small organizations would like
the opportunity to speak to the commu
nity about topics they feel important, larg
er corporations believe these station’s fie- *
quencies will interfere with the existing
radio stations.
According to information obtained
through “The Association,” a Christian
run Internet ministry, LPFM is designed
to serve very localized communities or
underrepresented groups within the com
munity. Interest in LPFM was demon
strated by thousands of comments received
from religious groups, students, labor
unions, community organizations and mu
sicians.
Further, Christopher Maxwell, sec
retary for the Virginia Center for Public
Press, believes low-powered stations would
be beneficial to communities. He said the
stations could inform communities about
safety issues and problems in a commu
nity. \
“It can knit a neighborhood togeth
er, breaking down the isolation so many
of our youth, seniors and others feel,”
Maxwell said.
Maxwell also believes the stations
could be beneficial to local artists.
“It can be a launching platform for lo
cal artists. It can give garage bands the
confidence and exposure to go on to greater
heights,” Maxwell said.
The city/state desk can be reached at
gamecockcitydesk@hotmaiLcom.
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women at the college level, whether they
are freshmen or seniors. Although you
shouldn't spend too much time obsessing
I about your diet, here are some simple things
to remember when you sit down to a meal
or grab a snack:
X Don’t skip meals (including breakfast).
Grab a granola bar, a container of yogurt,
or a bagel if you don’t have time to sit
down and eat. Running on empty is bad
for your metabolism and can adversely
affect your ability to concentrate. In fact,
eating five or six small meals (instead of
two or three big ones) each day will
increase your metabolism and help your
body burn calories even if you're just sit
ting in class!
X Remember that fad diets don’t work. Even
if everyone in the dorm swears that the
all-broccoli diet is the fast track to skinny
thighs, remember that it's never a good
idea to deprive your body of any food
group. Eating in moderation is the key to
a healthy diet.
X Do you suffer from bloating and cramping
during'your period? Sugar, alcohol, and
caffeine have been shown to increase the
severity of PMS and menstrual symptoms.
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X A hamburger doesn't have to be a guilty
pleasure. Red meat can be a healthy part
of your diet as long as you don't eat it
every day.Try turkey burgers or chicken
tacos as an alternative.
X Try to have some low fat or skim milk
once a day. Women are particularly in
need of calcium during their college years
to build bone mass and avoid osteoporosis
(weak bones) later in life. If you don't
want to drink a glass of milk, remember
that yogurt or milk on your cereal counts
as well.
X Always grab a piece of fruit or carrot stick
when you're leaving the dining hall. Even
if you don't want it right away, keep it in
your room or backpack for a snack. Keep
low-fat snacks like pretzels, graham
crackers, trail mix, or raisins in you room
for late night munchies so you won't be
as likely to order pizza or raid the
candy machine.
X Finally, there will be plenty of opportuni
ties for late-night ice cream, between
class candy bars, and emergency fast food
runs. You don’t have to stay away from
these things all the time, just listen to your
body and keep your diet as
balanced as possible.
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