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"Che Gamecock Businesses, Harvest Hope unite to help hunger in S.C. BY MARUXA RELANO The Gamecock It is estimated that one in four children in South Carolina goes hungry every day. Harvest Hope Food Bank, a nonprofit organization that aims to relieve hunger in central South Carolina, teamed with the tenants of the First Union Bank building last week for a food drive. “Hunger is a year-long thing; it doesn’t vary with the seasons,” Harvest Hope spokeswoman Veronica DelCastillo said. “But the community is really good about conducting food drives throughout the year.” First Union National Bank, Trizechan Office Properties and Scott McElveen, an accounting firm, conducted the food drive University Friday, Jan. 26 ■ Non-suspicious fire, 147 S. Marion St. After the fire alarm went off, RAs were alerted to the third floor of the Roost where an unnamed RA found a fire in a trash can in the trash room. The RA put out the fire before the Columbia Fire Department or USCPD arrived. The reporting officer was A. Johnson. Thursday, Jan. 25 ■ Larceny of taillights, Blossom Street Gardge. Douglas Lanier, 19, said unknown pcrson(s) by unknown means removed two laillights from his red 1998 Chevy S-10. Estimated value of the laillights is $180 The re porting officer was N. Beza. ■ Larceny of banners, MeBryde Dorm, Sigma Phi Epsilon hall. Unknown pcrson(s) by unknown means removed one skull and cross bone banner valued at $60, one Sigma Phi Epsilon banner valued at $100 and two spotlights valued at $40 from the incident location. The reporting officer was R. Whitlock. ■ Attempted grand larceny of a motor vehicle, 600 Park St. behind the Coliseum. George Washington, 35, said unknown person(s) broke out his driver’s side window then removed the ignition by unknown means. The reporting officer was A. Johnson. City Sunday, Jan. 28 ■ Public drunkenness, 830 Assembly St. Reporting officer R Gunter said he observed Jody Mack unsteady on his feet, using slurped speech and smelling of alcohol. He was found urinating behind a building. ■ Simple assault, 1200 Park St. Janies Ganey reported to police that while he was attempting to break up a fight in which two other men were engaged, the two men turned on him. Both men start ed to kick and punch him. The report ing olficer was M. Blair. ■ Assault with a deadly weapon, 1003 Ashley St. Michelle Jackson, 29, reported finding Leonard Grant, 39, lying on the ground saying he had been shot. Jackson called the police and EMS, who transported the victim to Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital. Grant told police he was involved in a verbal altercation with an older man when the man pulled out a pistol and shot him in the leg. The reporting officer was J. Braun. Saturday, Jan. 27 ■ Assault with a deadly weapon, 2300 Two Notch Road. Toy White, 23, said he saw an unknown man get shot in the right arm and the back with a handgun. The reporting officer was E. Murphy. ■ Shoplifting less than $1,000, Wal-Mart Superstore, 5240 Forest Drive. A cashier observed Olga Logvinova, 42, place a lady’s cardigan sweater worth $ 16.94 under her arm and exit the store without paying. Trees need protection, too, says Columbia City Council BY EUGENE KODILLO The Gamecock A recommendation for a trge protection, landscaping and buffer yard ordinance was discussed this past Wednes day when the Columbia City Council met at Hand Middle School. The proposed Tree and Appearance Commission would authorize the plant ing, care and protection of public trees, according to city officials. The proposed ordinance is similar to existing ordinances in Charlotte, NiC, and Fulton County, Ga. It would preserve hardwood trees with diameters more than 24 inches and softwood trees more than 30 inches in diameter. The ordinance, which covers timber harvesting, would punish non-compliers with a maximum fine of $500 per viola tion. Overall, most City Council mem bers agreed the ordinance was a step in the right direction the city should take. Some area residents voiced concents ‘I want our city to be developed more like Hilton Head and less like Myrtle Beach.’ Mark Sally Columbia Resident about overdevelopment issues. “I want our city to be developed more like Hilton Head and less like Myrtle Beach,” said Columbia resident, Mark Sally. Other citizens agreed with Sally and his views of Columbia’s appearance, and some of them expressed their feelings to Council. “It’s a matter of appearance and pride in our community. It makes us like our community better and it makes us feel more committed to it,” Columbia resi dent Joint Stucker said. Not all of the citizens present were in favor of the ordinance. Columbia resident Mark Watson came to the location as the lone oppo sition to the proposed ordinance. “What a man does on his own prop erty should be his own business,” Wat son said. Watson felt that this ordinance would raise the property value increasing home prices for people moving into the area. “Please consider the fact that this will increase the cost of a home, a new home, developed in our area,” Watson said. The city desk can be reached at gamecockcitydesk@holmail.com Want to help people In/^A Carolina and the world? iOCAU INTERNATIONAL I Internships NOW AVAILABLE!! Come to an information meeting and find out how you can: • Gain Valuable Work Experience • Make Life Long Friendships • Potential to Earn Academic Credit • Receive Financial assistance • Change Someone's Life!! informational Meeting Tuesday, January 30,2001 • 6:00 pm Russell House University Union Room 305 Dobson Volunteer Service Program UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA The Dobson Volunteer Service Program is a Capstone Service Experience at the University of South Carolina. Applications are available in the Campus Activities Center, Student Government, and the Russell House Information Center. The application DEADLINE is February 9, 2001 at 4:00 pm Questions? Contact the Office of Community Service Programs @ 777-5780 v b v; Gov. Hodges proposes $636 million budget for bridge construction by Brooke Bryenton The Gamecock Gov. Jim Hodges released a proposal earlier this month outlining a $636 million budget for the construction of a new Cooper River Bridge. The bridge will replace the John P. Grace Memorial and Silas N. Pearman bridges, built in the 1920s and 1966, respectively. The S.C. Department of Trans portation is studying preliminary plans for the 3.1-mile, eight-lane bridge, which will run from Mount Pleasant to Charleston. SCDOT Communications Director Pete Poore said, “on the Charleston side, the bridge would start north of the existing bridges.” “It would cross over the old bridges somewhere in the middle of the river and ‘touch down’ ... south of the old bridges on the Mount Pleasant side.” Construction is expected to begin in early summer and last three to five years. Traffic won’t be impacted significantly because the two present bridges will remain open during construction. Budget Cuts from page 1 university — potentially chasing other students away.“If the cut’s at 15 percent, there’s no way that tuition in creases would make up the difference,” lie said earlier this month. In addition to tuition increases, “you’re talking about programs to cut, enrollment limitations,” Palms said. “That’s painful.... and that would not be a good sign, both for the students "^CCOUNT^ REPRESENTATIVES NEEDED! accepting applications for the position of Account Representative to sell advertising to local businesses for the Spring 2001 semester. $ Earn Excellent Commissions & As You Gain Great Experience ^ calling on local businesses^ and ad agencies. We are looking for outgoing, energetic, organized students with a fexible schedule and dependable transportation.^ If interested, apply in person at: STUDENT MEDIA 3rd Floor, Russell House, Room 343 sy we’re trying to recruit, [and] for the faculty we’re trying to recruit here.” According to Director of Stu dent Life Jerry Brewer, some colleges might have to wait to fill positions if professors leave.“That college may or may not be able to fill that position in a timely manner,” he said. But problems could also arise in attracting quality faculty in the first place.“The marketable person is go ing to go where the resources are,” Brewer said. Ford said lie was worried about the message such a cut would send to the citizens of South Carolina about high I er education. “It’s sending a message I to the citizens of the state, to the par ents of the state, that we’re not ! giving it a high priority,” he said. ' The university desk can be reached at ) gamecockudesk@hotmaH.com Campus Calendar I Monday, Jan. 29 ■ Meeting: Student Incubator In j terest. 6 p.m., RH 304. Wednesday, Jan. 31 ■ Meeting: Student Incubator In terest. 6 p.m., RH 315. ■ Speaker Date rape survivor Katie Koestner. 7 p.m., RH Theater. , ■ Meeting: USC Bisexual Gay Lesbian Alliance 8 p.m., Gambrell 201. Thursday, Feb. 1 ■ Meeting: Students Associated for Latin America. 7:30 p.m., RH 205. Saturday, Feb. 3 ■ Book-signing; Author K. Thomas Oglesby, What Black Men , Should Do Now: 100 Simple Truths, Ideas, and Concepts. 1-3 p.m., Books-A-Million on Harbi son Boulevard. To add your events to I our calendar, email us at gamecockudesk@hotmai.com Sverdrup Civil, Inc., one of three firms participating in the bidding, released four conceptual designs. These included a cable-stayed bridge, a center-tiered arch bridge and a self-anchored suspension bridge. It will cost an estimated $16.1 million to demolish the two existing bridges. SCDOT has given residents the chance to voice their opinions about the new bridge, which will accommodate bicycle and pedestrian traffic. Interchanges will span off the bridge at Mount Pleasant and Charleston, with ramps at Morrison Drive and Wingo Way. SCDOT expects to accept a bid and sign a contract in May. “The people of Charleston will have the bridge they deserve — with no tolls, no half-measures and no further delays,” Hodges said. “Now we can build the bridge the Low country needs and the entire state can be proud of.” The city desk can be reached at gamecockdtydesk@hotmaNxom from their offices at 1441 Main St. They put boxes on each floor and signs in the elevators urging employees and customers to contribute nonperishable food. “Wfe are doing different things to promote this,” said Linda Caughman of Scott McElveen. For example, First Union Bank gave their employees the opportunity to wear jeans to work on Friday if they brought four cans of food with them. The businesses collected food during the day, and Harvest Hope Food Bank collected it each night and stored it in its warehouse. The food is distributed to different agencies, churches and shelters who come to Harvest Hope for help. For Caughman, the goal is “giving something back to the community.” Recently, their work was publicly re warded when Secretary of State Jim Miles included them in his “Angel’s List,” an award that recognizes the work of charitable organizations that use the majority of then money on programs for those in need rather than on administrative and fund-raising costs. “The organizations on the Angel’s List create a better quality of life and keep the giving spirit in the Carolinas,” Miles said of the ten organizations on this year’s list. The tenants of the First Union Bank building chose to contact Harvest Hope to help coordinate a food drive “for doing what they do and doing it so well, Caughman said. Laura Anderson, a third-year French, Spanish and International Relations major in the Honors College at USC, collaborated for two years with Harvest Hope Food Bank. With Harvest Hope Food Bank, “you can help on a very direct level—everybody can go out and buy a few cans of food,” Anderson said." You are not building a house for someone, but you are still helping, ” In 1999, more than seven million pounds of surplus food were distributed by Harvest Hope Food Bank. The organization was created in 1981. It works in 18 different counties in central South Carolina and serves more than 360 agencies, including churches, soup kitchens, youth homes, residential shelters, treatment facilities, children’s homes and emergency food pantries. During the past Christmas season, 100,000 pounds of food were collected by the organization. The city desk can be reached at gamecockdtydesk@hotmafl.cori King from page 1 the crowd and provide a short history of the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday. “This is a day for us to remember the legacy of a great man who has taught us so much and who did not live in our era, but has touched all of us,” Eaddy said. “It is not only about remembering the dream, but everyday living the dream.” Williams, the keynote speaker, described his own experiences during the Civil Rights Movement. He spoke or his rise from poverty, his feeling toward King and his gratitude to everyone for contributing in the celebration. “Yes, we are a part of an inescapable network of mutuality,” Williams said. “Take this commitment with you today because not only will you make the University of South Carolina on it’s 200th birthday celebration a better place for students to come, but you will make this world a better place to live in.” The university desk can be reached at gamecockudesk@hotmail.coni