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University Monday, Feb. 19 ■ Suspicious activity, Columbia Hall. Student Joshua Gainey said he was approached by a stranger and asked for money and his wallet. He notified USC police 25 minutes after the incident. Re porting officer: 0. Taylor ■ Grand larceny of video camera, McMaster College. USC Media Arts employee Timothy Sox said someone removed a Sony video camera from a secured room. Estimated value: $2,400. Reporting officer: J. Rosier. ■ Larceny of license plate, Park Street parking facility. Valencie Renfro said someone removed the license plate from her vehicle. Estimated value: $25. Reporting officer: M. Crasra. ■ Civil disturbance, Patterson Hall. Student Clara Burbano said she and her roommate, Jihan Whlker, had an aigument. Burbano and Walker said this was an ongoing situation. Burbano left the room and went to get a resident adviser ,Ada Palacios. Upon their return to the room, Walker threatened them and used profanity. The suspect denied threatening Burbano and Palacios, and no changes were filed. Burbano moved to a friend’s room. Reporting officer: R. Whitlock. Saturday, Feb. 17 ■ Suspicious activity, Henderson Street garage. Student Eric Moschella said he found the flap to his truck’s gas tank open, and the cap had been removed and placed on top of his truck bed’s cover. No other visible signs of tampering were found. Reporting officer: J. Coaxum. City Monday, Feb. 19 ■ Petit larceny, Bed, Bath and Beyond, 136 Harbison Blvd. Employees said two females walked in the store and stole two bed comforters valued at about $900. Reporting officer: V. Coles. ■ Disorderly conduct, 1012 Columbiana Drive. Tracy Taylor, 39, said her neighbor was playing music loudly inside his apartment. After the neighbor was asked to turn down the music, he allegedly came over to Taylor’s residence and banged on her door and said he was going to “stab her with a knife” if she didn’t leave him alone. Reporting officer: R. Felder. ■ Malicious injury to real property. Gentlemen’s Closet, 717 Saluda Ave. Employees said someone used an unknown object to break out the front _ r _. a . .1. - a.' _r .1 ui uuc 3iuic. m me unit in uit report, nothing was known to be missing. Reporting officer: C. White. ■ Malicious injury to private property, 2002 Greene St. Alicia Branham, 24, said someone used an unknown object and shattered her vehicle’s front'windshield. Estimatde damage: $250. Reporting officer: R Gibson. ■ Malicious injury to real property, Knock Knock Club, 634 Harden St. Employees said someone dam aged the wall inside the club by drawing and writing on it with a permanent mark er. Estimated damage: $500. Reporting officer: C. Williams. I I S-s. London..$364 Paris.$426 Amsterdam.$467 Tokyo.$855 —_> rmm >X<j TRAVEL | money' I TIGHT? I EARN CASH AND SAVE LIVES DONATING PLASMA New donors can earn $65 this week! Help Sera-Tec help others by donating life saving plasma. MUST BE AT LEAST IS YRS. OLD, AT LEAST lio LBS., AND HEALTHY BRING PICTURE ID AND SOCIAL SECURITY CARI Hodges’ campaign funds grow while Republicans get late start by Charles Prashaw The Gamecock Heading into the second half of his term, Gov. Jim Hodges has already raised $2.4 million for his next run for the state’s highest political office. No Republican challenger so far has raised anywhere close to that amount. Lt. Gov. Bob Peeler, considered the leading Republican candidate, had $ 1,619 in campaign funds as of last week. Secretary of State Jim Miles had amassed $2,425, and House Speaker David Wilkins had $21,000, according to figures from the S.C. Elections Commission. Attorney General Charlie Condon’s campaign funds weren’t available as of press time. Despite Hodges’ funds, government and international studies professor Brad Gomez said the governor might have a long road ahead of him in his bid for re-election. “The governor is a first-term Democrat in a Republican state. He is going to have to do a lot of campaigning and raise a lot of money to win,” Gomez said. Gomez said the governor will probably need to use most of the money he’s raising toward buying ads. “In statewide elections like this, your campaigning has to be a little more whole sale,” he said. Even though Condon is the only Republican who’s officially announced he’ll run for governor, Gomez said four candidates would probably end up run ning against Hodges. Gomez pointed out that Miles, Peeler and Condon have all won statewide elections before, so they have experience and statewide support. Hodges’ funds come in part because of several contributors who have given at or near the maximum amount allowed to his re-election campaign. Several tobacco interests have given Hodges between $2,500 and $3,500. In addition, Cosmos Broadcasting Corp., which owns WIS-TV, has contributed $1,500 to Hodges’ campaign. Gomez said most of the contributions from sources like the Maxed out Several contributors have given at or near the maximum amount allowed to Gov. Jim Hodges’ re-election campaign. ■ Better Brands of Myrtle Beach, an alcohol distributor: $3,500. ■ Brown and Williamson Tobacco: $3,500. ■ S.C. Tobacco Association: $3,500. ■ United Parcel Service: $2,500. ■ RJR Tobacco: $2,500. ■ Penguin Putnam, a N.Y. book publisher: $3,500. ■ IBEW Education Committee: $1,000. ■ Leamingstation.com: $2,500 ■ CSX transportation: $3,500 ■ Bi-Lo: $2,500. tobacco interest aren’t uncommon because the tobacco companies will give money to two different candidates in the same race. “After the Republican primary, we should see the Republican candidate get some money from the same sources as Hodges,” Gomez said. The governor’s campaigners have said they will attempt to raise $5 million by election time. “It’s going to take that kind money to run against the inevitab negative campaign of the Republicans said Kevin Geddings, Hodges’’ campai; manager. “We’ll go on TV as soon as t Republicans pick their candidate ai nevergoofftheair.” The city desk can be reached at gamecockcitydesk@hotmail.coi Hostage from page 1 him for Lebanese prisoners held in Kuwait. The prisoners were being held for at tacking the U.S. and French embassies because they were supporters of Israel. Sutherland was in a 6-by-6 cell for the first five months of his captivity, but he said he’s not consumed by bitterness or anger as a result of the ordeal. He said he’s far more patient now. He talked about the situation in the Middle East without excusing his captors, but he said he could understand the circumstances of what was going on there at the time. “Lebanon is a highly civilized place which has been destroyed 6y young men with guns,” Sutherland said. He said Israel has caused much damage by driving out the Palestinian set tlers, invading Lebanon, where they had taken refuge and awaited “the death of Israel,” and establishing a 10-mile security zone to contain them. Sutherland called this the “insecurity zone” because it only served to upset the Palestinians. “Israel withdrew 15 years too late,” just a few months ago. President of the World Affairs Coun cil Normanne Potter introduced Sutherland as a “truly remarkable man.” “It won’t be hard for you to see,” she told the audience.“He has been through a tremendous amount of strain, and to come out of it with the positive attitude he has... it’s remarkable.” Phillip Amerson, a third-year gov ernment and international studies major who works at the World Affairs Council, was surprised by Sutherland’s positive attitude and his speech, abundant with jokes. Sutherland said he was very depressed during his time as a hostage, but, as Pc ter put it, “He has learned not to be a gry and to use his bad experiences as li lessons to help others.” Sutherland wonders whether h initial captor still wears the watch he toe from him the day he was kidnapped, $100 Seiko he’dgotten from his wife f< their 25th anniversary. 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