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"Che (gamecock University Monday, March 5 ■ Malicious Injury to personal property, Biossom Street garage, 7th level. Virginia Sewell said someone damaged her driver’s side rear-view mirror while her vehicle was parked in the garage. Estimated value of the mirror: $294. Reporting officer: R. C. Osborne. Sunday, March 4 ■ Malicious injury to personal property, Patterson Hall. Richard Wfeiler said someone threw a water balloon out a Patterson Hall window onto his vehicle, causing damage to the windshield. Estimated value: $150. Reporting officer: C. T. Wilkes. Friday, March 2 ■ Grand larceny of motor vehicle, recovery. Spring Sports Center parking lot, 1316 Heyward St. Gary Pell said someone stole his vehicle from the parking lot. The vehicle was recovered by the Columbia Police Department. Pell said the following items were missing from the vehicle: ■One CD player. Estimated value: $400. ■ One four-channel amplifier. Estimated value: $350. ■ One 305-watt, five-channel amplifier. Estimated value: $450. ■ One speaker. Estimated value: $120. ■ One 12-inch subwoofer in the box. Estimated value: $200. ■ Four 18-inch chrome rims. Estimated value: $3,000. ■ Four tires. Estimated value: $1,000. ■ One 17-inch, 14-karat gold-linked bracelet. Estimated value: $600. ■ One radar detector. Estimated value: $100. Total damage: $6,220. On-call investigator and lieutenant were notified. Vehicle was released to owner. Reporting officer: R. A. Whitlock. ■ Larceny of license tags, Spring Sports Center parking lot, 1316 Heyward St. Jennifer Ridgway and Melissa Sandel said someone removed the tags from their vehicles. Reporting officer: N. V. Beza. Columbia Tuesday, March 6 ■ Accidental damage, 3100 Two Notch Road. Elizabeth Tilford said that, while driving through a work zone, one of the directional signs fell on her car when the wind blew it down. Reporting officer: S. Murphy. Monday, March 5 ■ Meter tampering, 2000 Hampton • St. William Radden said someone damaged city meter No. 2012. Estimated value of the meter: $350. Reporting officer: K. Battiste. ■ Information, 1901 Assembly St. Bruce Wyndham said his deposit of $63,453.18 wasn’t correct at his bank. The bank sent him a carrier deposit slip, saying the deposit was $6,715.40 short. ■ Grand theft auto, 1331 Lilly Ave. Jason Staley said his vehicle was parked in front of his residence. Upon returning from a weekend trip, he found the vehicle missing. Reporting officer: M. Menedez. ■ Attempted suicide, 1800 Richland St. A dispatcher at the Columbia Central Police Station received a phone call from someone who said another person was threatening to kill herself over the Internet on AOL Instant Messenger. Reporting officer: C. Thomas. Sunday, March 4 ■ Larceny of herbie curbie, 3515 Whlnut Ave. Cheryl Hunter said someone removed her city-issued trash can. Estimated value: $50. Reporting officer: K. Battiste. Hodges: Don’t publish autopsy photos by Valerie Matchette The Gamecock Gov. Jim Hodges spoke out Monday against the media’s publishing of private autopsy photographs and introduced plans to prevent that from happening in South Carolina. Hodges said results and photos from autopsies should be considered medical records, which would make them unavailable to the general public. To illustrate the reasoning behind his case, Hodges referred to a document published in 1981, issued from then-State Attorney General Daniel McLeod, to Georgetown County Coroner Willson Williams. Hodges sent copies of the report to coroners in each county in the state. “The details of an autopsy report are of such an intimate, personal nature concerning vivid medical allusions to parts of the human body, their description and indications of prior history. A report of this nature constitutes a medical record which is not available for public consumption,” McLeod’s report read, in part. McLeod’s words effectively authorize the medical community to decline to release autopsy information to the media at their discretion, but this would also allow them to release autopsy information if they deem it necessary, even without the permission of the deceased’s family. Hodges said officials should have the rights and responsibilities to handle the media, but the ultimate choice should go to the next of kin. “We want our coroners and medical examiners-to know that the law is on their side,” Hodges said. “Furthermore, I call upon the legislature to tighten up loopholes in our public records law so that we can protect personal privacy and human decency.” One catalyst for Hodges’ action is the death of NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt and the subsequent requests from news ‘We want our coroners and medical examiners to know that the law is on their side.’ * Jim Hodges S.C. governor media to medical officials for photos and reports about his autopsy. Earnhardt’s widow, Teresa, has taken legal action to prevent publication of the information. “Families shouldn’t have to worry about public officials releasing autopsy photos,” Hodges said. “Wfe must make sure that the pain experienced by Teresa Earnhardt and her family never occurs in South Carolina.” According to Richland County Coroner Gary Watts, because autopsy results are considered medical records, they aren’t subject to the Freedom of Information Act, so Hodges’ plan wouldn’t be a constitutional violation of the First Amendment. In fact, Watts said the plan wouldn’t make a very significant impact in the way the coroner’s office operates. This is because they release only a standardized packet of information to the media, unless there’s a specific request from a family member or an attorney if legal issues are involved. “It’s not anything different than anything we do anyway,” Witts said of the plan. The university desk can be reached at Q gamecockudesk@hotmail.com Eaddy from page 1 ■ Drop-date extension: Eaddy said her Cabinet would try to get the administration to increase the number of days students can drop a class before getting a “W.” That proposal is currently in the faculty senate Committee on Standards and Petitions, but it won’t come to the full senate before its April meeting, chairman Gary Reeves said. Eaddy also ticks off a laundry list of other accomplishments her administration has had a hand in, including the $150,000 grant Student Government won for a student incubator. It was the largest grant in SG history. Changing the Attitude Eaddy said one of the keys to her administration’s effectiveness was a can-do attitude. She said she was tired of being told Student Government couldn’t accomplish its goals. “I think we, this year, took the attitude, ‘We can do this,”’ Eaddy said. “That was what the key was.” Her successor. President-elect Corey Ford, agrees Eaddy has changed Student Government’s mindset. “She has totally changed the attitude of Student Government into an activist organization,” Ford said. But Ford also credits “a good political mind” and a strong personality. “She knows how to ... organize different issues and how they need to be brought up,” Ford said. “And also, don’t underestimate her personality. She’s all business and she gets the job done.” One part of Eaddy’s plan was to designate certain Cabinet members to take care of certain Contract goals. One of those officers was Heather Hornick, SG academic affairs director and the person who spearheaded the drop-date effort. Eaddy didn’t micromanage, but she was willing to help her Cabinet complete its goals, Homick said. “She was involved in what we were doing as much as we wanted her to be,” Homick said. Never letting a moment go Homick also remembers a football game where Eaddy begin talking to some fens about wliat Student Government was doing. “It’s almost like she never lets a moment go where she can try to reach out to the students,” Homick said Eaddy said, occasionally, she tries to forget being president. But it’s always there, she said “In the back of my mind, I know I’m always still the president,” Eaddy said. The experience has changed her. “I think, personally, I’ve stayed up a lot later this year,” she said at 12:55 a.m., laughing. “I think I’ve also grown so much,” Eaddy said. She said she’s enjoyed meeting people. One of her favorites is Norma Palms, wife of USC President John Palms. She’s also fond of Palms himself, the board of trustees, their wives and “all the students that I have met on a day-to-day basis.” “I feel like I know everybody,” Eaddy said. ‘Wherever I’m needed’ When her term ends, Eaddy said, she’ll still be around. “I help out wherever I’m needed,” Eaddy said. Ford would welcome the help. “Oh, yeah,” Ford said without hesitation when asked whether he’ll seek Eaddy’s advice. “She’s probabl.w somebody to call back on and ask for advice.” Mostly, though, Eaddy said it will be time for her to rest. “I’m going to spend time with some of my best friends and enjoy the University of South Carolina,” Eaddy said. The university desk can be reached at gamecockudesk@hotmaiLcom Real nationwide long distance included. East is east and west is west, but not on your phone bill. /i . 2000 minutes for $49.99 a month Some wireless.long-distance plans don't get you very far. 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