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POLICE REPORT
Each numbered symbol on the map represents a single crime that
corresponds with the numbered descriptions in the list below it
DAY CRIMES f □ Violent crimes ■ 1 NIGHT CRIMES
(6a.m.-6p.m.) q Nonviolent crimes # J (6p.m.-6a.m.)
H © CRIMES AT UNKNOWN HOURS
Thursday, Aug. 30
® LARCENY OF BATTERY, 700
BLOCK GADSDEN ST. Wesley
Steinmeyer said someone took
one “Interstate” brand battery
from a construction trailer at
Hertz Equipment Rental.
Estimated valye: $100. Reporting
officer: J.D. Rosier
® AUTO BREAK-IN, 1300
BLOSSOM ST. Daniel B. Bostic
said someone stole his student
parking decal from his vehicle
inside the Blossom Street
garage. The vehicle was left
unsecured and there were no
signs of forced entry. Estimated
value: $1.00. Reporting officer:
J.D. Patterson.
Friday, Aug. 31
® LARCENY OF CAR TIRE, 1405
WHALEY ST. Allison L. Strunk
said someone took her front
passenger-side tire from her car.
Estimated value: $80. Reporting
officer: J.B. Coaxum.
o ILLEGAL USE OF
TELEPHONE, 918 BARNWELL ST.
A female student said an
unknown male has called her
room twice. She said neither she
nor her roommate knows who
the caller is. The caller is
harassing her and saying he
“needs her to "help him with
something. Police issued her a
log to keep track of the calls.
Reporting officer: J.D. Rosier.
Saturday, Sept. 1
H SIMPLE ASSAULT, 1000
GEORGE ROGERS BLVD. Jason
Becknell assaulted reporting
officer K.E. Reese at the USC vs.
Boise State football game.
Becknell was trying to stop
police from arresting his friend.
He yelled and cursed loudly,
causing a general disturbance.
Becknell repeatedly hit Reese
with his hands and feet.
Reporting officer: K.E. Reese,
o DISORDERLY CONDUCT,
WILLIAMS BRICE STADIUM.
At the football game, reporting
officer Gregory A. White saw a
bulge in John R. Brookshire’s
pockets. White inspected the
pockets and found a beer.
Brookshire tried to leave before
White could complete a student
disciplinary form. Brookshire
pushed his way through a crowd
and was stopped again by White.
Brookshire also had another
beer. He was arrested and taken
to the Richland County Police
Department for bond court.
Reporting officer: Gregory A.
White.
©) SCALPING, 1000 GEORGE
ROGERS BLVD. Alexander
Nelson tried to sell a USC vs.
Boise State football ticket for
$40.00 to officer A.W. Radcliff.
Nelson was arrested but ran
from Radcliff, who caught him
after a short run. Police gave
Nelson a uniform ticket.
Reporting officer: A.W. Radcliff.
nr DOMESTIC DISPUTE,
CAPSTONE HOUSE. Elaine Pitts
said William A. Bratton was
harassing her daughter, Tara E.
Pitts. An investigation revealed
that Bratton had an active
warrant from the Columbia
Police Department. CPD
arrested Eiratton on a warrant
for simple possession of
marijuana. Reporting officer:
M.R. Glass.
(?) ILLEGAL USE OF TELEPHONE,
1502 DEVINE ST. A female
student said a male who called
himself “Rob Thomas” phoned
her and tried several times to get
personal information about her
in a harassing manner. Police
gave her a log to keep track of the
calls. She called back to dispatch
and said someone began
knocking on her door and
shaking her door handle once
she returned to her room. The
student didn’t know whether the
two incidents were related.
Reporting officer: J.B. Coaxum.
Sunday, Sept. 2
® LARCENY OF SIGNS, 1400
GREENE ST. Kenneth E.
Williams said someone stole two
signs from the Carolina Mall in
the Russell House. The stolen
signs were one yellow “Veggie
Street” sign and one blue-and
white “Freshens” sign. Total
estimated value: $200. Reporting
officer: J.D. Rosier
0 AUTO BREAK-IN, 1423
WHALEY ST. Warren R. Barrett
said someone broke his front
driver-side window and stole his
“Whistler” radar detector. A
silver Toyota key was found on
the driver’s seat. Barrett said the
key wasn’t his. The key was
taken and stored as evidence.
Estimated value: $150. Reporting
officer: J.D. Rosier.
luesaay, oepi. h
0 ILLEGAL USE OF TELEPHONE,
1311 WHALEY ST. A male
student said he has received a
number of harassing phone calls
from an unknown female caller.
Police gave him a log to keep
track of the calls. Reporting
officer: J.R. Merrill.
@ THREATENING INSTANT
MESSAGES, 820 HENDERSON
ST. A female student said
someone sent her a threatening
instant message. Police gave her
a log to keep track of the
messages. Reporting officer: C.R.
Morales.
0 LARCENY OF MONEY, 918
BARNWELL ST. Cleveland Marsh
said someone broke off parking
meters 84,87 and 109. The
suspect then stole an unknown
amount of money from the three
meters. Meters 84 and 87 were
found behind a trash Dumpster.
Meter 109 was found beside
meter 108 in the B.A. building’s
meter lot. Reporting officer: J.D.
Rosier.
Middle
Program seeks
USC students
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serve their community, espe
cially if they have required com
munity service hours.”
Kate Stewart, a public health
graduate student and an assis
tant at the Bicentennial office,
has been spending an hour per
week with a sixth grader at
Crayton Middle School in Co
lumbia. “I give him supplemen
- tal help, especially with vocab
ulary and math,” said Stewart.
“It seems to work well for him.”
According to McKay, many
people have expressed surprise
that this middle school outreach
program is a part of the Bicen
tennial plan, especially because
it isn’t directly connected with
the university.
“It is unexpected, which is
one of the great things about it,”
said McKay. “We want the stu
dents in schools around the
state to be a part of this — of the
spirit of our Bicentennial. As
the oldest public institution of
higher learning in South Car
Race
Policies examined
at nearby schools
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Terry Davis, undergraduate
admissions director at USC,
said even if USC were in the
11th Circuit Court’s jurisdic
tion, the decision would not af
fect USC’s policy.
“We don’t consider race or
gender,” Davis said. “[This]
court case won’t affect in any
way the way we admit stu
dents.”
Unlike the University of
Florida’s former practice of
awarding race-based scholar
ships, “all scholarships we
award through the Admissions
Office are based on academic
credentials,” Davis said.
Davis also said diversity is
not a problem at USC, even
without considerations for un
derrepresented races and sex
es. “24 percent of this year’s
freshman class are minori
ties.”
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schools did consider those fac
tors was to balance the num
bers,” Davis said. “An absolute
cutoff [of SAT scores] may af
fect the makeup of the [minor
ity] class,” Davis said. USC
does not have an SAT cut-off,
she said.
Fourth-year history student
Aja Vaughn was surprised to
hear about USC’s policy. “I am
shocked—I thought we proba
bly used [race-based admis
sions], I thought everybody
did,” Vaughn said.
Race-based admissions have
been debated in courts since
1978, when the Medical School
of the University of California
at Davis admitted less-qualified
minority students than some
rejected white applicants. One
denied applicant sued for ad
mission under the 14th Amend
ment.
The resulting case, Regents
Football
Bulldogs provide
challenge for USC
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neth Harney is doubtful for the
game, with a sprained left an
kle.
Harney will make the trip
to Georgia and could play
some, though how much has
not yet been determined, USC
coach Lou Holtz said. Safety
Deandre Eiland (hurt ankle) is
questionable.
After a 32-13 win over Boise
State, which averaged nearly
olina, on our 200th birthday, it’s
our responsibility and privilege
to reach out to the students of
our state.”
“I hope Carolina students
will understand our need for
them to get involved,” said
Hubbard, who spends time
with a student each week work
ing on language arts skills. “I
have had the most wonderful ex
perience.”
“University students have
such a potential for reaching out
to these students and trying to
keep them connected with their
goals,” said Hubbard. “And vol
unteers always get much more
than they give.”
Anyone interested in becom
ing a part of the Meet in the Mid
dle program may sign up online
at www.sc.edu/bicentennial, or
call the Bicentennial office at
777-1801.
The USC Bicentennial Office
will sponsor many events for
the remainder of 2001, all of
which are intended to celebrate
USC’s 200th year. Many cultural
events, lectures, seminars and
other events are scheduled for
this fall.
“We don’t consider
race or gender. [This]
court case won’t
affect in any way the
way we admit
students.”
TERRY DAVIS
USC UNDERGRADUATE
ADMISSIONS DIRECTOR
of the University of California
v. Bakke, was the first and only
case in which the U.S. Supreme
Court has addressed concern
over racial diversity by allow
ing race to be considered as a
predominant factor in admit
ting minorities into universi
ties.
“The divided Supreme
Court opinion on UCA v.
Bakke has caused American
educational institutions to be
in a state of uncertainty of how
and if they can use race as a
factor in admissions,” said a
New York attorney with the
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
law firm.
While UCA v. Bakke ended
race being used as a predomi
nant factor in admission to
universities, the ruling did not
clearly state how much of a fac
tor race can play.
The attorney said UGA was
probably using this race-based
admissions policy as a “reme
dy for past discrimination, but
federal courts have consis
tently held that the link be
tween discrimination of the
past and today’s university’s
admissions is too far removed
to allow such an ‘extreme’
remedy.”
Despite USC not using race
as a factor for admission, some
students think the campus is
still diverse.
“Considering we don’t have
affirmative action here, we
have a wide variety of cul
tures,” said Vaughn.
45 points a game last season,
USC knows tomorrow’s match
up is just as important as last
year’s.
In order for the Gamecocks
to have a shot at the SEC cham
pionship, Saturday’s game is
almost a must-win, with No. 7
Tennessee and No. 1 Florida
still on the horizon.
Kickoff is slated for 7:45 p.m.
tomorrow night and will be
broadcast nationwide on
ESPN.
The Associated Press con
tributed to this report.
Middle schools with no volunteers
Bicentennial committee needs help from college students who
would like to serve as mentors to middle schoolers statewide.
AIKEN
A.L. Corbett Middle, Wagener
Jackson Middle, Jackson
BEAUFORT
H.E. McCracken Middle, Bluffton
Hilton Head Middle, Hilton Head
Robert Smalls Middle, Beaufort
Whale Branch Middle, Seabrook
BERKELEY
Cainhoy Middle, Huger
Cross Jr. High, Cross
Hanahan Middle, Hanahan
Macedonia Middle, Moncks
Comer
CHARLESTON
Haut Gap Middle, Johns Island
Laing Middle, Mt. Pleasant
McClellanville Middle,
McClellanville
Momingside Middle, North
Charleston
CHEROKEE
Ewing Jr. High, Gaffney
Granard Middle, Gaffney
DILLON
Lake View Middle, Lake View
Latta Middle, Latta
DORCHESTER
Gregg Middle, Summerville
Oakbrook Middle, Ladson
EDGEFIELD
Johnston-Edgefield-Trenton,
Johnston
Merriwether, North Augusta
GREENVILLE
Parker Academy, Greenville
Riverside Middle, Greer
JASPER
Ridgeland Middle, Ridgeland
KERSHAW
Camden Middle, Camden
MARLBORO
Blenheim Middle, Blenheim
McColl Middle, McColl
Wallace Middle, Wallace
SPARTANBURG
Campobello-Gramling,
Campobello
Landrum Middle, Landrum
Mabry Jr. High, Inman
SUMTER
Furman Middle, Sumter
Hillcrest Middle, Dalzell
Mayewood Middle, Sumter
YORK
Fort Mill Middle, Fort Mill
Gold Hill Middle, Fort Mill
Harold C. Johnson Middle, York
Sullivan Middle, Rock Hill
use BRIEFS
USC historian wins
documentary Emmy
Dr. Dan T. Carter, an
Educational Foundation
Professor of history at USC, won
an Emmy on Wednesday for
Outstanding Individual
Achievement in a Craft as a
researcher for PBS’ “George
Wallace: Settin’ the Woods on
Fire,” partofPBS’sThe
American Experience series.
The honor marks the first
time a historian has won an
Emmy.
Other nominees in the
category included researchers
for CBS Evening News, HBO and
Dateline.
“George Wallace: Settin’ the
Woods on Fire,” selected by the
Writers Guild of America for
best documentary of2000, also
garnered an Emmy nomination
for best documentary script
writing. The documentary was
based on Carter’s 1995
biography, “Politics of Rage:
George Wallace, the Origins of
the New Conservatism, and the
Transformation of American
Politics.”
i he 22na Annual News ana
Documentary Emmy Awards
was held Sept. 5 in Los Angeles.
One of the nation’s most
celebrated U.S. and Southern
historians, Carter, a USC
alumnus, joined USC’s history
faculty in 2000. He previously
taught at Emory University.
Research funding
rises one percent
USC’s sponsored program and
research funding hit a record of
$122.8 million in 2000-2001, a 1
percent increase from this past
year. Research funding has
increased every year for the past
19 years, but USC’s vice
president for research, Bill
Harris, said this year’s is
actually a “relatively small
funding increase.”
“This was an exceptionally
difficult year for faculty
retention,” he said.
The amount increased 25
percent this past year as the
university passed the $100
million mark. Harris said this
year’s small jump follows past
patterns of large growth jumps
occurring every two or three
years.
Significant portions of the
research money come from the
Defense Department, the
National Institutes of Health, the
Education Department and the
National Science Foundation.
State funding has dropped 9
percent from the past year.
Of the $122.8 million, about
$84 million funded research,
about $27.5 million funded
service and equipment and the
rest went toward graduate
assistantships and training
projects.
Mediation center
opens at USC-S
USC-Spartanburg has openec
its Center for Mediation and
Conflict Resolution, the only
mediation center on a college
campus in the state.
In the next year, it will also b
the nation’s only campus-based
center serving nonprofit needs
for the surrounding community
The center advocates non
violent resolution of
interpersonal conflict in homes
schools, nonprofit organization
and communities. It will begin
its duties on campus by
mediating and performing
ombudsman duties, including
roommate conflicts and noise
complaints.
The center will eventually
train and mediate external
bodies, especially families. The
S.C. Supreme Court has
designated Spartanburg Count;
to handle mandatory mediatior
in cases before family court.
There are about 250 mediatio
centers on college campuses.
Events to honor the
late James Dickey
The Sandlapper Singers will
hold a conference today and
Saturday, as well as a concert
Saturday night, commemoratir
the work of James Dickey.
Dickey, a former USC poet in
residence, died in 1997.
The Sandlapper Singers
Conference on Poetry and Song
will be held Friday from 2-5 p.m
at Columbia College and
Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon at
USC’s School of Music recital
hall. It is open to the public and
is free. Call 255-0208 for more
information.
The concert, “The Poet, The
Composer, The Premier,” will t
held at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the
Koger Center. It will feature
“Falling,” a choral drama basec
on the Dickey poem, which
recounts the final thoughts of a
flight attendant who is falling t(
her death. Two other works
based on Dickey’s poetry will
also be performed. Audio and
video of James Dickey will also
be shown, and composer Libby
Larson and USC’s
undergraduate affairs’ dean, Di
Don Greiner, will provide
commentary.
Tickets are available througl
Capital Tickets.
NAACP
Group urges more
recruitment of blacks
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USC’s student population is
sixteen percent African-Ameri
can, compared with a faculty that
is 3 percent African-American,
and retention of those instructors
is low, Campbell said.
Campbell told the group the
best approach is to “let it be {
known that you want more s
African-American faculty.” He i
also said that because of the large v
number of African-Americans on i
campus, students should ap
proach the administration and i
say, “W& as black students feel we
need this, this and this.” * (
The chapter president, Lee
Allyson Gailliard, thinks “there t
needs to be four times as many I
(African-American) faculty as t
there are now.” <
Another issue discussed was
irejudice against international
tudents, who were represented
t the meeting by Elizabeth
ames, an international student
dviser.
According to James, “There
re a lot of layers to race relations
- language barriers and cultural
lifferences.”
She acknowledged the exis
ence of tensions among people of
he same race based on their sta
uses as American citizens or for
ign nationals.
“International students do ex
perience racial issues,” James
said.
Of the 1,300 international stu
dents on campus, one-fourth are
Indian and another fourth are
Chinese, with the remaining half
encompassing students of other
international origin.
One student expressed prob
lems with coverage of African
Americans in The Gamecock.
Toinette Drayton said “some
thing was always found offen
sive” to her in the paper. She also
mentioned what she saw as un
necessary critiques in the “sports
section — about pro [basketball]
players and their [fashion]
styles.”
On the matter of race relations
in the upcoming school year,
there was agreement that it’s too
early to tell.
Letisha Scotland, the chapter’s
treasurer, said, “Student rela
tions seem to always be fairly
calm. We either are going to get
along or just ignore each other -
— like roommates.”
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