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FBI suspects rapist might head to Florida Spokeswoman says wanted man has friends in Panama City BY MICHAEL V. MARTINA INDEPENDENT FLORIDA ALLIGATOR (UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA) GAINESVILLE, FLA. (U-WIRE) — As students ready themselves for vacations in Florida’s spring break hot spots, the FBI cautions a serial rapist might be on his way to Panama City, Fla. Gale Marcinkiewicz, a Boston FBI field office spokeswoman, said Richard C. Lampron Jr., 28, is wanted for a series of rapes in the Berkshire Mountains of west ern Massachusetts in 1998. “We have very good reason to believe that he is in the area,” Marcinkiewicz said Tuesday. The FBI urges students to be careful because the suspect fre quents bars and nightclubs. Marcinkiewicz said Lampron has friends in Panama City, and spring break would be the type of scene to which he’d be at tracted. Lampron, who goes by the alias Aaron Kincaid, meets women at parties or social set tings and gives them date-rape drugs. He then takes the victims to his car or apartment to rape them while they are unconscious and sometimes videotapes the event, according to the FBI’s Web site. Lampron is a white male. He is 6 feet tall, weighs 180 pounds and has green eyes and brown hair. He last was seen three years ago in Great Barrington, Mass., where he rented a moving van. The van later was found damaged in Newburgh, N.Y. Marcinkiewicz said the FBI considers Lampron dangerous. “We’re very interested and anxious to get him off the f streets,” she said. University of Florida sopho more Nicole Quintero is planning to spend her spring break in Panama City. Though she will be staying in a hotel with four friends and is looking forward to the nightlife, Quintero said the idea of a serial rapist on the loose makes her ner vous. “I would be careful anyway, but knowing about the FBI warn ing will make me even more cau tious,” she said. “It makes me feel better that I’m going with two guys, and it definitely won’t stop me from going anywhere.” The Associated Press con tributed to this report. Wingate CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Sessional background and keen in sight into critical issues have made him thoroughly prepared to be an effective gov “Although my " Wingate has campaign is been involved picking up in South Caro- much lina politics , for more than momentum, I two decades; don’t know this expert ence, accord- . ... ing to him, outcome Will has let him be. However, '• create the re- | do kn0W lationships ... . „ and obtain the UllS. II IS ail wisdom neces- for the good.” sarv to be an . KEN WINGATE incredible candidate for chief execu- governor tive for the state. - * “Although my campaign is picking up much momentum, I don’t know what the outcome will be,” Wingate said. “However, I do know this: It is all for the good.” Comments on this story?E-mail gamecockudesk@hotmail.com m — nil1111' n refill i1 .& ■mmm'-'M ■■ ..... r.i PHOTO BY CANDI HAUGLUM Trent Kirk crossed the finish line in first place Saturday morning at the Fidler 5K. Fidler 5K CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Fidler was a Delt and that I’m a Delt, too, I thought, ‘We can get the Delts involved with this and have it be a huge production,”’ Snyder said. Greek presence was strong at the race, and sorority teams took several top honors. The Delta Delta Delta sorority was named the top fund-raising and top par ticipation team. One of the Chi Omega sorority’s three teams won the fastest female team award. First-year political science stu dent Johnny Culp ran with Douglas residence hall’s team, re cipient of the fastest male team award. “We did it together as a group to see what we could do and to help out the cause,” Culp said. Pete O’Boyle, who attends Sunday school with Fidler, said: “It was really impressive that all these students got out here on a wet, miserable day. I really give a lot of credit to USC.” Justin Fleming, a member of the National Student Exchange team sponsored by East Quad, said the rainy conditions “made it a lot of fun.” “It’s a good way to get some exercise, have fun and help a good cause,” said Fleming, the only member of his team to make it to the race. Though Fidler wasn’t able to come up to the gym, he greeted many of the visitors and partici pants from his car, parked out “Every single penny, whether it be from a raffle prize or from a donation or from the registration, every single penny, can go straight to leukemia and lymphoma ” KEVIN SNYDER EVENT ORGANIZER side. “I’m really delighted to see some greater visibility for leukemia and to see the young people learning more about this disease,” Fidler said. After the run, prizes were raf fled off to the race’s participants and the first-place runners in each age group got awards. Once prizes were awarded, South Carolina Rep. James Smith read a letter from Hodges presenting Fidler with the Order of the Silver Crescent, the high est honor given for community service. “You have left your mark on higher education, and I commend you for your lasting commitment to the pursuit of knowledge,” Hodges said in the letter. Snyder said he takes the most satisfaction in knowing that everything needed for the Fidler 5K was donated. “Every single penny, whether it be from a raf fle prize or from a donation or from the registration, every sin gle penny can go straight to leukemia' and lymphoma,” he said. Comments on this story?E-mail gamecockudesk@hotmail.com Horseshoe CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 was passed with only two dis senting votes. Because the vote was taken without a call for de bate, only a simple majority of senators had to approve the SG resolution. Bristow said every student at USC has earned the right to live on the Horseshoe, and he thinks he is protecting students’ inter ests by sponsoring the resolu tion. At the Senate meeting Wednesday, two students ap proached SG Vice President Nithya Bala with a petition op posing the allocation of Horseshoe apartments to Honors College sophomores. Bala said SG is now cosponsoring that pe tition with second-year media arts student Takina Holloman and second-year English student Ashley Vaughan. Holloman, and Vaughan, both Preston College residents, have visited at least six resi dence halls in the last week to solicit signatures. “People are becoming a little more aware about a lot of things we as students aren’t told about,” Holloman said. “This (petition) is making students question what is really going on at thic cnVinnl ” The petition has been avail able outside the SG office lob by since Thursday. As of Sunday afternoon, the petition had 1,003 signatures. Later this week, the petition and resolu tion will be sent to Honors College Dean Peter Sederberg, Housing Director Gene Luna and maybe USC President John Palms. Luna said he and Sederberg are interested in communicat ing further with students on this issue. He said he couldn’t com ment on the petition because he hadn’t seen it yet, but he would look at the “verbiage” of the res olution and petition when he re ceives them. Bala said the resolution and petition are actions of tireless student leadership. “For the administration to do this is unfair to both parties. That’s why we feel it is impor “I don’t have a problem with the Honors College. I have a problem with sophomores living on the Horseshoe.” TAKINA HOLLOMAN SECOND-YEAR MEDIA ARTS STUDENT tant for honors and non-honors students to join together and make an effort to tell the ad ministration that we are not in favor of this change,” Bala said. Holloman said she has al ready seen some adverse reac tions to the petition. She said many students refuse to sign it and even criticize her for try ing to get the decision re versed. “I don’t have a problem with the Honors College. I have a problem with sophomores liv ing on the Horseshoe,” Holloman said. “I think the petition is a great idea,” Bristow said. “Any kind of student activism is def initely healthy, and I think we need more of it. I think this is a good cause to get on board with.” Luna said there isn’t a set number of signatures that will change the administra tion’s decision. He said he and his associates will take a look at what is sent to them and decide where to go from there. Bristow said the issue is dif ficult because it will probably take a group as powerful as the USC Board of Trustees to re verse such a decision. Residence Hall Association President Brad Dawgert said he thinks it’s best for the RHA to wait and see what the reaction is of Housing and Honors College officials before taking part in any kind of student ac tivism. He said the RHA still col lectively disapproves of the de cision to change the Horseshoe housing policy. 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