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BRIEFLY Counseling Center to move this summer The USC Counseling and Human Development Center will move to the seventh floor of the Byrnes Building this summer. The university’s on-campus counseling center is currently lo cated at 900 Assembly St. The move was prompted by the purchase of the BellSouth build ing and subsequent termination of the lease of the Assembly Street building, CHDC Director Russell Haber said. "As with national trends, USC has seen an increase in the num ber of students requesting coun seling services, along with an in - creased severity of mental health problems," Haber said. "Therefore, it was essential that the move to the Byrnes location not result in a reduction in either services or access." Student Health Services Director Bill Hill said there is a commitment to ensuring the move goes smoothly. "By the beginning of the fall se mester, students and the campus community in general will have access to a fully-functioning coun seling center with the only differ ence being its location," Hill said. The CHDC is accredited by the International Association for Counseling Services. Its psychol ogy internship program is ac credited , by the American Psychological Association. CHDC is a division of USC Student Health Services. Awards Day CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 judged by English Department faculty. The recipient of the award gets $100. Baab said she "feels really good" about her award, and that "the money is definitely the best thing about it." "[Poetry] is definitely a pas sion of mine, as well as a con stant pursuit," Baab said. Fourth-year business stu dent Hydrick Harden was one recipient of multiple awards. He was awarded the Delta Sigma Phi Scholarship Key, which is given for outstanding achievement in the undergrad uate business program. He also received an Outstanding Senior Award and was selected for Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities. Both awards are given based on academic mer it and involvement. Harden was also the male re cipient of the prestigious Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award. The Sullivan awards were presented by Dr. John Palms to Harden and the female recipient, Tiffany Elser. "Hydrick's scholastic achieve ment has followed an unwaver ing path at Carolina," Palms said. During his four years, Harden has been active in the Carolina community and has received many merits for his academic achievements. He holds several scholarships, in cluding the Mortar Board un dergraduate scholarship, and he was awarded the State Farm Exceptional Student fel lowship during his senior year. He has been named to the president's honor list every se mester and is a member of sev eral honor societies. Harden has served as treasurer for Student Government, Delta Tau Delta fraternity and Fraternity Council. "Membership in Student Government and organizations had been a hallmark of Hydrick's years at Carolina," Palms noted during the ceremo ny. Harden is also involved with the American Cancer Society, the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation and Adopt-A-Highway. Of his years at Carolina, Harden said: "I learned that giv ing is more satisfying than re ceiving. I feel that my greatest contribution to Carolina was the result of my greatest con tribution to myself: learning to move outside my comfort zone." A marketing and human re sources management student, Elser is vice president of Omicron Delta Kappa and has been involved in numerous cam pus activities, including mem bership in Alpha Chi Omega sorority, Rho Lambda, residence hall government, Business Student Council and Mortar Board. "I'm truly surprised to win, but really honored," Elser said. Comments on this story?E-mail gamecockudesk@hotmail.com PHOTO BY CANDI HAUGLUM/THE GAMECOCK Meredith Seibert, a fourth-year student who won a Who's Who Among American College Students award, wore her program on her head when it rained at the Awards Day ceremony. POLICE REPORT V ' Tcalhownst.I 1“ ~ /I '■■■! \ VV 1 I \ 1 j f wyHiiAw st fSJ j \! [. LAUREL ST. j |.J.j.j.j \ 3 BLANDING St. I I t*trst- s. ,s£TAtoR^T S\ HAM,?°NST- 3 51 gilgi s 3 \ WASHINGTON ST. g | 1 g » S g j jjj l *nv ct * Z r l/> o r O = „ GERAIS st] > -1 ‘ * -o B V ! I r_i 1 i j |i I |»t| spoteltLj._l_.i_, l I g | | * “ PENDLETON |T. j J COLLEGE ST ? S |iPgGRJEOST £> >|.|MflEjsi rsj • I gj Q BLOSSOM ST. ' S( O WIJEAf ST. V 2jl 5 ai l_. \ ° \: > /' CATAWBA ST. | £-4—1 yr \TwTjL ;* I WHALEY ST. I \ :~Jr\ \ \ Hj HEYWARD ST. nS# A In Each number on the map stands for a crime corresponding with numbered descriptions in the list below. DAY CRIMES (6a.m.-6 p.m.) □ Violent O Nonviolent NIGHT CRIMES (6p.m.-6a.m.) ■ Violent Nonviolent CRIMES AT UNKNOWN HOURS □ Violent © Nonviolent Sunday, April 14 O MALICIOUS INJURY TO REAL PROPERTY, 600 MAIN ST. The ‘ complainant said someone used the fire hose and sprayed water down the hallway of Snowden. The water was an inch deep and leaked heavily down the stairway from the fifth floor to the first floor. Estimated damage: $1,000. Reporting officer: J. A. Clcirk© O SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY, 918 BARNWELL ST. The victim said someone has been making harassing phone calls to her. The victim said the subject has continued to make unwanted contact with her. Reporting officer: D. Pardue. ® MALICIOUS INJURY TO PERSONAL PROPERTY, 1714 COLLEGE ST. The victim said someone scratched his 1997 Mazda. Estimated damage: $150. Reporting officer: C. Taylor. O AUTO BREAK-IN, 701 ASSEMBLY ST. The victim said someone broke out the rear driver’s side door and took the carjack. Estimated value: $80. Reporting officer: J. B. Coaxum. © MISSING INVENTORY, 1400 GREENE ST., TACO BELL The complainant said three boxes of Choco Tacos were missing from storage. There were no signs of forced entry. Reporting officers: S. D. Jones and A. R. Ross. Make-A-Wish CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 planned for Chi Omega's cooper ation with the foundation. She said she has been active with the foundation since she was 12 years old and would continue to work to see children's wishes granted. "When you see the looks on those kids' faces when they are told that they can make any wish for anything they want, their eyes just become filled with excite ment," Torrence said. She added that granting those wishes gives the children even greater excitement. She said sup porters of the foundation also know how rewarding the service ‘ can be. Torrence said working with the children is so emotional because some of them are "literally on their last breaths of air." Chi Omega adopted the Make A-Wish Foundation as its national philanthropy in October 2000. Bauld said the sorority mem bers anticipates collecting dona tions at USC again next semester. Torrence said sorority mem bers are planning a going-away party for Matthew this summer before he leaves for Orlando. Comments on this story? E-mail gamecockudesk@hotmail.com Rag CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Eddy was charged with tres passing, a misdemeanor, and damage to State House monu ments, which carries a maximum penalty of three years in prison and a $5,000 fine, authorities said. It was at least the fourth time Eddy has been arrested at the flag pole that was erected next to the Confederate Soldier Monument al most two years ago as part of a com promise to move the Confederate flag from the Capitol dome. The monuments are under the watchful eye of the Bureau of Protective Services, but some lawmakers said that eye was not i focused on the problem Wednesday. “Some signal should have gone off,” said state Sen. John Courson, R-Columbia and an avid Confederate flag supporter. “This is a total breakdown of security at the State House.” Sen. Harvey Peeler, R-Gaffney, was returning from lunch when he saw Eddy set up his ladder. He said he yelled at Eddy to get away from the flag. “I’m a supporter of the flag, so it angered me on that front,” Peeler said. “I’m equally angered toward the lack of security here on campus. “I wish I had taken the law in my own hands and drug him down myself.” About a minute passed from the time Eddy put the ladder against the flagpole and the time officers arrived, authorities said. Three officers suffered minor bums from the falling debris. It’s the third security breach on State House grounds in recent months. In December, a man crashed his car into the African American monument; then in February, another man ran into the State House steps. The only way to prevent such incidents is with 24-hour securi ty, said Sen. Verne Smith, R Greer, who heads the State House Committee, which oversees the complex grounds. “Since 9-11 came along, we’ve had to have more security on the garage, more security on the Supreme Court, more security on the State House. They need more men, and we don’t have more money to pay more men. So we’re ■ just stretching them as far as we can stretch them. We don’t say that’s infallible,” Smith said. Eddy has been seen on the sidewalk outside the State House all week with his ladder, which is emblazoned with the names of black leaders. The flag’s presence on State House grounds will continue to spark similar protests, said Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter, D-Orangeburg. “I think we will continue to see this until the flag comes off the grounds,” said Cobb-Hunter, who voted against the compromise two years ago. However, the black legislator said she does not approve of such protests. “It is an unfortunate incident and I regret it happening,” she said. Cobb-Hunter, who was a key leader on the commission to get the African-American History Monument built on Capitol grounds, said her concern now was for the safety of that memorial. “I don’t want to give people the idea,” she said. “But I am con cemed about... some form of re taliation.” Some bystanders were amused by the incident, including Ruth Nelson from Rhode Island, who said she was visiting her daugh ter who lives in Columbia. “I think that’s a riot,” she said. Nelson said she thinks the flag should be taken down. Djuana Wilson who works in downtown Columbia watched as Eddy was taken away from the State House in an ambulance. “I think he got his point across,” she said. “I’m not mad at him. “He’s got guts.” PHOTO BY STEPHANIE GIBBS/THE GAMECOCK A police officer peels the charred remains of the Confederate flag from beneath the flagpole. SUMMER (sum’er) n. 1. Usually the warmest season of the year, occurring between spring and autumn and constituting June, July, and August in the Northern Hemisphere, or, as calculated astronomically, extending from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox. 2. A period of fruition, fulfillment, happiness, or beauty. 3. A season to get valuable experience by working at The Gamecock, particularly for writers, copy editors, photographers and designers. THE GAMECOCK IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN GETTING INVOLVED WITH THE GAMECOCK THIS SUMMER, E-MAIL GAMECOCKEDITOR@HOTMAILCOM Test changes CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 rector of Kaplan Test Prep. The "essay is more targeted at the in dividual than multiple choice is.” The MC AT changes were made to simplify the test for what Chen calls true critical thinkers. "Shortening the verbal section ... separates people who are true critical thinkers from people who can just finish the test," he said. The changes made to the bio logical science portion of the test came in accordance with the American Association of Medical Colleges' desire for students to be tested on new DNA and genetics developments. Chen said that the changes will affect admissions committees now that they have "what GRE hopes are better tools to assess analytical ability and to deter mine the qualification of the can didate." For students, Chen said the test could be unnerving for anyone who isn’t aware of the changes. "GRE students, if not comfort able with writing essays, should sign up right now to take GRE before it changes," he said. "Don’t wait just before October to sign up. So many are trying to take the test then that you might not get a slot. [If you] want to take it before October, book now because registration gets crowd ed." Scott Kaplan, assistant director of USC Student Orientation and Testing, said the busiest time of the year to take the GRE coincides with the changes taking effect. “GRE students, if not comfortable with writing essays, should sign up right now to take the GRE before it changes.” ALBERT CHEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF KAPLAN TEST PREP While the MCAT changes are less significant than the GRE, Chen fears pre-med students will be more sensitive to the change. "Pre-meds tend to prep a lot earlier than people by it than the GRE because they may have al ready been preparing for the cur rent version of the test," he said. "Even though this is a minor change, they may be more un nerved by it than the GRE be cause they may have already been preparing for the current version of the test." The current MCAT version has been in place since 1991. Kaplan agrees with Chen about the preparation of the pre-med stu dents, but also said many GRE tak ers come in that "have no idea what the test is all about." In order to prepare for the tests, Chen stressed that students "must familiarize themselves with the change of the test." "After that, they should pre pare using material that is cur rent and reflect the changes," he said. "If they are going to buy a book, make sure copyright is this year." For more information, students should visit www.kaptest.com. Comments on this story?E-mail gamecockudesk@hotmail.com Discover Forest Acres Tired ol being herded in and out like cattle at the “Mega” Salons? Then relax and kick back at Tan Beyond. An upscale salon with the ultimate in high speed systems. \9iui SietjQnd “BEYOND EXPECTATIONS” Bes, of 2005 Beitline Blvd., Forest Acres B«t of I fisE» *"£££5? fitt&na I Call for our monthly or Formal and Banquet Specials. 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