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Texas student sues over grade
BY NIKIE JOHNSON
TDK DAILY COIN,'Alt {L. HOUSTON)
HOUSTON - A University of
Houston student who claims he was
discriminated against in one of his
classes because he has a disability
won a court battle against the uni
versity last week.
Jonathan Sadik, a senior elec
tronic engineering student, said in
court documents filed Wednesday
that he was accused of cheating on
a test in an electronics course dur
ing the spring 2002 semester.
He denies charges of academic
dishonesty and is asking that a low
grade he received in the class be re
viewed. He requested a court in
junction so he wouldn’t be dropped
from classes while awaiting his
university hearing.
Sadik would not say in a tele
phone interview what his disabil
ity is, but was in a wheelchair at
the time of the test in question.
According to the court papers,
Sadik was informed by a university
official that an unidentified profes
sor complained to UH’s Center for
Students with Disabilities “that in
dividuals with a physical disability
should not study engineering be
cause engineers are required to
have ease of mobility in projects in
which they work.”
The director of the center,
Cheryl Amoruso, told Sadik’s
mother, Linda Sadik, that the pro
fessor who made the complaint was
not an engineer, according to Linda
Sadik’s affidavit.
Sadik received a D in the class,
which is a prerequisite for other
classes he must complete to get his
-degree, according to the injunction
request. The College of
Engineering requires a C-minus or
better in its required courses, so
Sadik could have been dropped
from engineering classes he’s in
now because of the grade.
U.S. District Judge David
Hittner on Wednesday granted
Sadik a temporary restraining or
der so that he can remain enrolled
in his classes through Oct. 4, while
he challenges the grade he received
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little rowdy and a little overexu
berant,” USC spokesman Russ
McKinney said. “It’s never been a
huge problem, but generally a few
more arrests are made than at oth
er games.”
Whether-the game is in
Columbia or between the hedges at
Athens, fans usually find some
thing to argue about.
“There is a lot of hate between
the fans because of how close the
schools are,” Gooding said. “There
was a lot of yelling back and forth,
and after the game, a lot of Georgia
fans were talking a lot of junk, but I
didn’t see any more fights, al
though I felt like fighting.”
Lt. Leroy Taylor of the state
Highway Patrol has been provid
ing security at USC games for 14
years, and he said the Georgia
game in particular always pro
duces problems.
“This game always has more ar
rests made,” he said. “We usually
expect more vehicle traffic and ex
pect to deal with a lot more intoxi
cated people because of the close
driving distance.”
Of the 11 arrests this past
Saturday, the USC Police
Department was involved in four,
which included underage drinking
violations and cocaine possession.
Ernie Ellis, USC’s director of Law
Enforcement and Safety, said the
11 arrests are higher than average
for the year.
“It’s like any high-spirited com
petition, whether it’s Georgia,
Clemson or Tennessee,” he said. “All
of those high-spirited games tend to
have more crowd tensions and is
sues that build up with the crowd.”
Security for USC games is pro
vided by a variety of police agen
cies, including the USCPD, the
state Highway Patrol, Columbia’s
Police Department, the Richland
County Sheriffs Office and the
South Carolina Law Enforcement
Division.
“When it comes to law enforce
ment, it’s a group effort,” Ellis said.
“It’s like operating a small city with
a crowd of nearly 80,000.”
Stacey Drakeford of SLED said
the division’s main focuses at foot
ball games are underage drinkers
and ticket scalpers. “Both demand
that we respond with appropriate
action,” Drakeford said.
Police are stationed throughout
the stadium and are there for the
public’s protection, Ellis said, but
they are quick to act if needed.
“It is expected for crowds to get
excited and boisterous at games,”
Ellis said. “But officers are there to
protect the well-being of the fans,
and if an individual poses a threat,
action will be taken.”
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POLICE REPORT
tacn numDer on
the map stands
for a crime
corresponding
with numbered
descriptions in
the list below.
DAY CRIMES
(6a.m.-6 p.m.)
0 □ Violent
» O Nonviolent
1 NIGHT CRIMES
| (6 p.m.-6a.m.)
■ Violent
# Nonviolent
CRIMES AT
UNKNOWN
HOURS
□ Violent
© Nonviolent
These reports are taken directly from the USC Police Department.
Wednesday, Sept. 11
® LARCENY OF MONEY
ACCESS CARD,RUSSELL
HOUSE POST OFFICE, 1400
GREENE ST. Aheta Almonson
said Wachovia Bank was
supposed to send her money
access card through the mail
and that she never received it.
On Sept. 11, she received a
bank statement saying that
she was missing or that $900
was taken from her account.
She said an unknown person
called her and pretended to be
from the bank and that he
asked for her personal
identification number, which
she provided. Investigator
Young was notified. Reporting
officer: L. R. Morales.
® LARCENY OF TEXTBOOKS,
FRONT LOBBY OF LAW
CENTER, 1112 GREENEST.
Katie Whitney said someone
took two unattended
textbooks from the front lobby
of the Law Center. Estimated
value: $256. Reporting officer:
J.B Coaxum.
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o SIMPLE POSSESSION OF
MARIJUANA, CAROLINA
COLISEUM LOT, 600 PARK ST.
Reporting officers E. Periera
and Z.S. Voulgarelis noticed a
suspicious van in the lot.
People were lying down in the
back of the van. On closer
inspection the suspects exited
the van in a cloud of smoke
thought to be marijuana.
Joshua Faigen was arrested
and confessed to possession of
marijuana. Zachary Faigen,
Devan Wiggins, James
Cleaveland and Kerri Ann
Brown were also listed as
suspects. Faigen was
searched, handcuffed and
transported to the Richland
County Detention Center. All
students were written up on
student discipline.
® LOST PROPERTY, RUSSELL
HOUSE BOOKSTORE, 1400
GREENE ST. Jeffrey Simpson
lost a black Bank of America
checkbook containing checks.
Reporting officer: G. Cox.
baturaay, bept. 14
© LOST.PROPERTY, BAND
HALL, 511 MAIN ST. Bryan
Ceglis said he lost his wallet
in the Band Hall. He said the
wallet contained $12, a S.C.
driver’s license, a Security
Federal check card, a Social
Security card and a student
ID. Reporting officer: T. Cox.
© LOST PROPERTY,
WILLIAMS-BRICE STADIUM,
1000 GEORGE ROGERS BLVD.
William Mearcs said he lost
his wallet containing a
driver’s license, a military ID,
a MasterCard, a Midas card
and a Social Security card.
Reporting officer: T. Cox
® LOST PROPERTY, WILLIAM
BRICE STADIUM, 1000
GEORGE ROGERS BLVD. (OFF
MAP) William Franklin said
he lost his tri-fold brown
leather wallet in the stadium.
He said it included cash and
credit cards. Reporting
officer: J.E. Howell.
© DISORDERLY CONDUCT,
WILLIAMS-BRICE STADIUM,
1000 GEORGE ROGERS BLVD.
(OFF MAP) Reporting officers
Hare and Colman saw Robert
Lewis walking unsteadily,
smelling strongly of alcohol
and slurring his speech.
Police arrested Lewis, who
resisted
physically and verbally. He
was ticketed and taken to the
Richland County Detention
Center.
© POSSESSION OF COCAINE,
WILLIAMS-BRICE STADIUM,
1000 GEORGE ROGERS BLVD.
(OFF MAP) At the gate of the
stadium, reporting officer E.
L. Knisley stopped Justin
Albright and asked to search
him because he saw a
suspicious bulge in Albright’s
right front pants pocket. A
black can insulator was
removed, and a small plastic
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fell from Albright’s jacket. He
was arrested and taken to the
Richland County Detention
Center by Richland County
deputies. The substance
tested positive as cocaine.
@ DISORDERLY CONDUCT,
WILLIAMS-BRICE STADIUM,
1000 GEORGE ROGERS BLVD.
(OFF MAP) Reporting officer
J.D. Rosier saw Robert Young
walking unsteadily on his
feet, slurring his speech and
smelling strongly of alcohol.
He was arrested and.taken to
the Richland County
Detention Center. DAY
@ DISORDERLY CONDUCT,
CLARION AND GERVAIS
STREETS After being called to
the premises by a resident
adviser, reporting officer
Nicanor Beza saw two
suspects and a juvenile
behaving boisterously. They
were unsteady on their feet
and had bloodshot eyes. They
were arrested and taken to the
Richland County Detention
Center, lhe juvenile was later
released to parental custody.
© MALICIOUS INJURY TO
PERSONAL PROPERTY, BATES
HOUSE, 1423 WHALEY ST.
Branson Butler said someone
damaged the driver’s side
doorframe of his car, which
was parked in the Bates
House lot. Estimated value:
$300. Reporting officer: J. A
Clarke.
© GRAND LARCENY, AUTO
BREAK-IN, 1200 WHEAT ST.
Attending the scene of
suspicious activity, reporting
officer E.L Pereira found a car
broken into. After watching
the area for 15 minutes, he
noticed a nearby car fogging
up. Kareem Garvin and
Octavious Garvin were on the
floor inside the car. They were
ordered out of the car at
gunpoint and arrested, and
they later confessed
separately to breaking into
the vehicle and stealing two
15-inch speakers, police
said. One in-dash CD
player and one CD case
with CDs inside were also
in the car. They also
admitted to removing one
of the car’s tires and rims,
police said.
© BURGLARY,LARCENY,
STROM THURMOND
FITNESS AND WELLNESS
CENTER, 1000 BLOSSOM
ST. Reporting officer J.R.
Merill responded to a
burglary alarm and
noticed Tariq Bey
Luqman standing in the
back of a truck. Bey
Luqman had items that
were determined to have
come from the burgled
trailer. A vehicle at the
scene was determined to
be owned by Abdullah
Salih, and officers also
apprehended a juvenile at
the scene. The subjects
gave written statements.
Bey-Luqman was
transported to USC Police
Department headquarters
for questioning.
Sunday, Sept. 15
© INFORMATIONAL
REPORT, COLUMBIA HALL,
918 BARNWELL ST.
Carlita Cheek said she had
a meeting on Sept. 11 with^
Ms. Cooney from Judicial 9
Affairs, who told Cheek
not to contact Torrence
Saxton because of stalking
allegations. Cheek
received a phone call form
Saxton and requested it be
documented. Reporting
officers: T. Cox and B. J.
Timbers.
Monday, Sept. 16
@ SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY,
RUSSELL HOUSE, 1400
GREENE ST. Emily
Wahrer said Bryan
Norwood was involved in
suspicious activity.
Norwood was interviewed
and a field interview card
was completed. An Q
investigation continues.
Reporting officer: D. Hare
® ILLEGAL USE OF
TELEPHONE (OBSCENE),
EAST QUAD, 1400
BLOSSOM ST. The victim
said John Thompson
made two obscene collect
calls to her dorm room.
The victim also said
Thompson said he was an
inmate at the Richland
County Detention Center.
A logbook was issued.
Reporting officer: J. D.
Patterson
@ INFORMATION,
PRINTING SERVICES, 506
ASSEMBLY ST. Yvonne £
Conley said an unknown
subject sped toward her
vehicle and shouted
profane words at her.
Reporting officer: D. Hare.
® LOST PROPERTY,
WILLIAMS-BRICE
STADIUM, 1000 GEORGE
ROGERS BLVD. (OFF MAP)
Arthur Peters said he lost
his Qualcomm LGC 330w
cell phone with serial
number 904K106371.
Reporting officer: L.R.
Morales
® INFORMATIONAL
REPORT, MCBRYDE QUAD,
614 SUMTER ST. Bill
Young said there was a
smell of gas coming from _
the third floor from the ^
McBryde Quad. Reporting
officer T. Cox and the Fire
Department responded. A
generator that was in the
storage room on first floor
caused the smell. The
room was cleaned by the
resident adviser on duty.
Reporting officer: T. Cox.
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S.C. seeks funds for scholarships
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - More
students qualified for South
Carolina’s LIFE scholarships
this fall, forcing the state to find
extra money to pay for all the
$5,000 awards.
House Ways and Means
Chairman Bobby Harrell says
it’s a good problem to have.
“It’s very satisfying to see a
program work this well,”
Harrell said. “I’m sure the
General Assembly will step up
to the plate and do whatever it
takes to fund the scholarships.”
Lawmakers set aside $95 mil
lion set this year for the college
scholarships^ but it’s $9 million
short of the final bill. About
22,500 students qualified for the
scholarship this fall, according
to the state’s Commission on
Higher Education.
It’s been a struggle to predict
how many students will qualify
for the scholarship each year. The
number of students qualifying for
the scholarship has doubled since
they were created in 1998.
Plus, a $2,000 increase in the
scholarship amount and less
stringent eligibility requirements
this year have made the program
more attractive to students.
“The problem is it’s a moving
target,” Higher Education
spokesman Charlie FitzSimons
said. “In 1998, some people
might not have caught on to the
fact that this (LIFE) money was
available. “
The scholarship requireflP
high school seniors to meet two
of three criteria: an 1100 SAT
score, a B average or a class
standing in the top 30 percent.
The award can be used at any
public or private college or uni
versity in the state. College stu
dents need to maintain a B av
erage if they want to keep the
scholarship. Half of college
freshmen who got LIFE schol
arships in 2000, kept them as
sophomores in 2001, according
to the Higher Education
Commission '