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PETA CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 tached to the birds’ feet as part of the cockfighting sport. Because of the spurs, which are used to make the fight more exciting, the ani mals often suffer painful injuries, including punctured organs and shredded wings, the letter said. “If they truly don’t support cockfighting, this is their chance to show the world,” Phelps said. “Why not go with a crowd boost er, as opposed to portraying some thing that is cruel and illegal?” PETA sent its first letter to for mer President John Palms last October, calling for the removal of the Gamecock as USC’s mascot. Palms included a copy of the let ter in the university’s Bicentennial time capsule, but Phelps said Palms would not con sider changing the mascot be cause of tradition. “Tradition has been used to try to justify many cruel things that have happened in our society, like slavery,” Phelps said. “But that doesn’t make it right.” Some students at the universi ty said the whole idea of changing the mascot, even modifying it, be cause of possible negative associ-' ations, is ridiculous. “I think they’re being silly,” said Andrew Nerney, a graduate student in international business. “They should have something bet ter to do with their time.” Nathan Salley, a graduate stu dent in pharmacy, said removing the spurs from the USC Gamecock would be like removing the claws from the Clemson Tiger. “I don’t think it should cause any problems,” he said. “I don’t think it (the gamecock) displays violence.” Sarah Tennant, a first-year marketing student, said PETA is going “overboard” with its as sessment of USC’s mascot. She said she was surprised by the or ganization’s reaction. “I thought it was just general ly understood that it’s not meant to be offensive,” Tennant said. Catherine Alessi, a first-year economics student from Little Rock,* Ark., agreed that the Gamecock mascot is tradition. “If you take away a school’s tradition, you take away a school’s spirit,” she said. Russ McKinney, director of public affairs at USC, said Sorensen plans to respond to the letter from PETA within the next week. Comments on this story?E-mail gamecQckudesk@hotmail.com Campaign CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 National Guard,” he said. This is in addition to being a full-time USC student. In a statics display, “basi cally, the equipment’s here for people to look at.” The display brought equip ment in from various groups within the National Guard. It shows that positions in the National Guard encompass more than just military opera tions. “It worked out really well because our recruiters want visibility, and what we do for visibility is static displays,” Hutto said. The Guard has opportuni ties for firefighters, media re lations, a financial division, military police, engineers and administration personnel. “The big thing is, a lot of people just don’t know what an organization like this has to of fer,” said Lt. Col. Ronnie Taylor, the recruiting and re tention manager for the South Carolina Military Department. The National Guard hopes people who see the demonstra tion will be aware of the bene fits of a military future. It tries , to recruit through the release form that rock-wall climbers must sign, which asks for con tact information. “It’s a patriotic organization that does good things for you, the community and the na tion,” Taylor said. “There are financial benefits, a paycheck once a month and also educa tional benefits for college be cause we pay 75 percent of your education. You get technical skills, leadership skills, and it’s good for discipline.” The National Guard is espe cially keen to recruit college students because those stu dents are more likely to get into higher specialties in the mili tary, he said. Most officers have a four-year degree. “The environment is more conducive to those who can get into the higher-level military occupational specialty,” Taylor said. “This is one of the first things we’ve done here,” Hutto said. It will let potential offi cers know the benefits of be longing, he said, and “the op portunities the military has to offer.” Comments on this story? E-mail tamecockudesk@hotmail.com Sleep-out CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 this weekend, the group will serve twice. “Saturday is going to be an ac tual homeless experience because we’re not going to have a whole lot of food,” Regenscheit said. The sleep-out is the second event of the Hunger and Homelessness Weekend, which kicks off at 3:30 p.m. Saturday with a Hunger Rally on the State House steps. From there, participants are invited to walk to Davis Field. Events at the field include cardboard-box house building, in formative movies, speakers, hunger relays and a memorial. Registration is $5, and all partici pants will receive dinner, break fast and a T-shirt. Proceeds will raise money for USC’s Habitat for Humanity chapter to build a house on Greene Street in the spring. “This is a national event, but it’s the first time we’ve had a sleep-out at USC,” said Maura Kurtz, a third-year accounting student and the event’s student coordinator. “The purpose is to raise awareness about homeless ness in Columbia and across America,” she said. Although homelessness seemed to be the hot human-in terest story of the 1980s, the issue has become highly discussed again during the last year. “It’s hard to get funding in gen eral, but since 9/11, funding has beern. down from individual donors,” said Julie Miller-Cribbs of the College of Social Work. For more than two years, she has b'een a board member for the Family Shelter, a Midlands shel ter designed for families. Helena Cottle, Family Shelter’s executive director, said she finds working at a shelter rewarding because she sees many families leave the shelter to successfully survive on their own, though the process isn’t always easy. “The hardest memory was the first time I had to ask a family to leave. That’s very hard, especial ly when you look at the children,” she said. “But there aren’t as many of those as there are happy memories.” Cottle says the homeless pop ulation is diverse and that, though underemployment and a lack of education can contribute to homelessness, she has seen people with master’s«degrees in the Family Shelter. “When you talk about home lessness, it’s not that stereotypi cal image you have of the bag lady or the bum begging for drug money. The highest population now is children,” she said. The weekend’s events are part of Homelessness Awareness Week, which Kurtz said is meant to raise awareness with activi ties, such as the sleep-out,‘that will continue through Dec. 4. Amanda Martin, a graduate student and chairwoman of the Social Action Committee for the Social Work Student Association, said, “If people are going to get themselves out of homelessness, they need someone out there who doesn’t see them as a problem or a decrease in property value.” “I’ve been at USC for two years,” she said. “This semester, I’ve seen a new energy of students who are interested in social ac tion, who are really energized and have a vision about the United States they want to live in.” Comments on this story?E-mail gamecockudesk@hotmail.com POLICE REPORT f a i These reports are taken directly from the USC Police Department Compiled by Allyson Bird. 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 Q Nonviolent NIGHT CRIMES (6 p.m.-6a.m.) ■ Violent • Nonviolent CRIMES AT UNKNOWN HOURS □ Violent © Nonviolent Monday, Nov. 11 ® AUTO BREAK-IN, LARCENY OF CD-PLAYER, GRAVEL LOT, PICKENS AND WHEAT STREETS Amy Hutchinson said someone broke the window of her vehicle and took a CD player and a CD case. Estimated value: $800. Reporting officer: J. Coaxum. Tuesday, Nov. 12 O SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY, BAND HALL, 511 MAIN ST. Gail Barnes said someone at the band hall had a vacuum cleaner belonging to the School of Music and claimed to be there to clean. Reporting officer: J. Coaxum. Q AUTO BREAK-IN, LARCENY OF MONEY, S-24 LOT, 1700 PENDLETON ST. Joshua Schoer said someone cut the roof of his vehicle and took $10 cash. Reporting officer: G. Cox. o LARCENY OF MONEY, BLATT P.E. CENTER, 1328 WHEAT ST. Jonathan Lee said someone entered his unsecured locker and took $60 and an automated-teller machine card. Reporting officer: D. Friels. ® COLLISION, 1501 PENDLETON ST. Larretta Pearson backed into Leah Morris. Reporting officer: J. © AUTO BREAK-IN, LARCENY OF PAGER, 1328 WHEAT ST. Timothy Simpson said someone entered his unsecured vehicle and took a pager, a book bag, three vending-machine keys, books and pictures. Estimated value: $197. Reporting officer: G. Kerwin. ® LARCENY OF MONEY, SNOWDEN RESIDENCE HALL, 1215 BLOSSOM ST. Sean McGreevey said someone took cash from his room. Total value: $60. Reporting officer: T. Means. O AUTO BREAK-IN, LARCENY OF TOOLS, 1501 WHALEY ST. Gregory Morton said someone broke his window and took a set of tools valued at $100. Reporting officers: R. Baker, B. Timbers. O AUTO BREAK-IN, LARCENY, GRAVEL LOT, PICKENS AND WHEAT STREETS Lora Chisholm said someone broke her car window. Reporting officer: B. Timbers. Wednesday, Nov. 13 © ACCIDENTAL DAMAGE, BULL STREET GARAGE, 600 BULL ST. Tiffany Shaw said the gate arm lowered onto the hood of her vehicle as she was trying to leave the garage. Estimated damage: $50. Reporting officer: D. Hare. © HOUSING VIOLATION, MOORE RESIDENCE HALL, 600 SUMTER ST. Alex Pearlman and Christopher Cox were found to be shooting pellet guns. Seized were three pellet guns, pellets, a marijuana pipe and a bottle of vodka. Reporting officer: J. Henry. © AUTO BREAK-IN, LARCENY OF CDS, S-l LOT, BULL AND BLOSSOM STREETS Brandon Cooler said someone broke his car window and took a CD case and a CD player. Estimated value: $1,200. Reporting officer: J. Coaxum. © GRAND LARCENY OF TRAFFIC CONES, 600 BLOCK OF SUMTER STREET Ben | Coonrod of Cherokee Inc. said * someone took 75 orange traffic pnnM valued at $95 each Estimated value: $1,875. Reporting officer: G. Cox. © AUTO BREAK-IN, LARCENY OF CD PLAYER, S-6 PARKING LOT, 1423 WHALEY ST. Enrico Chandler said someone broke the window of his car and took a CD player, clothing and a camcorder. Estimated value/damage: $950. Reporting officer: D. Friels. © AUTO BREAK-IN, LARCENY OF CD CHANGER, BATES HOUSE PARKING LOT, 1423 WHALEY ST. Joi Pruitt said someone broke into her car ^ and took a CD player and a CD 1 changer. Estimated value/damage: $950. Reporting officer: E. Adkins. © MALICIOUS INJURY TO REAL PROPERTY, MCBRYDE QUAD E, 618 SUMTER ST. Robert Carli said someone broke a window by throwing a rock. Estimated damage: $100. Reporting officer: D. Friels. As an engineer in f the U.S. Air Force, there’s no telling what _you’ll work on. (Seriously, we can’t tell .you.) United States Air Force applied technology is years ahead of what you’ll touch in the private sector, and as a new engineer you’ll likely be involved at the ground level of new and sometimes classified developments. You’ll begin leading and managing within this highly respected group from day one. Find out what’s waiting behind the scenes for you in the Air Force today. To request more information, call 1 -800-423-USAF or log on to airforce.com. U.S.AIR FORCE CROSS INTO THE BLUE U_i_i-* i :-- i I I Friday December 6 sxr «» a*. »i« **. 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