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NCAA
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University spokesman Russ
McKinney said the university has
no knowledge of any type of NCAA
, violation, and the questioning by
Higgins was simply part of an “in
formation-gathering” process.
McKinney said news accounts
reported that the NCAA received
information from one or more peo
ple not connected with the uni
versity.
Susie Van Huss, executive di
rector of USC Foundations, has
served as faculty athletics repre
sentative for about nine years. She
said the NCAA has been at the
university several times in the
past and each time it has not come
back with any official inquiries.
Van Huss said Higgins talked
to several people on campus, but
that what was discussed could not
be disclosed.
“We are not aware of anything
at this point,” she said. “We hope
that it maintains itself that way.”
According to the NCAA Web
site, information suggesting NCAA
rule violations is given to the di
rector of enforcement at the NCAA,
who then assigns the case to one or
more investigators. The NCAA
then conducts interviews with the
source of their information, school
officials, student athletes or any one
else with pertinent information.
If there is a reason to believe an
institution has violated the rules,
the NCAA can begin an investiga
tion and sends a letter to notify the
school of the investigation.
However, USC officials said
they do not yet know the results
of the NCAA inquiry.
“They may back away from it
for good; they may continue to ask
questions and look at things,”
McKinney said. “We have no way
of knowing.”
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to go up to pay for the extra pro
gramming.
The second option would allow
subscription services for premi
um channels such as HBO and
Cinemax, Luna said. Also cable
Internet access is an option.
Luna said he is uncertain how
soon it would take these plans to
be implemented, “but that’s where
the future of our cable network
might go.”
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Textbooks
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Despite this, fourth-year psy
chology student Ebony Grissett
said she never shops for books at
the Russell House because of'
their prices. *
“They’re just so high. I can
usually get used books” at the
South Carolina Bookstore said
Grissett, who spends an estimat
ed $350 on books per semester.
Grissett said she likes to shop
around before making her final
purchases.
“It would probably be better if
the teachers could put them up
online, what their books are go
ing to be and then you could shop
around before classes start,”
Grissett said.
In spite of this difficulty,
Amanda Harding, a first-year
pharmacy student, buys most of
her books new online.
“I look online first,
Amazon.com, Half.com, and this
year I looked at Walmart.com,”
said Harding, who finds the
books she needs by searching on
the Addam’s Bookstore Web site.
“They’re a little bit cheaper
than what you can find here ...
You probably save five bucks a
book, which is nice, and some
times when you buy them
(used) on Ebay or Half.com you
can save a lot more,” Harding
said.
Oliver, while not discrediting
the online sellers, finds greater
value in personal service.
“I think we can impart some
information that we’ve gained
over our experience of being on
campus for so long; online ser
vices can’t do that,” Oliver said.
“I don’t discount the online ser
vices but I think... we reach out
to (and) support the communi
ty.”
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association with the Student
Government, will participate in
the MLK Day of Service be
cause, as student leaders, we are
dedicated to helping others, and
this is a good way that we can
do that and honor Martin
Luther King Jr.,” said Kaleta
Brown, Freshmen Council ad
viser.
People can still register to vol
unteer at one of the 26 sites,
which include Epworth
Children’s Home; Brian Center,
a home for the elderly; and The
Nurturing Center, a children’s
home.
“Volunteering is important
on the Martin Luther King Jr.
Day because it is a way to give
back to the community in hon
or of Martin Luther King Jr.’s
legacy and vision,” Weiss said.
Students can register to vol
unteer at www.sa.sc.edu/
ocst/mlk.html.
“We want people to realize
that it is not taking a lot out of
their day to participate, but it
does make a large difference in
the organizations that we help,”
said Stephanie Lareau, a mem
ber of the Community Service
Leadership Team.
This year, the volunteers will
assemble at 9:30 a.m. at the
Russell House. At 10:30 a.m.,
USC President Andrew
Sorensen will deliver the
keynote address for the Martin
Luther King Jr. convocation.
Afterward, volunteers will be
transported to their work site.
“I think students need to
know that there are needs in this
community, and this is a way to
help those needs and, for stu
dents who may not live in
Columbia, it is a way for them
to feel better connected to the
area,” Weiss said.
Also, the NAACP will be
sponsoring Come March with
Me in 2003 on Monday.
Marchers will line up at 9:30
a.m. in front of Zion Baptist
Church to march to the State
House for a rally at 11 a.m. The
rally is scheduled to last until
1:15 p.m.
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Each number on
the map stands
for a crime
corresponding
with numbered
descriptions in
the list below.
DAY CRIMES
(6a.m.-6p.m.)
□ Violent
O Nonviolent
NIGHT CRIMES
(6 p.m.-6a.m.)
■ Violent
• Nonviolent
CRIMES AT
UNKNOWN
HOURS
□ Violent
It irr-xr m ■■■ jm, v ■ — j 0 Nonviolent
These reports are taken directly from the USC Police Department
Compiled by Wendy Jeffcoat.
POLICE REPORT
Thursday, Jan. 9
® AUTO BREAK-IN, LARCENY OF
JACKET, OSBORNE PARKING LOT,
915 BULL ST.
Randolph Meekins said someone
broke out the right passenger-side
window of his car and took a black
jacket. Estimated value: $100.
Reporting officer: D.W. Friels.
0 ILLEGAL USE OF TELEPHONE,
CLIFF APARTMENTS, 1321
WHALEY ST.
The victim said she had been
receiving harassing phone calls
from someone for a few weeks.
She said most of the calls were
hang-ups, but a few were
obscene. None of the calls were
threatening. The victim was
advised to go through housing to
get her number changed.
Reporting officer: G. Kerwin.
Friday, Jan. 10
© LARCENY OF PURSE,
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
BUILDING COMPUTER LAB, 1705
COLLEGE ST.
Sonya Gainey said someone
removed her purse from an
unattended work area.
Estimated value: $137. Reporting
officer: R. Baker.
Saturday, Jan. 11
© AUTO BREAK-IN, LARCENY OF
JEWELRY, 1200 CATAWBA ST.
Lorena Boger said that between 2
and 5 p.m., someone broke into
her car and stole two sterling
silver rings, a sterling silver
charm bracelet and a cell phone.
Estimated value: $150. Reporting
officer: G. Kerwin.
Sunday, Jan. 12
© LARCENY OF DVD PLAYER,
ROOST, 147 S. MARION ST.
Gregory Reece, Clint Geoffrey
and Ryan Deter said that
someone removed the following
items from their room during the
holiday break: a DVD player, an
X-Box game system and several
games, two TI83 calculators, a
pair of Oakley sunglasses,
computer software disks, several
DVDs, a Palm Pilot and a VCR.
Estimated value: $2,270.
Reporting officer: P.I. Jones.
Monday, Jan. 13
O LARCENY OF TEXTBOOK, LAW
CENTER LIBRARY, 1100 GREENE
ST.
Carson Sowell said someone
removed two textbooks from a
secure area of the Law Library.
Estimated value: $160. Reporting
officer: J.M. Simmons,
o SIMPLE POSSESSION OF
MARIJUANA, MINOR IN
POSSESSION OF BEER, LABORDE
DORMITORY, 615 SUMTER ST.
USC officers N. DeHaai and J. B.
Coaxum responded to a call
about a smell of marijuana
coming from a room. Upon
knocking on the door, Gary
Bradford, 18, said he did not
know what the smell was and
gave consent for the officers to
search the room. While
searching the room, officers
found a small plastic bag with a
green leaf-like substance and i
several containers of beer.
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