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Dangerous Places ' Use common sense to keep safe at night 1423 Whaley St. - Bates West PHOTO BY GABRIELLE SINCLAIR/THE GAMECOCK 1400 Greene St. - Russell House PHOTO BY TRISHA SHADWELL/THE GAMECOCK Location ms 1999 [ 2000 j 2001 2002 BLOSSOM65 36 39 42 49 BULL20 25 38 53 42 BUSINESS ADMIN. 1 4 12__]__ UpMPUTER5 5 5 6 _9_ PiNDLETON17 34 8 22 21 SENATE9 10 10 22 18 TOTAL 117 114 101 147 140 CHART SPECIAL TO THE GAMECOCK I I 5C I INFORMATION COMPILED FROM THE GAMECOCK POLICE REPORTS FOR THE PAST YEAR 1300 Blossom St. - Blossom Street Garage r nu l u u i i moi in 01 in ull/ i i ii_ i»i i-vv/vn 701 Assembly St. - Coliseum parking lots George Rogers Blvd. - Williams Brice Stadium PHOTO BY GABRIELLE SINCLAIR/THE GAMECOCK BY GABRIELLE SINCLAIR THEGAMECOCK USC is an urban campus with urban issues, and students should take heed to stay in well-lit areas. Pendleton street garage, Senate Street garage and the parking lot behind Bates West are the most sparsely lit and least traveled ar eas of campus at night. Nightly, USC shuttles carry students to set areas across campus. Service fra ternity APO provides a shuttle ser vice from 8 p.m. to midnight, Sunday through Thursday to any where on campus. Lightways maps, which show the safest paths to walk at night, are available at the Pendleton St. Garage office. Unofficial statistics from January 1 to June 30 of this year report that 90 percent of crimes on campus are either grand or petty larcenies (thefts) or motor vehicle theft. Many of these reports are still under investigation and will not be confirmed until later this year, said Major Lawrence Pathel. Safety at night on campus basi cally boils down to two things, said Ellis. “After dark, don’t walk alone,” he said. “If you feel uncom fortable, then don’t do it.” According to USC’s law enforce ment division, campus has “over 90 call boxes placed conspicuously around the campus.” Call boxes are for students to reach the USCPD im mediately in case of any emergency. Many of USC’s crimes are that of opportunity, said Ellis. “A lot of crimes in every day life could easily be prevented)” he said. Hiding valuables in the trunks of cars, locking dorm rooms and not leaving backpacks and wallets sit ting alone in such places at the li brary and the cafeteria, are com mon sense actions students can take to help reduce the amount of crime on campus. “Our campus statistically is a very safe area,” said Ellis. “There PHOTO BY GABRIELLE SINCLAIR/THE GAMECOCK are very few crimes of violence that occur an campus.” Unofficial records for 2003 list one rape, two robberies, and 14 assaults (only one aggravated). In 2002 there were four reported rapes, and 52 as saults, seven of which were aggra vated. Comments on this story?E-mail gamecockudesk@hotmail.com II ’ I com • • mversitij j—Rousing • • ♦ Q/C J/OOS& has Seen expanded to include advanced searches. Xocu itb even easier for students to find their perfect roommate. _ ♦ ISlJest Q.uad. scheduled to open in the Hall of2004will he comprised of three environmentally friendly huildinys pinvidiny 500 new • liviny spaces. I ♦ CA total madeouer of IPreston's wild include a new fireplace? freshly painted walls, new carpet and new tile floors. * Jluilding renovations have leen completed in J3aies Jlouse including new furniture, upgraded sprinkler systems, and wireless palilities in tie lolly and courtyard. I! University j—lousing 1 (designing (Communities for (iving and (earning 1715 {blossom Ui. Columbia, SC 19108 Pk one: (803) 777-4783 j-—ax: (803) 777-4349 i * f i