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Bicycle thefts sweep
across USC campus
Students have
reported 10 bikes
stolen since start
of fall semester
BY IRA M. KLEIN
THE GAMECOCK
Just two weeks into the
semester, the USC Police
| Department said that nine to 10
* bicycles have been reported
stolen, just a few shy of last fall’s
total.
Most USC students who use a
bicycle to get around campus are
aware of the risk of having it
stolen, but with a recent escala
tion in the number of bike thefts
across campus, the risk might be
bigger than ever.
USC Law Enforcement and
Safety director Ernie Ellis said
the thefts have all occured since
the beginning of August.
Those numbers are quickly
approaching the total of thefts for
fall 2002; at least 11 bicycles were
reported stolen between August
and December of last year.
Ellis said the thefts have been
occurring at bicycle racks all
across campus, but the greatest
number have occurred outside
the Bates Housing Facility. Ellis
said a characteristic of all of
these thefts is that, to steal the bi
cycle, a cable or chain was cut,
most likely with a bolt cutter,
which can be purchased rela
tively cheaply at any hardware
store.
The common thread seems to
be the type of lock that has been
cut; it has always been a chain
type lock, a cable-type lock or
something fastened with a pad
lock.
Ellis said these types of lock
ing devices are not secure and
should be avoided; instead, stu
dents should use a U-bolt lock,
which is usually black with a
hard U-shaped piece that fits into
another, cylindrical piece and
locks. These types of locks are
more difficult, if not impossible,
to cut and not a single person who
has reported a stolen bicycle this
year had been using one.
Ellis suggested several other
tips for keeping bicycles safe from
theft.
“Just like people do with a car,
the owner should record basic in
formation on the bike, including
its make, model, year and serial
♦ BIKE THEFT, SEE PAGE 2
John Edwards
campaigns at
Law School
BY KATHERINE HALLORAN
'HIE (iAMECOCK
Senator John Edwards cam
paigned at the USC Law School on
Tuesday for the Presidential
Democratic Primary, which will
be held Feb. 3. The campaign stop
was held by the USC Law School
Democrats.
Edwards spoke on ways to
strengthen America in front of
about 300 students, local residents
and business people.
After receiving a standing ova
tion, Ed
wards be
gan his
speech by
saying he
supports
the hard
work of
working
claSs Amer
icans. He Edwards
also said he
is a product of public schools and
♦-EDWARDS, SEE PAGE 2
Green space project to take away more parking
Construction
has begun
behind the
Preston
Residence Hall
to convert most
of the parking
spaces to green
space. The
project is part of
the USC master
) plan that calls
for more green
spaces to
compliment the
Horseshoe.
Construction of
West Quad
Residence Hall
also took away
student parking
spaces from
Sumter Street.
PHOTO BY MORGAN
FORD/THE GAMECOCK
BY LAURA MOSS
THE GAMECOCK
Much of the parking area be
hind Preston College and
Woodrow will be replaced with
green space this fall as part of
USC’s plan to expand and beauti
fy areas surrounding the
Horseshoe.
The $1 million project will in
clude a walkway from the
Horseshoe to the Russell House
and a plaza at the smokestack tow
er, a historic landmark from the
original energy plant.
“The goal of this project is to
create a more green environ
ment,” said Facilities Planning
and Construction Director Charles
Jeffcoat.
The university’s master plan,
developed in 1994, calls for the ad
dition of more green space to com
plement the Horseshoe. The area
surrounding the new pathway
will be enhanced with trees,
shrubs, flowers and more
lighting.
Drives behind Preston and
Woodrow will be rerouted to pro
vide a straighter path for traffic
and better entry for service vehi
cles. This renovation leaves little
room for parking in the area.
“No additional parking will be
put in, but access will be better for
traffic and pedestrians,” Jeffcoat
said.
Jessica Mattison, a first-year bi
ological sciences student and
Preston resident, is unhappy with
the loss of parking.
“Right now, the closest parking
I can find is at the Coliseum. At
night I’d like to be able to park be
hind the building because it’s safe
and convenient,” she said.
Many students began parking
in the stafflot behind Preston and
Woodrow after the parking lot
near the Russell House was re
♦ PRESTON, SEE PAGE 3
A GREENER CAMPUS OR MORE PARKING?
“We already have a
problem with parking.
Those people back
there (who use the
Preston lot) - that’s
ridiculous. Where are
they going to be able to put their
car, you know?”
KATRINA ROBINSON
; SECOND YEAR PRE-PHARMACY STUDENT
“I guess more green
spaces because if they’re
not going to build like a
garage, it would be
pointless... Parking’s
crappy right here, but like
if it’s just going to add ten spaces, I
wouldn’t worry about it.”
CASEY HANKS
FIRST-YEAR PSYCHOLOGY STUDENT
“I’d rather have
parking because
there’s no room to park
anywhere.”
EMILY TANKERSLEY
FIRST-YEAR MARKETING STUDENT
“Greener campus. It just
looks better. I like to do my
homework outside and just
relax.”
TIM WILLIAMSON
FIFTH-YEAR ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING STUDENT
> Admissions policy
might include race
JON TURNER officials said.
THE (.'amecock In recent history, USC has
been blind to race and ethnic
USC might adopt a comprehen- background when considering
sive admissions plan that would students for admission, but it
consider more sociological and might change that stance in the
economic factors in prospective
students’ backgrounds, USC ♦ADMISSIONS, SEE PAGE 2
Index
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Horoscopes 10
| Letters to the Editor 7
Online Poll 7
Police Report 3
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Bed and
bakery
BY ROBERT CLENDENIN
THE BAMECOC.K
Nestled in Five Points, unno
ticed by most students, stands
an old warehouse-looking build
ing that has entertained some of
Columbia’s most honored
guests.
The weathered slab among
the bricks that reads Claussen’s
Bakery is a sign from yesteryear
that draws attention away from
the smaller sign below that tells
what the building is today,
Claussen’s Inn.
This bakery-turned-bed-and
breakfast was one of six region
al bakeries that provided baked
goods throughout the
Southeast, with locations
in Savannah, Charleston,
Spartanburg and Greenville as
well as headquarters located in
Augusta, Ga.
In 1928, Claussen’s Bakery
opened its doors at 2003 Greene
St. The Columbia branch con
tinued to serve the people of
Columbia and the surrounding
area until 1978, when the bakery
closed.
For the next eight years, the
building was dormant, except
for a bi*ief period when it
played host to the South
Carolina Rehabilitation
Department.
The old Claussen’s Bakery re
opened its doors as Claussen’s
Inn in 1986. The exterior struc
ture remained the same, but the
interior had been completely re
modeled to make the inn more
suitable for guests.
♦ INN, SEE PAGE 2
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PHOTO BY MORGAN FORD/THE GAMECOCK
Claussen’s Inn, formerly Ctaussen’s Bakery, Is an
Inconspicuous bed and^>reakfast on Greene Street.