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TODAY: Scattered \\TnHnpoHoT/ June 16’2004 * VoL 98’No'3 thunderstorms, V V vvlllCuLlCl V University of South Carolina ♦ www.dailygamecock.com h High 84, Low 73. ** AMECOCK INSIDE VIEWPOINTS i-7—c Ageless debate over family values Argument over mariage dates back to beginning of time. PAGE 6 THE MIX This week in music straight from a DJ WUSC staffer rates his top three picks. PAGE 8 SPORTS Bound for Omaha USC baseball team travels to third-straight College World Series. PAGE 10 INDEX Comics and Crossword 9 Classifieds_ 12 Horoscopes _ 9 Letters to the Editor 6 Online Poll 6 Quote of the Day7 USC Police Report 4 SjBSSV PHOTO BY MELISSA WALLACE/THE GAMECOCK Apartment safety varies in complexes around Columbia. Safety varies at apartments BY ANNA HUNTLEY THE GAMECOCK The Cornell Arms apartment building was a silent witness as Joshua Boot, 24, of West Columbia, lay dying from gunshot wounds on April 29. Cornell Arms security guard Jason Dickey car ried the pistol that allegedly fired the shots, even though Cornell Arms security guards were not al lowed to carry firearms. Boot, who was unarmed, died that evening at Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital. The day before the fatal shoot ing, a tenant’s overloaded power strip had caused a fire on the fourth floor of Cornell Arms, forc ing the residents to evacuate the building. Yet Cornell Arms remains one of the safest residences among the apartments near campus, a sur vey by The Gamecock revealed. Because the S.C. Department of Health and Environment Control doesn’t regulate apartment build ing safety, the following factors were considered to determine the safety of each apartment building: the presence of a security staff; building entrances accessible only to residents; reports of theft or _1.1:__ai__a_-_ v uiiuuixoiu vviuun uiu joaoi )cai, reports of fire within the past year; the presence of smoke de tectors in each room; the presence of at least one fire extinguisher per floor; the presence of surveil lance equipment; and residents’ feelings of overall safety. Using these qualifications, The Place on Greene was deemed least safe, ♦ APARTMENTS, SEE PAGE 2 Summer crime at USC still a concern BY ELLEN TWEEDY THE GAMECOCK Students on campus for the summer should be aware they could fall victim to crime just as easily as any other time of the year. Chris Wuchenich, the deputy director of Support Services at USC, said that during 2003 there were 328 incidents on campus from January to April, 174 inci dents from May to August, and 369 incidents from September to December. During the fall, a high stu dent-and-visitor population, due to football games and events such as the state fair, accounts for the rise in campus crime. In the summer months, the campus empties out a great deal, and there are almost no events draw ing visitors to downtown Columbia. However, crime still exists on campus during this pe riod. There are 10 different kinds of crime that the USC depart ment tracks, from assault to bur glary to the highest-reported in cident on campus, larceny. Wuchenich said that out of the 174 incidents on campus last summer, 75 were larceny. Students should also be aware that there are as many crimes committed during the day as there are at night. The daytime brings crimes of opportunity, such as property crime and auto theft. At night, there are more likely to be crimes of assault. ♦ CAMPUS CRIME, SEE PAGE 3 Provost candidate boasts academic, musical abilities BY MICHAEL LAFORGIA THE GAMECOCK USC officials have selected Robert Blocker of Yale University as one of four candi dates to replace Provost Jerry Odom, who retired from the ad ministrative position last spring. Blocker, who serves as the Lucy and Henry Moses Dean of Music at Yale, earned an under graduate degree from Furman University in 1968. He received f his masters and doctoral degrees from the University of North Texas in 1970 and 1972, respec tively. A renowned concert pianist, Blocker has performed with symphonies from Beijing, Shanghai, Houston, Monterey and Prague. As an educator and adminis trator, Blocker has acted as dean of the Baylor University School ♦ BLOCKER, SEE PAGE 4