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CAROLINA © BRIEF
NURSING SCHOOL
GETS DUKE GRANT
USC’s College of Nursing
through the Health Sciences
division has received a $195,363
grant from the Duke Endowment
to increase the number of
bachelor’s degree-prepared rural
nurses in South Carolina.
According to a USC News
release, the endowment intends
to award an additional $414,855
during the next two years, for a
three-year total of $610,218.
While the college traditionally
admits 56 students into its upper
division in the fall and 56 in the
spring, the Duke award will
increase the fall number to 72
students beginning in August,
according to the release.
According to the release, in
addition to expanding its Ef.S.N.
nursing program by 16, the
college will be offering a year
round program that includes ori«
summer of classes and provides
nursing students with clinical
education opportunities in rural
healthcare settings.
The grant announcement
comes three weeks after officials
named Peggy Hewlett as dean.
FRATERNITY LAUDED
FOR SOCIAL ACTION
The Kappa Iota Chapter of
USC’s Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity
was honored with the Collegiate
Chapter of the Year Award at the
91st International Conclave held
July 12-17, in Los Angeles, Calif.,
according to a USC News release. -
The award is based on
community service, social action
and “bigger and better” business.
It is the highest honor awarded to
an undergraduate chapter.
The release reported the
chapter was presented with the
Most Outstanding Collegiafe
Chapter Social Action Program
for their work with the American
Cancer Society and local
initiatives such as Habitat for
Humanity and Clean Carolina.
The Kappa Iota Chapter was
founded September 1978 at
USC. Since its founding, 200
have been initiated into the ranks.
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THEY SAID IT BEST
“College is a refu;
from hasty judgment
— Robert Frost
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JESSICA ANN NIELSEN/THE GAMECOCK
Carol Bowers, a graduate student in library and information sciences, works in a computer lab in the Thomas Cooper Library.
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POLICE REPORT
THURSDAY, JULY 28
Information
Interstate 95 South between mile markers'
47-48
A university employee was at a rest area
when she parked a USC green Dodge van in a
parking space.
When backing out, the employee hit a
person behind her. \
The employee reported there were no
visible injuries on the victim, anch they
exchanged insurance information. , ^ t
The victim requested the police investigate
the incident.
Reporting officer: N. Husbands.
FRIDAY, JULY 29
Accidental damage
820 Henderson St.
A man reported that he backed into a light
pole.
The man’s Dodge Ram 2500 sustained
minor damage to its back bumper (estimated
value $50), and the light pole also received
minor damages (estimated value $50).
Reporting officer: N. Husbands.
SATURDAY, JULY 30
Flood damage
S-22 lot, 300 Sumter St.
Reporting officer L. Welch observed a
damaged fence on the Sumter Street side of
the parking lot, which was pushed down by
debris from the flash flood.
Welch reported that approximately 50 feet
of the fence was destroyed and a portion of
the fence was found atop the grill of a state
vehicle.
Damage to the vehicle appeared to be
minimal.
Trespassing after notice
USCPD, 1501 Senate St.
Reporting officer L. Welch saw a
50-year-old Columbia man asleep at
the front entrance of USCPD.
Upon contact, Welch found the
subject had been warned against
trespassing several times.
The subject was arrested and
transported to Richland County
Detention Center.
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SUNDAY, JULY 31
Auto break-in, larceny of money
C-lot, 801 Lincoln St.
A zl-yoar-old Blunton man said
someone broke out the passenger
side front window of his vehicle and
removed $100 from the center console.
Reporting officer: J.E. Silcox.
TUESDAY, AUG. 2
Disorderly conduct
Heyward and S. Marion streets
While on routine patrol, reporting officer
J. Whitfield noticed a 63-year-old Columbia
man dancing in the street.
WTiile interviewing the subject, Whitfield
noticed the man was unsteady on his feet, had
slurred speech and smelled of alcohol. \
After admitting to drinking several beers
earlier in the evening, the subject began using
“abusive language.”
The subject was arrested and charged with
disorderly conduct.
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 3
Auto break-in, larceny of digital camera
500 Assembly St.
The victim said someone broke out the
driver-side rear window of her vehicle and
removed three purses; one brown wallet
containing a Belk credit card, Express credit
card, South Carolina drivers license, two
USC students IDs and a Wachovia debit card;
one Wachovia check book; one Apex digital
camera; and $40 cash.
Estimated value of items: $330.
Reporting officer: L. Welch.
THURSDAY, AUG. 4
Assisting another agency
1000 Assembly St.
During a property check, reporting officer
S.M. Simmons noticed a suspicious 50-year
old Newberry man.
After making contact with the man,
Simmons found that the subject had a
warrant out for unlawful use of a vehicle out
of Lexington County.
After the warrant was confirmed, the
subject was detained.
These reports are taken directly from the USC
Police Department.
State
‘NESSIE’ HUNTER,
SUB BUILDER DIES
Dan Scott Taylor Jr., who built
submarine that searched th.
bottoms of Loch Ness in Scotian.
1969, searching for the enigm
Nessie, has died.
Taylor had been buildir,
another, bigger submarine when
died of surgery complications at
in Beaufort.
UTAH FIRM MAKES
SEX OFFENDER MAP
A Utah Internet firm has created
a map showing where South
Carolina sex offenders live.
South Carolina is the 35th state
mapped where red marks signify
the offenders’ homes, names and!
addresses.
Nation
DYLAN, ROWLING
\ON LIST FOR AWARD
"v^ J.K. Rowling, Bob Dylan and
Stephen King are among the
nominees for the Quills Awards
The public votes for the aware
winners in this first annual event
organized by Reed Business
Information, which publishes
Variety, Library Journal and NBC]
television. *
STUDY: BIG WAVES
NOW MORE COMMON
Last year’s Hurricane Ivan
generated an ocean wave that
towered higher than 90 feet at one
point, says a study that also
suggests such giants may be more
common than once thought.
Because most ships tend to
avoid hurricanes, many large waves
are unseen by humans, let alone
measured.
World
RUSSIA DENIES ABC
BROADCAST RIGHTS
Russia’s Foreign Ministry said it
will not renew permission for
ABC-TV to operate in the country
after the network broadcast an
interview with a notorious
Chechen warlord.
The Foreign Ministry is the'
government agency authorizing
foreign media to work in Russia.1
IRA STANDS DOWN
DESPITE BOMBINGS
Britain’s decades-long struggle
with the Irish Republican Army
appears to be coming to a close as
the country confronts the threat
of Islamic terrorism on its home
soil.
Analysts say the London
bombings almost certainly did not
directly influence the IRAs
dramatic announcement.
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