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A arrived, and Fortuna was pulled proceed through it, and, at that arrest; hits offi cer, vehicle police officer pulled her over and over at 1401 Hampton St., according point, more offi cers arrived on the asked for her driver’s to Timmons. scene, Timmons said. license, to which she Fortuna’s car was between the Fortuna barricaded herself in the Cassie Cope replied she didn’t original officer and the backup vehicle by locking the doors and [email protected] have one. Fortuna officer’s vehicle, but Fortuna refusing to get out. The officers also told the offi cer allegedly refused to get out of the broke the driver’s side window, A USC student has been charged she was late for class. vehicle and sped off a second time, turned off the engine of Fortuna’s with reckless driving, resisting When the officer sideswiping one of the patrol cars, car and took her keys so there was arrest and simple assault, according asked Fortuna to which Timmons said was scraped no threat of her driving off. to Jennifer Timmons, Columbia step out of the but not seriously damaged. Timmons said Fortuna was Police Department spokeswoman. car, she allegedly Fortuna also hit the knee of the combative as officers handcuffed Brittany Fortuna, a second-year FORTUNA refused. The offi cer second police offi cer, causing minor and put her in the back of the patrol English student , was arrested called for additional injuries, though the offi cer did not car. Thursday morning after she refused backup, and Fortuna sped off. need to seek medical attention, Fortuna’s bond hearing is set for 9 to pull over for police, leading to a She drove to the intersection of Timmons said. a.m. Friday. police chase, on her way to class. She Bull and Hampton streets, entered When she sped away from 1401 is currently being held at Alvin S. and exited a parking lot and then Hampton, Fortuna made it to a red Glenn Detention Center. turned her car left on Hampton light at the intersection of Hampton Fortuna was traveling south on Comments on this story? Street. A second police officer and Marion streets but did not Bull Street around 9 a.m. when she Visit dailygamecock.com/news Some majors require zero-credit courses Students’ workload defi ned by more than academic hours Caroline Baity [email protected] USC students may be receiving an unfair number of credit hours for the amount of work and effort put in to courses that are required for their majors. Some schools, such as the USC School of Music, are requiring students to take multiple zero-credit classes and participate in activities outside of the classroom in addition to a heavy course load. First-year vocal performance student Nicholas Hawkins was heavily infl uenced to join the on-campus opera group in addition to his normal courses, which include two zero-credit classes. “You need 130-something hours to graduate, but you still have to take these classes that count for nothing,” Hawkins said. “They can be long and take up a lot of time, so it can be a pain.” As for participating in opera, Hawkins says it can be taxing, but worth the experience in the end. “As a vocal performance major I have to do opera, which is fun and you learn a lot, but it also consumes your life,” Hawkins said. “You have to keep your voice in good condition on little sleep, lots of other school work and everything else. It’s hard. It’s really, really hard, and these classes and outside activities that we don’t get credit for make it even harder.” Students enrolled in zero-credit classes receive grades of either “satisfactory” or “unsatisfactory,” which don’t impact grade-point average. A “satisfactory” grade must be earned in order to graduate, though. “The students gain an appreciation and understanding of musical literature and concepts of performance practice, which is essential in their development as musicians,” said School of Music Associate Dean and Director of Undergraduate Studies Robert Pruzin. “These courses assist students in preparing their musical careers, whether it be as performers, educators or researchers.” These zero-credit classes aren’t the only reasons students feel as though they aren’t earning the credit hours they deserve. Fourth-year print journalism student Cameron Powell currently participates in the traditional senior semester within the School of Journalism and Mass Communications. During this 18-week period, Powell works with his classmates to create an online and print ‘Candy Man’ spreads sweetness newspaper, as well as taking four courses — copy editing, reporting, feature writing and graphics design — that total 12 credit hours. Almost all journalism Former USC pitcher, 90-year-old Bill Camp students participate in senior semester. They are tosses treats to fans at baseball games required to work on the newspaper and go to class from approximately 8:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily during Aston Jeffcoat their fi nal undergraduate semester. [email protected] “The way I look at it is, for a three-credit-hour course, I go in three times a week or two times a week Bill Camp may not be able to throw a baseball after for a total of three hours that week,” Powell said. injuring his shoulder pitching for South Carolina more “For our 12-credit-hour courses, we’re in there from than 60 years ago, but there is one thing he can still anywhere from 40 to 60 hours a week, so by the typical throw — candy. standards of a university course, I don’t feel like we’re Students and fans nicknamed Camp “The Candy getting the credit hours that we deserve.” Man” after he roamed USC baseball games for decades Carol Pardun, director of the School of Journalism handing out free candy, a practice he continues today. and Mass Communications, believes the rewards Camp says he gets a thrill from aiming and precisely reaped from programs like senior semester outweigh throwing candy at his targets. the long work and low credit hours. “I’d tell my buddy, ‘Watch that boy. See that little “Students [are given] a ‘real world’ experience — crate that has the cheese in it. Watch me throw one one they usually cherish,” Pardun wrote in an email in his cup,’” Camp said. “It went bloop, right in the response. “You could argue that lots of classes in the middle of it. He picked it up, licked all the cheese off, Lee Walker / THE DAILY GAMECOCK university require a lot of work, so it’s diffi cult to say opened it and just ate the candy like dessert.” Bill Camp has handed out free candy at baseball games that these 12 hours of credit require more than 12 CANDY ● 2 for decades. He spends about $180 per month on candy. CREDITS ● 2 Friday Dave BarnesTrayvon Martin No. 1 goes down 85° 63° The Mix Editor Chloe Columnist Stephen The Gamecocks Gould reviews the Barry argues that defeated Florida 9-3 South Carolina–born self-defense is no after right-hander Saturday singer/songwriter’s excuse for Trayvon Matt Price came out latest album. Martin’s death. of the bullpen in the 63° 55° seventh. See page 5 See page 4 See page 8 2 Friday, March 23, 2012 CANDY ● Continued from 1 Camp, who says he never sees half of the plays World Night to celebrate global cultures during the games he attends, is incredibly precise when aiming his candy pitches. Event includes singing, the Pan-African Student still can. “I can almost fl ick candy in anyone’s hand. I am dancing, fashion show Association, the Vietnamese “We usually have over 600 really accurate. It goes by the weight,” he said of his Student Association and the Indian people attend, and tickets always technique. “It is easier to throw underhanded.” Amanda Coyne Student Organization. sell out, so it’s good to buy them in Camp, who is approaching his 90th birthday, is [email protected] After the performance, advance,” Eleazer said. always posted behind home plate, but not for long there will be a fashion show of Tickets include a large dinner periods of time, as he walks around the stands for Students from Japan to Germany international garb, called “The spread featuring food from many his alternative to the seventh-inning stretch — and many countries in between Parade of Countries,” as well as an different cultures, provided by showering fans with a sugar rush. will celebrate their culture at the international student organization various Columbia restaurants, “I stand up and say, ‘I need a rally here,’ and try 13th annual World Night tonight fair. including Eric’s San Jose and to get something started,” Camp said, adding that at 6:30 p.m.