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State Lawmaker seeks new license requirements COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A pas senger van acoident that killed three and injured 10 last month has one lawmaker proposing a study tha't might lead to new li cense requirements for drivers of large passenger vans, recreational vehicles and rental trucks. State Rep. John Graham Altman HI, R-Charleston, said the accident in rural Charleston County suggests 15-passenger vans are dangerous. Altman has filed a concurrent resolution seeking a study by the state Department of Motor Vehicles and the Department of Public Safety. He said new licensing require ments could pass this year, al though he expects opposition from those who rent or sell such vehicles. Attendance down for Charleston tourism CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Attendance was down at Charleston's leading tourist at tractions last year and industry officials say it may have to do with repeat visitors bypassing attrac tions on return trips. Attendance at area attractions dropped 9.8 percent, according to the Charleston Chamber of Commerce. The 16 biggest attrac tions tracked by the chamber sold 1.89 million tickets in 2003, about 207,000 fewer than the previous year. The South Carolina Aquarium, the area's most-visited site, saw an 11 percent drop in attendance for 2003 with about 60,000 fewer peo ple visiting. Nation FCC chairman wants stiffer TV penalties WASHINGTON (AP) - The head of the Federal Communications Commission, upset over a grow ing use of profanity on television and radio, wants to sharply in crease the penalties for broad casters airing indecent programs. FCC Chairman Michael Powell said at a National Press Club lun cheon on Wednesday that the cur rent maximum penalty, $27,500 for each incident, should be 10 times higher. Muslim women upset oyer headwear rule MONTGOMERY, ALA. (AP) - Some Muslim women in Alabama are upset because state driver's li cense officials are requiring them to remove their head scarves if they want to get a license. More than 10 Muslim women „ from Mobile and Birmingham complained to the Council on American-Islamic Relations. The Washington-based group wrote to Alabama Public Safety Director Mike Coppage asking the state to end its requirement for women to remove their head scarf, or hijab. WHO blamed for lack of malaria relief LONDON (AP) - The World Health Organization and other aid agencies are undermining the bat tle against malaria by funding cheaper and less-effective drugs, contributing to tens of thousands of deaths of children in Africa, re searchers asserted. The scientists, writing in The Lancet medical journal, accused WHO and the Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria of promoting programs that use the wrong drugs because they are a tenth the cost of better medicines. Starbucks makes debut in France PARIS (AP) — Starbucks has fi nally arrived in the country that likes to think it invented the cafe. Almost six years after it began establishing itself in Europe — starting with Britain, Switzerland and Austria — Starbucks Corp. in augurated its first Paris store Thursday, with Spanish partner GrupoVIPS. The king of frappuccinos-to-go nevertheless accepts it may not be easy to make ends meet right away in a country where people still like to sit down to drink their “express,” preferred short, black, bitter — and above all, cheap. 1) HI This 4ay in History 1547: Ivan the Terrible crowns himself the first tsar of Russia. 1919: Prohibition takes effect with the 18th Amendment pro hibiting the “manufacture, sale or transportation of intoxicating liquors for beverage purposes.” Extended. Forecast Friday r ► ^ HI: 51 L0?29 Saturday HI: 57 LO: 44 Sunday HI: 53 LO: 46 Monday HI: 54 LO: 31 Tuesday ► HI: 58 LO: 27 Friday, Jan. 16 ANNUAL DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. BREAKFAST, Russell House Ballroom, 7:30 a.m. SEMINAR “UNDERSTANDING MOLECULAR REACTIVITY AT THE SEMICONDUCTOR LEVEL,” Dr. Stacey Bent-of Stanford University, Jones Physical Science Center, Refreshments 3:45 p.m., Seminar 4 p.m. LAST DAY TO CHANGE A COURSE SCHEDULE OR DROP A COURSE WITHOUT A GRADE OF “W” BEING RECORDED APPLICATIONS DUE FOR CULTURAL AWARENESS COMMISSIONER, Russell House 227,4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17 SOUTHERN EXPOSURE CONCERT SERIES, School of Music Recital Hall, 7:30 p.m. USCNROTC'S ANNUAL JROTC DRILL MEET, Eugene Stone HI Stadium, 9 a.m. Monday, Jan. 19 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. HOLIDAY-NO CUSSES MARCH TO THE STATE HOUSE, ZION BAPTIST CHURCH, 801 Washington St., 9 a m. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY OF SERVICE, Russell House, 9 a.m. MLK LECTURE BY LONNIE RANDOLPH, School of Law Auditorium, 3 p.m. MLK GOSPEL FEST, featuring The Jarvis Brothers, Koger Center for the Arts, 6:30 p.m. FREE MUSIC PUY CUSSES BEGIN, School of Music 108. Tuesday, Jan. 20 UNDERSTANDING UNIVERSITY FUND ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING I WORKSHOP, Computer Services 309,9 a.m.-12 ' p.m,, Faculty and staff. Wednesday, Jan. 21 AN EVENING WITH AL FRANKEN, Roger Center, 8 p.m. EPIDEMIOLOGY SEMINAR: “ETHNIC DISPARITIES IN BREAST CANCER AND CLINICAL PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT,” Bill Butler, director of research and education for the South Carolina Cancer Center, Health Sciences Building 103,12:30 p.m. NATIONAL HUGGING DAY Thursday, Jan. 22 CHINESE NEW YEAR Aerosmith to rock Super Bowl pre-game NEW YORK (AP) - Aerosmlth will be making a return visit to the Super Bowl. The headliners of the 2001 Super Bowl halftime show in Tampa, Fla., will perform in the finale of this year's pre-game show at Reliant Stadium in Houston, it was announced this week. “The Super Bowl is rock 'n' roll! It's slammin', it's precision, it's pas sion and pure energy,” Aerosmith's Steven Tyler said in a statement. The Super Bowl will air live on CBS on Feb. 1. 2003 Grammy Award nominees announced NEW YORK (AP) - Justin Tlmberiake, Christina Aguilera and The White Stripes are among the first performers to be announced for the 46th annual Grammy Awards telecast. The Grammy Awards ceremo ny will air live Feb. 8 on CBS from the Staples Center arena in down town Los Angeles. The show also will include a tribute to soul and funk featuring OutKast, George Clinton and Parliament Funkadellc, Robert Randolph & the Family Band and Earth, Wind & Fire ‘Cold Mountain’ star undaunted by divorce LONDON (AP) - Jude Law says he's emerged stronger and happier from his bruising breakup with Sadie Frost. Law, who stars with Nicole Kidman and Renee Zellweger in the film “Cold Mountain,” said Wednesday that events such as a divorce “take a lot longer to heal and repair and to put back into or der. PHOTO COURTESY OF KRT CAMPUS Guitarist Joe Perry and singer Steven Tyler, shown above, will bring Aerosmlth’s blistering brand of rock ‘n’ roll to the Super Bowl pre-game show on Feb. 1. Law and Frost, who were di vorced in October, were married in 1997 and have three children. Frost, 35, had sought the di vorce on grounds of his unreason able behavior. Actress Murphy gets engaged to manager NEW YORK (AP) - Actress Brittany Murphy and talent man ager Jeff Kwatinetz became en gaged Jan. 9 at a silent movie the ater in Los Angeles, according to People magazine. The couple started dating after Murphy's breakup with Ashton Kutcher, her co-star in 2003's “Just Married,” People says in its Jan. 26 issue. Murphy, 26, also appeared in “8 Mile” and “Don't Say a Word.” Kwatinetz is 34. Jack White pleads innocent to assault DETROIT (AP) - White Stripes lead singer Jack White, who's ac cused of repeatedly punching the lead singer of another band in the face, pleaded innocent Wednesday to a misdemeanor aggravated as sault charge. White was ordered to stand tri al on March 9. Screen Actors Guild makes odd picks LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Screen Actors Guild flashed some independence with its annual awards nominations Thursday, citing performers from outside the-mainstream movies such as “The Station Agent,” “Whale Rider” and “In America.” Other backslapping groups have mostly ignored those films in the acting categories, despite their widespread critical acclaim. Meanwhile, the prestige pic tures “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” and “Cold Mountain” picked up only cursory mentions. USC. Briefly FIRST LEGO tourney comes to Carolina For a second year, USC will play host to more than 500 South Carolina middle- and elementary school students for the nation’s largest FIRST LEGO League Tournament Saturday, Jan. 17, starting at 9 a.m. The contest, which involves 75 teams and has the theme “Mission Mars,” features LEGO constructed robots that students have been building since last September overcoming various obstacles. Registration due for Clean Carolina Clean Carolina Challenge reg istration forms are due today by 5 p.m. Forms are available in the SG office or online by e-mailing Patrick Walsh, SG senator, at WALSH2@mailbox.sc.edu with organization name, contact name, phone number, e-mail ad dress and AIM screen name by the deadline. Free music classes open for children Free Music Play Classes for in fants, toddlers, preschoolers and kindergarteners will be held Jan. 19 -24. Parents must call 777-4065 to reserve a space in one of the free classes. The regular Spring 2004 semester of Music Play classes for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergarteners will be held Jan. 26 - April 3 in School of Music, Room 108. To register, visit the Web site www.music.sc.edu/Special_Progr ams/CMDC, call 777-4065 or e-mail CMDC@Mozart.sc.edu. The Spring 5004 class fee is $95 for 9 classes, which meet once a week for 30 minutes. USC Academic Team succeeds in Georgia The USC Academic Team com peted in Georgia on Saturday, Jan. 10, ending the competition with a record of 9-1 and an aver age score of 322.5 points per game. The competition included 12 other teams from the Southeast, including 3 from Kentucky and 2 from Georgia Tech. The academic team will be competing in a tour nament at UT-Chattanooga on Jan. 24 and the ACF Southeast Regionals on Feb. 14. Police.Report These reports are taken directly from the USC Police Department .(MM * 40* V..A A A ''-v* -Mrt At' Hfc « 2 •’ !*' • Each number on the map stands for a crime corresponding with numbered descriptions in the list below. DAY CRIMES (6a.m.-6 p.m.) □ Violent O Nonviolent NIGHT CRIMES (6p.m.-6a.m.) ■ Violent • Nonviolent CRIMES AT UNKNOWN HOURS 0 Violent G Nonviolent Monday, Dec. 8 © LARCENY OF BICYCLE, CAPSTONE HOUSE, 902 BARNWELL ST. The victim said someone removed his secured bicycle from a bicycle rack. The bicycle was locked with a cable-style lock. Estimated value: $115. Reporting officer: D. Pardue. Saturday, Dec. 20 □ SIMPLE ASSAULT, COLONIAL CENTER, 801 LINCOLN ST. The victim said he and John Shoedel were involved in a verbal altercation at which time Shoedel grabbed the victim by the throat with both hands and began to choke him. The victim also said the subject made several verbal threats toward him in the past. Reporting officer: T. Means. Tuesday, Jan. 13 © LARCENY OF WALLET, EAST QUAD, 1400 WHEAT ST. The complainant said someone removed her black wallet from the bench at the rear of East Quad. The wallet contained her university student ID card. Estimated value: $6. Reporting officer: Morant. © LARCENY OF PURSE/PARTIAL RECOVERY, 1600 HAMPTON ST. The victim said someone removed her small, rectangular black leather Express purse from her desk. The victim received a call from a witness saying she had found a purse belonging to the victim at the SCE&G building downtown. Reporting officer J.B. Coaxum escorted the victim to the witness’s location to recover the purse. Upon receiving the purse, the victim said the only items missing were $5 in cash and a MasterCard. Estimated value: $55. Estimated value recovered: $50. © LARCENY OF PURSE/ RECOVERY, RUSSELL HOUSE, 1400 GREENE ST. The victim said she left her purse on the table when she went to class and that when she returned later to check on it, it had been turned in to the dining facilities office. Missing from the purse were a black leather wallet, Visa check card, Capital One credit card, South Carolina driver’s license, Blue Cross and Blue Shield health card and a black leather Guess purse. Estimated value: $158. Estimated value recovered: $98. Reporting officer: M.L. Gooding. Wednesday, Jan. 14 ® ILLEGAL USE OF TELEPHONE, COLUMBIA HALL, 918 BARNWELL ST. The victim said an unknown female called her room using profane language. The victim hung up and then received another call by the same female attempting to disguise her voice as a male. Reporting officer: J.L. Meador. © MALICIOUS INJURY TO PERSONAL PROPERTY, 700 BLOCK OF COLLEGE ST. The complainant said someone put a large scratch on the rear driver’s-side door of the victim’s vehicle. Estimated value: $600. Reporting officer: J.L. Meador. □ SIMPLE ASSAULT, RUSSELL HOUSE AREA, 1400 GREENE ST. The victim said that while walking from the Russell House he was approached by an unknown white male. The victim said the subject grabbed him and struck him . on the left side of the face with > his fist, then left the scene. Reporting officer: D.W. Friels. o LARCENY OF WALLET, BLAH P.E. CENTER, 1400 WHEAT ST. The victim said someone took his brown wallet with his university student ID, South Carolina driver’s license, State Farm Insurance card, CPM bank card and a BP gas card from the gym. Estimated value: $20. Reporting officer: D. Hare.