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State seeks loan for new apartments ORANGEBURG — South Carolina State University hopes to get permission to build new student housing units now that its financial books are back in order. The school needs approval from the State Budget and Control Board to borrow $41 million for the apartment complex and to pay off debt. The university plans to borrow the money from an Atlanta firm that administers a capital improvement loan program especially for minority institutions on behalf of the U.S. Department of Education. NATION Federal prosecutors nix CIA investigation • WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors have decided not to seek criminal charges against CIA officers who were part of an antidrug operation that was involved in the downing of a missionary plane in Peru and the deaths of two Americans in 2001. Justice Department officials have until now not acknowledged that they were investigating potential misconduct by the intelligence officers. A Pennsylvania based missionary group’s Cessna float plane was shot down by a Peruvian jet in April 2001 after a CIA-operated surveillance plane misidentified it as a possible drug-smuggling flight. Lawsuit might affect embryo controversy CHICAGO — A couple whose frozen embryo was accidentally destroyed at a fertility clinic has the right in Illinois to file a wrongful-death lawsuit, a judge has ruled in a case that some legal experts say could have implications in the debate over embryonic stem cell research. He said the couple is as entitled to seek compensation as any parents whose child has been killed. In his ruling, Lawrence relied on the state’s Wrongful Death Act, which allows lawsuits to be filed if unborn fetuses are killed in an accident or assault. WORLD 22 police, soldiers die in insurgent attack BAGHDAD, Iraq — Insurgents attacked a police station south of Baghdad Sunday, killing 22 Iraqi police and soldiers, police said. Gunmen seized four Egyptians technicians in Baghdad in the second kidnapping of foreigners in the Iraqi capital within a week. Elsewhere, one U.S. soldier from Task Force Baghdad was killed and two others were wounded Sunday afternoon in a roadside bombing north of the capital, the U.S. command said. Fourteen attackers also died in the clash that broke out about 10:30 p.m. in Mahawil. The dead included five Iraqi national guardsmen and 17 policemen. Georgian president asks citizens to unite TBILISI, Georgia — Georgians buried their prime minister Sunday as President Mikhail Saakashvili called on his compatriots to unite after the untimely death that has sparked skepticism about whether it was an accident and concern about the future of the former Soviet republic Zurab Zhvania, 41, was found dead before dawn Thursday at the apartment of a friend, who also died; officials say both succumbed to carbon-monoxide poisoning from a poorly ventilated gas space heater. BRIEFS FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ‘Idol’ star aims song at young mothers HIGH POINT, N.C. —Reigning American Idol Fantasia Barrino said one song on her new CD, “Free Yourself,” is dedicated to young mothers who struggle to support themselves and their children — just as she does. Her “Baby Mama” track has elicited some criticism as endorsing children out of wedlock, but Barrino, 20, said she isn’t promoting teenage motherhood. Barrino has a 3-year-old daughter named Zion. She said she isn’t ashamed of being a teenage mother, but “if I could have waited, I would have.” Young teens come up to her and tell her, “I’m a baby mama.” “That’s cool,” she tells them, but then she asks, “What are you doing to try to better yourself?” Traveling with her daughter serves as a reminder of why she works so hard, said Barrino, who returned home to High Point on Friday during her CD promotion tour. Barrino was among the artists who sang a tribute to Elton John at the 27th annual Kennedy Center Honors in December. She will be a co-host of the Soul Train Awards on Feb. 28, and she is nominated for an NAACP Image Award as cnuur\ duk i un/ rnt sasuufl i tu ruts:* American Idol winner Fantasia Barrino smiles during an interview in her home in Charlotte, N.C., in June 2004. outstanding female artist. Schlessinger’s son to join U.S. forces SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Tough talking radio host Dr. Laura Schlessinger’s 19-year-old son will join the U.S. Special Forces later this year — an endeavor that could take him to the Middle East. Schlessinger, famous for doling out conservative advice on her nationally syndicated call-in show, told about 300 people at a 425th Civil Affairs Battalion event on Saturday that she wasn’t too worried about her son, Deryk Bishop. “I brought my son up to be a warrior,” she said. “I feel sorry for the mothers of the bad guys. And I just have a good feeling.” Bishop, who enlisted last year, joined his mother on stage and told the audience including U.S. Army reservists that he resents how Americans criticize the war without a *w* -jr “There’s never a perfect campaign. There are always i'- / ■ screw-ups, and little things that happen. And it’s just the 1-1 l,rr^ **“ experience.” Monday, February 7, 2005 JACK ELLIS FIRST-YEAR BUSINESS STUDENT JACK ELLIS ON _ WORKING WITH TOMMY PRESTON'S CAMPAIGN FOR STUDENT-GOVERNMENT TREASURER I---1 SUPER BOWLING JASON STEELMAN/THE GAMECOCK Students gather in the Russell House lobby to watch Sunday’s Super Bowl matchup between the New England Patriots and the Philadelphia Eagles. Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity organized the event and also provided free food. recognizing the sacrifices soldiers make — a theme echoed by his mother. “Real people were fighting and I wanted to be part of that,” Bishop said. Spike Lee lectures on career decisions OXFORD, Ohio — Filmmaker Spike Lee told a crowd of college students that they should try to find a career that will make them happy, not • necessarily one that will make them rich. “Hopefully, you’ll be able to find a career path that you love and be able to make a living out of that,” Lee told about 1,000 Miami University students Thursday. He urged students to use their college years to discover what they would enjoy doing during their lives. “You do not want to be sitting 20 years from now when you dread waking up in the morning to go to a job that you hate,” Lee said. Lee, who was born Shelton Lee in 1957, in Atlanta, has gained renown for edgy films that tackle issues of race, sexuality and urban living. Hemingway novel reveals lighter side KENT, Ohio — The macho hunter image of Ernest Hemingway is replaced by a picture of the author as a confident and happy man in one of his last manuscripts, to be published this fall. Written while Hemingway was on safari in Kenya from late 1953 to early 1954, “Under Kilimanjaro” is lighter and more comedic than the author’s other work, said coeditor Robert Lewis, a Hemingway scholar at the University of North Dakota. “Without this book, I think people would tend to stereotype Hemingway as they have in the past, as the macho man, the man of blood sports. ... That man is completely absent from this book,” Lewis said. “It’s the work of a man, an author, who is confident in his person, happy in himself.” The unabridged novel, published by Kent State University Press, is expected to be in bookstores in September. Excerpts have appeared in Sports Illustrated, and a version heavily edited by Hemingway’s son was published under the title “True at First Light: A Fictional Memoir.” Hemingway committed suicide in 1961. Foxx, Swank earn guild’s top honors LOS ANGELES — Jamie Foxx's uncanny re-creation ofRay Charles in “Ray” earned him the Screen Actors Guild Award for best actor Saturday, while Hilary Swank won the best-actress prize for “Million Dollar Baby,” playing a spirited boxer whose life takes a tragic turn. The cast prize for best movie ensemble went to the road-trip comedy “Sideways.” Cate Blanchett won the supporting-actress honor for her role as Katharine Hepburn in “The Aviator,” and Morgan Freeman took the supporting-actor prize for “Million Dollar Baby,” playing a sage-like ex-prizefighter. * “Thank you for Ray Charles for just living so complex and so interesting, and making us all just come together,” said Foxx, the front-runner to win the best-actor prize at the Academy Awards on Feb. 27. Addressing his director on “Ray,” Foxx added, “Thank you for Taylor Hackford for taking a chance with an African-American film. Taylor, you’re my director of the year.” Swank offered gushing praise for her director and co-star, Clint Eastwood. “I bow down to you,” Swank said to the 74-year-old Eastwood. “You are a talent beyond compare. If I’m half the person you are and half the talent you are when I’m 74, I will know that I’ve accomplished something great.” The SAG honors presented the first big head-to-head competition between Swank and Oscar rival Annette Bening, a nominee for the theater farce “Being Julia.” At the Golden Globes, Swank won for best dramatic actress while Bening was honored for best actress in a musical or comedy. The two actresses are the front runners at the Oscars, a rematch of the showdown five years ago, when underdog Swank pulled an upset best-actress win for “Boys Don’t Cry” over Bening, who had been the favorite for “American Beauty.” Freeman paid respect to fellow contender James Garner by singing a verse from the theme song of Garner’s old TV Western “Maverick.” Garner was nominated as supporting actor for the romantic drama “The Notebook” and received the guild’s lifetime achievement award. Covering all his bases, Freeman added, “I want to thank everybody I ever met.” Blanchett thanked co-star Leonardo DiCapriO and especially “The Aviator” director Martin Scorsese. Looking at her trophy, a statue of a performer holding the comedy and tragedy masks that symbolize actors, Blanchett said, “I think the head, shoulders, knees and toes of this belong to Martin Scorsese, who led us all and brought us great courage.” POLICE REPORT Reports taken from the USC Police Department. Each number on the map stands for a crime corresponding with numbered descriptions in the list below. DAY CRIMES (6 li.iii.-6 p.m.) Q Violent Q Nonviolent NIGHT CRIMES (6 p.m.-6 a.m.) ■ Violent 0 Nonviolent CRIMES AT UNKNOWN HOURS [3 Violent © Nonviolent JAN. 13 ©Harassment by Intimidation, McClintock Dorm, 720 Bull St. The victim told reporting officer M. Winnington that her old roommate has been harassing her and told her she will continue to do so. JAN. 24 ©Larceny of Ground Beef, Rutledge Dorm, 902 Sumter St. The complainant said that someone removed two green plastic cups, estimated value $2, and one pound of ground beef, estimated value $3 from his room. Reporting officer: C. Knoche. FEB. 3 ©Vandalism of Vehicle, Sigma Chi House, Greek Village, 526 Gadsden St. The victim told reporting officer G. Kerwin that someone broke the mirror on the driver-side door. No other damage was reported on his vehicle. Estimated value $300. ©Harassment/Argument, Thomas Cooper Library, 1322 Greene St. Reporting officer K. Adams responded in reference to a harassment incident. The victim, who works at the Thomas Cooper Library, said that for the past several months a subject has been harassing her. She said the subject made false accusations against her to her boss. The victim said she wanted a report filed regarding the incident and wanted to know the necessary steps to obtain a restraining order against the subject. The victim was advised of the proper procedures regarding the restraining order. She said no further assistance was needed at this time. FEB. 4 ^Assistance Rendered, Preston College, 1301 Greene St. COMING UP@USC TODAY Vibrations Dance Company “Experience in Rhythm”: 7 p.m. Russell House Ballroom. Cliff Leaman Faculty Saxophone Recital: 7:30 p.m. School of Music 206. TUESDAY Emily Jones Junior Euphonium Recital: 7:30 p.m. School of Music 206. WEDNESDAY MTV “Real World” Stars: 8 p.m. Russell House Ballroom. THURSDAY Robert Jesselson Faculty Cello Recital: 7:30 p.m. School of Music 206. SATURDAY Men’s Basketball vs. Auburn: 7:30 p.m. Colonial Center. i — | use BRIEFS Expo to feature hair, beauty show The college chapter of the NAACP will play host to the Hair and Beauty Expo 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Russell House Ballroom. The program will stress the importance of hair and beauty in the black community. The show will include a hair show, free makeovers, giveaways and door prizes. Tickets are $3 for students, $2 for non-students and $1 for NAACP members. SAVVY to hold open-mic night SAVVY will hold a poetry open-mic night Wednesday in Russell House 322/326 at 7 p.m. For more information, contact Christina Smith at 803-319 2205. NAACP formal to extol heritage The college chapter of the NAACP is sponsoring an evening of style Thursday at the African American Heritage Gala. The evening will include a walk on the red carpet, live music, entertainment and dinner. Attire for the event will be formal or semi-formal. The cost is $3 for members, $5 for non-members and $10 at the door. Tickets can be purchased on Greene Street on Monday and Wednesday from 12 to 2 p.m. For more information, contact Adia Daniels at 803-544 3652. r—’ --— Go ahead. Write for us. gamecockeditor@gwm.sc.edu Reporting officer G. Kerwin responded to Preston College in reference to a suspicious person in the lobby. Kerwin observed the victim had a slightly bloody face, dirty pants and slightly bloody knuckles. Kerwin asked him what happened and the victim said he fell from a building. He said he tried to climb Douglas Dorm and fell approximately one story. EMS and First Response responded. The victim had alcohol in his system. 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