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•' ■ : " . • • ♦» EXTENDED FORECAST ♦ TODAY ♦TUESDAY ♦WEDNESDAY ♦THURSDAY ♦FRIDAY rVAT'T'TTr' TirPTY I. ^ i4 Ul\ 1 JrUtL W mLij www.dailygamecock.com ^10^^ Look for these stories in Tuesday’s online edition: SPORTS A look back at the biggest sports THE MIX Summer concerts: who’s playing High 80 High 82 High 81 High 83 High 80 stories of the past year. [ and who’s worth seeing? Low 55 Low 57 Low 58 Low 59 Low 56 STATE Teen blames killings on medicine, ‘voices’ A teenager who blamed the antidepressant Zoloft after killing his grandparents said in a television interview that aired Saturday that he couldn’t control himself and voices in his head told him to kill almost four years ago. Christopher Pittman was convicted in February of shooting Joe Pittman, 66, and his wife, Joy, 62, in 2001 and burning down their Chester home. Pittman discussed the case with “48 Hours” while he was out on bond during his 2 1-2 week trial. Racism allegations follow beach Bikefest MYRTLE BEACH — Lawyers for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People said race was the sole reason Myrtle Beach treated tourists differently during the predominantly black Adantic Beach Bikefest. A judge will determine whether to block Myrde Beach’s traffic plans for Bikefest on Memorial Day weekend. NATION Governors’ mansion up for grabs in S.D. PIERRE, S.D. — A mansion that was home to more than half of South Dakota’s governors now sits in three pieces, nearly forgotten on a storage lot. If you want it, it’s yours. There is one catch — the 5,200 square-foot, 18-room structure must be used for a public purpose. The residence is being replaced by a $3.25 million home where the old one once stood along Capitol Lake. Florida sex offender confesses to murder RUSKIN, Fla. — A registered sex offender confessed to killing a 13-year-old girl who disappeared a week ago, saying he got into an argument with her and he choked her to death in her home, the sheriff said Sunday. David Onstott, 36, was charged with first-degree murder Sunday, a day after investigators found Sarah Lunde’s partially clothed body in an abandoned fish pond, Hillsborough County SherifFDavid Gee said. WORLD Basque nationalists win seats in election VITORIA, Spain — Ruling Basque nationalists pushing for more autonomy from Spain won a key regional election Sunday but fell short of a majority, losing seats as a banned pro-independence party drew unexpectedly high support, according to government figures. An obscure pro-independence party endorsed by Batasuna, the party seen as the political wing of the armed Basque separatist group ETA, won eight seats, the results showed. Space station crew receives new supplies MOSCOW, Russia — Cosmonauts and astronauts exchanged joyful embraces Sunday and began loading the international space station with scientific equipment and fresh vegetables after their successful docking of the Soyuz cargo ship. Russian Sergei Krikalev, American John Phillips and Italian Roberto Vittori, who blasted off Friday from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, met face-to-face with the two men who have spent the past six months aboard the orbiting station. BRIEFS FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS i .. !Li*»»y " t . Rocker Nugent promotes ; gun rights HOUSTON — With an assault weapon in each hand, rocker and gun rights advocate Ted Nugent urged National Rifle Association members to be “hardcore, radical extremists demanding the right to self defense.” Speaking at the NRA’s annual convention Saturday, Nugent said each NRA member should try to enroll 10 new members over the next year and associate only with other members. “Let’s next year sit here and say, ‘Holy smokes, the NRA has 40 million members now,’” he said. “No one is allowed at our barbecues unless they are an NRA member. Do that in your ARLENE RICHIE/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Ted Nugent attending The 2005 International Consumer Electronics Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center in January 2005. life.” He drew the most cheers when he told gun owners they should never give up their right to bear arms and should use their guns to protect themselves if needed. < “Remember the Alamo! Shoot ’em!” he screamed to applause. “To show you how radical I am, I want carjackers dead. I want rapists dead. I want burglars dead. I want child molesters dead. I want the bad guys dead. No court case. No parole. No early release. I want 'em dead. Get a gun and when they attack you, shoot 'em.” ‘Sideways’ actress to divorce husband LOS ANGELES — “Sideways” co-star Sandra Oh has filed for divorce from husband Alexander Payne, who directed and co-wrote the film. Oh, 34, filed a petition for divorce Friday in Los Angeles “He just started screaming at us and told us the pope is **" going to hell... which is Monday, April 18, 2005 rea"yof,ensive " J7 ±. 7 CHARLOTTE TAYLOR - SECOND-YEAR PRINT JOURNALISM STUDENT ON A VISITING EVANGELIST GONNER WITH THE WIN KATIE KIRKLAND/THE GAMECOCK From left, Antoine Tisby, Josh Gonner and Stephen McDowell are honored with the rest of the basketball team for their NIT championship win during Saturday’s Garnet and Black Game. Superior Court and asked for spousal support. She and Payne, 44, were married in January 2003 and have no children, court records said. The couple met five years ago and announced their separation last month. Payne won an Oscar for the screenplay of “Sideways,” about two friends’ wine-tasting trip through Santa Barbara County vineyards. He also directed “Election,” “About Schmidt”* and “Citizen Ruth.” Oh stars in ABC’s television series “Grey’s Anatomy.” Actor Carradine to channel Bush LOS ANGELES — Keith Carradine as George W. Bush? Carradine, who appeared in such cult Robert Altman films as “Nashville” and “Thieves Like Us” as well as on Broadway in “The Will Rogers Follies,” will portray the president in the American premiere of David Hare's play about the lead-up to the American invasion of Iraq in 2003. The drama, which will open •June 5 at the Mark Taper Forum, also stars Julian Sands as British Prime Minister Tony Blair. Preview performances begin May 25. “Stuff Fiappens” had its world premiere last September at London’s National Theatre, where it opened to positive reviews. Hare, who based the play on public documents as well as his own imagination, has written such dramas as’ “Plenty,” “Racing Demon,” “The Blue Room,” “Amy’s View” and “The Judas Kiss.” The title comes from a comment made in April 2003 by Rumsfeld in response to looting in Baghdad: “Stuff happens ... and it’s untidy, and free people are free to make mistakes and commit crimes and do bad things.” R.I. senator weds in weekend service WEST POINT, N.Y. — Rhode Island Sen. Jack Reed married Julia Hart in a ceremony at the United States Military Academy, the senator’s alma mater. The 55-year-old Democrat, a former Army Ranger, wed 39-year-old Hart on Saturday in a ceremony officiated by the Rev. Raymond MaJm_ of St. Michael’s Church in Providence, R.I. Reed met Hart on a trip to Afghanistan in 2002 — she is a coordinator in the office that handles the Senate’s international travel and other contact with foreign governments. They didn’t begin dating until the next year after a chance meeting in Rhode Island, where Hart was visiting family. They were engaged Nov. 24, 2004, during a visit to New York City. It was the first marriage for both. The couple was not planning an immediate honeymoon trip. Reed was expected back at work in the Senate in the coming week. -. I Tillman had choice to return to NFL PHOENIX — Four months before he was killed in Afghanistan, Pat Tillman was told that he could opt out of extending his military service because National Football League clubs were clamoring for him. Tillman chose to stay in the Army Rangers, and on April 22, 2004, he was shot by a fellow . U.S. soldier who mistakenly fired on a friendly Afghan soldier in Tillman’s unit. Other U.S. soldiers then fired in the same direction. Tillman had an exceptional college football career and was a starter for the Arizona Cardinals. But he didn’t capture national attention until he walked away from a $1.2 million-a-year contract to join the Army after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. In UecemDer zuuj, when Tillman was back home from his initial tour overseas, in Iraq, his agent had begun fielding calls from teams suddenly interested in acquiring his client for the 2004 season. “And they all said the same thing: ‘Frank, this kid can get out of it. He’s already served in a war. Just file his discharge papers,”’ the agent, Frank Bauer, told The Arizona Republic. He urged Tillman to consider seeking a discharge. “He said ‘No, I’m going to stay. I owe them three years. I’ll do one more tour,”’ Bauer said. “And that’s the last I ever heard from Pat.” COMING UP@USC TUESDAY “Isospin-Breaking Nuclear Forces”: 4 p.m. Jones Physical Science Center 409. USC Symphony Orchestra: 7:30 p.m. Koger Center for the Arts. WEDNESDAY Coramae L. Phillips Graduate Cello Recital: 6 p.m. School of Music 206. USC Jazz Combos: 7:30 p.m. School of Music 206. THURSDAY Left Bank Big Band: 7:30 p.m. School of Music 206. Sarah Maureen Jackson Junior Cello Recital: 5 p.m. School of Music 206. FRIDAY Julie Ann Neuberger Graduate Piano Recital: 4:30 p.m. School of Music 206. “Cheating with Technology and How to Stop It": 1:30 p.m. Computer Services 320. Online Teaching Interest Group: noon, Computer Services 312. use BRIEFS Rwandan genocide topic of screening USC’s African Studies Program will show “Hotel Rwanda” at 7 p.m. Thursday in Callcott Oil as part of an event to mark the 11th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide. The event will feature a short presentation by Bill Spink, a third-year international studies student who lived in Rwanda for three years. The event is free and open to the public . For more information, contact African Studies Coordinator Ron Atkinson at 777-6619. Book association to hold conference USC will play host to the first conference of the Southeast Association of Book Arts May 19-21. Some of the nation’s most celebrated book artists will be on hand 5:30-7:30 p.m. May 21 at McMaster Gallery. The free event will feature an exhibit of book arts. Many of the books will be for sale, a refreshments will be served. McKissick Museum will play host to a reception at 5:30 p.m. Thursday that will feature S.C. Honors College students’ work from this semester’s “The Art of the Book” class. POLICE REPORT tacn numoer on the map stands fora-crime corresponding with numbered descriptions in the list below. DAY CRIMES (6 a.m.-6 p.m.) □ Violent O Nonviolent NIGHT CRIMES (6 p.m.-6 a.m.) ■ Violent # Nonviolent CRIMES AT UNKNOWN HOURS □ Violent © Nonviolent WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13 OMalicious Injury to Personal Property 1400 Wheat St. The victim told reporting officer J.E. Silcox that someone slashed three tires on his vehicle. Estimated damage: $240. THURSDAY, APRIL 14 0 Accidental Damage Capstone, 902 Barnwell St. The complainant told reporting officer J.E. Silcox that while operating a vehicle he hit a trash dumpster, causing damage to the driver-side doors. HArmed Robbery Recovered Property 1300 Wheat St. The complainant said Brian Samuel approached him as he was walking and attempted to take a photograph. Samuel pulled out a gun and demanded the victim turn over his laptop bag (estimated value: $30). The bag contained an iPod (estimated value: $200) and headphones (estimated value: $50). The victim handed over the bag, and Samuel fled. The property was recovered in the listed vehicle. Thomas Batiste and Todd Scott were arrested after brief investigative detention. Reporting officer: M.P. Weiss. Qlnformation/Civil Dispute Med Park Four, Suite 100 The complainant said Teresa Sowell became angry with her and her staff in reference to an appointment for her daughter. Sowell said to the staff that if Sowell could not be seen by a regular optometrist, that there would be “hell to pay.” The complainant said she could be seen at 4:30 p.m., and Sowell hung the phone up. While reporting officer R-B. Baker was gathering information for the report, Sowell showed up for the daughter’s appointment. FRIDAY, APRIL 15 ©Assistance Rendered South Ouad, 500 Sumter St. The victim was found passed out and intoxicated with several cuts on his hands. First Responder and EMS responded, and the victim was transported to Palmetto Health Baptist hospital. Reporting officer: J.E. Silcox. ©Assistance Rendered Bates House second-floor bathroom, 1423 Whaley St. V The victim was found passed out and intoxicated. First Responder and EMS was notified. EMS transported the victim to Palmetto Health Baptist hospital. Reporting officer: J.E. Silcox. ■---1 ^ ^ | 4 . ^ 1 'f ^ A Where would you have found the JjpJJ|<€m- l IT" idLClTu# most populous city in Jesus's day? 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