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USC pro By Tom Coyne A small girl disappears complex. Neighbors noti< hot. Police remove ashes expert examines them. The janitor is convicted This story is one examp skill that has only 30 peoj USC anthropology profess RATHBUN, THE only f n?At*lrn aw oiw nvilU3 Mil OlA IU 1U tndC provided valuable infor purposes. It is his job to help I standard procedures, sucl don't work, Rathbun said. A Beaufort fisherman tiger shark this summer, discovered fragments of a Rathbun said the usual be to go through a list of <j list of characteristics tha age and stature). But th were the upper portions o portions of the femur j procedure would not work ONE OF RATHBUN'S term project. He measur males and females to i scientists could use. Student ai nearly the same amount 1983. But the president also v Student Loan (NDSL), portunity Grant and programs. reDlacine their The Self Help Grant w< with a self-help contribu cording to an analyst with (Need Bi Infor /? I* aii information All methods of 1 Convenient clir Student Discou VD testing/tre; Nurse practitic Pregnancy test Problem Dreen il ~ " O ? Pregnancy ten anesthesia now The Fa mil} Planning Clir of the Ladies C 1411 Barnwell St. < I c 1 I Hour? 1039 Ma Clair< tfessor on! from her New York City apartmen :e their apartments are unusuall; from the furnace, and a forensic of murder. le of the contribution of fdrensics, i >le nationwide certified as experts or Ted Rathbun is one of them. VI VIIOIVO CApUl t All U1C OU11C, dttlU 111 s per year; his latest case worl mation for future identificatioi dentify the dead individual whei h as fingerprints and dental charts caught an 8-foot-long, 130-poun< When he cut open the stomach, h< i human knee. procedure for identification woul< liscriminating function statistics U t statistically determine sex, race e only parts of the body available f the tibia and fibula, and the lowei and the kneecap, so the norma students took on the project as j ed the widths of kneecaps of whit Form a chart that other forensii H U Continued from pan0 3 ? $3.1 billion ? that it got in fisca /ants to abolish the National Direc SuDDlemental Educational On arm wr State Student Incentive Gran i with a new Self-Help Grant. juld "require students to come uj tion" in order to get a grant, ac the Congressional Budget Office. rth Control I mation? t i strictly confidential birth control available lie hours/location ntfee atment >ner available incf ancy counseling nina tions /general r available v / Columbia, S. (J. 254-7553 elf rvice s 9-6 M-F I rion Street J ? T c i uwers ibia, S.C. E54-8931 I y S.C. certi With this information, Rathbui - was from a white female, about 3< 1 five-foot-five. She was most likely y crashes that had occurred in the ai B "The great thing about this s stimulates new research, such as "Another great thing is that it ; a volved." He said the science was never each case serves as a test for its becoming more respected by ott ? forrpmpnt nffpnpipc RathhnncniH 1 THE PROCESS of identifying i remains is a difficult and compli< 1 said. * The pelvis and skull are the key skeletal remains, Rathbun said. * ferent anatomical features to acco 9 He said the width and depth oi percent accurate determination of 1 not a very good determination of i * nearly impossible to determine se> ? Race, he said, can be determine e "The nasal form, cheekbones, v characteristics and statistical ma 1 determine race." ONE AREA OF forensics in whi a is facial reconstruction. He was < e procedure to achieve a positive ide c In August 1980 a skeleton was fo Brockington Road in Richland 1 Reagan wants Congress to app new program, which would be r t available to students under the tl i- eliminate. t The president proposed elimin Congress refused to cooperate, p students off from Social Security him many of the cuts in other aid { Over the past two years, the NATIONAL STUDEN THE IDEAL OPPOR USC STUD! The National Student Ej the opportunity to atten colleges across the cou: same tutition and fees as; USC students who are juniors, have been admitt baccalaureate degree pro, nvprpill O. Fi P.PR nr ? , M*vr A A V V-TA LI participate. Applications and comple available at the Off Development, Russell Ho call 777-5116. HURRY ONLY TWO Application Deadline 5 p.m. r Share Valenti Hallmark has created a varie your thoughts and feelings f< Remember all the loves of v beautiful Hallmark valentine; | A tttClAl VAUNTIM ^t(Oy\f[o^A^cuid(Q^ad j ? 1962 Hallmark Card* Inc. ?.| r~j ttmiMlilL <U?P HWKWHYj PHONg 79P-isoa SORTER A PfNMJEIOM vrs. COLUMBIA,U. ified foren: i determined the kneecap Cou ) years old, five-foot-two to rem n uiftim nf nnp of two nlnno ?tm ? ? ? ? " r* * *ea at that time. E cience is that each case to t i this one," Rathbun said. Rat allows students to get in- stru Ui 100 percent foolproof, and stru techniques. The science is for i ler scientists and law ensi colo i body using only skeletal imp cated procedure, Rathbun wig stru s to determining the sex of Ai A female's pelvis has dif- Aug mmodate childbirth. tifie f the pelvis provides a 95 beef sex. The skull, however, is R; sex. In young children it is fere l. diff< id by the skull at any age. forehead profile, dental isurements are all used to nnn f?jr Chi< ch Rathbun has pioneered H one of the first to use the bee ntification. law und in a wooded area near County. When Richland Rat wopriate $2.7 billion to the rec< nore than the 1983 monies out riree programs he wants to T1 A ating all three before, but coui Congress did agree to cut fori benefits, and has granted Tl irnarams hp's rpnnpiifM) cfrai -- -O" ?~ " - C>- _ president has asked and scie fT EXCHANGE | TUNITY FOR SNTS tchange offers you d one of over fifty j ntry and pay the at Carolina. sophomores and I :ed into a four-year gram, and have an :er are eligible to te information are ice of Student use West Wing or DAYS LEFT! b February 16 ? 2 iir ne Love I rty of ways to share ' S | [' Dr Monday, Feb. 14. j j. our life with |j | sics expe M4?. n ?1_ n utjr uuiuucr r raiuv joarruu ains, Rathbun was asked t( ction technique. athbun allowed USC senior K ake on the project as an inc hbun, West spent more ttu ction. sing a claylike material ci cted the face using charts tl various parts of the face. rAGE MAKEUP was then r. This step was guesswork, ossible to know the exact col and artificial eyes were ad ction. :ter a picture of the reconst . 27, 1980, The State, Mr. ant d the victim. Rathbun said iuse of its success and its stud athbun said forensic scienti: nces in skeletons and tissue irences. FHERE IS a lot of stability hbun said. 4'There are ulations of South Carolina { cago." e said he thinks there are m; ause it has many practical enforcement agencies. rhis science disproves a st hKuri coirl unfh o ewilA 0U1U tm a OlllliC. L/ca< jived new rules that make G and Pell Grants harder to get his year, the family income li lso in the budget is a plan nts, which would offer peopl college. lie president would also d nts" to states, which would nee and math teachers. nun runn aim BEIiIV NOW at our Clai - FAST DELIVEF 252-7< un campus uniy $4 minimum 8 | la ire Towers enate at Marion 52-7032 Why Eat Ji Surf & Ribeye St< Saut&&A with Wil Vegetable Dinner Served fr Governor's Resta 1901 Assembly St. ?B?,111 mil mi ft was unable to identify the > try the new facial reconay West, one of his students, lependent study. Guided by in 60 hours on the reconciled platicin, West recon-.1 1 A! At- ? _ iiui snuweu tissue uucitness applied to reproduce skin Rathbun said, because it is or of an individual's skin. A ded to complete the reconviction was printed in the i Mrs. Wiley Koon Sr. idenl this case was gratifying lent involvement. sts must find regional difjs, instead of just national in a small town setting," v differences in the black and of the urban blacks in any future uses for forensics applications, especially for lying from the Old West," d men do tell tales." SLs more expensive to take mit is $25,000. for Education Savings Aee a tax incentive for saving istribute money in "block use the money to train new iTinuir I I ERSlI re Towers Location IY SERVICE - No Coupons jm - 12 midnite 749 Saluda Ave. 5 Points 265-6681 ink Food? ?JLl_ f :aK wun il Shrimp I d Rice, I : & Salad I 12.99 onri 5 until 10 pm [