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MOSCOW ? Paratroopers
backed by armored vehicles moved
into the Russian Caucasus Tuesday
to halt ethnic violence that has
claimed more than 200 lives and
forced thousands from their homes,
news media reported.
It was the second deployment of
Russian troops in the region, the
site of the worst outbreak of ethnic
fighting on Russian soil since the
Soviet Union dissolved.
The ITAR-Tass news agency
said troops entered Ingushetia to
enforce President Boris Yeltsin's
decree last week that imposed a
state of emergency.
More than 30,000 Ingush have
fled into Ingushetia from their
homes in neighboring North
Ossetia after fighting sparked by a
territorial dispute erupted Oct. 31
between Ingush and Ossetian militants.
World leaders meet
to discuss trade
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of the talks to intervene with
the United States and the European
Community to defuse a looming
trade war that could threaten global (
commerce.
The mission by Arthur Dunkel, (
director-general of the General
Agreement on Tariffs and Trade,
will aim to restart the 108-nation
talks on freeing world trade,
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dispute over agriculture.
The mission could pave the way
for a face-saving solution of the
crisis, which Dunkel and others say
could unravel GATT's system of
safeguarding against protectionist
trade wars seen in the Great
Depression of the 1930s
Board rejects bid
to ban the Bible
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn.
? A school board unanimously
rejected a bid to ban the Bible from
its public schools.
An atheist, Gene Kasmar, filed a
petition in July asking the school
district to remove the Bible on the
grounds that it is full of obscene
and offensive passages.
The school board in Brooklyn
Center, a Minneapolis suburb,
announced the result of its roll call
Monday night, to a cheering
crowd.
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expert for the Rev. Pat Robertson
made a case for the Bible after flying
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Jay Sekulow, chief counsel for
the Robertson-backed American
Center for Law and Justice in
Virginia Beach, told the board that
court decisions have consistently
held that the Bible "is worthy of
study for its literary and historic
qualities."
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Carlisle Driggers, convention executive
secretary-treasurer, said during
a breakfast meeting.
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religious organization with more
than 720,000 members from 1,836
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COLUMBIA ? Opening arguments
were slated for Tuesday as
the corruption trial of former state
liquor commission Chairman C.
Wilbur Hodge Jr. entered its second
day.
Proceedings bogged down
Monday with jury selection and
legal maneuvering by prosecutors
and defense attorneys.
Hodge of Simpsonville is
accused of accepting 18 cases of
beer and wine coolers from wholesaler
Jack Mullinax and then lying
to the state grand jury about it.
Mullinax, who runs Western
Beverage Co. in Greenville, was
regulated by Hodge as a member
of the Alcoholic Beverage Control
Commission.
Hodge is one of six people
indicted in the investigation of
favor-peddling at the commission.
Hodge was indicted on charges
of peijury and accepting a service
or favor. The charges carry a maximum
sentence of seven years and
90 days in prison and a $1,000 fin
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year of controversy about Furman
University and the school's power
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USC, will give a public presentation
at 4p.m. Nov. 19 in
Gambrell Hall room 153.
His presentation, which is
about "The Effects of Domestic
Violence on Children's
Development" and will be followed
by a reception.
Lamb is a senior research scientist
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Health and Human Development in
Bethesda, Md. His research interests
include children's testimony in
court, the effects of domestic violence
and the different kinds of
child care.
He is a recipient of the Young
Psychologist Award of the
American Psychological
Association and the Boyd
McCandless Young Scientist
Award.
Harvard professor
to give lecture at USC
A Harvard University political
science professor will give a free
public lecture on Asian economic
reform Nov. 19 at 4:30 p.m. at
USC's Law School auditorium.
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International Development, will
lecture on "Reforming Socialist
Systems in Asia: China and
Vietnam."
The lecture will explore how and
why China and Vietnam have followed
a different route to economic
reform than the former
Communist states of Eastern
Europe and Russia.
at USC
sengers voted to sever ties with
Furman.
"That consumed a great deal of
time," convention spokesman Ben
McDade said. "That has been taken
care of and it cleared our agenda
for us to get on with what we're
supposed to be about."
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Most international students experience
culture shock when they
enroll at USC, but International
Students' Association President
Yasir Niazi uses his background in
two nationalities to help them
adjust.
Niazi, who is a Saudi Arabian
citizen but was born in Pakistan,
said it takes some of them a while
to get used to American food and
society.
"We watch American programs
on television and study about the
United States, but that's really the
only contact a lot of us have with
Americans before we get here," he
said.
Niazi, who is a senior electrical
and computer engineering major,
said he wants ISA to serve as a
spokesgroup for international students.
"The main purpose of ISA is to
help orient international students to
campus life through different social
and cultural events," he said.
Niazi said international students
often question him about various
aspects of American culture.
"An Asian student asked me to
explain Valentine's Day to her
because in her country guys buy
girls candy, but the girls ask the
guys out on a date," he said.
He said a European student told
him that America was more conservative
than European countries.
"One girl said the drinking age is
18 over there," he said.
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adapt to cultural differences.
In the Middle East, it is customary
for the host of a party to introduce
himself to the guests and to
introduce the guests to everyone at
the party.
But, he said, "In America you
have to kind of fend for yourself. I
like American socials. I just had to
get used to the cultural differences."
ISA has snonsored a Somali
Relief Dance, in which they raised
several hundred dollars,
International Day and various panel
discussions.
"Yasir really looks out for international
students," Salman Ansari,
an ISA member and a good friend
of Niazi's, said. "He uses a lot of
time and energy to make sure the
organization serves all international
students well."
However, achievement is no
stranger to Niazi. His father is a
dermatologist and was the first
doctor in the Saudi Arabian
National Guard, which earned him
and his family Saudi citizenship.
Niazi said balancing academics
and ISA is not a problem because,
"I know that studying is a necessity"
"I take my studies as a necessity,
my duty," he said. "After I take
care of my studies, I focus on
ISA."
"There are other international
student organizations on campus,
but I think ISA truly shows the
diversity at USC and helps internationals
socially and culturally," he
said.
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