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International tribunal i to weigh war crimes j UNITED NATIONS ? The < Security Council agreed Monday ( tn Krinn thp xi/pirrht r\f* on infprna. IV U1V VTVl^llV VI Uil 111W111U tional tribunal to bear on war ' criminals who have horrified the i world with mass killings and < rapes in the Balkans. I In deciding to create the first , international war crimes tribunals since World War II, the council deepened U.N. involvement in 1 protecting human rights. The j council is gradually overcoming the Cold War view of some ' nations that human rights are a * country's internal affairs. t The United Nations' new ( human rights focus can also be seen in the use of U.N. peacekeeping troops to ensure delivery of food and medicine in Bosnia- 5 Herzegovina, and in the U.S.-led i and U.N.-endorsed humanitarian j emergency mission to aid the starving in Somalia. Despite the political signifi- 1 cance, doubts emerged about i whether the 15-nation council's j unanimous vote for a war crimes ^ frinrt ti/milH Hptpr further otrru-i VV/Uil TTVU1U UVIWI A.UAUJW* UVI v/vt ties in Yugoslavia and its former 1 republics. i DEB ATE cor "If it is on my platform as put p out in some of my fliers, I will do rr it," Dell said. o In the vice presidential debate, amid attacks on each other, candi- p dates Paul Elam and Brian Comer s< discussed the effects of the recent s] political definition bill on minority ir funding and student parking concerns. b On the political definition bill, e Comer said he supported the bill because it would not really anect t the current funding situation. a Elam said the senate finance b committee is the group responsible a] for enforcing the political defini- p tion bill and the first thing he would do would be to bring minor- 1) ity funding back to its old levels. tf Elam's plan to improve the park- f< ing situation would be to require al faculty to pay for their parking v spaces, ask students where the Smoke, D THEREi BECOMING sent as a ^Cor mea systt care not on the ricEt means VOU C Iing a BSN, write: Army PA 18974*9845. Or cal ^^RMTNURJEi AW^EO^FA Clinton announces job creation plan SAN JOSE, Calif. ? President Clinton outlined a plan to use tax creaks and "peace dividend" noney from scaled-back defense spending to help create more ligh-technology jobs as he toured Silicon Valley Monday. Clinton announced details of us proposal as he and Vice ^resident A1 Gore pushed the iresident's economic plan in California. Clinton then headed o Seattle to address employees if financially-troubled Boeing Aircraft. At the California stop, Gore >aid the nation must "invest in a lew kind of infrastructure," iroadening the term beyond just roads, bridges and such. He said the Clinton plan envisions "the rapid completion of a network of information superhighways" with [he government helping projects to link computers into a "national information infrastructure." ltinued irom page roblems are and train senators t< teet with the administration ii rder to solve the problems. Comer said he wants to revisi arking fines, look into changin] ome city spaces to universit; paces and charge faculty to pari 1 their spaces. Elam and Comer traded blow ack and forth at the beginning am nd of almost every question. At one point, Comer accuse* Jam of saying the new senat mendment, which calls for mem ers to confirm vice presidentia ppointments, would leave the vie resident with no power. Elam responded that he was ful ! in support of the amendment an* rnt he did not think it was prope )r Comer to make an assumptioi bout his position from a brief con ersation with him. In the treasurer candidate debate ie. It'sTh IRE TWO HI A NURSE IN' And they're both repn ed by the insignia you wea member of the Army Nurs ps. The caduceus on the lei ns you're part of a health cai ;m in which educational an er advancement are the rul< the exception. The gold ba ommand respect as an Arm> Nurse Opportunities, RO. E 1 toll free: 1-800-USA-AR] CORPSJJEALL1 . SALE! FEB.! Whisper filti 111 Sale V Sale *55 Combos Salt Mix 50 fwj\ Corlife JM r\ Instant yj<\ Fresh & Salt Buy oni All Fresh & 3 ' Buy om Frozen food A. FISHY BUSINEi AQUARIUMS & SUPPUE BMW in no rush to accept annexation SPARTANBURG ? BMW is in no hurry to respond to an offer by Greer officials to annex the German automaker's new plant site into that city. BMW spokesman Carl Flesher said, "It could be two years from now; it could be 10 years. It is nor n nrinritv " But, he acknowledged, "We owe Greer a 'yes' or a 'no.'" Greer Mayor Don Wall said the city could provide the 900acre site with better services, such as police and fire protection. "We feel there are certain advantages that we have to offer," Wall said. Greer's municipal utility will not be selling BMW electricity, however. The company will buy its power from Duke Power Co., Flesher said. But David Dennis, Spartanburg County Council chairman, said the county could give BMW more services, too, ?:f >u^.. ...:n: :? ?? ii uicy cue wiuiny iu pay iui iu I 3 Keith Claramunt and Brad Holt it were asked how they would eliminate red tape and how they felt e about dirty politics, g Claramunt said he would like to y make the Division of Student k Affairs more effective and set up a system that would let organizations s know when to apply for money d from student affairs. Holt said he would ask the tread surers of each organization receive ing funds to recommend how to cut - down on red tape in student affairs, il On the issue of dirty politics, e Holt pointed out he has no election codes violations and said he has - tried to run a clean campaign. d Comer admitted to having two r violations and said he has instructn ed his campaign staff not to file - complaints against any candidate. r? cc ? l c cr" A ?? i\.uiioii eieciHJiis* iui oun caccutive offices will be held tomorrow. at Simple. | CSTO II THE ARMY. II I r n ror Tf TT/^1 1V/=> porn, H 1^1 ' wiiiv_v^l. ii yuu iv v.u111 h ox 3219, Warminster, VIY, ext. 438. 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Department pleme of Mental Retardation Office of Burro1 Prevention, and a statewide task "Stt force has been assembled to help who ti implement the program to prevent the fii the birth defects. risk c A neural tube defect is usually affectt characterized by an opening in a percer baby's skull or spinal cord. The simpli most common forms of these seriou defects are spina bifida (an opening defect in the spine), anencephaly (partial The or complete absence of die skull) who < and encephalocle (defect in the with a skull). defec The risk of having a baby with a extren neural tube defect is twice as high affectt in South Carolina as it is in the rest nancie of the nation. About one in 1,000 Wo babies in the state are born with Sram neural tube defects, said Dr. Wayne ments Burrows, an obstetrician and gyne- about cologist with the USC School of acid i Medicine. daily i "We aren't sure why the inci- "It' dents of these kinds of birth defects tied 11 are higher in South Carolina, but, pleme through this new project, we hope nanq to lower the risk," said Burrows, a brain member of the grant's task force. inS tJ CPU wins i DORA DEVERA tion Staff Writer Progi The Carolina Program Union "I was awarded the 1992 Excellence Cunn in Programming Award at the enter National Association for Campus Winn Activities national convention Feb. wond 14 in Nashville, Tenn. As CPU President John Carm Cunningham said the award recog- CPU1 nizes CPU's commitment to serv- comn ing the diversity of the university. ai Along with an engraved plaque, CP CPU will receive national recogni- versi 1 gM.WUSC jo 383X 3, 6 OR 7 NIGHTS FROM $9f|Q ONLY..* 4#V# ^AClub America Vacations' w Prices are per person and are valid March 1-31,1993. Space is limit details. Air travel via Aeri There's IVIi COLUMBIA-Maryanne Lithgoew, world renowned psychic, annouced new predictit Ffthruarv 22. One of these was the date o: southern California's next big earthquake sometime in July. However, the predictioi guaranteed to interest those of us who live Columbia is the prediction of murder. Ms. Lithgoew predicts that someone - it is unJ whether it will be male or female - will be on March 22,1993 at a dinner party. She that, "The murder will take place in the House University Union on the Universi South Carolina's Columbia campus sotr that night." The murderer will not be imrr This program i SSave 2 B At Pug I Dinner only, $4.00 ] I 634 Harden J I ;ncies i t birth earch has shown that admin- c g high doses of folic acid, a min, very early in pregnancy a / reduces the risk or giving r :o a baby with a neural tube v \ : grant provides funding for 1 ying women at risk, educat- f em about neural tube defects, r ling them with folic acid supnts and monitoring their use, f ivs said. r idies have shown that women i ike high doses of folic acid in c rst trimester can reduce the r >f giving birth to recurrent t id babies by as much as 70 a it," Burrows said. "It's such a t e solution to avoid a very a s and sometimes fatal birth e : project will target women f ilready have been pregnant c i baby who had a neural tube I t. Those woman have an c lely high risk of having an s id baby in subsequent preg- ? >s, Burrows said. t man who enroll in the pro- ( will be given daily suppleof 4 grams of folic acid, i 20 times the amount of folic i most people obtain in their ] diet. i s crucial that woman identi- < [t the program take these sup- . nts very early in their preg- < / because that's when the i and spinal cord are undergo- < leir most crucial stages of ] nations in the Campus Activities amming magazine. thinlr if'c ?;r\nHpffnl " ingham said. "We had never ed the competition before, ling the award was a shock, a lerful shock." sistant Director for Programs lela Carr said the quality of s overall programming by its nittees was a key to winning vard. 'U competed against other unities with more than 15,000 -FM ? ,1 VE 90,5 l? / CLUB AMERICA / Non-stop, Rounc \ Hotel Accommodations ? / US Departure Tax & INS f Friendly, Knowledgeal ) FOR RESERVA / B&A Travel Se " \ 3 Blocks from Un ed & prices are subject to capacity controls and bla aCancun. Some hotels may require and security de urder in tin obvious, but will be disc 3ns guests. We cannot attesl f prediction. However, mt predictions have been ot i that is ;n This program is spons Program Union. The i 8:00pm on March 22 ir known Ballroom. The tickets murdered February 25 through A states be $8 for USC student: n 11 I U1J*. /irr. KUSSeil gzncTui yuuiiL., i? ty of Food Services. USC si t? use their meal or ca le time lediately This is a paid adv s paid for, in part, by student activity fees. hi hh hhi wmm hi hh mm mm mb mb mam mm ucks on [ ;'s in 5 Po minimum, beverages r PUG'S I INT FIVE POINTS I Good times & Great food | ABC Regulations Enforced Street, Five Points - 799 inite defects levelopment," Burrows said. While taking a high dose of folic Lcid is recommended for woman at isk of recurrent affected births, any voman of childbearing age may vant to consider taking a much ower dose ? 0.4 milligrams ? of "olic acid each day as a preventive neasure, Burrows said. Folic acid supplements can be mrchased over the counter, and nost multi-vitamin supplements nclude folic acid. Women who are :onsidering taking these supplenents, however, should consult heir physician. Burrows advises igainst self-administration of more han 0.8 milligrams a day of folic tcid because of possible side iffects. "And women considering a uture pregnancy should talk to her loctor about the use of folic acid," Burrows said. "Some women, espe iallv thncp u/hn haH micpturianpc ' U1V/OV ?? HV7 11UU UUOVUillU^VO) itillbirths or abortions, may not be tware that they previously carried a >aby who had a neural tube lefect." Agencies and clinics coordinatng the grant's implementation nclude: USC, S.C. Department of Mental Retardation, Greenwood Genetic Center, Medical University [)f South Carolina, Spina Bifida Association of the Upstate, Tri:ounty Spina Bifida Association, Shriners' Hospitals for Crippled Children and S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control. il award full-time undergraduate students, including Southeastern Conference schools, Clemson University, Furman IJniversitv and the Collese of Charleston. According to Carr, CPU is looking forward to competing for next year's award. "We've already started putting together the materials for next year's award packet. It would be an honor to receive it two years in a row," Carr said. t Thinking about co-op? Come by the Student Employment Center 6th floor B.A. Bldg. or call 777-2124 VACATIONS INCLUDE: Itrip Air Travel from Atlanta Roundtrip Airport/Hotel Transfers > Fee Hotel Taxes and Gratuities ale Destination Representatives * TIONS PLEASE CALL... rvice...803-256-0547 iversity of South Carolina ckout dates. See operator/participant contract for posit. 2 Air... overed by one of the dinner t to the accuracy of the tny of Ms. Lithgoew's tserved to occur. ored by Carolina iinner xvill begin at i Russell House will be on sale iarch 5. The cost will ; and $12 for the ociation xvith Marriott udents have the option sh cards. ertisement. ! )inner ETlj ints. ?*\ . \ot included. nwwffm Htlnl BBHysB* ? 0! -1225 L_Jh I