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Fi survives alone 8 months after quake
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP)?The damsel did it.
More than eight months after an earthquake walloped
Southern California, a charcoal-colored, whitedotted
domino damselfish was discovered alive all by
itself in a damaged apartment.
"He'd had no food, no filtration, no nothing for eight
months," said Theresa Madok, who has adopted the
fish that belonged to her brother, Robert.
The tough little fish survived in an evaporating
supply of dank water amid the decomposed remains
of a handful of other fish and a hermit crab.
Robert Madok, like other residents of the Sea Cas
tie apartments, had been barred from the building because
it was severely damaged in the Jan. 17 quake.
He and his sister were finally allowed in Friday to collect
his belongings.
Theresa, a tropical fish enthusiast, went to work
emptying her brothel's prized 60-gallon aquarium.
When she got to the gravel at the bottom, Robot pointed
out what looked like a dead fish. But Theresa thought
it odd that the body was still intact and looked closer.
"You could see the little gills going back and forth,"
she said. "My brother said *No way! This is impossible."
* They quickly refilled the tank. After a worrisome
hour, the survivor started swimming.
"When we found him, he was maybe the size of a
dime," said Theresa Madok, who keeps the damsel in
a new 10-gallon tank. "Now he is the size of a quarter."
Amencan soldien colect weapons m Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti ?American patrols move
through the capital searching for weapons after sweeping
the naval base and other paramilitary ammunition
and weapons depots. Thatfs the mission we came
here to do?disarm the military," says Army Chief
Petty Officer Roland Van Dom, who was in one of the
helicopters providing surveillance for the U.S. ground
troops. But an official close to Haiti's military says the
Americans are only getting a tiny portion of the weapon
ly stashed in Haiti.
TODAY
Today is Monday, Oct 3, the 276th day of 1994.
There are 89 days left in the year.
Today's highlight in history:
On Oct. 3,1863, President Lincoln declared the
last Thursday in November Thanksgiving Day.
On this date:
In 1226, St. Francis of Assisi, founder of the
Franciscan order, died; he was canonized in 1228.
In 1929, the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and
Slovenes formally changed its name to the Kingdom
of Yugoslavia.
In 1941, Adolf Hitler declared in a speech in
Berlin that Russia had been "broken" and would
"never rise again."
In 1942, President Roosevelt established the Office
of Economic Stabilization and authorized controls
on farm prices, rents, wages and salaries.
In 1944,50 years ago, during World War II,
U.S. troops cracked the Siegfried Line north of
Aachen, Germany.
NOTEBOOK
Movie Channel now showing blockbusters
The Residence Hall Association Movie Channel
is working and is now playing on a campus cable
channel near you. Channel 10 began showing
a slate of movies, including several box office hits,
on Friday afternoon. Weekday showtimes are 5
p.m., 8 p.m., 11 p.m. and 2 a.m. Weekend showtimes
are at 3 p.m., 5 p.m., 7 p.m. and 9 pm. Campus
announcements will run between movies.
So far, the channel has features movies like
"Ace Ventura: Pet Detective," "The Crow," "The
Getawav " "Aladdin " "Scent of a Woman" and
"Grumpy Old Men."
RHA has selected some movies to be shown
during Diversity Week that touch on different diversity
issues. Diversity Week begins Oct. 23.
Four Halloween movies have also been selected
for late October.
Correction
In Friday's issue of the Gamecock, in the story
"Amoco Donates $361,000," the total donations
from Amoco should have been given as $346,050.
The donations were not just for the 1994-95 school
year; part of those donations will come to USC by
January 1,1995. The Gamecock regrets the errors.
PICTURE!!! IS
. OABRtEL MADDEN The
City Council to cc
LAURA HALL Staff Writer
Friday, a man handed out flyers near Gambrell Hall to
passing students. The flier said, in huge letters, "You will GET
ARRESTED for...holding a beer," and went on to explain how
Columbia City Council is discussing an open container ordinance
which "will be discriminately enforced to target students...and
ultimately eliminate St. Patrick's Day as we know
it."
The flier also stated the council proposes "not to arrest public
inebriates, but to provide...a hotel room and a free meal."
The flier urged students to attend the next council meeting
ana to call council members, whose home numbers were given.
Joseph Azar, the owner of Upstairs Audio in Five Points
and an unsuccessful mayoral candidate in April, is behind the
flier.
Tve handed out a couple thousand so far on my own time
and expense," Azar said. He said the law is a way to squeeze
students and "undesirables" out of the city. "We already have
laws against disorderly conduct, vandalism, underage drinking,
but they just aren't properly enforced."
City Council will consider an ordinance Councilman Hamil
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GREG RICKABAUGH Staff Writer
USC's 4-1 football team was greeted by hundreds of
frenzied fans late Saturday night when they arrived at
Columbia's Metropolitan Airport after a squeaky finish
at Louisiana State University, 18-17.
Fans thrilled by the best season start by the Gamecocks
since 1990 chanted "U-S-C" and later sang Happy
Birthday to Coach Brad Scott, who turned 40 Friday. All
this while fans were held behind a chain-linked fence on I
the ectere of the airoort runwav.
Weary-eyed football fans, who arrived at the airport
at 2 a.m, took time to slap high-fives over the fence. "If s
great. If s pretty late and we appreciate it," quarterback
Steve Taneyhill said.
Fans waved hand-made signs, with message such as:
Pack Your Bags. We're Bowl Bound!
Great Scott!
What a B-day, Brad!
Columbia resident Lester Branham ioined the mob
that ventured out in the darkness to greet the team. Branham
joined his brother, Darryl, in beating against one of _
the departing buses taking the team back to campus. s
"It don't get no better than this," Branham said. Ul
Friday, Sept 30
Larceny of a sign. A Papa John's Pizza sign was removed
from the top of a pizza delivery vehicle. Estimated
value: $150.
Thursday, Sept. 29
Petit larceny from auto, autobreaking, Coliseum lot.
A man reported two pairs of Levi jeans and a pair of black
wing tip shoes were missing from his unlocked vehicle. Thieves
also turned the car headlights on, causing the batteiy to die.
Total estimated value: $140.
Petit larceny of bicycles, Towers. Complainants saw
five subiects in the Drocess of stealing two hicvcles from a
rack at Bates House at 3:30 p.m. Investigation revealed the
same subjects also took three bicycles from the Towers at
approximately 2:30 p.m. The subjects were arrested and
jailed at Richmond County Detention Center. The owners
of the recovered bicycles are unknown. Estimated value of
the five bicycles: $2,540.
Wednesday, Sept. 28
Autobreaking, petit larceny, Williams-Brice Stadium
parking lot. A man reported the rear, passenger-side
window of his car was broken. Two collectible cards with
USC logos, signed by football coach Brad Scott were removed.
Total estimated value of broken window and stolen cards:
$240.
Malicious injury to personal property, level six Blossom
St. Garage. A woman reported someone "keyed" her vehicle
on the driver's side from the front to the rear fender.
Estimated damage: $200
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We already have laws against disorderly conduct, vandalism,
underage drinking, but they just arent properly - ?
enforced." f
Five Points Businessman Joseph Azar 1
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ton Oshome authored in resnonse to rnnrerns nhont the vacrne
ness of the original proposal, sponsored by Councilman Jim t
Papadea. v
The ordinance prohibits both possession of alcohol in an
open container and consumption "in or on any public street, , r
road, sidewalk, alley, parking garage, or park" in Columbia, t
It does not apply to areas of sidewalks covered by a permit is- g
sued to a restaurant which serves alcohol.
Nor does it apply to any area "designated in a resolution c
of City Council for a public festival or other special event at r
which alcoholic beverages may be consumed."
"It (the ordinance) is not designed to stop appropriate and j
responsible drinking at a public festival," said Councilwoman f
Frannie Heizer. "It is needed to save St. Patrick's Day." It c
will not impact on tailgating at football games either, as most -
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iday morning were greeted with high<fives from th
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Assault and batteiy, walkway in front of Bates House. ^0)
A complainant contacted USCPD after she was struck in the m,
face several times by a friend during an argument. The victim
refused medical help and decided to press charges.
Larceny of wallet, USC School of Medicine. A faculty
member reported his wallet stolen from a Medical School in*
room. Total estimated value: $60.
Tuesday, Sept. 27 W]
Assault and battery, McClintock. Officers responded m?
to McClintock after one roommate bit another in a dispute wi
over the television. The victim had a bite mark on her left,
inner forearm. An investigation is continuing.
Larceny of computer hardware, College of Engineering.
Lab workers reported a total of 24 megs of RAM re- ^
moved from three Pionex computers. No damage was done
to the computers. Estimated value: $840.
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Monday, Sept 26
Grand larceny of a printer, College of Engineering,
A Hewlett-Packard Laserjet III printer was reported missing.
Estimated value: $1,299.
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Sunday, Sept 25 a c
Larceny if a wallet and money, Williams-Brice 3ta- tal
liner ordinance
larking areas are private property.
In response to concerns, Osborne added a phase-in proviiion
stipulating that a warning be given and the person be alowed
to dispose of the alcohol, without receiving a ticket, benrp.Tan
1 nlsn wmtp in n splf-ripstmrt inflasiire
nsure that Council will have to vote on the ordinance again
>efore Dec. 31,1996.
Heizer emphasizes that a "custodial arrest" is not the inention.
"I imagine it will be treated like a traffic ticket or an
mderage drinking ticket if the person cooperates."
Fines are $25 for first offense, $50 for second, and not
nore than $100 for subsequent offenses committed during
he fiscal year. "The city won't get rich off of this," Heizer
laid.
While Azar states that the intention of the ordinance is disriminatorv,
the background for the introduction of this ordi
lance suggests otherwise.
"A few years ago there was a similar proposal which I op>osed
because I believed it was intended to target an identiied
group and had the potential to impact on different parts
>f the population in different ways," Heizer said. "Since then,
CONTAINER page 2
Program
5 to unite
Scholars
. MAI LI MUNOZ Staff Writer
% In an effort to bring the communi\
JjtiM ty of Carolina Scholars closer, University
administrators will hold a concert
and formal dinner in honor of the scholars
this November at the Koeer Center.
Carolina Scholars, are a group of 20
students from each class who have been
given full scholarships, or $20,000 for
the 1995 and 1996 classes and $28,000
y*\ for the 1997 and 1998 classes based on
superior scholastic ability, leadership
\ potential and character.
The event is one of several projects
to acquaint individual scholars with
\ one another, as well as make the presence
of the scholars as an entity more
visible on campus, said Don Greiner,
interim associate provost for undergraduate
studies.
The issue here was not social," Greiner
said, "but we want them to get to
Z'" ~ r know each other. The freshman [schol5
The Gamecock . , , ... ., .
arsj do not usually know the sophomores
on- or...seniors."
And although the scholars "are no
bookworms," Greiner said they seem to
k.e invisible" at the Univer"What
those of us would like to see...is
the [community of scholars] become a
visible, intellectual, organized force on
campus," he said.
Another project created to unite and
showcase scholars was a Class of 1998
Leadership Retreat ropes course held
Oct. 2 in Aiken. Greiner also described
a booklet to be a "comprehensive annual
report [that] should be published
to document the accomplishments of individual
scholars and the overall impact
of the Carolina Scholars Program.
"The booklet would feature photographs
<and biographies of all 80 CarB^BB
B olina Scholars class by class," Greiner
r F said.
/ It will also indude a list of the doners
^ ^^^B and all previous scholars and their ac
complishments. The booklet will be
used to recruit money for the program,
| show donors how their money is being
spent and recruit prospective scholars
AUGH The Gamecock hy pointing out and making an exam'Olumbia
early pie of past scholars to new scholars ine
players. terested in the same field.
lm. A man reported his wallet and checkbook were taken
im a pouch he was wearing around his waist. Total estiited
value: $245.
Disorderly conduct (indecent liberties), Williamsice
Stadium. A female complainant said an obviouslv in
cicated man rubbed against her in a lewd manner. The
m was arrested for disorderly conduct.
Single possession of marijuana, Williams-Brice Staun.
An officer observed a Rolling Stones concert-goer smokl
a marijuana cigarette.
Public Disorderly Conduct, Williams-Brice Stadium.
hile a USCPD officer was?escorting a highly intoxicated
in from the stadium, the subject turned and swung at him
th a fist. The subject was arrested.
Simple Assault, Williams-Brice Stadium. A complainant
sorted a subject bumped into him and spilled some food,
ey exchanged words and then the subject struck him sevil
times in the head. The victim sustained a bloody nose
d several red marks on his face.
day, Sept 2Z
Malicious injury to real property, Thomas F. Jones
ysical Science Building. Someone damaged the doors to
hemistry laboratoiy in an attempt to pry them open. T^estimated
damage: $70.