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Here's a warning for college students
and other young American trav^
elers: If you're planning a trip
abroad, misdeeds can mess up your life,
health and hit your parents in the pocketbook.
You need only look at the case of
Jennifer Davis, 20, a would-be model
from Danville, 111., and Krista Barnes,
19, of Los Angeles. Last month, both
were sentenced to 6 years in a Lima,
Peru, prison.
Davis, who was living in Los Angeles,
and Barnes, her roommate, were
% arrested at Lima's airport in September
1996 with more than seven pounds
of cocaine in each of their suitcases as
they checked in to return to Los Angeles.
They had agreed to carry drugs in
return for a free three-day vacation and
$5,000. Since their arrest, both women
have been held in Lima's Santa Monica
de Chorrillos women's prison awaiting
disposition of their case. They could
be transferred back to a U.S. prison
^ to serve their sentence.
Interviewed by a Chicago Tribune
reporter last year, Davis, who has developed
health problems, said she was
assured she would not be caught. "Boy,
was I stupid," she said.
Eveiy year, the State Department
hopes that students, as well as Amer- 1
ican travelers, will avoid doing some- J
thing stupid.
Each year, more than 2,500 U.S*
citizens are arrested abroad, more than
^ one-third on drug-related charges, and
many more for rowdy behavior. |||j
The State Department makes a spe*
rial effort to alert students about the
risks of overseas travel.
"We warn students about the hazards
of use or possession of illegal drugs
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and the risk of arrest for disorderly behavior
connected with alcohol abuse,"
State Department spokesman James
Rubin said. As part of its program to
reach students, the State Department
sends information to more than 1,000 ?
college and university newspapers. Ad- I
ditional country information is available
by an automated fax system, 202647-3000,
and on the Internet at
travel.state.gov.
"You should be aware that there are. j.
increased efforts by many countries to .
stop the flow of illegal narcotics," according
to the State Department. "If
you think there is no real danger in
buying or carrying just a 'small' amount
of drugs on your overseas trip, you might
be in for a very unpleasant surprise,
Americans have been arrested for possessing
as little as a third of aa ounce ?
of marijuana." ... ^
When many Americans travel
abroad, they pack an ample supply of
arrogance that makes them feel as iff
they're superior, above foreign
"You might assume that, as an
American citizen, you are ipunune from
prosecution under foreigQ laws and that'll
the U.S. Constitution foOowsytrnwher*:
ever you go," according to ^ Btote Department.
"Unlike the U.S., few esuns
tries believe 'you are innocent until
proven gn The truth is that Americans
suspected of drug violations can
face severe penalties, even the death
penalty, in some toreigfk ^ptries
(Brunei, Malaysia. Singapore and San-1
di Arabia, among them).
or even yeans in pretrial detention, only
to be sentenced to a lengthy prison
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Davis and Barnes spent 18 months
in the abysmal Lima prison before they
were sentenced by a judge in March.
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II The State Department said that
once you leave U.S. soil, U.S. laws and (
constitutional rights no longer apply. ?
U.S. consular officers can visit jailed e
Americans to see they are being z
treated humanely, but they can't get
.them out of jail or intervene in a for- r
eign country's legal system. 1
When Americans are arrested \
abroad, someone in the ministry of t
interior or security or, in some instances, i
the ministry of foreign affairs general- c
: ly notifies the U.S. embassy or consulate I
by phone, a State Department spokeswoman
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: a Privacy Act waiver, possibly information
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and court procedures and a list of t
Itawyers who have voluntarily expressed i
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State Department's spokeswoman said., i
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was compiled, the lawyers were available,
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interested in American clients. We will
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"Later on, as the detention becomes
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officer, in most cases, will monior
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against because of his or her citienship."
Although a trip abroad might sigial
party time, Americans can find
hemselves jailed for being intoxicated
n public areas and for drunk driving.
)on't assume that foreign resort areas,
or example, are more relaxed than
hose in the United States. ~
And don't be a patsy if someone asks
rou to carry a package or drive a car
icross a border, the State Department
aid.
"Once that package or anything in
he Car is in your possession, you bets
me responsible for it. You will be
ilatfied for it, no matter who has put
t there. You might unknowingly beome
a narcotics trafficker," according
o the State Department.
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Alpha Kappa Alpha sponsored a fashion show Sunday in the
Russell House. Sorority members as well as outsiders modeled the
latest styles.
An article in the ENCORE! section of Wednesday's edition of-The
Gamecock incorrectly described details of a screenplay by Professor
Robert Benedetto. Fox Television Network is "clearly considering
the project for a TV movie," Benedetto said. The headline should
have said "Fox considers professor's script."
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Monday. April 13, 1998 @ 7:00
"Commemorative Ceremony"
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Tuesday, April 14. 1998 @ 7:00
"Scholarship Bowl"
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Wednesday. April 15. 1998 @ 7:00
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Thursday. April 16, 1998 @ 7:00
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