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| Page 6'The Gamecock Dream tri] I had a stupid nightmare while w staying in a packed-bunk-bed hos- w tel room in Philadelphia that recre- " i 1 ated a juve- "( funny-look- ^ Guerman Abaev ?gs ?n' s * 0f CoIumnist shocked that a< I even woke te up ? but just in time to catch my Grey- C hoimd to Washington, D.C. L< In D.C., my friend Emily, a native Li of North Carolina and a slightly nerdy Ph.D. poli-sci student at b( George Washington University, hi greeted me with a euphoric "Guess bi what? We're going to the impeachment th hearings at the Capitol tomorrow!" I pi didn't know then that the next day, De- ai cember 19,1998, would be significant e> for the United States and the rest of si the world. d( The next morning, we went to the Capitol and joined a seemingly endless in line of other people who were desper- rc ate to drink in the history. While we ai Care requ The revelations DNA provided us with last year ? that Thomas Jefferson fathered children with ij S'aV8' ^ president *n Hvv?> jh> was the ? ^mk. c In mk source of a dress stain p( drawn na?j?r?tional attenEmily Streyer tion t0 the nc Co'""""" potential of te DNA tech- m nology as applied to criminal acts as ^r well as not-so-criminal acts. lal th of Shooting j Dancing ...Gr ^1 The newest tr Febru DANCE MARATHOr Hospital of Palmetto for the marathon whei food, and fun. (Danc< We want ANY orgj help Children's sponsor YOU CAN J For more information, co Campus A< ' f p to D.C. ri aited for an hour and a half before we ~ ere let in, we got acquainted with a instruction manager, Doug, from Cal- * ornia who was there ^just for the day." oug told us a lot about himself, in- .1 uding the fact that he had moved out f the San Francisco area because it as "too damn liberal." He was also carrying a typical terrorist black leather ag with something bulky in it. No cameras were allowed inside, so , had to check my "papparazo's little ^ slper" Yashica T5, and Doug had to j leek his funky bag. After two securi- jeav r checks, we were let into the House . Representative's visitors gallery. We j gaj dually spent 15 minutes there, lis- j s^( ining to the Chair of the Judiciary ommittee Henry Hyde; Minority '] sader Dick Gephardt; and Rep. Robert arou ivingston. Hou On the way out to the street, I lost ^he ^ )th Doug and Emily in the crowd, and g^yj( id to retrieve my camera and Doug's som ig too, as we had check them under ^ tv 1 T 1 * . J ^ le same numDer. i reaiizea my commions were still inside, so I stopped vjce id waited for them just outside the awa fit door. In no time, two bulky and ] illen secret service agents were un- wou jubtedly approaching me. app( Suddenly, I felt horrified about hold- blon ig a complete stranger's typical ter- had irist bag with something bulky in it whe id having a Russian passport in my ired with 1 The police are concerned with the Mas iplications to criminal acts ? using fuse NA to solve crimes more quickly loca id certainly. The FBI has recently be- mat m a DNA database, typing in convicts ( id crime scenes for future matches, tie d le British, who first applied DNA tech- alog )logy to criminal justice in 1987, catch- that g a rapist and freeing a 17-year-old uniq ispect, have been doing this for years, susp ivestigators also look forward to the veal >ssibility of drawing a physical de- a pa ription from DNA found at the scene I a crime. fers Others are more concerned with the crim >t-so-criminal acts. They fear a Gat- can 1 ca-like world where people are dis- othe iminated against based on their genes, \ id anyone finding a skin cell can, in be d( re minutes at his street corner DNA judic b, gain a complete genetic reading of the 1 e cell's owner. The ACLU has all but Yorl fered to defend any employee in a erat ?or the Stars, y for the Drearr ving Hope to th I I anization or individual w Hospital. You can get in *ing or becoming dancers 4AK.E A DIFFEI ntact the Dance Marathon off privities center or call 777-67 VIEWPOI iearly nigl You know there's som x>ut picking up a Russ ie White House these c k pocket. "Ha, the nightmare," I and lght to myself, and trying to remain you 1 a. A second later, a curious Secret she ? dee agent wondered why it was that th jn is loitering inside and not actually arres ine the buildiner. Trviner to keeD a ? lid happy camper's smile on my face, gQ ^ d that I was hesitant as to whether j Duld use the bathroom before leav- c eai but decided to leave anyway. Later that night, Emily and I walked 1 ind the White House perimeter. The Kate se's vote had been made public, and a ridi place was alive with fancy, SWAT- find < 3-dressed agents. Suddenly, I saw up in ething I couldn't believe was real: thing pical Sports Illustrated Swimsuit She i ion model dressed in the Secret Ser- sajd uniform was walking just yards ny aj y from me. of th( If I had seen her anywhere else I ^ ^ Id have had no doubt that such an j Baling and well-proportioned young de couldn't be a real cop! Yes, you to be there to believe it! That was v ;n Emily poked me really hard c^ec' archi )NA techn sachusetts nursing home who re- on de s the DNA test being requested by been I police in the case of rape of a co- also UOC \JCL LICllt. U.1CVA Currently, the database poses lit- don t anger to civil liberties of those cat- T ued ? it contains DNA sequences felt it ; are interesting only for having than [ue patterns useful for identifying nocei >ects, rather than those which re- was traits such as a propensity toward DNA rticular disease. this ( iowever, while DNA technology of- T much in the way of catching the fl linals and warning them that they we pi 3e caught, it should be serving an- thanr purpose as well. own e Vhat advances in the field should udice )ing is forcing us to re-examine our ods, s dal system. In the last six years, rors, [nnocence Project, based in New our le :, has used DNA testing to exon- D e 35 inmates, six of whom were tool. 1 is. K e Kids! ^ Heroes p adition at USC ary 26-27, 19< S is a 28-hour fund-raisei t\ -1 i i rv mcnlana. uancers rema re there will be dancing, c ers will not have to dance fl is coming )9! - for Children's in on their feet oncerts, games, 5 for 28 hours!) ho wants to volved by / ! ^ \ENCE> ' ice, located in the 70. i I NTS ltmare m ^ Lething funny >ian in front of fayS.'" ordered me to keep on going. "If Z2i Efj think of talking to her, forget it," said a little heatedly. "And if you k of hitting on her, you will get ^ d, sted!" Hie nightmare ? this can become ^ ueI thoueht. I manaeed to steer > of trouble, though, but with an ecedented exertion of willpower. 'he next morning, my classmate , who had graciously let me take e in her car up North, called me to Dut where I wanted her to pick me m D.C. Before I could think of some- /TV} ? ; else, I mentioned the White House. ivas silent for a moment and then "You know there's something funx)ut picking up a Russian in front T e White House these days." So we / . led on a different place. / // left DC safely without being ar- ^ id, although it was a very close e. But 111 be coming back. Just to t out the White House. I like the Itecture of the building. tology ath row. Hundreds worldwide have ~ ~ freed by testing. DNA testing has "-HO1 revealed as innocent those who * . before the technology could parhem. crimp s he creators of our judicial system ? ; better to let 10 guilty men go free to convict a single one who is innt, and thus the burden of proof physical cont? placed on the prosecution. But not say what h technology is revealing that even the technolog; :areful system is inadequate. long will it be he flaws of the justice system are skin cells or 1 laws of human nature ? the way scene, bankin "ocess information and draw less- DNA evidence partial conclusions based on our methods to avc ixperiences and subconscious prej- did when the f s. We need to develop more meth- was developed uch as, perhaps, professional ju- Handicappi to correct for the shortcomings of tice by requirin ;gal system. ods more suita NA is not a magical prosecution is wholly unde t places its owner at a scene or in gy offers a solu MM j m i llvKQI Jan. ( 11:00 V on Grei (in front of tl f&) Questions? Call Stc Monday, January 11, 1999 IIT WE WNT HAW A VFRY WCASF IF | PMIT YOU POffTHAVE A V^^CLlFHT j isiraoie. jl/in/y lecnnoio- *?? ?* ?? ?uu?wmvn w tion, but it must be used esstreyer@mindspring.com iljsy 20 ^ - 3:00 pm \ ene Street J ie Russell House) Come sign up to be a tutor or a lunch buddy for children in Columbia area schools! Our Jjjf schools are counting on vnu! Ynn ran ' make a difference! jphanie at 777-8402 long will it be before someone skin cells or hair follicles at a cene?" ict with a victim; it does carefully. In the many cases where DNA appened. At the moment, convicts a murderer, it spares anothy is underused, but how er hmoce^ suspect the agony of a tribefore someone plants ^ an(j the risk of conviction by a disTQif tn he pc or a primp J g on the irrefutability of trusting jury. But if the new abilities ? Criminals will find new that DNA technology brings are not >id detection, just as they carefully managed at every step, bringingerprinting technique jng wrongdoers to justice and exoner . ating the innocent might become more ing those who pursue jus- . ,,, . . , . j complicated than we ever imagined, g more evidence or meth- v ? ble to the AC LLPs liking 1 1_1 _ r\\T A J 1 1_ Q/in/7 />nmm/)nfo fn T Ji r% rvi r\ v