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Abroad Students not letting attacks change overseas plans CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 celed any programs yet, they are keeping a watch on daily events to make sure students studying abroad are safe. Wilier said they are taking several measures to secure the safety of USC students studying in other countries. They have been e-mailing stu dents regularly to check on them and have asked students to keep in contact with their parents. The staff has also made sure each student knows who their in-country contacts are and have encouraged them to watch State Department travel advisories. International Programs is also keeping in contact with the universities in other countries where students are placed. “We do want students to be safe, and we think that studying abroad is a safer way to experi ence and learn about the world than unsupervised travel,” Wilier said. Many students who have trips planned for next semester hope they will still be able to go. Third-year psychology and public health major Tim Wojos ki studied this past spring in New Castle, Australia, and plans to study this spring in Trujillo, Spain, a small town 60 kilometers west of Madrid close to the Portuguese border. He said he was looking for ward to hearing the reactions of the people there to America’s war on terrorism. Even with the recent events, Wojoski has not doubted his decision to go to Spain. “First off, Trujillo is a really small town, so I’m not really worried about it. Spain doesn’t really have anything to do with it. It would probably be safer for me there than it would be here,” Wojoski said. Bethany Basten, a third-year biology major, is planning to study this spring at the James Cook University in Townsville, Australia. Recent terrorist events have not affected her decision to go. “I’m not giving up this trip for anything,” she said. After Sept. 11, Basten’s moth er said she wasn’t sure Basten should go. Basten’s answer: “I’m not going to put my life on hold. I’m not going to live my life in fear thinking that something could possibly happen.” Third-year finance major Christina Klein plans to study in Austria next semester. She said she thinks Austria will be a safe place, but she knows a lot of things can change in the coming weeks. She con sidered canceling the trip after the events of Sept. 11, but feels secure in her decision to go. Though International Pro grams is putting time and effon into making sure USC students studying abroad are safe, they are also taking time to encourage stu dents to make plans to studj abroad in the future. A Study Abroad Fair will be held on Greene Street in front oi the Russell House today from 1C a.m. to 3 p.m. If it rains, the wniiiiiiii1 wnilimu11 winiiiiiiiiihi.mil ''ini event will be held in the Russell House Ballroom. In addition to USC study abroad advisors and partici pants, there will be representa tives from different organiza tions in the United States. Wilier encourages .students who are interested in studying abroad to come to the fair. “I’m not going to live my life on hold. I’m not going to live my life in fear thinking that something could possibly happen.” BETHANY BASTEN THIRD-YEAR BIOLOGY STUDENT PLANNING TO STUDY IN AUSTRALIA NEXT SEMESTER Anthrax Bacterium found on office keyboard CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 States during the 20th century, the most recent in 1976 in California. More common is a less serious form of anthrax contracted through the skin. Antibiotics can treat anthrax, although the rare, inhalation form that killed Stevens, 63, is particu larly lethal. Untreated, 90 percent of victims die within days. Anthrax can be contracted from farm animals or soil, but the bac terium isn’t normally found among the wildlife or livestock in Florida. Stevens was described as an avid outdoorsman and gardener. The anthrax bacterium nor mally has an incubation period of up to seven days, but could take up to 60 days to develop. Newsweek magazine reported on its Web site Monday that the American Media office received a “weird love letter to Jennifer Lopez” a week before the Sept. 11 attacks. Inside was what was de scribed as a “soapy, powdery sub stance" and a Star of David charm. Both Stevens and Blanco handled the letter, according to unidenti fied workers cited by Newsweek. One law enforcement official, speaking on condition of anonymi ty, said the FBI is trying to track down the letter but doesn’t think it’s a likely source for the anthrax. The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks have raised fears of bioterrorism across the country and focused particular concern on the origin of the anthrax here. While investigators searched for clues in the Palm Beach County case, health officials temporarily quarantined buildings in some oth er communities after receiving un confirmed reports about the deliv ery of white powdery substances. A fire station in Weston, 15 miles west of Fort Lauderdale, was quarantined for 12 hours after a man found an envelope sprinkled with white powder inside. The sta tion was reopened Tuesday after authorities concluded the sub stance was non-toxic, said Todd LeDuc, a Broward County fire res cue spokesman. Two office buildings were sealed in Naples for about three hours Tuesday, detaining more than 100 people. They were al lowed to resume work when au thorities determined a white pow dery substance delivered by couri er was non-toxic, Collier County Emergency Management Director Ken Pineau said. “We’re taking this pretty serious ly,” Pineau said. He added, “I could probably drop a package of Sweet’N Low and evacuate this building.” ^ MAE on Saturn Wan! to see the Razorbacks get grilled? ome watch with us. a a ( /^ FOOTBALL, FUN, & FAVORITE SONS ftRApmON x A Cgntinues..? The UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA Bicentennial & Homecoming celebrates with Me and the Blowfbh b s' "''/Advanced Tickets only available for A USC Students, Faculty & Staff (with valid use i d.) $7 Available September 24th I Russell House University Union Information Desk General Public * • Available October 1st Russell House University Union Information Desk - and online at etix.com (add a $2.00 surcharge) * After October 12th, All Tickets for USC I.D. and General Public «10 A limited number of tickets are available; so don't get left out of the fun and excitement as USC welcomes its favorite sons home. 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