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_ INS holds ex-USC student Thirty-three foreign students cancel USC trips BY GREG HAMBRICK THE GAMECOCK Some international students who had planned to come to USC this weekend have canceled their trips, and one former student continues to be detained by the Immigration and Naturalization Services. Thirty-three foreign students who planned to begin USC’s English Program for Internationals on Monday have canceled their trips to USC. Dr. Alexandra Rowe, director of the program, said, though the num ber of students in the program typi cally averages about 125, only 70 stu dents would participate in the com ing term. The program provides English-as-a-second-language in struction to international students. USC spokesman Russ McKinney said no current international stu dents have left the campus since re ports last week that 12 had returned home. “We think we have stabilized for the semester,” McKinney said. According to his friends, one previous student of the program, Mohammad Alghamdi, continues to be detained by the INS in Dallas. Alghamdi was picked up by the INS in Atlanta when try ing to return to Saudi Arabia with his sister, Wafaa Alghamdi. The siblings left Columbia after four men verbally assaulted Wafaa Alghamdi and tried to re move her headscarf on campus Sept 12. No charges have been filed against Alghamdi. The siblings’ * __ * friends think he’s being detained because he has the same last name as three men suspected to be hi jackers in the Sept. 11 attacks. However, from INS headquarters in Washington, D.C., Chief Press Officer Russ Bergeron told The Gamecock Thursday that he couldn’t comment on this specific case, but that it wasn’t INS practice to hold people on name alone. “I can state unequivocally that we wouldn’t detain someone solely because they have the same name as someone else,” Bergeron said. Alghamdi had left USC’s pro gram in May, but remained in the area. Rowe said it’s not unusual for the students to stay in the U.S. once the term is up. ♦ STUDENTS, SEE PAGE 3 OUR FLAG IS STILL THERE People attending a memorial service hold American flags at the Pentagon Thursday for the military and civilian workers who were killed in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, photo by chuck kennedy/krt campus Remembering a dark day One month later, 2 damaged cities show tears, hope BY JERRY SCHWARTZ ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK - Through un stinting smoke and endless tears, weary cleanup workers paused for a moment at ground zero Thursday to mark a grim mile stone — the passage of one month since two colossal towers ceased to exist, along with thou sands of people trapped inside. It was a day for remembering. In Washington, President Bush joined multitudes at the Pentagon to remember the 189 people who died there that same September day. There were ceremonies in places far from the devastation, but still reeling from the acts. “On Sept. 11, great sorrow came to our country, and from that sor row has come great resolve,” the president said at the nerve center of the nation’s military. A “cult of evil” attacked the Pentagon, the World Trade Center and United Flight 93 over Pennsylvania, Bush said, and “there is no shelter” for those re sponsible. “We have the patience to fight and win on many fronts,” he said. After taps was played and after choruses of “America the Beautiful,” the names of the victims were scrolled on television screens. “Their deaths, like their lives, shall have meaning,” said Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld. “We remember their deeds,” said Gen. Richard Myers, chair man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. “We call them heroes — not be cause they died, but because they lived in service to the greater good.” A single red rose was placed on the seat of each relative of each victim. Members of the cabinet and Congress sat by, solemnly. In New York, workers took off ♦ MEMORIAL, SEE PAGE 2 No. 9 Gamecocks will take on Arkansas Saturday BY ADAM BEAM THE GAMECOCK The last time South Carolina visited Little Rock, Ark., the game clock couldn’t move fast enough. What a difference a year makes. After USC’s impressive 8-4 turnaround from a string of 21 straight losses, the now ranked No. 9 Gamecocks find themselves heading into Arkansas as an eight-point favorite. The last USC visit to War Memorial Stadium ended in a 48 14 pounding that left the Gamecocks licking their wounds. Because of injuries, coach Lou Holtz was forced to play two walk ons with a freshman at quarter back. After gaining only 180 yards on offense and committing five turnovers, it looked as if the Gamecocks were too bad even for the highly acclaimed Holtz to help. This time, the Gamecocks will head into Razorback country on the wave of a six-game winning streak that dates back to their victory over Ohio State in the Outback Bowl. In contrast, Arkansas has a 2-3 record, with its only wins coming over Division I-AA Weber State and non SEC foe Nevada-Las Vegas. Topping it off, Holtz will be re turning to the school he coached from 1977-1983, a remarkable run that included six straight bowl game appearances. Arkansas head coach Houston Nutt is a for mer player and graduate assistant for Holtz. “This game really concerns me because of my ties with Arkansas," Holtz said in a SEC teleconference Wednesday. “They have seven people on their staff who have an association with me, whether it is former players I coached or former assistant coaches who were under me, so it will be emotionally tough.” The Gamecocks have a chance to go 6-0 for the first time since 1988. The 1984 team won nine games in a row, a school record, before losing to Navy. With Vanderbilt up next after Arkansas, USC could be looking at a 7-0 record going into the Oct. 27 showdown with Tennessee in Knoxville. But in order to get there, the Gamecocks will have to defeat Nutt, who is 10-0 in games played at Little Rock. Comments on this story? E-mail gamecocksports@hotma i l.com. Phil Petty hopes to keep his steady play going against the Razorbacks in Little Rock. For more on the upcoming game, see page 7. photo by travis lynn USG’S PAST Oct. 23,1976 President Gerald R. Ford visited USC during the Carolina-Notre Dame football game. \ WEATHER Today Tomorrow Partly cloudy, T-storms, 79/63 79/58 INSIDE TODAY’S ISSUE use tops Clemson in volleyball Lady Gamecocks take second straight from Tigers. ♦ PAGE 7 < Celtic rock band to play Elbow Room Seven Nations features fiddle, bagpipes and electric guitar. ♦ PAGE 5 More attacks might come BY SONYA ROSS ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON - A month after the deadliest attack on America, President Bush said Thursday the government was taking “every pos sible step to protect our country” from more terrorism. U.S. war planes hit Afghanistan with bombs for a fifth day, while the United States and its allies reported freez ing $24 million in assets of Osama bin Laden and his supporters. The FBI issued a public warning that intelligence indicated a possi ble new terrorist strike in the next few days. Bush said the alert was is sued because of “a general threat we received”*and urged all Americans to report any suspicious activity. The" Senate approved legislation to boost aviation security. It autho rizes air marshals on commercial flights, directs that steps be taken to fortify cockpit doors, increases anti hijacking training for flight crews and imposes a $2.50 passenger fee per flight leg to pay for the changes. tsusn, meanwrme, usea me nrsi prime-time news conference of his presidency to update Americans on the global effort to fight terrorism since Sept. 11. He noted that citizens should report suspicious activity but avoid using that as a chance “to pick on somebody that doesn’t look like you or share your religion.” “Americans tonight can know that while the threat is ongoing, we’re taking every possible step to protect our country from danger,” Bush said. The president started the day at an emotional service on an. un scathed side of the Pentagon. Troops with machine guns stood guard in camouflage as Bush and his wife, Laura, were joined by former President Clinton, dozens of mem bers of Congress, relatives of attack victims and thousands of guests. Outside the Pentagon, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said U.S. bombing in Afghanistan is now aimed at leaders of bin Laden’s al-Qaida network and the nation’s Taliban rulers. Rumsfeld said it was likely that bin Laden, the suspected master mind of the Sept. 11 attacks, was still hiding in the Afghan hills. Bush assembled his Cabinet for an update on the anti-terrorism effort, and called his first formal East Room news conference to talk about the U.S. terrorism re sponse of the past month. me government so tar nas questioned more than 600 people suspected of involvement in the attacks and has frozen $24 billion in assets, Bush said. “We want the terrorists to know that we’re after them in all kinds of ways, and one good way to make them ineffective is to cut off their money,” he said. Bush also asked Congress for ac tion on other domestic matters: pas sage of trade promotion authority and Senate approval of his House passed energy proposal, which has languished since Sept. 11. Vice President Dick Cheney re turned to the White House for the first time since Sunday’s U.S.-led airstrikes. He attended a war planning meeting, officials said, but left before Bush’s news con ference. Cheney has been staying at a secure location away from the ♦ ATTACKS, SEE PAGE 2 | ONLINE POLL Military strikes Do you agree with the action taken by the U.S. on Afghanistan? YES 89% NO 9% I DON7 KNOW 2%