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. _ “ORANGE” YOU GLAD YOU PAID THE REFS? Jermaine Lemon sacits lennessee quarteruacn casey ciausen uuring tne rourin quarter or saturuay s game, me Gamecock defense sacked Clausen five times, but it wasn’t enough. For more on USC’s 17-10 loss to Tennessee, see page 8. photo by aaron hark Ai rstri kes kill more civilians BY KATHY GANNON ASSOCIATED PRESS KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - American airstrikes meant to punish the Taliban spilled over Sunday into residential neigh borhoods of the Afghan capital, killing 13 civilians — the second time in as many days that missiles have accidentally hit homes and " killed residents. Later Sunday, U.S. jets were back over the skies of the beleaguered Afghan capital, and strong explosions could be heard in the direction of the main road from Kabul to the opposition controlled Bagram air base. Weeping families buried their dead hours after the morning bombardment, apparently aimed at Taliban targets to the north and east of Kabul. “I have lost all my family. I am finished,” said a sob bing woman in the Qali Hotair neighborhood on Kabul’s north ern edge. In Washington, Pentagon spokesmen had no immediate comment on the latest strikes and civilian casualties involved. It has stressed repeatedly that civilians are never deliberately targeted. Three weeks after the U.S.-led air assault against Afghanistan began, British Prime Minister Tony Blair expressed confidence the allies would prevail. His for eign secretary, Jack Straw, told the British Broadcasting Corp., however, the war could drag on “indefinitely” and the coalition was considering a pause during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, which begins around Nov. 17. When asked about a pause in bombing for Ramadan, Pentagon spokesman Jim Turner pointed to Defense Secretary Donald Rurhsfeld’s comment earlier in the day that “the Northern Alliance and the Taliban fought through Ramadan year after year.” “There was a Middle East war during Ramadan. There is noth ing in that religion that suggests that conflicts have to stop during Ramadan,” Rumsfeld said on CNN’s Late Edition. In neighboring Pakistan, where the government has had to work to keep a lid on pro-Taliban ♦ AFGHANISTAN, SEE PAGE 3 Lottery could benefit colleges ASSOCIATED I'llESS COLUMBIA — Gov. Jim Hodges and two of his predecessors hope the state’s new lottery can help up date South Carolina’s economy. The plan, put forth by Hodges and backed by former governors James Edwards and Richard Riley, calls for $40 million in lot tery money to go the state’s re search universities to help endow faculty chairs and, ultimately, at tract top professors and staff. The money would be provided on a matching basis to Clemson University, the University of South Carolina and the Medical University of South Carolina. The Governor’s Technology Transition Team has made the state’s research universities the tounaanon ot its plan for a new South Carolina economy. By endowing a chair, money is ! set aside to generate income, which would go to pay or increase salaries. “We have for too long ignored the opportunity that these re search universities present to us,” Hodges told economic de velopers earlier this month. Hodges said that when univer sities in North Carolina’s Research Triangle did that a few decades ago, things took off. Edwards, a Republican, was president of MUSC. Riley, a Democrat, was secretary of edu cation under President Bill Clinton. Both have agreed to help pass necessary legislation. Charleston Republican Rep. f Bobby Harrell, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, favors lottery money “If we are going to diversify our economy, the genesis is the research universities ” LARRY WILSON USC EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION PRESIDENT going to the universities. He was part of South Carolina leaders who toured North Carolina State University’s Centennial Campus earlier this month. Centennial is a 1,300-acre re search campus that is home to 69 high-tech companies. The results of what a reshaped economy can do is shown in household income. In 1970 in Raleigh-Durham, household income was at an av erage of $31,946, nearly $2,000 less than Columbia households at $33,941. By 2000, those figures had flipped significantly. While Columbia household income rose to $37,293, households in Raleigh Durham were up to $48,584. The starting point for South Carolina to catch up, leaders say, is the universities. “If we are going to diversify our economy, the genesis is the research universities,” said Larry Wilson, part of the gover nor’s technology team and presi dent of the USC Educational Foundation. Hodges says state universities must use the money to help “cre ate a wonderful new innovation based economy in South Carolina.” A death in the family Marching band grieves after death of member of USC flag team BY GINNY THORNTON THE GAMECOCK Connie Tingin’s second family — the USC Marching Band — is now dealing with her loss. Tingin, a third-year student and member of the USC marching band’s flag team, died Thursday from bleeding in the brain. Band director David O’Shields said many members of the band were close to Tingin. “We have a family atmosphere. Many of these students are in band together for three or four years, and that’s re ally what gets us through things like this,” he said. Tingin had shown no signs of illness until Oct. 20, the Saturday before her death. After she per formed in the pre-game show of the USC-Vanderbilt football game, she fainted in the stands. Band member Lisa Hoopes said, “We were worried about her, but by Tuesday, we heard things were hopeful.” Band members received news of Tingin’s death at practice on Thursday. O’Shields said, “It was a real shock. Especially because she wasn’t showing any signs.” He said he had never had a student die in his 21 years of directing. _ Band members paid tribute to Connie Tingin by wearing green ribbons on their uniforms, photo by aaron hark O’Shields said it was difficult to tell the band the news. “They were geared up for the Tennessee game, and they weren’t expecting it,” he said. Hoopes said she had “never heard the practice field so quiet.” She said she guessed what happened when she saw Rev; Tim Lijewski, the Catholic campus priest, on the way to practice. Lijewski was among several campus ministers ♦ TINGIN, SEE PAGE 3 Committee seeks next USC president Members look for four possible candidates for Palms'office BY JESSICA FOY THE OAMECOCK Next year, USC faces not only the looming threat of budget cuts, but also the responsibility of find ing a new president in.anticipa tion of President Palms’ June 2002 retirement. Both situations would be hard to handle by them selves, but having them occur si multaneously puts the universi ty in a difficult position. The presidential search com mittee comprises 11 members from the board of trustees, uni versity foundations, students and faculty. The committee’s goal is to find four potential candidates for the presidency and give the list of nominees to the board of trustees, which will choose the next president. The committee has advertised the position in newspapers throughout the country, and is going through applications. It hopes to narrow the field to be tween 10 and 15 potential candi dates to begin interviewing by November. April is the deadline for find ing a new president, who the com mittee hopes can start working me uay auei riesiueni raims leaves the office. Committee Chairman William Hubbard says he doesn’t think the potential budget cuts will affect the search. “I think the budget shortfalls are temporary, and I think that we are going to come out of this current situation stronger and more focused as an institution,” Hubbard said. “The potential can didates that we are speaking to about this issue have the big pic ture and see that short-term bud get issues will not prevent this university irom going to me next level.” Carolyn West, associate vice provost of regional campuses and continuing education, said: “We are not trying to add up how much we re going to save by the changes we are making. While we are aware of budget cuts, our goal is not to address them specifical ly.” West is a member of the Strategic Directives and Initiatives Committee. ♦ use PRESIDENT, SEE PAGE 2 USC’S PAST Oct. 31,1962 Columbian Henrie Monteith filed suit in federal court seeking to become the first African-American to attend the University since 1877. WEATHER Today Tomorrow Sunny, Sunny, 68/39 73/45 INSIDE TODAY’S ISSUE n_1!_ # ■ ■ __J_ DC19UUII& UT UlUtJb play Columbia The Carolina Blues Festival keeps blues alive. ♦ PAGE 5 ^ vaamtruuurvs uiup heartbreaker SEC East race could run through end of season. ♦ PAGE 8 ONLINE POLL Questionable calls Do you think the officials at the Tennessee game were fair? www.dailygamecock.com. Results are published on Fridays. I