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STATE Clyburn attracts D.C. Democrats CHARLESTON (AP) — Now that South Carolina’s Democratic primary is one of the earliest in the nation, U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn can expect a few more presidential hopefuls visiting his state. This past weekend, U.S. Rep. Dick Gephardt, D-Mo„ and U.S. Sen. Christopher Dodd, D Conn., competed for attention from Clyburn, who is a key link to South Carolina’s black vote. Clyburn dismissed talk that the visits from the visits were to size up presidential bids in 2004 and their chances of suc cess in the state’s Feb. 3 presi dential primary, which has been moved up to right behind Iowa and New Hampshire. The presidential campaign talk, “that’s two years down the road,” Clyburn said. “I’m in terested in this year,” he said. Gephardt said his visit was more about making sure Democrats regain control of the House during mid-term elections this November. Stolen tools found on dead man’s land GREENVILLE (AP) - Authorities have found nearly $6,700 worth of stolen tools in side the garage of a Greenville County man who was shot to death in a Beaufort County storage unit last month. Nearly $30,000 worth of stolen tools have been recov ered since Beaufort County in vestigators began searching for suspects in the Feb. 22 slayings. Shawn Sandlin, of Simpsonville, and his child hood friend Robert John Walsh of Hilton Head Island, were shot to death with a high-cal iber weapon while building wood cabinets inside a Bluflton storage unit, authorities said. Investigators said most of the tools they were using came from a trailer that had been stolen in Charleston County days before. No one has been charged in the theft of the tools. NATION GOP ready to fight over nominations WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Republicans will do "whatever is necessary” to en sure that majority Democrats hold confirmation hearings for President Bush’s judicial nominees, a leading GOP law maker said Sunday. The comments from Sen. Don Nickles, the assistant mi nority leader, were the latest in the partisan bickering follow ing the party-line defeat last week of a White House nominee for the U.S. Court of Appeals. Nickles, R-Okla., said Democrats have been holding up the nomination process and 20 Bush nominees have not had hearings in the Senate Judiciary Committee. Some nominees have been waiting almost a year, he said. “We have to get some kind of agreement that we’re going to take up these judges, or else Republicans are going to do something,” Nickles said on “Fox News Sunday.” He did not elaborate. Daschle promises to pass reform bill WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate will pass campaign fi nance legislation by week’s end even if lawmakers must work around the clock to overcome opponents’ stalling tactics, Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, D-S.D., said Sunday. A final vote on the bill, which would briiig about the most significant changes in a quarter-century in how cam paigns are financed, could come as early as Wednesday. Passage would send it to President Bush, who has indi cated he would sign it. Republican opponents, who say the restrictions on contri butions violate First Amendment free speech rights, admit they are in the minority. But even if supporters gain the 60 votes needed to limit debate, Senate rules give opponents 30 hours to debate the measure WORLD Mideast meeting set after attacks JERUSALEM (AP)-In back to-back attacks Sunday, a Palestinian suicide bomber blew himself up in front of a Jerusalem bus and a Palestinian gunman killed a teenage girl in a shooting spree near Tel Aviv. Visiting U.S. envoy Anthony Zinni condemned the violence but managed to arrange a meeting between se curity commanders Sunday as part of his attempts to mediate a cease-fire amid the worst spate of bloodshed in nearly 18 months of Mideast fighting. Also, Israeli sent tanks to Bethlehem, moving within 200 yards of the Church of the Nativity, built on the spot where tradition holds that Jesus was bom. One Palestinian militia man was killed in an exchange of fire, and Israel later pulled back to its former positions near the edge of town. Despite the confrontations, Israel Defense Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer said he was optimistic a cease-fire could be reached soon. Russia weakens stance on nukes NEW YORK (AP) - Russia could agree to a new nuclear arms pact that would allow the United States to store some de commissioned weapons for pos sible future use instead of de stroying them, Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said in an inter view broadcast Sunday. Ivanov’s comments on NBC’s “Meet the Press” sug gested a softening on what Russian officials have called the main sticking point in progress toward a deal on nu clear arms cuts. Russian officials have ex pressed strong concern over U.S. plans to store decommis sioned weapons instead of de stroying them, allowing them to be used in the future — in cluding against Russia if rela tions take a turn for the worse. PHOTO SPECIAL TO THE GAMECOCK Traci Heincelman poses with friend Jason Lockrow, who said Heincelman was outgoing and intelligent, but humble. Heincelman CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Heincelman was a McNair Scholar and a student in the Honors College. Her involve ment at USC included the Marine and Aquatic Research Experience, Carolina for Kids and Carolina Productions. “Traci loved everything she did, but she was probably most involved with MARE,” Pross said. MARE, run by Professor Doug Williams, is a program de signed to give undergraduate students hands-on research ex perience. Heincelman studied in Australia during her third year. Her scholarship is evident in her list of honors, which in cluded Phi Beta Kappa. She also was named the Howard Hughes Undergraduate Fellow her third year. “Though she was always really outgoing, she was a very humble person,” said fourth-year chem istry student Jason Lockrow, an other of Heincelman’s friends. “We had a semester of class to gether before I knew how intelli gent she was and how she had qui etly set about half the curves.” Lockrow said Heincelman al ways talked proudly of her fam ily and was a big sports fan. “When she was in Australia, she would call her family every Sunday morning to find out how the football team did.” Pross said: “Traci was always fun to be around. It’s not just “You can say she almost graduated or almost got to go to the Bahamas, but I don’t think anyone should say ‘almost’ about Traci. She had already accomplished so much as a 21-year-old.” JENNE PROSS FOURTH-YEAR MUSIC STUDENT something people are saying. She always found a way to be ex cited about every little thing.” “We will miss her,” Palms said. “We have expressed to her fami ly the sorrow ofithe Carolina fam ily. Our thoughts are with all the students who were involved in the accident and their families.” The Honors College will hold a memorial service for Heincelman, but a date hasn’t yet been set. A scholarship fund has been es tablished in Heincelman’s mem ory. Donations may be sent to the Traci Heincelman Memorial Fund in care of the USC Development Office, 607 Byrnes Building, Columbia, S.C., 29208. “You can say she almost graduated or almost got to go to the Bahamas, but I don’t think anyone should say ‘almost’ about Traci,” Pross said. “She had already accomplished so much as a 21-year-old.” Comments on this story?E-mail gamecockudesk@hotmail.com Basketball CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 The Lady Flames, led by fresh man Stephanie Walker, clawed their way back into the game dur ing the second half. The Big South All-Rookie team member finished with 19 points, 11 of which came during the second half, and trig gered Liberty’s late-game charge. Ujhelyi, the oft-overlooked cen ter from Hungary, led USC with 19 points and added 11 rebounds during the victory, her first dou ble-double of the season. Walvius praised the junior’s defense as one of the keys to the first-round tour nament win. “Petra has been the defensive stop for us all season,” Walvius said. “She’s a big reason we’ve been as succes'sful as we’ve been this season ... and she doesn’t get a lot of credit.” After the 15-day layoff since the Lady Gamecocks’ disappointing SEC Tournament loss- to Arkansas, Walvjus felt the en couragement from the fans at the Frank McGuire Arena. “Fans help you win games,” she said. She said their support “in a critical game situation — that gives you the emotion, at times, to win a game.” j-jiuei ly nedu tudui v^aicy Green also felt the crowd’s impact of the crowd; the noise made it im possible to convey his instructions during the game’s closing seconds. “I wished we could have com municated a little bit louder," Green said. “We didn’t have the personnel I .wanted on the floor... That was a coaching mistake, I guess.” The Lady Gamecocks’ next op ponents are the Cincinnati Lady Bearcats, who defeated St. Peter’s 76-63 in overtime Saturday night. Geter showed more of that championship poise as she summed up her teammates’ mood and their thoughts about Monday’s second-round matchup against the Lady Bearcats, who _ finished the regular season with a 26-4 record. “We’re fortunate to come out with the win, but right now it’s all about Cincinnati and taking care of business Monday night,” Geter Comments on this story?E-mail gamecockudesk@hotmail.com Elow Leasing Private Bedrooms for Fall 2002. Roommate Matching Available, on't Let Someone Else Pick Your Roommate, v Over Our Roommate Cards and Find Your own. I* Free Shuttle to Campus • 24 Flour Fitness Center w/ Free Weights • Resort Style Pool w/Hot Tub • Free Tanning Bed • 24 Hour Multimedia Center • 24 Hour Game Room w/ Pool Table • Basketball and Sand Volleyball I Lease Today For Only $100 Deposit *Not Valid with Other Offers rm STERLING UNIVERSITY _i " zm_ -——