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SSaSSSS?" WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23,2002 m££°,£, USC to study bioterrorism threat $1 million given to public health school for center to research BY ADAM BEAM TilK (iAMBCOCK The Norman J. Arnold School of Public Health has been award ed a grant of nearly $1 million to establish a center for bioterror ism prevention planning, and USC students will play a big role in the center’s research. ^ The grant, which comes from 9 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, will establish the USC Center for Public Health Preparedness, which will work to address the threat of bioterrorism to South Carolina. USC was one of four universities nationwide that re ceived the grant, along with the schools of public health at the Universities of Michigan, Berkeley and Oklahoma. They will join a network of 15 other universities that have similar re search centers. Harris Pastides, dean of USC’s public health school, called the grant the most prestigious award the school has received since he has been dean. He said it puts USC on the national arena and will provide new opportunities for stu dents. “It gives them the opportu nity to work with the faculty on research and service pro jects,” Pastides said. “Instead of working on general sanita tion problems, an environ mental heath student can now be working on environmental terrorism.” Gene Feigley, one of the lead re searchers for the grant, said that while some students would be working on these projects, the greatest opportunity will be for ♦GRANT, SEE PAGE 6 PHOTO SPECIAL TO THE GAMECOCK Donna Richter, left, one of USC’s researchers for the bioterrorism grant, talks with Norman J. Arnold of the public health school after the school received the grant. CDC Centers for Public Health Preparedness USC’s Norman J. Arnold School of Public Health* Columbia University Emory University Harvard University Johns Hopkins University University of California (Los Angeles and Berkeley)* Saint Louis University State University of New York at Albany Tulane University University of Alabama University of Iowa University of Illinois at Chicago University of Michigan* University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of Minnesota University of Oklahoma* University of South Florida University of Pittsburgh University of Washington •These four universities are the most recent additions to the Center for Public Health Preparedness network. Source: The Norman J.'Arnold School of Public Health 15 minutes of fame PHOTO BY MORGAN FORD/THE GAMECOCK Tla McNeal and Brandy Dillard, both fourth-year nursing students, sing “Celebration” at the MTV Homecoming karaoke stage. Many students attended the tailgating party to hear Clipse and Ms. Jade and have the chance to audition for Ozzy’s band. »Columbia to improve gateways into city BY COREY GARRIOTT ti'ikcamkcock Columbia, working with the South Carolina Transportation Department, will spend $15 million by 2006 to improve North Main Street, the area between Elmwood and Claredon streets. “It’s a streetscape project,” said Derek Piper, the supervising civil ^ engineer and senior project man ager for the North Main Street Improvement Project. “We’re im proving the view of the street and from the street.” Piper said Columbia wants to improve the north side of Main Street because it is a gateway cor ridor into the Columbia metro area. “We want to improve the gate ways into Columbia because they are the roads most used,” Piper said. ♦MAIN STREET, SEE PAGE 4 Campus Republicans rally to support Bush Demonstration offers other side to war debate after teach-in BY MICHAEL LAFORGIA the oamecock Political and ideological ten sions mounted Tuesday at a ral ly supporting President Bush and his Iraq policy. Nearly two weeks after a stu dent-led teach-in against U.S. military action in Iraq, the USC College Republicans held their own rally, but Adam Piper, pres ident of USC’s College Republicans, said the rally was not intended as a pro-war reac tion. “This is not really in response to the teach-in,” Piper said. “It’s mostly to support Bush.” Piper did acknowledge a desire to ex press his views on Iraq and said the Republican “voice needs to be heard.” The event consisted of com ments from the College Republicans national field repre sentative Wesley Donehue, USC College Republicans volunteer co ordinator Adam Piper and Republican House District 2 Rep. Joe Wilson, among others. Donehue took advantage of his time at the podium to ad dress the Iraq issue. “The fact of the matter is that every day, Saddam Hussein restricts those same abilities that you (anti-war protesters) so willingly prac tice and hold so important from the good, innocent people of Iraq,” he said. “Enough is enough.” Donehue said the anti-war protesters “exercise their free dom of speech by denouncing a president who wants to give that same freedom to the people of Iraq.” ♦ RALLY, SEE PAGE 7 PHOTO BY PETER GIOELLO/THE GAMECOCK House Representative Joe Wilson speaks at the GOP rally held on Greene Street. r> SEARCH FOR CLUES PHOTO BY CHUCK KENNEDY/KRT CAMPUS Law enforcemeht officials search a vehicle in Aspen Hill, Md., Tuesday morning after the shooting of a bus driver. no one sare from sniper, police say BY DAVID DISHNEAU THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ROCKVILLE, MD. - A bus driver was shot to death Tuesday as he was about to set out on his morn ing route in what authorities fear was the 13th attack by the Washington-area sniper. Police also revealed a chilling warning found at a weekend shooting scene: “Your children are not safe anywhere at any time.” Montgomery County Police Chief Charles Moose issued a new plea, urging the gunman to contin ue a dialogue with investigators. “It is important that we do this without anyone else getting hurt,” he said. In an extraordinary statement that appeared to confirm authori ties are in a desperate parley to stop the killing, the police chief said the sniper had tried to com municate with police over the past several days — and he sug gested the gunman had made de mands. “We have researched the op tions you stated and found that it is not possible electronically to ♦ SNIPER, SEE PAGE 6 Index Comics and Crossword 12 Classifieds 15 Horoscopes 12 Letters to the Editor 9 Online Poll 9 Police Report 2 Weather TODAY TOMORROW High 74 High 63 Low 56 Low 60 Inside ♦ THE MIX Creed Week continues with a USC version of “Family Feud” and BGLA’s “The Birdcage” Wednesday night at 8. Page 10 ♦ THE MIX Hootie and the Blowfish's Jim Sonefeld and Mark Bryan join Patrick Davis and Danielle Howie at Senate Park Wednesday night. Page 10 ♦ SPORTS Banged-up football team looks to heal wounds over the bye week and get ready for Tennessee. Page 13