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Iraq CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Bush administration and adopt ed in November, inspectors don’t need to prove Iraq is rearming. Any false statements or omis sions in Iraq’s arms declaration, coupled with a failure to comply with anti cooperate fully in the implementation of the resolu tion, would place Baghdad in “material breach” of its obliga tions — a finding that could open the door for war. For the Bush administration, that has already happened and time is now running out for Saddam to disarm through in spections. In Davos, Switzerland Sunday, Secretary of State Colin Powell said he believed the in spections had run their course, though he did not explicitly call for their end. He said that as a result of Iraq’s lack of cooperation, he had lost faith in the ability of inspec tors to fulfill their mission. Most of the Security Council believes that’s a determination they must make based on the in spectors’ assessments. At the U.N. headquarters, Blix would not comment on Powell’s speech. While there is general agree ment that Iraq hasn’t been fully honest in its declaration and that it could be cooperating better with inspectors, the absence of a smoking gun or cries for help from Blix and ElBaradei have led powerful council members such as France, Germany and Russia to argue against military intervention and in favor of more time for peaceful disarma ment. While Blix and ElBaradei have criticized Iraq over the past 60 days, they have also praised the access inspectors were giv en at hundreds of sites, includ ing presidential palaces, as well counted for. But what inspectors have learned is far less than they had hoped to know by now. Unanswered is whether Iraq really destroyed all of its deadly chemical and biological agents such as VX and anthrax, which it managed to weaponize more than a decade ago on the eve ol the 1991 Persian Gulf War. Jraq’s 12,000-page arms decla ration has been of little help, flhxrA xxtaa 1^- r operation in the areas of logistics and supplies. Blix’s re port will fo cus on what his inspectors at the U.N. Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission have — and While Blixand ElBaradei have criticized Iraq over the past 60 days, they have also praised the access inspectors were given at hundreds of sites including presidential palaces, as well as Iraq’s cooperation in the areas of logistics and supplies. after he re ceived the dossier in December, Blix slammed the Iraqis ' for submit ting a re port filled with incon sistencies, contradic tions and old materi haven t — learned ahout Iraq s biological, chemical and missile programs. So far, inspectors have dis covered thousands of pertinent documents hidden in the home of an Iraqi scientist, at least 16 empty and undeclared chemi cal warheads and have said that Iraq illegally imported parts for its missile program. BasecTon one of the few new documents Iraq produced last fall, inspectors are now con vinced there are an additional 6,000 chemical weapons unac ai. During a meeting with Iraqi officials in Baghdad last week, Blix pressed for fresh evidence and answers to long outstanding questions on their weapons ol mass destruction. But that information hasn’l been forthcoming. Neither Blix not ElBaradei’s teams have been able to pri vately interview Iraqi scientists believed to have the best infor mation about Iraq’s weapons programs. And the Iraqis are blocking inspectors from con ducting U-2 reconnaissance flights. Still, the picture emerging on Iraq’s nuclear program seems to be slightly more favorable. ElBaradei’s spokesman said Iraq would get a “satisfactory” grade for its response to ques tions and requests for informa tion from the nuclear inspec tors. His teams seem convinced that aluminum tubes the Iraqis tried to purchase were meant for artillery rockets they are al lowed to have and not for en riching uranium for a nuclear program as the Bush adminis tration claimed last fall. And ElBaradei’s oral report will include samples results re vealing no indication of prohib ited nuclear activities at sites in spected so far. According to its weapons dec laration, Iraq possessed all the necessary components for mak ing nuclear weapons by the time the United States launched Operation Desert Storm to re move Saddam’s troops from neighboring Kuwait. Inspectors returned to Iraq in November, after a four-year ab sence, under the terms of Resolution 1441, which gave them broader authority but a tighter timetable for reporting to the Security Council. Associated Press reporter Lukas Alpert contributed to this report. I Test Sites CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 above “satisfactory level.” While Scott Kaplan acknowl edges the importance of testing without distractions, he said that students’ preparation is the most important factor in the testing ex perience. He recommended that students drive to their testing site a few days before the test. Students should also be sure to wear layers of clothing so they have some control over tempera ture. Scott Kaplan said that if stu dents are prepared, however, they “should be able to accomplish what they are trying to accom plish anyway.” Erin Richardson, a fourth-year English student who took the LSAT in October, said that though there were some distractions, her test site experience at Furman was great. “They were having parents’ weekend and people were walking by the window,” Richardson said. Despite this, it was “the perfect temperature, the desks were big, and the proctors were hilarious. They really kept us at ease.” Richardson, who took the test at Furman because the USC test site had filled, said, “I left there knowing the environment was the best it could’ve been, knowing that I wasn’t stressing out about that the entire time and could concen trate on taking the test.” Comments on this story?E-mail gamecockudesk@hotmail.com Delta Gamma CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 icy prohibits members from giv ing interviews, further details about the recruitment process were unavailable. Parks said the fraternity is looking for people who can “min gle with other members, be able to express themselves,” and “can commit to our sorority and enjoy what we do.” Activities planned for the com ing semester include a retreat at the end of this month and fund raisers to benefit the fraternity’s national philanthropy project, f Service for Sight Aid to the W Blind. This project was adopted as an international project in 1936 at the urging of blind Delta Gamma member Ruth Billow. Members answered the needs of the visually impaired within their communities as well as in ternationally. Delta Gamma s service began in 1873 when founders Mary Leonard, Eva Dodd and Anna Ellington decided to form a “club of mutual helpfulness” and adopted the motto “do good.” Delta Gamma is established on 143 college campuses and is one of the oldest and largest in ternational fraternities. f The fraternity’s purpose, ac cording to its mission statement, is to “foster high ideals of friend ship, promote educational and cultural interests, create a true sense of social responsibility and develop the finest qualities of character.” With chapters at colleges all over the country, including North Carolina State, Virginia and Furman, Delta Gamma has more than 180,000 members. Parks encouraged all girls to come out and see what Delta Gamma is all about. “We have a very diverse group of women here. Everyone is really committed to school and commu nity service. 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