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c - —- -----=-; University of South Carolina MHMHAV CCDDI I A DV 1 7 OOHQ Vol96,No.60 www.dailygamecock.com IVIL/INL/Mlj rL.Dr\Ur\r\l 1 / , Sincel908 University scientist discovers organism BY JESSICA FOSTER TUECAMKCeCK A USC environmental scientist has discovered an unusual life form in the Caribbean Sea, rais ing questions about global cli mate change and the evolution of life. Joan Bernhard of USC’s Norman J. Arnold School of Public Health was conducting liceanographic studies off the coast of Venezuela when she found a species of foraminifera thriving in the basin’s toxic con ditions. Bernhard is an international expert on foraminifera, which are abundant single-celled, micro scopic organisms that are thought to be one of the oldest forms of life that contain a nucleus. The or ganisms are proving valuable in helping scientists understand global climate change. Bernhard has been studying foraminifera for the past 20 years. As part of her research, funded by the National Science Foundation, Bernhard was col lecting sediment samples in May 2001 from the Cariaco Basin, Hi.vhere the oxygen-depleted, hy drogen-sulfide-enriched environ ment makes it hard for sea life to survive. Bernhard, however, found a species of foraminifera, called Virgulinella fragilis, whose ability to adapt to the hostile en vironment allowed it to exist in large numbers. “Most organisms could not sur vive in this environment,” Bernhard said. “Although we found only one species of foraminifera living there, it was particularly abundant.” Further studies revealed that ♦EVOLUTION, SEE PAGE 2 Columbia rallies for peace PHOTO BY TRISHA SHADWELL/THE GAMECOCK Travis Nagy, a fourth-year political-science student, and Carmen Kelgans, a third-year English student, were among those Involved in World Peace Day on Saturday. Local residents, as well as USC students, came together to show their opposition to the possibility of a United States-led war in Iraq. Anti-war crowd marches to State House on World Peace Day BY KEVIN FELLNER THE GAMECOCK Dozens of students and Columbia residents gathered out side the Russell House on Saturday to honor World Peace Day by ex pressing their disapproval for the potential of United States-led war in Iraq. The group, which was about 80 people at the height of its popu larity, marched to the State House in the evening to meet up with a larger demonstration. “Saddam Hussein is a threat to the Iraqi people,” Michael Berg of the Carolina Peace Resource Center told the crowd outside the Russell House. “He is not a threat to the American people. George Bush is a threat — a clear and present threat — to the American people.” Berg and the CPRP collaborat ed with student group Food Not Bombs to jointly organize both ral lies. The rallies had a mix of stu dent speakers, war experts, musi cians and sign-waving protesters. Dan Sabia, a USC government and international studies profes sor, spoke on the differences be tween preventative war and pre emptive war. “Preventative wars are never justified,” he said. “Preventative wars are fought on the assump tion, which may well be legiti mate, that confronts in the future a grave threat from some bad, bel licose nation.” Sabia said the Bush adminis tration is depicting a possible war with Iraq as a pre-emptive war. He defined pre-emptive wars as having to deal with a clear threat ♦ RALLY, SEE PAGE 2 “Saddam Hussein is a threat to the Iraqi people. He is not a threat to the American people. George Bush is a threat - a clear and present threat - to the American people.” MICHAEL BERG CAROLINA PEACE RESEARCH CENTER RISING TO THE OCCASION PHOTO BYJOHNNY HAYNES/THE GAMECOCK USC's Carlos Powell, right, tries to lift the ball over the Razorbacks' Wen Mukubu during the Gamecocks’ 72-65 win over Arkansas. Powell had six points In the victory. FOR STORY, SEE PAGE 8. M ■I||I| |WIMIII| | -'.Ill II. * . Physicist to lecture at USC Nobel winner will speak about his work with atoms PROM STAFF REPORTS A Nobel Prize-winning physicist will be the featured speaker at a 6 p.m. lecture Wednesday in the Law School Auditorium. Jerome I. Friedman will speak on the topic “Are We Really Made of Quarks?” which is intended for the general public as well as high school and college students. The event is free. A professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Friedman was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1990 for advances in the field of experimental high-energy Dhvsics. His work with physicists Henry W. Kendall of MIT and Richard E. Taylor of Stanford University led to the development of the quark model in particle physics. The existence of quarks, the smallest known component of mat ter, was a highly controversial and hotly debated topic among physi cists. Friedman will tell how his work with Kendall and Taylor re sulted in a new understanding of the composition of atoms and how their work changed scientists’ con cepts of matter. The son of Russian immigrants, Friedman grew up in Chicago and turned down an art scholarship to study at the University of Chicago. His interest in physics had begun ♦ SPEAKER, SEE PAGE 3 .. . Unity Week to stress diversity Events to include handprint mural, film forum, Greene Street kickoff BY ALLYSON BIRD THE GAMECOCK Carolina Unity Week will kick off today with an opening cele bration with free hot chocolate and doughnuts on Greene Street from noon to 2 p.m. The Unity Week Committee, a group of student volunteers, worked to plan a full week of cam puswide activities sponsored by Student Government, University Housing, and the Division of Student and Alumni Services to promote acceptance of diversity on campus. This year’s theme is “Join Hands in Unity,” a message to take shape in a mural of student handprints. “They’ll be doing that all week at the events, getting hand prints from various people,” said Erin Johnson, graduate as sistant for special projects and leader of the Unity Week volun teers. Creation of the mural will be gin at the opening celebration, and participants will be eligi ble for a raffle for free food from restaurants on and off campus. Tonight, Carolina Productions will sponsor a film forum in the ♦ UNITY, SEE PAGE 2 Index Comics and Crossword 7 Classifieds _ 10 Horoscopes 7 Letters to the Editor 4, Online Poll 4 Police Report 2 Weather TODAY TOMORROW High 52 High 62 Low 40 Low 41 .'V In This Issue ♦ NEWS Record-setting storm blankets East Coast in snow. Page 3 ♦ VIEWPOINTS Ben Edwards shares why he’s already excited about the 2004 senatorial elections. Page 4 ♦ THE MIX Boxers, bunnies and a parade of peaches march into McMaster. Page 7 ♦ SPORTS Petra Ujhelyi and the USC women’s basketball team defeat the Arkansas Razorbacks. Page 8