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POLICE REPORT These reports are taken directly from the USC Police Department Compiled by Wendy Jeffcoat Each number on the map stands for a crime corresponding wijh. numbered descriptions in the list below. DAY CRIMES (6a.m.-6 p.m.) □ Violent O Nonviolent NIGHT CRIMES (6p.m.-6a.m.) ■ Violent • Nonviolent CRIMES AT UNKNOWN HOURS H Violent 0 Nonviolent Tuesday, Feb. 11 5) LOST PROPERTY, B-S LOT, GAMBRELL HALL The complainant said he lost his blue Verizon Wireless flip phone. Reporting officer: L. Davis. Thursday, Feb. 13 ® LARCENY OF COMPUTER, GRADUATE SCIENCE RESEARCH CENTER, 631 SUMTER ST. The victim said someone took a computer from her office. Estimated value: $850. Reporting officer: K.T. Mitchum. © LARCENY OF TEXTBOOKS, LECONTE COLLEGE, 1523 GREENE ST. The victim said someone removed two textbooks from his book bag. Estimated value: $120. Reporting officer: J.L. Meador. © AUTO BREAK-IN, LARCENY OF CD PLAYER, S-26 LOT, 1200 CATAWBA ST. The victim said someone broke out the right rear panel window of her Ford Explorer and took her CD player and two CDs. Estimated value: $260. Reporting officer: G. Kerwin. Evolution CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 the foraminifera contained green tissue, signifying the presence of chloroplasts. Those are typically found in green plants, where they convert sunlight into food through photosynthesis. But the environment of the Cariaco Basin is devoid of sunlight, and that raises questions for scien tists. One explanation, Bernhard said, might be that chloroplasts originally had a function other than photosynthesis. In her article “Potential Symbionts in Bathyal Foraminifera,” which was pub lished in the Feb. 7 issue of the journal Science, Bernhard wrote that information about the structure of the foraminifera will “raise critical questions re garding physiological adapta tions in extreme environ ments.” According to Elisabeth Alve, professor of marine geology at the University of Oslo in Norway, these findings also have implications for the study of cli mate changes. Foraminifera have been living on earth for the past 500 million to 600 million years. Casts left behind by the foraminifera when they die can provide information about what the environment was like in the past and are often used in climate studies. “The more we can learn about their modern biology, the more we can interpret about how the environment was in the past,” Alve said. Bernhard also found that the chemical composition of the shells of the foraminifera had what she called an “unusual signature” never before seen in these organ isms. “This could be useful in help ing us understand prehistoric cli mate change and future climate change,” Bernard said. “For this reason, Virgulinella fragilis is a model system for studies on how organisms may have evolved from primitive Earth to modem environments.” Bernhard found foraminifera with the same characteristics in similar hostile environments off the coast of southern California and in a Norwegian fjord. _ Her research will take her next to the Black Sea, where the biolo gy of foraminifera has never been studied. “Over the years, chloroplasts have evolved the ability to photo synthesize,” Bernhard said. “Understanding this process could have implications on the evolution of life on Earth and also in the search for life on other planets.” * Comments on this story?E-mail gamecockudesk@hotmail.com Unity CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Russell House Theater on the movie “Bamboozled,” in which white actors use dark makeup to characterize black skin col or. “‘Bamboozled’ features ac tors putting on blackface. We’ll discuss what kind of impact that has,” Johnson said. On Tuesday at 7:30 p.m., a seminar on unity through safe ty will be held in the Golden Spur. The seminar will cover such topics as sex, drugs and al cohol, Johnson said. On Wednesday, students can meet in front of the Russell House at 6 p.m. to tour upper classman housing in residence halls such as East Quad, Preston and Sims. Although dorm and apart ment tours might seem a stretch for a Unity Week event, Johnson explains its purpose: “We get all walks of people. Everyone comes together,” she said. The Office of Multicultural Student Affairs will sponsor a black-history quiz bowl at 6 p.m. Thursday in the Russell House Theater. At 7 p.m. that night, an arts festival in the second-floor lob by of the Russell House will fea ture 15 artists. At 7:30 p.m., the USC Concert Choir will sponsor a “Choral Tapestry,” featuring Cocktails and Higher Harmony, in room 206 of the School of Music. Friday, the handprints mu ral will be dedicated to the uni versity at 12:30 in the after noon. The ceremony on Greene Street will feature guest speak er Carl Wells, Office of Multicultural Student Affairs director. The movie “Brown Sugar” will play in the Russell House Theater at 8 p.m. At 6 p.m., Dance Marathon will begin in the Russell House ballroom and won’t stop until 10 p.m. Saturday. The 28-hour event will ben efit the Palmetto Richland Children’s Hospital. WRHA will also feature movies every day of Unity Week to encourage apprecia tion of differences. “The Color Purple” will be shown Monday and Wednesday at 8 p.m., and “Finding Forrester” will play bn Tuesday and Thursday at 8 p.m. Comments on this story? E-mail gamecockudesk@hotmail.com STERLINGUmVtRSITY I . 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He also said the reasoning couldn’t be taken seriously because of the Bush administration’s downplaying the war as an effort for libera tion. Berg said he was pleased with the turnout and all of the speak ers. He estimated this year’s World Peace Day to be one of the most widely celebrated in histo ry, with more than 60 countries participating on all seven conti nents, including a peace vigil at a scientific research station in Antarctica. He said the message of the events was to question our government’s participation in an event that could produce ca sualty rates in the millions. Fourth-year mechanical-en- £ gineering student Ali Syed was there Saturday to show his sup port of the rally. “I thought the speakers were very straightforward,” he said. “I think they told the stories not usually heard, especially in the media.” Comments on this story?E-mail gamecockudesk@hotmail. com ■in i,»]»] j $ i ^ i =nwi _# London.$374 and NOT Paris-.*3” Amsterdam...$303 JUSt Onlin© Sydney.$1654 Madrid.$350 Rio de Janeiro..$508 Fare is roundtrip from Columbia. Subject to change and availability. Tax not included. Restrictions and blackouts apply. onuns >» on twe pwon* »» on cumpu/ »► on rut /trot