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BRIEFLY Ten Commandment removal provokes arrests WEST UNION, OHIO (AP)-Ten people were arrested Monday for hindering workers who had been ordered to remove the Ten Commandments from school grounds. Several hundred people protested a federal judge’s order to remove the commandments from four schools. Some initially blocked a crane from taking the 800-pound granite tablets from Peebles and West Union high schools. The protesters were arrested without resistance a few hours later at West Union High and charged with trespassing. “We have to make the decision in America if there’s going to be local control of what we’re going to teach our children,” said pro tester Dave Daubenmire. Canada rules ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional TORONTO (AP)—An Ontario ap peals court ruled Tuesday that Canada’s ban on homosexual mar riage is unconstitutional, clearing the way for the country’s first legal same-sex weddings. The appeals panel declared the current legal definition of marriage invalid and ordered Toronto’s city clerk to issue marriage licenses to the homosexual couples involved in the case. Shortly afterward, one of those couples clutched a business-sized envelope containing their newly is sued license and said they would wed within hours. It was the latest in a series of court rulings against the federal ban, increasing pressure on Prime Minister Jean Chretien’s govern ment to change the law or let the ruling stand. Visitor Center exploring options for move BY GABRIELLE SINCLAIR THE GAMECOCK The USC Visitor Center is going to need a new home come December, and though the move is still in its planning stage, some are speculating that McKissick Museum might be just the place. The Arnold School of Public Health is preparing for the groundbreaking for its new building, current ly set for December. The school will also be reno vating almost the entire Carolina Plaza for use. Employees currently working in the plaza will be relocated over the course of the next six to i' - PHOTO BY TRISHA SHADWELL/THE GAMECOCK The McKissick Museum on the Horseshoe may soon become the new home of the USC Visitor Center. eight months, said Cheryl Addy, the college’s Associate Dean of Public Affairs. According to Addy, the move for the Visitor Center to McKissick is “only a rumor,” and that several sites are currently being considered. If the center moves into McKissick, said USC Spokesman Russ McKinney, “USC will con tinue to accommodate museum activities.” The Visitor Center would be on the first floor, the museum on the second floor, and administration on the third. Should this move happen it would limit the museum’s ex hibits, but may also bring in more visitors. Currently about 65% of visitors to the museum are from the immediate community. Lynn Robertson, McKissick di rector, feels that the increase in visitors and the extending of hours would make the possible move worth the sacrifice of space. The possible combination would bring about “a symbiotic rela tionship that will be an advantage to both the museum and the visi tor center,” said Robertson. Nothing is definite, said Denise Wellman, director of USC’s Visitor Center. As far as McKissick Museum goes, the planning com mittee is still “exploring to see whether we can all fit,” said Wellman. Parking and proximity to the campus is key to the deci sion. “We will move wherever we can best serve the visitors and the school,” said Wellman. “But right no we really don’t know where we’re moving to. McKissick museum’s relevancy has been put into question several times since its creation in 1974. Robertson is confident that the li brary is here to stay, despite recent SDI meetings questioning its rele vance. “There were some people on the committee that questioned whether given financial difficulties the University could support the museum,” said Robertson. “We have met all the suggestions the SDI committee suggested, so we are hopeful that things are good.” The museum is a crucial part of a college education, said Robertson. “All major universities have museums.” Comments on this story? E-mail gamecockudesk@hotmail.com Ashley Norris contributed to this article. Are you txpenencmg: ★ Itching ★ Burning ★ Irritation and/or ★ Swelling commonly associated with a yeast infection? SC CSnicaiRuus&k Cutes is currently seeking women, ages 18 and older to participate in a clinical research study of an investigational medication for Vulvovaginal Candidiasis (yeast infection). 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