The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, October 31, 2003, Page 3, Image 3
STATE
Prison standoff
ends peacefully
BISHOPVILLE (AP) - A five
hour hostage standoff at the Lee
Correctional Institution ended
peacefully Wednesday night, au
thorities say.
The inmates released two
guards around 10:30 p.m. after a
television reporter was allowed
in the prison, Lee County Sheriff
E.J. Melvin said.
The incident at the maximum
security prison began five hours
earlier when about five inmates,
armed with homemade knives,
took over a wing that houses
about 260 prisoners, Corrections
Department Inspector General
Charlie Sheppard said.
WIS-TV reporter Craig
Melvin said he was allowed in
side the prison because
Corrections Director Jon
Ozmint said the inmates were
beating up the guard and want
ed to talk to tne media.
Proposal pushes for
natural lake shore
COLUMBIA (AP) - Wildlife offi
cials want one-third of Lake
Murray's shoreline kept natural
and the utility that owns the lake
says it will consider the idea.
The proposal, released
Wednesday, comes from the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service and
state environmental, natural re
sources and park agencies. It
identifies 78 tracts in addition to
those already set aside for
preservation.
That would ensure about one
third of the 649-mile shoreline is
saved from development.
South Carolina Electric &
Gas Co. owns the 47,500-acre
lake and the tracts proposed for
protection.
Peace
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
she said. “You have to take an is
sue like this and see how it im
pacts you.”
Michelou said she was glad that
she'd made her voice heard.
“I know it’s probably not going
to stop the war and bring our
troops back home, but at least we
made a stand,” she said.
NATION
Cool weather might
help fight wildfires
BIG BEAR LAKE, CALIF. (AP)
- With towering flames bearing
down on Southern California
mountain towns, firefighters dug
in to protect hundreds of homes
Thursday while looking for help
from drizzling rain and lower
temperatures.
In the San Bernardino
Mountains east of Los Angeles,
relentless flames engulfed hun
dreds of homes Wednesday on a
wind-driven march toward the
resort towns of Big Bear and
Lake Arrowhead. Thousands of
people were evacuated.
To the south, in San Diego
County, the state’s largest fire
claimed the life of a firefighter
when a crew was overcome by
flames near Wynola. Three other
crew members were injured, one
Capitol shut down
by plastic weapon
WASHINGTON (AP) - The
House of Representatives shut
down for more than an hour
Thursday after reports of a se
curity breach at a nearby con
gressional office building, later
blamed on a Halloween costume
and plastic gun.
U.S. Capitol Police Chief
Terence Gainer said the incident
resulted from “two staff mem
bers bringing in Halloween cos
tumes.”
Start to finish, the incident
lasted about two hours — but it
instantly triggered a massive re
sponse in an age of terrorism.
Gainer said the two staff aides
are “very sorry this all hap
pened,” and the security per
sonnel had performed “well
within standards.”
“At least it's an encouragement
for people to see what's going on
and that other people feel the same
way,” she said.
Alison Peeler, a fourth-year
journalism student, had similar
feelings.
“I think we are showing that
there's a lot of people in opposition
to the war effort,” she said.
“I went because I feel that our
administration is kind of fueling
instability across the world,” she
WORLD
Russian president
fires chief of staff
MOSCOW (AP) - President
Vladimir Putin signed an order
Thursday relieving his chief of
staff of his duties, the Interfax
news agency reported, deepen
ing the political and economic
turmoil following the arrest of
Russia’s richest tycoon.
Rumors that chief of staff
Alexander Voloshin had re
signed had rattled Russian po
litical and business circles for
several days.
Voloshin reportedly tendered
his resignation after Saturday’s
arrest and jailing of Mikhail
Khodorkovsky, the head of the
Russian oil giant Yukos.
The report came hours after
prosecutors froze a huge chunk
of Yukos shares, plunging the
stock market into its second
nosedive this week.
U.N. agency wants
more N. Korea aid
BEIJING (AP) — Amid nucle
ar tensions, the World Food
Program appealed Thursday for
more food aid for North Korea,
saying the communist country
faces a big shortfall in its har
vest and that supplies to feed
children and pregnant women
are running out.
This year’s harvest of wheat
and other grains should be the
best since the mid-1990s — but
it’s still 20 percent less than
North Korea’s 20 million people
need, said Rick Corsino, the
WFP director for the country.
Complicating the situation
further, the United States and
South Korea are both leading
food donors to the North, and
key figures in pressing it to drop
its nuclear ambitions.
said.
Berg said he considered the
march a success. »
“Obviously, one march doesn't
solve the problem, but I think it
was a very important, big step.
We're showing the antiwar move
ment is still alive and strong, and
the anger is still there,” he said.
Comments on this story?E-mail
gamecockudesk@hotmail.com
POLICE REPORT
1
»
I
I - ".-- . J-i i i ^
These reports are taken directly from the USC Police Department.
Compiled by Adam Beam.
Each number or
the map stands
for a crime
corresponding
with numbered
descriptions in
the list below.
DAY CRIMES
(6a.m.-6 p.m.)
□ Violent
O Nonviolent
NIGHT CRIMES
(6 p.rh.-6 a.m.)
■ Violent
• Nonviolent
CRIMES AT
UNKNOWN
HOURS
0 Violent
© Nonviolent
Tuesday, Oct. 29
Q ASSAULT AND BATTERY OF A
HIGH AND AGGRAVATED
NATURE, MCBRYDE QUAD, 618
SUMTER ST. The victim and
witness one said the subject was
yelling at them from inside
McBryde “F.” They also said that
as they continued to walk,
subject one thought the victim
was someone else because while
the subject was running toward
the victim, he was calling out
‘‘Ryan.” The subject then began
to attack the victim by punching
and kicking him in and about the
head and face. First Responder
and EMS were notified and both
responded. Investigators
Gallman and Pathel were
notified. The victim was
transported to Richland
Memorial Hospital’s emergency
room for evaluation. The victim
wants to press charges.
Investigation continues.
Housing was notified. Reporting
officer: J.D. Rosier.
O LARCENY OF FUTON,
MCBRYDE “B” STAIRWELL, 1311
BLOSSOM ST. The victim said
someone took a green-and-black
futon. The futon was left
unattended. Estimated value: $50.
Reporting officer: J.D. Rosier.
We'll help you
every step of the way.
College can be a challenge, but sometimes you can find success
in different ways and at different places. Check out Greenville Tech's
University Transfer program. Excel in small classes with expert instructors
who are on your side and ready to help you every step of the way!
Choose from four convenient campuses, and take advantage
of lottery funds. Engineering students, we have agreements with several
four-year colleges so that you can complete your first two years
at Greenville Tech. Get back on track with a quality education!
4VILLE TECH
College That Works
(864) 250-8111 • (800) 922-1183 • www.greerwilletech.com
Law school fair to give
students opportunities
BY ALEXIS BASS
THE GAMECOCK
Undergraduates interested in
pursuing a law degree will have a
chance to talk with law school
representatives from across the
nation today from 10 a.m. until 2
p.m on the second floor of the
Russell House.
The law school career fair is
designed primarily for under
graduates throughout the state.
However, it is open to anyone in
terested in pursuing a law de
gree. Representatives from more
than 20 colleges are scheduled to
attend, including Michigan State,
Temple, Valparaiso, Quinnipiac
and USC’s law school.
Phyllis Burkhard, director of
career services at the USC School
of Law, will give a presentation on
different careers in the law field.
“A lot of people don't know
what lawyers actually do,” said
Burkhard.
She said what people see on
television, such as in shows like
Law and Order or JAG, is not an
■
APO
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
between the escort service and
the shuttle system might be
the best way to ensure the safe
ty of students and university
personnel.
“With APO and the evening
shuttle running at the same
time, maybe we can get a better
service to our night students on
campus,” Huggins said.
APO's shuttle operates
Sunday through Thursday, 8
p.m. to midnight. They can
be reached by calling 777
DUCK.
USC's shuttle system oper
ates in two shifts Monday
through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to
5:30 p.m. Two 15-passenger
vans run from 6 p.m. until
12:30 a.m.
Comments on this story? E-mail
gamecockudesk(a)Jwtmail.com
accurate portrayal of “a day in
the life of a lawyer,” but rather a
stereotypical view of lawyers in
today's society.
Burkhard will speak about law
careers that are not restricted to
the courtroom or a law firm. A
few alternative law careers in
clude working in sales, real es
tate development, human re
sources and fund raising.
A close-to-home example of a
law professional with an alterna
tive law career is Eleanor Swarat,
who raises funds forUSC.
Princeton Review representa
tives will be at the fair to discuss
the Law School Admission Test.
“I feel like this career fair will
help me in deciding what I want
to do and where I want to go af
ter graduating,” said Amy Lopez,
a fourth-year history student
who is working for a law firm in
the Columbia area and handling
aprobonocase.
“I want to work in criminal de
fense, but am still not positive, so
I am anxious to hear what the
universities and presenters will
have to say,” she said.
” For those Mio will not be able
to attend the law school career
fair, Eileen Korpita, director of
the Office of Pre-Professional
Advising, suggests using the
available on-campus resources
to research and narrow career
decisions.
Comments on this story?E-mail
gamecockudesk@hotmail.com
t( bvwito
Quick, Healthy and Fresh! -
Burritos, Tacos, Salads, and Soups!
< Affordable, so saddle up...
p
934 Harden Street / Five Points
765-2188
K ** " p
• Study Area
• Lounge Area
•Multi Station
Computer Lab
*Fax & Modem
Stationlinked to
USC Campus
•Tennis Courts
•Swimming Pools
• State-of-the-art
Fitness Center
• 1-4 Bedroom
Apartments