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Merger CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 and two years af MUSC. The oth er proposal suggests pharmacy students would study three years at one university and only one year at the other. Sadik said the merger would not interfere with admissions processes. “We’re still going to admit the same number of students, and we’re still going to concentrate on admitting people from in state,” Sadik said. Although the merger would provide savings, no concrete de cisions have been made. USC spokesman Russ McKinney stressed that the merger is only a possibility, and other possibili ties are also being considered. “Every month, a new collabo ration is emerging between the three research universities in South Carolina — USC, MUSC and Clemson. The merger is just one option,” McKinney said. McKinney said collaborations between universities are impor tant and even necessary because they can help universities gain funds. “Both Greenberg and Sorensen are committed to looking for col laboration wherever possible be cause it enhances the ability for research funding,” McKinney said. “Collaboration strengthens research, which helps when com peting for funding. ” According to McKinney, the university is still trying to decide if the merger is feasible and if it will improve pharmacy students’ education. “Ultimately, we want to create a better education. That is what drives everything,” McKinney said. If the merger is approved, Sadik said the two deans would like to see the schools merged by fall 2005, but an actual date has not been determined. Comments on this story?E-mail gamecockudesk@hotmail.com * _._ \— V ^ h2Mj4ua1^^^H 3 3S The Editor in Chief is responsible for all operations of The Gamecock, USC's student ” * newspaper that is published three days a week during the Spring semester. Duties include overseeing editorial content, recruiting and supervision of the editorial staff. Applications and job descriptions are available at the Office of the Director of Student Life, Russell House 115, or online at wwwjsa.sc.edu/studentmedia. DEADLINE for completed applications is Wednesday, November 12,2003 @ 4:00 p.m. STATE Clark announces strategy for Iraq ORANGEBURG (AP) - Democratic presidential hope ful Wesley Clark announced Thursday a four-prong strategy to win the war in Iraq and bring troops home. The retired four-star general visited the family of the third soldier from Orangeburg Wilkinson High School to die in Iraq before addressing a pre dominantly black crowd of 300 people at South Carolina State University. Four found dead in Chesnee bike shop . CHESNEE (AP) - Four people were found dead Thursday at a bike shop in western Spartanburg County. A Spartanburg County coro ner’s investigator said four peo ple were found dead about 3:15 p.m. at Superbike Motorsports. Investigator Alan Mason said deputies found three men and a woman inside the shop. Three of . the victims have been identified, but their names are being with held until family members oan be notified. Mason said the cause of death was unknown. Caretaker charged with casket theft NORTH CHARLESTON (AP) - A cemetery caretaker has been charged with taking about $1,000 from a dead woman’s casket. Police said Nancy Mitchell’s casket was broken into and the money taken last weekend. Relatives had placed the money in the casket as a gesture to pre pare her for the afterlife. North Charleston police were checking out workers at Carolina Memorial Gardens when they noticed a caretaker had been arrested on an unre lated charge early Sunday. NATION Judge blocks ban on late-term abortions NEW YORK (AP)-In a ruling that could have coast-to-coast ef fect, a federal judge Thursday blocked the government’s new ban on certain late-term abor tions — the second court victo ry for abortion-rights advocates since President Bush signed the law. U.S. District Judge Richard Casey granted a request by the National Abortion Federation and seven doctors to block en forcement of the ban. Rifle links suspect to sniper attacks VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. (AP) - The rifle found in sniper suspect John Allen Muhammad’s car was the weapon used to kill eight people and wound three during last year’s sniper attacks, a bal listics expert testified Thursday. Walter A. Dandridge Jr. of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said he examined microscopic mark ings left on fired bullets, bullet fragments and casings taken from shooting victims or crime scenes. NASA works to raise safety standards CAPE CANAVERAL, FLA. (AP) — Spurred by a post-Columbia safety review, NASA is stepping up exterior inspections of the in ternational space station and making numerous improve ments, including installation of more extensive shielding against orbiting debris. The space agency Thursday released its plan for safely keep ing a crew aboard the space sta tion without the help of the re maining three shuttles, ground ed until at least next fall. Smaller Russian spacecraft are deliver ing crews and supplies for now. WORLD Marijuana pill could help MS sufferers LONDON (AP) — A marijuana pill appeared to relieve some of the symptoms of multiple scle rosis in the first scientifically rigorous study of the strongly debated drug. The research, published this week in The Lancet medical journal, found that even though improvements could not be de tected by doctors’ tests, a greater proportion of patients taking the drug reported reduced pain and muscle stiffness than those tak ing fake capsules. Bertelsmann, Sony announce merger FRANKFURT, GERMANY (AP) - Bertelsmann AG and Sony Corp. announced a preliminary plan to merge their music busi nesses Thursday, setting the stage for a music company that would vie for world primacy with Universal Music Group. A merger of Sony Music Entertainment and Bertelsmann’s BMG would bring together the world’s No. 2 and No. 5 music companies as the industry struggles with loss es blamed on music piracy. Putin assures EU of oil case’s fairness ROME (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin sought to reassure the European Union on Thursday that the legal case against his country’s largest oil company was fair and would not threaten the economy — a grave concern for nations with strong financial ties to Moscow. Putin tried to strengthen ties to the EU before the bloc’s ex pansion next year, but his talks at the 15-nation summit revolved around last month’s jailing of Yukos oil-giant founder and chief Mikhail Khodorkovsky. 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When asked if the RA program needed any improvement, Coley said the program is continually improved in many ways each year but that there are no significant weaknesses with the program. According to him, RAs are doing an excellent job. “Last year, over 91 percent of , . our resident students indicated that their RA was doing a good job,” he said. “This was the best response we have received in eight years.” Comments on this story?E-mail gamecockudesk@hotmail.com' "" . 'l Tired of Dorm Life... • Study Area • Lounge Area • Multi Station Computer Lab 794-2948 100 Riverbend Drive •Tennis Courts West Columbia •Swimming Pools • Fax & Modem Station linked to USC Campus ► w • State-of-the-art Fitness Center • 1-4 Bedroom Apartments