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State
Sanford to end funds
for State Museum
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Gov.
Mark Sanford’s proposal to phase
out the state’s yearly $4.5 million
contribution to the State Museum
has sdrprised museum support
ers.
Sanford’s budget calls for an
end to the funding in three years
to free-up money for education
and health programs.
State funds make up almost 80
percent of the museum’s budget.
The museum also gets $1.2 million
a year from admissions, store
sales and rentals.
The museum and its collection
still would belong to the state, and
the facility would not become a
private museum, according to the
governor’s office. The governor
also would continue to appoint
commission members.
Hunley might end up
in North Charleston
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - No
official decision has been made,
but it appears North Charleston
has the inside track to build a mu
seum to house the Confederate
submarine H.L. Hunley, the first
sub in history to sink an enemy
warship.
Members of the state Hunley
Commission say the panel may de
cide between North Charleston,
Mount Pleasant and Charleston
within two months.
The Hunley sank with its eight
man crew on Feb. 17,1864, after
sinking the Union blockade ship
Housatonic in Charleston Harbor.
The sub was raised in 2000 and
brought to a conservation lab at
the old Charleston Naval Base.
Nation
Ephedra users look
to new alternatives
WASHINGTON (AP) - People
who think ephedra helped them
lose weight are looking to new in
gredients with names like
guarana, bitter orange and green
tea extract to replace the soon-to
be-banned dietary supplement.
There is little proof yet that
ephedra alternatives actually
burn pounds, and scientists warn
that some come with health con
siderations of their own — in
cluding an ephedra mimic that
might interact dangerously with
medicines the dieter also swal
lows.
The FDA will pull ephedra off
the market soon and wants con
sumers to stop immediately us
ing the herbal stimulant, which
is linked to 155 deaths and dozens
more heart attacks and strokes.
Many consumers are ignoring
that advice. There has been a run
on remaining ephedra supple
ments since FDA's warning two
weeks ago.
World
U.S. Army helicopter
shot down, crew safe
BAGHDAD, IRAQ (AP)-AU.S.
Army Apache attack helicopter
was shot down Tuesday near the
western Iraqi town of Habbaniyah
— the third helicopter downed in
the region in less than two weeks.
The two crew members of the
AH-64 gunship were safe, and the
U.S. military secured the area,
military spokesman Col. William
Darley said.
The helicopter belongs to the
U.S. Army's 3rd Armored Cavalry
Regiment, which operates the air
base north of Habbaniyah. A U.S.
military quick-reaction force res
cued the crew members.
The Apache shot down Tuesday
was the second of the heavily
armed gunships downed by guer
rilla fire since President Bush de
clared an end to major combat
May 1,2003.
Alleged killer hangs
himself in jail cell
LONDON (AP) - A British fam
ily doctor blamed for killing at
least 215 elderly patients over sev
eral decades hanged himself with
bed sheets in his prison cell, a
prison spokeswoman said
Tuesday.
Dr. Harold Shipman was found
hanging in his cell at Wakefield
Prison in northern England at 6:20
a.m. He was pronounced dead
about two hours later after at
tempts to resuscitate him failed,
the Prison Service said in a state
ment.
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Thursday, Jan. 15
COLLOQUIUM “ULTRATHIN
SUPERCONDUCTING NANOIRES:
QUANTUM PHASE TRANSITIONS
AND PHASE SLIPS,” Jones
Physical Science Center, Room
409, Refreshments 3:45 p.m.,
Colloquium begins 4 p.m.
“THE LEWIS AND CLARK
EXPEDITION: EXPLORING THE
AMERICAN WEST” EXHIBIT
ENDS, Thomas Cooper Library,
Mezzanine exhibit area, Library
Hours.
COLLOQUIUM “HIERARCHICAL
GENERALIZED LINEAR MODELS
WITH TIME-DEPENDENT
CLUSTERING,” MONIR HOSSAIN,
LeConte College 210A, 2 p.m.,
Refreshments after.
LECTURE “TOLKIEN, THE
MEDIEVAL AND THE MODERN,”
DR. MICHAEL DROUT, WHEATON
COLLEGE, Gambrell Hall 153,7:30
p.m.
“SHATTERED DREAMS,” LEON
WILLIAMS, Russell House
Theater, 8 p.m.
STUDENT GOVERNMENT
ELECTIONS INFORMATION
MEETING, Russell House 303,5
p.m. *
Kutcher not ready to walk down the aisle f
NEW YORK (AP) - Ashton
Kutcher says marriage to girl
friend Demi Moore isn't on the
horizon any time soon.
Moore, 41, and Kutcher, 25,
have been gossip-column fodder
because of the difference in their
ages. Moore's films include
“Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle”
and “G.I. Jane.”
Kutcher, who recently pulled
out of his MTV prank show
“Punk'd,” said he wanted to take
on new projects.
Kutcher co-stars in the Fox sit
com “That '70s Show.” His films
include “Just Married,” “Dude,
Where's My Car?” and the upcom
ing sci-fi thriller “The Butterfly
Effect.”
Jackson’s advisers
hold finance meeting
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF. (AP) -
Michael Jackson was nowhere
to be seen as his closest advisers
gathered at the posh Beverly Hills
Hotel to discuss his finances, but
those in attendance said the pop
superstar remains fully in control
of his business affairs.
The meeting Monday — held
days before Jackson's arraign
ment on child molestation charges
— was attended by his attorneys,
managers and ac
countants, along
with Nation of
Islam leaders.
They disputed re
ports that the reli
gious group had
assumed control of
Jackson's financial
Jackson matters
Jackson is
scheduled to be arraigned Friday
on child molestation charges in
the Santa Barbara County city of
Santa Maria. On Monday, Santa
Barbara County Superior Court
Judge Rodney S. Melville ruled
that cameras would not be per
mitted in the courtroom during
the arraignment.
‘Frasier’ to end after
11 seasons on NBC
LOS ANGELES (AP) - After
some brief talk of keeping the
show going for a 12th season next
fall, NBC said Monday that its five
time Emmy-winning comedy,
“Frasier,” will call it quits in
PHOTO COURTESY OF KRT CAMPUS
Ashton Kutcher, star of “That '70s Show,” reportedly is not ready for marriage with Demi Moore.
May.
This was widely assumed to be
the its last season, but in recent
months Kelsey Grammer, who
has portrayed the high-strung psy
chologist Frasier Crane for 20
years since the character origi
nated on “Cheers,” had said he
was open to continuing.
“Frasier” won the Emmy for
best comedy for five straight
years, from 1994 to 1998.
Its exit means that NBC will go
into next season without both of
the popular, urbane comedies
that have defined it as a network
for the past decade. The last
episode of “Friends” will air in
May.
“Frasier” lost popularity as it
aged, but it remained a mainstay
on Tuesday nights for NBC, aver
aging 11.1 million viewers a week.
‘Survivor’ stars to
reform for special
NEW YORK (AP) - Get ready to
welcome Rudy, Richard, Tina
and other favorite “Survivor”
castaways for a rematch on the up
coming “Survivor: All-Stars” com
petition.
The chosen 18, representing all
seven of CBS' past “Survivor” sea
sons, were announced Monday
during the network's “Early
Show.” They face off when the hit
reality-challenge series returns for
its new edition after the Super
Bowl telecast on Feb. 1.
“Survivor: All-Stars” will rep
resent another return: to the Pearl
Islands off Panama, where the
most recent “Survivor” was set.
Host Jeff Probst, of course, re
turns.
Nugent injured by
chain saw on show
DETROIT (AP) - Ted Nugent
was injured on the Texas set of his
reality show when a chain saw cut
through his leg.
The outspoken rocker, outdoors
enthusiast and star of the VH1 se
ries “Surviving Nugent: The Ted
Commandments,” required 40
stitches on Sunday to close the
gash in his leg, Michelle Clark, a
spokeswoman for the cable music
channel, said Tuesday.
Nugent didn't miss any time on
the series, which is taping through
Sunday and is scheduled to air in
April. The 55-year-old rocker is
wearing a brace on his leg.
‘Friends’ creators
study old TV finales
BURBANK, CALIF. (AP) - The
creators of “Friends” relied on
some of television’s best finales to
guide them in crafting the final
episode of television’s most popu
lar sitcom.
Marta Kauffman, the series’
creator, told reporters that she
watched episodes of “The Larry
Sanders Show,” “Newhart” and
“The Mary Tyler Moore Show” —
the latter of which she called “the
gold standard” — before joining
with fellow executive producers
David Crane and Kevin Bright to
write the last episode.
They declined to reveal details
of the one-hour finale, which is
likely to air in May, and said they
were taking precautions to keep it
secret. The air date has not yet
been announced.
The series’s cast said the final
days of filming are bittersweet.
USC. Briefly
Performer to present
tribute to King Jr.
On Thursday, Jan. 15, Leon
Williams will present “Shattered
Dreams: What would Dr. King
say today?” a program in which
Williams assumes the persona of
Dr. King and offers an addendum
to King's “I Have a Dream”
speech.
The program will begin at 8
p.m. in the Russell House
Theater. Admission is free. For
more information, contact
Carolina Productions at 777-7130
or visit www.sa.sc.edu/cp.
Research positions
open at Fort Jackson
The U.S. Army Recruiting
Center One on Fort Jackson has a
student research position avail
able for the spring semester. The
job involves all aspects of devel
oping and conducting research,
and they prefer someone with a
psychology background. The po
sition requires 12 hours of work
per week, and pay is $10.00 an
hour. For more information, con
tact Kathleen Hall at 803-751-3367.
School of Medicine
to offer internships
The USC School of Medicine
and Palmetto Health (Richland)
are offering summer internships
that pay $2000 for 8 weeks (June 1
Aug. 5) in a lab at the Medical
School or Richland Hospital. For
more information, visit
http://www.med.sc.edu/re
searchandspecialprojects/ and
click on “Summer Internships,”
or contact Cheri Alexander at the
School of Medicine. -
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Each number on
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for a crime
corresponding
with numbered
•descriptions in
the list below.
DAY CRIMES
(6a.m.-6p.m.)
□ Violent
O Nonviolent
NIGHT CRIMES
(6p.m.-6a.m.)
■ Violent
• Nonviolent
CRIMES AT
UNKNOWN
HOURS
□ Violent
© Nonviolent
Friday, Jan. 9
® LARCENY OF LAPTOP,
SOUTH TOWER, 614 BULL ST.
The victim said that between
Dec. 13 and Jan. 9 someone
removed a black Dell laptop
and a black laptop carrying
case from her room. She was
unsure if the room was secure
over the entire break. The
door was secure when the
victim returned. Estimated
value: $1,000. Reporting
officer: J.L. Meador.
Sunday, Jan. 11
© AUTO BREAK-IN, PETIT
LARCENY, COMPUTER
SERVICES PARKING GARAGE,
LEVEL 2, 501 SUMTER ST. The
victim said someone broke out
the right side passenger
window of her vehicle, entered
and took a book bag, overnight
bag, assorted jewelry,
personal items and five
library books. Estimated
value: $415. Reporting officer:
D.W. Friels.
® MALICIOUS INJURY TO
PERSONAL PROPERTY,
COLISEUM LOT 1, 600 PARK
ST. The victim said that
between Dec. 23 and Jan. 11
someone broke out the
driver's side front window of
his vehicle with a rock. He
said nothing was missing from
his vehicle. Estimated
damage: $75. Reporting officer:
S. Alexander.
® PETIT LARCENY, MCBRYDE
QUADRANGLE B,1311
BLOSSOM ST. The victim said
someone took his calculus and
chemistry books from his
room. Estimated value: $200.
Reporting officer: D.W. Friels.
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