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State S.C. reservist helps development in Iraq CHARLESTON (AP) - An Air Force reservist £rom the Isle of Palms is playing a key role in putting together an interim gov ernment in Iraq. “We’re going to do our best to get it done,” said Thomas L. Carter, the senior counselor for legislative affairs under L. Paul Bremer, the U.S. civilian admin istrator of Iraq. Carter has held the job since his job heading government relations for the space shuttle Columbia ac cident investigation board ended last fall. Splitting time between Washington and Baghdad, Carter keeps Congress informed on the work of the U.S.-led coalition and helps members of Congress who want to visit Iraq. So far, 175 mem bers have traveled there. USC Union dean says cuts will close school COLUMBIA (AP) - The dean of the USC Union says Gov. Mark Sanford's three-"year plan to phase out his school would shut it down in a year. Sanford has cited USC Union's proximity to other schools and fi 22-percent decline in enrollment since 1993 as reasons to phase out the school. Nation Salvation Army gets $1.5 billion donation WASHINGTON (AP) - The Salvation Army announced Tuesday that it is receiving the largest gift ever given to a charity — a donation likely to exceed $1.5 billion from the estate of Joan B. Kroc, widow of the founder of McDonald's Corp. Salvation Army officials say the exact size of the gift won't be known until administration of Kroc's estate is complete, which could take several months. The gift is for development of community centers across the country, similar to the Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center that opened in San Diego in June 2002. The Kroc center of fers educational, recreational and cultural arts programs. Greenpeace stopped by 19th century law MIAMI (AP) - When prosecu tors brought charges against Greenpeace for protesting a ship ment of Amazon mahogany, they dusted off a 19th century federal law enacted to stop pimps from clam bering aboard ships entering port. Environmentalists call the charges an attempt to stifle free speech and say the government is retaliating against Greenpeace for previous in-your-face protests against the Bush administration. World Russia might help Bush’s Mars mission MOSCOW (AP) - Russia's space engineers spent years designing futuristic spacecraft for missions to Mars with little hope they would survive the financial melt down of the nation's once-glorious space program. But President Bush's announce ment of a new thrust into space has awakened hopes that these dreams could come true in a new alliance with the United States. From giant booster rockets to tiny robots, Russia has developed a range of cutting-edge space tech nologies it now hopes to share with the United States to send hu mans to the moon and Mars. U.S. to aid U.N. in disarming Libya VIENNA, AUSTRIA (AP) - The United States and the U.N. atom ic agency agreed Monday to work together in examining, cataloging and scrapping Libya's nuclear weapons program, ending weeks of squabbling over who has the au thority to do so. The deal was reached by International Atomic Energy Agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei, senior British arms expert William Ehrman, and U.S. Undersecretary of State John Bolton, a critic of the IAEA policy on Libya and Iran. ElBaradei said the agreement gave his agency the role of estab lishing the scope and content of Libya's nuclear program. j*-yin ’ istory 1789: The first American nov . H. Brown's “The Power of Sympathy,” is published. 1976: The first Concordes with commercial passengers simulta neously take flight from London and Paris airports. Lxienueu.roreucisi Thursday HI: 57 LO: 31 Friday HI: 48 LO: 28 Saturday HI: 60 LO: 40 Sunday HI: 57 LO: 34 Wednesday, Jan. 21 THE GAMECOCK INTEREST MEETING: Russell House 305,8 p.m. AN EVENING WITH AL FRANKEN: Koger Center, 8 p.m. “ETHNIC DISPARITIES IN BREAST CANCER AND CLINICAL PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT”: Epidemiology seminar, Health Sciences Building 103,12:30 p.m. NATIONAL HUGGING DAY Thursday, Jan. 22 FLASHLIGHT ONLINE WORKSHOP: Thomas Cooper Library, Multimedia Room 3,2 p.m.-3:30p.m. “QUANTUM CARPETS, TALBOTS EFFECT, AND ANALYTIC NUMBER THEORY”: Jones Physical Science Center 409, Refreshments 2:45 p.m., Colloquium begins 3 p.m. “SHAPE-BASED CONVERGENCE RATES OF MARKOV CHAINS”: Colloquium with Robert B. Lund of the University of Georgia, LeConte 210A, 2 p.m., Refreshments 3 p.m. STUDY ABROAD INFORMATION SESSION: Business Administration 634,4 p.m. CHINESE NEW YEAR Friday, Jan. 23 “THE DISCOVERY OF DUAL MMP 13 AND AGGRECANASE INHIBITORS FOR THE TREATMENT OF OSTEOARTHRITIS”: Seminar with Dr. Jennifer Liras of Pfizer : Global Research and Development, Jones Physical I Science Center 006, : Refreshments 3:45 p.m., Seminar begins 4 p.m. “EVENING WITH LOU AND BETH HOLTZ”: Thomas Cooper Library, 6:30 p.m., $250 per ticket Saturday, Jan. 24 SOUPER BOWL OF CARING: Colonial Center, 7:30 p.m. ,ii ■ Ai a. \ MAGAZINE Affleck predicts ‘Jersey’ won’t follow ‘Gigli1 PARK CITY, UTAH (AP) - Ben Affleck is fairly sure the ad cam paign for his next movie won't pro claim “Affleck and Lopez, together again.” While real-life sweethearts Affleck and Jennifer Lopez co-star in the upcoming “Jersey Girl,” their on-screen collaboration won't be a selling point after their colossal bomb “Gigli” last sum mer. The failure of “Gigli” actually might benefit “Jersey Girl,” the story of a widowed father bring ing up a daughter, Affleck said. “The one thing it prevents from happening is for the marketing people to sell it in a dishonest way,” Affleck told The Associated Press on Saturday at the Sundance Film Festival. Lopez has a cameo as the wife of Affleck's character, but she dies 12 minutes into the movie, Affleck said. “Jersey Girl” opens in March. PHOTO SPECIAL TO THE GAMECOCK Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez couldn’t save last year’s ‘Gigli.’ Hip-hop artists use mogul Russell Simmons and artists radio to reach voters including LL Cool j, Rev. Run and Jadakiss kicked off an initiative to NEW YORK (AP) — Hip-Hop register millions of young people to vote. The “One Mind. One Vote” cam paign aims to register 2 million voters between the ages of 18 and 34 by the November presidential election and a total of 20 million voters over the next five years. The nonpartisan campaign plans to reach out to hip-hop fans through the syndicated radio show hosted by Doug Banks and through voter registration booths set up on the 2004 Doug Banks Jam Session concert torn-. Speaking Monday at the kickoff event in Times Square, Banks said he would air public service an nouncements featuring Simmons^ and other celebrities and register^ voters during live concerts aired on his morning show, which reach es more than 2 million listeners a day on the ABC Radio Network. Banks said there are some 47 million people between the ages of 18 and 34 who are not registered to vote. USC.Briefly Workshop to focus on Internet survey tool A workshop for Flashlight Online, a Web-based survey tool that helps educators and adminis trators assess educational uses of technology, will be held Thursday, Jan. 22 at 2 p.m. in Thomas Cooper Library Multimedia Room 3. Flashlight Online can also be used for conducting survey-based research. Anyone interested in learning the basics about this pro gram through a hands-on session in which participants create a sur vey may register. To register, con tact Bettie Wright at bwright@gwm.sc.edu and include your name, e-mail address and the name of your department. Registration is free for USC facul ty, staff and students. USC faculty to lead new travel program USC recently announced the launching of Travel with Scholars, a new program that consists of a travel series led by the universi ty's top faculty and open to anyone who enjoys travel and wants to learn. The inaugural Travel with Scholars trip will be to Vermont on May 14 -18 and will be led by Drs. Kevin and Becky Lewis. The USC Travel with Scholars will fea ture several trips each year de signed and led by individual fac ulty members who have expertise and knowledge of particular re gions of the United States and be yond. The program is limited to 20 participants. Cost is $1,595 per per son and includes airfare, lodging, most meals, admission to sites and ground transportation. The pro gram is targeted to adults 19 years and older and no USC affiliation is required. The registration dead line is April 2. For more informa tion and to register, call 777-2663 or visit http://www.rcce.sc.edu/NewWeb/ ContEd/NonCredit/TWS/in dex.html. Charity Souper Bowl needs canned goods USC Campus Ministries will be participating in the Sixth Annual USC Souper Bowl of Caring on Saturday, Jan. 24 at the men's bas ketball game against LSU at 7:30 p.m. in the Colonial Center. The Campus Ministries ask that people bring canned goods and place them in pots that volunteers will be hold ing at the doors. The proceeds will go to the Harvest Hope Food Bank. Freshman committee taking nominations The Outstanding Freshman Advocate Award Committee is now accepting nominations for the 2004 Outstanding Freshman Advocate. Any USC student, fac ulty or staff member who has made a significant contribution to the lives of freshmen may be nom inated. Nominations may be made by any member of the USC com munity and may be submitted on line or through campus mail. Paper nominations are available in the SG Office, Russell House Information Center, or the Campus Activities Center. Nominations will be accepted Monday, Jan. 19 through Wednesday, Feb. 11. Paper nomi nations should be sent to Mary Ann Byrnes, College of Liberal Arts, Gambrell 258. For more in formation about the award, visit http://www.sc.edu/univl01/awar d/index.html, or contact Mary Ann Byrnes at 777-2993 or bymes@sc.edu. Construction might block dorm access Loveless Contracting will be working on the new driveway that goes through A2 to the President’s House Jan. 19 - 24. Access to the President's House, Pinckney/LeGare and Lot A2 will be possible but only infrequently as the driveway may be blocked for significant periods by equip ment or fresh asphalt. The tem porary drive along the President's House Garden wall will also be closed. Access to Woodrow, Preston and Currell Colleges will also be interrupted. New computer virus spreads via e-mail Network Associates (McAfee3^ warns about the new W32/Bagle@MM virus that is now on campus. The virus is be ing spread through e-mail. This is a mass-mailing worm with a remote access component. For more information, visit http://vil.nai.com/vil/con tent/v_100965.htm. Study Abroad to hold information sessions Study Abroad Information Sessions will begin Thursday, Jan. 22 and continue on Mondays and Thursdays at 4 p.m. throughout the semester. The meetings will be A held in the Business™ Administration Building room 634. Students who cannot attend at those times should call 777-7557 or drop by the study abroad area in side the Career Center, BA 6th floor. The deadline for fall semester and full-year study abroad programs is March 1. For more information on USC's study abroad programs, visit http://www.sc.edu/ips. Each number on the map stands for a crime corresponding with numbered descriptions in the list below. DAY CRIMES (6a.m.-6p.m.) □ Violent O Nonviolent NIGHT CRIMES (6 p.m.-6 a.m.) ■ Violent • Nonviolent CRIMES AT UNKNOWN HOURS Efl Violent © Nonviolent Friday, Jan. 9 (D MALICIOUS INJURY TO PERSONAL PROPERTY, THOMAS COOPER LIBRARY, 1322 GREENE ST. The complainant said that between Dec. 29 and Jan. 9 someone broke the glass control panel of the first-floor copying machine. Estimated damage: $400. Reporting officer: T. Means. O AUTO BREAK-IN, LARCENY OF CD PLAYER, S-6LOT, 1423 WHALEY ST. Victim no. 1 said someone broke out her front passenger window and removed her silver Pioneer CD player. Estimated value: $200. Victim No. 2 said someone broke out his front driver's side window and removed his black JVC car CD player. Estimated value: $400. Reporting officer T. Means. (3) GRAND LARCENY OF TOOL, 743 GREENE ST. The complainant said someone entered an unsecured cage area where tools are kept and removed a laser level. Estimated value: $2,700. Reporting officer: R.B. Baker. Saturday, Jan. 17 □ CRIMINAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, BATES WEST, 1405 WHALEY ST. Reporting officer T. Brewster responded in reference to a domestic dispute. G HOUSING VIOLATION, EAST QUAD, 1400 BLOSSOM ST. Reporting officer J M. Simmons responded to a complaint of a housing violation. ®LARCENY OF BASKETBALL UNIFORMS, COLONIAL CENTER, 801 LINCOLN ST. The complainant said someone removed from the women’s locker room two USC women's basketball jerseys, numbers 24 and 25, with matching shorts. Estimated value: $250. Reporting officer: Morant. Sunday, Jan. 18 Q MALICIOUS INJURY TO REAL PROPERTY, MAXCY I COLLEGE, 1312 PENDLETON ST. The complainant said someone uprooted the Maxcy College street sign and then damaged the sign by ripping off half of the two-sided sign. Estimated damage: $100. Reporting officer: J.M. Simmons. $ AUTO BREAK-IN, LARCENY J OF CD PLAYER FACEPLATE, 200 BLOCK BULL ST. The complainant said that between Jan. 17 and Jan. 19 someone unzipped the window on his vehicle and removed the faceplate of the CD player and one burned CD. Estimated value: $80. Reporting officer: T. Brewster. Q DISORDERLY CONDUCT, DISOBEDIENCE TO POLICE OFFICER, POSSESSION OF ALTERED DRIVER'S LICENSE, INTERSECTION OF PENDLETON AND MARION STREETS. While reporting officer J.M. Simmons was on routine patrol, Justin Young walked into the intersection directly in front of Simmons. Simmons was forced to slam on the brakes of his vehicle in order to not hit Young. Young then looked at Simmons and stuck his middle finger out at him. Simmons turned on the blue lights of his vehicle and ordered Young to stop. Young i then began to run from Simmons, ignoring all commands to stop. Simmons ^ finally caught the subject on 9 foot on the Horseshoe, directly in front of Rutledge Chapel. Young was then arrested for disorderly conduct and disobedience to a police officer. Young had slurred speech and a strong odor of alcohol about him, and he was extremely unsteady on his feet. Young also said he smoked “a lot of weed.” After being searched upon arrest, Young was found in possession of a false South Carolina driver's license. ® BURGLARY 2ND, GRAND LARCENY OF TWO-WAY RADIOS, WEST QUAD CONSTRUCTION SITE, 438 MAIN ST. The complainant said that between Jan. 18 and Jan. 19 someone entered the m premises withbut consent and W broke into two Pepsi vending machines, removing an unknown amount of cash. The complainant also said someone cut the padlock from a construction modular, removing ten Motorola and Kenwood two-way radios. Estimated value of radios: $4,000. Estimated value of money pending. Reporting officer: Morant. % If