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State
S.C. among top states in
election system reform
COLUMBIA — South Carolina
fares better than other states in
terms of election reform, accord
ing to a report released
Thursday.
The report by the Washington
based Election Reform Information
Project found that election systems
in many states still are susceptible
to the same flaws that caused the
2000 stalemate in Florida.
Part of the reason is that South
Carolina already was in compli
ance with many of the new re
quirements of the federal Help
America Vote Act, Chapin said.
Navy clears reactor to
pass through Charleston
CHARLESTON - The U S. Navy
said Wednesday it will allow a de
funct nuclear reactor from
California to pass through the old
Charleston Naval Base en route
to a disposal site in Barnwell.
But now there's a potential
standoff with both Argentina and
Chile who don't want the reactor
passing too close to their coast
lines.
The Navy has agreed that
Charleston Marine Manufacturing
Corp. may handle the reactor.
Nation
*
MSA loses contact with
Spirit rover after 19 days
PASADENA, CALIF - NASA's
Spirit rover stopped transmitting
data from Mars for more than 24
hours, mission managers said
Thursday, calling it an “extremely
serious anomaly.”
NASA received its last signifi
cant data from Spirit early
Wednesday, its 19th day on Mars.
Since then, it has sent either ran
dom, meaningless radio noise or
simple beeps acknowledging it has
received commands from Earth,
said Firouz Naderi, manager of the
Mars exploration program at
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
WMD search going to
take time, Cheney says
WASHINGTON - Vice-President
Dick Cheney said Wednesday the
administration has not given up
on the so far fruitless search for
weapons of mass destruction in
Iraq.
“It's going to take some addi
tional, considerable period of time
'in order to look in all the cubby
holes and the ammo dumps and all
the places in Iraq where you might
Expect to find something like that,”
pheney said in an interview at the
White House with NPR.
World
*
Two American soldiers
billed in central Iraq «
TIKRIT, IRAQ - Insurgents fired
fnortars at an American military
encampment in central Iraq,
Jcilling two soldiers and critically
wounding another, the military
said Thursday.
' The attack happened
Wednesday night on a forward op
erating base in Baqouba, 35 miles
northeast of Baghdad, military
Spokeswoman Maj. Josslyn Aberle
j?aid.
The wounded soldier was evac
uated to a support hospital, where
he is in critical but stable condi
tion, she said.
The three soldiers were stand
ing outside the tactical operations
tenter when a series of mortars
•and rockets hit, she said. The at
tack also damaged vehicles.
Muslim pilgrims face
possible danger for Hajj
• DUBAI, UNITED ARAB
EMIRATES — Muslims are con
-verging on Mecca for the Hajj,
.Islam's annual pilgrimage that has
ieen plagued by fires, stampedes
and occasional riots.
• The risks are even greater this
year, with Saudi authorities also
worried about diseases and ter
rorism.
More than 2 million Muslims
are expected for the pilgrimage
that will climax late this month.
; The huge numbers of pilgrims
in recent decades have produced
hazards. A stampede in 1990
killed 1,426 people, and high
winds in 1997 swept fire through a
sprawling tent city for pilgrims,
killing more than 340 and injur
ing 1,500.
BRIEFS FROM ASSOCIATED PRESS WIRE
flay in
istory
1556: The most deadly
in history killed
830,000 people in China.
1977: “Roots” debuted, running
eight consecutive days and
becoming the most watched TV
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Saturday
HI: 60
LO: 45
Sunday
HI: 63
LO: 48
Monday
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Tuesday
HI: 68
LO: 35
Friday
FRIDAY FORUM, SESSION ON
INCOME TAXES, Dr. Rich White,
James F. Byrnes Building 513,
SPAR Conference Room, 12 p.m.
SEMINAR “THE DISCOVERY OF
DUAL MMP-13 AND
AGGRECANASE INHIBITORS FOR
THE TREATMENT OF
OSTEOARTHRITIS,” Dr. Jennifer
Liras of Pfizer Global Research
and Development, Jones
Physical 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
Sunday
“PRESIDENTIAL PORTRAITS,
1805-2002” EXHIBIT ENDS,
McKissick Museum
Monday
STUDENT GOVERNMENT
CANDIDATE FILING, Russell
House 227, Office of Student
Government and Student
Organizations, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
STUDY ABROAD INFORMATION
SESSION, Business
Administration Building 634,4
p.m.
Tuesday
STUDENT GOVERNMENT
CANDIDATE FILING, Russell
House 227, Office of Student
Government and Student
Organizations, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
WUSC NEW DJ INTEREST
MEETING, Russell House 305,8
p.m.
Wednesday
STUDENT ORGANIZATION FAIR,
Davis Field, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
SEMINAR “THE CHALLENGES
AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR
CANCER PREVENTION AND
CONTROL IN SOUTH CAROLINA,”
Dr. James Hebert of the
Statewide Cancer Prevention
and Control Program and USC's
Department of Epidemiology and
Biostatistics, Health Sciences
Building 103,12:30 p.m.
Thursday
WUSC NEW DJ INTEREST
MEETING, Russell House 305,8
p.m.
COLLOQUIUM “COVARIATE
ADJUSTED REGRESSION,” Damla
Sentiirk of the University of
California, LeConte College
210A, Lecture begins 2 p.m.,
Refreshments 3 p.m.
Affleck and Lopez decide to end relationship
NEW YORK - The on-again, off
again relationship between Ben
Affleck and Jennifer Lopez is off.
Again.
And this time, it looks like it's
for good.
Jennifer Lopez ended the en
gagement, one of her publicists
told The Associated Press
Thursday.
A spokesperson for Lopez con
firmed to People and Us Weekly
magazines that she had ended it,
saying: “At this difficult time, we
ask that you respect her priva
cy.”
Affleck's publicist, Ken
Sunshine, would only say: “As
usual, we never comment on the
private lives of our clients.”
Lopez, 34, and Affleck, 31, have
been the subject of near-constant
media scrutiny for the past year
and a half.
Their romantic comedy,
“Gigli,” was considered the cine
matic disaster of the year before
I it even debuted in August.
They were supposed to have
married a month later, but abrupt
ly postponed their lavish plans
“due to the excessive media atten
tion surrounding our wedding.”
Prince Harry to travel to
Africa for charity work
LONDON - Prince Harry will
spend two months in Africa work
ing on projects that help young
mothers and disadvantaged chil
dren, his father's office said
Thursday.
The office at Clarence House —
London home of Prince Charles, 19
year-old Harry and 21-year-old
Prince William — said the eight
week African trip will take Harry
PHOTO COURTESY OF KRT CAMPUS
Lopez will appear with ex-boyfriend Affleck in “Jersey Girl.”
to a number of locations and com
munity projects.
An office spokeswoman said
that “for security and privacy rea
sons,” the dates of the trip and the
countries the prince would visit
weren't being announced.
Harry, taking time off between
his education at Eton and his en
rollment at Sandhurst military
academy, spent part of last year
working on a ranch in Australia.
In Africa, he'll see how interna
tional agencies and charitable
groups aid and support people in
difficult circumstances, Clarence
House said.
Garfunkel charged with
marijuana possession
HURLEY, N.Y. - Art Garfunkel.
part of the folk music duo Simon
and Garfunkel, was charged with
marijuana possession after police
pulled his limousine over for
speeding in upstate New York.
Garfunkel, 62, had a small
amount of marijuana in his jack
et pocket when a state trooper
stopped the limo Saturday after
noon in Hurley, 55 miles south
west of Albany, the Daily Freeman
of Kingston reported.
The trooper smelled marijuana
after approaching the vehicle, in
which Garfunkel was the lone pas
senger.
Garfunkel, of Manhattan, was
scheduled to appear in court Jan.
28 on the charge, which carries a
possible $100 fine, or he could re
spond by mail.
Novelist Grisham sets
schedule to baseball
GREENVILLE - John Grisham
says his writing schedule revolves
around baseball. Apparently,
some of his speaking engagements
do, too.
The courtroom novelist told a
fund-raising dinner for the
Furman baseball team he has a
new book coming out Feb. 2, “The
Last Juror.”
Joined by former major league
pitcher Tommy John, Grisham said
he spends his springs and sum
mers at ballparks—he's the com
missioner of a seven-field, 35-team
Little League complex.
Grisham's son, Ty, flirted with
attending Furman, and the best
selling author said it was difficult
to tell Paladins coach Ron Smith
that Ty wasn't going to play there.
Smith sent Ty several handwrit
ten recruiting letters in purple
ink.
Though South Carolina has nev
er been a backdrop in any of
Grisham's books, he wouldn't rule it
out. A character in “The Brethren”
graduated from Furman. And his
daughter, Shea, has applied to the
College of Charleston.
BRIEFS FROM ASSOCIATED PRESS WIRE
USC,Briefly
Manuscript librarian
receives Bostick award
The Friends of the Richland
County Public Library recently
awarded former USC library di
rector Allen Stokes Jr. with the
2004 Lucy Hampton Bostick
Award, an annual award that
honors those who have made sig
nificant contributions to li
braries or literature in South
Carolina.
Stokes acted as both a
manuscripts librarian and direc
tor throughout his career at the
South Caroliniana Library at
USC, which lasted for more than
30 years and ended in his retire
ment in 2003. He also wrote “A
Guide to the Manuscript
Collection of the ' South
Caroliniana Library.”
The award, which was estab
lished in 1978, was created in
memory of Lucy Hampton
Bostick, director of the Richland
County Public Library from 1928
1968.
Ringling Brothers to
come to Colonial Center
The Ringling Brothers and
Baraum & Bailey Circus will be
performing at the Colonial Center
Wednesday through Sunday, Feb.
1. Tickets are $13 for USC students
and can be bought at the Colonial
Center Box Office. Students must
present a valid student ED, and the
discount does not apply to the
Wednesday night or Friday morn
ing shows. Tickets are on sale
now. For more information, visit
www.thecolonialcenter.com or
call (803) 783-2222.
Conference to discuss
alcohol, drug addiction
The 11th Annual Alcohol and
Drug Issues Conference will be
held this Saturday and Sunday at
the Embassy Suites Hotel. The
conference will provide an update
on cutting edge issues in addiction
medicine and substance abuse.
Tickets are $150 for physicians, $95
for non-physicians and $50 for
spouses, residents and students.
For more information, call (803)
434-4211, or e-mail
nancy@gw.mp.sc.edu.
Workshop to explore
PowerPoint in classroom
Vera Polyakova-Norwood,
DEIS instructional developer,
will present the workshop
“Waking Up From PowerPoint
Induced Sleep: Effective Use of
PowerPoint for Teaching,”
Thursday at 2 p.m. in the Thomas
Cooper Library, Multi-Media
Classroom 3. Workshop partici
pants will examine the values of
PowerPoint as a teaching tool
and explore the use of
PowerPoint in teaching situa
tions. The workshop will include
discussion on current practices
and experiences using this soft
ware in an educational setting.
To register, contact Bettie Wright
at hwright@gwm.sc.edu and pro
vide your name, e-mail address
and the name of your depart
ment. Registration is free for USC
faculty, staff and students.
Preston's at Noon
adding menu options
The faculty/staff dining room
Preston’s at Noon is introducing
several changes this year to its
menu and ambiance. Carolina
Dining Services (Sodexho) now
provides a daily exhibition cook
ing station, a larger selection of
hot menu items, an enhanced sal
ad bar, a dessert station and a dai
ly vegan option. Preston’s at Noon
is open Monday through Friday,
11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. The cost is
$6.25 per person.
These reports are taken directly from the USC Police Department.
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Each number on
the map stands
for a crime
corresponding
with numbered
descriptions in
the list below.
DAY CRIMES
(6 a.m.-6 p.m.)
□ Violent
O Nonviolent
NIGHT CRIMES
(6 p.m.-6 a.m.)
■ Violent
• Nonviolent
CRIMES AT
UNKNOWN
HOURS
H Violent
O Nonviolent
Wednesday, Jan. 14 ID from a cafeteria table
without her consent. The ID
O LARCENY OF USC ID, ' was left attended. Estimated
RUSSELL HOUSE, 1400 value: $1. Reporting officer: M.
GREENEST. The victim said Denard.
someone took her university
Tuesday, Jan. 20
® auto break-in, larceny
OF HAND GUN, S-26 LOT,
1200 CATAWBA ST. The
victim said someone broke the
passenger's-side glass of his
vehicle and removed a .45
caliber handgun. The victim
also said someone took a blue
calculus book from his
vehicle. Estimated value: $510.
Reporting officer’ M. Denard.
Wednesday, Jan. 21
© LARCENY OF BICYCLE,
PRESTON COLLEGE, 1323
GREENE ST. The victim said
that between Jan. 19 and Jan.
21 someone removed her
silver Mongoose bicycle from
the bicycle rack by cutting her
cable-style lock. Estimated
value: $125. Estimated
damage: $10. Reporting officer:
D. Pardue.
© AUTO BREAK-IN, LARCENY
OF TEXT BOOKS,
LARCENY/RECOVERY OF
BOOK BAG, S-7 LOT, 1321
WHALEY ST. The victim said
that between Jan. 20 and Jan.
21 someone broke into her
vehicle and removed her blue
and black see-through book
bag, a topography book and an
astronomy book. Two
windows of her vehicle were
busted, the front passenger's
side window and a rear
passenger's-side window. The
book bag was found near the
above location but did not
contain the two listed
textbooks. Estimated value:
$150. Estimated value
recovered: $20. Reporting
officer: G. Kerwin.
© AUTO BREAK-IN, LARCENY
OF TOOLS, LABORDE LOADING
LOT, 615 SUMTER ST. Victim
no. 1 said someone entered his
unsecured vehicle and
removed needle-nose pliers, a
flashlight and a nylon
military-style pistol pouch,
which was being used as a tool
belt. There was also $350
worth of tools taken belonging
to victim no. 2. All tools taken
had the letters USCM
engraved on them. Estimated
value: $412. Reporting officer:
J.M. Simmons.
Q LARCENY OF
BICYCLE/RECOVERY, MOORE,
610 SUMTER ST. The
complainant said he observed
Malik Kareem removing a
bicycle from the rack outside
Moore. Reporting officer M.L.
Gooding responded to the area
and located a subject at
Greene and Main streets
matching the description
given by the complainant. /
Gooding noticed the tires on
the bicycle didn't match and
the complainant positively
identified the subject. In front
of officers Gooding, Simmons
and Brewster at the USCPD,
Kareem admitted that he had
stolen the bicycle. He also had
pliers, wire cutters and other
tools in his possession at the
time of his arrest. Estimated
value: $75. Estimated value
recovered: $75