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I I ( in tory Michigan was admitted th state. 1954: Groundbreaking began on Disneyland. Extended. Forecast Monday Tuesday Xt^ Wednesday ^ \\ HI: 36 , . HI: 46 HI: 47 \j LO: 33 LO: 24 LO: 35 _-_:_•___________.... —- i State Sanford budget plan could hurt recreation COLUMBIA - Gov. Mark Sanford’s plan to slash more than $2 million from the state Forestry Commission’s budget could cost the agency a tenth of its jobs and diminish recreational activities, including biking and hiking, at state forests. In hisi executive budget, Sanford proposes cutting the com mission’s spending as part of his plan to merge the agency with the Department of Natural Resources and a division of the Department of Health and Environmental Control.Sanford’s budget proposes cutting as much as $200,000 for recreation services. Flu season persists in Charleston area CHARLESTON - The worst of the flu season appears to have end ed, but that doesn’t mean the ill ness is completely gone, accord ing to local and federal health of ficials. Doctors are still seeing plenty-of flu cases, including the Charleston area, where the illness hit hardest this winter. Officials report that people still need to be vigilant to avoid spreading the flu. Nation Second Mars rover lands successfully PASADENA, CALIF. - NASA’s Opportunity rover zipped its first pictures of Mars to Earth early Sunday, delighting and puzzling scientists just hours after the un manned spacecraft successfully landed on the red planet three weeks behind its identical twin. The pictures showed a surface smooth an<j dark red in some places and strewn with fragment ed slabs of light bedrock in others. Bounce marks apparently left by the rover’s air bags on landing were clearly visible in the fore ground. Husband says Yates’ prosecution flawed HOUSTON - Nearly two years after Andrea Yates’ conviction for drowning her five children in the family’s bathtub, her husband maintains his mentally ill wife nev er should have been prosecuted. Yates, a diagnosed schizophrenic, was sentenced to life in prison after a jury rejected her insanity defense in March 2002. Andrea Yates is now jailed at a psychiatric prison in Rusk, where she works in a flower garden. World Helicopter crashes in Iraq; crew not found BAGHDAD, IRAQ - A U.S. mili tary helicopter crashed Sunday in the Tigris River in the northern town of Mosul while searching for a soldier, and both crewmembers were missing, a spokeswoman said. She did not say what caused the crash of the OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter, attached to the 101st Airborne Division. The helicopter was searching for a missing U.S. soldier when the boat he was in capsized earlier Sunday, the spokeswoman said. The soldier was on a river patrol with three other soldiers and some Iraqi policemen, she said. The other three soldiers were safe, but two Iraqi police officers and an Iraqi translator are re ported dead. Bird flu virus vaccine might take 6 months BANGKOK, THAILAND - Asia’s bird flu virus is resistant to key anti-influenza drugs, and an effec tive vaccine is probably more than six months away, the World Health Organization said Sunday, as Indonesia confirmed it had be come the seventh country in the region with an outbreak. The WHO said it would launch a massive funding appeal to help Asian nations destroy millions of chickens in an attempt to stem the disease. Experts warned that if the slaughter is improperly car ried out, it might only help the virus’s jump from fowl to hu mans. Vietnam and Thailand are the only countries this year where hu mans have caught the avian flu. ;briefs from associated press wire Today 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.. “.CAROLINA COUNTDOWN CONCERT” FEATURING BLUES TRAVELER: Jillian’s, 9 p.m. Wednesday RINGLING BROTHERS AND BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS: Colonial Center, 7 p.m. 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 Epidemiology Department and Biostatistics, Health Sciences Building 103,12:30 p.m. FILM “RELENTLESS: THE STRUGGLE FOR PEACE IN ISRAEL”: Columbia College, Breed Leadership Center 103,7 p.m. SAFETY WALK: Begins in Russell House 2nd Floor Lobby, 8 p.m. NATIONAL STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAM INFORMATION SESSION: Russell House 304,5 p.m. Tliursday RINGLING BROTHERS AND BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS: Colonial Center, 7 p.m. WUSC NEW DJ INTEREST MEETING: Russell House 305,8 p.m. COLLOQUIUM “COVARIATE ADJUSTED REGRESSION” : Damla Senttirk of the University of California, LeConte College 210A, Lecture begins 2 p.m., Refreshments 3 p.m. WORKSHOP “WAKING UP FROM POWERPOINT-INDUCED SLEEP: EFFECTIVE USE OF POWERPOINT FOR TEACHING": Vera Polyakova-Norwood, DEIS Instructional Developer, Thomas Cooper Library, Multimedia Classroom 3,2 p.m. STUDY ABROAD INFORMATION SESSION: Business Administration Building 634,4 p.m. use SHUTTLE PROMOTION: Evening COLLOQUIUM “FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS FROM E+E- TOTAL HADRONIC CROSS SECTION DATA” : Jones Physical Science Center 409, Refreshments 3:45 p.m., Colloquium 4 p.m. Friday CRITICAL MASS BIKE RIDE: Begins on the Horseshoe, 5 p.m. SHERRILL MILNES MASTERCLASS: School of Music Recital Hall 206,10 a.m. and 2:30 | p.m. COLLOQUIUM “STUDYING TRUTH: MEASUREMENT OF TOP QUARK PRODUCTION AND MASS AT THE ENERGY FRONTIER” : Jones Physical I Science Center 409, Refreshments 3:45 p.m., Colloquium 4 p.m. HOOTIE ANDTHE BLOWFISH CONCERT FOR JOHN EDWARDS' CAMPAIGN: Jillian's, 8:30 p.m. ) ‘Return of the King’wins 4 Golden Globes BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF. - “The Lord'of the Rings: The Return of the King” collected four Golden Globe awards on Sunday, while “Lost in Translation,” a story of two lonely Americans who find friendship in a Tokyo hotel, took three awards. Peter Jackson won best direc tor for the final installment of his fantasy epic, “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King,” which also snagged best drama film. This year was regarded as the best and last chance for the “Rings” trilogy to collect major honors. The last film in the blockbuster trilogy, it also gathered two mu sical aw,ards: for composer Howard Shore for best original score and for best movie song “Into the West,” performed by Annie Lennox. Meanwhile, Bill Murray won best comedy actor for “Lost in Translation,” which also won best comedy film and best screen play for Sofia Coppola, who wrote, produced and directed the mm. Among TV nominees, HBO’s six-hour adaptation of playwright Tony Kushner’s “Angels in America” won five trophies, in cluding best miniseries or TV movie. Here’s a list of winners at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s Golden Globe Awards on Sunday night: Motion pictures PICTURE, DRAMA: “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.” ACTRESS, DRAMA: Charlize Theron, “Monster.” ACTOR, DRAMA: Sean Penn, “Mystic River.” PICTURE, MUSICAL OR COMEDY: “Lost in Translation.” ACTRESS, MUSICAL OR COMEDY: Diane Keaton, “Something’s Gotta Give.” ACTOR, MUSICAL OR COMEDY: Bill Murray, “Lost in Translation.” FOREIGN LANGUAGE: “Osama,” Afghanistan. SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Renee Zellweger, “Cold Mountain.” < SUPPORTING ACTOR: Tim Robbins, “Mystic River.” DIRECTOR: Peter Jackson, “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.” SCREENPLAY: Sofia Coppola, “Lost in Translation.” ORIGINAL SCORE: Howard Shore, “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.” ORIGINAL SONG: “Into the West” from “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King,” by Howard Shore, Fran Walsh and Annie Lennox. Television DRAMA SERIES: “24,” Fox. ACTRESS, DRAMA: Frances Conroy, “Six Feet Under.” ACfOR, DRAMA: Anthony LaPaglia, “Without a Trace.” MUSICAL OR COMEDY SERIES: “The Office,” BBC America. ACTRESS, MUSICAL OR COMEDY SERIES: Sarah Jessica Parker, “Sex and the City.” ACTOR, MUSICAL OR COMEDY SERIES: Ricky Gervais, “The Office.” MINISERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION: “Angels in America,” HBO. ACTRESS, MINISERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION: Meryl Streep, “Angels America ” ACTOR, MINISERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION: A1 Pacino, “Angels in America.” SUPPORTING ACTRESS, SERIES, MINISERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION: Mary Louise Parker, “Angels in America ” SUPPORTING ACTOR, SERIES, MINISERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION: Jeffrey Wright, “Angels in America.’1 GOLDEN GLOBE WINNER PRE VIOUSLY ANNOUNCED THIS YEAR: Cecil B. DeMille Award: Michael Douglas. STORY FROM ASSOCIATED PRESS WIR PHOTO SPECIAL TO THE GAMECOCK “Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” won best picture (drama) and best director awards. use. Briefly Jewish federation to present free film The Columbia Jewish Federation’s community relations committee will present the film “Relentless: The Struggle for Peace in Israel” on Wednesday at Columbia College. The viewing will take place at 7 p.m. in Breed Leadership Center Room 103 and will be followed by a panel discus sion. The viewing is free and open to the public. Literary magazine seeking submissions The Three Rivers Literary Journal is taking submissions for its 2004 issue. All undergraduate USC students are encouraged to submit short stories, poetry, per sonal essays, excerpts from plays and novels, photography and art work. Send submissions or questions to3rivers@gwm.sc.edu. The dead line for submissions is March 1. 9 students to receive Rotary scholarships Nine USC students have been selected to receive Rotary International ambassadorial scholarships for the 2004-05 aca demic year, allowing them the op portunity to study in a number of countries such as Argentina, Italy, South Africa and Russia. Six scholars received ambas sadorial academic year scholar ships, which provide $25,000 for nine months of study abroad. The remaining three received cultur al scholarships, valued at $12,500 each for three months of study abroad. Since the founding of USC’s Office of Fellowships and Scholar Programs in 1994,52 USC students have won the Rotary scholarships. Clark, Blues Traveler to appear at concert General Wesley Clark will join South Carolina supporters on Tuesday at 9 p.m. at Jillian’s for his “Carolina Countdown Concert” featuring the Grammy Award-winning band Blues Traveler and local hip-hop artists. Tickets are free for the rally and are available at the Clark for President Columbia headquarters, 1200 Main St., 9th floor and the holiday Inn, 630 Assembly St. For nore information, visit the South Carolina for Clark Web site at www.scforclark.com. Hootie to perform for Edwards campaign Hootie & the Blowfish will be adding a concert on-Friday at lillian’s to benefit John Edwards’ campaign. The concert begins 3:30 p.m., and admission is bas^^P an a contribution, which consists af $35 for students and $50 for non students. Members of the band, Mark Bryan, Dean Felber, Darius Rucker and Jim “Soni” Sonefeld, announced their individual and collective endorsement of Edwards last month. Police.Report I It These reports are taken directly from the USC Police Department. I Each number on 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.m.-6a.m.) ■ Violent • Nonviolent CRIMES AT UNKNOWN HOURS □ Violent © Nonviolent Thursday, Jan. 22 ® LARCENY OF MONEY, BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, 1,105 COLLEGE ST. The complainant said that between 3:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. someone removed an estimated $150 from a secure change machine that was found open by the complainant but without other damage. Estimated value: $150. Reporting officer: J.M. Simmons. (2) AUTO BREAK-IN, LARCENY OF LAPTOP, COLISEUM LOT S 9, 900 BLOCK OF BLOSSOM ST.The complainant said someone broke the passenger's- side vent window of her vehicle and removed a ■ v Kenwood CD player, a Sony laptop and a black case. Estimated value: $2,370. Reporting officer: T. Brewster. USC news online at: Q WWW. dailygamecock .com 5 days a week L—r