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State I
Primary oath might
deter possible voters
An effort by the state
Democratic Party to keep
Republican voters from interfer
ing with results of Tuesday’s pres
idential primary may hurt
turnout, some political observers
say.
Only voters who sign an oath
that reads ’’I consider myself to
be a Democrat” will be allowed
to vote in the state’s presidential
primary Tuesday.
Republicans didn't require a
similar pledge in their last presi
dential primary in 2000.
Mentally-ill homeless
to receive help soon
The state Mental Health
Department has received a $1.3
million grant from the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban
Development to provide assis
tance for homeless people with
mental illnesses.
About $750,000 will be used for
rental assistance for 29 people in
the Columbia area and more than
$500,000 will be used to help 36 peo
ple in rural counties of Aiken,
Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell and
Orangeburg.
Nation
Bush orders look into
intelligence failures
WASHINGTON - President
Bush, under mounting political
pressure, will sign an executive
order to establish a full-blown in
vestigation of U.S. intelligence fail
ures in Iraq, a senior White House
official said Sunday.
The investigation will look at
what the United States believed it
knew before the war against
Saddam Hussein’s regime and
what has been determined since
the invasion.
NASA seeks a solution
to Spirit malfunctions
LOS ANGELES - NASA said
Sunday its Spirit rover was a week
away from rolling on Mars again
and that the software problem vex
ing the spacecraft may trouble
both it and its twin, Opportunity,
for the duration of their double
barreled mission.
Engineers deleted more files
from Spirit’s flash memory but held
off from reformatting it complete
ly until Monday - giving them more
time to diagnose ongoing problems,
mission manager Mark Adler said.
NASA originally planned to per
form the task Saturday.
World
Mass resignations in
Iranian Parliament
TEHRAN, IRAN - More than
one-third of Iran’s lawmakers re
signed in protest Sunday over dis
puted elections.
The parliamentary speaker
charged ruling clerics with tram
pling on the rights of his country
men.
Speaker Mahdi Karroubi ap
pealed to Iran’s supreme leader,
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, to help
resolve the crisis caused by the
disqualification of thousands of
liberal candidates from the Feb. 20
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Some 124 lawmakers in the 290
seat Majlis, or parliament, re
signed Sunday as a gesture in
tended to force the clerical hier
archy to reinstate the disqualified
candidates.
Palestinians dispute
West Bank barrier
JERUSALEM - A top
Palestinian official told a visiting
U.S. envoy Saturday that
Palestinians were angered over
Washington’s opposition to an in
ternational court hearing on the
Israeli barrier to seal off the West
Bank.
Israel also staged another raid
early Sunday.
Palestinian Cabinet Minister
Saeb Erekat told State
Department official David
Satterfield that Palestinian lead
ers were upset with a U.S. posi
tion that the International Court
of Justice should not consider the
legality of the Israeli-built barri
er.
Israel says the barrier is crucial
to stopping suicide bombers
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Monday
BLACK HISTORY MONTH EXHIBIT
BEGINS: South Caroliniana
Library, Second Floor.
STUDY ABROAD INFORMATION
SESSION: Business
Administration Building 634,4
p.m.
NATIONAL STUDENT EXCHANGE
INFORMATION SESSION: Russell
House 304,5 p.m.
WOMENMATTER RALLY FOR THE
PRIMARY: South Carolina State
Museum, Vista Room,
Refreshments 6:45 p.m., Event 7
p.m. -9 p.m.
INTEREST MEETING, ALPHA PHI
OMEGA COED SERVICE
FRATERNITY: Towers classroom,
7:30 pmi.
LAST DAY TO APPLY FOR MAY
GRADUATION
Tuesday
WEST QUAD INFORMATION FAIR:
Russell House 1st Floor, 11 a.m. -
2 p.m.
DECLARE YOURSELF CAMPAIGN:
Davis Field, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
CAROLINA CREW INFORMATION
MEETING: Russell House Third
Floor Lobby, 8 p.m.
Wednesday
WEST QUAD INFORMATION FAIR:
Russell House 1st Floor, 11 a.m. -
2 p.m.
EPIDEMIOLOGY SEMINAR:
"ETIOLOGIC PROFILES FOR
HORMONE RECEPTOR-DEFINED
BREAST CANCER IN THE ,
SHANGHAI BREAST CANCER
STUDY”: Dr. Swan Adams,
Health Sciences Building 103,
12:30 p.m.
NATIONAL STUDENT EXCHANGE
INFORMATION SESSION: Russell
House 304,5 p.m.
use STUDENT COMPOSERS
CONCERT: School of Music
Recital Hall 206,7:30 p.m.
FINANCIAL AID INFORMATION
SESSION: Law Center 335,10
a.m. -11 a.m.
Thursday
COLLOQUIUM: David B.
Hitchcock of the University of
Florida, LeConte College 210A,
Lecture 2 p.m., Refreshments 3
p.m.
ENGINEERING AND HIGH TECH
FAIR: Strom Thurmond Wellness
and Fitness Center, 3 p.m.
STUDENT ORGANIZATION
RENEWAL AND TREASURER'S
WORKSHOP: Russell House
322/326,3:30 p.m.
STUDY ABROAD INFORMATION
SESSION: Business
Administration Building 634,4
p.m.
APPLICATIONS DUE FOR
COMMUNITY SERVICE
LEADERSHIP TEAM:
http://www.sa.sc.edu
Friday
CAROLINA STUDENT JUDICIAL
COUNCIL APPLICATIONS DUE:
http://www.cjsc.org
Grammy awards scheduled to air Sunday
NEW YORK - Performances by
rapper 50 Cent, the Foo Fighters,
Chick Corea, and a tribute to Luther
Vandross featuring Celine Dion,
Alicia Keys and Richard Marx, have
been added to the Grammy
Awards telecast.
The 46th Annual Grammy
Awards will air live on CBS from
the Staples Center in Los Angeles
on Sunday. Beyonce Knowles, Jay-Z,
OutKast and Pharrell Williams lead
with six Grammy nominations
each.
Previously announced per
formers include the White Stripes,
Sting with Sean Paul, Justin
Tlmberlake, Martina McBride,
Christina Aguilera, the Black Eyed
Peas and a funk tribute segment
with Robert Randolph & the Family
Band, Earth, Wind & Fire, OutKast,
George Clinton and Parliament
Funkadelic.
Hilary Duff, Kurt Bllng, Faith Hill,
B.B. King. Brian McKnlght, Carlos
Santana, and Steven Tyler and Joe
Perry of Aerosmith will be among
the award presenters, the
Recording Academy announced.
Ray Charles honored
for life achievements
LOS ANGELES - At 73,
Grammy-winning singer Ray
Charles is still humbled by the
praise he has received throughout
his career, especially from fellow
artists.
Charles recently was presented
with the President's Merit Award
from the National Academy of
Recording Arts and Sciences.
"Music is my life, professional
ly, for nearly 60 years. To be rec
ognized by the academy is still the
highest honor,” Charles said.
This month, Los Angeles Mayor
Jim Hahn is expected to declare
Charles the city's "cultural trea
sure" as part of black heritage
month.
Charles, an original inductee
into the Rock and Roll Hall of
Fame, won his first Grammy in
1960 for "Let the Good Times Roll.”
In 1987, he received the academy's
award for lifetime achievement.
In all, Charles has won 13
Grammy awards.
He had hip surgery late last
year and plans to begin touring
again in March.
Snoop Dogg lawsuit
thrown out by judge
LOS ANGELES — A judge has
dismissed a lawsuit accusing rap
star Snoop Dogg of including a
message left on his answering ma
chine in a song without permis
sion.
The lawsuit was filed last
March in Los Angeles Superior
Court on behalf of a man who kept
his name secret because of safety
concerns.
The man claimed his one
minute message appeared in a
song released as part of the 2002 al
bum "Paid the Cost to be Tha
Boss.”
The message, left under the
name Jim Bob, expressed the
caller's support for Snoop Dogg in
his rivalry with rap music pro
ducer Marion ‘’Suge” Knight, the
lawsuit said.
The plaintiff sought a monetary
award from Snoop Dogg, whose
real name is Calvin Broadus, and
other defendants, including
Capitol Records.
Spring training raises
money for children
KANSAS CITY, MO. - Country
singer Garth Brooks was invited
Friday as a non-roster player to
the Kansas City Royals' spring
training camp that opens Feb. 20
in Surprise, Ariz.
Brooks' visit is designed to pro
mote his charity, Teammates for
Kids. He has a .027 average in 39
at-bats over three previous spring
training camps.
With the help of 67 baseball
players, Brooks started
Teammates for Kids in 1999 to
' raise money for children's chari
ties around the world.
Today, there are more than 450
professional baseball, hockey and
football players participating in
Touchem All (the baseball divi
sion), Top Shelf (the hockey divi
sion) and Touchdown
Teammates (the football divi
sion).
In the last five years, the ath
letes' contributions have helped
generate over $37 million for chil
dren in the United States, Canada
and 41 other countries.
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Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake perform during halftime at™
the Super Bowl.
USC.Briefly
USC hosts geriatric
health care convention
The Third Annual Geriatrics
Symposium for Primary Care
Physicians will be held Saturday.
The symposium is for primary
care physicians, pharmacists,
nurse practitioners and others in
terested in the healthcare of the
elderly. Physicians may attend for
$125, non-physicians for $80, and
residents/students for $50. For
more information or for tickets,
call 434-4211.
New computer viruses
detected by McAfee
Network Associates (McAfee)
warns about two new viruses
that might now be on campus,
W32/Mydoom@MM and
W32/Dummaru.y@MM. Read
about them at:
http://vil.nai.com/vil/con
tent/alert.htm. McAfee software
can be updated manually to im
mediately protect against this
threat. Other virus software,
such as Norton AntiVirus,
should be updated also.
Sign up early to live
in new residence hall
Housing will provide a West
Quad Information Fair from 11
a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday and
Wednesday to make information
available regarding the new resi
dence hall. Applications for West
Quad housing are due by Friday,
Feb. 20. For more information, call
university housing at 777-4283 or
visit www.housing.sc.edu/uh
westquad.asp.
African-American
literature promoted
The 2nd annual African
American Read-In, “’The Power
of Words: Make Your Presence
Felt,” will be held Saturday 9
a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The read-in is
intended to promote the read
ing of African-American liter
ature among high school and
college students and will take
place in the Daniel
Management Center of the
Business Administration*
building. The featured work
the event is Nathan McCall's
"Makes Me Wanna Holler: A
Young Black Man in America”
and will include a workshop on
the book as well as other con
temporary literature and an
/>pen-mic session. Also, stu
dents can compete in an essay
contest for a cash prize.
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Police.Report
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
Wednesday, Jan. 28
© MALICIOUS INJURY TO
PERSONAL PROPERTY, S-6
LOT, 1405 WHALEY ST. The
complainant said someone
damaged his motorcycle by
putting cracks on the right
and left side fairings, pushing
back the top right mirror,
scratching the top right
throttle and causing an
unknown fluid to leak from
the bottom of the motorcycle.
Estimated damage: $900.
Reporting officer: Morant.
® AUTO BREAK-IN, LARCENY
OF PURSE, N-l LOT, 701
ASSEMBLY ST. The victim said
someone shattered her rear
passenger's side window and
took a black Banana Republic
purse, a black snakesf in
purse, a Visa credit card, one
book of checks and $70 cash.
The victim said her bank
notified her of a $60 check
being cashed at an unknown
location out of the jurisdiction.
Estimated value: $220.
Reporting officer: Morant.
Thursday, Jan. 29
d> MALICIOUS INJURY TO
REAL PROPERTY, ROGER
CENTER FOR THE ARTS, 815
ASSEMBLY ST. The
complainant said that
between Jan. 28 and Jan. 29
someone entered the
handicapped balcony. A
"Coda Console’* used for
music and sound was being
held there. The subject(l)
pushed several buttons on the
console causing the computer
connected to the system to
shut down. The complainant
has not been able to restore
the computer. A white male
with dark hair and a white ^k
female probably in their 20s ™
were seen in the room at one
point, but the complainant is
not sure they are connected to
the incident. Estimated
damage: $2,000. Reporting
officer: Morant.
O minor in possession of
BEER, CAROLINA COLISEUM,
600 ASSEMBLY ST. The
reporting officer observed that
Travis Pietrusia, who is under
21, was in possession of four
draft beers. Reporting officer;
M.L. Goading. V