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State
Senate bill could fine
slow left-lane drivers
People who drive too slowly in
the left lanes of South Carolina in
terstate highways could be fined
under a bill a Senate
Transportation subcommittee ap
proved Thursday.
People who impede the flow of
traffic by staying in the so-called
fast lane top long would face fines
between $75 and $150, Sen. Danny
Verdin, R-Laurens, said. There
would be no driver's license penal
ty points assessed for people con
victed.
Catawba Nation gets
conservation grants
CATAWBA INDIAN RESERVATION
— The Catawba Indian Nation re
ceived federal grants worth
$450,000 to spend on conservation
efforts.
The tribe plans to use the mon
ey from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service to buy land for tribal mem
bers to hunt and fish, as well as ed
ucate younger members on
Catawba customs, tribal Fish and
Wildlife Director Teresa Harris
said.
The grants will allow the tribe to'
create a refuge for white-tailed deer,
wild turkeys, eagles and ospreys.
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Nation
Harvard OKs racy
‘H Bomb’ publication
BOSTON — Harvard University
has approved a student magazine
about sex that will feature art, sex
advice and fiction — as well as
photographs of undressed
Harvard undergraduates.
A committee, made up of facul
ty, staff and students, approved "H
Bomb" magazine Tuesday with a
12-0 vote, with two abstentions.
The vote allows the magazine's
publishers to apply for funding,
but does not guarantee money;
when it would be published is un
certain.
Guardsman arrested
for aiding al-Qaida
FORT LEWIS, WASH. - A
National Guardsman was arrest
ed Thursday and charged by the
Army with trying to provide in
formation to the al-Qaida terror
ist network, the military said.
Army Lt. Col. Stephen Barger
confirmed that Spc. Ryan G.
Anderson was charged with aid
ing the enemy by wrongfully at
tempting to communicate and give
intelligence to al-Qaida. Anderson,
26, is being held at Fort Lewis, an
Army base near Tacoma.
World
Inspectors discover
weapons drawings
VIENNA, AUSTRIA - U N. in
spectors sifting through Iran's nu
clear flies have discovered draw
ings of high-tech equipment that
can be used to make weapons
grade uranium—a new link to the
black market headed by the father
of Pakistan's atomic bomb, diplo
mats said Thursday.
Beyond adding another piece
to the puzzle of who provided
what in the clandestine supply
chain headed by Abdul Qadeer
Khan, the revelations cast fresh
doubt on Iran's commitment to
dispelling suspicions it is trying
to make atomic arms. But Iran in
sisted Thursday that it was coop
erating.
U.N. head demands
nuclear cessation
VIENNA, AUSTRIA -Thehead
of the U.N. nuclear agency de
manded Thursday that the world's
nuclear powers do more to stop
the spread of nuclear weapons,
saying that he shares President
Bush's sense of urgency over the
atomic black market.
Mohamed ElBaradei, the di
rector-general of the
International Atomic Energy
Agency, called on the United
States and the other declared nu
clear powers to relinquish their
nuclear weapons as part of a glob
al effort to make it impossible for
nuclear weapons to fall into the
hands of terrorists.
Bush said Wednesday that in
ternational efforts to combat the
spread of weapons of mass de
struction have been neither broad
nor effective enough.
BRIEFS FROM ASSOCIATED PRESS WIRE
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tory
Oldest American public
institution, Boston Latin School,
is founded.
1922: King Tut's tomb is
opened.
Extended.Forecast
Saturday
HI: 61 HI: 54
ry^ LO: 42 LO: 38
.Sunday Monday
HI: 45 HI: 53
LO: 28 LO: 31
Tuesday
HI: 51
LO: 36
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Today
CHAI-LIGHTS: Riverbanks Zoo, 10
a.m.
SEMINAR "NOVEL APPLICATIONS
OF RAMA SPECTROSCOPY:
FROM MICROREACTORS TO
SALMON FARMS": Dr. Brian J.
Marquardt of the University of
Washington, Jones Physical
Science Center 006,
Refreshments 3:45 p.m., Seminar
4 p.m.
BLACK TIE/WHITE COAT GALA:
Williams-Brice Stadium, The
Zone, 7p.m.-ll:30p.m.
Saturday
BACKYARD BIRD FESTIVAL,
CONGAREE NATIONAL PARK:
Congaree National Park Visitor
Center, 10 a.m.
AFRICAN-AMERICAN ARTISTS
FILM SERIES, "AGAINST THE
ODDS: THE ARTISTS OF THE
HARLEM RENAISSANCE":
Columbia Museum of Art, 11
a.m.-12p.m.
BACKYARD BIRD FESTIVAL,
WEST COLUMBIA RIVERWALK:
Parking lot by Gervais Street
bridge, 2 p.m.
MOVEABLE MUSICAL FEAST:
National Advocacy Center, 6:30
p.m.
VALENTINE'S DAY
Sunday
EXHIBIT "ZELDA BY HERSELF:
THE ART OF ZELDA FITZGERALD"
BEGINS: McKissick Museum,
2nd floor gallery, Museum hours.
BACKYARD BIRD FESTIVAL:
Riverfront Park, 2-4:30 p.m.
BACKYARD BIRD FESTIVAL
POETRY READING: Happy
Bookseller, 3 p.m.
COMMUNITY AMBASSADORS OF
SERVICE PROGRAM MEETING:
Russell House West Wing, Lower
Level, 4 p.m.
Monday
CAROLINA UNITY WEEK OPENING
CELEBRATION: Davis Field, 11
a.m.-2p.m.
STUDY ABROAD INFORMATION
SESSION: Business
Administration Building 634,4
p.m.
BACKYARD BIRD FESTIVAL,
WOODCOCKS!: Congaree
National Park, After-hours
parking lot, 5:30 p.m.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE FOR
SPRING ART CLASSES
Tuesday
TRAINING TO DRIVE 15
PASSENGER VANS: USC Police
Dept.,9a.m.-1 p.m.
USC GRAD FAIR: Russell House,
10 a.m.-3 p.m.
STUDENT ORGANIZATION
RENEWAL AND TREASURER'S
WORKSHOP: Russell House
322/326,3:30 p.m.
DISCUSSION, "WHO DO YOU
THINK YOU ARE?": Russell
House Ballroom, 7 p.m.
Elliott, Aguilera to promote MAC products 1
NEW YORK - MAC cosmetics
has introduced five new spokes
people — including Christina
Aguilera and Missy Elliott—for
Viva Glam products that will ben
efit the MAC AIDS Fund.
All proceeds from Viva Glam V
Lipstick and Lipgloss will go to the
fund, which provides money to or
ganizations that provide care and
daily essentials to those afflicted
with HIV/AIDS and that offer ed
ucation, awareness and preven
tion programs.
Aguilera, Elliott, supermodel
Linda Evangelista, Chloe
Sevigny and Boy George were in
troduced at a press conference
Wednesday. MAC President John
Demsey said they were asked to
join the project because they rep
resent the many faces of AIDS pa
tients — "all ages, all races, all sex
es."
Zeta-Jones to join
‘Ocean’s Twelve’ cast
LOS ANGELES - Catherine
Zeta-Jones has joined Julia
Roberts in the cast of "Ocean's
Twelve."
Roberts starred in 2001's
"Ocean's Eleven" with George
Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon
and Andy Garcia, directed by
Steven Soderbergh and produced
by Weintraub. That film was a re
make of the Frank Sinatra movie.,
Producer Jerry Weintraub
said adding Zeta-Jones to the se
quel's cast is a dream come true.
Zeta-Jones won an Oscar for her
PHOTO SPECIAL TO THE GAMECOCK
Missy Elliott poses at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards.
role in 2002's "Chicago."
Shooting is scheduled to begin
April 12. Clooney, Pitt, Damon and
Garcia also are returning for the
sequel, the producer said.
Stiles, Eckhart to
star in “Oleanna”
LONDON — More Hollywood
stars are popping up in the West
End, with Julia Stiles and Aaron
Eckhart teaming up in a revival
of "Oleanna," David Mamet's play
that has previously stirred up au
diences.
The production will open a 13
week run April 22 at a theater still
to be determined. The run will
mark the British stage debuts of
its two stars, both far better
known on film.
Stiles, 22, has long been a teen
movie favorite in films such as "10
Things I Hate About You."
Eckhart, 35, made his name in
such Neil LaBute films as "Nurse
Betty" and "Possession."
Mamet's play — first seen off
Broadway in 1992 — will feature
Stiles as Carol, a student who de
velops a combative, ultimately de
structive relationship with her
teacher, John (played by Eckhart).
Love misses pre-trial
drug charge hearing ^
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF. -
Courtney Love failed to show for
a court hearing on drug charges
Wednesday, and a judge issued a
bench warrant but put it on hold
after an explanation from the
rocker's lawyer.
Attorney William Genego told
the j udge that Love couldn't make
it due to a "security" issue. He did
not elaborate, but said she was on
call to appear as necessary.
The judge agreed to put the war
rant on hold until Feb. 17. It was
the third postponement of a pre
trial hearing concerning felony
charges that Love was in illegal
possession of two painkillers.
Love, lead singer of the group
Hole and widow of grunge rocker A
Kurt Cobain, has a new album, ^
"America's Sweetheart," out this
month.
BRIEFS FROM ASSOCIATED PRESS WIRE
USC. Briefly
Exhibits to open at
S.C. State Museum
The South Carolina State
Museum will be open next Monday
for Presidents' Day. The museum
alio plans to open on other select
ed Mondays during the summer,
but no dates have been announced.
The new "Titanic Science" exhibit,
and "Rising above Jim Crow: The
Paintings of Johnnie Lee Gray" will
both be available for viewing. For
more information, contact Tut
Underwood at 898-4921.
Van driver training
to run through April
Training for drivers of 15-pas
senger vans will take place on
Tuesday, Feb. 24; Wednesday, Feb.
25; Tuesday, April 13 and Tuesday,
April 27. The class, from 9 a.m.-l
p.m., is required for authorization
to drive a USC 15-passenger van.
The class will be held in the audi
torium of the USC Police
Department, 1501 Senate St.
Register by calling Chris Howard
at 777-9345.
Preston’s At Noon
to hold V-Day special
Today, Preston's At Noon will
be having a Valentine's Day
Special at noon, featuring a salad
bar, pasta e fagioli, beef tuscany,
chicken piccata, Italian green
beans, garlic mashed potatoes,
roasted tomatoes and squash med
ley. Desserts include flaming cher
ries jubilee and chocolate straw
berry skewers. Meals are $6.25 per
person, and the restaurant is open
11:30 a.m.-l:30 p.m. For reserva
tions, call 777-5380.
TOAST nominations
now being accepted
Nominations are now being ac
cepted for the TOAST (The
Outstanding Achievement and
Student Triumph) Breakfast,
which rewards honor students
who have achieved special dis
tinction in an aspect of campus
life. These areas include SG, stu
dent organizations, academic pur
suits, athletic accomplishments
and residence hall governments.
Nominations remain open until
Friday, March 5 and can be made
at http://www.sa.sc.edu/lead
ers/toast.asp.
Mona Lyne to give
political presentation
Mona Lyne of USC's Political
Science Department will give a
presentation on "The Voter’s
Dilemma and the Failure of
Democratic Accountability:
Evidence from Brazil"
Wednesday as part of the Walker
Institute's Faculty Research
Seminar. The seminar's purpose
is to promote research focused on
international and foreign area
studies and to encourage inter
disciplinary discussion. All fac
ulty members and graduate stu
dents Eire welcome to participate.
The presentation will take place
in Gambrell Hall room 429 from
3:30-5 p.m.
Audobon Society
to hold bird festival
The Columbia Audubon Society
will be holding the Backyard Bird
Festival Saturday through
Monday, which will include short
trips to local sites and a poetry
reading. The goal of the festival is
to learn about and enjoy the birds
that live in the area. Included in
the weekend's events are a trip to
Congaree National Park,
Riverfront Park, West Columbia
Riverwalk, a woodcock trip and
poetry reading at the Happy
Bookseller. For more information,
visit http://www.columbi
aaudubon.org.
Nominations needed
for student leaders
The Office of Leadership
Programs is now accepting nomi
nations from the Leadership and
Service Recognition Reception to
be held Monday, April 5 at 4:30
p.m. This event honors student
leaders. Nominations should be
made for students deserving to re- A
ceive recognition for the hard ™
work they do to bring distinction
to USC. All award nominees
should be in good academic stand
ing within their college and in
good disciplinary standing with
the university. The two categories
of awards are the Caroliniana
Award, which recognizes senior
students who have been the tire
less, behind-the-scenes workers
which every student organization
needs, and the Outstanding New
Student Leader Award, which
honors students who have been at
USC one year or less and have
contributed significantly to the
Carolina community through ac
tive involvement in co-curricular^«
activities. Nominations can be^J
submitted electronically at
www.sa.sc.edu/stlife/leaders. For
more information, call 777-8182 or
e-mail ccarr@gwm.sc.edu.
Police.Report
Each number on
the map stands
for a crime
corresponding
with numbered
descriptions in
the list below.
DAY CRIMES
(6 a.m.-6p.m.)
□ Violent
O Nonviolent
NIGHT CRIMES
(6 p.m.-6a.m.)
■ Violent
• Nonviolent
CRIMES AT
UNKNOWN
HOURS
E3 Violent
® Nonviolent
Tuesday, Feb. 10
® LARCENY OF BICYCLE,
300 MAIN ST. The
complainant said someone
took his rust-colored
mountain bike that was
secured. Estimated value:
$400. Reporting officer: C.
Taylor.
(D LARCENY OF BICYCLE,
COLUMBIA HALL, 918
BARNWELL ST. The victim
said someone took his black
bicycle from the bike rack.
The bike handlebars are
silver, and the bike has a red
bottle holder. It was secured
with a lock that was also
taken. Estimated value: $300.
Reporting officer: S.
Alexander.
I
Wednesday, Feb. 11
® NON-CRIMINAL MISCHIEF,
THE ROOST, 103 SOUTH
MARION ST. The complainant
said someone tossed frozen
water bottles at the windows
at the first floor entrance to
the building. There was no
property or personal damage.
Reporting officer: D. Pardue.
Thursday, Feb. 12
O DISORDERLY CONDUCT,
PENDLETON ST. GARAGE,
LEVEL 3B, 1501 PENDLETON
ST. Alex Witt was observed by
reporting officer T. Means
sitting in his vehicle,
appearing to be unconscious.
Means awoke Witt by
knocking on his window. As
i
Witt stood up out of his
vehicle, he was unsteady on
his feet, his speech was
slurred and he smelled of
alcohol. Witt was placed
under arrest for disorderly
conduct. Reporting officers: T.
Means, C. Morant.
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