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Banks regulate attire
to prevent robberies
South Carolina’s associations
of banks and credit unions wants
customers to remove their hat,
hood and sunglasses when enter
ing a bank.
The policy is aimed at cutting
down on robberies. South
Carolina averages three bank rob
beries a week.Banks participating
in the “No Hats, No Hoods, No
Sunglasses” policy will display
signs asking customers to remove
these items.
Chief Justice wants
minorities as judges
South Carolina Chief Justice
Jean Toal says lawmakers need to
figure out a way to get more mi
norities on the bench as state
judges. ■
■ About 6 percent of the state’s
judges are black, and during her
annual State of the Judiciary
speech Tuesday, Toal acknowl
edged that closely mirrors the per
centage of minorities that pass the
state’s bar exam, but “does not re
flect the diversity of South
Carolina’s population,” Toal said.
Census numbers from 2000 show
the state’s minority population is
closer to 30 percent.
Nation
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Al-Qaida weakened,
still capable of harm
WASHINGTON - Al-Qaida is
damaged seriously, but it has
spread its radical agenda to oth
er groups that now pose the lead
ing threat to the United States,
CIA Director George Tenet and
other intelligence chiefs said
Tuesday.
Tenet described a terrorist or
ganization lacking central leader
ship and squeezed financially. Al
Qaida remains determined to at
tack U.S. interests, however, and
still is capable of carrying out as
saults on the scale of Sept. 11,2001,
he said.
Police release new
Columbine findings
LfTTLETON, COLO. — Nearly five
years after the Columbine High
massacre, officials will release a
new report and thousands of
pieces of evidence Thursday that
may explain why authorities, par
ents and friends missed so many
warning signs from the teenage
killers.
Colorado Attorney General Ken
Salazar led the investigation into
contacts He will meet with victims’
families Wednesday to discuss the
investigation and release the find
ings the next day.
World
Russian president
fires prime minister
MOSCOW — President Vladimir
Putin on Tuesday dismissed
Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov
and his Cabinet, saying in a state
ment on national television he
purged the government in prepa
ration for March 14 presidential
elections.
Speculation had percolated for
months that Kasyanov, the last
major government holdover from
Boris Yeltsin’s years as presi
dent, was on his way out.
The dismissal of the prime min
ister also means the removal of the
rest of the government ministers.
Deputy Prime Minister Viktor
Khristenko was named acting
prime minister.
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imports after bird flu
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM- The
European Union banned the im
port of all poultry products from
the United States on Tuesday fol
lowing the outbreak of a highly
contagious strain of avian in
fluenza in Texas.
The EU joined South Korea in
banning all American poultry
products. Russia’s veterinary ser
vice said Tuesday it had banned
poultry imports only from Texas.
The Philippines also was consid
ering a ban.
The flu found in Texas is not the
same strain that has killed at least
22 people in Asia, said Dr. Ron
DeHaven of the U.S. Department
of Agriculture.
BRIEFS FROM ASSOCIATED PRESS WIRE
The 16th Amendment to
U.S. Constitution is ratified,
authorizing a graduated income
tax.
1963: The Beatles release their
first U.S. single, “Please, Please
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“WRITING AT WORK”
WORKSHOP: 1600 Hampton St.
Annex, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
RING WEEK: Russell House, 1st
floor, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
GRADUATION FAIR: Russell
House Bookstore, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
AFRICAN-AMERICAN ARTISTS
FILM SERIES, “JACOB
LAWRENCE: THE GLORY OF
EXPRESSION”: Columbia
Museum of Art, 11-11:30 a.m.
EPIDEMIOLOGY SEMINAR,
“STATISTICAL AND
EPIDEMIOLOGIC ISSUES IN
PARKINSON’S DISEASE”: Dr.
Barbara Tilley of MUSC, Health
Sciences Building 103,12:30 p.m.
WORKSHOP, “WAKING UP FROM
‘POWERPOINT-INDUCED SLEEP’:
EFFECTIVE USE OF POWERPOINT
FOR TEACHING”: Thomas Cooper
Library, Multimedia Classroom
3,2-3:30 p.m.
COMPUTER MUSIC CONCERT:
School of Music 206, Recital Hall,
7:30 p.m.
ASH WEDNESDAY
Thursday
“WRITING AT WORK"
WORKSHOP: 1600 Hampton St.
Annex, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
RING WEEK: Russell House, 1st
floor, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
GRADUATION FAIR: Russell
House Bookstore, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
CAREERFEST: Carolina
Coliseum, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
WOMEN’S STUUItS
CONFERENCE, “GENDER, RACE
AND LIBERATION IN THE 21ST
CENTURY”: Business
Administration Building, Daniel
Management Center,
Registration begins 12 p.m.
SEMINAR, “THE REAL COST OF
ONLINE COURSES”: Law Center,
SubLevel 1, Room 3,2:30-4 p.m.
COLLOQUIUM, “STATISTICAL
PHYSICS OF GRANULAR
MATERIALS”: Jones Physical
Science Center 409,
Refreshments 3:45 p.m.,
Colloquium 4 p.m.
STUDY ABROAD INFORMATION
SESSION: Business
Administration Building 634,4
p.m.
LECTURE, “WE WHO BELIEVE IN
FREEDOM”: Constance Curry of
Emory University, Belk
Auditorium, 5:30 p.m.
LIVING HISTORY PRESENTATION:
Cleveland Sellers of USC’s
African-American Studies
Program, Russell House Theater,
u p.m.
ROBERTA FLACK CONCERT:
Roger Center, 8 p.m.
STUDENT ORGANIZATION
LOTTERY FOR RUSSELL HOUSE
RESERVATIONS FOR FALL 2004
DATES
Friday
SEMINAR, “PROTEOMICS
APPROACHES TO IDENTIFY
PROTEIN TARGETS OF REACTIVE
INTERMEDIATES”: Dr. Daniel
Liebler of Vanderbilt School of
Medicine, Jones Physical
Science Center 6, Refreshments
3:45 p.m., Seminar 4 p.m.
ALGERNON SYDNEY SULLIVAN
AND OUTSTANDING SENIOR
AWARD APPLICATIONS DUE:
Russell House 115,4 p.m.
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Timberlake backs out of ‘Motown 45’show
NEW YORK -Justin Timberlake
has backed out of an agreement
to co-host ABC’s “Motown 45”
special because of a conflict with
filming his first movie,
Timberlake’s spokesman said
Tuesday.
Last week, the Los Angeles
based group Project Islamic Hope
issued a press release saying that
unnamed black leaders were “out
raged” by the choice of
Timberlake, who is white, to co
host the Motown special.
ABC spokeswoman Lauren
Tobin said neither the Super Bowl
flap or black protests played a role
in Timberlake’s departure from
the special, and said ABC did not
pressure producers to remove
Timberlake.
Van Zandt to launch
garage band contest
NEW YORK - When Little
Steven Van Zandt launches his
search for the nation’s No. 1
garage band, don’t expect
PHOTO SPECIAL TO THE GAMECOCK
Justin Timberlake has broken his agreement with ABC to co
host the Motown special because of a conflict with a movie.
“American Idol II.”
“More like ‘American
Hoodlums,’” Van Zandt said with
a laugh about the talent search
starting April 15 in Boston,
where the first of nine local
“Battles of the Bands” will pro
duce finalists before a New York
finale in July.
The winner gets new equip
ment and a spot at a Van Zandt
sponsored “garage rock festival”
this summer.
Woman sues Nugent
for child support
DOVER, N.H. - Ted Nugent has
acknowledged he fathered the 8
year-old son of a Dover woman su
ing the 1970s rocker for child sup
port and custody, according to her
lawyer.
Karen Gutowski, 43, sued
Nugent for custody and support in
August in Strafford County
Superior Court.
Her lawyer, Jeffrey Runge, said
Nugent has acknowledged he’s the
father and paid minimal support
but has never met the boy.
Nugent’s lawyers, meanwhile,
have asked the courts to make ap
propriate custodial and visitation
rights for Nugent.
BRIEFS FROM ASSOCIATED PRESS WIRE
USC.Briefiy
Clothing drive offers
alternate pick-up
Those who can’t donate clothes
during the designated times of the
Carolina Clothing drive can bring
them to the Russell House room 38
Or e-mail kaiserm@gwm.sc.edu for
possible pick-up.
The drive takes place Monday
through March 4,10 a.m.-2 p.m. in
front of the Russell House, and
will benefit local domestic vio
lence shelters and programs.
Lymphoma Society
to benefit from race
Registration begins at 7:30 a.m.
Saturday for the Fidler 5K, with
the race starting at 9 a.m.The race
benefits Columbia’s Leukemia
Lymphoma Society. Registration
is $20. For more information, or to
register online, visit
http://www.strictlyrunning.com.
Travel with Scholars
registration begins
Registration has begun for the
first “Travel with Scholars” trip
to the Middlebury and Manchester
areas of Vermont scheduled for
May 14-18,2004. The trip is hosted
by professors Kevin and Becky
Lewis and consists of traveling
through Vermont while reading
assigned works and participating
in discussions with USC faculty
and other group members. Call
777-9444 for more information.
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These reports are taken directly from the USC Police Department.
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
(6p.m.-6a.m.)
■ Violent
% Nonviolent
CRIMES AT
UNKNOWN
HOURS
H Violent
© Nonviolent
Saturday, Feb. 21
O GRAND LARCENY OF
MOTOR VEHICLE, S-10 LOT,
700 PARK ST. The victim said
someone took his vehicle. The
victim is unsure if the vehicle
was secured. Inside the
vehicle was a Pioneer stereo
component set with two 3-foot
speakers and a black leather
bag containing two watches.
Estimated value: $5,700.
Reporting officer: S.
Alexander.
O minor in possession of
BEER/ALCOHOL,
ALTERED/FAKE/BORROWED
ID, ALCOHOL ENFORCEMENT
TEAM FIVE POINTS AND THE
VISTA. (OFF MAP) Reporting
officer M.L. Gooding observed
Frederick Knight holding a 12
oz. Bud Light beer. Knight is
under 21 and presented
someone else’s S.C. driver’s
license to Gooding when
asked. Knight was arrested.
The offense occurred at Jake’s
Bar & Grill on Devine Street
Heather Ramsay was issued
tickets for minor in possession
of liquor and possession of a
fake ID. Lindsey Matz was
issued tickets for minor in
possession of beer and use of
another driver’s license.
Richard Roe was issued
tickets for minor in
possession of beer and altered
driver’s license. Arthur
Richardson was issued tickets
for minor in possession of
liquor and for
lending/borrowing a driver’s
license.
Q MINOR IN POSSESSION OF
BEER, DISORDERLY CONDUCT,
POSSESSION OF ALTERED
DRIVER’S LICENSE, GREENE
STREET AND PICKENS STREET
While on routine patrol,
reporting officer D. Hare
noticed Carl Wilhelm strike a
parking barrier. Wilhelm was
also carrying two cans of beer.
He said he was 18, which was
confirmed by his driver’s
license. He said he thought he
had too much to drink and had
slurred speech. He also
produced two altered driver’s
licenses that had the birth date
changed to show he was 21
years old.
□ MALICIOUS INJURY TO REAL
PROPERTY, SOUTH TOWER, 600
BULL ST. Victim No. 1 said
someone discharged two
rounds from a B.B. gun
through his window.
Estimated damage: $100.
Victim No. 2 said someone
discharged two rounds from a
B.B. gun through his window.
Estimated damage: $100.
Reporting officers: N. DeHaai,
M. Denard.
0VLICIOUS INJURY TO REAL
PROPERTY, FACILITIES
MANAGEMENT, 743 GREENE
ST. The victim said someone
sprayed graffiti on the trash
dumpster. Estimated damage:
$50. Reporting officer: S.
Alexander.
O AUTO BREAK-IN, LARCENY
OF CDS, DEVINE STREET
RESEARCH CENTER, 730
DEVINE ST. The complainant
said someone damaged the
lock to the front passenger’s
side door. The subject entered
the vehicle, damaging the
rear view mirror and trunk.
Missing were 30 CDs and a flip
face radio. The steering
column was also damaged.
Estimated value: $650.
Reporting officer: Morant.
□ MALICIOUS INJURY TO REAL
PROPERTY, BATES HOUSE,
1423 WHALEY
ST. The complainant said
someone damaged one of the
large glass windows at the
entrance. Estimated damage:
$500. Reporting officer: M„
Denard.
o SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY, EAST
QUAD, 1400 BLOSSOM ST. The
victim said an unknown black
male was at her door ringing
her door bell. She said when
she approached the door to see
who it was, she noticed that
the subject had his finger
placed over the peep hole.
After several minutes, he left
the scene. Reporting officer:
D.W. Friels.
Sunday, Feb. 22
□ SIMPLE ASSAULT AND
BATTERY, SIMPLE
POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA,
DISORDERLY CONDUCT,
SOUTH QUAD, 500 SUMTER
ST. The victim said Ramon
Falu approached him yelling
and began to swing at him.
The victim said Falu punched
him in the right shoulder. He
said that during the
confrontation, he kept
pushing Falu to the ground
every time he swung at him.
The victim then called the
USC police department, and
Falu began to run westbound
on Blossom Street. Upon the
arrival of reporting officers N.
DeHaai and M. Denard, Falu
was very loud and boisterous,
yelling profanities. Falu said
he’d been drinking and said
the victim and officers were
racist. Falu was placed under
arrest for disorderly conduct.
When searched, the officers
found a small clear plastic bag
with a substance believed to
be marijuana inside. A rolled
cigarette with a similar
substance was found in the
inner pocket of Falu’s jacket.
MALICIOUS INJURY TO
EQ REAL PROPERTY,
MCBRYDE BUILDING G, 611
MARION ST. The complainant
said Michael Deering had
taken the water fountain off
the wall and started to throw it
on the ground outside the
building. Estimated damage:
$500. Reporting officer: N.
DeHaai.
® LARCENY OF TV/VCR,
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
BUILDING, 1705 COLLEGE ST.
The complainant said
someone took a black
Panasonic TV/VCR from an
unsecured room. Estimated
value: $500. Reporting officer:
C. Taylor.
@ AUTO BREAK-IN, LARCENY
OF CD FACEPLATE. RECOVERY,
BULL STREET GARAGE, LEVEL
2F, 600 BULL ST. The victim
said someone broke out the
driver’s side window and one
of the rear windows, entering
her vehicle and partially
removing the CD player. The
CD face plate was found in the
passenger’s seat. The ash tray
and car lighter were also
partially removed, causing
damage to the console.
Reporting officer: N. DeHaai.
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