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Museum collecting war zone ermails A project to collect e-mails sent home from soldiers in Iraq and oth er war zones has only about a dozen participants. The Confederate Relic Room started the Write From the Front project last year. The museum is still taking cor respondence. Anyone who has saved e-mails from family members in the war zone can still send them. Man sues Hardee’s, claims his innocence GREENVILLE — A Greenville man is suing the Hardee’s restau rant chain, saying he was wrongly accused of attacking an employee and trying to rob a store. Ronald Maurice Anderson, 22, filed a lawsuit March 1 against Hardee’s Foods Inc., alleging that it employed the man who accused him of attacking an employee and attempting to rob the restaurant. Anderson’s suit doesn’t fault the Greenville Police Department, which arrested him, or the 13th Circuit Solicitor’s Office, which dropped the charges after a year because of concerns about the credibility of the sole eyewitness. Nation Students upset about new international fee BOSTON — About 200 interna tional students at the University of Massachusetts have refused to pay a new student fee, a protest that could result in dismissal from the school and loss of their student visas. The $65-per-semester fee for for eign students was designed to compensate for cuts to the budget of the university’s international ' programs office. It appeared for the first time on the spring semester bills due this month. University spokesman Patrick Callahan said the budget for the international student office was cut $240,000 last year, and the new fee would provide a little over $200,000. Former Bush adviser slams administration WASHINGTON - Richard A. Clarke, the former White House counterterrorism coordinator, ac cuses the Bush administration of failing to recognize the al-Qaida threat before the September 11 ter ror attacks and then manipulat ing America into war with Iraq with dangerous consequences. Clarke, who is expected to tes tify Tuesday before a federal panel reviewing the attacks, writes in a new book going on sale Monday that Bush and his Cabinet were preoccupied during the early months of his presidency with some of the same Cold War issues that had faced his father’s admin istration. World Afghani minister killed during power struggle KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - Soldiers loyal to a local comman der shot and killed Afghanistan’s aviation minister Sunday in the western city of Herat, setting off a gunbattle in which as many as 100 people died in vicious factional fighting, the commander said. In Kabul, President Hamid Karzai’s Cabinet convened in an emergency session after the killing of minister Mirwais Sadiq and dispatched extra troops to try to calm the city. Presidential spokesman Khaleeq Ahmed said that the minister had been shot in his car and circumstances were unclear. Sharon proposes Gaza withdrawal plan JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Ariel Sharon presented his pro posal for a Gaza Strip withdrawal to Cabinet ministers from his Likud Party on Sunday, which met significant opposition but ap parently not enough to sink the plan, participants said. Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz, meanwhile, told a Cabinet meet ing that he has prepared a plan to strike hard at Hamas, ahead of any pullout, branding the Islamic militant group a strategic threat. The plan includes intensifying tar geted killings of militants and stepping up army raids. JL_—_ fc'li ry : Gutenberg Bible be comes the first printed book. 1903: Niagara Falls runs out of water because of a drought. . . . . ...... .... ... ... t' '-i1 . -i» t . ■■ .. Extended. Forecast Today ► HI: 56 LO: 30 Tuesday r - HI: 60 LO: 36 Wednesday £ ^ HI: 70 LO: 46 Thursday r~~ HI: 72 LO: 47 Friday F* HI: 57 LO: 34 | Today FACULTY CHAMBER MUSIC RECITAL: School of Music 206,3 p.nr. BUTCH TARBUTTON SAXOPHONE RECITAL: School of Music 206, 7:30 p.m. ADAPTIVE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT FOR DYNAMIC, DISTRIBUTED REAL-TIME SYSTEMS: Swearingen Engineering Center 1A03,3:30 - 4:30 p.m. Tuesday use SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA FEATURING VADIM GLUZMAN: Roger Center for the Arts, Gonzalez Hall, 7:30 p.m. THE FINANCIAL EDGE WORKSHOP: 1600 Hampton Street Annex 104. 0-11 a m. Wednesday ADAM ESTES, SID TYNER AND JENNIFER FORET CONCERTO RECITAL: School of Music 206,6 p.m. BRIAN MCNAMARA JUNIOR GUITAR RECITAL: School of Music 206,7 p.m. EDUCATION RECRUITMENT DAY: Carolina Coliseum, 10 a.m.-12 p.m., 1-5 p.m. EPIDEMIOLOGY SEMINAR, “CHRONOEPIDEMIOLOGY”: Dr. Bill Hrushesky of the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Health Sciences Building 103,12:30 p.m. ORPHAN FILM SYMPOSIUM: Russell House Theater, 8 p.m. Thursday CHRISTOPHER BERG GUITAR RECITAL: School of Music 206, 7:30 p.m. RAPHAEL RADA VOCAL RECITAL: School of Music 206,4:30 p.m. SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN THE ACADEMIC ARENA: Computer Services 309,9 a.m.-12 p.m. ORPHAN FILM SYMPOSIUM: Russell House Theater, 9 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday SEMINAR, “SOME NEW ASPECTS OF MOLECULAR ENGINEERING OF HEME PROTEINS TO MANIPULATE THEIR FUNCTIONS: LIGAND BINDING, CATALYSIS AND INTERPROTEIN RECOGNITION": Dr. Isao Morishima of Kyoto University, Japan, Jones Physical Science Center 712, Refreshments 3:45 p.m., Seminar 4 p.m. ORPHAN FILM SYMPOSIUM: Russell House Theater, 9 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday ORPHAN FILM SYMPOSIUM: Russell House Theater, 9 a.m.-10 p.m. Matchbox twenty gives new artist a chance NEW YORK - Rob Thomas re members the lean days before matchbox twenty blew up into a household name. Now the band is giving a strug gling musician the chance to take center stage during one of their live concerts. It’s part of VHl’s “You Rock With,” a new half-hour television show aimed at giving an un known artist a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to play with an es tablished band. It was an unusual move for a band that has turned down plen ty of entertainment requests in the past. “We do so little as a band. Everything sounds really suspect to us,” he said. As part of the show, which airs Monday, the band auditions three guitarists to play its hit “Bright Lights.” Other episodes will feature Rod Stewart, Poison, Melissa Etheridge and Barenaked Ladies. uuuvasi gamers 2 Soul Train Awards LOS ANGELES - OutKast’s “Speakerboxxx/The Love Below” won two awards, including R&B/soul or rap album of the year, to lead the winners at Saturday’s 18th annual Soul Train Music Awards. The awards, named after the long-running television show, honor recording artists in R&B, hip-hop, rap and gospel music. They were held at the International Cultural Center and televised live via syndica tion. OutKast was the lone multiple winner at the ceremony hosted by Alicia Keys and producer/song writer Kenneth “Babyface" Edmonds. Soul crooner Luther Vandross was the night’s sentimental choice, winning best R&B/soul single, male for his song, “Dance With My Father.” Hawke didn’t enjoy film’s violent themes LOS ANGELES - Ethan Hawke says he was uncomfortable with the seamy plot in his new movie, “Taking Lives.” Hawke plays Angelina Jolle’s love interest in the thriller. He is an art dealer who gets involved in the search for a serial killer and becomes a target. “The movie certainly deals with some kind of sexuality-with violence that I’ve never dealt with in movies,” Hawke told the Daily News of Los Angeles. “It’s some thing that I find pretty uncom fortable and that I don’t particu larly enjoy.” But Hawke said it was precisely because it would be a new experi ence that he took the role. “If you want to have a long ca reer in the movies, you’ve got to try to work in different genres;” he said. Clooney raises funds for father’s election FORT MITCHELL, KY. - Actor George Clooney helped raise about $140,000 at private fund-raisers for his father’s congressional cam paign. Nick Clooney, a longtime Cincinnati television personality, is the lone Democratic candidate for the 4th District seat of retiring U.S. Rep. Ken Lucas. About 150 people paid $250 each to mingle with the actor at The Oriental Wok, a restaurant in Fort Mitchell. In another fund raiser, about 100 people paid $1,000 each to see the actor at a private home. 3 Doors Down to play concert for charity MOBILE, ALA. — Rock band 3 Doors Down hopes to raise at least $125,000 for charities at its March 26 concert. The money raised in Mobile will be shared among 16 nonprof it organizations, including the Mulherin Custodial Home, Ronald McDonald House, Gulf Coast Women’s Center for Nonviolence and Habitat for Humanity. Band members are donating the money they would make from the show, although this doesn’t include production costs such as payroll for the crew. “We’re making zero,” said gui tarist Matt Roberts. Mark Smith, a financial advis er coordinating part of the con cert’s charitable side, said the band also donated eight guitars and a dozen decorated drumheads for auction. BRIEFS FROM ASSOCIATED PRESS WIRE PHOTO SPECIAL TO THE GAMECOCK Matchbox twenty Joins VHl’s “You Rock With” to play with an aspiring musician. USC.Briefly Workshop to give staff The Financial Edge’ “The Financial Edge” work shop will be presented to facul ty and staff Tuesday 9-11 a.m. This workshop, which will be held in room 104 of the 1600 Hampton Street Annex, offers an in-depth look at the reports that are generated by new accounting software, The Financial Edge. Participants will learn how to read and interpret reports generated by the software. For more informa tion, call 777-6578, e-mail hrtrain@gwm.sc.edu or visit http://hr.sc.edu/profdevp/class es/flnedge.html. Education recruiters to come to job fair School Districts from around the country will be recruiting teachers, administrators, librari ans and media specialists Tuesday at the Carolina Coliseum. The event will be a tra ditional career fair 10 a.m.-12 p.m. and an opportunity to participate in interviews with school districts 1-5 p.m. For more information, contact the Career Center at 777 3969 or heatherb@gwm.sc.edu. Sexual harassment info session offered The Professional Development Office will be holding “Sexual Harassment in the Academic Arena,” an information session for faculty and staff to take place on Thursday 9 a.m.-12 p.m. The session will be held in tht Computer Services building room 309. Students can attend this session to find out why there are no real winners in a sexual harassment complaint. For more information, call 777 6578, e-mail hrtrain@gwm.sc.edu, or visit http://hr.sc.edu/profdevp/class es/harassment.html. 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 (6p.m.-6a.m.) ■ Violent • Nonviolent CRIMES AT UNKNOWN HOURS E3 Violent © Nonviolent Wednesday, March 17 © LARCENY OF PLAYSTATION 2, BATES HOUSE, 1423 WHALEY ST. The victim said someone took a PlayStation 2 with two controllers, seven PlayStation games and nine DVDs from his unsecured room. Estimated value: $560. Reporting officer: D. Pardue. Thursday, March 18 ® FIRE (NON-SUSPICIOUS), 1212 GREENE ST. Reporting officer G. Kerwin received a call in reference to a trash can fire. Columbia Fire Department was notified and extinguished the fire. Friday, March 19 Q DUI, FAKE ID, BLOSSOM AND ASSEMBLY STREETS Reporting officer M.L. Gooding was stopped west-bound on Blossom and Assembly streets when he saw James Willis’ vehicle turn onto Blossom Street running up onto the concrete median. Gooding made a U-turn to get behind the vehicle and saw it turn north onto Main Street almost striking cars in legal parking spaces along the side of the road. Gooding made a traffic stop. Willis had a strong odor of alcohol about him as well as slightly slurred speech and glassy eyes. Willis said several times that he had not been drinking and then said \s had had one beer. Willis wa£ advised of his Miranda rights and was given field sobriety tests. He was asked to say his ABCs from D to N and said, “D, E, F, J, K” and then said random letters until he was stopped. He was given a one legged stand test and could not follow directions at first. The p test was restarted, and he placed his foot down at 4 and 6 seconds, at which time Gooding stopped the test for safety. Willis said he had not had too much to drink, just six beers at a fraternity function. He was arrested for DUI and advised of all necessary rights, at which time another ID was discovered in his right front pocket. Another ID was found in the vehicle belonging to the passenger, Tyler Gregg. Report jig officers: M.L. 1 Gooding, Simmons.