The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, March 29, 2004, Page 2, Image 2

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In istory Congress approves Lincoln 1961: Twenty-third Amendment is ratified, allowing Washington, D.C., residents to vote for president. Extended. Forecast ^ Today Tuesday r^c\ Wednesday Thursday Friday ri°—HI: 70 HI: 62 Hm: 70 HI: 70 HI: 67 .. LO: 50 LO: 45 LO: 45 LO: 42 LO:49 State Officials forecast impact of West Nile GREENVILLE — As the weather warms across South Carolina, health officials are bracing for an other round of the WestNile virus. Less rain this spring could mean fewer mosquitoes than last year, which could reduce the risk of the mosquito-bome virus this season. But an increasing number of infected birds and mosquitoes could mean the virus is becoming more established in the state. Those factors make it hard to pre dict the impact of the virus on South Carolina this year. : Seat-belt campaign uses Internet ads A group of businesses and or ganizations trying to curb the number of people killed on South Carolina’s roadways has begun an Internet and newspaper ad cam paign. The campaign urges citizens to ask their state senators to pass a stronger seat-belt law. The state Senate is considering a bill that would give officers the authority to stop and ticket adult drivers not wearing seat belts. The bill has passed the House. Nation Bush’s fund-raising to end next month CRAWFORD, TEXAS President Bush’s fund-raising odyssey, which carried him thou sands of miles on a quest for $170 million, is coming to an end. But the dollars will continue to flow ipto his war chest. Having already crossed that goal, Bush’s money drive comes full-circle with a fund-raiser Wednesday night in Washington —the same place the push for cash started on June 17,2003. The final fund-raiser is likely to be next month, campaign officials say. Rumsfeld counters claims against Bush WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld in sisted Sunday that Iraq was not a distraction for the Bush adminis tration in the days before and af ter the September 11 attacks. Rumsfeld sought to counter the contention of President Bush’s for mer chief counterterrorism ad viser, Richard Clarke, who testi fied last week that the adminis tration was preoccupied with Iraq and ignored the threat posed by Osama bin Laden and his al-Qaida terrorist network. World Artist wins new prize, uses Sept. 11 dust CARDIFF, WALES - A New York-based artist became the first winner of a new British art prize on Sunday for a work made from dust collected from the streets of Manhattan after the September 11 terror attacks. Xu Bing was awarded the inau gural $72,000 Artes Mundi, the Wales International Visual Art Prize, at a ceremony at the National Museum and Gallery in Cardiff. Xu, a New York resident who was born in China, used white dust from near Ground Zero to trace an ancient Chinese verse on the floor of the National Museum and Gallery in Cardiff. It reads: “As there is nothing from the first, where does the dust collect itself.” Top official supports indictment of Sharon JERUSALEM — Israel’s state at torney recommended Sunday that Prime Minister Ariel Sharon be indicted for bribe-taking, officials said, in what is seen as a major — but not final — step toward his possible resignation. Such an unprecedented indict ment of an Israeli prime minister could derail Sharon’s proposal to withdraw from much of the Gaza Strip — or entice him to move more quickly on the “disengage ment” plan, which has broad sup port in Israel. Sharon is meeting with President Bush in two weeks to try to win U.S. backing for a Gaza withdrawal. BRIEFS FROM ASSOCIATED PRESS WIRE Today GRADUATE STUDENT WRITING WORKSHOP: James F. Byrnes Budding 310,10 a.m.-12 p.m. I-COMM WEEK: LECTURE BY BILL DOUGLAS, KNIGHT RIDDER WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT: Carolina Coliseum, CEO Room, 10:10 a.m. I-COMM WEEK: SCBA LECTURE BY RITA COSBY, FOX NEWS: Carolina Coliseum, CEO Room, 2:30 p.m. STUDY ABROAD INFORMATION SESSION: Business Administration Building, 6th Floor, 4 p.m. CHRIS BARNES SAXOPHONE RECITAL: School of Music 206, 4:30 p.m. CONVENT BAPTIST CHURCH REVIVAL SERVICE: Convent Baptist Church, Dinner 6 p.m., Service 7 p.m. SPRING TUBA AND EUPHONIUM STUDIO RECITAL: School of Music 206,7:30 p.m. Tuesday I-COMM WEEK: “SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS AND CHUMPS-THE PROMISE AND PERILS OF SUPER BOWL ADVERTISING”: Business Administration Building 005, i 3:30 p.m. COLLOQUIUM, “THE BABAR EXPERIMENT AND RARE LEPTONIC B DECAYS”: Jones Physical Science Center 409, Refreshments 3:45 p.m., Colloquium 4 p.m. UDALL SCHOLARSHIP WORKSHOP: Harper College Conference Room, 1st floor, 4 p.m. ERNEST LIM PIANO RECITAL: School of Music 206,6 p.m. CONVENT BAPTIST CHURCH REVIVAL SERVICE: Convent Baptist Church, Dinner 6 p.m., Service 7 p.m. JAEYOON KIM VOCAL RECITAL: School of Music 206,7:30 p.m. Wednesday “INNOVATION AND COLLABORATION THROUGH TECHNOLOGY”: Williams-Brice Building 125,2-3:30 p.m. RHODES/MARSHALL SCHOLARSHIPS WORKSHOP: Harper College, Gressette Room, 3rd floor, 4 p.m. I-COMM WEEK: HONORS NIGHT AND BUCHHEIT LECTURE BY GERALD BOYD: Law Center Auditorium, 6 p.m. Thursday \ EPIDEMIOLOGY SEMINAR, “RESPIRATORY HEALTH OF FARMERS: EVALUATING EXPOSURES IN THE AGRICULTURAL HEALTH STUDY": Health Sciences Building 103, 12:30 p.m. STUDY ABROAD INFORMATION SESSION: Business Administration Building, 6th floor, 4 p.m. COLLOQUIUM, “SHAPES OF THE PROTON”: Jones Physical Science Center 409, Refreshments 3:45 p.m., Colloquium 4 p.m. TRUMAN SCHOLARSHIP WORKSHOP: Harper College Conference Room, 1st floor, 4 | p.m. MADELEINE DARMIENTO GRADUATE VIOLIN RECITAL: , School of Music 206,4:30 p.m. R. SULLIVAN/M. BUFFETT/B. BERG JUNIOR JAZZ RECITAL: School of Music 006,5:30 p.m. PAUL SUTTON VOCAL RECITAL: School of Music 206,6 p.m. I-COMM WEEK: “ETHICS: THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COIN”: Swearingen Engineering Center, Amoco Hall, 6:30 p.m. ANN COULTER, “LET’S HEAR THE OTHER SIDE”: Roger Center, 8 p.m. APRU. FOOL’S DAY Coen brothers use childhood names in film MINNEAPOLIS - The Coen brothers have again reached into their past for the memorable name of a movie character. In their film “The Ladykillers,” which opened Friday, Tom Hanks plays Goldthwait Hlgglnson Dorr III. If that name sounds familiar, it’s because there’s a real-life Dorr who once lived in the Twin Cities. Now 72 and living in Phoenix, Dorr worked at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts as a curator and administrator in the early 1960s. “I ran the Rose Fete and over saw the display of the traveling Larry Rivers exhibition,” said Dorr, who was surprised to be re born in film as a pompous con man. Joel and Ethan Coen, who grew up in St. Louis Park, have a histo ry of borrowing Minnesota names for their characters. They turned local film critics Bob Lundegaard and Bill Diehl into characters in “Fargo.” The studio confirmed that the Coens recycled Dorr’s name from their childhood. Day arrested for disorderly conduct MADISON, WIS. - Singer Howie Day was arrested for apparently locking a woman in a bathroom and breaking another woman’s cell phone after one of the women allegedly refused his sexual ad vances. Day, 23, who opened for the band Barenaked Ladies at a con cert Wednesday, was charged Friday with misdemeanor counts of criminal damage to property and disorderly conduct in con nection with the post-concert in cident on his tour bus. Day was released from jail af ter posting $850 bail Thursday. He is scheduled for a court appear ance on April 1. According to a criminal com plaint, Day allegedly locked a woman in a bathroom on the tour bus after she refused his sexual ad vance. He then broke the cell phone of another woman trying to call po lice. “That was probably wrong of me,” Day told police of breaking the phone. “But I felt violated.” PHOTO SPECIAL TO THE GAMECOCK Tom Hanks stars as con artist Goldthwait Higginson Dorr III In “The Ladyklllers.” Swank to model for CK intimate wear NEW YORK - Hilary Swank win be the exclusive celebrity model of the upcoming global launch of the Calvin Klein Sensual Support intimate apparel collection, the company announced. The Oscar-winning actress will be featured in ads for the new col lection, including print, outdoor and other media. “Hilary is the perfect choice for this campaign. She looks abso lutely beautiful and easily conveys the sensuality that we want,” Kim Vernon, senior vice president of global advertising and communi cations for Calvin Klein Inc., said. “I also think that she is not the expected choice for a women’s un derwear campaign and these pic tures will present her in a way that she has not been seen in her professional work so far.’’The new collection will be available in July. Jamaican musicians cover Dylan songs KINGSTON, JAMAICA Jamaican musicians have record ed a tribute album to Bob Dylan with reggae covers of some of the American folk singer’s most well known songs, the album’s distrib utor said. “Is It Rolling, Bob” includes 16 songs recorded by veteran per formers such as Beres Hammond and new-wave roots groups like Sizzla, said Gary Himelfarb, head of Washington D.C.-based RAS Records. Although the album will not be released in the United States and Europe until June, three songs are playing already in Jamaica: “Subterranean Blues" by Sizzla, “Knocking On Heaven’s Door” by Luciano and “Just Like a Woman” by Hammond. The album was recorded in Kingston, London and Washington, D.C. Actor Chan protests Taiwan elections TAIPEI, TAIWAN - Hong Kong film star Jackie Chan said Sunday that Taiwan’s recent presidential election was “the biggest joke in the world.” President Chen Shui-bian nar rowly won the March 20 vote. The opposition wants to nullify the re sults after Lien Chan lost the elec tion and claimed the vote was marred by irregularities. Thousands protested in the streets for a week after the vote. “People will talk about it for 100 years,” Chan said at a news con ference in Shanghai. “It was a shame. Not so good to look at. I was very upset and couldn’t fall asleep.” Chan’s comments were aired on Taiwanese television. Williams interests « ) reach beyond tennis WASHINGTON - Serena Williams has signed with the William Morris Agency, leaving her agents at IMG after four years. “While tennis is my No. 1 pri ority, there are a number of inter ests that I have, which I think William Morris is most suited to provide for me,” Williams said in a statement released Thursday by her publicist. “They have a great reputation for their representation of athletes, and for the ancillary opportunities that they provide their clients.” After an eight-month absence, she returned to tournament ten b nis Friday with an opening-match W win at the Nasdaq-100 Open. Her interests extend beyond the tennis court, including acting — with an appearance on “Law & Order” and other TV shows—and fashion design. briefs from associated press wire use. Briefly Volunteers needed for Camp City Year City Year is seeking volunteers to assist camp counselors, help with breaks and help during pick up times at the week-long Camp City Year for elementary stu dents. The camp will be held at Arden Elementary School and is open to 120 area children. It will run April 5-9. For more information, contact David DeMasters at -*_ ddemasters04@cityyear.org or at 254-3349 x303. Red Bull to hire USC student for research Red Bull is looking for a stu dent brand manager at USC to as sist in brand development on campus and market analysis, among other responsibilities. Applicants must be entering at least their second year of study, attend USC, know what goes on on campus, be interested in mar keting and be outgoing. For more information, or to apply, visit http://www.redbullu.com. Berea Concert Choir to sing Lenten music The Berea College Concert Choir and Chamber Singers from Berea, Ky., will perform Friday at St. Joseph Catholoc Church at 7:30 p.m. The free concert is part of a seven-day spring concert tour that includes appearances in Georgia, Florida and Tennessee. The 60-member choir will per form sacred works, including works by Arkhangelsky | Mendelssohn, Scarlatti and Paulus " Program highlights will include The Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi, arranged by Rene Clausen and an arrangement by Gilbert Martin of the hymns “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross.” For more infor mation, contact Teresa Riley at 254 7646 x5 or MusDirTSR@aol.com. 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, March 25 S BOMB THREAT, COKER LIFE SCIENCES BUILDING, 715 SUMTER ST. The complainant said a male subject called and said there was a bomb in the building. The building was evacuated and the search of the building was conducted with negative results. Reporting officer: R. Morales, a CIVIL DISTURBANCE, GRAND MARKETPLACE, 1400 GREENEST. The complainant said several individuals were yelling and cursing inside the Grand Marketplace. She said she asked them to leave, and they did. The complainant then said that when the individuals left, they went outside to the patio area of the Russell House and began to cause a scene. Investigation continues. Reporting officer: J.D. Rosier. O Suspicious activity, HOUSING VIOLATION, CAPSTONE HOUSE, 902 BARNWELL ST. TheRAon duty reported a housing I violation in two rooms. ” Reporting officer S. Alexander confiscated items from the room. Consent to search forms were issued and voluntarily signed by occupants of both rooms. WWilf.OAILYGAMECOCK.COM Che&fc^MJt, fiSjjjjjJys a week. I