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Alcohol CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 code on the back of most new drivers’ licenses, the officer will scan the suspect’s license to make sure the information is accurate. The scanner is important be cause most people alter the birth date on the front of the license so the card reads that they’re older than 21. The ID scanner reads the bar code on the back of the license, which is an encrypted form of the person’s information, including their real age. Trouble arises when the information on the li cense doesn’t match up with the 1 reading on the ID scanner. “If they get caught, they will get punished,” Claypoole said. Another new tool the team uses is a device resembling a flashlight that has a small fan inside. The fan draws in ambient air and mea sures the level of alcohol in the air. So. even if underage drinkers lie to the police, the device mea sures the level of alcohol on their breath, catching them in a lie. “We are enforcing zero toler ance,” Claypoole said. “If you drink, you’ll get a ticket that night.” Claypoole wants underage drinkers to know the enforcement team is out and ready to enforce the rules. “There are so many things to > lose,” he said. “Don’t be stupid, don’t risk your future.” Comments on this story?E-mail gamecocknewsfiigwm. sc. edu Republicans CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 problems with the credential lists and made every effort to help USC, even offering to ac cept revised lists after the dead line. “We went out of our way to get them in,” Weatherford said. Meanwhile, the USC College Republicans got U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., to back them at the state convention, t “I want to make sure that all organizations have a fair and equal opportunity to participate in this process,” Wilson wrote to the confederation Credentials Committee. “I am sure that all consideration will be given to the University of South Carolina College Republicans and that they will be given their fair share of delegates at the convention being held today.” Grooms said Dargan and Piper convinced Wilson to write the let ter. Despite Wilson’s support, the Credentials Committee decided further compromise would be unfair to other schools and as signed USC the minimum two f votes. Weatherford said he thinks the USC College Republicans made the decision to withdraw in the heat of the moment and might soon regret it. “They were on an emotional high and because of that they made irrational decisions,” he said. Chaney said USC’s College Republicans are still operating and participating with the state GOP. Comments on this story?E-mail gamecocknews@gwm.sc.edu Spain identifies bombing suspects MADRID, SPAIN - The Spanish government named a Moroccan extremist group linked to al-Qaida as the main focus of the Madrid bombing probe and said Tuesday that investigators were making swift progress. The Moroccan Islamic Combatant Group, forerunner of a group blamed for last year’s sui cide bombings in Casablanca, is now the “priority,” Interior Minister Angel Acebes said — a reversal of the government’s ini tial statements that the prime suspects were Basque sepa ratists. This was the first time a Spanish government official publicly iden tified it as the focus of investigation. ) Acebes said witness testimo ny and the discovery of a rural house where the attackers were believed to have assembled have led investigators closer to un raveling the plot behind the bombings, which killed 191 peo ple and wounded more than 1,800. The Spanish news agency Efe said Abdelkrim Mejjati, a 36 year-old Moroccan reportedly be lieved to have masterminded the ■attack, was among tl^e five being sought. Crossan CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Crossan will give three lectures discussing the life, death and res urrection of the historical Jesus. He will also speak at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral on Sumter Street Thursday at 3 p.m. Crossan will examine the con troversy concerning Gibson’s de piction of Jesus. “There are many layers in the movie,” Crossan said. “The gen eral outline is taken from the New Testament — about 5 percent. About 80 percent comes from ‘The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ’ by Anne Catherine Emmerich, and 15 percent comes from Mel Gibson.” Crossan said Anne Catherine Emmerich’s writings read like a script for the film. Emmerich was a Roman Catholic nun who lived during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. “Let’s put it this way — if Mel Gibson gets best director at the Oscars, Emmerich should get best screenwriter,” Crossan said. Crossan will also discuss the film’s concentration on the pas sion of Jesus. “The film only looks at the death and execution, but it is not possible to understand Jesus without understanding his life,” ■ he said. Crossan said he will attempt to give his audiences a better un derstand of Jesus through a his torical perspective. Crossan said giving a historical perspective of Jesus differs from giving a reli gious perspective because when creating a historical representa tion, one must consider other sources besides the gospel. “Gospel literally means “good news,” but good news is always told from somebody’s point of view,” Crossan said. “The gospels are statements of faith. They were not written by Romans. Pontius Pilate did not write a gospel.” According to lectureship coor dinator Mardi McCabe, students will benefit from hearing Crossan speak not only because of his po sition as a noted Jesus scholar but also because of Jesus’ position in American culture. “Jesus is an important figure in our culture whether you are Christian or not,” McCabe said. “The American ideas about Jesus are an important part of culture, and there are many dif ferent ideas among different Christian groups and different religions.” Crossan taught religious stud ies at DePaul University for 26 years before retiring and devot ing himself to research and lec turing. Crossan now gives more than 20 lectures a year across the country. He has written 20 books on the historical Jesus, and four have become religious best sell ers. M Comments on this story?E-mail gamecocknews@gwm. sc. edu -1 WE DELIVER! * Campus & Downtown 252-7229 $2.00 OFF ! Any Food Purchase of $10 or more With this coupon. Not valid with any other. 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