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State Legal trouble used to teach forensic class CHARLESTON — A College of Charleston psychology professor falsely accused of downloading child pornography onto his com puter last year has created a class to teach students about hunting down criminals. Robin Bowers will teach the college’s first forensic psychology course this May. It melds psy chology and criminal justice in a field with an array of applica tions. His interest in helping students figure out the clinical and psycho logical aspects of the law grew out of suddenly finding himself on the other side of the law last year. Bridge faces steel availability problems CHARLESTON — Skyrocketing steel prices are not expected to af fect completion of the most expen sive bridge ever built in South Carolina — the $632 million Ravenel Bridge* rising along the skyline between Charleston and Mount Pleasant. Contractors still must find a sup plier for some of the steel rods that will be used in the bridge cables for what will be the longest cable stayed bridge in North America. About 60 percent of the needed rods, manufactured at Georgetown Steel Co., are on hand. But the mill has been idle since last October when it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and reorga nization. Now a new source must be found. Nation Rice to testify before 9-11 commission WASHINGTON - The commis sion looking into the September • 11 attacks will ask National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice why governmental bureau cracy became so flawed as to allow the terrorist strike and how the Bush administration plans to fix the problems, panel members said Sunday. Bush initially refused to let Rice testify publicly and under oath, which he said would violate a president’s right to confidential exchanges with his advisers. Under pressure from Congress and the commission, Bush relent ed last week. U.S. transit systems to increase security WASHINGTON - A warning that terrorists might strike trains and buses in major U.S. cities using bombs concealed in bags or luggage has the nation’s transit systems ratcheting up security measures. Greg Hull, security chief for the American Public Transportation Association, said the transit sys tems are at “code yellow-plus” fol lowing the bulletin from the FBI and the Homeland Security Department about a possible ter ror plot. • World 8 American soldiers killed in Iraqi riots REGION - Supporters of an anti-American cleric rioted in four Iraqi cities Sunday, killing eight U.S. troops and one Salvadoran soldier. The rioters, supporters of anti American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, were angry over Saturday’s arrest on murder charges of one of al Sadr’s aides, Mustafa al-Yacoubi, and the closure of a pro-al-Sadr newspaper. Gaza withdrawal plan has harsh opposition NAJAF, IRAQ - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon engaged in a heated argument Sunday with hardline Cabinet ministers opposed to his plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip and parts of the West Bank, reflecting the tough internal pres sure that Sharon faces as he tries to move forward with his propos al. The prime minister has pro posed leaving the areas — remov ing troops and uprooting settle ments in the process — to reduce friction between Israelis and Palestinians after more than three years of fighting. He has said he will carry out the plan next year if peace efforts with the Palestinians remain stalled. BRIEFS FROM ASSOCIATED PRESS WIRE . !2 tory -mJ.768: First Chamber of Commerce forms in New York, N.Y. 1965: Lava Lamp Day is cele brated. | LO: 45 | LO: 54 ^ LoUl | L0U5 Today “SIMPLE MATH IS ENOUGH: TWO EXAMPLES OF INFERRING FUNCTIONAL ASSOCIATIONS FROM GENOMIC DATA”: Shoudan Liang of NASA Ames Research Qenter, Swearingen Engineering Center 1A03,3:30 4:30 p.m. STUDY ABROAD INFORMATION SESSION: Business Administration Building, 6th floor, 4 p.m. SPRING TROMBONE NIGHT: School of Music 206,6 p.m. GAMECOCK CHESS CLUB: INTERNATIONAL MASTER DANNY KOPEC’S LECTURE AND SIMULTANEOUS EXHIBITION: Swearingen Engineering Building, Faculty Lounge, 6:30 p.m. SAXOPHONE QUARTET RECITAL: School of Music 206,7:30 p.m. luesaay COLLOQUIUM, “NEUTRINO PHYSICS”: Jones Physical Science Center 409, Refreshments 3:45 p.m., Colloquium 4 p.m. “BLACK PROTEST AND THE AMERICAN RADICAL TRADITION”: Timothy McCarthy of UNC-Chapel Hill, GambreU Hall 429,4 p.m. BENJAMIN W. MCMILLAN DOCTORAL TRUMPET RECITAL: School of Music 206,4:30 p.m. JAZZ COMBOS: School of Music 206, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday GRADUATE STUDENT DAY 2004: Russell House, 2nd and 3rd floors, 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. CAROLINA DINING FOOD COMMITTEE SIGN-UP BOOTH: Greene Street, 11:30-2:30 p.m. EPIDEMIOLOGY SEMINAR, “EXPOSURE BIOMARKERS IN EPIDEMIOLOGY: THE CASE OF PCB CONGENER PROFILES”: Health Sciences Building 103, 12:30 p.m. LECTURE, “WHAT’S MORE IMPORTANT: FAT OR FIT?": Dr. Tim Church of Centers for Integrated Health Research at The Cooper Institute in Dallas, Texas, Harper College, Gressette Room, 12:30-1:30 p.m. SEMINAR, “TRYING TO UNDERSTAND ZINC-CATALYZED INTERCONVERSIONS OF CARBON DIOXIDE”: Jones Physical Science Center 104, Refreshments 3:45 p.m., Seminar 4 p.m. STUDY ABROAD INFORMATION SESSION: Business Administration Building, 6th floor, 4 p.m. FULBRIGHT GRANTS WORKSHOP: Harper College, College Conference Room, 4 p.m. ADAM HARMON SAXOPHONE RECITAL: School of Music 206,6 p.m. LAST LECTURE SERIES: Faust Pauluzzi of the Languages, Literatures and Cultures Department, Harper College, Gressette Room, 7 p.m. BRIAN HORN AND ZACH ROGERS JUNIOR TRUMPET RECITAL: School of Music 206,7:30 p.m. Thursday COLLOQUIUM, “MARGINAL HAZARD MODELS WITH VARYING-COEFFICIENTS FOR MULTIVARIATE FAILURE TIME DATA”: Jianwen Cai of the University of North Carolina, LeConte 210A, 2 p.m. COLLOQUIUM, “LONG AGO WHEN GALAXIES WERE YOUNG: QUASAR ABSORBERS AS PROBES OF GALAXY EVOLUTION”: Jones Physical Science Center 409, Refreshments 3:45 p.m., Colloquium 4 p.m. ERIC LAMPIN SENIOR CLARINET RECITAL: School of Music 206,4 p.m. Osbourne daughter checks into rehab LOS ANGELES - Kelly Osbourne, the 19-year-old daughter of heavy metal star Ozzy Osbourne, has checked into a drug rehabilitation center for an addiction to painkillers, her parents said in a televised interview. Ozzy, 55, and Sharon Osbourne, 51, talked about their daughter’s drug problem on CNN’s “Larry King Live.” Sharon Osbourne said that an English tabloid notified them Friday that they had a photograph of Kelly in an apparent drug deal. Kelly Osbourne was confront ed and eventually acknowledged a drug problem “after a lot of twist ing,” Sharon Osbourne said. Ozzy said that his daughter de nied having a stash of drugs, but the family’s maid said she had found a bag of pills underneath her bed. Kelly’s brother, Jack, 18, drove her to a rehabilitation center in Malibu. ozzy rues complaint with medical board LOS ANGELES — Rocker Ozzy Osbourne filed a complaint with the state medical board, accusing a Beverly Hills doctor of over-pre scribing addictive drugs to him. Osbourne says the drugs led to his disoriented behavior on the re ality TV series “The Osbournes,” the Los Angeles Times reported. Authorities asked Dr. David Kipper to turn over copies of Osbourne’s medical records and scheduled a meeting with the British singer and his wife, Sharon. Osbourne filed the complaint in early March. Kipper’s attorney, John D. Harwell, said the doctor is “always pleased to cooperate with the med ical board.” He declined to com ment further. Osbourne hired Kipper in June 2002 to kick a prescription drug habit. Kipper charged the Osbourne family $650,000 for his services, records show. Quarterback Palmer is next ‘Bachelor’ NEWARK, N.J. - The quarter back attempted 25 passes and only completed one. On TV, that makes you a winner. New York Giants backup quar terback Jesse Palmer emerged from weeks of taping ABC’s reali ty show “The Bachelor” having chosen one of the 25 contestants. He refers to her as “the missus” and says he calls her each day on the phone, although he won’t say if they’re engaged. Palmer can’t be seen with the winner until after the final episode airs. The 25-year-old quarterback is the center of attention for the fifth season of the popular show, which will premiere April 7. Palmer said he’s still not sure why he was chosen for the show. The network called his agent, who passed along the offer. “I think (it was) the fact that I was young, dumb and Canadian,” PHOTO SPECIAL TO THE GAMECOCK Kelly Osbourne checked Into a rehab clinic after admitting an addiction to painkillers. Palmer joked. Wayne to appear on new postage stamp BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF. - He was a cowboy, a Green Beret, a jet' pilot and a detective during his long acting career. Now, John Wayne will grace a postage stamp. The United States Postal Service unveiled its annual “Legends of Hollywood” com memorative postage stamp at a private fund-raiser for the John Wayne Cancer Institute held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. This is not the first time Wayne’s likeness has appeared on a stamp. In 1990, he was pic tured on one of four 25-cent U.S. commemorative postage stamps honoring classic films released in 1939. The stamp featured Wayne as the Ringo Kid in “Stagecoach.” “He would be glad to know he will be visiting the homes and businesses of millions of his fans every day,” said Ethan Wayne, one of the Duke’s seven children. ‘Hellboy’walks tall on opening weekend LOS ANGELES - A wisecrack ing demon from hell took down The Rock for the weekend’s box-of fice title. “Hellboy," starl ing Ron Periman as the comic-book superhero with red skin, horns and a tail, debut ed as the top flick with $23.5 mil lion, according to studio estimates Sunday. The Rock’s “Walking Tall,” a re make of the 1973 vigilante-justice tale, opened in second place with $15.3 million. The previous weekend’s top movie, “Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters* Unleashed,” fell to No. 3 with $15.r million, lifting its 10-day total to $50 million. The weekend’s other new wide releases followed: Disney’s ani mated cow tale “Home on the Range” at No. 4 with $14 million and Julia Stiles’ love story “The Prince and Me” at No. 5 with $10 million. BRIEFS FROM ASSOCIATED PRESS WIRE USC.Briefly Carolina Camp seeks summer counselors Applications are available for camp counselors for Carolina Camp, an extended orientation ex perience for incoming freshmen that will take place June 23 and June 24. Benefits to students include: op portunities to meet other student leaders, increased knowledge of campus and resources, ability to have an impact on incoming stu dents, staff T-shirt and picture, paid meals and accommodations and references for future jobs. Applications are available in the Career Center and are due by April 16 at 5 p.m. For more infor mation, r.ontact Viki Sox Fecas, camp director, at vfecas@gwm.sc.edu or 777-3970. Research position open in sleep clinic USC’s sleep research study, funded by the National Institutes of Health, is seeking help from a minority student who would be paid full-time for one year’s worth of research assistance. The ideal candidate would be an outstanding student who is graduating May 2004, and wanting a year of research experience pri or to graduate or medical school. The application would include a proposed ancillary project, which the student would be re sponsible for under the guidance of the principle investigator of the study. For more information, con tact Shawn Youngstedt at 777-9929 or syoungstedt@sc.edu. Outstanding Honors faculty up for award The Honors College is accept ing nominations for the Michael A. Hill Outstanding Honors Faculty Award. All seniors are encouraged to nominate professors whom they would like to recognize for their outstanding teaching, mentoring and service to the Honors College community. Nominations should be sub mitted by e-mail to Marshall James at marshall.james@schc.sc.edu by Friday. Submissions should in clude a brief description of why the nominated faculty member isf worthy of the award. Receive free food, join Food Committee Carolina Dining will have a Food Committee sign-up booth on Greene Street Wednesday from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Free ice cream and giveaways will be available as well as infor mation about the committee. Membership includes free food, bonus bucks and other incentives.