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State
Some say Charleston
turning into museum
CHARLESTON — Some who fol
low Charleston’s history are wor
ried the priciest and most pic
turesque parts of the city are turn
ing into a museum instead of
places to raise a family.
The downside of Charleston’s
booming popularity is people are
buying the picture-perfect houses
in the city’s oldest neighborhoods
as second homes.
Frederick Starr, who has stud
ied similar issues in New Orleans,
told people at a forum last year
those changes are eating away at
the life of downtown Charleston.
Scana to use federal
money to pay for dam
Scana Corp. won’t ask its cus
tomers to pay for the $275 million
in improvements to its Lake
Murray dam.
The electricity provider said
tax credits from the federal gov
ernment the company had earned
for using fancy coal when it makes
power will more than cover the
costs.
South Carolina Electric and
Gas uses the dam to generate elec
tricity and has been reinforcing it
and widening the road atop the
dam. SCE&G provides power to
574,000 customers across the state.
Nation
Missle systems need
testing, report finds
WASHINGTON - U.S. missile de
fense systems may not have faced
testing rigorous enough to ensure
they would work during an attack,
said a congressional study.
The report, prepared by the
General Accounting Office, an in
vestigative arm of Congress, calls
for the military to conduct more
realistic testing before making the
systems operational.
The first of a series of intercep
tor missiles, designed to shoot
down intercontinental ballistic
missiles launched by North Korea
or other belligerents, are expected
to be ready by the end of the year.
Crude oil costs send
gas prices up 3 cents
LOS ANGELES - U.S. gasoline
prices climbed 3 more cents per
gallon in the past two weeks be
cause of high crude oil prices,
tight capacity and rising demand,
an analyst said Sunday.
The nationwide average for all
gasoline grades, including taxes,
was nearly $1.86 per gallon, up 3.07
cents from April 9, according to
the Lundberg Survey of 8,000 sta
tions nationwide.
Since Dec. 19, the average gas
price has risen 34.55 cents.
World
Karzai will accept
less-militant Taliban
KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN -
Afghani President Hamid
Karzai returned Sunday to a
Taliban stronghold where he was
nearly assassinated 19 months
ago, and said he would welcome
rank-and-file members of the mili
tia back into society.
But Karzai said about 150 lead
ers of the ultra-religious Islamic
movement supplanted by his gov
ernment after a U.S.-led war are
unworthy of rehabilitation and
could be prosecuted.
The president has said in the
past that he believed most Taliban
could be reintegrated into society,
but this appeared to be the first
time he put a number on those the
nation sought to prosecute.
Israeli ministers say
no attack planned
JERUSALEM — Israeli leaders
backed away from Prime Minister
Ariel Sharon’s latest threats
against Yasser Arafat Sunday,
saying there are no immediate
plans to kill the Palestinian leader.
Sharon declared in a TV inter
view over the weekend that he is
no longer bound by a promise to the
United States not to harm Arafat.
The comments, which were
criticized in Washington, Europe
and the Arab world, raised spec
ulation that Arafat might be in
Israel’s crosshairs. In recent
weeks, Israel has killed the
founder of the Hamas militant
group and his successor.
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Us Today
HI: 79
LO: 56
Tuesday
HI: 75
J LO: 45
Wednesday
HI: 69
LO: 52
Thursday
HI: 80
LO: 55
Friday
HI: 84
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RAFAEL RADA DMA VOICE
RECITAL: School of Music 206,4
p.m.
STUDY ABROAD INFORMATION
SESSION: Business
Administration Building, Sixth
floor, 4 p.m.
Tuesday
SHEK KO CONDUCTING THE
GRADUATE VOCAL ENSEMBLE:
School of Music 206,12:30 p.nf.
KELLY KING VIOLA RECITAL:
t. School of Music 206,4 p.m.
LEARNING OBJECTS AND NEXT
GENERATION ONLINE COURSES:
Law Center, SubLevel 1, DEIS
Conference Room, 4-5 p.m.
NATURESCENE: A VISIT TO
CHERNOBYL: Gambrell Hall 153,
6 p.m.
use PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE:
School of Music 206,7:30 p.m.
Wednesday
LATE NIGHT CAROLINA: Strom
Thurmond Wellness & Fitness
Center, 9 p.m.-l a.m.
use STUDENT COMPOSERS
CONCERT: School of Music 206,
7:30 p.m.
LAST DAY OF CUSSES
Thursday
WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP
INSTITUTE CONFERENCE: Russell
House Ballroom, 9 a.m.-l:30 p.m.
VERIZON WIRELESS IN-SERVICE
DAY: 9 a.m.-4p.m.
“TRAVEL FOR LESS” WORKSHIP:
YWCA of the Midlands, 6-7:30
p.m.
READING DAY - NO CLASSES
Friday
VERIZON WIRELESS IN-SERVICE
DAY: 9 a.m.-noon
MADELEINE DARMIENTO
GRADUATE CHAMBER RECITAL:
School of Music 206,7:30 p.m.
SPRING DESSERT CONCERT,
RIDGE CHORAL SOCIETY:
Leesville United Methodist
Church, 7:30 p.m.
FINAL EXAMS BEGIN
Saturday
CELEBRATION OF SONG, STUDIO
RECITAL OF STUDENTS OF LAURY
CHRISTIE: School of Music 206,7
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Celebrities to sing at cancer fund-raiser
NEW YORK - Beyonce, Harry
Connlck Jr. and Nathan Lane are
among the performers lined up to
belt out tunes from “South
Pacific” on the world’s largest
cruise ship Saturday at a fund
raiser for Katie Couric’s colorectal
research organization.
About 1,000 people will attend
the event, which is expected to
raise at least $4 million, said
Couric, the co-host of NBC’s
“Today” show. It will take place
on the Queen Mary 2, which ar
rived in Manhattan for the first
time Friday. At 151,400 tons, the
liner is three times larger than the
Titanic.
“Cunard (Line) approached
some people at my organization
about a year ago and very gener
ously offered to host our next
event,” Couric said. “At that point
I thought, ‘What next event?’ but
given their offer I felt like I needed
to plan another one. ”
Couric partnered with the
Entertainment Industry
Foundation in 2000 to found the
National Colorectal Cancer
Research Alliance after her hus
band died of colon cancer.
The number of colonoscopy
screenings has increased 20 per
cent since the center opened, ac
cording to the center.
Nicole Kidman, Antonio
Banderas, Glenn Close and Jon Bon
Jovl also are expected to attend the
dinner and performance of
Richard Rodgers’ works, which in
cludes “Oklahoma!” and “The
Sound of Music.”
Oprah gives women
tips on speaking tour
ATLANTA — Talk-show host
Oprah Winfrey realizes many worn
en wish they could have her suc
cessful life.
“I know what that’s like be
cause I grew up wishing I could be
Diana Ross,” Winfrey said.
Winfrey spoke Saturday during
her “Hi Gorgeous” tour, which pro
motes health, body acceptance and
individuality. The sold-out event
was geared toward subscribers of
O, The Oprah Magazine, but also
drew fans of her TV show.
Nearly 3,000 women paid $45
each to hear Winfrey speak and to
learn lifestyle tips on healthy eat
ing, matching wine with food and
yoga. The tour stops in Kansas City
and Jersey City, N. J., next month.
Jay-Z, Beyonce visit
Philadelphia court
PHILADELPHIA - Pop diva
Beyonce and her rap-star
boyfriend Jay-Z brought glamour
and glitz to a Philadelphia court
room.
The famous couple was in town
for the trial of Beanie Slgel, a rap
per and protege of Jay-Z. Sigel
faces attempted murder charges
related to the shooting of Terrence
Speller outside a West
Philadelphia bar last summer.
Beyonce, a singer and actor,
drew plenty of stares from jurors
and others when she appeared in
the courtroom dressed in a white
blouse and seersucker pants.
PHOTO SPECIAL TO THE GAMECOCK
Beyonce will perform at a fund-raiser on the Queen Mary 2.
She and Jay-Z giggled and chat
ted in a row of seats also occupied
by Sigel’s mother and fiancee and
Roc-A-Fella Records executive
Damon Dash.
American Museum
salutes actor Gere
NEW YORK - Richard Gere has
been honored by the American
Museum of the Moving Image.
Louis Gossett Jr., his co-star in
“An Officer and a Gentleman,” re
called that his combat with Ger^^
in the 1982 film left him with “i^P
hairline fracture in the ribs.”
“But we never had a cross
word,” Gossett added. “Debra
Winger took care of that.”
Gere, 54, won a Golden Globe
Award for his role as Billy Flynn
in the 2002 film “Chicago.” His oth
er movies include “Pretty
Woman” and the upcoming “Shall
We Dance?”
Past “Salute” honorees include
Julia Roberts, Goldie Hawn, Dustin
Hoffman, Tom Hanks, Mel Gibson
and Billy Crystal.
Chan movie might
be banned in Taiwan
TAIPEI, TAIWAN - Jackie
Chan’s next movie should bef|
banned in Taiwan because of th^^
actor’s remarks about last
month’s presidential election, a se
nior ruling party lawmaker said.
At a news conference in
Shanghai last month, the action
star called Taiwan’s disputed elec
tion “the biggest joke in the
world.”
“We want to propose a motion
at the legislature to ask the gov
ernment to ban showings of Jackie
Chan’s new movie,” said Parris
Chang, a senior member of the rul
ing Democratic Progressive Party.
Chan’s latest Hollywood film,
“Around the World in 80 Days,” is
set to open on the island in June.
His other Hollywood films include
“Shanghai Knights” and th«|
“Rush Hour” movies.
President Chen Shui-bian nar
rowly won the March 20 vote, but
opposition candidate Lien Chan
claims the vote was marred by ir
regularities, though he’s provid
ed little proof.
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VerizonWireless
to hold info sessions
VerizonWireless will be hold
ing VerizonWireless In-Service
Day Thursday from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
and Friday from 9 a.m.-noon. The
sessions are approximately 30
minutes each and will be held in
the Computer Services third floor
auditorium at 1244 Blossom St.
Each session is designed to ad
dress questions regarding invoic
es, payment remittance via the
USC Purchasing card, rate issues
and summary call detail.
VerizonWireless representatives
will be available both days to an
swer questions about departmen
tal invoices. For more information
call Computer Services Business
Office at 7-8053.
Choral society to give
concert with dessert
The Ridge Choral Society will
present its Spring Dessert Concert
Friday at 7:30 p.m. The concert
will be held at the Leesville United
Methodist Church on Highway 1
in Leesville. Tickets are $10 and
can be purchased by calling 957
3244. Ticket prices include both
the concert and desserts.
Dining Services will
give away DVD player
USC Dining Services’
Operation Meal Plan offers a
chance to win a DVD player to stu
dents who turn in fall meal plan
forms by Friday. Forms and drop
off boxes are located in the Grand
Marketplace, Gamecock Park,
Bates and Gibbes Court.
The Gamecock needs
fall staff members
The Gamecock is seeking a^^
plicants for the following posi
tions: online editor, copy desk
chief, copy editors and writers,
among other positions. For more
information about available posi
tions and how to become involved,
e-mail Editor in Chief Adam Beam
at gamecockeditor@gwm.sc.edu.
Police.Report
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
□ Violent
© Nonviolent
Wednesday, April 21
o LARCENY OF WALLET,
COLONIAL CENTER, 801
LINCOLN ST. The victim said
someone took from her purse a
black wallet that included her
debit card, $20, Social Security
card and check book.
Estimated value: $20.
Reporting officer: S.
Alexander.
Thursday, April 22
□ SIMPLE ASSAULT, SOUTH
QUADRANGLE, 500 SUMTER
ST. The complainant said an
unknown black male in his
early 20s struck him on the
right side of his face. The
complainant had no visible
marks and refused medical
treatment. Reporting officer:
C. Taylor.
O MALICIOUS INJURY TO
REAL PROPERTY, SENATE
GARAGE, 1600 SENATE ST.
Reporting officer L.R. Morales
observed that the entrance
gate of the garage was broken.
Estimated damage: $100.
Reporting officer: L.R.
Morales.
® ILLEGAL USE OF
TELEPHONE (HARASSMENT),
WADE-HAMPTON, 1528
GREENE ST. The complainant
said that between March 22
and April 22 Jeremy O’Shields
called her after she had asked
him to stop. She said O’Shields
called using profane language
repeatedly until she had to
unplug her telephone.
Reporting officer: Morant.
Friday, April 23
© CIVIL DISTURBANCE, THE
ROOST, 103 S. MARION ST. A
The complainant said a group
of males was arguing on the
first floor. Students told her
the males were fighting and
that the glass cover to the fire
hose compartment was broken
during the fight. Reporting
officer: Morant.
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