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EXTENDED FORECAST M / .*♦ TODAY ♦FRIDAY ♦SATURDAY ♦SUNDAY I ♦MONDAY ^ ONTHEWEB www.dailygamecock.com Low1 72 Low*1 71 Low1 70 Low* 67 Low*1 66 Look for Tuesday and Thursday online editions staffing Aug. 31. STATE NAACP continues sanctions because . of Confederate flag AUGUSTA, Ga., — With economic sanctions continuing against South Carolina, the state branch of the NAACP said Wednesday it would hold its state convention in October across the ' border in Georgia. The South Carolina State - Conference of the National . Association for the Advancement of . Colored People says sanctions J against the state’s tourism industry ‘will continue as long as the 'Confederate battle flag flies at a 'monument on the South Carolina Statehouse grounds. ■* The flag was placed there in , 2000 as part of a compromise that - removed it from atop the State ' House. 2 The General Assembly can end *the sanctions by simply removing the flag, said Dr. Lonnie Randolph tjr., president of the South Carolina « state NAACP branch. Four from S.C. to receive posthumous l U.S. medals of honor £ K < Four South Carolinians who * challenged the state’s segregated J school system will receive *. Congress’ highest honor for * civilians next month, lawmakers r * said Wednesday. r The Congressional Gold Medal r will be posthumously awarded to t the Rev. Joseph A. DeLaine, Harry ' and Eliza Briggs and Levi Pearson ' on Sept. 8 during a ceremony at the J U.S. Capitol rotunda. * The lawsuit that DeLaine helped - file, Briggs vs. Elliot, became one of * five leading cases rolled into the * 1954 U.S. Supreme Court Brown v. Board of Education case. Since 1776, Congress has awarded the medal fewer than 250 times. NATION Judge in Peterson murder trial abruptly sends jurors home REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — In a surprise move Wednesday, the judge in Scott Peterson’s murder trial postponed the cross examination of Peterson’s former mistress and sent the jury home early because of a “potential development.” Judge Alfred A. Delucchi emerged from a 45 minute closed-door meeting with attorneys and apologized for the delay. “There’s been a potential development in this case that has to be checked out before we can go any further,” he told the jury. Groans could be heard in the packed courtroom. The judge didn’t say what the development was. Lawyers are barred by a gag order from discussing it. WORLD After U.S.-French squabbles, Yanks are returning to Paris PARIS — Maybe “freedom fries” taste better in France. After political squabbles over the Iraq war soured U.S.-French relations, more American tourists are visiting Paris this year, tourism officials say. Since last year, the diplomatic antagonism has faded. Experts say American tourists are growing less fearful about terrorism. And World War II anniversaries have injected new good feeling into U.S.-French ties. “The international situation has allowed an increase in Americans visiting Europe — and we’ve benefited,” said the president of the Paris tourism bureau, Jean-Marc Janaillac. COMING UP@USC TODAY FRESHMAN RECORD DISTRIBUTION: Russell House 227, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. FRESHMAN COUNCIL INFORMATION: Russell House 315, 3 p.m.-3:30 p.m. LATE NIGHT CAROLINA: Strom Thurmond Physical Fitness Center, 9 p.m. FIRST DAY OF CLASSES FRIDAY FRATERNITY BID DAY: Russell House GAME NIGHT: Russell House 322-326, 7:30 p.m-10 p.m. PSA FRIDAY FELLOWSHIP FRANKIE’S: Presbyterian Student Center, 6 p.m.-8 p.m. SATURDAY FIELD DAY: Blatt Physical Education Center, 3 p.m.-5 p.m. SUNDAY WORSHIP SUNDAYS: Presbyterian Student Center 10:15 a.m.-noon TUESDAY COLLOQUIUM: LeConte 210A, 2 p.m. WEDNESDAY FALL STUDENT ORGANIZATION FAIR: Davis Field, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. LAST DAY TO CHANGE COURSE SCHEDULE WITHOUT A “W.” GAMECOCK INTEREST MEETING: Russell House, room 304. 7 p.m. THURSDAY FACULTY PRESENTATIONS: Jones Physical Science Center Rogers Room 409, 4 p.m. LA-7 Thursday, August 19, 2004 “My Sweet Charlie” and “Captains and the Kings.” “Her place alongside Hollywood’s legends was cemented long before the actual ground was broken,” Mackenzie Astin said. Duke, who lives with her Patty Duke earns Walk of Fame star LOS ANGELES — Anyone who grew up watching “The Patty Duke Show” knows “Patty loves to rock and roll, a hot dog makes her lose control.” And now they know that receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame makes the Oscar winning actress tear up. An emotional Duke hugged her sons, actors Sean and.Mackenzie Astin, at her star’s unveiling Tuesday in front of Hollywood’s landmark Roosevelt Hotel. It was a ceremony Sean Astin called “well deserved and long overdue.” Duke, already a Broadway star at 14, won a best supporting actress Oscar at 16 for portraying Helen Keller in “The Miracle Worker.” In 1980, she won an Emmy for her portrayal of Keller’s teacher, Annie Sullivan, in the TV movie. She played identical teenage cousins Patty and Cathy Lane on the ‘60s comedy “The Patty Duke Show!” Duke, 57, also won Emmys for husband, Mike Pearce, in Idaho, said she was recently strolling the Walk of Fame with her 7 year-old grandson when she told him she had heard a rumor she might be getting her own star. “He said, ‘Oh Nana, people will remember you!’” Disappointed Phish fans to get refund COVENTRY, Vt. — Fans who were turned away by police because of muddy conditions inside the site of last weekend’s Phish farewell festival will be offered a refund. Dave Werlin, president of concert promoter Great Northeast Productions, said it troubled him that people who obeyed police missed the concert, only to learn that many other fans reached the site by parking and walking. Police decided to turn away fans after organizers considered canceling or postponing the show, and determined that cutting off cars would be a better choice, Werlin said this week. Some 65,000 fans attended. Werlin said he doesn’t know how many people were there; a count of scannable ticket stubs will eventually give a better number. Unredeemed tickets, with the stub attached, should be sent by mail to the ticket company from which they were purchased. People who didn’t pick up tickets being held at will-call will automatically get a full refund. Lachey confesses crush for Milano NEW YORK — He had a crush on her, but Alyssa Milano doesn’t mind. Nick Lachey told “Access Hollywood” in a recent interview that he had to tell his “Charmed” co-star about his former crush to avoid the humiliation of having her find out from someone else. Lachey plays Milano’s love interest in an upcoming six-episode arc on the WB show. “The first day I came I said, 'I’m just going ... to tell you right now that your poster was hanging in my locker. Because you’re going to hear about it and I don’t want to be embarrassed later on.’” Milano says the feeling is mutual. “His eyes are like lavender,” the 31-year-old actress told the syndicated entertainment TV show. “I can’t even look at him when I’m working with him ... Yeah,-he’s hot.” The new season of “Charmed” premieres Sept. 12. USC BRIEFS Job fair to be held at Career Center The USC career fair will be held Sept. 15 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Employers from variety of industries will be there to speak with students about full-time and part-time jobs, internships, and co op positions. The USC Career Center, on the 6th floor of the William H. Close Building is also available for research and consultation between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more information, visit the Career Center or www.sc.edu/career. McKissick Museum to feature folk art “Brothers on a Journey,”an exhibition of 60 works by self taught folk artists Eldridge Bagley and William Clarke, is on display through Jan. 9. Bagley and Clarke grew in neighboring counties in rural Virginia, but didn’t meet until later in life. The exhibit is personal and autobiographical. USC Theatre seeking actors for fall shows Auditions will be held at 6 p.m. today and Friday in the rehearsal studios on the first floor of Booker T. Washington Auditorium on Wheat Street across from the Blatt PE Center. Callbacks are scheduled for 1 p.m. on Sunday. Student and community actors interested in auditioning must sign up at Theatre South Carolina’s offices on the fourth floor of USC’s Longstreet Theatre. Auditioning actors must prepare two monologues from contemporary material, contrasting in attitude or style, and no longer than two minutes. Allotting extra time before and after the audition is recommended. USC’s fall plays include “The Love Song of J. Robert Oppenheimer,” a new script by . Carson Kreitzer, and William Inge’s, “Bus Stop.” Copies of the scripts can be checked out from the theater offices in Longstreet. Actors might be asked to read for several lab theater projects. USC honors poetry collection’s 15th year Friday and Saturday, USC will celebrate the 15th year of its G. Ross Roy Collection of Robert Burns, Burnsiana 8c Scottish Poetry collection. USC’s collection is considered by scholars to be among the best in North America, and the celebration is expected to draw many Scottish poetry and literature enthusiasts from across the United States and Europe. Since acquiring the collection in 1989, USC has added research materials representing an array of Scottish writing, including that of Burns. The USC exhibition, which will be on display on the mezzanine level of the library, will feature recent acquisitions, including 20 manuscripts and more than 200 items. 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 (6 a.m.-6 p.m.) □ Violent o Nonviolent NIGHT CRIMES (6 p.in.-6 a.m.) ■ Violent • Nonviolent CRIMES AT UNKNOWN HOURS E3 Violent © Nonviolent MONDAY, AUGUST 16 ©GRAND LARCENY OF VCR AND CALCULATORS, JONES PHYSICAL SCIENCE CENTER, 712 MAIN STREET The complainant stated that unknown persons removed one Goldstar VCR worth $70 and 15 Texas Instruments Tl-83 calculators worth $100 from room 114. The room was locked and the calculators were removed without permission. Reporting officer: J. Harrelson. ©GRAND LARCENY OF MOTOR VEHICLE, 600 PARK STREET Victim stated that the vehicle was taken without permission. Reporting officer: P.I. Jones. ©GRAND LARCENY OF MOTOR VEHICLE, BATES WEST, 1423 WHALEY STREET Victim stated that a secured vehicle was removed from the location by unknown persons without his permission. Reporting officer: J. Widdifield. TUESDAY, AUGUST 17 ©DISORDERLY CONDUCT, GREEN AND LAURENS STREET (OFF MAP) (off map)While on a routine patrol reporting officer N. Dehaai observed a white Jeep Cherokee, westbound, that jumped the railroad tracks and crossed the double yellow line several times and pulled into a parking space. Subject No. 1 was asked to recite the alphabet beginning at g and ending at o. Subject 1 stated as follows: G-H-l-J-K-G-L-I-M-N-O P, then continued to Z. Subject No. 2 continued to yell and be very loud and boisterous and used profanities. Subject No. 2 was placed under arrest for disorderly conduct. ©HARRASSING TELEPHONE CALLS (NONTHREATENING), WOODROW DORM Victim stated that she received several calls from a male subject, who called throughout the night and harassed her. The subject also tried to disguise his voice as a woman. Reporting officer: S. Alexander. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18 ©SIMPLE POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA, LABORDE DORM, 615 SUMTER STREET Reporting officer N. Dehaai was approached about a female passed out in room 511. The resident keyed into the room and asked the officer to go in and investigate. There were multiple beer cans in the floor and both residents were under the age of 21. While the subject was attempting to locate his ID, he opened the bottom right drawer under his bed and Dehaai observed a purple bong in plain view. The officer asked the subject to hand it over. The subject complied. Subject then opened his left desk drawer, took out a multicolored glass pipe and handed it to the officer. Subject asked, “Would you like the weed?” The subject then gave the officer a silver set of scales, a glass jar of green leaf-like substance believed to be marijuana and a brown wood box also containing a green leaf-like substance believed to be marijuana. Hey Students! Find Listings Get Coupons for Local VvVi/Vv. .NET for new and Upcoming Stores and Restaurants! Flnd 0.„ Wha:, g*™*. scr* _Euents In Columbia! f - T*Z