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STATE
Board OKs budget
for S.C. State dorm
South Carolina State University
could begin building a new 750-bed
dormitory before the end of the
year after the state Budget and
Control Board approved the $36.2
million project Thursday.
The money was delayed after
state Comptroller General Richard
Eckstrom questioned whether the
university could repay a loan for
the dorm. He questioned the
school’s bookkeeping practices and
said the university had missed a
deadline for completing its annual
audit.
After reviewing a draft of the
most recent audit, Eckstrom
approved the plan, along with the
board’s other four members.
NATION
Congress recognizes
Civil Rights figures
WASHINGTON — Congress on
Wednesday bestowed gold medals
to four South Carolinians whose
fight to win school busing for black
students in the 1950s paved the
way for the desegregation of the
nation’s schools.
The Rev. Joseph A. DeLaine,
Harry and Eliza Briggs, and Levi
Pearson were posthumously
honored with the Congressional
Gold Medal in a ceremony in the
Capitol rotunda.
Accepting the medals for their
relatives were Nathaniel Briggs, son
of Harry and Eliza; Joseph
Armstrong DeLaine Jr.; and Viola
and Ferdinand Peatson, the widow
and son of Levi Pearson.
Cracker Barrel settles
discrimination lawsuit
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Cracker
Barrel has agreed to pay $8.7
million to settle lawsuits that
accused the country cooking
restaurant chain of segregating
black customers, subjecting them to
racial slurs and giving black
workers inferior jobs.
. David Sanford, a lawyer for the
plaintiffs, said the settlement
“represents good closure to a bad
period.”
At least 42 plaintiffs, including
the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People,
were represented in the customer
lawsuits that claimed in 2002 that
the Lebanon, Tenn.-based company
denied service to black customers
ajid seated them in designated parts
cSf the restaurant, such as smoking
sections. Plaintiffs in 16 states also
alleged they were subjected to
racial slurs and served food taken
from the trash, while Cracker
Ijarrgl management ignored or
condoned such actions.
WORLD
A1 Qaeda man claims
£J.S. losing Iraq war
CAIRO, Egypt — In a videotape
made public ahead of the
anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks,
Osama bin Laden’s chief deputy
claimed Thursday the United States
was on the brink of defeat in Iraq
. qpd Afghanistan.
" With an assault rifle leaning on
the wall behind him, Ayman al
Zawahri said, “The defeat of
'America in Iraq and Afghanistan
i lias become a matter of time, with
Qod’s help. ... The Americans in
hbth countries are between two
ffres, if they continue they bleed to
death and if they withdrew they
loose everything.”
' The videotape was broadcast by
Al-Jazeera television, which said it
received the tape exclusively. It was
trot immediately clear how Al
Jazeera got the video, but the
network said it was obtained
Thursday.
Bin Laden and al-Zawahri are
believed hiding along the Afghan
Eakistan border.
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Electra
to host
model
search
NEW YORK — Strut aside
Tyra, Carmen Electra is hunting
for a few models of her own.
The actress-model will host
Bravo’s upcoming reality
competition “Manhunt: The
Search for America’s Most
Gorgeous Male Model,” the
cable network announced
Wednesday.
“Carmen Electra has just the
right mix of energy, magnetism
and fun to be the ideal host and
guide for the young, novice
competitors on ‘Manhunt,’” said
Bravo President Lauren
Zalaznick.
Electra will be flanked by
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Carmen Electra arrives for
the MTV Video Music
Awards in Miami on Sunday.
judges Bruce Hulse and Marisa
Miller, both professional
models themselves. For eight
episodes, 15 men will compete
in a series of challenges in hopes
of snapping up a one-year
contract with the IMG
modeling agency.
A former “Baywatch” babe
and MTV staple, Electra has
walked down the reality TV
catwalk before.
Cameras followed her and
guitarist Dave Navarro as they
planned their wedding on MTV’s
“‘Til Death Do Us Part: Carmen
and Dave.”
Several fashion-themed
reality TV shows will pose for
viewers in the coming months.
The third season of the Tyra
Banks-hosted “America’s Next
Top Model” emerges Sept. 22.
This fall, up-and-coming fashion
designers will compete on Bravo’s
“Project Runway,” with Heidi
Klum donning host duties, while
Tommy Flilfiger’s amateur
designers’ battle, “The Cut,”
premieres on CBS sometime in
2005.
“Manhunt” begins Oct. 12.
Friday, September 10, 2004
“My umbrella broke
during the rain
because the wind
blew it up, and I got
soaked.”
SHANE JOHNSON
FIRST-YEAR SPORTS AND
ENTERTAINMENT STUDENT ON
COLUMBIA’S STORMY
WEATHER.
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PICTURE OF THE DAY
JASON STEELMAN/THE GAMECOCK
First-year international business student Travor Yarborough plays guitar on the Horseshoe.
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UP(g/USC
TODAY
use SOCCER vs. BUCKNELL:
Stone Stadium, 7:30 p.m.
SATURDAY
NATIVE AMERICAN
BEADWORK WORKSHOP:
McKissick Museum, 1-5 p.m.
use FOOTBALL vs. GEORGIA:
Williams-Brice Stadium, 5:30
p.m.
GRANDPARENTS' DAY
TUESDAY
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
GRADUATION FAIR: Russell
House Bookstore, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
CAREER FAIR BLITZ: Carolina
Coliseum 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
use WOMEN’S SOCCER vs.
CLEMSON: Stone Stadium, 7
p.m.
VOLUNTEER FAIR: Greene
Street, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
WORKPLACE WORKSHOP:
Computer Services 309, 8:45
a.m. to noon.
QUANTUM REFERENCE
FRAMES LECTURE: Jones
Physical Science Center 409, 4
p.m.
Couric pushes for
cancer screenings
NEW YORK — “Today”
show co-host Katie Couric
came to New York Fashion
Week to make colorectal
cancer screening more
fashionable.
Couric, speaking on behalf
of the Entertainment Industry
Foundation’s National
Colorectal Cancer Research
Alliance, said Wednesday that
while hemlines go up and
down and animal prints go in
and out, a woman’s body is
here to stay.
“You want (your bodies) to
look as good on the inside as
out,” she said at a news
conference in the tents at Bryant
Park in midtown Manhattan,
where many top designers are
previewing their spring 2005
collections for retailers, media
and fashion fans.
Couric was joined by model
Iman, “My Big Fat Greek
Wedding” star Nia Vardalos
and designer Carmen Marc
Valvo, himself a colon cancer
survivor.
Valvo, Carolina Herrera,
Betsey Johnson and other
designers created accessories
for a new camera by Olympus
as a fund-raiser for the
alliance. Olympus is Fashion
Wepk’s" title sponsor. The
accessories will be auctioned
on eBay through next
Wednesday.
Couric’s husband, television
legal analyst Jay Monahan,
died from colon cancer in
1998. ,
Knowles to release
new clothing line
NEW YORK — While models
strut their way down the catwalk
at New York Fashion Week, a
new star has announced her
“bootylicious” arrival on the
fashion scene: Beyonce.
The sipger and her mother,
Tina Knowles, announced
Wednesday the birth of their new
clothing line, to be called “The
House of Dereon.” The line is
named after Beyonce’s
grandmother, Agnes Dereon,
whose work as a skilled
seamstress inspired the two
generations of stylish women.
“To me, this is the greatest
way to enter into the fashion
world,” Beyonce said in a
statement. “Inspired by my
grandmother, working with my
mother and pursuing a dream we
have all had for many years,
establishing an important fashion
company.”
The trademark for the line will
be “Couture. Kick. Soul.” It will
be produced by the Knowles’
company, Beyond Productions,
and is expected to hit stores in fall
2005.
Kristofferson still
mourns loss of Cash
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Kris
Kristofferson says he still grieves
the loss of his friend Johnny Cash.
“It’s hard to believe that it’s
been a year,” Kristofferson said
recently from his home in
Hawaii. “It’s still painful that he’s
gone. I think about him a lot.”
Kristofferson contributes to a
new Country Music Television
special “Controversy: Johnny
Cash vs. Music Row,” which
airs 8-9 p.m. (EDT) Saturday
and again Sunday afternoon.
The show explores the uneasy
relationship between the
country music establishment and
the singer, who died on Sept. 12,
2003.
Cash, one of the genre’s
biggest stars, had a hard time
getting his music on country radio
in his later years, despite critical
acclaim and Grammy Awards.
After a lull in his career he
found success with a series of
albums he recorded with noted
rap/rock producer Rick Rubin.
Cash reached a new, younger
audience drawn by his stark
songs and rebellious spirit.
USC BRIEFS
Law school to hold
voter registration
The USC School of Law Pro
Bono Program will be teaming
up with the Law School
Democrats and the GOP Law
Society to conduct a voter
registration drive Monday
through Sept. 17 at the law
school.
There will be a table in front
of the school near the corner of
Greene and Main streets from
8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday
through Sept. 17 where
absentee information, change of
address and voter-registration
application forms will be
available.
Voters will go to the polls on
Nov. -2 to decide on the
presidential election, as well as
several statewide races.
McKissick to offer
craft workshop
The McKissick Museum will
host a workshop Saturday from
1-5 p.m. addressing the
historical, cultural and
economic importance of
beadwork and design in the
Native American culture.
The workshop, which will
also be held Sept. 18, is geared
toward beginners.
Fox News sponsors
journalism contest
Fox News Channel is
holding a $20,000 competition
for undergraduate broadcast
journalism students.
Winners will receive a
$10,000 scholarship and a
$10,000 grant to their schools.
Teams of two to four are
asked to research, write,
produce and submit an
objective broadcast news story
chosen from 16 selected topics
ranging from the death penalty
to sports star paychecks.
Students must enter online at
www.foxnews.com/collegechall
enge no later than Oct. 15, and
all tape entries must be
postmarked by Dec. 31.
POLICE REPORT
These reports are taken directly from the USC
Police Department.
tacn 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.ra.-6 a.m.)
■ Violent
% Nonviolent
CRIMES AT
UNKNOWN
HOURS
0 Violent
© Nonviolent
TUESDAY, SEPT 7
©Larceny of DVDs,
Pinckney/Legare Room 102, 902
Senate St.
Twenty-six DVDs and two
GameCube video games belonging
to two victims were removed from
the unlocked location. Estimated
total value $620.
Reporting officer: J.M.
Simmons
©Larceny of bicycle, Maxcy
College bike rack, 1312 Pendleton
St.
A dark red bicycle was removed
from the bike rack after the lock
was released. The owner’s name
and address were on a label that
was placed on the bar. Estimated
value $80.
Reporting officer: J.L. Meador
©Trespass after notice, USC Law
Center library, 1112 Greene St.
James Richard Glaseow was
seen looking at sexually explicit
material on a public computer in
the library. When a report was run
on Glaseow, it was known that he
had a trespass warning dated back
to April. He was arrested and
admitted for being a sex offender.
Reporting officer: G. Kerwin
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 8
©Larceny of PlayStation 2, East
Quad Room 104, 1400 Wheat St.
A PlayStation and two
controllers were taken from a
secure room, but an unsecured
apartment. No signs of forced
entry. Estimated total value $400.
Reporting officer: S. Alexander
©Unlawful Carrying of a Pistol,
715 Sumter St.
A black 9mm pistol was found
behind the passenger’s seat inside
the seat pocket by reporting
officer JMH Harrelson, after he
stopped a vehicle for having no
tail lights. The pistol was found
after Harrelson got written
consent from the driver to search
the vehicle because he smelled
marijuana. No illegal drugs were
found. Adrian Trevonn Byers,
who was sitting behind the
passenger seat, claimed the gun.
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