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11— Volcano tremors may foretell small eruption By MELANTHIA MITCHELL THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SEATTLE —A strengthening series of earthquakes at Mount St. Helens prompted seismologists Sunday to warn that the once-devastating volcano may see a small explosion soon. The U.S. Geological Survey issued a notice of volcanic unrest in response to the swarm of hundreds of earthquakes that began Thursday. “The key issue is a small explosion without warning. That would be the major event that we’re worried about right now,” said Willie Scott, a geologist with the USGS office in Vancouver. The quakes were tiny at first, but on Saturday and Sunday there were more than 10 temblors of magnitude 2.0 to 2.8, the most in a 24-hour period since the last dome-building emption in October 1986, Scott said. In the event of an explosion, Scott said the concern would be focused on the area within the crater and the flanks of the volcano. It’s possible that a five-mile area primarily north of the volcano could receive flows of ♦ Please see VOLCANO, page 4 ■ MERGER Continued from page 1 “The terms are precisely the same,” USC President Andrew Sorensen said about Friday’s proposal. “We want to have one dean and one curriculum.” The new dean would be located in Charleston with an assistant dean in Columbia to handle matters specific to the program’s operations here. Members from both universities would comprise the new governing board. The new college, expected to open next July in time for fall enrollment, would allow USC and MUSC to combine its resources and eliminate competition with each other for grant money. USC and MUSC have the only two pharmacy schools in the state. USC has 448 undergraduate students, 290 graduate and professional students and 33 faculty members. MUSC has 311 graduate and professional students and 40 faculty members. Another goal for the proposed school is to make pharmacy education available at clinical sites at locations other than Columbia and Charleston. USC and MUSC are expected to sign an agreement this week with Greenville General Hospital to appoint four faculty members for pharmacy training in the Upstate with a possible campus initiative being considered for the long-term future. Sorensen said a joint research foundation would allow the universities to apply for grants without having to subcontract to one another, which he calls a “tedious and needlessly complex, bureaucratic process.” USC reported earlier this year that it had received a record high $150 million in research funding last fiscal year from sources like the federal government and private donors. “We know that the major growth in federal funding is in the National Institutes of Health budget, and we need to get a piece of that pie if we’re going to go from $150 million to $170 to $200 or wherever we’re going,” Pastides said. The announcement was coupled with news of Donald Beam, a USC Pharmacy alumnus and owner of 25 pharmacies in the Carolinas, donating $5 million toward pharmacy education at USC. “I love this university just like you guys do, and we’re going to make this pharmacy school even better,” Beam said to the board’s Health Affairs Committee. “This research money that we’re going to bring under our umbrella is going to help us get a higher national ranking.” Trustees also announced a plan to begin combining USC and MUSC research foundations next year. Health Affairs Committee chairman John von Lehe said he is pleased with the proposed arrangements. “The South Carolina College of Pharmacy will ultimately operate as a single unit and be an integral part of both universities." Comments on this story? E-mail gamecocknews@gwm.sc.edu ■ U-LOCK Continued from page 1 “At Kryptonite, we understand the responsibility that comes with being the market leader. 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