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EXTENDED FORECAST ,w ,rlI17 , , v_ii\ 1 rin W rLJtS www.dailygamecock.com ♦ TODAY ♦WEDNESDAY ♦THURSDAY NEWS November has been a VIEWPOINTS Read columns j SPORTS Stephanie Pendrys | ! j bad month for campus drivers by Kevin Simmonds and Alex previews the women’s basketball High 62 High 63 High 69 High 59 j with a high number of break-ins I Harper. game at home Tuesday against LOW 36 LOW 56 Low 42 Low 38 reported to the USCPD. Charlotte. STATE ETV film draws ire from state senator State Rep. John Graham Altman, R Charleston, wants to cut South Carolina Educational Television’s $12.7 million budget after it aired a documentary on gays in the South. He said the show actively promoted homosexuality. “We are your Neighbors” was part of a twice-monthly series about life in the South. The Southern Lens series also featured “Sentencing the Victim,” an award-winning documentary on the rights of crime victims. The documentary “was just one 26 minute show out of 8,700 hours of programming.” SCETV President Maurice Bresnahan said. Touch-screens prove effective in election New touch-screen voting machines are expected to be shipped next month to the state’s remaining 31 counties. State Election Gommission Director Marci Andino said she was satisfied with their performance in 15 counties during the general election earlier this month. The few voting problems that occurred have allowed her to feel vindicated, she said. About 1.6 million South Carolinians, or 70 percent of the state ‘s registered voters, went to the polls this year. Almost 900,000 voters in 15 counties used the state’s new Ivotronic touch-screen voting system, a computerized voting machine that stirred controversy for Andino. NATION Tanker leaks crude oil into Delaware river PHILADELPHIA — A tanker spilled 30,000 gallons of crude oil into the Delaware River between Philadelphia and southern New Jersey, creating a 20 mile-long slick that killed dozens of birds and threatened other wildlife, federal officials said Saturday. Private contractors were called in to skim oil from the surface of the water and place thousands of feet of boom to contain the floating slick. The leak was stopped within an hour. The cause of the spill was still under investigation, Sarubbi said. Colorado road crews work to clear rocks GLENW00D SPRINGS, Colo. — Crews reopened a lane of traffic in each direction Friday on a major Colorado highway, a day after a rock slide sent boulders as big as vans crashing onto the road. Repair crews could take months before the stretch of Interstate 70 is completely fixed, said Colorado Department of Transportation spokeswoman Stacey Stegman. *More than three dozen boulders landed on 1-70 early Thursday, some embedded 6 feet deep. Transportation officials estimated that there was $1 million in damage. WORLD Al-Zarqawi’s group claims responsibility BAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq’s most feared terror group claimed responsibility Sunday for slaughtering members of the Iraqi security forces in Mosul, where dozens of bodies have been found. The claim raises fears the terror group has expanded to the north after the loss of its purported base in Fallujah. Meanwhile, insurgents attacked U.S. and Iraqi targets in Baghdad and in Sunni Arab areas. Iraq’s deputy prime minister, Barham Saleh, said sticking to the Jan. 30 election timetable would be a challenge, but delaying it would bolster the insurgents’ cause. Coal mine explosion traps China workers BEIJING — A gas explosion tore through a central Chinese coal mine on Sunday, trapping at least 187 miners, the government said. The accident occurred in the state owned Chenjiashan coal mine in Shaanxi province at 7:20 a.m. when more than 200 workers were underground, the official Xinhua News Agency said. It did not give an exact number of miners in the shaft. BRIEFS FROM ASSOCIATED PRESS Obama uses ‘Late Night’ interview to mock GOP Democratic Sen.-elect Barack Obama poked fun at the Illinois Republican Party when he appeared as a guest on the “Late Show with David Letterman.” Obama told Letterman on Friday night’s show that after Republican challenger Jack Ryan dropped out of the race in June, the state’s GOP “couldn’t find anyone out of the 12 million people in Illinois to run against me.” Instead, Illinois Republicans picked Alan Keyes, a conservative political commentator from Maryland, to replace Ryan on the November ballot. Obama won 70 percent of the vote on Nov. 2 compared to 27 percent for Keyes. Since arriving in Washington, D.C., Obama told Letterman he has had breakfast with Vice President Dick Cheney and President Bush’s adviser Karl Rove, and has been spending time answering mail from Illinois residents. Obama, who will be the fifth black U.S. senator in history, told Letterman he hoped his victory will help spur voters to elect more THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Sen. Barack Obama, D-IL, poked fun at the Illinois Republican parity Friday night while appearing as a guest on the “Late Show with David Letterman." senators of different races. Letterman, calling Obama a rising star, asked Obama to promise to return as a guest when he runs for president. Obama responded: “I hope you invite me (back) before then.” Stewart makes the most of prison time DENVER — The food at the Federal Corrections Camp in Alderson, W.Va., apparently is nothing to write home about — unless one is eating it with Martha Stewart. Roman Catholic nun Carol Gilbert, 57, who is serving time in the same prison as the famous homemaker, says she enjoys eating with Stewart, although the setting could be better. “We’re not talking about a tea party,” Gilbert’s attorney, Sue Tyburski, told the Rocky Mountain News for a story in Saturday’s editions. “We’re talking about a big cafeteria setting with the terrible Monday, November 29, 2004 “That’s like going from J.Lob to Hall Berry. We’re getting a real good dude.” NA'SHAN GODDARD use TACKLE. ON GOING FROM HEAD FOOTBALL COACH LOU HOLTZ TO STEVE SPURRIER NICK ESARES/THE GAMECOCK Christmas-themed displays at stores like this Wal-Mart Supercenter on US-1 have been up since early last week. There are 26 shopping days until Christmas. food.” Gilbert is serving 33 months on convictions of obstructing the national defense and damaging government property for her role in an anti-war protest at a missile silo in 2002. Stewart was convicted on obstruction of justice in May and began serving her five-month sentence at the women’s federal prison Oct. 8. Stewart, 63, is getting “kid glove” treatment from the guards, Tyburski said. “She’s in great demand for people to visit with at lunchtime,” she said. Gilbert seemed to confirm a rumor that Stewart is writing a book about her prison experience. Stewart’s publicist did not immediately reply to an e-mail inquiry from The Associated Press. Garrett collapses while body surfing SYDNEY, Australia — Australian rock star-turned lawmaker Peter Garrett was hospitalized after collapsing on a Sydney beach following a morning swim, authorities said. Garrett, former lead singer of Midnight Oil, was taken by ambulance to. Prince of Wales Hospital after collapsing on Maroubra beach in southern Sydney early Saturday. He* was discharged from the hospital Saturday evening, saying he would undergo further tests to determine why he had collapsed. “It’s good to be back on my feet again,” he told reporters outside the hospital. “(There are) no obvious causes as to why this happened and we’ll get some more tests and checks done next week.” Lifeguards came to Garrett’s aid when he collapsed as he waded from the water where he had been body surfing. Garrett’s political adviser Simon Balderstone said Garrett had no history of medical problems. “He’s very fit and healthy and it’s probably fair to say he’s a lot fitter and healthier than your average 51 year-old Australian male,” he told Sky News television. The rock star and committed environmentalist was elected in October as a lawmaker with the opposition Labor Party. ‘Closer’ explores relationship woes LOS ANGELES — Director Mike Nichols likes to talk about what’s floating around in his head, but longtime partner Diane Sawyer won’t*always play that game. Sawyer “doesn’t answer the infamous question, ‘Honey, what are you thinking?’” says the 73-year old director. Nichols told the Chicago Sun Times for a Sunday story that Sawyer told him his new movie “Closer” is about the importance of lying, “or maybe I should say withholding what’s in a relationship.” “That’s why she doesn’t answer the ‘what are you thinking’ question. She wonders, ‘Do you have the right to know what’s in the other person’s head even if you love them?” In “Closer,” Julia Roberts stars as a photographer who is cheating on her not-so-nice doctor husband, played by Clive Owen. Roberts’ character is having a fling with an obit writer played by Jude Law, who is lying to his much younger muse of a girlfriend, who works in a strip club that Owen’s character frequents. “We’ve all heard those fatal words in a relationship where someone says, ‘Just tell me. I promise I won’t be mad. I just want the answer,’” Nichols says. “Clive Owen asks his wife that question in ‘Closer,’ but he really doesn’t want the answer because it’s just a slide into great pain.” Celebrities skip out on holiday parade LOS ANGELES — The .biggest stars at the Hollywood Christmas Parade this year will be the marble ones under the feet of spectators. The annual parade, which winds past the Hollywood Walk of Fame, was once a tradition as rich and famous as the celebrities who graced its floats: Jimmy Stewart, Bob Hope, Mary Pickford and Gregory Peck, to name a few. But the events cachet has declined so much in recent years that the Hollywood personality generating the most excitement for the 73rd parade on Sunday is a cartoon character, SpongeBob SquarePants. The other big names? Female boxer Lai la AN, the winners of the reality show “The Amazing Race 5” and out-of-tune “American Idol” loser William Hung. i he event has been in such dire straits recently that the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce called celebrity impresario and Walk of Fame boss Johnny Grant out of retirement last year to try to resuscitate it. But even Grant, who rescued the parade in 1978 and kept it going for 20 years, has had trouble restoring its faded luster. The 81-year-old honorary Hollywood mayor said he called “just about every star in town” for this year’s event, but most were already booked. “I’m not sure we have the caliber stars today that we had back in die era of the golden days of Hollywood. It has changed drastically,” Grant said. “Today the young kids are making a lot of money and they hop the charter jet to Miami or the ski slopes or wherever.” Grant hopes that the parade will return to the days when he could call the biggest Hollywood names directly and ask them to appear. In those days, he said, celebrities would fight to be in the parade because it was a sign they had arrived. COMING UP@USC TUESDAY HIV TESTING: Russell House Ballroom, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. RING CEREMONY: Horseshoe, 2 p.m. WEDNESDAY COMEDIAN DARRELL HAMMOND: Koger Center, 8 p.m. ANNUAL USC TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY: Horseshoe, 6 p.m. SENIOR VOCAL ENSEMBLE: School of Music Recital Hall, 4:30 p.m. THURSDAY STUDENT ALUMNI ESP PICK UP: Russell House, first floor, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. GRADUATE VOCAL ENSEMBLE: School of Music Recital Hall, 6 p.m. FRIDAY LATE NIGHT CAROLINA, Russell House, second floor lobby, 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. RENAISSANCE COMPUTING: THE INTERDISCIPLINARY FUTURE: Swearingen Engineering Center, Amoco Hall, 2:30-4 p.m. use BRIEFS Students to make quilt on AIDS day USC student organizations, residence halls, Greek organizations and U101 classes will gather on the Russell House Patio at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday to join together quilt panels reflecting this year’s World AIDS Day theme, “Women and AIDS.” Once the quilt panels are connected, students will carry the quilt to Rutledge Chapel on the Horseshoe to join the community-wide event, taking place Wednesday from 6-7 p.m. A reception will be held in the Gressette Room of Harper College, immediately after the event. Panel to discuss election results A panel of USC political science faculty experts will hold a discussion on the recent election at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Room 429 of Gambrell Hall. The discussion, “The Democrats: How the Election of 2004 was Lost,” will feature analysis from a variety of political experts on what went wrong for the Democrats and whether there is any hope for the party’s future. I'he discussion will cover major issues surrounding the election, including the economy, foreign policy, 1 religion and values and women’s issues. For more information, contact Betty Glad at 777-4544 or via e-mail at glad@gym.sc.edu. POLICE REPORT Reports taken 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.m.-6 a.m.) ■ Violent • Nonviolent CRIMES AT UNKNOWN HOURS □ Violent ® Nonviolent WEDNESDAY, NOV. 10 ©Larceny of Laptop, McBryde Quad, 618 Sumter St. Someone took two laptops worth $1,500 and $900 from an unsecured room. Reporting officer: G. Kerwin SATURDAY, NOV. 20 ^Malicious Injury to Personal Property, Larceny of Chair, Alpha Chi Omega House, 515 Gadsden St. Someone threw four lawn chairs, a lawn table and an umbrella off the building’s front porch, damaging each. He also stole a Coleman swiveling lawn chair worth $85 and broke a flower pot. Estimated damage was $200. Reporting officer: J. Silcox MONDAY, NOV. 22 ©Larceny of Change Machine, Kappa Alpha House, 521 Lincoln Street. Someone stole a change machine worth $300 and $50 in dollar bills and quarters. Reporting officer: A. Mitchell O Simple Possession of Marijuana, Roost, 103 South Marion St. The RHD reported drug activity and the responding officers made contact with three subjects in their suite. Alexander Cryan answered the door. Jeremy Whitlock and Ron McKie were in their suites. There was a strong odor of marijuana coming from the main living area. All three initially denied smoking marijuana, but they admitted to it after further questioning. When McKie was asked if he had any marijuana in his room he said he didn’t know, but he showed the reporting officers 4.5 oz. of marijuana hidden in a toilet paper tube in the bathroom. Reporting officers: R. Millhouse and P. Jones © Information, Columbia Hall, 918 Barnwell Street. Tlie complainant said an unidentified male called her room and asked her if she would give him any food. He asked if she would bring some downstairs, because he didn’t have any money. The complainant contacted an RA, who told her to call the police. Reporting officer: R- Millhouse © Information, South Tower, 614 Bull St. | The reporting officer said someone made threatening statements on Instant Messenger. Reporting officer: M. Wheeler