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Look for these stories in Thursday's online edition:
NEWS A look into the lives of
the Cocktails, USC’s female
acapella group.
VIEWPOINTS John Rabon
opposes school vouchers.
SPORTS Jason Schneider
recaps the men’s golf team’s trip
to Florida for the Mercedes-Benz
Collegiate.
STATE
S.C. Democrats trail
GOP in fund raising
South Carolina Democrats finished
January with less than $3,000 in their
federal campaign accounts, a fraction of
the more than $190,000 state
Republicans had for future Washington
races.
Republicans raised $20,749, the
party’s filing with the Federal Election
Commission shows. Democrats raised
$10,275 in January, largely thanks to a
$10,000 contribution from South
Carolina Democratic Party Chair Joe
Erwin, the FEC filing shows.
Judge to determine
ownership of letters
A federal bankruptcy judge on
Tuesday said he needs more information
about a collection of rare Civil War-era
letters before deciding whether to ask
the South Carolina Supreme Court to
determine ownership.
The state sued after Charleston
resident Thomas Willcox tried to
auction off the letters he has had in his
family for generations. Willcox filed for
bankruptcy soon after. Attorneys for the
state say the U.S. Bankruptcy Court
doesn’t have the authority to determine
ownership.
The collection in question includes
more than 440 letters detailing life in
South Carolina between 1861 and
1863.
NATION
High court to review
assisted suicide law
WASHINGTON — The Supreme
Court said Tuesday it will hear a
challenge to the nation’s only assisted
suicide law, taking up the Bush
administration’s appeal to stop doctors
from helping terminally ill patients die
more quickly.
Justices will review a lower court^
ruling that said the U.S. government*
cannot sanction or hold doctors
criminally liable for prescribing
overdoses under Oregon’s voter
approved Death with Dignity Act. Since
1998, more than 170 people have used
the law to end their lives.
Ads shown to reduce
youth smoking rates
WASHINGTON — A nationwide ad
campaign funded largely by the tobacco
industry has helped cut youth smoking
rates, a study by a health journal
estimates.
The American Legacy Foundation’s
“truth” campaign prevented about
300,000 youths from becoming smokers
between 2000 and 2002, according to a
study to be released Wednesday in the
March edition of the American Journal
of Public Health.
WORLD
Powerful earthquake
rocks Iranian villages
SARBAGH, Iran — A powerful
earthquake flattened villages and collapsed
mud-brick homes in the mountains of
central Iran on Tuesday, killing at least
420 people and injuring hundreds.
The magnitude-6.4 quake was
centered on the outskirts of Zarand, a
town of about 15,000 people in Kerman
province 600 miles southeast of Tehran,
according to the seismological unit of
the University of Tehran’s Geophysics
Institute.
Bush hails NATO’s
Iraq training support
BRUSSELS, Belgium — President
Bush, working to cement an era of
stronger U.S.-European relations after
the divisiveness of Iraq, hailed NATO’s
modest pledge to help train security
fortes there Tuesday, saying “every
contribution helps.” 9
Bush also reiterated U.S. opposition
to Europe’s plans to lift its 15-year arms
embargo against China. Bush said the
United States fears that removing the
ban would upset the balance in the Asian
region.
BRIEFS FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Bassist Mills’
infected ear
briefly halts
R.E.M. tour
»
LONDON — R.E.M. bassist Mike
Mills has a severe ear infection, but
should be well enough for the band
to resume its European tour this
week, singer Michael Stipe said
Tuesday.
The band canceled a concert in
Sheffield, northern England,
Monday after Mills fell ill with flu
like symptoms. The show was
rescheduled for June 15. A concert
scheduled for Tuesday in Glasgow,
Scotland, also was called off.
Stipe said doctors had told Mills
he should be able to perform
Wednesday, when the band is due to
play in Birmingham, central
England.
He said the bass player’s illness
began with a case of flu and evolved
into an inner-ear infection.
“Mike held out until the last
possible moment because he didn’t
want to disappoint fans, but 45
minutes before we were due on stage
I looked at him and realized there
was no way he could go on,” Stipe
said. “He could barely stand.
“We’re all incredibly
disappointed because we’re not a
band that cancels shows left and
right. Last time we canceled a show
for any reason was nine years ago.”
R.E.M. is set to perform in
Belfast and Dublin, Ireland, over the
weekend before flying to South
Africa for the next leg of its tour.
BEBETO MATTHEWS/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mike Mills of R.E.M holds
the award for Video
Vanguard, which the group
won during the 1995 MTV
Video Music Awards at Radio
City Music Hall in New York
in September 1995.
Louris announces
Jayhawks’ break-up
MINNEAPOLIS — The Jayhawks
have apparently called it a day.
Singer Gary Louris has confirmed
that the alternative-country
pioneers, who formed in
Minneapolis two decades ago, are no
longer an active band.
“I don’t think we’re going to do
anything else,” Louris told the Star
Tribune. “We felt like we’ve done
that enough. Everybody just wants
to do something else. We haven’t
completely closed the door, but ...
I’d say it’s dead.”
DAY
Wednesday, February 23, 2005
“Notice, Ryan had a
platform, Tommy had a
platform and I had a
platform. In order for Student
Government to run
efficiently, we all need to be
on the same page.”
JUSTIN WILLIAMS
THIRD-YEAR PUBLIC RELATIONS STUDENT AND
SG PRESIDENT-ELECT ON NEW SG OFFICIALS
SWINGIN’IN THE RAIN
CHARLIE DAVENPORT/THE GAMECOCK
USC baseball fans wait in the rain during this weekend's 3-game sweep against Radford.
A sold-out concert in Madison,
Wis,, on Saturday reunited Louris
with singer Mark Olson, who quit
the Jayhawks in 1995. The concert
was part of a three-week tour.
Since their formation, the
Jayhawks have issued five major
label albums that have sold about 1
million copies combined. Rolling
Stone and Spin magazines listed the
group’s “Hollywood Town Hall”
(1992) as one of the most essential
albums of the 1990s.
Louris recently co-wrote new
tunes with the Dixie Chicks and
appears eager to try other career
directions, such as record production.
“When you’re on the treadmill
(with a full-time band), you never
have time to learn anything else,” he
said. “I’m enjoying all these new
experiences.”
Rocker Doherty
gets bail reprieve
LONDON — Rock singer Pete
Doherty, facing charges of robbery
and blackmail, was granted a
change to his bail conditions so he
could play a Tuesday night concert.
Judge David Radford agreed to a
request that Doherty’s curfew of 10
p.m. to 7 a.m. be changed Tuesday
to midnight to 7 a.m. Doherty was
expected to play at the Brixton
Academy concert venue in south
London that evening.
Doherty, 25, former singer with
British band The Libertines,
attended a preliminary hearing
Monday at Snaresbrook Crown
Court in London. He was arrested
earlier this month after a reported
fracas at a London hotel. The singer
spent five nights in police custody
and prison cells before being
released on bail.
Radford also granted a request
that Doherty’s bond be reduced
from $280,000 to $185,000, but
added that applications for a
change to bail conditions should
not be a “too regular occurrence.”
The judge set a date of April 18
for a plea and directions hearing and
added: “Let me make this perfecdy
clear, as I say to all defendants: you
must abide by these conditions. If
you fail to observe any one of them,
it is very likely you will be arrested
and your bail will be revoked.”
Asked if he understood,
Doherty nodded. Asked if it was all
clear, he added: “Very, sir.”
Doherty, whose drug problems
and brushes with the law have
made headlines for months, was
kicked out of The Libertines. He
set up a new group, Babyshambles.
He was widely reported to be
dating supermodel Kate MOSS, but
British newspapers have carried
conflicting reports about whether
they are still together following his
arrest.
Selection resumes
for Jackson’s jury
SANTA MARIA, Calif. —
Michael Jackson returned to court
Tuesday after a week’s delay and
the judge assured prospective jurors
that the singer really had been ill
and there was no plot to put off his
child molestation trial.
Jackson chatted with his
attorneys at the defense table before
questioning of prospective jurors
started.
Santa Barbara County Superior
Court Judge Rodney S. Melville
told prospective jurors that he
understood their frustrations over
“a couple of false starts.” He
referred to Jackson’s illness, which
closed down jhry selection for a
week, and an earlier delay caused by
the death of defense attorney
Thomas Mesereau’s sister.
He said the delays were not part
of a calculated attempt by anyone to
slow down the trial.
“Mr. Jackson really was sick. He
really did have the flu,” the judge
said. “1 talked to his doctor. ... I
wouldn’t let anyone take advantage
of us that way.”
The judge said several names
had been added to the defense’s
celebrity-studded witness list,
including Macaulay Culkin, Eddie
Murphy and Smokey Robinson.
More than 300 names submitted
earlier by the defense included
Kobe Bryant, Elizabeth Taylor,
Diana Ross and Jay Leno.
Prosecutors began interviewing
jury prospects who were previously
questioned by defense attorneys.
Senior Deputy District Attorney
Ron Zonen asked the prospects if
they had seen a recent Geraldo
Rivera interview with Jackson on
Fox News, in which Jackson said
many stories about him are not
true. No one said they had seen it.
Zonen also asked prospective
jurors about their own experiences
with allegations of child
molestation. One woman who had
previously said she was twice
accused of improper behavior with
children added Tuesday that she
herself was a victim as a child. She
said she slightly favored Jackson.
Another prospect said she saw an
interview that made her unsure of
her ability to be fair in the case.
Jury selection was abruptly cut
off last Tuesday when Melville
announced that Jackson had been
rushed to an emergency room with
flu-like symptoms. Jackson was
released from a hospital on
Wednesday.
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.rn.-6 p.m.)
□ Violent
O Nonviolent
NIGHT CRIMES
(6 p.m.-6 a.m.)
■ Violent
• Nonviolent
CRIMES AT
UNKNOWN
HOURS
E Violent
© Nonviolent
FEB.18
O Suspicious Activity
Pickens Street crosswalk
The victim told reporting officer G.
Kerwin that a white male approached
her. The subject said she had “nice
hair.” When she turned around to
thank him, the subject was very close
behind her. The subject seemed angry
at her, and made other comments to
her as well. The victim became more
suspicious because she met up with two
of her friends, and the subject stayed in
the area watching her. •
0 Pavlov’s, 2000 Greene St.
Clary Act, Information
The victim told reporting officer S.
Alexander that while at Pavlov’s she had
a couple of drinks with her friends, all
females. She met the subject and went
into the back room. After this point,
the victim does not remember anything
that occurred. The victim had bruises
oh her knees and elbows. The staff was
notified. USC Sexual Health and
Violence Prevention was notified and
responded to the scene.
FEB.19
Qdui
Intersection of Sumter and
Gervais streets
J.M.H. Harrelson saw a westbound
white Honda run up on the sidewalk at
the 1400 block of Greene Street.
Harrelson watched the car come back
onto the road and continue west. The
officer stopped the subject. When the
' officer made contact with the subject, he
could smell a strong odor of alcohol
coming from the vehicle. The officer
asked the subject if she had been
drinking. She said yes. Three sobriety
tests were conducted, two of which the
subject failed.
FEB.22
©Dili
Intersection of Bull and Senate
COMING
UP@USC
TODAY
Joshua Christopher Tillman MM
Trumpet Recital: 7:30 p.m. School
of Music 206..
THURSDAY
Fifth Annual Talent/No Talent
Show: 7 p.m. USC Law School
Auditorium.
“One Mic" Coffee House with
Poet Hayden Greene: 7 p.m.
Capstone Conference Center.
USC Concert Choir: 7:30 p.m.
School of Music 206.
Gun Control Debate: 8 p.m.
Russell House Ballroom.
Women’s Basketball vs.
Kentucky: 7 p.m. Colonial Center.
FRIDAY
Spring 2005 Seminar Series: 4
p.m. Jones Physical Science Center.
MONDAY
MIDPOINT IN SEMESTER
use BRIEFS
Seminar to discuss
cheating methods
The Flagship Communications
Bateman Team from USC’s School
of Journalism and Mass
Communications is playing host to
this month’s teaching seminar,
“How We Cheat: A Student’s
Perspective.”
The seminar will be held
Thursday from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in
Moore School of Business 008.
Students will give new light to
the meaning of cheating, the newest
ways students are cheating and ways
to prevent it. Demonstrations of
some of the latest cheating tools
and detectors will also be presented.
Refreshments will be served at 3
p.m. in the lobby.
Law school show
to display talent
use School of Law will hold
the Fifth Annual Talent/No Talent
Show at 7 p.m. Thursday in the
USC Law School Auditorium. Law
students will show off the best and
the worst of their talents. All
proceeds will support the Public
Interest Law Society’s Summer
Grant Clerkship Program, which
provides financial assistance to
students doing public-interest
work.
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streets
USCPD monitored a radio call in
eference to a possible intoxicated
lriver. Officer Silcox identified the
object’s vehicle and did not think that
he subject was driving too badly at
irst. They then received a call giving a
lescription of a vehicle matching the
jrcvious description, saying the driver
tad his pants around his ankles.
Reporting officer M.L. Gooding
ocated the subject’s car. The reporting
tfficer approached the subject, who had
tloodshot eyes, smelled of alcohol and
tad slurred speech. The subject denied
:onsuming alcohol. The subject was
isked to exit the vehicle, where he was
tnsteady on his feet and swayed while
tanding. The subject took sobriety
ests and then said he had had two
>eers. The subject was unable to follow
lirections and performed poorly on
>oth tests. The subject was arrested for
DUI. The subject said he would refuse
iny DataMaster breath test.
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