The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, February 28, 2005, Page 2, Image 2

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EXTENDED FORECAST ♦ TODAY High 55 Low 38 ♦ SATURDAY High 52 Low 28 ♦ SUNDAY High 48 Low 26 ♦ MONDAY High 54 Low 27 ♦ TUESDAY High 57 Low 32 I ON THE WEB www.dailygamecock.com Look for these stories in Tuesday’s online edition: NEWS The story of a local homeless man who gives away free bracelets to those who promise to help homeless people in return. THE MIX USC offers many housing choices. Check out a preview of some campus residence halls before you sign up for next year. STATE Hospital officials fear future nurse shortage As hospitals expand across South Carolina to serve a growing number of patients, officials worry about a looming shortage of nurses to care for those patients. South Carolina already is behind in the number of nurses per capita. The state has 70 nurses per 1,000 residents, compared with a national average of 78 per 1,000. Nationally, numbers of nurses have crept up for the last two years. There were 993 more South Carolina nurses working in 2003, compared with 2002. Lowcountry bridges ranked among worst CHARLESTON — The AAA Carolinas says that 10 of the Top 20 substandard bridges in the state can be found in Charleston and Columbia. The report, released Friday, cites the Interstate 26 bridge in Richland County that passes over CN&L railroad tracks northwest of Columbia as the state’s worst bridge. It and other spans in the report are considered structurally deficient or functionally obsolete under federal standards. NATION Governors criticize high-school systems WASHINGTON — The nation’s governors offered an alarming account of the American high school Saturday, saying only drastic change will keep millions of students from falling short. The governors say they want to emerge Sunday with specific plans for enacting policy, weary of statistics showing that too many students are coasting, dropping out or failing in college. Bank admits losing customer data tapes CHARLOTTE — Bank of America Corp. has lost computer data tapes containing personal information on 1.2 million federal employees, including some members of the U.S. Senate. The lost data includes Social Security numbers and account information that could make customers of a federal government charge card program vulnerable to identity theft. The bank issued an apology. WORLD Afghans train to fight Taliban-led militants KABUL, Afghanistan — The number of troops in Afghanistan’s new army topped 20,000 Sunday, as the United States steps up training of a force that is supposed to relieve Americans on the front lines against Taliban-led militants. The Afghan National Army, or ANA, now numbers 20,694 and has another 3,000-4,000 soldiers in training. U.S. considers end to Iraq inspections UNITED NATIONS — After blocking discussions for nearly two years, the United States has quietly started low-key talks on ending the work of U.N. inspectors who are charged with dismantling Iraq’s chemical, biological and long range missile programs. The Bush administration has come under pressure from the Iraqi government, which has been waging a public campaign to stop using Iraqi oil revenue to finance the U.N. Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission and wrap up its operations. BRIEFS FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Governor disavows interest in presidency SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger may have joked about becoming president, but he said in an interview broadcast Sunday that he’s never seriously considered it. The Austrian-born Schwarzenegger said he is not the reason behind talk of amending the Constitution so immigrants can occupy the White House. “I don’t think the idea is that all the push is because of me. I mean, I have never thought about running for president, and this is not my vision,” Schwarzenegger said on “This Week with George Stephanopoulos.” CHRIS CARLSON/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger discusses his redistricting reform proposal at the Public Policy Institute of California and New America Foundation’s Legislative Reform luncheon in Sacramento, Calif, on Thursday. Schwarzenegger said when he predicted in 1977 that he would become president, he wasn’t serious: “You’ve got to have a little bit of sense of humor about all this.” Several lawmakers have proposed amending the Constitution to let immigrants run for president after being citizens for 20 years. Schwarzenegger, who became a U.S. citizen in 1983, has said he supports such a measure. Editor, ambassador dies of heart failure NEW YORK — Henry A. Grunwald, a Time magazine editor who led the publication’s shift from conservatism to a more centrist view, then later became a United States ambassador to Vienna, has died. He was 82. Grunwald died of heart failure Saturday at his Manhattan home, according to his daughter, Mandy. DAY Monday, February 28, 2005 “I think it is absolutely ridiculous. I think the ‘F is enough punishment.” SARA SULLIVAN SECOND-YEAR POLITICAL SCIENCE STUDENT ON THE BATEMAN TEAM S PROPOSED GRADING SCALE NIAGARA FALLS K'ATIE KIRKLAND/THE GAMECOCK Shortstop Steven Tolleson slides to safety during a 19-1 USC win against Niagara on Saturday. -1 f During his tenure as managing editor at Time, Grunwald began to award bylines and introduced new departments including Behavior, Energy, the Sexes, Economy and Dance. Before being named to the position in 1968, Grunwald had been a writer, senior editor and foreign editor at the magazine. His role in shaping Time was perhaps second only to that of founding editor Henry R. Luce. One of the most noted items of Grunwald’s tenure was when he personally wrote Time’s editorial during the Watergate scandal asking President Richard Nixon to resign. The nightmare of uncertainty must be ended,” he wrote in a Nov. 12, 1973, editorial. “A fresh start must be made. Some at home and abroad might see in the president’s resignation a sign of American weakness and failure. It would be a sign of the very opposite.” Nixon resigned in 1974. After serving 11 years as managing editor, Grunwald served as editor-in-chief of all Time Inc. publications until his retirement in 1987. He was appointed U.S. ambassador to Austria, the country of his birth, by President Reagan and served in that post -from 1988 to 1990. Born in 1922, Grunwald’s family fled Nazi-occupied Austria for the United States when he was a teenager. His father was a librettist in Vienna who failed to find a foothold in American show business. Grunwald himself had early ambitions to be a playwright but got a job as a copy boy at Time while a student at New York University and stayed there for his entire career. Presenters support hybrid technology LOS ANGELES — Salma Hayek and Penelope Cruz kicked off the Oscar weekend party scene at the “Rock the Earth” event organized by Global Green USA. wscar presenters naycK. anu Cruz are among the celebrities who planned to support Global Green USA by arriving at the Academy Awards in hybrid cars. “With global warming threatening us all, driving a fuel efficient car like a hybrid is something that everybody can do to protect our planet,” Hayek said at Thursday’s “Rock the Earth.” “I personally own and drive a hybrid car, and I love it.” Actress gives birth after Oscar party BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Actress Holly Robinson Peete, pregnant with her fourth child, was partying at a pre-Oscar bash when she went into labor. “One minute she’s grooving, the next minute her water breaks,” said Michael Lewittes, a producer for “Access Hollywood” who was covering Thursday’s party. Her husband, Carolina Panthers quarterback Rodney Peete, was not at the party. The 40-year-old actress gave birth to a boy early Friday and was doing “great,” said her publicist, Patti Webster. Florida bars settle author’s patronage KEY WEST, Fla. — Two bars in Ernest Hemingway’s former hometown have resolved a dispute over who can use the name of the author’s old watering hole. Sloppy Joe’s Bar and Captain Tony’s Saloon are half a block from each other, and both claim Hemingway as a former patron. From 1933 to 1937, Hemingway’s friend “Sloppy Joe” Russell ran a bar in a former city morgue. Russell moved his business half a block to the current Sloppy Joe’s location in 1937 and Captain Tony’s took over the morgue building. Captain Tony’s signs identify it as “The First and Original Sloppy Joe’s, 1933 1937.” Last year Sloppy Joe’s sued Captain Tony’s, claiming trademark infringement and saying Captain Tony’s was creating confusion. They settled out-of-court, a lawyer said Friday. Under the agreement, Captain Tony’s must stop using the truncated phrase “The Original Sloppy Joe’s” but it can still use the “The Original Sloppy Joe’s from 1933 to 1937.” COMING UP@USC TODAY MIDPOINT IN SEMESTER Christopher B. Barnes Junior Saxophone Recital: 6 p.m. School of Music 206. TUESDAY Adam Jordan Estes Master’s Saxophone Recital: 6 p.m. School of Music 206. Hannah Ruth Gruber MM Piano Recital: 7:30 p.m. School of Music 206. WEDNESDAY Lauren Bailey Slice Master French Horn Recital: 8:15 p.m. School of Music 206. Stewart A. Livingston Junior Horn Recital: 7:30 p.m. School of Music 006. Katie Amanda Ipock Junior Flute Recital: 4 p.m. School of Music 206. THURSDAY Southern Exposure New Music Series — Performances by USC School of Music Faculty: 7:30 p.m. School of Music 206. USC BRIEFS AAAS organizes diversity program The Association of African American Students will conduct a grassroots diversity program titled “Chamber of Oppression” at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Russell House Ballroom. Students will conduct interactive skits that will address various forms of oppression. For more information, contact Cerrissa Moore or Teddy Clark at 777 5061. Professor to lead bioterrorism talk The Johnson & Johnson Healthcare Lecture will be held Tuesday at 4 p.m. in the i Law School Auditorium. Professor Mark Rothstein of the University of Louisville will speak on the subject of bioterrorism. Educational fund lauds fire marshal The Environmental Health & Safety Department mourns the death of Joe Maxheimer, a USC fire marshal. An educational fund for Maxheimer’s daughter is being established at the Carolina Collegiate Federal Credit Union. Anyone interested in donating to the fund as a memorial should contact Alison Rosenberg at 777 5269. I POLICE REPORT Reports taken from the USC Police Department. Each number on the map stands fora 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 0 Nonviolent FEB.24 OCivil Disturbance Cliff Apartments, Room 205,1321 Whaley St. The complainant told reporting officer A. Mitchell that the subjects originally invited by him to stay with him refused to leave after several days of living with the complainant. The subjects were issued a trespass notice and moved out. 0 Burglary 1st Impersonating a police officer Snowden Dorm 702, 600 Main St. The victim told reporting officer J.M.H. Harrelson that people identified themselves as police officers and entered the victim’s residence. The following items were taken from the room: one bank card, one health insurance card, one social-security card, one birth certificate, one brown wallet, one cell-phone battery and one dark-blue Century lock box containing $ 1,000. Q Douglas Dorm 420, 614 Main St. Housing Violation The complainant said while performing a routine room inspection he observed drug paraphernalia— two pipes in plain view. The officers responded and entered with the subject’s permission. The officers confiscated two pipes. Reporting officer: J. Widdifield. FEB.25 Qdui 100 block of South Pickens St. While traveling north on the 100 block of Pickens, reporting officer S. Alexander saw a white Dodge truck proceed through the stop sign without slowing or stopping. The officer stopped the subject and noticed he had a strong smell of alcohol on his person. The officer asked him to exit his vehicle and asked him how much he had to drink. He said a couple a few hours ago. The officer asked where he was coming from, and he said work. The subject was given field sobriety tests. The subject was transported to Lexington Annex. The subject was transported to Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center and threw up in the police car for the second time. He threw up once upon arrival to Lexington and twice on the way to Glenn Detention Center. ©Civil Disturbance Sigma Alpha Epsilon house, Greek 1 Village, 507 Lincoln St. The complainant said he and members of the fraternity Sigma Alpha Epsilon were involved in a verbal altercation. The police were called before the situation became physical. Reporting officer: A. Mitchell. <g<g I f.g -g -g^s** I L- 4^1 "Who gave the speech, "The Conservation of <*4. . |,| | g d. 1 Cl. V- l'# Races" at the founding ceremony of the _Brough,,Qyofby ^JStSSa,^ American Negy Academy Ip 1897?^^