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EXTENDED FORECAST ♦"“£ ♦— •FRID" -SATUR“' ~ ON THE WEB www.dailygamecock.com ^iPp^ >p|pk. ~ Look for these stories in Thursday's online edition: V) V) \j NEWS Delta Tau Delta received the Hugh THE MIX USC’s Filipino American Student High 47 High 42 High 51 High 63 High 66 Shields Award for overall excellence, Association will play host to FASA Night on LOW 39 LOW 37 Low 36 Low 42 Low 43 awarded to nine chapters nationwide. Saturday. STATE Proposal aims to save retirement system The state treasurer would no long handle investments for the South Carolina Retirement Systems under a proposal aimed at repairing a pension system Gov. Mark Sanford describes as a “ticking time bomb.” The proposal approved Tuesday ultimately would put about $2.3 billion into the system and cut 20 years from a gap between money on hand and what has to be paid to retirees, said Sen. Thomas Alexander, R-Walhalla and chairman of the Senate Finance subcommittee dealing with retirement system problems. Panel to study ethics of campaign finance A panel of lawmakers will review state ethics laws to determine whether rules on House members reporting campaign fund raising and spending need to be strengthened. While studying reform, the House has moved to exclude its members from a requirement that candidates disclose the occupation of donors. NATION Anthrax scare rattles Wall Street investors NEW YORK — Nagging worries about inflation bogged Wall Street down Tuesday, with investors sending stocks lower as they tried to reconcile solid economic and earnings news, reports of anthrax discovered at the Pentagon, and a gloomy oudook on semiconductor stocks. Concerns that higher oil prices, which topped $55 per barrel, would accelerate inflation and lead to rising interest rates eroded investor confidence, and the Pentagon’s announcement about an anthrax discovery in its mailroom added to , the general unease. Donations inundate tsunami relief effort WASHINGTON — Several major charities and relief agencies have stopped soliciting donations for tsunami victims and at least one has begun returning money. Billions of 'dollars more ultimately will be needed for long term rebuilding in the devastated Asian region. Agencies sensitized by recent charity scandals say they’re being careful not to accept more money now than they legitimately can spend in aiding tsunami victims. WORLD Russian security paid $10 million for rebel MOSCOW — Russia’s security service announced Tuesday it paid an unprecedented $10 million to informers who helped track down the late Chechen rebel leader Aslan Maskhadov in an effort to give credibility to its renewed offer of an identical prize for the Kremlin’s No. 1 foe, warlord Shamil Basayev. Study says Europe getting more obese BRUSSELS, Belgium — At least seven European countries now challenge the United States in size. In a group of nations from Greece to Germany, the proportion of overweight or obese men is higher than in the United States, experts said Tuesday in a major analysis of expanding girth on the European continent. In Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Greece, Malta and Slovakia, a higher percentage of men are obese or overweight than the estimated 67 percent of men in the United States who are obese or overweight, according to a report from the International Obesity Task Force. The analysis was released as the 25-nation European Union announced an initiative to enlist the food and marketing industries in the fight against fat. BRIEFS FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS New shows look to earn faithful fans, high ratings NEW YORK — Not every new television series is a championship contender. The ultimate referee is Nielsen Media Research. Despite a strong year for a handful of new network programs, last week’s prime time rankings illustrated how difficult it can be to entice viewers with the promise of something new. i tic juiiii ouimua cuincuy “Jake in Progress,” for instance, failed to take advantage of the best time slot ABC could offer. Back-to-back episodes were presented in the hour that “Desperate Housewives’ usually occupies, and managed barely more than half the audience that show typically draws. The premiere episode had 14 million viewers and the second one 12 million. Considering that the preceding “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” had an audience of 18.4 leading into it, a lot of channel changing was taking place. Partly as a result, ABC fell to fourth in the weekly standings among viewers and younger fans. NBC’s highly anticipated boxing series “The Contender” was seen by 8.9 million people I I ANDREW ECCLES/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS This undated publicity cast photo, released by ABC, shows John Stamos, bottom, who returns to television in a new comedy series, “Jake In Progress," about a slick celebrity publicist. in a Thursday showcase, or half what “ER” draws in the same Thursday time slot. Its Sunday audience of 6.7 million was barely more than a third of what Ty Pennington drew to redo a house. No one was laughing for the debut of Kelsey Grammer’s “Sketch Show” on Fox, which had one of that network’s smallest audiences. The WB’s “Starlet” reality series had a mediocre start, and two repeats of the show had the network’s lowest ratings for the week. The ABC drama “Blind Justice” had a strong but not overwhelming start, helped by a curiosity to see what “NYPD Blue” co-creator Steven Bochco had for an encore. CBS won the week, averaging 12.5 million viewers in prime time (8.1 rating, 13 DAY Wednesday, March 16, 2005 share). Fox was second with 11.1 million (6.7, 11) and easily won among the 18-to 49-year-old demographic. NBC had 9.6 million (6.4, 10), ABC 8.5 million (5.5,9), UPN 3 million (2.0, 3), the WB 2.6 million (1.8, 3) and Pax TV 580,000 (0.4, 1). Dan Rather had a solid send off at CBS, with 9.2 million people watching his prime time retrospective special. Rather’s exit heated up the evening news race. The “CBS Evening News” scored a rare ratings win on Rather’s last night last Wednesday, Nielsen said. It helped tighten up the weekly race, won by NBC’s “Nightly News” with 9.8 million viewers (6.9 rating, 13 share). ABC’s “World News Tonight” had 9.6 million viewers (6.7, 13) and the “CBS Evening News” had 8.7 million (6.1, 11). A ratings point represents 1,096,000 households, or 1 percent of the nation’s estimated 109.6 million TV homes. The share is the percentage of in-use televisions tuned to a given show. “If I were dangerous to the university or any of the students, we would have already been removed.” JENNA COOK THIRD-YEAR BIOLOGY STUOENT ON HER DISPUTE WITH A FELLOW STUDENT NOSEBLEED SECTION JASON STEELMAN/THE GAMECOCK Construction crews work on the Bull Street Garage addition Monday. The addition will add nearly 1,000 parking spaces. I Judge nixes charges against filmmakers NEW YORK — A Manhattan judge dismissed charges against Rosario Dawson and two others who were arrested while filming movie scenes near the location of last year’s Republican National Convention. Charges of disorderly conduct and obstructing government administration were dismissed Tuesday by Criminal Court Judge Melissa Jackson. The charges were filed against Dawson, director Stephen Marshall and Viaja Grosgalves - following their arrest near Madison Square Garden, site of the 2004 GOP convention. “I’m happy how this all went down,” said Dawson, 25, as she left the court. Dawson’s screen credits include “Men in Black II” and “Alexander.” The trio had been shooting scenes for “This Revolution” when they were seized Aug. 29, 2004, along with hundreds of anti-GOP protesters at 35th Street and Eighth Avenue. Police said at the time that Dawson was wearing two handkerchiefs on her face with only her eyes showing and that the group had refused to move when police told them to. They were arrested after Marshall tried to show police a city film permit. Assistant District Attorney Eric Arnone, in asking the judge to dismiss the charges, said his office had reviewed videotapes of the area at the time of the arrests. “Of all the tapes we have reviewed, none of the footage establishes that the defendants were given a command to leave the area, much less that the defendants intentionally disobeyed a command to leave,” Arnone said. The prosecutor also said the defendants were using the protests as a backdrop for the film and weren’t part of the protests themselves. McGovern to travel with ‘Little Women’ NEW YORK — Maureen McGovern, who plays the mother of four spirited daughters in the Broadway production of “Little Women,” will take the musical on the road when it begins its 30-city national tour this summer. McGovern, best known for her recording of the Oscar winning song “The Morning After,” plays Marmee in the show, which stars Sutton Foster as Jo, the lively daughter who wants to become a writer. The musical, based on Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel, starts its tour in San Diego, Aug. 30-Sept. 4. .It will later play cities such as San Jose, Calif.; Columbus, Ohio; Chicago; Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; and Washington. Exact dates and more cities will be announced. “Little Women” opened Jan. 23 at Broadway’s Virginia Theatre. Harden to hit stage with philharmonic NEW YORK — On a mid March night, Oscar-winning actress Marcia Gay Harden is making her New York Philharmonic debut. Harden, who won a supporting-actress Academy Award for 2000’s “Ppllock,” is among the ensemble cast performing a semi-staged version of Mendelssohn’s complete incidental music to Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Also in the cast: Campbell Scott, whose acting credits include the Broadway production of “Long Day’s Journey Into Night” with iason Robards and Colleen Dewhurst, Hope Davis (“About Schmidt”); Linda Emond; Reg Rogers; Lorenzo Pisoni; and Jeremy Shamos. The Philharmonic performances at Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall are scheduled for Thursday, Saturday and March 22. Soprano Susan Gritton and mezzo-soprano Patricia Risley also perform in the concert conducted by Sir Neville Marriner. Usher shows love for Cleveland Cavs CLEVELAND — The Grammy winning R&B anise Usher, who is pan-owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers, has unveiled a symbol from his floor seats that he calls the “Double C.” During the team’s game Sunday, Usher crossed his arms over his head and curled his hands to form letter C’s. Fans made the symbol as- the Cavaliers downed the Indiana Pacers 98-86. Usher said his hometown of Atlanta has a special sign called the “A-town down.” “This is my way of showing my Cleveland Cavaliers’ pride,” he said in an e-mail to The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer. POLICE REPORT Reports taken from the USC Police Department. • 7 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 H Violent ® Nonviolent MARCH 4 ©Petit Larceny East Quad, 1400 Blossom St. The victim told reporting officer J.M.H. Harrelson that someone entered the incident location and removed the following items: one multi colored Louis Vuitton purse, (estimated value $350), $300 cash, a USC student ID card, an S.C. driver’s license, a social security card, a Citibank credit card, two VISA credit cards and one Carolina Collegiate Federal Credit Union debit card. The victim has cancelled all credit cards. QMcBryde Quad Room 206 Grand Larceny of Money The complainant told reporting officer G. Kerwin that someone removed the following items: one lock box (estimated value $30) containing approximately $$,100. There were also various receipts in the box. j MARCH 11 ©Malicious Injury to Personal Property Parking lot, 1423 Whaley St. The victim said someone scratched his vehicle. Reporting officer J. E. Silcox observed several scratches to the vehicle. Estimated damage: $900. MARCH 12 ODriving Under Suspension, 1st Blossom and Assembly streets Reporting officer G. Kerwin observed a vehicle license plate that had expired in September 2004. The officer stopped Brandon Jones and verified through the DMV that the license was indeed expired. The officer also ran the' subject’s COMING UP@USC TODAY Neil Cameron Britt Student Composition Recital: 6 p.m. School of Music 206. Sidney Randolph Tyner MM Saxophone Recital: 7:30 p.m. School of Music 206. THURSDAY Jessica Ann Walsh MM Clarinet Recital: 4:30 p.m. School of Music 206. FRIDAY Harmony Ann Hoverman Junior Vocal Recital: 6 p.m. School of Music 206. Women’s Tennis: USC vs.. Kentucky: 2 p.m. Maxcy Gregg Tennis Center. Baseball: USC vs. Arkansas: 7 p.m. Sarge Frye Field. SATURDAY Jessica Robinson Violin Recital: 7:30 p.m. School of Music 206. SUNDAY Softball: Carolina vs. LSU: 1 p.m. Beckham Field. Baseball: USC vs. Clemson: 1:30 p.m. Sarge Frye Field. use BRIEFS ’ Service program seeks nominations The Office of Community Service Programs is accepting recommendations for the annual USC Service Learning Awards. The awards are given to students, faculty, staff and community leaders for their outstanding dedication to community service and service learning. To complete the recommendation form, go to www.sa.sc.edu/ocsp/. Recommendations can also be dropped off at Community Service Programs suite 227. Student awards will be given at the annual Leadership and Service Awards Ceremony. Faculty recognition will be announced at the general faculty meeting. 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. For more information, contact Alison Rosenberg at 777-5269. Write for us. gamecockeditor@gwm.sc.edu ___: - -■ y <:■ - : ^ *-l driver’s license and found that it had been suspended because of failure to pay traffic tickets. Jones was arrested and transported to Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center. The vehicle was towed to City Garage. MARCH 14 @ Information/Civil Dispute Bottom level of Blatt P.E. Center, 1328 Wheat St. The victim said Miriam Barbosa became loud and somewhat obnoxious to him. Reporting officer C. Taylor told Barbosa ^to leave the area.