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ROBERTS • COIUIOUED FROU)I not something that happens in every generation, but every generation in its turn must accept the responsibility of supporting and defending the Constitution and bearing true faith and allegiance to it,” Roberts said. A crowd including seven of the eight sitting justices, Roberts’ parents, Rosemary and John Sr., children John and Josephine, Senate supporters and White House well-wishers erupted stood and applauded as Roberts kissed his wife and shook Stevens’ hand. The audience also included Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and White House counsel Harriet Miers, both of whom have been mentioned as candidates for O’Connor’s seat. Roberts took a separate judicial oath during a private White House ceremony attended by the other justices. A formal Supreme court ceremony was scheduled for Monday, before the opening of the term. O’Connor, a moderate voice on the Supreme Court and one of only two women, is leaving after 24 years. It is the first time in 34 years that a president has had simultaneous high court openings. The president originally named Roberts to succeed O’Connor in July. Rehnquist’s death led to the switch to Roberts for the chief justice on Sept. 6. O’Connor remains on tu • conunucD mom i Distance Education and Instructional Support, part of the Office of Information Technology participating in the technical side of the switch — said most of the channels should be in their new position today. “However,” Hostilo said, “the planned launch of the new lineup is Oct. 1.” Students can tune in to Channel 2 on the university cable system to see current the court until the president selects a replacement and that person is confirmed by the Republican-controlled Senate. The only justice not at the White House was Antonin Scalia. He had a previous engagement that could not be broken, a court spokeswoman said. According the Federalist Society Web site, he was leading a two-day seminar on the separation of powers in Avon, Coloi Not since John Marshall, confirmed in 1801 at 45, has there been a younger chief. Roberts is the first new Supreme , Court justice since 1994. Before becoming a federal appeals court judge, he was one of the nations best appellate lawyers, arguing 39 cases — many in front of the same eight justices he will now lead as chief. He won 25 of those cases. Under Roberts, the court will tackle such issues as assisted suicide, campaign finance law and abortion this year, with questions about religion, same sex marriage, the government’s war on terrorism and human cloning looming in the future. Said Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn: “For many years to come, long after many of us have left public service, the Roberts court will be deliberating on some of the most difficult and fundamental questions of U.S. law.” Twenty-two Democrats opposed Roberts, saying he could turn out to be as listings. In addition, on Saturday the new channel lineup will be posted on the Housing Web site, www.housing.sc.edu. Hostilo said the new lineup will also be published on a new Gamecock Cable Web site to be launched Saturday. Segroves said that while small changes to the university cable system will be made every year, students should not expect another major overhaul like this for another two or three years. Student reaction has been conservative as Scalia and Clarence Thomas, the Supreme Court anchors on the right. “At the end of the day, I have too many unanswered questions about the nominee to justify confirming him to this lifetime seat,” said Democratic leader Harry Reid of Nevada. Anti-abortion and abortion rights activists both have their | hopes pinned on Roberts, a former government lawyer in the Reagan and first Bush administrations. While Roberts is solidly conservative and his wife, Jane, volunteers for Feminists for Life, both sides were eager to see how he would vote on abortion cases. Roberts told senators during his confirmation hearings that past Supreme Court rulings carry weight, including the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion in 1973. He also said he agreed with the 1965 Supreme Court ruling in Griswold v. Connecticut that established the right of privacy in the sale and use of contraceptives. But he tempered that by saying Supreme Court justices can overturn rulings. “If the Constitution says that the little guy should win, then the little guy’s going to win in the court before me,” Roberts told senators. “But if the Constitution says that the big guy should win, well then the big guy’s going to win because my obligation is to the Constitution.” generally positive. “I think the change in carrier is fine as long as the outcome is in favor of the students,” said Tashia Goodwine, a second year advertising student. The addition of more sports channels seems popular. “I’m a big football fan, so I think it’s a good idea,” said second-year chemistry student Dan Patel. “The more ESPN channels, the better.” Comments on this story? E-mail gamecocknews @gwm. sc. edu Show your student I.D. and receive a FREE small fry and drink with any THICKBURGER purchase. 1 Hurry! Offer expire, soon. Must present school I.D. before ordering to receive discount. 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Custgmer must pay any sates tax due Uiytlt 1 Cash value 1/iOOth of 1c. £ 2005 Hardee s Food Systems. Inc Scientists observe wild gorillas using simple tools r Joseph B. Uarrengia THE ASSOCIATED PRESS For the first time, biologists have documented gorillas in the wild using simple tools, such as poking a stick in a swampy pool of water to check its depth. Until now, scientists had seen gorillas use tools only in captivity. Among the great apes, tool use in the wild yvas thought to be a survival skill reserved for smaller chimpanzees arjd orangutans. The research in the Republic of Congo’s rainforests was led by Thomas Breuer of the Wildlife Conservation Society at the Bronx Zoo, which released -details of his study. Breuer is in Africa and was not immediately available for an interview. “This is a truly astounding discovery,” he said in a statement. “Tool usage in wild apes provides us with valuable insights into "the evolution of our own species and the abilities of other species.” BcncfiT • cormnucD mom i took on a life of its own. “Everybody else wanted to get on board,” Wyatt said. Because of a change in date his own choral ensemble, he was unable to perform, but he still worked on planning the concert. Wyatt said he lived in New Orleans for 14 years and has many friends and colleagues there. He wanted to have the concert to raise money and awareness for Katrina victims. “We are so privileged to be able to present this concert on behalf of persons displaced from the Gulf Coast as a result of the Katrina disaster,” said Taylor Harding, music school dean, in a USC news release. “We hope that it will be part of a nationally coordinated concert series effort for which the USC School of Music is planning three concerts. Each of these concerts, beginning with ‘USC Cares: Renewal Through Music’ this Tuesday, will benefit a different group of persons affected by Katrina.” The first concert will aid Kdtrina victims who have been displaced to the Columbia and Midlands area, while subsequent concerts will benefit musicians from New Orleans and music students from areas affected by the hurricane, Leaman said. “It will be a long-term healing for the ' hurricane victims, so that’s why we want to have a series of concerts to benefit them,” Harding said. Much of the concert# program will be jazz-oriented to reflect New Orleans’ status as the birthplace of jazz, but the program will also offer traditional and patriotic music, even a steel-drum selection. * .. Ensembles include USC’s Wind Ensemble, the Palmetto Pans Steel Drum Band, USC Jazz Combo, University Chorus and a clarinet quintet. “It’s a concert that offers something for everybody,” said Jacob Will, assistant professor of voice, who will perform an aria from the French opera “Manon,” about a French prostitute deported to Louisiana. “I think even though we’re . fairly far removed from New Orleans, I’ve been there and I love it,” Will said. “Doing something like this, you show and feel a certain solidarity with the people who were there. This could easily have happened to us.” Other faculty artists will Include Rebecca Nagel, Scott Herring, Jerry Curry and Helen Tintes. Even employees at the Koger Center have joined in the spirit of the night, donating their time for the concert. “I think it’s going to be a really fine event,” Wyatt said. “A wide range of musical styles are being done, and it’s going to appeal to a lot of tastes, and we hope that the community will come out and support it.” South Carolina Cares is a co-sponsor of the concert. Anyone interested in making a donation to the relief effort can do so by sending checks, payable to South Carolina Cares, P.O. Box 608, Columbia, S.C., 29202. # Comments on this story? E-mail gamecocknewsdpgwm. sc. edu _ I Gamecocks Connection! r * Your source for Gamecocks news alerts right on your wireless phone! Get up-to-the-minute news about the Gamecocks, from the Gamecocks, on your wireless phone. Log on to www.vtext.com and select "Coaches Corner!" Subject to Customer Agreement and Calling Plan. $35 activation fee may apply. $175 early termination fee applies. Requires credit approval. 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