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CAROLINA®BRIEF Broadway actor Jones to present solo show Broadway actor Sarah Jones will present her one-woman show “A Right To Care” Friday, Oct. 14, as pan of the 30th anniversary celebration of USC’s Arnold School of Public Health. The production, scheduled for 3:30 p.m. in the Richland Room of • the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center, explores the ways ethnic, racial and economic health disparities impact peoples’ lives. The show is free and open to the public. \ Speaking to a nctional Congressional committee hearing on health disparities, the 10 characters in Jones’ show tell of their struggles to maneuver the nation’s healthcare system. The daughter of two physicians, Jones has had a long standing interest in raising public awareness of social-justice issues, such as public health, among mainstream audiences. Jones attended Bryn Mawr College on a Mellon Minority Fellowship and returned to her native New York to write and perform. An Obie Award-winning playwright, actor and poet, Jones and her solo shows, “Surface Transit,” “Women Can’t Wait” and “Bridge and Tunnel,” have garnered numerous honors, including a Helen Hayes Award, the Best One Person Show Award from. HBO’s Comedy Arts Festival, and two Drama Desk nominations. Top wealth strategist to speak at seminar Tom Sowanick, chief wealth management strategist for Merrill Lynch, will speak Wednesday about global macroeconomic overview and investment themes at a seminar played host to by USC’s business school. The event will be held from 5 to 6 p.m. in the Russell House Theater. One hundred fifty students seats are reserved, with the rest going to Merrill Lynch employees and clients. A reception will follow the • discussion. Sowanick has been the company’s chief wealth management strategist since May 2004 and has worked for Merrill Lynch since 1985. THIS WEEK © USC TODAY Justin S. Fulkerson junior tuba recital: 7:30 p.m. School of Music 206 TUESDAY Deanna Moore doctoral piano recital: 7:30 p.m. School of Music 206 Year of Languages celebration, inauguration of the French House: 4 p.m. 820 Henderson St. WEDNESDAY Kenneth Salters senior percussion recital: 5:30 p.m. School of Music 206 Last Lecture Series — Claudia Benitez-Nelson, ‘“The Day After Tomorrow? Global climate change over the last century7 p.m. Harper/Elliot Gressette Room Washington Post associate editor Jim Hoagland: 7 p.m. Law School auditorium ON THE WEB © WWW.DAILYGAMEC0CK.COM Read online five days a week. Word. Weather Forecast TODAY TUE. High 86 Lout 68 IDCD. High 85 Lout 68 THU. High 81 loui 65 PRI. High 14 l Loui 56 Aubie Damned Juan Bias/THE GAMBCOCK Aubie entertains the crowd during Saturday’s game at Jordan Hare Stadium in Alabama. • y- * State Woman slams judge for lack of sympathy WASHINGTON — A South Carolina woman and civil rights group have criticized federal judge Karen Williams, a conservative judge who some think is being considered for the U.S. Supreme Court. Williams, of Orangeburg, S.C., is considered to be a leading contender to replace retiring Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. Lisa Ocheltree of Lexington, S.C., said Williams, who has served on the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals for 13 years, showed nQ sympathy during her sexual harassment lawsuit against a former employer. In 1999, Williams was part of a three-judge panel that overturned a jury’s decision in Ocheltree’s favor, which was later reversed. The law doesn’t protect women from “everyday insults as if they remained models of Victorian reticence,” Williams wrote at the time. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People also has concerns with some of Williams’ decisions. Williams has had bipartisan support in South Carolina, including a recommendation from U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn, the former chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus. I Nation Possible suicide blast kills 1 near stadium NORMAN, Okla. — One person was killed in an explosion near a packed football stadium at the University of Oklahoma on Saturday night in what authorities said appears to be a suicide. The blast, in a traffic circle about 100 yards from Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, could be heard by some in the crowd of 84,000, but University President David Boren said no one inside the stadium was ever in danger. “We are apparently dealing with an individual suicide, which is under full investigation,” Boren said in a statement. There was no information about the person who was killed and no reports of any other injuries. A police bomb squad detonated explosives found at the site of the blast. The area near the stadium was searched by bomb-sniffing dogs. Officers cordoned off an area west of the stadium after the explosion and nobody was allowed out of the stadium for about a half-hour after the blast, which occurred shordy before 8 p.m., about halftime of the Sooners’ game against Kansas State. The game continued. World Suicide bombers hit 3 Indonesian eateries BALI, Indonesia — Suicide bombers wearing explosive vests targeted tourist resorts on Bali with coordinated attacks that devastated three crowded restaurants on Saturday night, killing at least 25 people and injuring 101, two of whom were Americans. Two al-Qaida-linked fugitives suspected of masterminding the 2002 nightclub bombings on the same Indonesian island may have been involved, a top anti terrorism official said. Saturdays near-simultaneous blasts struck two seafood cafes in the Jimbaran beach resort and a three-story noodle and steakhouse in downtown Kuta. Kuta is the bustling tourism center of Bali where two nightclubs were bombed three years ago, also on a busy Saturday night, killing 202 people. It was not immediately clear whether the three suicide bombers were included in the death toll of 25. The latest attacks came a month after Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono warned of possible terrorist attacks. On Saturday, he blamed terrorists and warned that more attacks were possible. AMECOCK Nobody covers USC better. Believe it. POLICE REPORT __> _ THURSDAY, SEPT.29 Larceny of pictures, 9 a.m. Russell House, 1400 Greene St. Someone removed two framed pictures hung in room 301. A custodian said the door was found open and unlocked. Estimated value: $400. Reporting officer: S. Wilcox Larceny of bicycle, 5 p.m. Maxcy College, 1332 Pendleton St. Someone took a maroon, 26-inch Schwinn MRX locked to a bike rack with a combination lock. Estimated value: $150. Reporting officer: S. Wilcox Fire (non-suspicious), 9 p.m. Pendleton Garage, 1501 Pendleton St. A small brush fire damaged some flower bushes on a grassy area on the top level of the garage. Columbia Fire Department responded and put out the fire. Estimated value: $50. Reporting officer: C. Knoche Disregarding a traffic signal, possession of an open container of alcohol (four counts), 11 p.m. \ Corner of Blossom and Main streets Reporting officer L. Welch stopped David Mattox, 19, after he disregarded a traffic signal. Welch searched the car and found several open beer cans, some still with liquid in them. Neither Mattox nor the other three occupants — Johnathan Kallgreen, 19; Brandon Myers, 19; or Jessie Myers, 17 — would claim possession of the cans. All four were arrested and taken to Alvin S. Glenn* Detention Center. " ( Reports are taken from the USC Police Department. RETURn • codtiducd PRom i before and after hurricanes have hit them,” she said. “I think you’ll see the same thing happen this time that has happened before.” She said she has seen coastal regions rebuild after every hurricane that strikes. Most people return to the area to put their lives back together. “I think you’re going to see people building better to prepare for storms and reinforcing properties that they have,” Storey said. “You may see some people say ‘I’ve had enough’ and moving away from the coast, but from my experience, you won’t see a lot of that.” Herbert Wilson, a senior political science major from Gulfport, said his family plans to remain on the coast. 1 “My family, all of them, are going to stay on the coast,” Wilson said. “The only one I know who is going to leave is a friend of mine who went to Virginia after the storm to live with his sister. He got a job there, so he’s staying.” Wilson’s memories of the Gulf Coast contrast with what he sees now. “It’s really nice living on the coast. It’s not too small, but not overpopulated. There’s a nice sense of community,” he said. STRESS • COnTIDUED PROffll event long after the event ended. Experts said students in similar situations could also suffer psychologically from the hurricanes. Amy Copeland, director of the Psychological Services Center, said the disorder was first diagnosed in Vietnam veterans, but has been diagnosed in anyone who has experienced a traumatic event, like rape, violence or a natural disaster. Copeland said those affected may not experience symptoms for months or even years after surviving the hurricane. But the effects of the disorder can cause great anxiety. “A person suffering from PTSD may feel that his life or safety is in danger,” Copeland | said. Triggers could be anything from, rain to a sense of insecurity during hurricane season, Copeland said. She said a person’s reaction depends on how much the victim suffered during the event. If people are still living in a shelter, they may not suffer from PTSD until they return to a normal life. Copeland said people experiencing stress related to the hurricane should seek help immediately if they are feeling overwhelmed by their situation. Phyllis Lefeaux, a social worker at the Student Health Center, said constantly watching news coverage of the event could add to the stress a person is already feeling.