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The University of South Carolina Monday, October 10, 2005 VoL99,No.27 • Since 1908 Yet another football player arrested Johnson becomes 13th Gamecock arrested since January Justin Chapura ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR Josh Johnson, a junior defensive end on the football team, was arrested early Sunday morning on a litany of charges stemming from an incident outside a Five Points bar. According to incident reports, a Columbia police officer arrested Johnson, 20, for simple assault, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, interfering with police and possession of an open container of alcohol. He is the 13th football player arrested since January. Reports state that Johnson was arrested in Five Points early Sunday along with his brother Justin, 18, by Columbia police officers B.F. Duckett and N. Peter. Justin Johnson was charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. Duckett and Peter reported that they were flagged down at about 1 a.m. Sunday morning on Harden Street to break up an alleged fight involving both Johnsons. The brothers became “very loud and used profanity,” continuing to do so after Duckett asked them to calm down and leave, the officers reported. When Duckett tried to place Justin Johnson in handcuffs, he tried to pull away and his brother allegedly helped to pull him, despite the officers’ commands to stop. With Justin Johnson in custody, the officers attempted to arrest Josh Johnson, who allegedly pushed one officer and “actively resisted” other efforts to arrest him. Four more officers arrived on scene to subdue Johnson, who upon arrest was discovered to joHnson NicJr Esarrs/'\'11K (i.V.M K1:(M IK Josh Johnson was arrested Sunday on a litany of charges. STUDENTS STILL UPSET . ABOUT ' WEB SITE Facebook group prompts black organizations to examine racial divide Francis flllen Jr. FOR THE GAMECOCK In the weeks following the controversy over a thefacebook.com group with racial slurs in its title, | students have continued to vocalize “ on the topic of racial divide at USC. During a discussion of the group at the Brothers of Nubian Descent’s Sept. 27 meeting, member and third year media arts student Frank Williams said, “It’s just crazy because the creator of the group really doesn’t understand why the black people on campus are mad over this issue.” The group’s name, “Northerners Dress Like the Negroes Do,” sparked controversy on its Web page, even after changing its name from “Northerners Dress Like the Coloreds Do.” Group founder Kevin Eckman, a fourth-year marketing student, said | he created the group in response to another page criticizing Southern fashion, and changed the name in response to “threatening” posts left for him on the site’s message boards. Like many other black students, Williams said that he was offended by the use of both terms, but he was more offended by the idea that dressing “like black people” is an insult. After a meeting of the Student Coalition Empowering African Americans on Sept. 29, a one black FBCEBOOH • >1 INSIDE I Viewpoints Brandt Boidy discusses the absurdity behind the psychic manhunt for Saddam Hussein; Jacob Davis vents about USC’s attendance policy. 8 The Mix Looking east Qigong a Chinese meditative exercise, offers a different way to relax, promote natural healing. 9 i Sports m m Wildcats tamed The Gamecocks get back on track with a 44-16 win against Kentucky, their first in SEC play. 14 Manish Swamp / The Associated Press A man carries water as he walks past houses destroyed by an earthquake in Uri, India, on Sunday. Desperate Rescuers struggle to reach survivors in Pakistan and India as quake death toll rises SadaqatJan THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan — Rescuers struggled to reach remote, mountainous areas Sunday after Pakistan’s worst-ever earthquake wiped out entire villages, buried roads in rubble and knocked out electricity and water supplies. The death toll stood at 20,000 and was expected to rise. In this devastated Himalayan city, wounded covered by shawls lay in the street, and villagers used sledgehammers to break through the rubble of flattened schools and homes seeking survivors. The quake collapsed the city’s Islamabad Public School. Soldiers with white cloth tied around their mouths and noses pulled a small girl’s dust covered body from the ruins, while the body of a boy remained pinned between heavy slabs of concrete. The United Nations said more than 2.5 million people need shelter after the magnitude-7.6 earthquake along the Pakistan-India border. The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Relief said it urgendy needed 200,000 winterized tents. President Gen. Pervez Musharraf complained of a shortage of helicopters needed to ferry in relief workers, food and medical supplies, and appealed for international help. In Washington, President Bush said eight U.S. military choppers were being moved to help in rescue efforts, and he promised financial assistance. India, which has fought three wars with Pakistan, also offered assistance, as did Israel, which has no relations with the Muslim nation. “We are handling the worst disaster in Pakistan’s history,” chief army spokesman Maj. Gen. Shaukat Sultan said. The quake was felt across a wide swath of South Asia from central Afghanistan to western Bangladesh. It swayed buildings in the capitals of three pations, with the damage spanning a^. least 250 miles from Jalalabad in Afghanistan to Srinagar in northern Indian territory. In Islamabad, a 10 story building collapsed, killing at least 24 people. Late Sunday, helmeted rescuers found a survivor after hearing his cries for help. The thin man in a blue shirt, looking dazed, emerged on his own with little help and stood in front of a crowd of cheering onlookers. One rescuer patted his head, and the man waved and pumped his fist in the air. Pakistan said the death toll ranged between 20,000 and 30,000. India reported more than 600 dead, and Afghanistan said four were killed. “We have enough manpower but we need financial support ... to cope with the tragedy,” Musharraf said in Rawalpindi, according to the state-run news agency Associated Press of Pakistan. He also appealed for medicine and tents. Musharraf told the British Broadcasting Corp. he knew of as many as 20,000 people killed, and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz told CNN about 43,000 people were injured. Musharraf said the only way to reach many far-flung areas was by helicopter because roads were impassable. “Our helicopter resources ■ are limited,” he told the BBC. “We need massive cargo helicopter support.” Most of the devastation occurred in northern Pakistan. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake was centered about 60 miles northeast of the capital, Islamabad, in the forested mountains of Pakistani Kashmir. “I have been informed by my department that more than 30,000 people have died in Kashmir,” Tariq Mahmmod, communications minister for the Himalayan region, told The Associated Press. Troops “have not started relief work in remote villages where people are still buried in the rubble, and in some areas nobody is present to organize funerals for the dead,” he said. The USGS said there had been at least 26 aftershocks, including a 6.2 QUOKC • q Seismic activity often occurs in area Saturday’s magnitude 7.6 earthquake was centered in a region known for its seismic activity since the early 1900s. The recent crash between the Indian plate and the Eurasian plate triggered an earthquake and at least 22 moderate aftershocks in the following 24 hours. 0 ,200 mi ~ Select areas of o 200 Km jaj. past earthquakes TURK; "8 V. . M* AFGHAN^ 3 i 1 ■ r- ■ - / /^| PAKISTAN ^ * "-fhj f ’**>•£ Eurasian ' J °oSh! 3 .ND.A f— Plate movement SOURCES: USGS; ESRI AP L Officials want crane to fish for artifacts i Hunley Commission seeks states help in recovering submerged war relics The Associated Press CHARLESTON — Members of the Hunley Commission want workers helping tear down bridges over the Cooper River to lend their cranes to saving artifacts from three Civil War ships that were sunk by Confederates. The artifacts, including a cannon discovered decades ago, could be helpful not just to display with the Hunley, but also to help figure out the best way to preserve' the Confederate submarine. “It’s really the chance of a lifetime to get these pieces,” said Sen. Glenn McConnell, R-Charleston and chairman of the Hunley Commission! “This cannon has been in the water about the same length of time as the Hunley. If it could be a guinea pig for our new treatment, that would be great.” The three ships, named the Charleston, Chicora and Palmetto State, kept Union soldiers from taking over the city. But on Feb. 18, 1865, they were sunk to keep them from falling into the hands of the Yankees. Hunley Commission members say all that’s needed to retrieve the objects is a crane and there are plenty of them in the Cooper River as workers dismantle the John Grace Memorial Bridge opened in 1929 and the Silas Pearman Bridge opened in 1966. The location of several artifacts is known. The cannon from the Palmetto State may have been found by workers ARTIFACTS • 1 Sigma Epsilon renews efforts in AIDS fight From staff reports A fraternity and an organization dedicated to raising awareness and promoting prevention of a deadly disease renewed a partnership last week. Sigma Phi Epsilon, which has a USC chapter, announced a 10-year partnership with YouthAlDS on Oct. 5. In addition to organizing events designed to educate young students on the disease, the fraternity will raise money for YouthAlDS HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention efforts. According to Sig Ep, 56 participating chapters have raised $68,000 and have reached 12,000 youth with education efforts. YouthAlDS is an initiative of Population Services International and targets young people between the ages of 15 and 24 with messages of abstinence, and correct condom use. Comments on this story? E-mail gamecocknews@gunn.sc.edu ^ t