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Gambrell opens doors for annual POLIfest To encourage student interest in civic affairs, USC plays host to its sixth annual POLIfest from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. today in front of Gambrell Hall. The event will feature displays from campus political organizations, and USC political science faculty will be on hand to answer questions. Students can also participate in a straw poll for 2008 presidential candidates. This year, USC has 830 students majoring in political science and international studies. Nearly 3,000 students will take a political science course this year. Student raffle benefits Red Cross relief fund Students from an HRSM 301 Professional Development class are raffling off a football signed by Steve Spurrier to raise money for the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund. Students can buy tickets at the Sports and Entertainment Management Office in room 2012 of the Coliseum. Tickets are $2 and will be available until Nov. 9. — THIS WEEK © USC TODAY Essena Setaro graduate violin recital: 5:30 p.m. School of Music 206 Stephanie Titus piano recital: 7:30 p.m. School of Music 206 THURSDAY Palmetto Pans Concert: 7:30 p.m. School of Music 206 Fall Festival of Authors featuring Pulitzer Prize winning poet Charles Wright: 6 p.m. law school auditorium FRIDAY Rachelle Whitcomb graduate violin recitaE 5:30 p.m. School of Music 206 Fall Festival of Authors featuring novelist Francine Prose: 6 p.m. law school auditorium Stacey Holliday piano recital: 7:30 p.m. School of Music 206 Campbell Law School informational lunch: noon, Russell House 322 Fall 2005 Seminar Series — UCSB’s Dr. Craig J. Hawker, “Facile Chemistry for the Synthesis and Fabrication of Nanostructures”: 4 p.m. Jones Physical Science Center 006 iJli § HE WEB © www.DAILYGAMECOCK.COM Read online five days a week. Yeah. Illusions of grandeur _ JessicaMunday / THE (JAMECOCK Illusionist Mike Super performs in the Russell House on Monday night. State Man dies during ride to brother’s funeral FLORENCE — Crystal Chockley thought something was wrong when her brother in-law didn’t show up for his 32-year-old sibling’s funeral. Hours after burying her husband, Perry Chockley, she found out why. His 44-year old brother, Larry Chockley, died in a car wreck on his way to the funeral Saturday. “My knees just buckled, and I said, ‘God help me,’” Crystal Chockley said. “I just couldn’t believe God would take two brothers back-to-back like that. You just can’t believe something like that, not two times in .just a few days.” The family said Larry Chockley took his brother’s death hard. Perry Chockley was killed in a four-wheeler accident | in Marion County a week ago. “I saw Larry the night before at the funeral home, and he hugged me tighter than he’d ever hugged me before,” Crystal Chockley said. Nation IRS says it’s sitting on unclaimed millions Thousands of people have money sitting at the Internal Revenue Service that could be claimed if they would tell the tax collectors where they live. The IRS said Tuesday that $73 million in tax refunds that were sent to taxpayers this year did not reach the destination. In most cases, the post office returned the checks as undeliverable because the taxpayers had moved. The money belongs to more than 84,000 taxpayers, some of whom have more than one check waiting to be claimed. Checking on the status of a refund — by calling 1-800 829-4477 or visiting IRS Web site at http://www.irs.gov — could be worth $871 to the average taxpayer due an unclaimed refund. “Our goal is to get this money back in the hands of the people it belongs to," IRS Commissioner Mark Everson said. World Top Canadian leader pushes bird flu fight OTTAWA — Canada’s prime minister on Tuesday stressed the importance of helping Southeast Asian nations fight bird flu as health ministers from around the world said the first line of defense against a pandemic is at the region’s poultry farms, while the second line may come down to ethics and politics. At a two-day conference that began Monday, some officials discussed breaking international patent regulations to produce generic versions of Tamiflu if it came down to saving their civilians. The World Trade Organization in 2003 decided to allow governments to override patents during health crises, though no member state has invoked the clause. Ministers from 30 countries and heads of the World Health Organization and U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization were at the conference. Weather Forecast TODAY j THURS. High 65 High 66 I Low HO Low H2 POLICE REPORT THURSDAY, OCT. 20 Larceny of vacuum cleaner, 4 a.m. Calcott, 709 Bull St. Someone removed a red Sanitary commercial vacuum cleaner. Estimated value: $250. Reporting officer: T. Widdifield Verbal threat, 9:35 a. m. Columbia Hall, 918 Barnwell St. A female resident, 19, made a verbal threat at another resident, 21. The victim did not wish to press charges and was relocated by Housing. Reporting officer: S. Wilcox SATURDAY, OCT. 22 Assault, malicious injury to real property, malicious injury to private property, 4:24 a.m. McBryde dormitory, 613 Sumter St. Reporting officer N. Husbands was dispatched to the area in reference to an assault. Investigator Gooding also responded to process the scene. Damage to a flat-screen television and general damage totaled $2,300. Driving under suspension (second degree), reckless driving failure to surrender suspended tags, ABC violation (broken seal), 2:40 a.m. Corner of Assembly and College streets Reporting officer R. Baker stopped a vehicle he observed driving recklessly. Upon contacting the driver, Byron Jackson, 24, a check revealed his driver s license and vehicle tag were suspended. He and the passenger, Carl Jeffrey, 21, each had one liter of Hennessy in the vehicle with broken seals. Jeffrey and Jackson were arrested and transported to Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center. Burglary (second degree), grand larceny of digital video camera, 10:21 a.m. Snowden dormitory, 600 Main St. The victim said someone took his Panasonic digital video camera for from his unsecured room. Estimated value: $1,000. Reporting officer: PI. Jones Minor in possession of beer, possession of an open container, improper lane change, 11:13 p.m. Corner of Wheat and Pickens streets Reporting officer S. Wilcox stopped a Ford Explorer after observing it turn right at an intersection from the left lane, cutting off another car. The driver, Ryan McNeal, 18, had an odor of alcohol around him and bloodshot eyes. He ^ said he had consumed five H drinks. A vehicle search produced several cans of beer in a cooler, and an open can of beer within McNeal’s reach. McNeal was arrested and taken to Richland County Department of Corrections. Larceny of license plate, 8 p.m. C-3 Lot, 1300 Greene St. The victim said someone removed a N.C. license tag for his 1999 silver Yamaha motorcycle. Reporting officer: N. Husbands ^ Larceny of bicycle, 8 p.m. Maxcy College, 1332 Pendleton St. Someone removed an unregistered Pacific Arrow bicycle. Estimated value: $100. Reporting officer: N. Husbands SUNDAY, OCT. 23 Larceny of signs; Malicious injury to real property, 1 p.m. Pinckney/Legare, 902 Sumter St. _ Someone removed two wall® signs indicating the identity of the buildings. A third sign was damaged. Estimated value: $150. Reporting officer: J.E. Silcox MONDAY, OCT. 24 Malicious injury to real properly, larceny of sign, 9 a.m. Harper College, 902 Sumter St. Someone removed a sign from the Horseshoe side of the building, causing damage to the wall. Estimated value: ^ $300. TUESDAY, OCT. 25 Disorderly conduct, 1:32 a.m. Swearingen, 315 Main St. Reporting officer J.M. Harrelson observed Edward Masre, 58, sleeping in the vicinity. Upon awakening, he was unsteady on his feet, had slurred speech and smelled of alcohol. He was arrested, taken to Glenn Detention Center and issued a trespass notice. t I "Receiving the financial support of a MAC Fellowship has allowed me to focus my attention on the CPA exam and networking with classmates and professionals" —Starcha Cook “ ■ I Fellowships and 9 Scholarships ■Hi Deadline February 1 DETAILS ABOUT THE MASTER OF A 4T9 -PA L F 9 E ..QF. 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