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THIS WEEK 0 USC TODAY Marina Lomazov faculty piano recital: 7:30 p.m. School of Music 206. Tiger Bum: 5 p.m. Blatt P.E. Field Raphael Rada doctoral voice recital: 5:30 p.m. School of Music 206 : University Chorus concert — Carol Krueger, conductor: 7:30 p.m. Westminster Presbyterian Church School of the Environment Seminar — Robin D. Rogers, “Designer Ionic Liquids Enabling Sustainable Technologies”: 3:30 p.m. Swearingen 1C01 SATURDAY Southern Exposure Concert — sitar virtuoso Kartik Seshadri, accompanied by tablaist Amp Chattopadhyay: 7:30 p.m. School of Music 206 Nation Contract agreement ends orchestra hiatus NEW YORK — Radio City Entertainment and the union representing musicians for its famed "Christmas Spectacular" reached a tentative contract agreement Thursday that both sides said would allow the orchestra to return to work after more than two weeks off the job. The union and management had been working with a mediator to resolve the conflict over wages and benefits, which came to a head Nov. 2 when musicians went on strike and two shows were canceled. The show has gone on with recorded music. The union said performers wanted to return to work, but Radio City denied they were locked out. Both parties said the orchestra would return for Friday's 2:30 p.m. show. "We have reached a deal on a long-term contract that will guarantee live music at Radio City Music Hall for years to come," union president David Lennon said in a statement. Weather Forecast HN THF WFR a ^diw ^ ^ ^ ^ urn i nt v¥c.d © www.dailygamecock.com wa, va^ ^ ^ Read online five days a week. Bonus. V> W High 55 High 59 High 69 High 69 High 66 Loui 28 Low 31 Low 35 Low 35 Low 35 Bloody fabulous Elite Bearers / TlIK (JAMKGOCK First-year business student Hanxu Fan gives blood Tuesday night at the Russell House for the Carolina-Clemson Blood Drive. POLICE REPORT MONDAY, NOV. 14 Information; ID theft and credit fraud, noon Information; ID theft and credit fraud, noon The victim, 19, said between the listed date and Sept. 1, someone used her Social Security number, address and other personal information to open credit accounts in her name. Reporting officer: S. Wilcox Assistance rendered 5:15 p.m. Student Student Health Center, 1409 Devine St. An 18-year-old man was found very intoxicated and incoherent. First Responders and EMS repsonded, and the man was transported to Richland Memorial Hospital. Reporting officer: N. Husbands TUESDAY, NOV. 15 Suspicious activity, 12:10 a.m. LaBorde, 615 Sumter St. The victim said three men banged on her room window with a wooden stick. She confronted the subjects, who then fled before USCPD could arrive. The victim was an RHD in the Towers. Reporting officer: J.M. Simmons Assistance rendered, 8:20p.m. Bates House, 1328 Wheat St. A 20-year-old woman said after giving blood, she felt faint and vomited. First Responders and EMS arrived at the scene, and she was taken to Palmetto Baptist Hospital. Reporting officer: R. Baker Larceny of cell phone, 9 p.m. Russell House Ballroom, 1400 Greene St. A 33-year-old lemaie said someone removed her purse, which contained a Sprint cell phone, credit cards, her Social Security card and driver’s license. Estimated value: $270 Reporting officer: C. Knoche Suspicious activity, midnight Moore, 601 Sumter St. The victim said someone put up posters with her picture and false information about her on campus. Reporting officer: A. Mitchell THURSDAY, NOV. 17 Simple assault (mutual combat), 1:28 a.m. 1500 block of Greene Street Two women, ages 18 and 58, were engaged in mutual combat stemming from a verbal altercation. The 18-year-old had a small scratch on her nose and requested First Responders’ assistance. The command staff and investigators were notified and arrived at the scene. Reporting officer: D. Adams Reports are taken from the USC Police Department. S. C. Cares commits to continue housing evacuees after Dec. 1 Seannafldcox THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The organizer of the Midlands’ effort to help people left homeless in this year’s Gulf Coast hurricanes said none of the victims living in Palmetto State will get tossed to the street, despite the federal governments decision to stop hotel room reimbursements Dec. 1. Sam Tenenbaum, who organized South Carolina Cares to help evacuees from hurricanes Katrina and Rita, called the federal government a “Scrooge” for its memo this week that set a deadline just two weeks away. “Were coming into the holiday season,” Tenenbaum said. “It’s the wrong message.” The Federal Emergency Management Division said Tuesday it would stop reimbursing states at the end of the month for hotel rooms for evacuees. Spokesman Michael Widomski said the government is shifting payments from states to individuals. He said evacuees can still receive a check for three months worth of rent for an apartment or home and if needed, can apply for an additional three months, Widomski said. “That type of housing is much better for them,” he said. “Hotel space is more cramped without amenities.” Columbia Mayor Bob Coble said FEMA doesn’t realize the real-life impact of its decisions. Some evacuees in Columbia have yet to receive any money from FEMA. State Students in threat case to return to academy CHARLESTON — Three seventh-graders facing charges of threatening to harm a classmate and teacher have been allowed to return to Buist Academy by the Charleston County School Board. . The board agreed Wednesday Q to drop expulsion proceedings against the 12-year-old students even though district officials said last week that a journal the students shared contained “violent and troubling plans." A police report said one journal entry had a student’s desire to kill a teacher and referred to forcing another student with a dairy allergy to drink milk. Nation Demonstrators guilty - of unlawful protest f Iraq War protester Cindy Sheehan and 26 other peace activists were found guilty Thursday of protesting without a permit near the White House. They were each ordered to pay $75 in fines and court costs, but Sheehan’s lawyer said he plans to appeal the verdict. “We weren’t demonstrating,” Sheehan told reporters after the trial. All the defendants contended they were trying to deliver petitions to the White House calling for an end to the war in ^ Iraq on Sept. 26, but they found no one willing to accept them. World Lab to start shipping inexpensive laptops TUNIS, Tunisia — A cheap laptop boasting wireless network access and a hand crank to provide electricity is expected to start shipping in February or March to help extend technology to school- > aged children worldwide. The machines are to sell for $100, slightly less than their cost. The aim is to have governments or donors buy them and give full ownership to the children. U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan and more than 23,000 people from 176 countries were attending the three-day U.N. World Summit on the Information Society, during its second day, Thursday. MIT Media Lab chairman Nicholas Negroponte, who unveiled the textbook-sized laptop Wednesday, said he expects to sell 1 million of^ them to Brazil, Thailand,™ Egypt and Nigeria. 1 Twmmm Omm JSSilBlB Register for LIBR 100 through VIP< Women's Basketball vs. High Point Fri., Nov. 18 7 p.m. Men's Basketball vs. Toledo Sun., Nov. 20 1:30 p.m. Women's Basketball vs. Winthrop Sun., Nov. 20 3:30 p.m.