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Math competition
to be held at USC
USC will play host
to its 19th High School
Mathematics Contest on
Saturday. The competition
draws South Carolina
high schools whose teams
compete for scholarships.
The event begins in the
School of Law auditorium
at 1:15 p.m. and finishes
with an awards ceremony
at 3 p.m.
THIS WEEK © USC
SUNDAY
Andrew Willis fortepiano
recital: 7:30 p.m. School
of Music 206
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campaign workers
brought to Milwaukee
indicated the defendants
acted together to cause
the damage and that the
workers overheard the
defendants talking about
the vandalism.
“If the defendants had
not gone back and bragged
to their co-workers, they
might have gotten away
with it,” Feiss said.
Defense attorney
Rodney Cubbie
questioned the credibility
of the national operatives,
saying each of them lied
to investigators.
“These guys got
blamed because they’re
convenient,” Cubbie said.
Feiss said cell phone
records place two of
the defendants near the
scene about the time
the vandalism occurred,
but Cubbie said the calls
could have been made
anywhere within a three
mile radius.
1 he defendants face up
to 3 1/2 years in prison
if convicted of criminal
damage to property.
The vandalism forced
GOP officials to look
for other transportation,
delaying workers who
were headed to the polls.
Defendant Sowande
A. Omokunde is the
son of Democratic U.S.
Rep. Gwen Moore, and
Michael Pratt is the son of
former acting Milwaukee
Mayor Marvin Pratt.
Also charged were
Lewis Caldwell and
Lavelle Mohammad, both
from Milwaukee, and
Justin Howell of Racine.
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Cherie Gregg a clown for the Ringling Bros. Circus, entertains an audience at EdVenture
Children's Discovery Museum. The circus will be at Colonial Center through Sunday.
State
Riverbanks Zoo koala
has likely fatal cancer
Riverbanks Zoo’s only
male koala has cancer and
will likely live for just a few
more weeks.
A worker found a large
node on the koala’s neck a
week ago. Zoo veterinarian
Keith Benson removed it
and tests showed it -was
cancerous.
The node was not found
during a routine exam a few
days before, but Benson
said it is not unusual for
lymphoma to develop
quickly in koalas.
“We’re not shooting for
a cure here,” Benson said
Wednesday. “We’re just
making him as comfortable
as possible.”
Two other koalas — a male
and a baby — have died at
the zoo since it opened the
Koala Knockabout in 2002.
Because the 6-year-old
koala is otherwise healthy,
it will be kept at the Koala
Knockabout, but out of
public view.
Nation
Federal judge to rule
on grocery CEO bonus
JACKSONVILLE —
Struggling supermarket
chain Winn-Dixie is asking
a federal bankruptcy judge
to approve a $2 million
retention bonus for president
and CEO Peter Lynch,
saying he has helped turn
the company around.
The company filed for
Chapter 11 reorganization
last February, and under
Lynch’s leadership, has
developed a plan to shrink
the company and leave
unprofitable markets. It has
closed more than 300 stores
and sold another 81, yielding
$40 million, and liquidated
245 stores, yielding $136
million.
Lynch would receive the
bonus if he stays through
Dec. 31. He received a $1.5
million bonus for staying
through the end of 2005.
The bonuses are on top of his
annual salary of $900,000. A
court hearing on the bonus
is scheduled Feb. 9.
World
Remote African village
attacked for livestock
LODWAR, Kenya — A
battle for livestock between
Ethiopian and Kenyan
nomads has left 38 people
dead in drought-stricken
northern Kenya, officials and
aid workers said Thursday.
Dongiro warriors crossed
into Kenya from Ethiopia
Friday and attacked Turkana
herdsmen to steal their
animals, said Njenga Miiri,
district commissioner for
Turkana.
The fighting killed 30 of
the raiders and eight Kenyan
women and children.
The clashes took place
in the remote village of
Lokamarinyang along the
Kenya-Ethiopia border,
about 260 miles north of the
regional capital of Lodwar,
said Lucas Ariong, an aid
worker in the area.
Millions are at risk of
famine in eastern Africa
because of drought.
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their position.
During Thursday’s
meeting, students discussed
ways to raise funds for
the trips. Per Student
Government policy, new
student organizations are not
allowed university fundingfor
a year after establishment.
Corporate funding as well
as miscellaneous donations
to ensure the club’s future
are being actively sought. f
For some students,
participating in this debate
club has been eagerly
anticipated.
“I’ve been wanting to do
this for a very long time
now,” said second-year
international studies student
Ian Sutton..
Ben Granger, a second
year political science student,
concurs.
“Dr. Coate has been very
receptive to our enthusiasm
concerning Model UN,” he
said. “We’re very happy to
have this opportunity.”
The club plans to hold
elections in two weeks, as
well as form committees to
further student involvement.
Ensor says interested
students are welcome at
the group’s meetings, held
at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays in
Gambrell 404. For more
information, contact Ensor
at densor@gmail.com or join
the Facebook group “Model
United Nations.”
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CRIME REPORT
THURSDAY, JAN. 18
Suspicious activity,
ii a.m.
BA Building.
1705 Pendleton St.
USCPD responded to a
report of vandalism. The
complainant stated for the
past two months someone
left paper towels and toilet
paper on the floor of the
women’s bathroom.
Reporting officer:
J. Dupree
Suspicious activity,
2:46 p.m.
Humanities Building,
1620 College St.
The complainant,
29, said she locked her
office door and when she
returned, the door was
open. Nothing was stolen,
but someone left a yellow
golf shirt and a pair of
white socks.
Reporting officer:
N. Husbands
Disorderly conduct,
3:11 p.m.
1320 Heyward St.
Samuel Whaley, 51, was
observed in the roadway of
Main Street and Heyward
Street, unsteady on his
feet and almost struck by
a car. Reportiftg officer J. f
Dupree noticed a strong
odor of alcohol and blood
shot eyes. Whaley was
arrested for disorderly
conduct and being grossly
intoxicated.
Larceny of iPod,
5:40 p.m.
Strom Thurmond
Wellness Center,
1000 Blossom St.
The victim, 21, said
someone removed her
black iPod Nano and her
neon green armband. *
Estimated value: $330 ▼
Reporting officer:
J. Simmons
PETR • COnunUED FROm I
In what she said will
be a “very peaceful”
demonstration, Fanti-Lab
and several other activists
will stand at the entrances
to the Colonial Center
carrying posters they say
show cruelty to animals,
and they will pass out
leaflets and DVD’s to circus
patrons.
“We’re trying to get
people educated about
what’s going on,” she said.
Ringling Bros. said,
however, that what PETA
is telling the public is false.
“It’s unfortunate that
PETA again and again
attacks us and our animal
care program,” said Crystal
Drake, the Soudieast
region’s public relations
manager for Ringling Bros.
“We are so proud of the
way we love, and care, and
train our animals.”
Drake said that the DVD
distributed by PETA shows
eight minutes of tape from
other circuses and two
minutes of footage that links
Ringling Bros, to animal
abuse. One clip in the
DVD is of a Ringling Bros,
employee, but that clip is
over a decade old and that
employee was “condemned
and immediately let go,”
Drake said.
The DVD is a
“misrepresentation of
abuse we would never stand
for and we don’t stand for,”
Drake said.
Video footage of what
PETA calls animal abuse
is available at a Web site
owned and operated by
the group, circuses.com.
There, PETA also lists
the deaths of elephants
owned by Ringling Bros,
and “violations of state and
federal humane laws” in a
10-page fact sheet.
Drake said that Ringling
Bros, has “an excellent
record with the Animal
Welfare Act” over the
company’s history.
“We treat (the animals)
like family,” she said.
And while Fanti-Lab
said that declining circus
attendance rates over the
past 10 years show that
“PETA is making great
strides,” Drake said that
the circus is not affected by
PETA protests.
“I see no evidence that
PETA is succeeding in its
efforts to discredit Ringlingfc
Bros.” "
The Colonial Center
does not expect the
demonstrations to affect
turnout, marketing manager
Andrea McGavin said.
“We’re just bringing
the show here. It’s a great
family show.”
For Fanti-Lab, the
demonstrations are also a
good time for the whole
family. Her twin 18-year
old sons, seniors at Airport
High School, will join
her this weekend. Fanti
Lab also said that
entire varsity cheerleading
squad from Airport High
School would be at the
Colonial Center Saturday
to demonstrate against the
circus.
And while no USC
students have signed up yet
to help demonstrate, Fanti
Lab welcomes them with
open arms.
“The more the merrier,”
she said. For more
information, or to join the
demonstration, contact
Fanti-Lab at (803)-361
5455.
The circus will perform
five times from Friday ta
Sunday. Visit the Ringlin®
Bros. Web site at ringling.
com, where you can also
check out pictures from
the circus and read further
about their animal care
policies.
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