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No sign of survivors in search at buried village in Philippines Hruoje Hranjshi THE ASSOCIATED PRESS GUINSAUGON, Philippines — Uncertain if they were even digging in the right place, emergency crews tried to find a mud swamped elementary school Wednesday as fears grew that time may have run out for rescuing any more survivors of a massive landslide. Teams of Philippine soldiers and U.S. Marines, along with Malaysian and Taiwanese experts, had suspended the search overnight because of concern that rain was making the area more prone to further landslides. Also, a small generator used to light the area ran out of fuel. “We have not found any structure to indicate the location of the school,” said Joel Son, in charge of a group of miners working at the site. “It’s all mud.” Hopes for a miracle have focused on the school largely because of unconfirmed reports that survivdrs there sent mobile phone tejft-^messages to relatives shortly after the landslide hit Friday. Tuesday was another frustrating day, with no one found alive since just hours after a mountainside collapsed in a wall of mud and boulders that swamped the farming village of Guinsaugon on Leyte island. The official death toll rose to 107, but authorities fear • it could surpass 1,000. After daybreak Wednesday, in a grimly familiar routine, Philippine soldiers began digging with shovels, and the Taiwanese teams set up sensors in hopes of detecting sounds IDUDSUDE • 9 nun • conTinucDPRomi terse, trench coat-clad man as he exchanged nonsensical secret messages atop the Blossom Street Garage. “Missing Piece” and “The Puzzling Bunny Tale” took more conventional approaches — relatively — with straightforward stories about a rpan receiving wisdom about a missing puzzle piece, and two men exchanging puzzle pieces for a rabbit, respectively. “I was real impressed with all of the entries this year,” Williams said. First place honors went to “Juice: The Eric Rogers Story,” directed by Greg Slattery and Isaac Calvage. “Juice” was a mockumentary in the style of “Spinal Tap,” documenting a jump rope champion’s self-absorbed quest for a seventh title, which would allow him to spell out a letter “J” on his wall with his awards. “I think we lucked out,” said Calvage, a second-year business administration and media arts student. “Some others were stunningly good.” Calvage and Slattery, a second-year visual communications student, received a $500 Best Buy gift card. Second place awards went to “The Roper,” a film in which a pro jump roper hires a bodyguard after competitors in an upcoming meet are killed by a shadowy serial killer. Entrants Taylor Kearns, Brandon Sligh and Dean Zongrone received a $300 Best Buy gift card. Third place went to “Good Guy and Rope Lad.” A $100 Best Buy card was awarded. Slattery, who starred as the titular character in “Juice,” said of his film that most of the script was ad libbed and was shot over two days. “We thought ‘let’s take a traditional approach’ and make it, you know, a fighting film or an adventure film,” Slattery said. “But then again, there’s nothing funnier than people being serious, but it’s really just stupid.” Calvage said they watched a lot of “The Office” and “The Life Aquatic” recently. “We’re real big fans of Wes Anderson and Christopher Guest,” he said. While the judges tallied scores for the entries, five non-competing films were screened. They ranged from a heavy metal music video to a documentary on Facebook.com, featuring an interview with the voice altered, silhouetted creator of head football coach Steve Spurrier’s profile. Comments on this story? E-mail gamecocknews@gwm.sc. edu EARN A1,2, OR 3-YEAR SCHOLARSHIP WHILE GAINING LEADERSHIP SKILLS FOR A LIFETIME. For details, contact USC Army ROTC at 803-777-6542 or ousey@gwm.sc.edu . 1 Cultural Awareness Commission Brings you^ When YVaS the AllStriail Efripire transformed into tne^dujpUimS^archy” jrastria-HungKrf?S PakHorbv ^ Y: ; ; -aJ"'' vmi:j^>“v ll I i i — ~~l~ i i i mi >■ 11 "‘n~r'l|i I il I ; V Mrn i Fyi ■ North America’s preeminent fi diversity of South Carolina. Pike will be recruiting distinguis ginning March 13, 2006. Pike is dedicated to developing m^tpy ™*%leffiaHd high moral character and to fostering a truly lifelong fraternal ex^eri aternity will be targeting the top scholars, ' leaders, atkUgpi K^u^S^on Campus.