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CAROLINA m BRIEF Art Institute mixes media in new show Twelve USC students from different artistic fields will stage an original performance that combines poetry with piano and painting on Saturday at Longstreet Theatre. “Art Fusion: Common Threads” begins at 6 p.m. and is free and open to the public. The project is the first of the recently established Art Institute at USC, which aims to create programs for the campus community and public that draw from the university’s varied and vibrant areas of art study. Art fusion showcases graduate and undergraduate student talent and celebrates how major forms of art are connected. “There’s a common thread of creative energy that runs through the liberal arts,” said Raychelle Hearth, a graduate student in creative writing who organized the program with classmate John Higgins. “Each genre — literature, visual art, music, theater and dance — brings new life and perspective to what we see, hear, touch and feel. We’re really excited to share that energy and creativity with others.” “Art Fusion: Common Threads” will feature four works, each combining music performance and poetry, theatrical staging and dialogue with visual art and design. THIS WEEK # USC TODAY Ian Jeffress doctoral saxophone recital: 5:30 p.m. School of Music 206 Drew Allen junior composition recital: 7:30 p.m. School of Music 206 SATURDAY Men’s lacrosse — USC vs. UNCC: 2 p.m. Blatt Field Colin Brown and Kenny Kominic junior percussion recital: 7:30 p.m. School of Music 206 ■ ON THE WEB © www.dailygamecock.com Read online five days a week. Sweet sassy molassey. Penned in history Katy Blalock / THE GAMECOCK Vennie Deas Moore, author of “Home: Portraits from the Carolina Coast,” signs copies of her book in the McKissick Museum Thursday as part of Women’s History Month. The book is a photographic journey into the lives of coastal Carolina individuals and families. State Officials urge parents to get children tested BISHOPVILLE — Health officials want some parents to take their children to see a doctor after several Bishopville students pricked each other with a syringe at school. An 8-year-old boy brought the syringe to Robert E. Lee Academy on Tuesday, headmaster Virginia Stokes said. The needle may have belonged to the third grader’s grandmother, who is a nurse, Stokes said. “During lunch time, he began to stick some ot nis classmates,” she said. “They saw it as a fun thing to do, so some of them even took it and stuck others.” A teacher discovered the children had been pricked and took them to the school nurse, who cleaned the small puncture wounds with alcohol, Stokes said. The school also contacted parents, encouraging them to take the children to the doctor. While it’s unlikely the children contracted any disease, the Department of Health and Environmental Control has recommended that all children struck by the syringe be tested for HIV and Hepatitis B and C. The boy has been suspended and could be expelled, but Stokes said she believes he did not realize he was putting his classmates in danger. Nation Congress votes to up war, relief spending WASHINGTON — Congress pushed the ceiling on the national debt to nearly $9 trillion Thursday, and the House and Senate promptly voted for major spending initiatives for the war in Iraq, hurricane relief and education. The Senate, on a 52 48 vote, sent President Bush a measure allowing the government to borrow an additional $781 billion and preventing a first-ever default on Treasury notes. The move allows lawmakers and the president to pay for the war in Iraq without raising taxes or cutting popular domestic programs. Hours later, the House approved by a 348-71 vote $92 billion in new money for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and for relief along the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast. The blueprint for the budget year that begins Oct. 1 bears little resemblance to one from Bush last month. The votes set up a confrontation with the House, which is certain to oppose the additional spending. The debt limit increase was the fourth of Bush’s presidency, totaling $3 trillion. With the budget deficit expected to approach $400 billion for both this year and next, an additional increase in the debt limit almost certainly will be required next year. World U.S. military launches attack for insurgents BAGHDAD, Iraq — In a well-publicized show of force, U.S. and Iraqi forces swept into the countryside north of the capital in 50 helicopters Thursday looking for insurgents in what the American military called its “largest air assault” in nearly three years. The military said the assault — Operation Swarmer — detained 41 people, found stolen uniforms and captured weapons including explosives used in making roadside bombs. It said the operation would continue over several days. I here was no bombing or firing from the air in the offensive northeast of Samarra, a town 60 miles north of Baghdad, the U.S. military said. All 50 aircraft were helicopters — Black Hawks, Apaches and Chinooks — used to ferry in and provide cover for the 1,450 Iraqi and U.S. troops. Residents in the area reported a heavy U.S. and Iraqi troop presence and said large explosions could be heard in the distance. White House spokesman Scott McClellan denied the offensive was tied to the new campaign to change opinion about the war. “This was a decision made by our commanders,” he said, adding that President Bush was briefed but did not authorize the operation. Weather Forecast TODAY SAT. SOn. fllOD. TUG. High 14 High 64 High 60 High 49 High 69 Lout 42 Low 39 Low 43 Low 42 Low 44 CRIME REPORT WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15 Strong arm robbery, 1:00 a.m. S4 Lot Colombia Hall, 918 Barnwell St. The victim, 24, said someone removed $800 from his pants pocket and then ran toward Five Points. Reporting officer: M. Davis Suspicious activity, 4:16 p.m. Jones Physical Science Center, 712 Main St. The complainant, 35, said someone entered the incident location and asked if he had any books to sell. The complainant said when he told the person “no,” the subject left the scene. Reporting officer: N. Husbands Hit and run property damage; Disorderly conduct, 11:25 P'm Bull St. Garage, 611 Bull St. Shekinah Montgomery, 24, while turning into the incident location, struck a brick wall at the entrance then continued to park the vehicle in a legal parking space. Upon arriving to the scene, reporting officer, M. Davis, observed Catherine Johnson, 22, to be unsteady on her feet with slurred speech and a strong smell of alcohol coming from her. First Responder arrived and treated Montgomery. Both women were arrested and transported to Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center. Estimated value: $3,000 ST PATTY • conTinmomi were more people than glasses,” she said. “There were more people in that pub than in any club in Columbia on any night.” Herzog, 21, said she plans to spend some time at her favorite bar, Goatfeather’s, on Devine Street in Five Points. Goatfeather’s, which normally opens at 4:30 p.m., will open its doors at 11 a.m. Saturday. Some other students are not so thrilled about the holiday’s festivities. “I will be avoiding the festival in Five Points,” said Isabel Dickey, a fourth-year theatre student. “I don’t enjoy drunken people coming up and hitting on me.” Dickey said she will spend Friday night at a friend’s house. On a holiday marked in America with green beer, it’s unavoidable that in a college town like Columbia, minors will be celebrating the holiday as well. “St. Patrick’s Day is a great opportunity for everyone to see each other and have fun. I’ll probably be in Five Points, drinking green beer ... and doing cartwheels,” said Amie Dillard, a second-year international studies student. However, students can expect an increased police presence in the Vista and Five Points Friday and Saturday nights, on the pavement and on thej^fc roads. A report by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said that nearly a third of all traffic fatalities on St. Patrick’s Day in 2003 were caused by some form of drunken driving. Some beer companies are sponsoring ways to curb the danger around St. Patrick’s Day. Beer giant Budweiser will be sponsoring $10 off taxi cab fare Saturday to any residence or hotel in| Bk Richland and Lexington counties between noon and 8 p.m. Cab stands will be located at the intersection of Harden and College streets, at the Salty Nut Cafe on Greene Street, and on Devine Street at Jake’s Bar & Grill. Comments on this story? E-mail gamecockneivs@gwm. sc. edu Student Media Russell House HI