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CAROLINA m BRIEF Biology professor to help with panel A USC ecologist has been named to a panel that will make a recommendation for coastal restoration in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Jim Morris, a USC biology professor whose expertise is in wetlands ecology, will serve with 40 engineers, geoscientists, ecologists and other international experts who will develop a plan to protect and restore the coastal resources of Louisiana. The final report, which will examine ways to combine effective engineering for flood protection with ecological sustainability, will be presented to Louisiana Gov. Kathleen B. Blanco in June. THIS WEEK m USC TODAY Barbara Honn voice master class: 1:30 p.m. School of Music 206 Bailey Slice master's horn recital: 7:30 School of Music 206 TUESDAY A.J. Pace &r Patrick McGraw percussion recital: 5:30 p.tn. School of Music 206 Christopher Berg faculty guitar recital: 7:30 p.tn. School of Music 206 WEDNESDAY Donna Lee piano master class: 1:25 p.m. School of Music 040 Kaci Henderson ir Hannah Polk junior horn recital: 8 p.m. School of Music 206 GOT AN EVENT? If your student organization is holding an event other than a general meeting, send the date, time & room number with the subject “Calendar Item ” to: g c kn e w s @ gw m. sc.edu 1..... ON THE WEB n UI1 ,f,L vU WWW.DAILYGAMECOCK.COM Read online five days a week. Good time to roll on. Too HIP TO BE SQUARED Vaughn Braxton / THE GAMECOCK Mathematician Ronald L. Graham speaks Friday to a group of students and staff. Graham is considered a major figure in the areas of computing and concrete mathematics and is the past president of the American Mathematical Society. State Charleston prepares to launch city’s WiFi CHARLESTON — Free, public wireless Internet will open in Charleston at the end of the week, but only 20 to 30 percent of residents will initially have access. Mount Pleasant telecommunications firm Widespread Access LLC, and the company that owns The Post and Courier of Charleston invested about $500,000 to develop the system. Charleston will be one of 56 cities in the country with citywide networks. Gov. Mark Sanford has said expanding broadband Internet access in the state is key to improving small businesses and education. Access to Charleston’s wireless grid is hampered by the challenge of sending signals through thick trees and the walls. Nation Minister’s wife faces first-degree murder SELMER, Tenn. — Members of the congregation planted flowers Saturday outside the Fourth Street Church of Christ as they waited for their minister’s wife to be brought home to face first degree murder charges in the death of her husband. The gardening project and a spring cleanup had been planned weeks ago by Matthew Winkler, the 31-year-old minister who was shot to death at the parsonage he shared with his wife Mary and their three young children. Police found Mary Winkler, 32, and her daughters late Thursday in Orange Beach, Ala. Police said she confessed to the killing, and she was charged Friday with first degree murder, a crime that requires premeditation. World Court drops charges of faith abandonment KABUL, Afghanistan — A court Sunday dismissed the case against an Afghan man facing possible execution for converting from Islam to Christianity, officials said, paving the way for his release. The move eased pressure from the West but raised the dilemma of protecting Abdul Rahman, who became a Christian in the 1990s, after his release. One official said freedom might come as soon as Monday for Rahman. Muslim extremists warned the decision would start protests. The court’s decision was sure to anger the clerics who have demanded enforcement the country’s Islamic based laws calling for the execution of Muslims who abandon the faith. Weather Forecast TODAY TUG. DIED. THUR. FRI. High 66 High 66 High 14 High 15 High T) Low 42 Low 49 Low 50 Low 54 Low 51 CRIME REPORT THURSDAY, Reporting officer: MARCH 23 D. Davis Accidental damage, 12:4s a m- Malicious Injury Bull St. Garage, to Private Property, 611 Bull St. 7:50 a.m. The victim, 18, said Roost l ot, ; ; ; r after using her gate card to exit the garage, the The victim, 18, said gate came down on her someone scratched the vehicle causing damage driver’s side door of the to the left back side door vehicle, and the glass of her Jeep. 'Estimated value: $500 Estimated value: Reporting officer: pending A. Mitchell cnn# comm mom i its set up will show groups around. Because alumni and students represent many regions of South Carolina, the groups will be targeting their specific representatives, Preston said. “Legislators are more likely to listen to concerns from their home districts,” he said. The event has been successful in the past, Preston said, and he expects this year’s efforts to again gain support for the university. “We’re always good at getting what we need,” Preston said. “Lots of legislators graduated from Carolina, and they realize (USC President Andrew) Sorensen’s administration is working hard to make USC one of the most competitive schools in the country. They also love to see a sea of garnet and black in the State House.” After a morning o|^ lobbying, the day wil^^ end with a luncheon with Sorensen. Last year, more than 200 people lobbied at the State House. This year, more than 300 have registered so far. Preston said the group wants “as many as we can get.” Although not required, registration is preferred and available online at http://www. carolinaalumni.org/ advocacy/default.asp. Comments on this story? E-mail gamecocknews@gwm.sc. edu DRiue • conTinuEDPRomi the drive, and the entire chapter of the Delta Zeta will be helping out. “This is really important to us because this is Caroline’s legacy,” said Morgan Harris, a third year public relations student and historian chairwoman for Delta Zeta. “This is all about an effort to help other people and continuing to remember her. Caroline’s fight was a courageous and admirable one, and because continuing the bone marrow drive was her wish, we will make sure it continues to go on in years to come because this is what being sisters is all about.” There is no minimum weight or age requirement to sign up for the registry. Donors cannot be on insulin. However, they can be on medication, have tattoos and have been to foreign countries. A donor only has t^0 be tested once and will remain on the registry until the age of 61. Comments on this story? 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