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* CAROLINA © BRIEF Contest highlights poetry celebration The South Carolina Poetry Initiative will play host to a celebration of the poetic arts, where it will announce the winners of the third annual South Carolina Poetry and Book Contest, on Saturday, April 8, at the Columbia Museum of Art. The University of South Carolina event, which is free and open to the public, will be held 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. It is sponsored by the museum, The State newspaper, the South Carolina Arts Commission and the National Endowment of the Arts. The poet with the winning poem will receive $400, and more than $5Q0 in additional prizes will be awarded. More than 600 entries were received for this year’s contest. THIS WEEK © USC TODAY “Stop the Raid on Student Aid” Rally: 6 p.m. Russell House Theater I - C o m m Week — “Political Activity: Getting Engaged”: 7 p.m., ColiseumpftOl r David Muehling Sophomore Tuba Recital: 7:30 p.m., School of Music Recital Hall THURSDAY 1-Comrn Week — “School of Library Information Science Deans’ Lecture”: 7:30 p.m., Swearingen Amoco Hall USC Jazz Combos: 7:30 p.m.,' School of Music Recital Hall FRIDAY I- Comm Week — “Why Should I Stay Connected to the College of Mass Communications and Information Studies?”: 10 aim., Athletic Practice Facility’s Frank McGuire Room Want your organization’s meetings on the calendar? E-mail gamecocknews @gwm.sc.edu THfl&AMEGOCK ON THE WEB © www.dailygamecock.com Read online five days a week. Bonus. Heart on your sleeve Meg Gaillard / THE GAMECOCK Second-year psychology student CT Thompson displays T-shirts from the Clothesline Project in Calcott on Tuesday. The display is part of Sexual Violence Awareness Week. State Notre Dame professor offered USC dean post A University of Notre Dame law professor says he has been offered the dean position at the University of South Carolina Law School. Walter “Jack” Pratt Jr., one of three candidates interviewed on campus, told The Associated Press on Tuesday he received the offer about a week ago. “There will be a formal offer and it gets put in writing,” he said. “But one of the nice things about this process is it’s been more of a conversation among friends than a stereotypical negotiation that most people think of.” The Jackson, Miss., native wouldn’t say what the salary offer was. Nation Amid deep pay cuts, strike looms for Delta ATLANTA — Delta Air Lines Inc. pilots, angered by management’s effort to throw out their contract and impose deep pay cuts, voted by a wide margin to authorize a strike, union leaders said Tuesday. The 94.7 percent vote in favor of authorizing a strike gives union leaders the authority to set a strike date. They didn’t set a date immediately and gave no indication *vhen they might act. The results were announced in a memo to pilots from the chairman of the union’s executive committee, Lee Moak, and first reported by The Associated Press. World New French jobs law spurs riot in streets PARIS — Demonstrators opposed to a new jobs law swarmed parts of downtown Paris on Tuesday, throwing stones, tearing down street signs and ripping up park benches. Police, firing tear gas canisters and making several charges, carried away protesters in handcuffs. Police said at least 1 million people poured into the streets around the country in the latest protests against the law, which makes it easier to fire young workers. Organizers said 3 million people marched. A nationwide strike shut down the Eiffel Tower and snarled air and rail travel for the second time in a week while students barricaded themselves in schools. . Weather Forecast TODAY High 15 Loui H6 High 18 Lout 51 High 85 Low 62 SOT. High 80 Loui 52 High II Loui 49 CRIME REPORT MONDAY, APRIL 3 Assistance rendered, 11:25 a-m Capstone, 902 Barnwell St. The complainant, 42, said she was having chest pains. She was transported to Baptist Hospital by EMS. Reporting officer: J.E. Silcox Grand larceny of auto, 2:30 p.m. R'lfpc 1423 Whaley St. The victim said someone took his vehicle. Estimated value: $8,000 Reporting officer: J. E. Silcox Larceny of laptop, 2:33 p.m. Russell Mouse, 1400 Greene St. The victim, 21, said someone removed a Gateway laptop. Estimated value: $950 Reporting officer: R. Baker Act of nature, 5:15 p.m. W 500 block of Lincoln Street The complainant, 20, parked his father’s vehicle on the roadway next to a construction area. Strong winds pushed the fence surrounding the construction area onto pie vehicle. Estimated value: $300 Reporting officer: J. DuPree Grand larceny of laptop, 9:50 p.m . Douglas, 614 \1ain Sr. The victim, 19, said someone removed his laptop. Estimated value: $500 Reporting officer: S. Wilcox Iran tests radar-avoiding missile to support defense against U.S. nil nhbar Darem THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TEHRAN, Iran — Iran said Tuesday it has tested a second new radar-avoiding missile in the Persian Gulf that the military says are aimed at preparing the country’s defenses against the United States. The new surface-to sea missile is equipped with remote-control and searching systems, the state-run television reported Tuesday. On Friday, the country tested the Fajr-3, a missile that it said can avoid radars and hit several targets simultaneously using multiple warheads. Iran also has tested what it calls two new torpedoes. The Revolutionary Guards, the elite branch of Iran’s military, have been holding their maneuvers — code-named the “Great Prophet” — since Friday, touting what they call domestically built technological advances in their armed forces. But some experts say it appears some of the technology has come from other countries, possibly Russia, and some experts also have questioned just how adept the missiles are at evading radar. It has not been possible_ to verify Iran’s claims fo^B the new armaments. the country has made clear it aims to send a message of strength to the United States amid heightened tensions over its nuclear program. The U.N. Security Council has demanded Iran give up uranium enrichment, a crucial part of the nuclear process. Washington is pressing for sanctions if Tehran continues its refusal to do so, though U.S. official^ have not ruled out militarj^P In Russia, a Kremlin allied lawmaker on Tuesday criticized the recent torpedo and missile tests as a counterproductive show of might at a time when it should be trying to allay fears that it is trying to build a nuclear weapon. “It is clear that Iran is demonstrating its muscle in order to forestall any discussions of a possible operation using force against Iran,” Konstantin Kosachev, the head of the parliamentary foreign affairs committee, waA quoted as saying accordin^^ to the RIA Novosti news agency. ■-1 LACOSTE Gamecock ^ headquarters Lourie’s is within walking distance for USC students, or you may park free in the City of Columbia parking deck adjacent to our store at Assembly and Taylor. For business. For pleasure. For Hfe. 1601 Main Street, Columbia (803) 765-9200 J_ » ^