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Wednesday, Kebkuakv aB, 2007 I The Red Black 2 UGA TODAY ► Teacher and Administration Recruitment Day. Sponsored by the Career Center. Meet with school dis tnct officials looking to hire University students and alum ni. Shuttles from Aderhold Hall to the Classic Center dur ing the event. 10 a m. - 1 p.m. The Classic Center. >- Journalism and Mass Communication Career Fair. Sponsored by the Career Center. Open to all UGA students and alumni. 2 p m. - 4:30 p.m. Georgia Hall, Tate Center. ► Campus Movie Fest Atlanta Grand Finale. Sponsored by the Department of Theater and Film. Tickets: $5 for students and $lO for the general public Purchase tickets at the door or online at www.campusmoviefest com 6:30 p.m. Atlanta Symphony Hall at Woodruff Arts Center. 1280 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta. Contact: megan@CAMPUS MOVIEFEST COM Thursday ► Girl’s Night Out, Guy’s Night Out. Presented by Safe Campuses Now Both events are from 7:30 - 9 p m Women meet in room 101 SLC Men meet in room 248 SLC. For more information call 706-345-1115 ► Women’s History Month Film Festival. Sponsored by the Institute for Women's Studies and the UGA Libraries' Media Department. Screening of the documentary “Mohawk Girls" followed by a discussion led by Dr. Mariana Souto-Manning 7 p m - 9 p m 248 SLC. Contact momolly@uga.edu Please send submissions for UGAToday to ugatoday @ randb com Listings are published on a first-come-first-serve basis as space permits CORRECTIONS Due to an editing error, Mondays graph ic about plus/minus grades contained some incorrect figures. The correct figures are 7,278 B-, 4.843 C+ and 7,043 C Editor-in-chief: Lauren Morgan (706) 433-3027 Imorgan randb.com Managing Editor: Colin Dunlop (706) 433-3026 cdunlop ■< randb.com WhMlebuiy • WhMlebury Walk 4NV4EA 2,3.4 BE>/4 BA 'condominiums Now Leasing for Fall 2007 (WOT DOWNTOWN UVMO AM WALK TO CAHNS WIN! • Townhouses & Flats • Fool • Ceiling Fans • Laminated Hardwood Floors • Monitored Alarms • Refrigerator • Your Own Bathroom • Energy Efficient UKgKgMMM • Washer / Dryer & Microwave Como In and Get a Tour or Call Us Today!! Whistlebury Whistlebury Walk 543-0320 353-2977 Dow plunges 500, then gains some back NEW YORK The Dow Jones industrial average fell more than 500 points today before gaining some of it back The Dow dropped 546 02, or 4.3 percent, to 12,086.06 before recovering some ground. It was down 360.42, or 2.85 percent, at 12,271.84 with about a half hour of trading left. The broader Standard & Poor's 500 index was down 42.11, or 2.91 percent, at ——Km ~ ] ■■KK'M rz 9 Ifßw CVj 1W 1 -■ s m m f j ■■ M > MUSADCQ SADCQ | A** lATBfI ▲ A relative of one of the Afghans who was killed mourns as an Afghan police officer consoles him after a suicide attack outside of the main U.S. military base in Bagram, north of Kabul. Afghanistan Tuesday. A bomber killed at least 14 outside the base. Student claimed to have bomb, anthrax in scare ROLLA. Mo. A distraught graduate student claiming to have a bomb and anthrax sparked a scare early Tuesday that shut down the University of Missouri-Rolla for several hours, officials said. Nearly two dozen people, including a faculty member and eight other students, were quarantined after a white pow dery substance was found School officials said "possi ble bomb materials" were also found when the man was taken into custody Officials described him as a graduate student who was apparently depressed and upset about his grades. The incident started around 2:30 a.m. in a civil engineering building on campus. Acting Police Chief Mark Kearse said when police SI The Wire 1,407.26, and the Nasdaq com posite index was off 81.34, or 3.25 percent, at 2,423.18 after being down more than 100. The U.S. joined a global market plunge sparked by growing concerns that the U.S. and Chinese economies are cooling and equities prices have become overin flated. A 9 percent slide in Chinese stocks, which came a day after investors sent NATIONAL arrived, the student held up a bag and said “This is a bomb.” He was armed with a knife and also claimed to have anthrax, Kearse said. Police used a stun gun to subdue him. They also found a four-page note in which the student threatened to destroy the building, Kearse said. "If we had to make an assessment right now, our assessment is that this is going to be a bogus or phony situa tion,” said Acting Police Chief Mark Kearse. Officials said no one who had been exposed to the sub stance had shown any symp toms. Associated Press ©CUNJCALTRIALS MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA yiotfton Helping Wo^ The Herpevac Trial for Women: 4 A Herpes Vaccine Study For women age 18-30 without oral or genital herpes This study of an experimental vaccine might protect women against herpes. Participants receive: • Free screening for herpes • An investigational vaccine against herpes or hepatitis A • Financial compensation for time and travel For more information, contact: Medical College of Georgia 706-721-2535 • 877-643-1414 X -Zs'uhmksity (toll-free) f womens_health@mcg.edu ' www.herpevaccine.nih.gov This vaccine CANNOT give you herpes. news TOP STORIES FROM AROUND THE STATE, NATION AND WORLD Shanghai’s benchmark index to a record high close, set the tone for U.S. trading. The Dow began the day falling sharply, and the decline accel erated throughout the course of the session before stocks took a precipitous plunge in late afternoon as computer driven sell programs kicked in. Investors’ dwindling confi dence was knocked down fur ther by data showing the Mother may lose custody of obese son LONDON Authorities are considering taking an 8- year-old boy who weighs 218 pounds into protective custody unless his mother improves his diet, officials said Monday. Social service officials will meet with family mem bers Tuesday to discuss the health of Connor McCreaddie, who weighs more than three times the average for his age. "The worst case would be Connor getting taken into care. He is well cared for," the boy’s mother, Nicola McKeown, told ITV television. A spokeswoman for health officials in Wallsend, North Tyneside, said the hearing was part of a process that could eventu ally lead to Connor being taken into protective care. The health agencies organ izing the meeting said they economy may be decelerating more than anticipated. A Commerce Department report that orders for durable goods in January dropped by the largest amount In three months exacerbated Jitters about the direction of the U.S. economy, Just a day after for mer Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said the United States may be headed for a recession. “It looks more and more Dick Cheney OK after Afghan blast; 23 dead BAGRAM, Afghanistan A suicide bomber attacked the entrance to the main U.S. military base in Afghanistan on Tuesday dur ing a visit by Vice President Dick Cheney, killing up to 23 people and wounding 20. Cheney was unhurt in the attack, which was claimed by the Taliban and was the clos est that militants have come to a top U.S. official visiting Afghanistan. At least one U.S. soldier, an American contrac tor and a South Korean sol dier were among the dead, NATO said. Cheney said the attackers were trying “to find ways to question the authority of the central government.” The Taliban said Cheney was the target. NEWS OF THE WEIRD “have been working with the family over a prolonged period of time and will con tinue to do so." Officials would not say whether Connor suffered from a medical condition that led to his obesity, cit ing privacy issues. An unidentified health official was quoted as telling The Sunday Times that taking custody of Connor would be a last resort, but said the family had repeatedly failed to attend appointments with nurses, nutritionists and social workers. “Child abuse is not just about hitting your children or sexually abusing them, it is also about neglect,” the official said. Associated Press brett's casual american restaurant Grand Opening Offer $2 off any entree with UGA I.D. Serving a broad American menu including burgers, salads, grilled fish and BBQ brisket. Menu prices range from $5-$lO. Serving beer and wine. Now you can have it all. In the old "Locos" location 3190 Atlanta Hwy. 706.850.1395 Gwinnett County Public Schools Certified Teacher Employment Fair f CWIMMt FT ( OUHTY rbiijc ichooLi Work in beautiful Metro Atlanta. Apply online at www.gwinnett.kl2.pa, us Monday, March 5, 2007 8 a.m. to 4 p.tn. Gwinnett Center • 6400 Sugarloal Parkway • Duluth, Ga. Certified Teachers Only Student teachers and those currently enrolled in an alternate-mute certification program also are welcome. To schedule an interview, please ca 11... Elementary School Staffing: High School Staffing: 678-301-6121,678-301 -6085, 678-301 -6058 or or 678-301-6122 678-301-60C ? 0 Middle School Staffing: Special Education Staffing: 678-301 -6060 or 678-301 -6122 or 678-301-6058 678-301-6050 it a the policy ot Gwinnett County Public Schools not to discriminate on the basis of race color, let, ratgion. national origin, age or disability in any employment practice, educational program, or any other program activity, ot service like the economy Is a slow growth economy,” said Michael Strauss, chief econo mist at Commonfund. The market had been expecting the government on Wednesday to revise its esti mate of fourth-quarter ODP growth down to an annual rate of about 2.3 percent from an initial forecast of 3.5 per cent. Associated Press WORLD U.S. launches new talks to secure Iraq WASHINGTON Changing course, the United States is joining the Iraqi gov ernment in a diplomatic ini tiative inviting Iran and Syria to a "neighbors meeting" on stabilizing Iraq, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Tuesday. The move reflects a change of approach by the adminis tration to include Iran and Syria in such talks, Rice said the diplomatic initiative is aimed at building more support, both within the Middle East and beyond. Associated Press SCOTT HEPPCLI A-soonru. )’ A Connor McCreaddie, right, who weighs 218 pounds and his mother Nicole McKeown, left, pose outside their home north of London. Connor could be taken into pro tective custody away from his mother for his own benefit.