New dorms reshape life at USC Aiken campus
Freshman orientation unfolds as Pacer Commons opens, expanding on campus housing for 700 students and prompting plans for a 17 million convocation center. Chancellor Hallman notes housing links to graduation rates while officials foresee richer programs and broader campus engagement.
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USC Aiken
Holly Aldrich
Moncks Corner
Aldrich
Pacer Commons
USCA
Tom Hallman
Pacer Downs
Hallman
South Carolina to receive antidotes for chemical threats in 2005
The CDC began shipping chem packs to address chemical and biological attacks. South Carolina plans distribution for 1.5 million dollars worth of antidotes early next year, targeting hospitals and EMS with 20 000 to 43 000 potential victims.
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South Carolina
Associated Press
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Vogtle
Waynesboro
Rain not from hurricanes shapes Aiken County rainfall
National Weather Service says heavy rains in Aiken County came from a stationary front and an upper level disturbance, not Hurricane Bonnie or Charley. Six to eight inches fell near Edgefield and Aiken, with widespread totals of one to four inches across the region.
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Aiken County
Bonnie
Charley
National Weather Service
Columbia
Jeff Barlow
Barlow
Midlands
South Carolina
Florida
Myrtle Beach
Edgefield County
Aiken
Wagener
Harold Deas
Charleston
Little damage caused in state by Charley
Hurricane Charley spared much of South Carolina's northern coast, with officials citing limited damage. State Emergency Management Division spokesman Joe Farmer said most citizens faced no widespread destruction, though some homes were affected and readiness remains important.
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South Carolina
Port of Charleston
Savannah River National Laboratory
Joe Farmer
Threat of diabetes now substantial for obese children
This second in a five part series discusses rising Type 2 diabetes in youths linked to obesity. Doctors warn numbers will explode if risk factors are not controlled, with predictions of millions affected by 2050 and childhood feeding patterns cited as early contributors.
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Gerald Oliver
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
CDC
Tuesday Fast Food and Child Obesity Roles
The text links popular fast food to rising obesity in children and teens and prompts questions about its impact on youth health outcomes. It notes concerns about dietary patterns shaped by convenient meals and urges examination of nutritional factors.
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Lauren Housman
Tiffany Hendrix
Ann Orsini
USS
By Pete Jacobelli
Bauer Vaughters
Vaughters
U.S
Kevin McKinney
University of Texas Medical Center
Galveston
Oliver
Frances Anderson
Ridge Spri
Louise Pike, Evans
Clarence Freeman
North Augusta
Clarence Dandy, Sr
A. Aiken
James W. New Ellenton
Flossie S. Lawson
Hendersonville, N.C
Sean McNeill Travis
Sarah J. Smith
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