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Tuesc State & Local Page 2 The Battalion Tuesday, October6,1) Texas redistricting plan upheld Supreme Court affirms Lone Star Senate redesign, dismisses appeal THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Monday up held a Texas Senate redistricting plan drawn by a three-judge fed eral panel in Austin, rejecting an appeal by Democrats to use a map approved by the Legislature. Republicans are expected to gain new strength in the Senate under the district lines drawn by the Austin judges. The court-or dered map will be used in the No vember election, but state officials are continuing legal challenges to the plan in hopes of substituting the map approved by the Legisla ture for 1994 and beyond. Some election experts say the court-drawn map gives Republi cans a chance to win as many as 15 of the 31 state Senate seats, cheir largest number this century. The GOP now holds nine seats. Texas Democrats and minori ties contend the judges' map dis criminates against minorities, a claim that Republicans deny. The Supreme Court, in a sum mary ruling on an appeal filed by Texas Democratic Party Chairman Bob Slagle, upheld the redistrict ing plan imposed by the Austin panel. The justices ruled by a 7-2 vote, with Justices John Paul Stevens and Harry A. Blackmun dissenting, that the court plan was valid. The ruling, although expected, was immediately attacked. "It's all partisan pushing and shoving," said Judith Sanders- Castro, an attorney with the Mexi can American Legal Defense and Education Fund, which contends Hispanics would gain representa tion under the Legislature's plan. "We're not going to gain any seats under the (court) plan. Zero, zip," she said. Texas Democratic Party execu tive director Ed Martin agreed. "The Austin court's plan was drawn by Republicans for Repub licans and to claim it was drawn for minorities is an absolute cha rade and a farce on the system of justice," he said. "That's what the Supreme Court just approved — a judicial farce." But Texas GOP Chairman Fred Meyer said the ruling was justi fied. "I think the state had given up and so Slagle continued this futile effort to take the vote away from the citizens of Texas," he said. "The state didn't even join him in it, it was that absurd a peti tion," Meyer said. Texas state officials and De mocrats have alleged impropriety in the redistricting by James R. Nowlin of Austin, one of the three judges who drew the plan. They said Nowlin, a GOP ap pointee, gave Republican State Rep. George Pierce secret access to the court's computer plan so the San Antonio lawmaker could change the boundary of the dis trict in which he is running. A committee of judges appoint ed by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals investigated the charges and reprimanded Nowlin, who stepped down from the case in July but admitted no misconduct. Nowlin has declined to discuss the matter. Pierce denied any wrongdoing, saying he made only minor adjustments to the Senate boundaries. Texas Attorney General Dan Morales and Secretary of State John Hannah are not contesting use of the court-drawn plan for the November election. Abortion-rights groups list candidates THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AUSTIN — Abortion-rights advocates Mon day announced their top 10 state judicial and leg islative candidates who they said will protect a woman's right to have an abortion in Texas. Phyllis Dunham, director of the Texas Abor tion Rights Action League, said the endorsements are important because the fight over abortion rights will occur on the state level. She predicted the U.S. Supreme Court would overrule federal abortion protections which the court has already weakened. "These TARAL 10 races represent the 10 most important races in protecting the right to choose here in Texas," Dunham said. Once those federal rights are overturned, Texas' 1898 abortion law will stand, Dunham said. That law could lead to the imprisonment of women who perform self-inducing abortions, she said. She said the 1898 statute will immediately be challenged in state courts by abortion-rights sup porters, but that it is unknown whether appeals of that case would go to the Texas Supreme Court or the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. The state Supreme Court handles civil cases and generally rules on constitutional questions, while the Court of Criminal Appeals handles criminal cases. TARAL said it will try to get 250,000 Texans to the polls to support abortion-rights candidates in state races in the Nov. 3 election as part of the National Abortion Rights Action League's mobi lization effort. The national organization has endorsed De mocratic presidential candidate Bill Clinton. Despite promises by Gov. Ann Richards to veto any abortion restrictions passed by the Leg islature, Dunham said she is not sure if the gov ernor's veto would be sustained. "The Legislature simply is not as pro-choice as the general electorate," she said. The top 10 candidates endorsed by TARAL in clude nine Democrats and one Republican. In the court races, the candidates favored by TARAL are Texas Supreme Court Justice Oscar Mauzy; Supreme Court, Place 2 candidate Rose Spector; and Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 2 Judge Morris Overstreet. In the state Senate races, the group endorsed Sen. Bob Glasgow in District 22; Sen. Chet Brooks in District 11; Don Coffey in District 6; Rep. 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For more information, contact the Study Abroad Program Office, 161 Bizzell Hall West, 845-0544. P.S. If you can't make it, don't stress out! Check out Overseas Day instead! Visit the main hallway of the MSC on the same day from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and you'll be able to talk with some of the same students who are going to be in Room 410 Rudder from 4-6. The Battalion ATLANTIS TILLMAN, Editor in Chief STEVE O’BRIEN, Managing Editor JASON LOUGHMAN, Opinion Editor GARY CARROLL, City Editor MEREDITH HARRISON, News Editor J. DOUGLAS FOSTER, Sports HEIDI SAUER, News Editor Editor TODD BLACKMON, Arts & Entertainment CHRIS WHITLEY, Sports Editor Editor RICHARD S. JAMES, Photo Editor Staff Members Reporters — Melody Dunne, Mark Evans, Todd Stone, Brandi Jordan, Cheryl Heller, Tanya Sasser, Robin Goodpaster, Juli Phillips, Tanya Williams, Julie Chelkowski, Monique Lunsford, Mack Harrision, and Will Healy. 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The campus and community organizations will provide information on health issues to our college community that can help raise awareness and generate interest in healthy lifestyles. The information and services offered at the fair will benefit all those who attend. A variety of campus and community organizations will be represented at the Fair. Some highlights include: Department of Student Af fairs - rape awareness and secu rity awareness HCA Greenleaf Hospital - counseling service information Texas A&M Emergency Care Team, A.P.Beutel Health Center volunteer opportunities and blood pressure screening Project M.A.I.N. - HIV/AIK; Information Brazos Animal Shelter- adopting a pet Health Education Center, A.P.Beutel Center - nutritior and weight control Texas A&M UniversityPofe - personal safety Center for Drug Prevents and Education - drug and ab hol information Texas A&M Fitlife - choles terol screening and blood pres- sure check(charge for choles terol) Health Promotion P.og® healthy lifestyle information and screening for hand strength Westinghouse - relaxation techniques and music Planned Parenthood - sexual health information and con doms and many others. Fort; campus and community organr zations will be represented. MSC Hospitality will present a "Just Do It" Athletic Fashion Show at 12:30. 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