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Moving To Houston? Need An Apartment? Let me help you find your new Apartment/Townhome. Call Michael Conway at ACE Locators Ph# (713)254-1213 Pager# (713) 908-6621 * A Free Service * THE BOUVIAN STUDENT ASSOCIATION Invites you to participate in their first spring meeting. Wednesday 8:00 p.m. MSC’s Flagroom Page 2A • The Battalion CTATE &C T OCAL mm Tuesday • March 28, Confessed child murderer claims fulfillment of fantasj □ Eric Nenno, who openly told officials of his desire for young girls, faces a capital murder sentence after committing sexual assault and murder. CONSOLIDATION SALE! HOUSTON (AP) — The con fessed killer of a 7-year-old girl claims he fulfilled a fantasy when he sexually assaulted and strangled the child last week, authorities said Monday. Eric Charles Nenno, 33, is charged with capital murder in the death of 7-year-old Nicole Benton, who lived about a block from his house in rural Hockley, about 35 miles from Houston. Nenno was being held without bond at the Harris County Jail Monday, a day after officers dis covered Nicole’s body in his attic. Detectives began questioning Nenno on Saturday on a sugges tion from suspicious area resi dents who were part of a mas sive search. Nicole disappeared Thursday night while playing with friends in the Ranch Coun try subdivision. Sheriff’s department Lt. Bert Diaz said on Monday that author ities attempted to question Nenno late Thursday night, but no one answered the door at his house. “Obviously, we could not force our way in because of the law, so we just kept coming back until finally we did get a response,” Diaz said. When officers questioned him on Saturday, Nenno almost im mediately began talking about his desire for young girls, espe cially those ages 8-15. But Nenno didn’t confess to Nicole’s death until after five or six hours of interrogation and two lie-detector tests, Diaz said. “There is a little remorse, but For one week only. 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Recycle used bottles (plastic only) and receive a one dollar discount toward your Aveda purchase (Westgate store only, call for details.) /VEDA Senate debates education bill □ The bill aims to restructure the no pass, no-play rule, ease textbook approval, and increase the level of parental involvement. AUSTIN (AP) — The Texas Senate Monday began consid ering an education overhaul bill that would ease the no pass, no-play rule, loosen state control over schools and give parents more choice in where to educate their children. “This will be the most major revision of the public education code in this state since the 1940s,” said Senate Education Committee Chairman Bill Ratliff, R-Mount Pleasant. “We must make a differ ence. The public, our educa tors and school children are depending on us to make a dif ference,” Ratliff said. Among the hottest issues is the proposal to change the no pass, no-play rule, a key part of sweeping education reforms ap proved in 1984. The rule sus pends failing students from ex tracurricular activities for a six-weeks grading period. Ratliff’s bill would allow a school district by hoard policy to cut a student’s extracurricular suspension to three weeks the first time a student fails a class. Students could get one shortened suspension from ex tracurricular activities during junior high school and one during high school. They could practice or rehearse during the three-week suspension. To ease state control, the bill would do away with State Board of Education approval of school textbooks. Instead, dis tricts could buy any books they choose with state money. The bill also would replace Texas Education Agency ac creditation of school districts with a system in which the Education Board would issue different types of school dis trict charters. Those with “home-rule charters” — which would need approval of district voters — would have more freedom from state regulations in many areas, including struc turing programs and length of the school day. However, home-rule dis tricts still would be subject to a number of basic regulations, including class size limits and the no-pass, no-play rule. To allow parents more edu cational choices for their chil dren, the bill would create a pilot program allowing some students to use tax money to pay private school tuition. Pri vate schools accepting public money — or vouchers — would have to abide by some state requirements, such as skills testing. 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The MSC LT Jordan Institute for International Awareness Fellows Presentations: Julie Newman, a Graduate Student in Veterinary Medecine, will present: •rd/ 1 '/:-- Wildlife Pathology: a Study of Deer in New Zealand, xjjyj l&asii 1L ■- and Brett Phaneuf, a Graduate Student in Nautical Archaeology, will present: Ancient Roman Commerce in the Canary Islands Tuesday, March 28, 1995, at 7 p.m. in Rudder 308 not much,’’ the detective said. “He was talking more about his fantasies and how he dreamed about doing this type of offense.” In his written confession, Nenno says he heard a country music band practicing in his neighborhood Thursday and be gan walking toward the sound. On the way, he passed Nicole, "There is a little remorse, but not much. He was talking more about his fantasies and how he dreamed of doing this type of offense." — Lt. Bert Diaz whose father is a guitar player in the band. Nenno claims he told the girl he also played guitar and asked if he might play along with tl band. The man and child thf walked back to Nenno’s hou! and he pulled her insidj Diaz said. Nenno said he killed the within 15 minutes and ei pressed frustration that l couldn’t finish assaulting first, Diaz said. In Hockley, com I selors visit Roberts Road Eli mentary Schoo where Nicole tended school, cipal Cathy said school officii want to help children understau what happened!; the girl and over come the trauma. “We also want!; reassure the boys and girlstts this man is in jail and won’lit able to hurt any of them,”! Aller said. Health Tips Women’s ^Veek activities provide insight, education A. P. Beutel Health Center Several special events will be held on campus for Women’s Week to increase awareness of good eating habits and healthy lifestyles. Any questions can be an swered by coming to Room 16 of the A.P. Beutel Health Center. Women’s Week focuses on pos itive recognition, education and communication about women, their accomplishments, issues and needs. The health education activities are sponsored by the A. P. Beutel Health Center and Ag gie Representatives Educating About College Health (REACH.) March 28, 29 and 30, 9 a.m. to 11a.m., Cholesterol Testing for students at a reduced cost. Testing will take place at the laboratory in the basement of the health center for $7. Sign up tables are up this week or students can register at Health Education, Room 16 in the basement of the health center. Students must register prior to taking a cholesterol test. Men are also welcome. March 28 and 29, Tuesday and Wednesday, 11:30 a.m. and also 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at Sbisa Dining Hall, Top of the Table Topics. The topics for next week are Eating Disonkt When Thin is too Thin and in Strong is Your Skeleton: Calt um and Osteoporosis. March 28, Tuesday, 4p.mfo: p.m., Get in Touch With Y<p! The Breast Self-Exam progre: in Room 16 of the health aE: It is sponsored by Eta Sp Gamma and the A. P. Mf; Health Center. March 29, Wednesday, 4 pr to 5 p.m., Current Contracept Choices program is in Room If f the health center. March 30, Thursday, 11 af to 1 p.m., Food ShowinRovj 201 of the MSC. This tastif luncheon will feature foodite which are low-fat, low-chok terol and reduced-calorie. 1 cost is $2, payable at the door; sample a wide variety of itC| Correction: In Monday’s issue on page 1 a baseball player who hit home run was misidentified.il nior outfielder Chad Alexaul connected on the solo home( Also, a headline on Pag] misidentified Anthony driguez, who won the Bo Olympics golf tournament. 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