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Da de $5; Ch infi 901 E>< Bt. sui Pi 3 op An rot Eli Di! G'E St 3 Oi Sa Br Nc 29 Ea thi lot Ps I I Page 6 • The Battalion ICeep tHe Tradition. Alive! May graduates. Take advantage of a great opportunity to continue your support of the 12th Man tradition. Become a member of the 12th Man Foundation’s “New Grad” program. With your first year complimentary membership (a $100 value) you will receive: * An insulated 12th Man mug * A 12th Man lapel pin * An impressive 12th Man window decal * A 12th Man donor card * A subscription to the Sports Hotline along with additional benefits as well. Don’t wait, come visit our table in the MSC on April 24, 25 or 26 from 11:00 to 2:00 to sign-up, and join the 12th Man Foundation as we continue -- “Building on a Decade of Dominance” 12iMAN FOUNDATION SUPPORTING EDUCATION THROUGH ATHLETICS RATION Monday • April 24,1 Laredo residents split over A&M UT battle for the TAMIU Systen B □ Debate on whether TAMILI should be transferred to the UT system con tinues to evoke conflicting opinions. LAREDO(AP) — Tiny Texas A&M Internation al University, once ignored by those far from South Texas, now finds itself in the middle of a tug-of-war between the mammoth Texas A&M and University of Texas systems. “It has been a dream converted to a nightmare,” TAMIU president Leo Sayavedra said of the power struggle. “The timing couldn’t be worse. “It’s bizarre,” he said. “I think somehow the university is caught in an environment in which it has no control.” The controversy erupted last month when Sen. Judith Zaffirini, a Laredo Democrat and a UT graduate, introduced legislation that would trans fer TAMIU to the UT system. Some say the split is along socioeconomic lines, with the city’s powerful bankers leading the charge for UT while the folks closer to Laredo’s agrarian roots cling to A&M. But supporters of the UT bill say it’s not about class. They say the opposition is a small but vocal and well-organized group. The UT measure, they contend, has united the city as never before. Supporters point to various polls that show resi dents backing the proposed switch to UT and extol endorsements ranging from the Laredo Chamber of Commerce to the City Council. Critics say a more sensitive, new A&M Board of Regents and administration is in place and are skep tical of whether the UT System could do any better. The measure passed in the Senate and is ing in a House committee. If thwarted, itcoitij come law by riding on the back of legislation would put the Baylor College of Dentistry in las in the Texas A&M University System. “We’re going to fight until whatever free ! over, and then we’ll skate on ice,” said A&MCln cellor Barry Thompson, adding they haveagr deal invested in the university. TAMIU has about 2,000 students, butenrolint is projected to more than triple in the next! years, given the south’s Hispanic population boor! "I don't think it matters eitherwa| Just give me a sheet of paper that says, 'Degree.'" - Kenjm senior finance f" The Ti its own in against N the secc I doublehe I series will In the | outdueled | strikeout took the ( j top of the I first game Field : athletic p i starting i games i j going 2J her recor On Fr the first To handle the growth, the university is about move to a new campus on 300 acres of roll: ranch land in northeast Laredo. Some students expressed frustration. Said student Rose Rabin, a senior English: jor: “I feel as if we’re left in limbo. We’re thee! dren of divorced parents getting pulled both war. Others seemed weary of the battle. “I don’t think it matters either way,” said! Jessen, a senior finance major. “Just give mi sheet of paper that says, ‘Degree.’” zeroes i through tc of the six could nc game 2-0 In the Aggies’ they pou third innii to take a Gameco offensive a three-n IMF predicts strong world economic growtl A&M swe □ The International Monetary Fund releases positive global survey of economic status. WASHINGTON (AP) — The global economy should enjoy its strongest growth in seven years in 1995, but that bright prospect is threatened by the recent weak ness of the dollar and the turmoil in the Mexican economy, the In ternational Monetary Fund said Sunday. In its latest survey of global economic conditions, the IMF pre dicted that the economic recovery would gather steam in most of the world, although it forecast a sig nificant slowdown in the United States this year and next. In its new economic forecast, the IMF predicted that the world economy would expand by 3.8 $ percent this year and an even better 4.2 percent in 1996. These would be the best rates since a 4.6 percent surge in 1988. Global econom ic output grew by 3.7 percent last year, up sharply from 2.5 percent in 1993. It predicted that growth in Germany would accelerate slight ly to 3.2 percent this year. But it estimated that the Japanese economy would continue to strug gle with a subpar 1.8 percent growth rate as exporters sufe because the rising yen madete products more expensive. 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