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■ Two films on Yugoslavia
top Cannes Film Awards
, CANNES, France (AP) —
“Underground,” a film by Bosn-
4 ian director Emir Kusturica on
the breakup of Yugoslavia, won
the Golden Palm award at the
1 48th annual Cannes Film Festi
val on Sunday.
» The jury’s Grand FYize, the fes
tival’s second-place honor, went to
another film on ex-Yugoslavia,
the Greek film “To Vlemma Tou
Odyssea” (The Look of Ulysses),
directed by Theo Angelopoulos
and starring Harvey Keitel.
Best actor went to Jonathan
FYyce for his role as the eccentric
gay writer in the British film “Car
rington,” while British actress He
len Mirren took best actress for
“The Madness of King George.”
“Underground,” is the story of
Marko, who hides Blacky in his
cellar from the Nazis before the
end of World War II. In 1991 they
find each other in opposite camps.
“I had the chance to open my
emotions to something that’s very
painful,” Kusturica told French
TV station Canal Plus. He said he
wanted to “look back into what
happened a long time ago to have
a little better understanding for
the mentality of the people.
“Whatever designs you have
about aggression or the aggressor,
you have to think about the
sources to know how to stop it,”
he said.
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Texas will not join A&M System
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tate ETSU in accomplishing its goal of improving public school educa
tion throughout Texas and the United States.
“Becoming a part of the Texas A&M System has been discussed for
quite a while,” Morris said, “because the goals of ETSU and the A&M
System are very similar.”
ETSU, located in Commerce, Texas, will be the second-largest
campus in the System. The school has approximately 8,000 students,
an upper-level campus in Texarkana and a campus in Mesquite.
Both campuses will be under the jurisdiction of the Texas A&M Uni
versity System.
The Baylor College of Dentistry in Dallas will provide the System
with three upper-level dentistry programs: basic dentistry, dental hy
giene and a graduate-level program in which students can specialize in
one or more areas of dental health.
Dominick P. DePaola, president and dean of Baylor College of Den
tistry, said the school will benefit greatly from the merger.
“We will be able to use A&M’s vast network of faculty and facilities,”
DePaola said. “We wanted to have an expanded research program, be
able to access distinguished faculty at Texas A&M and develop collabo
rative programs between the schools. Our school will be able to provide
the System with a professional school that will complete its program in
rural health.”
DePaola said the merger will save money for the state.
“Ihirchasing, less personnel and jointly recruiting faculty will all
save the state money,” DePaola said.
Gov. George W. Bush signed the bill approving the merger with
ETSU, and Bush’s approval regarding the Baylor College of Dentistry
is still pending.
The Texas A&M System currently consists of seven universities and
eight state agencies. The College Station campus is the largest univer
sity in the System.
Hazing deaths in Japan prompt
soul-searching over school systen
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□ Four youngsters were
drowned on the remote is
land of Oshima.
TOKYO (AP) — A student outing in a
remote fishing port. Heavy waves pounded
a high concrete jetty. “Show your fighting
spirit!” the older boys told their younger
classmates, urging them to jump.
When it was over, four teen-age stu
dents had been swept away, and Japan
was left pondering the price its youngsters
pay for the rigid code of behavior in the
nation’s schools.
Tight discipline and strict standards
are credited with helping Japan achieve a
remarkable level of academic excellence.
But unrelenting conformity, ritual bully
ing known as “ijime,” and rigorous testing
all combine to produce pressure-cooker
conditions.
The drownings occurred more than two
weeks ago on the remote island of Oshima,
70 miles south of Tokyo. Word took time to
filter out.
When it did, it became front-page news.
National newspapers reported over the
weekend that just before the drownings.
the younger boys had planned a meeting
to call for a halt to hazing.
Authorities are still trying to piece to
gether exactly what happened on the af
ternoon of May 13. The leap from a 30-
foot-high jetty has been a spring ritual
for years at Oshima Minami High
School. It is considered a rite of passage,
a test of courage.
Twelve boys made the jump this year,
despite waves of up to 21 feet.
“Let’s see who’s the bravest!” was the
rallying cry, according to an account last
week in the Yomiuri newspaper.
Some of the boys balked, including at
least one of those who drowned. But they
apparently feared that if they refused to
jump, they would face reprisal hazing in
the dorms, where about two-thirds of the
school’s 150 students live.
Police identified the three drowned
youths as Jin Matsuyama and Yuki Kita-
hara, both 15, and Kentaro Sato, 16. A
fourth boy, 15-year-old Nobuto Takahashi,
was missing and believed drowned.
They were the first known deaths as
sociated with the leap, although two
years ago one student was so frightened
by it that he dropped out of school and
returned to Tokyo.
Japan is prone to periodic boil!;,
soul-searching about the strictness«:
educational system. But the Osk
deaths came at a time when debate
growing over bullying, excessive dij
pline and rote learning.
Commentators have criticized sck^
emphasis on too much memorization.;^ pT
pled with failure to teach ethics and^
courage independent thinking. They:
that top leaders of the cult accused “ Wh
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ucts of Japan’s best universities. TG D<
Last week, the Mainichi newspii
printed excerpts from the “suicide * ■*
aries” of a 13-year-old boy, despor;|olV0
over being bullied, who killed hit-
last month. Police pledged to LlSpni
harder line in treating systematick
ing as a criminal matter. J|SAR
Draconian school discipline, tot A.P) —
been in the spotlight. Earlier this n; howdo
the principal of a private reform s heir a
was sentenced to six years in prison .rm or
1991 deaths of a 14-year-old boy and iostag
year-old girl who died of heat stroke teppec
being locked in an unventilated meti.ands c
tainer for two days. But
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1997 because of expected time extensions for weather and order
changes.
He also said that the company would be assessed a penalty
for any late work. Peel said that penalties are generally about
$1,200 a day.
The total costs for the center is estimated at $82.6 million, in
cluding furnishings, support facilities and landscaping. It will
house 121,678 square feet of museum displays and storage,
archival storage and office space that will be open to scholars
and students.
It will also contain the Departments of Political Science and
Economics, the Private Enterprise Research Center, the Center
for Presidential Studies, the Center for Public Leadership Stud
ies and the School of the Government and Public Service.
This is not the first time Manhattan Construction Co. has
done work for Texas A&M. In 1969, the firm began construction
of the Eller Oceanography and Meteorology Building. The com
pany also was selected for the 1970 MSC expansion, which in
cluded the Rudder Tower and Theater Complex.
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Tim Donovan, assistant vice chancellor for facilities plar.
and construction and project manager for the Bush
Center, said the quality of Manhattan Co.’s work is obvious IJ
“They do excellent work,” Donovan said. “You can go see Ax.Cl
well-built Rudder Tower is, and it has been here 25 years."
Manhattan Construction Co. has recently been involve:
more widely-known projects. It built The Ballpark in Arlinf
home field of the Texas Rangers, and Fiesta Texas, the tk
park in San Antonio. Both projects cost nearly Si00 million
Donovan said the two projects are indicative
company’s work.
“They’re not small players; they do big projects,” Don-
said. “This is almost a small project for them.” □ Car
John Lindsay, regent and chairman of the Board’s comm!
for facilities and operations, said that although Manhattan
struction Co. received the contract, all eight firms were
utable and had a history of work with the Texas A&M Syste
“All firms had to go through a screening before they k
even given the plans,” Lindsay said. “They had to have a?
reputation, because this project is too important to doit
by-night.”
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5:15-6:15pm
$35
June 5-Aug. 2
All Step & Abs
Tues & Thurs
12:05-l:05pm
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Step and aerobic classes are open to all students, faculty/staff, and their spouses.
A rec membership ID or student ID is required to participate. All classes must
have 15 people in order to be offered.
Register in 159 Read Building today through Friday. There is a maximum of 30
people per class (with department equipment), but late registration will be
offered if there are any openings in any of the classes. There will be no refunds
after June 9 and no classes July 4. For more information, call Rec Sports, 845-
7826. Start on your summer workout program with Rec Sports today! Visa,
MasterCard American Express, and Discover welcome.
PENBERTHY GOLF RANGE
Summer Hours
Monday - Thursday 4 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Friday - Sunday 1 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Located west of Olsen Field. For more information and golf range status
during and after inclement weather, please call 845-9655.
Look for our coupon in the People Book. Hours are subject to change
during holidays, and when classes are not in session.
Entries for Summer Session I are now being taken in 159 Read.
Sign up to be in the very first
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FREE AGENT DRAFT!
Do you want to play a team sport
but don't know enough people to make a team?
Are you looking for a doubles partner?
Wed., May 31
8 p.m., 164 Read
On Wed., May 31, a sports draft will be held to develop teams.
Once teams are drafted and team captains selected, the
appropriate team entry card will be completed. All fees will be
paid in 159 Read by noon on Thurs., June 1. Team registration
is not final until fee is paid at the Rec Sports Office.
Rec Sports maintains a Free Agent Board specifically to match up
people who need teams, teams who need people, and people
looking for playing partners. Come to the Rec Sports Office, 159
Read during office hours (8-5, Mon.-Fri.) on or before May 31 to
fill out a Free Agent Form. Free agent notices received after May
31 will be posted on the board.
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Listed below are the trips and clinics open this summer. If you need more
information, please call Patsy, 845-3093.
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Windsurfing
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June 17
TODAY
June 13
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Caving Day Trip
June 17
TODAY
June 13
$25 */$30**
Canoe Day Trip
June 24
TODAY
June 20
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July 22
July 3
July 18
$38*/$43**
Canoe Day Trip
July 29
July 3
July 25
$25 ♦/$30**
Windsurfing
FUNdamentals
Aug. 5
July 3
Aug. 1
$18*/$22**
August Break Trip
SAIL/SCUBA DIVE THE BAHAMAS
Aug. 19-25 NOW
June 15
$649
♦Students & faculty/stafT with a rec membership
**Faculty/stafT without a rec membership & the Bryan/College Station community
•Children 3-11 years at reduced price; with registration of 15 or more, group rates apply
Summer Session I Intramurals
Listed below are the intramural sports opening today. If you
need more information, come to the Rec Sports Office, 159 Read
Building, or call 845-7826.
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Thurs., June 1
Thurs., June 1
Fri., June 2
Fri., June 2
Fri., June 2
Fri., June 2
Fri., June 2
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$20
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Registration and fees are taken in 159 Read, Monday - Friday, 8 a.nu
5 p.m. Visa, MasterCard,American Express, and Discover welcome-
any questions, please call
Intramural Officials
Officials are needed for volleyball
triples, basketball triples, and
slowpitch softball for Rec Sports
intramural games. Applications
will be accepted at an orientation
meeting scheduled tonight,
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