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?[ Wednesday • April 3, 1996 Campus Page 5 'The Battalion POLICE BEAT k ft r f I **: « K / 1 Assault: •Commons — A verbal exchange escalated to physical contact between the victim and an ac- intance. No charges have been filed. •Intersection of Spence and Lamar Streets — The [victim was struck in the head with an ice ball thrown by a subject who ran inside the Heep Building. If the suspect is located and identified, the victim will file charges. Felony Theft: •Ocean Drilling Program Building — A first-floor room was entered, and 64 megabytes of memory [were removed from a Macintosh Qudra 800 com puter. Criminal Misdemeanor Theft: •Parking Area 50 — An altercation over a parking space ended when the victim returned to his vehi cle and found a bag of sugar on the ground and his car's gas cap off. The victim had the vehicle towed loan automotive shop to check for damage. A sus pect was identified and admitted he left the sugar by the vehicle to make the victim believe he had poured sugar in the gas tank. Misdemeanor Theft: •Sbisa Dining Center A purple and green Huffy Magnum Glacier Point 10-speed bicycle was stolen. •Academic Building —- A white and red Sears American Spirit 10-speed bicycle was stolen. •Hensel Terrace Apartments — An white three- speed bicycle was stolen. •Cain Hall — A green and maroon Raleigh 18- speed bicycle was stolen from a basement room. •Hart Hall — A red Motorola pager was stolen from the victim's room. •Hart Hall — A blue Huffy 15-speed bicycle was stolen from a bicycle rack. •Dunn Hall — A red Nishiki 18-speed bicycle was stolen. •Heep Center — The victim's black nylon organiz er containing $10 in cash was stolen from a first- floor classroom. The organizer was returned to the victim, but the money was missing. •Sterling C. Evans Library — A maroon Texas A&M backpack containing a textbook and a small note book was stolen. •CE/TTI Building — A Pentium 90 Processor and two 16-meg chips were removed from a Microage Computer located in a second-floor laboratory. •Teague Building — A maroon Apex jacket with black and gray geometric patches and a pair of brown fake sheep-skin gloves were stolen from a basement laboratory. 4 Bush 3 words. It’s a nr al thing.” id being able to d understand vith its advantages, that while peo| ,ed about a musici bought of attendi ikes some student *0 different from mi aid. “There is area i as survived for eas musicals cob r ou have to weed til [ontinued from Page 1 forum member and a sophomore nanagement major, said he was til leased that Bush spoke at Texas i&M. Tucker said Bush shed ipli ome light on issues that are rele- jji ant to students at A&M, particu- [jpi arly through his question-and- mswer session. The MSC Political Forum is a ion-partisan organization,” Tuck- Site hopes student] Continued from Page 1 tage of the oppt Marcus Wawzyniak, a gradu- ig a high qualitf ite mechanical engineering stu- and will oven lent, said he thinks the money •s and misundef y, would be used to renovate opera. he building should go into a to offer," she sail scholarship fund that would help ,ake a little mi! students pay for community irt, though.” childcare. Many Graduate Student Council representatives were concerned that if the Granada Building were used, the cost of ikrenovation would outweigh Ik benefits. Edward Woodfin, a graduate history student, said the )00 slated for the renova- jonof the Granada Building er said. “We invite speakers that give information on political is sues. I think he offered some in sight on current issues.” Hilary Holman, MSC Political Forum chair and a senior politi cal science major, said the audi ence seemed to enjoy Bush’s in teraction and that the governor provided thorough answers to students’ questions. “I think he addressed the ques tions of the audience very well,” Holman said. “Sometimes he even gave more information than peo- could be spent in better ways. “I think they are getting into a quagmire because the building is more trouble than it is worth,” Woodfin said. Aside from problems with the proposed site, some Graduate Student Council members said further investigation is neces sary to determine the needs of students. Amy Kardell, a graduate soci ology student, said more exten sive studies should be conducted. “We need to find out needs, like what kind of center is need ed, how much money should be spent and the level of quality de sired,” Kardell said. “The basic questions haven’t been an swered.” Some students questioned the motivations behind the design pie asked for.” Earlier in the day. Bush vis ited the construction area of the George Bush Presidential Library. He said his father made the right decision by choosing Texas A&M for the landmark’s location. “He picked this great Universi ty for one reason: Its tradition to good, sound thought,” Bush said. “It’s the kind of place where he’ll want to teach and write. “I’m pleased that the Bush dream will come true.” and site of the child care center. John Alvis, a graduate nu clear engineering student, said he is concerned that students’ needs are being manipulated by the University. “The driving force behind the center is the Faculty Senate be cause they have a need,” Alvis said. “They are throwing us a bone right now because student money will be used.” Stephanie Moore, Graduate Student Council president and a meteorology graduate student, said she hopes the child-care committee takes a closer look at the best way to make the center a reality. “I hope the committee will consider a cost-benefit analysis to determine a feasible plan,” Moore said. ir~ •# at a ege = Zip Code .. ;| Centro fountain View 'Jorth Lake Richland College District ‘ - iMwi A little space can say a lot. The Battalion Advertising To place an ad, call 845-2696 Mi 1111 Jit™ llllillliillliiiwiil TUESDAY, APRIL 3! fcOO-&4S pjllii THUftSDAY, APRIL 4 1:30 - SKIS PH 1 p4eed A Job For The 1996 Fall Semester? you a fun person? p 0 you enjoy working with kids? 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