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uesday • April 9,1 udents said. “It has noplact nkes the same stance, believe in smoking or type of drugs,” hesaii >e of drugs are going to should be alcohol.” veil said he can set 5 to smoking marijiii' ■ takes a strong stain arijuana use. ad a kid and the kid r, I would not be hap- that,” Blackwell were using, I’c y they were smi 1 try to convince were giving theirboi ?rm damage.” d no matter what ople can createfoi ,he herb, the drug'sil itus serves as art of the downsides® a use. legal and dangerom mind-altering naturi substances like alee aid. •etty much into nyself.” g hand on life me who knows oat she has a mined spirit, ank Clark, a dum and instructionii pe of education, said hi Spencer’s endurance, certainly a strong fora a lot of determinate. 1 :1. “She has the ngs around and od. She has a luesday • April 9, 1996 Campus Page 5 • The Battalion Great Jewelry & Gifts From the Home Planet >%n\^ Faculty Continued from Page 1 research university like Texas A&M.” A large portion of the money generated by the increase would have been designated for faculty and staff salary raises. Without the GUF increase, Cantrell said, there can be no raises next year. Faculty and staff salaries at A&M are 8-9 percent lower than those at peer institutions, Cantrell said. If raises are not giv en in the next year, he predicts the University will fall behind 10- 11 percent. In addition, senators were concerned with the University’s decision to halt ethnicity based scholarship distributions. Dr. Asa Bill Childers Jr., an associate professor of veteri nary medicine and anatomy, said the University has had to adjust scholarships to meet the guidelines set by last month’s Hopwood vs. State of Texas de cision made in the 5th U.S. Cir cuit Court of Appeals. Under the court ruling, no scholarship may be given using race as a qualification. Cantrell said he argued that the Hopwood decision should be interpreted more narrowly to af fect only the admissions process, but University attorneys argued scholarships, endowments and fellowships must also be included. Dr. Diane S. Kaplan, Senate deputy speaker, said the decision to modify the financial aid and scholarship programs was both premature and distressing. “The idea was not to get rid of affirmative action,” Kaplan said. “I don’t think that the playing field is even.” Childers said minority scholar ships already distributed will con tinue to be honored, but unaward ed scholarship or fellowship mon ey will remain unawarded until the Hopwood decision is either stayed or reversed. “I would like to hope it would be overturned, but at this point, I don’t know,” Cantrell said. Since the decision, the Univer sity of Texas has lost over $15 million in scholarships; Childers estimated A&M has lost roughly $4 million to $5 million. “I don’t like it, but I don’t think we have any choice,” he said. Childers said the University of Texas has considered filing an ap peal with the Supreme Court and that if such an appeal is filed, A&M may join the suit. Mon & Sat 10-5 | Tues - Fri 12-6 is a very mce person, sed she’s going to be® ith her studies. I’ve been with her on a b od she’s been doing k in the fold.” er person who has bed Spencer resume her dot idles is her committei nna Wiseman, an and professor in the Cdl lucation. ■hed base with her in Houston,” ic tried to keep up ies, but it was never seemed to d me a year ago inJa* old me she was se on life and it w world. 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