D The Battalion ; iv (; » ,P M ..... . ,, I Jl if.. X 1 xj Pagi Wednesday • October2,If | Damn birds! Dave House, The Battalion Chad Lippey, a maintenance worker for area 3, is power washing the steps of the Academic Building. Campus Residents allowed to argue racism A federal district judge heard reports Tuesday that negotiations between Texas A&M and residents of the Brushy Creek community had reached an impasse. Judge Ewing Werlein Jr. award ed the plaintiff, Residents Op posed to Pigs and Livestock (ROPL), permission to file an amended complaint focusing on environmental racism. The University has 20 days to respond. The two parties also agreed on a proposed joint scheduling order that schedules a trial for Fall 1997. terfraternity Council and Pan- Hellenic Council. Another informational meet ing will be held Oct. 8. Lecture to look at risks in disputes Meeting to plan Dance Marathon A Pennsylvania State Universi ty professor will be on campus today to speak on “Differential Perceptions of Risk in Environ mental Disputes: How Disputants Frame Conflicts.” Barbara Gray, director of the Center for Research in Conflict and Negotiation and a professor of management and organization, will lecture at 4 p.m. in 457 Blocker. The lecture is sponsored by the Department of Speech Com munications, the Bush School for Government and Public Service and the Center for Science and Technology Policy and Ethics. Attorney Gil Fried, 32,ti dinator for the Univer| Houston sports and] gram, filed his grievanct the Texas Judicial Conduci mission in Austin. The attorney said he was courtroom talking to the tiff’s attorney GaryPritt! when visiting judge Pat hi vited him into herchamh ask him to remove theyai “She said if 1 didn'ttakeiii Fried said, “I wouldn’t be to testify.” Corrections! There will be a meeting tonight for people interested in participating in the Texas A&M Dance Marathon at 7 p.m. in 301 Rudder Tower. The 40-hour Dance Marathon benefits the Children’s Miracle Network and the children of the Brazos Valley. It will be Oct. 11-13 at the Student Recreation Center. The marathon is sponsored by the Panhellenic Council, In- • In a page one story about] A&M's efficiency rankirgir terday's paper, lastyear'sn ings were mistakenly rep instead of the new results,li the U.S. News and Worldfcl port study, A&M ranked! and the University of Texas | ranked sixth. State Judge makes man remove yarmulke HOUSTON (AP) — An ortho dox Jew has filed a formal com plaint against a district judge who wouldn’t let him wear a yarmulke while he testified as an expert witness at a civil trial. • In a story on page 3 in yes day's paper, oneofthefwj men inducted into the Coip Hall of Honor should haveii identified as Weldon Dim Class of '53. No residence^ at A&M is named afterkru • In the editorial on page ITS yesterday's paper, the mee date was mistakenly reported the concessions committee' committee is meeting today ► This day in history ► Weather (AP) —Today is Wednesday, Oct. 2, the 276th day of 1996. There are 90 days left in the year. On this date: In 1835, the first battle of the Texas Revolution took place as American settlers defeated a Mexican cavalry near the Guadalupe River. In 1869, political and spiritual leader Mohandas K. Gandhi was born in Porbandar, India. In 1950, the comic strip "Peanuts,” created by Charles M. Schulz, was first published in nine newspapers. In 1958, the former French colony of Guinea in West Africa proclaimed its independence. In 1967, Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as an as sociate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court; he was the first black appointed to the court. In 1985, actor Rock Hudson died at his home in Beverly Hills, Calif., at age 59 after a battle with AIDS. One year ago: O.J. Simpson’s jurors stunned the courtroom and the nation by reaching verdicts in the sensational eight-month murder trial in less than four hours. (The decision was kept secret un til the next day.) Today Tonight ► Today’s birthdays Former Dodgers shortstop Maury Wills is 64. Movie critic Rex Reed is 58. Singer-songwriter Don McLean is 51. Cajun/country singer Jo-el Sonnier is 50. Actor Avery Brooks is 48. Country singer Chris LeDoux is 48. Rock musician Mike Ruther ford (Genesis, Mike & the Mechanics) is 46. Singer- actor Sting is 45. Rock singer Phil Oakley (The Hu man League) is 41. Rhythm-and-blues singer Freddie Jackson is 38. Singer Tiffany is 25. Partly sunny and warmer with light southeasterly winds. (Sign Up for with the Ibod Services Director Looking for Piping Hotldeas! Meal Plan Participants Aggie Buck Customers Other Student Customers Cal! 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Wayne Stark Northeast Trip Visit the nation's top business and law schools in: i (Harv Jdikk&k Chicago (University of Chicago, Northwestern) Boston pi (Harvard, MIT, JFK School of Government) New York (NYU, Columbia) January 5-12, 1997 Informational meetings will be held on Tuesday, October 1st and Wednesday, October 9 at 7:00 pm in room 21 6T in the MSC (216T is in the Student Programs Office - SPO - on the second floor) Participants will be selected based on academic performance, ex tracurricular activities, and interest in future law or business stud ies. Applications will be available in the MSC SPO in the MBA/LAW booth on October 1. 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