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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.
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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
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