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► Campus
ISA’s Mini-Olympics
enter second week
The International Student Asso
ciation Mini Olympics will continue
this weekend with miniature golf,
bowling, squash, volleyball, basket
ball and tennis.
More information may be ob
tained by contacting the ISA at
845-1825.
Mini-Olympics Schedule:
Friday, Oct. 18
• miniatiure golf— FM 2818 5:30-
8:00 p.m.
• bowling — Wolf Pen Bowling
7:30 - 11:30 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 19
• squash — Rec Center 9 a.m.-
12:45 p.m. and 6 -11 p.m.
• volleyball — Read Bldg. 9 a.m. -
noon and 6 - 9 p.m.
• basketball — Read Bldg. 9 a.m. -
noon and 6 - 9 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 20
• volleyball — Read Bldg, noon -
8:30 p.m.
• basketball — Read Bldg, noon - 7
p.m.
• tennis — tennis courts noon -
7 p.m.
Welcome mat rolls
out with open house
The Corps of Cadets will host
an open house on the Quadran
gle Saturday. Everyone is invited
to meet cadets and participate in
the activities.
• 10 a.m. — Friends and family to
the Quad
• Noon — Outfit barbecues, view
Quad exhibits from Parson’s
Mounted Cavalry, Rudder’s
Rangers and Pathfinders
• 12:30 p.m. — Country band perfor
mance in front of Dorms 3, 5 and 7
• 1:30 p.m. — Women’s golf team
chipping contest
• 2 p.m. — Fish Drill Team Stealth
Squad performance
• 4 p.m. — Band performance and
yell practice with former and current
yell leaders
• 4:30 p.m. — Step-off for march-in
► State
Unborn child’s death
draws guilty verdict
CORPUS CHRISTI (AP) — A jury
convicted a man Thursday of intoxi
cation manslaughter in one of the
first cases in Texas to test whether
a person can be held criminally li
able for harming an unborn child.
The verdict was hailed by anti
abortion activists as a step toward
tougher laws against criminals
whose actions cause pregnant
women to lose their children.
But abortion rights advocates
said it could lead to a new determi
nation of when life begins and en
danger laws legalizing abortion.
Both sides agreed the implica
tions of the verdict would remain
murky until considered by an ap
peals court.
“It’s too early to know whether or
not it’s a setback,’’ said Pauline
Cashion, executive director of the
Texas Abortion and Reproductive
Rights Action League.
It took just one hour for the jury
of seven women and five men to re
turn its verdict against Frank Flores
Cuellar, 50, who was accused of
killing Krystal Zuniga in a drunken-
driving accident last June 15.
Cuellar’s Chevrolet Blazer collid
ed with a car driven by Jeannie Coro
nado, who was 7 1/2 months preg
nant. Flours later, Krystal was
delivered by emergency Caesarean.
Weighing just 4 pounds and having
suffered extensive brain damage,
the baby died 44 hours later.
Coronado clasped her hands to
gether, smiled and nodded when the
verdict was read. Neither she nor
the child’s father, Julian Zuniga,
would comment on the decision.
► Nation
Jury selected for
Simpson civil case
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) —
A mostly white jury was seated
for O.J. Simpson’s civil case
Thursday in a reversal of the
racial makeup at his murder trial.
The 12-member jury consists
of eight whites, two blacks, one
Hispanic and one man who is
half-Asian and half-black. There
are. seven women and five men.
Two of the whites said during
questioning that Simpson was
“probably guilty.”
Simpson’s lawyers agreed to
the jury’s makeup not long after
they demanded a mistrial and a
chance to start over with jury se
lection. They accused the plain
tiffs’ lawyers of removing
prospective jurors because they
were black.
“We are entitled to a cross
section of the community,” Simp
son attorney Robert Blasier ar
gued. “The panel as a whole was
40 percent African-American. We
have only two African-Americans
left on the jury.”
But plaintiff’s attorney Thomas
Lambert gave other reasons for
rejecting the black jurors, and Su
perior Court Judge Hiroshi Fujisa-
ki said he was convinced the
challenges were not “solely on
the basis of race.”
The jury that acquitted Simp
son of murder a year ago includ
ed nine blacks.
Women make slow
progress in top jobs
NEW YORK (AP) — Men still get
the vast majority of the top jobs
and fattest paychecks at the 500
largest U.S. companies.
“It is time to stop wasting the
talent, time to dispel the myths ...
that women have made it in the
corporate world,” said Sheila
Wellington, president of Catalyst,
the nonprofit group that reported
the findings Thursday.
Only 1,300, or 10 percent, of
the nearly 13,000 corporate offi
cers at the companies a year ago
were women, according to Cata
lyst, which works to advance
women in business. That’s an in
crease from 8.7 percent in 1994.
What’s Up listings for
the weekend are on
the Batt-Online.
Group
Effort
Rachel Redington, The Batch
Kindergarteners in Miss Freeman's dassfrom
Branch Elementary carry lunches to their cto-
mates at Research Park during a field trip to
campus Thursday afternoon.
► This day in history
► Weather
(AP) — Today is Friday, Oct. 18, the 292nd day of
1996. There are 74 days left in the year.
On this date:
In 1767, the boundary between Maryland and Penn
sylvania, the Mason-Dixon line, was agreed upon.
In 1867, the United States took formal posses
sion of Alaska from Russia.
In 1968, the U.S. Olympic Committee suspended
two black athletes, Tommie Smith and John Carlos,
for giving a “black power" salute as a protest dur
ing a victory ceremony in Mexico City.
In 1989, after 18 years in power, Erich Honecker
was ousted as leader of East Germany; he was suc
ceeded by Egon Krenz.
Ten years ago: The 99th Congress belatedly ad
journed, one day after a headlong rush to complete
a staggering load of major legislation. The Boston
Red Sox beat the New York Mets 1-0 in the opening
game of the World Series.
Five years ago: Confirmed Supreme Court nominee
Clarence Thomas swore to uphold the Constitution
during an oath-taking ceremony at the White House.
One year ago: President Clinton, facing political
fallout for telling financial contributors that “I
raised your taxes too much,” said he had no regrets
about the tax increase package he signed into law
in 1993.
► Today’s birthdays
Today
Sen. Jesse Helms, R-N.C., is 75. Rock ’n’ roll Clear with winds from
performer Chuck Berry is 70. Actor George C. Scott the north at 10-15
is 69. Sportscaster Keith Jackson is 68. Actor Pe- mph.
ter Boyle is 63. Ex-football coach Mike Ditka is 57.
Tennis player Martina Navratilova is 40. Jazz musi
cian Wynton Marsalis is 35.
Tonight Gametime
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winds from the starting near 70, falling
northeast. to near 60.
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WISE
WOMEN IN SCIENCE & ENGINEERING
Presents a Brown Bag Lunch With
Nancy Simpson, Pli.D.
Instructional Specialist Center for Teaching Excellence
discussing
CHAOS IN THE CLASSROOM!
Dr. Simpson has appointments as an instructional
specialist for the Center for Teaching Excellence and
lecturer in the Department of Mathematics. With this
wealth of experience, she will discuss the application of
what we know about how students learn to how we teach.
Monday, 21 October 1996
12 noon 508 Blocker
Everyone Welcome!
Beverages and snacks will be served.
College of Science Texas A&M University College Station, TX 77843-3257
(409) 845-5587 E-Mail: nancy@science.tamu.edu
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Attend informational meetings offered by the
Study Abroad Program Office Rm 358, Bizzell Hall West
Wednesday, October 16 3:15 - 4:00 p.m.
Friday, October 18 3:15 - 4:00 p.m.
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