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Wednesday Page 7 January 15, 1997 |0n$ uperately Seeking Roommate fneitudents turn to campus referral service 00 :ermng he case was! :es. jed after Shall,, evasion reponi ged the allt ision report, bligationj ueof lit years. 1 test attorney By Benjamin Cheng The Battalion Texas A&M students left to pay ore than their share of rent after roommate unexpectedly moves it can turn to Off-Campus Stu nt Services for help. Jason Scott, a clerk with CSS, said roommates leaving fore their lease expires is a immon occurrence. Scott said the remaining room- ate can either move out and ed dieve [y that has Set iblease the apartment or try to nd a new roommate. In their arch for a new roommate, stu- ents can turn to OCSS. OCSS offers a roommate re nal service connecting stu- ents looking for a roommate ith students in need of hous- ig. Students can peruse lists of respective roommates at the SS office in 112 Koldus from 8 out new g and anybodi te and recheu id dig into )urces of info;- ing realty goo( e said. “1 thinl id idea of ho,, and recoup a> ink the medii us next time. leted ices. The wel ted boundan’ ! after the pin! led in 1888. le restoration Crawford said mportant im- am to 6 pm Monday through Thursday and from 8 am to 5 pm on Fridays. OCSS also offers the new Aggie Rentline service. Students can place 30 second to 3 minute ads similar to the roommate referrals on the telephone. OCSS is in the process of placing a roommate referral service on the Internet. According to lease agreements .however, finding a new room mate is the responsibility of the person moving out. Scott advises students seek ing lost rent money or a new roommate to resolve their con flict through mediation with the help of OCSS or Student Conflict Resolution Services. Students can also sue a former roommate for lost rent in small claims court. Scott said 4 to 5 cas es each week are taken to court, but OCSS advises against this. “No one wants to go to court,” Scott said. “No one has time for that, being a student.” Most cases are settled in media tion, he said. The credit of the student moving out would be ru ined by breaking the lease and they would most likely lose in small claims court, Scott said. Robin Woods’ roommate moved out of “Make sure that everyone understands their responsibilities toward finding a new person from the beginning/’ Robin Woods Senior English and political science major mates in need of a roommate to share rent in the spring. Woods’ case did not involve conflict mediation or small claims court. “Make sure that everyone un derstands their responsibilities toward finding a new person from the beginning,” she said. “When they do move out, everyone is clear on what is going on.” Scott said stu dents should keep all agreements, whether oral or their house last fall before their lease expired, leaving Woods, a senior English and political sci ence major, and her other room- not, in writing. “Do it as quickly as possible,” Scott said. “No one needs to be doing it in the middle of finals.” Purchases made easy By Joey Schlueter The Battalion ew, 8-inch wa- ; around the i updating the ction system, es a corroded late 1930s oi ! said. ■d the form- 'reservation hat oversav^ oitol restora- oject. Aggie Bucks have increased convenience for Texas A&M Univer sity students in both their on-campus and off-campus purchases and have improved sales for the businesses that accept them. Since the Fall 1996 expansion of Aggie Bucks to off-campus businesses, many businesses have noted an increase in sales. Dennis Rother, owner of Rother’s Bookstores, said the ability to use Aggie Bucks off campus is a convenience many other schools do not offer. “A&M has been very instrumental in giving [students] this op portunity to use Aggie Bucks,” Rother said. Donna Hornton, director of marketing for local McDonald’s stores, said it will take time to see the effects of accepting Aggie Bucks on sales. The ability to use Aggie Bucks for off-campus purchases also benefits students. Melissa Tobola, a senior finance and agribusiness major, said Aggie Bucks make buying books and supplies convenient. She said she is happy to see Aggie Bucks expand off campus and she hopes more businesses will accept them. “I appreciate the convenience,” Tobola said. April Stevens, a sophomore journalism major, said she uses Ag gie Bucks mainly on campus. “The thing about Aggie Bucks is that I don’t have to worry about getting a bill at the end of the month," Stevens said. “It is hard,enough with other expenses.” Jents sen hospital- I ration, found a spe- in artment ■s for Disease hi ion in Atlanti ? tests on tht Bonham area, nusual. NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas (AP) -Some New Braunfels residents e fed up with deer that are ausing car accidents and dam- iging residential gardens inside e city limits. So the City Council is appoint- nga 15-person committee to tudy whether the city’s growing leer population should be urbed, possibly by trapping and locating the wayward animals 3 ranches. Council members, who voted 3 form the committee Monday ight, stipulated the panel cannot Formal ies and jrtesy of T.S. Iniversity J N.C. lawsuit makes history Jury awards parents of disemboweled girl $25 million RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A girl who was disemboweled when her bottom became pinned to the drain of a kiddie pool will receive a total of $30.9 million under a settlement announced Tuesday. Most ofValerie Lakey’s small and large intestines were sucked out in the 1993 accident, and the girl, now 9, must spend at least 11 hours a day being fed intravenously. On Monday, a state jury awarded the family $25 million in compensatory damages, the biggest personal-injury verdict in North Carolina history. The jury was to begin deciding whether to award punitive damages when the maker of the drain cover, Sta- Rite Industries of Delavan, Wis., agreed to a settlement adding $5.9 million more. “It was in the best interest ofVa lerie to get the medical expenses taken care of immediately,” said family attorney John Edwards. Sta-Rite will pay $25 million, while other parties, including Wake County apd’Medfield Area Recreation Club, agreed to pay $5.9 million. Valerie, then 5, was playing in the recreation club's wading pool in Cary when she became stuck against the drain cover. Her fa ther, David, and three other adults could not dislodge her, and turning off the pump failed to ease the pressure. The Lakeys argued that Sta- Rite failed to put sufficient warnings on its drain covers. Sta-Rite contended the cover was installed incorrectly. The president of Sta-Rite said he felt it best to settle rather than go through a long appeal. “This was a terribly tragic ac cident, and we feel great sympa thy for Valerie Lakey and her family,” James C. Donnelly said. “However, we also believe Sta- Rite was not responsible for what happened. Proper use of our product would have pre vented the accident.” Edwards said similar accidents killed a California child in 1974 and another North Carolina child in 1981. Pesky deer plague New Braunfels area consider hunting the deer. Earlier discussions had includ ed the possibility of allowing bow hunting in the city. City officials also have said they might trap and relocate the deer with the help of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. City Manager Mike Shands said the new committee’s first priority likely will be to deter mine whether the deer pose a serious problem. Stacey Robins, whose home in north New Braunfels gets lots of deer traffic, believes the animals need to be controlled. “We continue to see the deer population grow,” Ms. Robins was quoted as saying in Tuesday’s New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung. “The food and water supply is not there for them. They are starving and hungry.” Ms. Robins noted that a deer recently got trapped in a fence and was injuring itself. She said she had to call the Humane So ciety, which was forced to kill the animal. Many citizens at Monday’s council meeting said they wanted to make sure the animals are treated in a humane manner. Ms. Robins suggested deer could be trapped and their processed meat could be given to local charities. Some citizens at the council meeting discussed the city’s hunt ing ordinance, which allows bow hunting on property of 10 acres or more. Some said arrows don’t always kill the deer, which then run injured onto other property. Shands has said any plan the committee comes up with likely will be put into place by next fall. Do You Have Panic Attacks? Freedom Research, Inc. is seeking volunteers for a 12-week research study of an investigational medication for panic disorder. You must be 18-65 years old in good health. You may be paid up to $200 for your partiepation in the study. For more information call: 764-2060 Let the Flu Help You! Do You Worry Too Much? Dr. Steven Strawn is seeking volunteers for a 2 month research study of an investigational medication for anxiety. You will be paid $ 100 for your study participation. 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