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Thursday Page 5 February 20, 1997 mmunist hinese leader es at age 93 Ewe Hall By JED II, a R&B musicier /ing at 3rd Floor [ n. Trio, a jazz I d, is playing at0 d Grill at 9 p.m. Society is host itival in Rudder?: »ter, a R&B mi 'lege Station, is : 10 p.m. EIJING (AP) — Deng Xiaop- the last of China’s Commu- revolutionaries who aban- ed Mao’s radical policies and hed the world’s most popu- s nation into the global com- nity with capitalist-style re- s, died Wednesday, inhua, China’s official news ncy, said he was 93, although the :h date in most records would e made him 92 when he died. Though Deng retired from his official post in 1990 and had not m seen in public for three years, Station, is playBspent much of the past decade e’s House of Ja hestrating Chinese politics from iind the scenes with a loosely de- d title: “paramount leader.” nd Cedric BallflVhile he put an end to the iron bowl — lifetime jobs for all — uled with an iron fist. The mili- r suppression of the 1989 nanmen Square pro-democracy (tests — believed to have taken e on his final orders — killed dreds, perhaps thousands, and a blot on the economic progress g had achieved. le died at 9:08 p.m. (8:08 a.m. of respiratory and circulatory ire brought on by lung infec- s and the Parkinson’s disease had stricken him long ago, the e-run Xinhua News Agency an- nced early Thursday. B 1 * ie ^ irst test Den 8 s legacy wM 4 • e whether his handpicked succes- Communist Party General Sec- ry Jiang Zemin, and the other inger technocrats he installed in 1990s will weather the political euvering expected to intensify e coming months, meeting of China’s national slature next month, the return ong Kong to Chinese rule on 1 and a party congress to uffle top posts due in the fall provide chances for the politi- ly ambitious. oone is expected to supplant hg, who received a boost in jiming Deng’s mantfe by being ed chair of Deng’s 459-member Son), UK AT | (4H£RE't> KOU^-ET ~ Th £$£ f UiKD > , T/H>(jrHTMou to | LfARptwl’T HoqfliRtttttT?! Hoo! Parents u^ho 'me HAtu* opTEfO Have CrntDReP FORK £iA£ FRt£ Peeps By Michael Sksteh AH, THE LIFE OF THE AMERICAN SMALL-BUSINESS PERSON kC I LOW STRESS. WORKING FOR YOURSELF government KICKBACKS. X TELL YOU, I LOVE THIS COUNTRY// AIN'T CAPITALISM GKEAT? hie Foster m, a rock band station, is pi'afs?' ock band fromE'i T at the Corffheralcommittee. By Quatro moors! shoulfve kept MY MOUTH SHUT.:. FORGOT ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF NOT-SO-PERFECT COMPETITION. / AHBH( THATS perfect COMPETITION, THANKl an a ecus' 1 inessee.iv a rock Station, at Ditf 1 “We can bu know,tl hit we can rod ee our fliers arO' me knows they v.” ts has recer PR’s Sundayevf gram, Expose the music® the bandpla)^ oove and lock! /e let theaui laying with th f ! fferent from ayed in. ore laid bad e melodic, a hat appeals will notrestyf/ ibers plana in a month. Ex-football player sues Texas Tech LUBBOCK (AP) — Texas Tech laches used defensive lineman ephen Gaines for his playing abil- {then discarded him once he lost ssenior season to academic inel- ibility, the player contends in a deral lawsuit. Gaines, who played for the Red ftiders in the 1990,1992 and 1993 asons, sued the school, two laches and a former counselor lesday on numerous counts, in- uding racketeering, fraud, forgery ad negligence. The suit also contends Tech reached fiduciary duty to Gaines, eaning that the school took on a measure of responsibility for his welfare with promises of trust made while he was a minor. The lawsuit did not detail spe cific damages, although it said they are “believed to be in excess” of $1.25 million, plus court costs and possible punitive damages. “Stephen clearly, like any stu dent at the age of 17 years, had no clear understanding what it is to make a commitment when every thing in his whole life was promised by (Tech coach) Spike Dykes and promised by these re cruiters,” attorney Christopher A. Kalis said Wednesday. Dykes declined to comment, citing NCAA rules prohibiting school officials from discussing matters under investigation. The NCAA has been looking into possi ble violations in the men’s basket ball and football programs for nearly a year. Tech general counsel Pat Campbell and defendant Ronn Reeger, a former Tech academ ic counselor, did not return phone calls to The Associated Press on Wednesday. The AP was unable to reach fel low defendant Rhudy Maskew, an assistant coach. Gaines played five games in his freshman season in 1990, then was sidelined a year by academic prob lems. The lawsuit alleges that Tech coaches circumvented NCAA rules while getting him reinstated. The lawsuit revealed he was a failing student in most of his other Tech courses. Over the past year, Gaines has been the focus of several Hous ton Chronicle stories in which he is accused Tech and its coaches of forging documents, providing him test answers and arranging for classes to ease his way through school. lourt says protesters can confront patients WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court Istered the free-speech rights of protesters (side abortion clinics Wednesday, ruling they n confront patients on public sidewalks as ig as they stay at least 15 feet away from clin- nts to returnentrances. ” the album aft The court did not strip abortion clinics and pa- tually, Bishop!* nts of the considerable protection granted in in television, cent years against violence and intimidation, re to have $ >t the justices said a federal judge went too far inion of shop said theft tisfied playhf ice thevcaa play.” restricting anti-abortion demonstrators in the iffalo and Rochester, N.Y.. areas. The judge in New York had ordered protesters stay 15 feet away from any clinic patient or staff ember, no matter where they were. But the jus- Sundaymonft :e s voted 8-1 that such “floating buffer zones” vehaveto”!^ ^ ate rights guaranteed by the Constitution’s |rst Amendment. "They burden more speech than is neces- ry” Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist wrote rthe court. By a separate 6-3 vote, the court upheld a “fixed iffer zone” that keeps demonstrators at least 15 et away from clinic doors and driveways. The court, also by a 6-3 vote, upheld that portion of U.S. District Judge Richard Arcara’s order requir ing so-called sidewalk counselors who approach patients within the fixed buffer zones to retreat when patients indicate a desire not to be counseled. But no such duty to retreat exists outside the 15-foot fixed buffer, the court said. Rehnquist’s opinion discounted “any generalized right to be left alone on a public street or sidewalk.” That one line may be turn out to be good news for union pickets, gay-rights activists and other protesters, though their causes were not men tioned in Wednesday's decision. Anti-abortion forces hailed the ruling as a major victory. “There is no longer an exception to ... free speech ... when the issue deals with abortion,” said Jay Sekulow of the American Center for Law and Jus tice. “The court has sent a resounding message that you cannot silence a message you disagree with.” The Feminist Majority Foundation’s Eleanor Smeal emphasized the court’s continued support of efforts to protect access to clinics. But she added, “If the ... decision emboldens anti-abortion ex tremists to engage in more violence and harass ment at clinics, the striking down of the ... floating buffer zone could not have come at a worse time.” In other business, the court: —Said police can order all passengers, not just the driver, out of vehicles stopped for routine traffic offenses. The court ruled 7-2 in a Maryland case that concern for police safety justified what it considered a minor intrusion on passengers’ privacy. —Heard arguments in a key religious- freedom dispute from Texas over the consti tutionality of a 1993 federal law, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, aimed at enhanc ing Americans’ religious freedom. —Ruled in a Florida case that states can not cancel prison inmates’ early-release credits after giving them in an effort to ease prison overcrowding. CLASS OF 1997 DESIGN CONTEST Feb 26 FeJ 3 ART PA III l\ 3 ART PA III 111 3 ART PA? III IV Create the artwork for Senior Week 1 RING DANCE TICKETS!! All artwork must be in black and white, no larger than 8.5” x 11 ”, and illustrate the theme “STEP-OFFINTO THE SPOTLIGHT". Additional guidelines are available in the MSC, Student Activities, and other locations around campus. All Entries are due by Friday, February 21, 1997. at 5p.m., in the MSC Student Programs Office (2nd Floor). All entries become the property of the Class of 1997 Council. Finalists will be chosen and the CLASS OF 1997 will he invited to vote for their favorite design during the week of February 24-26. 1997. in the MSC Main Hallway. For more information, contact the Class of 1997 Council at 845-1515. SENIOR WEEK 1997 APRIL 21-26 817 Texas Ave. College Station, Tx. 696-6551 We accept competitors coupons ATIN:CLIMBERS GEARING UPFORSPRINGBREAK? 10% OFF ALL BLACK DIAMOND C/AM ALOIS & STOPPERS 20% OFF ALL BI DE WA FER COCONUTS Offer expires on 21271^7 OPEN 9:30 AM - 6:30 PM M-SAT. 12-5 SUN. 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