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Thursday • April 10,
► Campus
The Battalion brings
in numerous awards
Battalion staff members
earned 23 awards in Southwest
ern Journalism Congress and
Texas Intercollegiate Press Asso
ciation 1996 newspaper competi
tions in Austin.
Winning first-place SWJC
awards were Kristina Buffin for
best sports column; Sara Duesing
for best sports feature story, and
Michael Landauer for best editori
al page layout. Earning second-
place honors were Matt Mitchell
for best sports feature story, and
Tom Day for best sports headline.
Michael Landauer and Heather
Pace won a first-place award in the
TIPA Division 1 opinion page de
sign competition. Second-place
honors went to Stew Milne for
sports feature photo; John LeBas
for feature writing, and John LeBas
and Libe Goad for news feature
writing.
Batt staffers also brought
home three third-place and four
honorable mention SWJC awards,
and seven third-place TIPA awards.
State
Using fake IDs may
lead to raking leaves
AUSTIN (AP) — Young Texans who
try to use or sell fake identification
cards could face community service
under a bill pending in the House.
Rep. Burt Solomons, R-Carrollton,
sponsor of the bill, said he hopes his
bill will reduce the use and sale of
fake IDs, normally used to buy alco
hol and to enter bars.
“Maybe it will make them hesitate
before using them,” he said of his bill.
The measure, which needs a final
House vote, would require people 20
and younger to serve up to eight
hours of community service if con
victed of using or selling a fake ID. The
law currently allows for a $500 fine.
Solomons said the fine isn’t
enough punishment because many
people simply mail a check.
“This way they have to come in and
at least talk to someone,” he said.
UT law school invites
fewer minorities
AUSTIN (AP) — With nearly all of its
admission offers completed, the Uni
versity of Texas Law School has invited
23 blacks and Hispanics to enroll, ac
cording to admission records.
The law school was at the center
of a federal lawsuit that resulted in
the ban of the use of race in admis
sions and financial aid decisions. It
expects to offer 1,000 enrollment
slots for the fall semester.
As of Tuesday, the school had of
fered 791 enrollments. That
amounts to 85 percent white, 2 percent
Hispanic and 0.6 percent black.
"It’s no surprise,” said Mike Shar-
lot, dean of the law school. “It’s just
a tragic fulfillment of our bad
dreams.”
► Nation
Seafood swimmini
in from overseas
BOSTON (AP) — Even intheoj
of the American fishing industry^
ordering seafood are more I
a shrimp from Thailand ora scalier
China than the local catch ofthea
The United States importedtij
much seafood as it exported lastjj
running up a $3.7 billion traded
Last year was at least the
secutive year the United Statesh
a seafood trade deficit
► This day in history
Today is Thursday, April 10, the 100th day of 1997.
There are 265 days left in the year.
On this date:
In 1847, American newspaperman Joseph Pulitzer
was born in Mako, Hungary.
In 1866, the American Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals was incorporated.
In 1912, the luxury liner Titanic set sail from
Southampton, England, on its ill-fated maiden voyage.
In 1925, the novel The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott
Fitzgerald, was first published by Scribner’s of New
York.
In' 1932, German president Paul von Hindenburg
was re-elected, with Adolf Hitler coming in second.
In 1947, Brooklyn Dodgers president Branch Rickey
announced he had purchased the contract of Jackie
Robinson from the Montreal Royals.
In 1953, the 3-D horror movie House of Wax, pro
duced by Warner Bros, and starring Vincent Price, pre
miered in New York City.
In 1959, Japan’s Crown Prince Akihito married a
commoner, Michiko Shoda.
In 1963, the nuclear-powered submarine USS
Thresher failed to surface off Cape Cod, Mass., in a dis
aster that claimed 129 lives.
In 1972, the United States and the Soviet Union
joined some 70 nations in signing an agreement ban
ning biological warfare.
► Today's birthdays
Actor Harry Morgan is 82. Country singer Sheb Woo-
ley is 76. Actor Max von Sydow is 68. Actor Omar Sharif
is 65. Sportscaster John Madden is 61. Rhythm-and-
blues singer Bobbie Smith (The Spinners) is 61. Sports-
caster Don Meredith is 59. Reggae artist Bunny Wail-
er is 50. Actor Steven Seagal is 46.
► Weather
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Cloudy with a 50 per
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and thunderstorms.
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Today’s ExpectedH
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Tonight’s Expected!
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Fall '97 Semester Calendar: May 8
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T he Battalion
Rachel Barry, Editor in Chief
Tiffany Moore, Managing Editor
Kristina Buffin, Sports Editor Wesley Poston, City Editor
Stew Milne, Visual Arts Editor Alex Walters, Opinion Editor
John LeBas, Aggielife Editor Chris Stevens, Web Editor
Jody Holley, Night News Editor Tim Moog, Photo Editor
Helen Clancy, Night News Editor Brad Graeber, Cartoon EdD*
Staff Members
City Desk - Assistant Editor: Melissa Nunnery; Reporters: Rebecca Torrellas, Brandon Hausenfluck, Laura Obeira,® 2
Roy, Graham Harvey, Jackie Vratil, Benjamin Cheng, Shikonya CuretonJoeySchlueter, Kathleen Strickland, Ms®
Alanis & Shea Wiggins
Aggielife Desk - Assistant Editor: April Towery; Feature Writers: Aaron Meier, Shea Wiggins, Michael Schaub.DapW
Phillips, Brandon Truitt, Missy Price, & Karen Janes; Page Designers: Artie Alvarado & Daphne Phillips
Sports Desk - Assistant Editor: Paul Mitchell; Writers: Jamie Burch, Sara Duesing, Jeremy Furtick, Matt Mitchell,CodW
Lyons, Dennis Ramirez, Chris Ferrell, Lara Zuehlke & Nicole Smith; Page Designer: Eric Proctor
Opinion Desk - Assistant Editor: James Francis; Columnists: Jon Apgar, David Boldt, Mason Jackson, Stephen Llano,
Hill, Steve May, Donny Ferguson, Kate Shropshire, Dave Johnston, Glenn Janik, General Franklin, Robby Ray.Ctw 1
Phillips, John Lemmons, Brandon Hausenfluck, Travis Chow & Jeremy Valdez
Night News - Page Designers: Jennifer Bishop, Angie Rodgers, Joshua Miller, Lisa Wells & Michele Chancellor
Copt Editors - Elisa Douglass, Missy Davila, Shea Wiggins, Gina Panzica & Matt Weber
Visual Arts Desk - Assistant Photo Editor: Dave House; Photographers: Rony Angkriwan, Patrick James, Derek Den*
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