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Texas A & M University W-'- s ifF' 1 I I •■mm- COLLEGE STATION • TX TODAY TOMORROW See extended forecast. Page 2. TUESDAY • SEPTEMBER 9 • 1997 fexas A&M builds iducational ties help us stay and will help i ransition from ) former 9 Texas A&M International Universi- J|land the Texas A&M University Sys- IQQA I nuc I ■ m wil1 host a conference in Laredo IbbA LUVt J pt 11 . 13 t0 discuss building a •UNCIU^EASUREfi Arise of community through interna- . tional-trade education partnerships. 1 has several actlml T ( h f conference will feature pre organization willhJf n , tatl ° ns ^ academic and industry ® . ... (r iiDfessionals on the issues nowfac- .ssociation ofFonrS . . .. . . .. ^4. ^ . . , . te international education and trade, its, including toursf /illiams Alumni Cel ion of class reunio* ith the tailgatepartf otball games. uitional ' 1U ‘ ’j 1 '- | m _ 5 p m Registration is free for 111 ' e e fgudents and $100 for non-students. )8 Rudder. Bush School celebrates opening After attending dedication ceremony, former President George Bush will meet with charter class Registration will begin Sept. 11 at Ja.m. in the Sue and Radcliffe Kil- lam Library West Lobby on the A&M International campus and continue Sept. 12 at the Killam Library from 9 tobacco Lawyers By Joey Jeanette Schlueter Staff writer The dedication of Texas A&M’s George Bush School of Government and Public Services will be celebrat ed tonight and tomorrow at the Academic Building-West at the li brary complex on West Campus. The Bush School has announced former President George Bush will receive the dedication at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday. His son Gov. George W. Bush will introduce him. At tomorrow’s dedication, the Bush School’s goals of expanding the A&M public administration program and enhancing students’ leadership skills will be presented. An academic conference on the president’s use of military force in post-Gold War politics will begin this morning with presentations and discussions by professors from various universities. The theme was chosen by President Bush and will feature respected scholars of in ternational policy. Tonight’s events will conclude with a forum featuring key speaker, Richard “Dick” Cheney, former Sec retary of Defense under Bush’s ad ministration, and former U.S. Sen ator Paul Simon. Cheney’s presentation will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Rudder Theater and is open to the public free of charge. After tomorrow’s dedication, President Bush will meet privately with the charter class of graduate students in the Bush School. Dr. Charles Herman, director of the Bush school, said it is an honor for the former president to come and receive the dedication. “The 19-member charter class is outstanding,” Herman said, “and they are looking forward to meeting both President Bush and Governor Bush.” Please see Bush on Page 12. Bush School Dedication- Tuesday 10:00-11:30 Panel l: The Eulnre Em* ot ILS. Armed Foree: I’resitfontial Policy 1:45-3:15 Panel M : Domestic Considerations in the President’s Use of the Military 3:30-5:00 Panel 111: implications of Recent Cases 7:30-0:00 Forum: Reflections on the Use of Force Wednesday 8:30-10:00 Panel IV: U.S. Military and Budgetary Considerations in the Future Use of Force 10:15-1! ;45 Panel V: Emerging World Conditions and the Future t ise of Force 2:30 Former President (icorge Hush rcolevos dedication BRAD GRAEBER/The Battalion es to the current vow not to settle I TEXARKANA, Texas (AP) — , State attorneys asked a federal l M " , ' court today to order the release of reatby-prodom^cuments in Texas’ $14 billion old Steve Austin., WL SU ^ a g a j ns t the nation’s tobac- s timMieningto co com p an j eS) while industry „ , . lawyers vowed to go to trial. a - Dude Love, a gif j UThe tobacco companies are ei- . , , tier going to get the global resolu- 1 1 ' I | 11 ’ iun lion or will go to trial one at a time, ng adults. Starting in Texas. This case is a odman havebeffliEj nst;rearn case that needs to go ilso stepped ni! totr j a | " o an Webb, the lead attor- .evin Greene wasccBy representing the tobacco indus- () y ni ‘ )R try. said outside the courtroom, with the WWF. m y exas Attorney General Dan non, with compel Up r ales agreed that a trial was immi- , s , j ta * enC; »nt, and likely would last into 1998. be settled in a stee ? Assisted suicide g a Texas summer, m _ » w important this angers family el _ _ it seriously. On the _ ^ A1 , . ^ , , thinkIherisingJP^SlAP)-Although DBhorah ^ Hckels suffered from multiple sclero- hiteUectuaipursuitr and other medlca, ailments, she ys be brain candy, I s , n °' ™ ntal| y “Tf? t0 a " ow J ■ r. Jack Kevorkian to help her end er life, a brother said Monday. “In our opinion, Dr. Kevorkian's too sweeeeet! Re r life. issistance was irresponsible,” said i l orjournalummtt nA „ en of wichlta Falls - Deb . -life had a history of emotional insta- WITH ing Internships)! ity which had been heightened in 'ecent months by family problems.” I The retired pathologist’s attor- pey said Monday that Kevorkian ©unseled the 43-year-old Arling ton woman for two months before she became his 49th assisted sui- cibe. It was his third assisted sui- cwe in 10 days. Officials scrap plan for new water park SOUTH PADRE ISLAND (AP) — So ;e Station (512) 327-3861 (Ofir) Schlitteibahn. >n| o (210) 49 o -3i3 3 11 p| ans build a Schlitterbahn water >n (281) 583-4330 Jfl , ^ , , , , -"jerk on South Padre Island were r^JT^TyJsIrapped Monday after park owners the land they wanted to devel- phone? 5 SA 95 op would be sold to another party, aw. ■I Schlitterbahn operators had planned a Harlingen developer to build on a 59-acre tract of beachfront property southern end of the island. ■ However, park officials learned last Battalion s web page that the landowners had agreed :o sell the property to another, uniden- ied party. 1 Admired" Company Internships" - one of Intership programs irance sales compensate 00 per year, increaslngtt 0 years. 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AMY DUNLAP/The Battalion I Antonio Ortiz, a junior electrical engineering major and president of the Aggie One-Wheelers club, I rides his unicycle while jumping rope with Chris Holmes, a junior computer engineering major and vice-president of the Texas A&M Jump-rope Team. Hearings draw to close for 16 A&M students Staff Reports Texas A&M administrative hearings for 16 students charged in July with hazing have been completed. The 16 students were either mem bers of or upperclassman advisers to the Fish Drill Team, which was dis banded in August. Five of tlie 16 students remained in the Corps of Cadets, and eight are enrolled at A&M but are not in the Corps. Three of the 16 are no longer at the University. Six of the 16 students were found “not responsible” for the hazing charges. The sanctions for the other 10 students ranged from deferred suspensions to let ters of reprimand. Texas A&M cannot reveal the names of the students involved or the sanctions handed down to them under the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. The hazing charges against the 16 stu dents arose during A&M judicial hearings in July for nine other former Fish Drill Team advisers. The University suspended eight of the nine former advisers and expelled one for hazing following the hearings. The nine former advisers also were indicted by a Brazos County grand jury in May. The students who were still enrolled at A&M participated in the hearings during August and early September. The hearings were conducted by Kim Novak, coordinator of Student Ju dicial Service in the Department of Stu dent Life, and Col. Lee McCleskey, chief of operations and training in the Com mandant’s office. Novak and McCleskey also served as hearing officers in the hearings for the nine former advisers in July. Dr. J. Malon Southerland, vice presi dent of student affairs, said in a press re lease that A&M will continue to investigate any hazing charges. Advocates demand action Group representing prisoners appeals to Gov. Bush AUSTIN (AP) — A group representing the in terests of prisoners Mon day accused the state of turning its back on inmate abuse and called on Gov. George W. Bush to ap point a prisoners’ rights advocate to the Texas De partment of Criminal Jus tice governing board. Members of the group Texas Citizens United for the Rehabilitation of Er~ rants (Texas CURE) based their demands on hundreds of letters from state inmates alleging abuse, ranging from beatings by guards to the neglect of medical needs. They pointed to a videotape from a Brazo ria County private prison that surfaced last month showing deputies shocking pris oners with stun guns, making them crawl on their bellies and allow ing dogs to bite them. “People in prison are being beaten, being killed, suffering physical and mental abuse and suffering from neglectful medical treatment," said Lois Robison, the chair of Texas CURE who has one son on death row and another in prison. Karen Hughes, spokesperson for Bush, said the governor’s next appointment to the criminal justice board will be based on “talking with current members of the board and determin ing what expertise and specific talents they feel they need to do a better job of running the prison system.” December grads must submit application by Friday By Jenara Kocks Staff writer December degree candidates who punched in the diploma fee code when they registered for fall classes may not graduate unless they complete a degree application by Friday. Texas A&M students who plan to graduate in December must go to the Degree Audit Room in 105 Heaton Hall and fill out a degree application form to receive a diploma at the commencement ceremony Dec. 20. Don Gardner, associate registrar, said of the 3,000 undergraduate degree candidates for December, probably 90 percent will fill out the application. But he said the other 10 per cent is the problem. “Graduation is an emotional thing any way,” Gardner said. “We don’t want anyone to come in at the end of the semester and say they didn’t know what to do.” Gardner said students must come to Heaton Hall in person to apply for a degree. He also said every year some sophomores and juniors accidentally punch in the code for the diploma fee. Gardner said the $20 diploma fee will be assessed at Heaton Hall if it is not included on the student’s fall tuition fee statement. Gardner said degree application deadlines are printed in the fall class schedule book and the undergraduate catalog. He said the regis trar also broadcasts public service an nouncements on the radio. Gardner said despite efforts to inform de gree candidates, some students will come into Heaton Hall after the final grade sheets for graduating students are released and ask why their names are not on the list. “We don't want anyone to come in at the end of the semester and say they didn't know what to do.” DON GARDNER ASSOCIATE REGISTRAR Gardner said one of the reasons A&M has an early deadline to fill out the degree appli cation is to ensure that diplomas will arrive before graduation. He said after students fill out the appli cation, the registrar runs a preliminary de gree audit on the student. This audit, which the degree candidate will receive in mid-Oc tober, will tell the student if there are any missing courses required for their degree. If the student is not missing any require ments, he or she will graduate pending final grades for the fall semester. Gardner said the degree audit process must be completed before diplomas can be ordered. Diplomas take eight to ten weeks to be shipped to the registrar’s office. “A&M is one of only a handful of universi ties that give diplomas at graduation,” he said. He said some other universities, such as the University of Texas, mail diplomas to graduates after the commencement cere mony. Nightclub to appeal to keep license Hurricane Harry’s remains open pending outcome of appeal ofTABCs decision By Robert Smith Staff writer An attorney representing Hurricane Harry’s, a College Station nightclub, said an appeal will be filed this week over the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission’s (TABC) decision to remove the club’s liquor license. Jay Goss, a Bryan attorney repre senting Harry’s, said the club has until Sept. 14 to file an appeal. If the appeal is granted, it will be taken to a district court in Bryan within 10 days. The bar remains open pending a de cision on the appeal. In August, aTABC official denied a re quest for a hearing over the cancellation of the license. Administrative Law Judge Cathleen Parsley recommended after a three-day hearing in February 1997 that Harry’s have its permit suspended for 15 days or pay a $15,000 fine. Randy Yarbrough, assistant adminis trator ofTABC, overturned Parsley’s rul ing and removed the club’s license. Yarbrough did not return phone calls made to his office Monday afternoon. ATABC investigation, which began in November 1995, looked into whether bar tenders at the club sold alcohol to an in toxicated Doug Sparks, 27. After leaving Hurricane Harry’s, Sparks wrecked his car and Joseph Cot ton, 24 of New Baden, was killed. Sparks was sentenced to six years in prison for intoxicated manslaughter. Goss said Parsley’s ruling should not have been discounted. “Our bartenders could not tell that he was intoxicated,” Goss said. “He slammed 2 or three drinks right before he left and then went out to his car and had another beer.” Silver Taps to honor students The Silver Taps ceremony will be conducted tonight at 10:30 in front of the Academic Building in honor of the following students: Anand Swaroop Appala Ajamu Abdulla Ross Bridget Alicia Bancroft Jeremy Daniel Eiben Joshua Paul Baker Kevin Patrick Morgan Don Gordon Czeschin Jr. Devi Jean Spencer Valerie Lopez Tiffany Lynn Hunnicutt Amnaj “Ott” Phonephrachanh Billie Chanda Merryman Junji Sekiguchi These students also will be remembered at the Muster Ceremony April 21, 1998.