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)er 8, are Wednesday • October 8, 1997 „ Nation i then he d. “There Dallas, If iroblem.; ?busstati ten helpt 'us statiori t to Chari Choctaw Nation signs military contracts DURANT, Okla. (AP) —The Choctaw Nation dll receive more than $3.1 million through ontracts for medical personnel with U.S. mil ary agencies, the tribe says. Chief Gregory Pyle announced Monday thoctaw Nation Management/Services Enter- rise will provide the U.S. Army with four physi cian’s assistants for five years as part of a $2.2 aillion contract. The physician’s assistants will serve at Fort 5am Houston in San Antonio. He said he also will sign a $920,000 contract daiigerol Veterans Administration. The agree- diinese-n^ lient ca p s f or the tribe to provide seven med- cal clerks to Darnell Army Community Hospi- can consi^i in Fort Hood, Texas. The tribe launched its management and ser in Atlania mday, biia itercepis rell said, arsthath ien, Jarre! •conditio: Charlotti vice firm last spring, Tommy Hands, administra tive assistant for the Choctaw Nation company, said. The tribe is authorized to receive contracts through the Small Business Administration. “Our main area of expertise is the health-re lated field,” he said. The tribe hires the medical personnel and handles administrative duties, such as payroll. The government approves the credentials of the firm’s medical employees, he said. “ ‘In these times of budget constraints on the gov ernment, I think the military sees it as more cost-ef fective to outsource these services,” Hands said. The Army contract is expected to generate $440,000 annually for the tribe. The Veterans Administration contract will bring in an aver age annual income of $184,000. area has | iffirmative action order possible la and aiT ‘We are* HOUSTON (AP) — The U.S. acity." Department of Education could UnessFai order Texas’ public universities to t bytheiuse affirmative action in admis- icn's Cli sions if it is determined segrega- tors frortion still exists at the schools, enter. [; Any federal orders issued, Hawever, would be so specific and short-term that they would not iciesbeti dash with the cunent affirmative is planne action ban at Texas colleges, As- •m are at sjstant Secretary for Civil Rights 1. “Thecalpnna Cantu said Monday, ler nurabp Cantu told about 300 univer- tterrepif shy officials gathered in Wash- ■gton, D.C. the department in 146KoM ou ld rocommcnd race-blind jss what!* elections Studenhj ore moled r, said Ditl anceafail onalofc ood per® physiriaii:f a chip on | a profess he said f /ithagraif all shedo: solutions first, using affirmative action only as a last resort. The government is reviewing Texas and other Southern states to determine whether formerly segregated school systems have been integrated. The review of more than 100 public universities, community colleges and medical schools in Texas began only recendy and its findings will not be known until next year at the earliest, Cantu told the Houston Chronicle. Texas colleges and profes sional schools have been using 1 ace-neutral policies in admis- for Texas schools sions and scholarships after the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled unconstitutional the Uni versity of Texas law school’s pol icy of considering black and Hispanic applicants separately from whites. Texas Attorney General Dan Morales interpreted the ruling to mean the end of affirmative ac tion in admissions and scholar ships in public colleges in Texas. Cantu sparked controversy and confusion on Texas college campuses earlier this year when she said Morales’ interpretation was too broad. a T S Station ycWOft ToNi The Veritas Forum at Texas A&M SCV \\W- \o^ s Vi October 9th, 13th, & 14th ”•11 the Real Creator Please Stand Up?" Tiroe, the Big Bang, and the Creation of the U mverse Dr. William C '‘" S hlursday^Jctobei- 9th Rudder Theater. 7:00-8:30 p.m. Another Thursday presentation— Has Science Made Faith in God Impossible?" MSC 292A, 3:30-5:00 p.m. "Throwing a (Monkey) Wrench into Darwin's Machinery" The Biochemical Challenge to Ev/olution Monday. Oct, 13th. Rudder Theater, 7:00-8:30 p.m,. Dr. Michael Behe Another Monday presentation "A Scientific Defense for an Intelligent Designer" Biochemistry 108, 4:00-5:30 p.m. "Confessions of a Faithful Atheist" The Psychology of Atheism Tuesday. October 14th. Rudder Theater. 7:00-8:30 p.m. Another Tuesday presentation— "The Religion of Psychology' BSBE 115, 4:00-5:30 p.m. Dr. Paul Vitz The Veritas Forum is pfesented by The Christian Faculty Fellowship of Texas A&M and over 15 area churches and recognized Christian student organizations. Just another brick.. DEREK DEMERE/The Battalion Bricklayer Thomas Olveda works on the entry to the George Bush Complex Monday. 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