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The house on Pershing was built 1938 and is College Station his- irical marker 39. The house on Bush promotes cultural exchange nre you. C/MBA it tee pron during sociatedin at abou the noi ?d States ravel U.S., allies consider offering humanitarian aid in exchange for agreement to allow U.N. weapons inspectors into Iraq 10! ;ewas built in 1935 and is histori- ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — ! The United States and it allies are ; considering allowing Iraq greater access to humanitarian assis- ; tance if Saddam Hussein agrees to | permit U.N. weapons inspectors ! to return to Iraq, an administra tion official said today. The official described the plan as a “little carrot” designed to give ; Saddam an incentive to ease the current crisis over U.N. inspec tions and help the Iraqi people at the same time. He outlined the proposal to re porters who accompanied Secre tary of State Madeleine Albright here on an official visit tonight. Without mentioning this diplo matic avenue, President Clinton said today that any effort to peace fully resolve the U.S.-Iraq standoff would be backed by “our strong military capabilities.” “We cannot rule out any op tions,” Clinton said during an appearance at a Wichita, Kan., job training center. “The bottom line is, we have to understand that it’s essential that those in spectors go back to work. The safety of the children of the world depends on it.” U.S. officials have been in touch with British and French of ficials on the issue. Disclosure of the proposal comes at a time when the United States has been prodding Russia and France to use their influence to encourage Saddam to reverse course. In New York, Nizar Hamdoon, the Iraqi ambassador to the Unit ed Nations, said his his govern ment has complained often about the U.N. oil-for-food plan, which provides most of the hu manitarian aid. il marker 40. flan sentenced to -18. The: rareer de: by \isia md bnsii m',“'ft lie for Liberty murder rtheast Hj LIBERTY, Texas (AP) — A jury de- berated less than 15 minutes BA and la fo nc j a y before deciding on a death ils includi: gntence for a man convicted of kl NewVu jiiinga college student. H/'Weliat R 0r b er t Brice Morrow, 38, was ninistralii o Unc j guilty Thursday in the 1996 |it in eta iea tj n g an q slashing death of ayuiiM jsa Allison. Itheschof Allison, 21, who attended the j (Diversity of Nevada-Las Vegas, 3ek, Heni) abducted from a car wash in |up of slii' Liberty when she was home for southwe^ S p r i n g break. les to tom DNA blood evidence in a vehicle [bools. > ec | Morrow to the crime, underbira j^g victim’s body was found hagemaif sMe Trinity River on April 4, 1 Arizona, 1995 ghe was the daughter of travel to f ormer Liberty City Councilman jitGifr- fthael Allison. Ilbrd." felly AFB awaiting ision by Boeing SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The city old learn next month whether the aingCo. of Seattle will bring more [fan 500 aircraft-maintenance jobs ^facilities at Kelly Air Force Base. Boeing’s decision depends on iliether considerable improve- |dnts are made to an existing base Ingar, Navarra Williams, chairman ifthe Greater Kelly Development |rp., was quoted as saying in Mon- fey'sSan Antonio Express-News. Kelly, one of the city’s largest nployers, is to close in 2001. The Greater Kelly Development Drp., formed by the city last year to develop the base, held a two-hour, Bosed-door meeting Sunday on the pest discussions between Kelly of- Kials and Boeing executives. Ifthe two sides reach an agree- |ient, Boeing could bring more than OO jobs to San Antonio by spring, Williams said. The talks are down to negotia- [ionsover lease rates, Mayor Joward Peak, who met with Boeing facials last week, said. By Robert Smith Senior staff writer Former President George Bush said yesterday that the Eisenhower Ex change Fellowships promotes in ternational relations and that the United States should take a strong stance on the Iraq weapons inspec tion crisis. Bush, who is chair of the Fellow ships program, spoke outside of the George Bush Presidential Center Monday afternoon. The Eisenhower Exchange Fellow ships has brought 19 Chinese fellows to Texas A&M as part of a two-month program designed to give them an understanding of American society. “I think this kind of program can create great understanding be tween countries,” he said. “We know now that given the problems that we face, the more understand ing we have — no matter what our differences — the better it is.” The Eisenhower Fellowship con ference marked the first conference held at the George Bush Presiden tial Libraiy. “This is really a first for having this high level of representation from China... and for them to have a feeling for our country, I think it’s important,” he said. Bush arrived in College Station Thursday for the conclusion of the fellowship program. After speaking about the Eisen hower program, Bush answered questions about the Iraq weapons Please see Bush on Page 9. lifestyles Stars: Texas A&M astronomy students explore the universe at the Physics Observatory. See Page 3 sports ormer Heisman Trophy winner John David Crow is Homoting his new book. See Page 7 opinion ohnston: Architecture of ampus buildings fails to Wlect A&M’s rich past. See Page 11 |ttp://battalion.tamu.edii Nk up with state and pional news through The ^e, AP’s 24-hour online 1e Ws service. Child care center work set to begin By Amanda Smith Staff writer Construction on the Texas A&M Child Care Center may begin Dec. 1 once the contract is approved by the University president, vice pres- identand chancellorof theTexasA&M System. Mary Miller, the chair of the Child Care Center advisory committee and associate vice president of administration, said she expects that the lowest bidder, R.M. Dudley Corpora tion of College Station, will receive the con tract. The company submitted a bid of $904,000 for construction of the child care center last week. “If we accept the bid of R.M. Dudley Cor poration, then they will be awarded the con tract,” Miller said. “My expectation is that they will get the contract. Everything is ten tative, but construction may start shortly af ter Thanksgiving.” The center is scheduled to open in Fall 1998 to serve faculty and students at Texas A&M. It will be located on Hensel Drive adjacent to the University Apartments, which houses students who are married or have children. John Sodolok, the assistant director of the University Apartments, said the child care center will provide an additional child care option for student parents. “I think that it is great that the child care cen ter is being added,” Sodolok said. “I can speak for our graduate students, and there are a large number that are parents and students.” The facility will serve 118 full-time and 40 part-time faculty members and students. Miller said that the facility will provide an op tion for students going to school part time. “The child care center will provide some thing a little different than most anywhere else,” Miller said. “[For example], a student may bring in a child for a two-hour class. I think that it will be convenient for students.” Mike Garnica, a mechanical engineering major and a resident of the University Apart ments, said his wife has stayed at home to raise their one-year-old son. “My wife could have probably gone to school,” Garnica said. “It will be nice for stu dent parents to have the child care center.” The slots available will be distributed on a first-come, first-serve basis unless the num ber of applicants exceeds the available spaces, Miller said. “We will hold a lottery if there are a greater number of applicants than spaces,” Miller said. “Some students may not have an oppor tunity to apply as early as other students.” Please see Center on Page 9. Stand and deliver tig RYAN ROGERS/The Battalion Former President George Bush speaks at the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship conference Monday afternoon at the George Bush Presidential Center. Texas A&M University System school first to receive flawless accreditation By Colleen Kavanagh Staff writer The Baylor College of Dentistry became the first dental college in the United States to be re viewed by the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation and not re ceive any recommendations for improvement. The college, a member institution of the Texas A&M University System was evaluated by the commission this month. Peter Cohen, associate dean for Academic Planning and Development, said the visit was the finish of a two-year self study, where facul ty members identified areas that may not be in compliance with commission standards. “We have three programs that were evalu ated: predoctoral, dental hygiene and the ad vanced education program for graduates,” he said. “In 27 years of evaluating programs, this was the first time the commission didn’t rec ommend any changes.” Cohen said the predoctoral program was the second college to be evaluated under new standards set by the commission. “The first program was evaluated a couple of weeks before we were,” he said. “That didn’t give us any time to get feedback from them. The eval uation rewarded the faculty for their hard work and preparation, and other schools have already asked what the magic numbers were.” Dr. Thomas Hasegawa, associate dean for clinical services at Baylor College of Dentistry, said the college chose to be evaluated on the commission’s new standard. “Choosing to go with the new standard meant we had to change the way we used to prepare for the evaluation,” he said. “There were a broad variety of standards such as pa tient care and quality of semces that we were measured against.” Hasegawa said the college received funding from the Baylor Oral Health Foun dation, which helped make improvements for the accreditation. Cohen said the accreditation program en sures the quality of education at a college and makes sure that processes are taking place in a school program where data can be gathered and improvements can be made on its own. Please see Flawless on Page 9. Teleconference addresses issue of campus safety By Jenara Kocks Staff writer A national teleconference presented by the University of Vermont yesterday focused on increasing awareness of crime on college campuses in the United States. The conference was sponsored at Texas A&M by the Office of the Vice President of Stu dent Affairs and the Department of Student Life, and it was televised in 292 Rudder Tower. Ron Klinger, a graduate student in the Department of Student Affairs administra tion and higher education program, said the teleconference, which was broadcast at colleges throughout the United States, showed that many campuses encounter crime problems. “At a campus as big as A&M you’re going to have some bad apples in the bunch,” Klinger said. “We’d all like to say we live by the Aggie Code of Honor, but not everybody does.” Klinger said the teleconference gave exam ples on how other colleges handle crime issues. The biggest issue a five-member panel “At a campus as big as A&M, you’re going to have some bad apples in the bunch.” RON KLINGER GRADUATE STUDENT and a moderator discussed was federal laws about campus crime. S. Daniel Carter, vice president of Security On Campus Inc., who was interviewed dur ing the conference, said that questions about whether administrators are trying to hide that crime occurs on their college campus were raised by Campus Security Act of 1990. Dr. Dennis E. Gregory, a panelist and as sistant vice president for student develop ment and student life at Francis Marion Uni versity in Florence, S.C., said a university would hurt itself if it covered up a crime. “If a crime occurs and the university cov ers it up and the person commits a crime again, the university is opening itself up to a lawsuit,” he said. Sgt. Betty LeMay, a crime prevention spe cialist in the University Police Department, said the Campus Security Act of 1990 was a milestone in crime reporting. She said college administrators do not want to hide crimes; they just do not want to alarm students. “[Campus Security Act of 1990] freed everyone up, if everyone was going to do it (report crimes),” LeMay said. “It made a standard for everyone.” Lemay said A&M has been very proactive with crime prevention. She said students can find crime statistics from UPD in at least three ways. A brochure called “Commitment to Your Safety” has violent-crime statistics in it as well as crime-prevention services such as escort services. UPD compiles monthly crime statistics that are available at Evans Library or by calling UPD. The most recent law concerning campus crime is the Accuracy in Campus Crime Report ing Act of 1997, which proposes making uni versity judicial proceedings for students open to the public and media. Gregory said the act should not make ju dicial proceedings public because it deals with the violation of the school’s code of con duct and the proceedings are not compara ble to court trials. Please see Safety on Page 9.