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The Battalion Et Cetera Tuesday •January20. Students ordered to pay Battalion Two Texas A&M students will pay $1,500 and serve 100 hours of com munity service after taking thousands of copies of The Battalion on Oct. 31, last year. Staff and student representatives from The Battalion and the two stu dents resolved the situation in uni versity mediation in late December. During the hearing, the two stu dents admitted to removing thou sands of newspapers from various campus locations last fall, said Kim Novak, a representative of the De partment of Student Life and the me diator in the settlement. Novak said the parties were re ferred to mediation “in an attempt to reach a reasonable resolution re garding reimbursement for $2,500 in advertising fees that were refunded by The Battalion.” Charles Self, head of the A&M journalism department, said the newspaper returned the advertising revenue because the papers were re moved prior to circulation. Oprah faces beef defamation suit AMARILLO (AP) — You do not have to look — or smell — too long to re alize Amarillo is in the heart of Texas cattle country. It is here that Oprah Winfrey must defend herself against a beef-defama tion lawsuit filed by local cattlemen. The talk show host is accused of falsely spreading word that American beef could cause mad cow disease in people in the United States. Winfrey’s lawyers tried to have the case moved from this Panhan dle town of 165,000 to Dallas, a more cosmopolitan city about a six- hour drive away. Instead, jury selection is set for Tuesday in an area that produces 25 percent of the nation’s grain-fed cat tle, in a city where the largest private employer is a slaughterhouse and in a courthouse that has a mural of cat tle above the elevators. Bush Library hosts Asian conference The George Bush Presidential Li brary hosted an international agricul ture conference Jan. 14-16 to dis cuss production, trade, resource use and resource conservation in China and Pacific Asia. A series of lectures delivered by professors and industry leaders pre sented ideas to experts and leaders in agriculture and the environment concerning the agricultural future and sustainable trade opportunities in China and Asia. Dr. Douglas Loh, conference orga nizer and associate professor of Rangeland Ecology and Management Science at Texas A&M, said the con ference was held because of the im portance of the U.S.-Chinese relations. “The relationship between the U.S. and China is very important to both countries,” Loh said. “If these two countries have a good relation ship, it benefits the whole world.” A&M expansion congests parking Parking may be tight at the begin ning of this semester due to current construction projects that have re moved some parking spaces. Construction in the parking lot be hind the University Police Department has eliminated 350 on-campus red-lot spaces used by on-campus residents. Spaces near the tennis courts are tem porarily closed due to construction that will be completed some time early in the spring. Tom Williams, director of Parking, Traf fic and Transportation Services, said stu dents may park in the lot behind KAMU- TV station during the construction. Williams said the opening of Reed Arena in April will open 1,500 more off- campus blue lot spaces, which are sold to students who live off-campus. He said that no new blue parking passes will be sold this semester. Students living off campus who do not have blue passes may purchase a bus pass or use the available park-and- ride stops in the community. Last Chance! Limited Spaces! Receive 6 hours of credit taking the following two courses: ARTS 350: Arts and Civilization PSYC 489: Special Topics in the History of Psychology: Psychology & the Renaissance INFORMATIONAL MEETINGS in 154 Bizzell Hall West -Wednesday, January 21 10:00-10:30 am -Friday, January 23 12:00-12:30 pm -Monday, January 26 10:00-10:30 am -Thursday, January 29 10:45-11:15 am Pick up an application at the meeting or drop by the Study Abroad Program Office. Study Abroad Program Office, 161 Bizzell Hall West, 845-0544 Tiffany Inbody, Editor in Chief Helen Clancy, News Editor Brad Graeber, Visual Arts Editor Robert Smith, City Editor Matt Weber, Night News Editor Jeremy Furtick, Sports Editor James Francis, Aggielife Editor Mandy Cater, Opinion Editor Ryan Rogers, Photo Editor Chris Huffines, Radio Producer Sarah Goldston, Radio Producer Dusty Moer, Web Editor Staff Members City- Colleen Kavanagh, Amanda Smith, Rachel Dawley, Stacey Becks, Stephanie Dosher, Jeremy Magnum, Susan Atchison, Kelly Hackworth, Lyndsay Nantz, Jennifer Wilson & Julietta Amanda Jordan. Science - Jill Reed. Sports - Assistant Editor: Jeff Webb; Michael Ferguson, Chris Ferrell, Travis Harsch, Robert Hollier, A! Lazarus, Colby Martin, Aaron Meier, Katie Mish, Philip Peter, Jeff Schmidt & Michael Taglienti. Aggielife - Marium Mohiuddin, Rhonda Reinhart, Chris Martin, Leah Templeton, Travis Hopper, April Towery, Brandi Ballard, Travis Irby & Stephen Wells. Opinion - Len Calloway, Adam Collette, Jesse Czelusta, Donny Ferguson, Kendall Kelly, Caleb McDaniel, Beverly Mireles, Manisha Parekh, Stewart Patton, Mickey Saloma, Joe Schumacher, Michelle Voss, Frank Stanford & Jennifer Jones. Night News - Joyce Bauer, Jaclynn Barker, Ali Belin, Shane Elkins & Aaron Meier. Photo - Assistant Editor: Brandon Bollom; Robert McKay, Greg McReynolds, Mike Fuentes, James Francis & Jake Schrickling. Graphics - James Palmer, Chad Mallam, Jared Faulkner & J.P. Beato. Cartoonists - Ed Goodwin, John Lemons, Dave Hoffman, Gabriel Ruenes, Victor Vanscoit, Michael Nordfelt and Quatro Oakley. Copy Editors - Leslie Stebbins, Jennifer Jones, David Johnston, Martha Gidney, Patrick Pavlik & Veronica Serrano. Radio - Andrew Bailey, Jodie Rae Sartin, Laura Stuart & Karina Trevino. Web - Anita Tong & Jeremy Brown News: The Battalion news department is managed by students at Texas A&M University in the Division of Student Publications, a unit of the Department of Journalism. News offices are in 013 Reed McDonald Building. Newsroom phone: 845-3313; Fax: 845-2647; E-mail: batt@unix.tamu.edu; Website: http://battalion.tamu.edu Advertising: Publication of advertising does not imply sponsorship or endorsement by The Battalion. For campus, local, and national display adver tising, call 845-2696. For classified advertising, call 845-0569. Advertising offices are in 015 Reed McDonald, and office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Fax: 845-2678. Subscriptions: A part of the Student Services Fee entities each Texas A&M student to pick up a single copy of The Battalion. Mail subscriptions are $60 per school year, $30 for the fall or spring semester and $17.50 for the summer. To charge by credit card, call 845-2611. The Batouon (ISSN #1055-4726) is published daily, Monday through Friday during the fall spring semesters and Monday through Thursday during the summer session (except University holidays and exam periods) at Texas A&M University. Second class postage paid at College Station, TX 77840. Postmaster: Send address changes to The Battalion, 015 Reed McDonald Building, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-1111. Horse sense Tuc f RYAN ROGffi'i Michelle Henthorne. a second-year veterinary medicine student, shows Heather Smith ! Elizabeth Smith r,ide school students.to»|| measure a horse’s pulse Saturday morning at the Veterinary Medical Science Complex. The event educated members of the U S. Poit U.S. Naval cadet trial set to start FORT WORTH (AP) — “Just do it!” That was Diane Zamora’s Decem ber 1995 command for her then fiance to kill a pretty high school rival who had come between the teen-age lovers, ac cording to her statement to police. On a secluded, darkened road, in vestigators say, Zamora ordered David Graham to kill Adrianne Jones because of his one-time sexual tryst with the 16- year-old Mansfield sophomore. “I think I got kind of hysterical, and I screamed, ‘Just do it! Just do it!” Zamora told investigators after her ar rest almost a year later. At that time, Zamora was a mid shipman at the U.S. Naval Acac and Graham a cadet at the U.S Force Academy. They planned to in 2000. On Tuesday, state District Ji Joe Drago will begin questio prospective jurors in a weeklon fort to find an impartial pane Zamora capital murder trial. Graham will be tried later this; ?spite enormousf motion for a idge says he is ’sol :ic’ of seating a juvtj to turns 20 WWra ider Drago's bests II qualify 75 toSOt ists this week, id start testimoffliy 4r Mlemoriiail Stud!emit Center btytyS Spriutw Calenl has so Fin irw spruiFj January 22 B.A.C.: “Flute Juice Productions...History of Jazz” Flagroom, 12 p.m./7 p.m. 24 Film Society: The Game Rudder Auditorium, 7 & 9:30 p.m. 23 “MSC Spring Open House” MSC 12-4 p.m. 29-30 OPAS: N.Y.C. Opera National Co.: The Daughter of the Regiment, Rudder Auditorium, 8:00 p.m. 30 NOVA: “Spring Membership Drive Gaming Parry” MSC 138-141,7 p.m. 2 a.m. 31 Film Society: Usual Suspects Rudder Auditorium, 9:30 p.m. February 2 Black Awareness Committee: “Share the Knowledge... Celebrate Black History” Flagroom, 12:00 p.m. 3 Political Forum: “Bosnia: Should America Be Involved?” MSC 206, 7 p.m. 6-7 CAMAC: “ 1 1 th Annual Southwestern Conference on Latino Affairs” 7 Film Society: Swingers Rudder Theater, 9:30 p.m. 11 OPAS: “Prague Chamber Orchestra” Rudder Auditorium, 8:00 p.m. 13-15 Nova: “WarCon ‘98” Rudder Tower/MSC, beginning 12 p.m. Friday 14 Film Society: Sabrina (\954) Rudder Auditorium, 9:30 p.m. 18 Wiley Lecture Series: “Political Implications of a Changing Iran” MSC 228, 7:30 p.m. 18-22 Film Society: “5th Annual Texas Film Festival” Rudder Auditorium 19-21 SCONA: “Cities: Decline or Rebirth?” MSC/Rudder Complex 24-25 OPAS: A Chorus Line Rudder Auditorium, 8:00 p.m. 25 Black Awareness Committee: “Harambee” Rudder Theater, 7:00 p.m. 27 Film Society: Devils Advocate Rudder Auditorium, 9:30 p.m. 27-28 ALOT: “Senior Leaders of Tomorrow” University Center Complex ^ongoing events Black Awareness Committee: “Flute Juice with Southwestern Black Student Leadership Conference” workshops open to public, 1/23-24 NOVA: “Spring Open Gaming” every weekend except holidays, MSC 138-141, Fri. 6 p.m.-2 a.m., Sat/Sun. 12 p.m.-2 a.m. Literary Arts: “Shakespeare Festival” 3/30-4/6 Visual Arts: “William Farr: Bladder and Spleen” 2/9-3/20 “Artfest ‘97: Juried Exhibition ofTAMU Student Artwork” 3/23-4/10 “Ivana Candiago: Polyopsia” 4/13-5/29 Forsyth Center Galleries: “Lilies of the Field: Floral Renderings in the Runyon Glass Collections” & “Scouting the West: Charles Marion Russell” 1/20-5/10 University Plus classes: please call 845-1631 march 1 Hospitality: I he Battle of 2-4 p.m. Routt" Old Mai 5 Bis Awareness Committee: “Texas BusinessLeae; the ‘90s” M ISC J 201, 12 p. m./MSC 206,5p.m Film Society: 1 he Godfather Rudder Auditorium,: 7 OPAS, Jr. The No m- Toxic Band Rudder Theater, 3:00 & 7:00 p. m. 10-11 OPAS: To Kill Uocki ngoi rd Rudder Auditorium 8 p.m. 13-21 MBA/Law: “Lc >nc Ion Trip” 14 NOVA: “Colic; Bowl: ACU -1 Regionals” Zad* 12-4 p.m. 24 Political Forum & Executive l .ecrure Series: “Wo®: Government 25 Black Awarenes: > C iommirtee: “1 Dream a Worldl: Evening witl 1 s onia Sanche /.” Rudder Theater. 26-29 Cepheid Variabl e: “AggieCon XXIX” MSC/Ruckle r 1 ower 27 “MSC Wiley Le :cti ire Series Rudder Auditorium 8:00 p.m. 27-28 Film Society: S ere, am 2 Rudd er Theater, 9:30 p.m 28 Town Hall: (Sac dmons Call Riu dder Auditorium L april 1-4 ‘MSC Spring Ij eac lership Trip’ in Houston, Texas 2-5 OPAS: /Hue Suede Shoes Rudder Auditorium, 8:00 p.m. evening performances, (matineeson- 5th at 3:00 p.m.) 4 Film Society: The Usual Suspects Rudder Theater, 17 Town Hall: “MSC Variety Show” Rudder Auditof 7:30 p.m. 24 Film Society: Goldfinger Rudder Auditorium, 7:01 24 Film Society: Tomorrow Never Dies Rudder Auditorium, 9:30 p.m. 25 NOVA: “Anarchy Bowl” Rudd er Tower, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. 26 OPAS, Jr.: The Magic School Bus-Live! RudderTb! 2 & 5 p.m. 28-29 OPAS: Tap Dogs Rudder Auditorium, 8:00 p.m. may Film Society: Jackie Brown Rudder Auditorium, 0 2 Film Society: L.A. Confidential Rudder Theater, "T MSC Box Office: 845-1234. Dates and times may change For new information call the MSC Hotline: 847-5463. **Check out our weh site: wwwmsc.tamu.edu Persons with disabilities please call 845-1515 for special needs