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.
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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.
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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
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Godfather
Rudder Auditorium,:
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OPAS, Jr. The
No
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3:00 & 7:00
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10-11
OPAS: To Kill
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Rudder Auditorium
8 p.m.
13-21
MBA/Law: “Lc
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14
NOVA: “Colic;
Bowl: ACU
-1 Regionals” Zad*
12-4 p.m.
24
Political Forum
&
Executive l
.ecrure Series: “Wo®:
Government
25
Black Awarenes:
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“1 Dream a Worldl:
Evening witl
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26-29
Cepheid Variabl
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“AggieCon
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“MSC Wiley Le
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8:00 p.m.
27-28
Film Society: S
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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.
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Persons with disabilities please call 845-1515 for special needs