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Monday • February 2, 1998 Air Force One MSC Barber Shop Serving All Aggies! 4**» r '* vM Cuits and Styles All Corp Cuts $7. Kegular cuts start at S8. 846-0629 n|><‘ii: Mon. - Fri. 8 - 5 l.oratrtl in tin* lins<'iii«*nt uf tin* Mi'inorial Studenl 0 0 fc. 1 May Graduates Official Texas A&M j' Graduation Announcenif^ h( On Sale Now through February 27 1998 v up | . Th< | For Information and to place yourorcns. access the Well at: i^e^l http://graduation.tamu,e-ce U I A// orders must be pLn t d over the Vieb ad\ I Adptiymejtts must be received by February 2~ pUI I MSC Box Office 845-1254 3 81 — worl JAKE SCHRICKUNG/The Battalion David Worley, Class of ’89, lands the blimp after the Texas A&M Women’s Basketball Team’s victory over the University of Missouri. The women de- feated4he Tigers,76-61, Saturday at G. Rollie White Coliseum. The victory brings the Aggies’ Big 12 record to 2-6 on the season. Testimony in cadet murder trial to start today ALPHA HAMM A DEIPm, isbai| — <z!>OCLli! -'hi 8 ' J s haj Invites the ladies of Texas AM*J£a :ery I FORT WORTH (AP) — On a bitter cold night in December 1995, police say Diane Zamora and David Graham returned from a foggy lake, leav ing the body of a bludgeoned and shot 16-year- old girl lying in an overgrown field. They knew their fate relied on keeping a pact of silence. Now, as the capital murder trial of Zamora be gins Monday morning, the ex-lovers’ fates may hinge on just how much they are willing to turn on each other. Zamora’s defenders are giving hints they will argue Graham shot Adrianne Jones with out her help, that in an emotional outburst he acted alone. The slaying allegedly was in retaliation for a one-time fling between Jones and Graham when all three were in high school. According to statements Graham and Zamo ra allegedly have given police, they lured Jones to a secluded road, Zamora hit the girl with a dumbbell weight, then Graham shot her in the head when she tried to flee. During a late-night chat about relationships with her Naval academy friends, Zamora non chalantly said the worst thing she had ever done for love was murder, according to prosecutors. Her friends told academy officials and soon after, Zamora and Graham were both arrested. If convicted, Zamora will receive a life sentence. Graham will be tried this summer. Immediately after their arrest, both Zamora and Graham seemed intent on staying true to their relationship. From their cells in Tarrant County Jail, they ex changed several letters with each other and friends proclaiming their love. “Fm going to get out of here, just you wait,” she wrote in one letter to another inmate in Sep tember 1996. But the love has long been reported to have soured. When attorneys for Zamora began to argue that the two should be tried separately for the crime be cause some of Graham’s statements were false, correspondence between the two stopped. Last week, lead defense attorney John Linebarger set the foundation for the argument that Graham was the lone killer by carefully ex plaining the law of accomplices to a pool of jurors. “There is no such thing as an accomplice after the fact in Texas,” Linebarger said. “If you are in the presence of a crime as it is committed, you have no duty under the law to report that crime.” Prosecutors parried the assertion by explain ing to jurors that even if a defendant did not kill someone they can still be guilty of murder if they participated in any way. “In the state of Texas, there’s no such thing as accomplices or accessories,” Parrish said. "Here, if you participate in any part of the crime, you’re guilty of the worst crime being committed.” to Spring Rush Date Mon. 2/2 Tues. 2/3 Wed. 2/4 Thurs. 2/5 Event Dinner with the Alpha Gams Aggie Night Western Night Pref. Ceremony* (Invitation Only) wen llothj Tm chinl - ses ;i| r all,[ :>rov\| . low ‘ -1 Gate I J .fit, seal .r las[ 6 ■ a riJ mo J 4g-’ 6- A/i events will take place at the j f L c °j Alpha Gamma Delta House 1400 Athensl^atu JOHN J. KOLDUS III FACULTY/STAFF ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Recognizes an outstanding faculty/staff member for his or her interest in student growth, education, and unity through student organization work. Any student, student organization, faculty, or staff member may nominate. For more information or an application, contact Mrs. Jane E. Bailey at 845-1914 or Mr. Patrick Q. Ramos at 845-4768. Nominations due Friday, February 20, 1998 by 5 p.m. at MS 1237 or dropped off at the Memorial Student Center Room 223 Information/Questions Call: Rush Chairman - Jeni 694-9579 President - Jen 694-0734 The TAMU Buck Weirus Spirit Award 1997-1998 Sponsored by the Association of Former Students Buck Weirus Spirit Award Applications are now available for undergraduate and graduate students in the following locations: President’s Office, 8th Floor Rudder The Association of Former Students Reception Desk Vice President for Student Affairs, 10th Floor Rudder Office of the Dean of each College Office of Graduate Studies Student Activities Office, Suite 125 Koldus Building Multicultural Services Department, Suite 137 MSC Commandant’s Office, 102 Military Sciences MSC Student Programs Office, 216 & 223 MSC This Award recognizes students for outstanding contributions to the student quality of life program at A&M and honors Richard “Buck” Weirus ‘42 Industrial Education. Highlight accomplishments of Mr. Weirus, Executive Director Emeritus of the Association of Former Students: Served as Executive Director of AES from 1964-1980, established the first computerized alumni association in the country, established the Century Club, the initiation of the President’s Endowed Scholarship program and the Visitor Information Center, was an active member and past president of the San Antonio A&M Club. Applications Due by 5:00 p.m., February 9, 1998 at the Clayton Williams Alumni Association Reception Desk. Gook Luck. i '97 AGGIELANDS ARE HERE. F Pick up or purchase your copy todo • The nation's largest college yearbook - 848 pages • Let the memories of the 1996-97 P icking up your 1 997 Aggieland is easy. If you ordered a book, go to the back of the Printing Center (behind the Reed McDonald Building), look for the maroon banner and show us your Student ID. Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. 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