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INFORMATIONAL MEETING
February 18th,7pm
Rec Center Pool Classroom
Give a little
JAMES FRANCIS/The Battalion
Brent White, a sophomore biomedical science major, relaxes in his seat while donating
blood for the American Red Cross Blood Drive. The blood drive, which runs through Feb.
20, is being put on by the American Red Cross and Alphi Phi Omega.
Oprah’s defens
requests jud|
drop beef cas|
AMARILLO (AP) —Virtually nothingaboutthe
cattlemen’s beef defamation case against Oprak
frey merits the trial continuing, defense attome]’
a federal judge outside the jury’s presenceTuei
U.S. District Judge Mary Lou Robinson qut
torneys from both sides as she considered defen!
tions to reject the plaintiffs’ case and
rule in Winfrey’s favor.
Hie motions were filed Friday af
ter the plaintiffs finished four weeks
of calling witnesses. Robinson told ju
rors not to return until Wednesday so
she could consider ending the trial.
In the motions, lawyers for the
talk show host, her production com
pany and a vegetarian activist who
appeared on the April 16,1996, pro- Wurfm
gram about “dangerous foods” reit
erated their stance that statements made on the* 110
did not unfairly disparage U.S. beef.
They also questioned the legality of the 1995 :
law cattlemen are citing. The civil statute protect;
ishable food products from knowingly false anddt
atory statements.
“Under the plaintiffs’ theory, any person imhe
ed States who owned a cow has a cause of action
fense attorney Charles Babcock said. “It create
much danger, too much risk to people speaking;
generic topics.”
The cattlemen claim that Winfrey’s show, aft
on whether the decade-long British epidemicofi
cow disease was a concern for U.S. beefconsur
caused cattle prices to plunge.
Plaintiffs say the market tumble cost themSi:
lion. They claim the show incorrectly portraya
cattle as being at risk of mad cow disease, whit
never been detected in the United States.
Babcock also argued that cattle feeders
wrong people to be using the perishable food law
ing that livestock aren’t in that category “in
that people could eat them.”
“They have to go through another step in
— the slaughterhouse,” Babcock said.
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Representatives of the Walt Disney World
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Wednesday, February 18th at 6:00 p.m. in
Rudder Room 402 on the topics of Business
Systems at Walt Disney World and to discuss
intern opportunities for summer and fall in
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Congratulations to our|
Delta Zeta Scholars
Allison Arthur
Christine Bailey
Jennifer Benson
Holly Beu
Tara Beu Re
Carrie Clink
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Allison Evans
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Julie Gustafson
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Leslie Ingram
Jacy Jared
Jennifer Jordan
Dana Lauterjung
Jessica Longoria
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Karen Nelson
Kris O'Connor
Shannon O Keefel
Carrie Pad in ha
Lindsy Randle
Kortney Sturtz
Jessica Wallace
Robin West
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Helen Clancy, News Editor
Brad Graeber, Visual Arts Editor
James Francis, Aggielife Editor
Matt Weber, Night News Editor
Jeremy Furtick, Sports Editor
Mandy Cater, Opinion Editor
Ryan Rogers, Photo Editor
Chris Huffines, Radio Producer
Sarah Goldston, Radio Producer
Dusty Moer, Web Editor
Robert Smith, City Editor
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Cities: Decline or Rebirth?"
Thursday, February 19 6:00 p.m. MSC 201
"r/ie Future of America's Cities"
Mr. Bruce Katz, Director of the Center on Urban and Metropolitan
Planning, Brooking Institution
Friday, February 20 10:45 a.m MSC 201
The American City in the New Millennium
The Honorable Kirk Watson, Mayor of Austin, Texas
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Friday, February 20 1:45 p.m. MSC 201
Are America's Cities Ready for the 21st Century?"
Lt. Gen. Julius Becton, Jr. (Ret.), CEO/Suprintendent
Washington, D.C. School District
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Human Services Commission
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