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Page 2 • Thursday, October 8, 1998 C ampus Fish U6H.' All this ^ SHoKB AT This P^RTY IS KlUtA/O W AU-£R6<£5... X Thia/k ^ Tear Ducts are ’ 0 01 a/6 T*> EXPLODE' BY R. DELUNA College costs slow down growth trend Democrats ask Clinton to ha President tells House to cast vote of‘conn Simel & Lewis By Mell WELCOME TO DfcFEMSIVE DIHVIMC- THE MOST iMPofeTAI^T THING ABOUT 0RW1W& DEP&NSWELY IS KNOWING WHAT NOT To DO. SO WETj- 8£ uE A*.N\Nfr WHAT NOT TO X>o PWt THE NKVT SEVEN HOUft.S- PtNimL &Cf£MC£ (m. rme &yGoc/ZQ 8» )i\ct Hi^ voo i fYe^! % Top cam bc V A stup ukh- mi WASHINGTON (AP) — The price of college grew at a slower pace this year, but the ticket to a higher education still costs 50 per cent more than a decade ago. The 4 percent average increase this year means tuition and fees rose $132 at public four year-insti tutions, reaching an average of $3,243, the College Board reported Wednesday. For private, four-year colleges, average tuition and fees rose $723, up 5 percent to $14,508. Those costs averaged $1,633 at public two-year colleges, up 4 percent, or $66. A 4 percent increase also oc curred at private two-year colleges, where average tuition and fees rose $254 to $7,333. These costs rose even as overall inflation is averaging less than 2 percent this year, as it did last year. Tuition and fees rose an average of 5 percent last year and 6 percent each of three years before that. Be cause of an earlier round of double digit growth, tuition at public four- year institutions in the last decade has risen 50 percent, adjusted for inflation. Family income during that time rose only 1.5 percent, also adjusted for inflation. Financial aid has also grown, offsetting some of the increases, the College Board said. But students WASHINGTON (AP) — On the eve of a historic vote in the House, moderate De mocrats prodded the White House on Wednesday to quit opposing the open-ended im peachment inquiry sought by Republicans. President Clin ton and his wife both spurned the pleas, officials said. Clinton’s response came in a conversation with Rep. Vic Fazio of California, the third-ranking Democrat in the House, according to con gressional sources who spoke on condition of anonymity. First Lady Hillary Clinton made clear her opposition at a separate meeting with freshmen House Democrats, several sources said. Separately, Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr said he could not “foreclose the possibility” of submitting to Congress evidence of im peachable offenses beyond material already provided about Clinton’s affair Moni ca Lewinsky and attempts to cover it up. “1 can confirm at this time that matters continue to be under active in- CLINTON vestigation and re view,” he wrote lead ers of the House Ju diciary Commit tee, who had written him about the status of his probe. The White House contin ued to attack Republicans over the inquiry, although Clinton said merely that law makers should cast a “a vote of principle and conscience” when the roll is called Thursday on the GOP-draft- ed measure. He denied pres suring rank-and-i) rats to oppose the^ The disclosuret Democratic House were seeking an ab in the White Hon was fresh evidenct turmoil as party Richard Gephardt to fashion a unifie on a momentousvo- less than a mom! midterm elections. Passage of the ns a virtual certainty.^ would increase thepe fronting Clinton, a third American pres; after Andrew Johns; Richard Nixon-to fronted with the pro impeachment. The proposal wot; an impeachment irr tion to be expanded material that Starri concerning Clinton’siii 9 f' ship with Monica Le : ■'‘ Northgate Senate Continued from Page 1 After the first 60 hours are completed, another two Q- drops will be allowed Off-campus Senator Sally Berrisford, a senior genetics and biochemistry major, said the new bill will benefit both students and professors. “Under the current system, a transfer student with some thing like 90 hours will come to A&M and still be allowed three Q-drops. They will get into upper-level courses and drop them more frequently. It frustrates some professors. This system benefits students that have attended A&M throughout their entire under graduate career,” Berrisford said, “I feel confident about getting support from the facul ty. It will make for a better Q- drop program all around.” A previous Q-drop bill was rejected by the Senate which would have allowed students to utilize the Q-drop until the last day of classes. “Last year’s attempted ex tension didn’t work because the registrar’s office felt that it would be an overload while they were trying to get grades turned in and finalized,” Berrisford said. “With the 50th day being a limit, the sec ond round of tests fall around that time and students won’t know their grade status at the time they make the decision. Extending to the 60th day would give students around two weeks to make sure that they aren’t wasting a Q-drop.” The bill will spend the next two weeks before the Academic Affairs Committee and will be voted on during the Oct. 21 Student Senate meeting. Additional business ad dressed by the Senate includ ed striking the International Program Committee, which no longer exists, from the Ex ecutive Branch By-Laws; a resolution supporting the Class Council’s Maroon Out efforts; and a resolution that supports the ideals and goals set forth in the Texas A&M University Position Statement on Distance Education. Continued from Page 1 Bannister said she thought the crime was be ing misclassified by the Col lege Station Police Depart ment as a robbery. “The beating [of Yong- Hong] was not acknowl edged as a race crime, but as a robbery, and students feel that nothing will be done about this,” Bannister said. Suzanne Drolesky, director of international student activ ities, discussed Friday’s al leged assault of a student who was shot with a paint ball gun. She said that a CSPD plain clothes-officer assisted in the arrest of Jared Bain, Richard Dizerega and Josh Morris for criminal mischief and assault. The three are not stu dents at A&M. After listening to specific cases that have been report ed, the group then discussed possible actions to resolve the situation. “Our direction is whether or not we can interact and in what way,” Southerland said. Drolesky suggested con structing a map showing where the alleged assaults are occurring, as a way of documenting areas of possi ble danger. Another suggestion was a designated route for students that live in the area. The route would be well lit and would allow for more efficient pa trolling by police units. Other options discussed by the group was a commu nity watch program and a possible “crime stoppers” program funded by Texas A&M. The crime stoppers program would offer re wards for inforraafe ing to arrests ofperpd Later Liu said raj the meeting will have itive outcome. Hes thinks the adminisi concerned about tie dents on Northgate,i meeting is a catalyst!! with this problem. “ [The fact ] tha ministration tookthes hear our concernsffi lot to me,” Liu saifl Bowen took timet schedule to come, meeting shows concerned. “We as a campusc tolerate these occutit Race or not, the fat! jmfroi that students are beit saulted, that makes!!! ion cc tinent campus issue. A forum focus!!! crime awareness and tion is scheduledfor of the Sym little ofTl The national award-winning student newspaper is accepting applications for the following positions: City reporters Copy editors Page designers The Battalion is an equal opportunity employer and encourages all students regardless of experience to apply. All positions are paid. PITT-DES MOINES, INC. Pitt-Des Moines, Inc., a world leader in engineering, fabrication and construction of storage tanks and related systems will be on-campus on October 22, 1 998 to interview December ‘98 and May ‘99 Civil Mechanical Engineering and Construction Engineering graduates for General Management Trainee positions for its domestic and international operations. Successful candidates will spend two years in the GMT program to become familiar with various career opportunities at PDM in Engineering, Fabrication, Construction, Project Management and Sales. To learn more about PDM and how it can provide a rewarding career for you, plan to attend the group presentation on Wednesday, October 21, 1998 at 6:30 p.m. at 704 Rudder. Contact the TAMU Career Center to submit a resume and schedule an interview with PDM. 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