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Christy Yaw (right), a senior marketing major, passes plates to incoming freshmen and their parents at the Howdy Barbecue
Tuesday. The barbecue was held at Duncan Dining Center where new students had the opportunity to visit resource tables to
learn more about University services.
NEWS IN BRIEF
Professor recognized
for published work
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Professor of entomology John Jack-
man has been given the Texas Refer
ence Source award by the Reference
Round Table of the Texas Library Asso
ciation for his book, A Field Guide to Spi
ders and Scorpions of Texas.
The award recognizes outstanding
reference books about Texas’ history,
culture or commerce.
Jackman’s book describes more than
125 species of spiders and other arach
nids, such as ticks and scorpions.
The book also gives information on
biological and taxonomic distinctions,
web types and eye patterns, hunting
techniques, habitats and ranges and
tips on examining spiders and preserv
ing captured specimens.
Chemistry prof
to host herbal
Dr. Wendy Keeney-Ken
Sacandaga herbalist and a
chemistry at A&M will discu
relieve stress through theu
This program is being spo
Women in Science and Eng!
will be held in 457 Blocker
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College Station hosts
veterinary meeting
The World Association of Veterinary
Laboratory Diagnosticians, which meets
every two to three years to discuss the
latest in veterinary diagnostic tech
niques, met for only the second in the
United States and the first time in Col
lege Station yesterday.
Two hundred and eighteen delegates
from 18 different countries attended the
meeting.
Dr. Konrad Eugster, president of The
Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Lab
oratory, said the meeting helps ease world
trade as advanced diagnostic techniques
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Bullock released from hospital
AUSTIN (AP) — Former Lt. Gov.
Bob Bullock, suffering from con
gestive heart failure, has left an
Austin hospital for home care.
Bullock was diagnosed with
lung cancer 4 1/2 months ago. His
recent struggles with pneumonia
pointed to the coronary condition.
He had a pacemaker implanted
last fall to correct an irregular heart
beat after undergoing heart bypass
surgery in 1994.
According to the Austin Ameri-
can-Statesman, he entered the
Austin Heart Hospital on Thursday.
A recovering alcoholic and
chain smoker, Bullock had one-
third of his right lung removed in
1972 because of nonmalignant tu
mors, suffered a heart attack in
1979 and had the bypass opera
tion shortly before winning a sec
ond term as lieutenant governor
in 1994.
As presiding officer of the Texas
Senate, the lieutenant governor is
considered to hold Texas’ most
powerful elective office, appointing
Senate committees and controlling
the flow of legislation.
His reign was secured by an iron
will and the relationships he fos
tered over 40 years in politics, in
cluding tenures as a state repre
sentative, secretary of state and
state comptroller.
BOSTON (AP) — Republican
presidential candidate George W.
Bush sang “You’re a Grand Old
Flag” with schoolchildren Thesday
and promised to rally the “armies
of compassion" to help children
and make society
more responsible.
On his inau
gural campaign
trip. Bush told the
mostly Latino stu
dents at the
Lawrence Com
munity Day Char
ter School that the
American dream
should be available to legal immi
grants.
“If you work hard, if you play by
the rules, if you understand you’re
responsible for decisions you
make, the American dream is for
you,” he said in both English and
Spanish.
The Texas governor has a wide
lead in the polls over a crowded field
of Republican presidential candi
dates. He also leads in fund-raising.
BUSH
At a fund-raiser yesterday. Bush
promised to make boosting volun-
teerism a major theme of his cam
paign. “I will rally the armies of
compassion,” he said. “I will run a
positive campaign, a campaign that
unites.”
His noon appearance at the Park
Plaza Hotel in Boston set a record
for GOP fund-raising in Massachu
setts.
The $500-a-plate fund-raiser
netted $800,000 for his exploratory
committee, which already has
raised at least $14 million, said lo
cal Republicans. A reception be
forehand brought in an additional
$100,000 for the Republican State
Committee.
“He’s the first one who has
struck my heartstrings in terms of
having a stand I can be proud of,”
Warren G. Appell, chief financial
officer for Air General Inc. said.
“I’m tired of a president I have to
make excuses for.”
But many of them saw in Bush
at least one quality he shares with
President Clinton — an ability to
appeal to both the left
wings of his party
"He combines con;
ues with inclusivenesi
passion,” former state
Joe Malone, the standi
the Massachusetts
wing during last year’s
rial primary, said. “Hi
deal.”
Gov. Paul Cellucci.a
could barely hide his;
campaigned with Bust
has known for 2.0yean
state representative
the state’s first eWol
endorse George Busffct
in 1979.
Earlier yesterday,
up coffee at a Derry,NH,i
rant and mingled
Customer Bill Otto sail
ports Bush even thi
learn anything new
governor except that “lie;
good cup of coffee.”
“He’s just like his fall
said. “The country need:
one like that.”
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