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uesday, November 30,p :fs \ued from Pagern nen hoop > ex-SWC Texas A&M )all Team 0 Big 12) ,e to the r the first is season ig with it 'ies’ best ince the 996 sea- vhen they the n attalion s TATE ^ageQ^Tuesda^Novembei^SO^^QQ upreme Court kills part of suit eging racial bias at university WASHINGTON (AP) — The reme Court has killed part of racial-bias lawsuit brought igainst Texas and various state of- icials by a white man denied ad- nission to a University of Texas octoral program in counseling sychology. m ri- |,.Mhe justices, in an unsigned de- 1C)1 : IS , iilon, said a federal appeals court = s v ' 1 lad wrongly ordered the case to doody Coliseurr r j a ] Respite evidence that an affir- is one of threeur^ at j ve ac tion program for minori- 2 teams. TheAg j es anc j consideration of race (3-0) and Texasi)]I, e( j n0 ro i e in Francois Lesage’s the current leaf. a ii ure to gain admittance, dings. Hfesterday’s ruling said people he Aggies, it iwjp|o sue over a government deci- e since the fonr,;sjon they say was based on an im- 12 that they tewinissible reason cannot win ason opener and my relief if it is clear that the gov- cord. eminent would have made the by junior guard sajp'.e decision. 19.0 points arfi'Where there is no allegation of 5 a game and tan ongoing or imminent constitu- forward §inal violation to support a claim s and her 18.5 poOflorward-looking relief, the gov- unds a game, the Tmnent’s conclusive demonstra- 97.5 points a gar ; > 011 that it would have made the i recorded fie' ;anie decision absent the alleged louble-double v ||crimination precludes any find- 17 points ar:l9 fliabilit y,” its aid- t i a0ainqt Aam hH^de justices sent the case back niversity in the:% fede ^ appeals court to de- in J ermine whether other claims ’transfer |uarj |.ige raised still survive. arely missed re:: Lesage sued after being denied admission for the 1996-97 acade mic year. His lawsuit sought ad mittance and monetary damages, and alleged that at least one less- qualified black student was ad mitted ahead of him. “[TJhere is no allegation of an ongoing or imminent constitutional violation....” — Supreme Court Justices’ ruling That year, 16 of 220 applicants were offered places in the incom ing class. In pretrial proceedings, university officials said Lesage’s application was rejected in the first cut, when the applicant pool was winnowed to 40. They said four criteria were used: undergraduate grade point average, Graduate Record Exam scores, a “personal statement” of experience and letters of recommendation. Lesage’s undergraduate GPA was 3.65 and his GRE score was 1,030. Those who were accepted had, on average, a GPA of 3.56 and test score of 1,242. For mi norities who accepted the univer sity’s invitation of admission, the averages were 3.45 and 1,186. University officials said “diversi ty” factors such as race and gender were not considered until the appli cant pool had been narrowed to 40, but Lesage disputed that contention. A federal judge threw out the lawsuit before it reached trial, saying Lesage had failed to offer enough evidence that he had been discriminated against because he is white. But the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed that ruling and reinstated the lawsuit last October. The appeals court relied heavily on statements one member of the admissions committee. Dr. Frank Richardson, made when asked about how the applicant pool was cut to 40. “We’re interested in diverse cul tures and ethnic backgrounds ... Everyone in psychology and coun seling psychology ... very con cerned to get qualified minority student,” he said. Lawyers for Texas argued that the appeals court ruling means white people have an easier time getting their racial-bias claims to trial than do racial minorities. Detective testifies in yogurt shop murders A&M triple-i when she scoiei 10 rebounds and n the game. BAUSTIN (AP) — A police detective said yesterday lustangs, the defdhat two others accused in the 1991 slayings of four Athletic Confe:eln-age girls told investigators that Maurice Pierce, ns, are led by seovho was 16 at the time, orchestrated Austin’s yogurt irlin Kennedy adhop murders. nts and 10.0 retxBDetective Robert Merrill testified during a hearing iej?king to determine whether Pierce, now 24, and For- \ggies last beassj Welbom, 23, should be tried as adults, s in February of ISijMerrill told the hearing that both Michael James White Coliseum, tfcbtt, 25, and Robert Burns Springsteen Jr., 24, told po- two teams were >ee that Pierce masterminded the robbery and slayings )f the Soutfiit an I Can’t Believe It’s Yogurt! store, ce. 1 Killed in the Dec. 6, 1991, crime were Eliza Hope ."homas, 17; Amy Ayers, 13; Jennifer Harbison, 17; and CJGTS Harbison, 15. namr e of the flf tried as adults, Pierce and Welborn, who was 15, could face a maximum sentence of life in prison if con victed. Because they were under 17 when the crime was committed, neither Welborn nor Pierce would face the death penalty. Merrill said both Scott and Springsteen told police that the robbery and slayings were committed because Pierce needed money. Attorneys for the Pierce and Welborn, now 23, crit icized the police investigation and questioned the cred ibility of Scott and Springsteen. Robert Icenhauer-Ramirez, Welborn’s attorney, said the police used “terrible and deplorable investigative techniques” and had “no reasonably trustworthy in formation” to tie his client to the crime. Guillermo Gonzales, representing Pierce, echoed Icenhauer-Ramirez’s criticism. forward Jai i, a junior-college e Texas A&M Wd ill Team, wash 2 Conference Rod ; Monday in a vot tnel, the league ^ ?d Monday, ers, originally I , Ky., average; f ’.5 rebounds ami luring the Aggie: I k over Sam He I iversity and Urol ^an American, is a great hod I ’ A&M women': :oach Peggie (I e adds so mucin[ can play nearly I She’s anothered ig depth on this I ged.’’ :d last month 31 Preseason New I ar, Saunders set I 21 points verse: I and grabbed | in the Aggies' ; ITPA, she score | ad six rebounds 1 ists. d from Page 7 en to one - ill tied in the lies. le point, there* 1 tic time period, years,” Vinceni election to bai‘ r ■ team and I interview wil following the at Turner Field newed attention hnstatement. d the broadcasts to do the intent had “inside ini /ould “help your tedly pressed fd 1 bet on baseball as a guy thatwd; ather in his cap, timing was not ing the question ‘ing.” d Gray’s NBCd'l lig Sager, ard. not respond to ; | th NBC. 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