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NEWS Page 2 THE BATTALION Wednesday, 1 Bus operations RHA to revise constituti Wednesday, Marc late-route added Changes include bonfire events, leak BY BRANDIE LIFFICK The Battalion A new late-night route was added this semester to the on and off cam pus bus routes already offered. The new route shuttles students from Fish Lot to their residence halls and consists of two vans, one for south c dm pus residence halls and the other for Northside halls. The vans run from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m., seven days a week. Pat Hernandez, a transit system coordinator for Parking, Traffic and Transportation Services said the new route was created to transport stu dents to their halls safely. “The vans have a bright yellow light on the front so that the students can actually sit in their cars until they see the light coming, and then they can get out of their cars and ride to their halls,” Hernandez said. He said the residence hall route was not utilized by the student body PATRIC SCHNEIDER/Thi Battalion Texas A&M students take advantage of the late-night bus route available on and off campus Tuesday night. at first, but after having some expo sure, the number of riders is contin ually increasing. “After the RHA meeting where the route was mentioned, we imme diately saw the number of riders in the route go up,” Hernandez said. The residence hall route averages about six passengers on Friday and Saturday nights, while approximate ly 60 students use the sendee on weeknights. “There are less passengers on Fri day and Saturday nights, mainly be cause there are more parking spaces available on the weekends, and not as many have to park in Fish Lot,” Her nandez said. "Thursday nights seem to be especially busy.” Four off-campus night bus routes run Monday through Friday from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. After 10 p.m., stu dents are offered late-night bus routes, which pick students up be hind the MSC and take them to any bus stop in the Bryan-Col- lege Station area. Like all off-campus bus routes, the late-night service requires a bus pass or a one-way bus ticket. A nightly on-campus route is also available Monday through Friday. The Texas Aggies route runs the nomial Rudder route at night, and makes stops at the Memorial Stu dent Center, Fish Lot, the Commons residence halls and Reed Arena. “While we have’two vans on the [residence hall] route right now, we may look into adding addition al vans and even a bus to handle the additional stu dents on the weeknights,” Hernandez said. Due to the increase in students using the dorm route, it will continue for Fall 2000. BY RICHARD BRAY The Battalion felt that there was a strong need for a da in infrastructure, but only two Students who take leadership positions at future bonfire activities may find a new obligation on Wednesday nights other than swinging axes and carrying logs, they may instead be carrying votes and swinging opinions from established positions in the Residence 1 lall Association (RHA). A new version of the R1IA constitution is being presented at the R11A meeting Wednesday, which lions were affected by the wholeconsi lion.” she said. “The environmentalai position and the campus safetypos were consolidated under the facilife operations director. Haughey said the internal structa the board of directors will be better Jed "It clarifies a lot of information ret: ing who is on the board ofdirectorsasti voting rights and in the general assent; and specifies includes suggested changes for the structure of the or ganization and is sues relating to bonfire. Kim Twiggs, RHA affairs direc tor and a sopho more biochemistry major, and Michael Haughey, Texas Residence 1 fall As sociation president and a senior me chanical engineer ing major, will pre sent the revisions. “The [current] constitution men- “Members of the as sembly will be able to ask questions about [the revised constitu tion]. However, no de bate will take place, nor will any amend ments from the floor be allowed.” of the dutiesci vice presit I laughey said. Haughey revisions to constitution o& biennially, anil past constitntij amendments led to a restrw ing of the S leadership. "It is rei two-year .‘leaning. Weis — Tara Cray RFHA Vice President vice presidents retarv and ties tions nothing ofbonfire,” Twiggs said. “All it says is that the residents and the hall councils and the constitutions thereof must follow student activities policy.” "That covers whatever happens with the bonfire positions. That way, when it is decided what place bonfire leadership will have in the halls, RI1A will be covered and residents will realize that they must abide by whatever student activities says.” Haughey said one revision under consideration would also require that bonfire leadership hold a position on the hall council. Twiggs said the initial purpose of the constitutional revisions w.ere to change RHA’s overall leadership; however, few changes were actually made. “A lot of people on the board of directors with four vicep idents [and a president], and: evaluating that system — which I worked really wel Tara Gray, RHA vice president! programs and and a senior history i jor. said the revised constitution* only he presented at the meeting! will not be debated until the] general assembly. “Members of the assembly will able to ask questions about it. Howes no debate will take place, non amendments from the floor be allow! she said. “Parliamentary proceduren quires two meetings in order to passl constitution. At the next generalassJ ^ rea k effects coll bly. members will be allowed todtW station'saudiena points of the constitution and presi amendments from the floor.” Prairie View Medi ofcoll BY EMIL The I I 1 Id :’s a familiar barely-clad, li dents gyrate t as Carson Daly g at MI Vs annual Angela Field' sciences major, sc feltMTV'spresei City Beach tiJniore year at Tex “When we \ tohaveaprei seemed like ever MTV was," she was usually mor er,” he said. A: were more poop we have a ste usually had drink Fields said wl brought someexc it also brought a < “It was almo: You couldn't ever hosted it miless y she said. “I think stereotyping to ai has a wild streak, all the time. I don where 1 have to 1 You can't party al ue to be a college Eric Hill, a st jor, said MTV’s Continued from Page 1 Pradhan Continued from Page I persuaded by certain A&M officials to deny the authorization forms. “This guy comes from mainland China and feels weak here because of the prejudice from powerful people because he was not bom in America,” Pradhan said. “I feel as though he has stabbed me in the back.” Wei Zhao refused to comment. Pradhan said he attributes the charges to prejudice against him be cause of his Indian ethnicity. He has filed a $75 million civil lawsuit against A&M officials and the Texas A&M University System on charges of discrimination. “I think the majority of people at A&M are great, but there are a few v ery powerful individuals who are hateful to people other than them selves,” Pradhan said. “It is because of these people that I am in prison.” Tumor said the ruling was a prop er result of violating probation. “In the criminal justice system, we just look at the facts, and it does n't matter what race or gender or oc cupation someone is,” Turner said. “In this case, I think the justice sys tem has been more than lair with Mr. Pradhan.” Turner said the sentencing brings an end to Pradhan’s probation and further prosecution by the A&M Sys tem would be double jeopardy. Pradhan said that while he thinks he is in jail for the wrong reasons, he is glad that the next 60 days will bring an end to the charges against him from the University system. “From now on, 1 will be free from the University’s harassment, and that is a small victory in and of itself,” Pradhan said. such as liberal arts, engineering or agriculture; and square footage. Crain said schools in the system receive money for each square foot, and the Legis lature has adopted a space model that pro poses how many square feet are needed for a faculty or non-faculty member in a certain department. “All courses are spaced out based on a cer tain square footage,” Crain said. “For exam ple, an engineering lab would need more space than liberal arts coursework.” Although there may not be obvious fi nancial advantages to being affiliated with the A&M System, University System offi cials say there are other benefits such as shared resources and services like adminis trative oversight, a combined investment of fice and a centrally- operated payroll system. One of the spectators displeased with the lack of funding for historically black universi ties like Prairie View is civil rights activist Rev. Jesse Jackson. While speaking at a church sent I louston, Jackson demanded equal fundirf historically black universities in Textte cording to a recent article in the Ke4 C 'hroniele. Jackson ret'erred to the curral equity as “apartheid.” Following Jackson's comment, Howai Graves, chancellor of the Texas A&M1 versity System released the followings, ment: "'Hie Texas A&M University Sysla wholeheartedly committed to ensuring! quality at all nine of our institutions ofiij education, including Prairie View A&MI versity.” Right now the governor, the attorney eral and other state officials are collate with the U.S. Office of Civil Rights totev programs and funding at Prairie ViewAl University. Once the review is c A&M System plans to cooperate fullyte* ry out any changes directed and resource* the governor and responsible state officii Supporters of Prairie View and otki torically black universities are plaiw march and rally in 1 louston on Friday fore) funding for historically black universfc T think it’s r the other,” he sa whole hedonistic pie follow girls around with cam Primaries Continued from Page 1 Based on partial returns, Bush picked up at least 347 delegates Tuesday, pushing his total to 517 of 1,034 need ed to win nomination. McCain won 117 delegates Tues day for a total of 222. Alan Keyes won six in the Min nesota caucuses. With Super Tuesday voting, the general election began to take shape: Vice President Al Gore bid to sweep 16 Democratic contests, pushing Sen. Bill Bradley to the brink of withdrawal. Bush’s victory in Ohio was sobering for McCain. He had won in Michigan and hoped to go next door to es tablish his strength in a conventional Republican setting. But it wasn’t close, running behind 60 percent to 35. Apart from the 367 delegates at stake there, Califor nia’s unique open primary system listed all candidates on the same ballot in a popular vote contest, an early gauge of each party’s strength in the state that offers the biggest Electoral College prize in the fall. McCain had hoped to top Bush in the category, if not the delegate race, but the governor had opened a slight edge in early return'. McCain did best with men, moderates, indepem people voting in their iirst Republican primary ai# who decided to vote in the past week. Voters who© Social Security and Medicare as their top issues fa'' McCain, as did those looking for someone whow stand up for what they believe. Bush said the fact that McCain’s sister suffered' breast cancer was “all the more reason” to senator’s record on the issue. 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