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Mondii),, Mhndav. April 3.2000 CAMPUS THE BATTALION Page 7 5tate Re[ ossesfc AUSTIN (AP) —StateR; ehcrt. K-San Antonio, ws- l> legislator to work lastjt ih\ ist before local govet t he \\ as the only incumbeat ; o Hice because of it. “You probably couldbatt g against me, and the dot \ e won," Siebert said ofi its of a year’s worth mediic ; of his work before the Sr no City Council, f our-term incumbent Side a 2-to 1 one margin in the Ik i primaries March 14 to ies Jones, a housewife who! icld elected ollice At least six state represem. 1 senators throughout Te& enled private clients last \ e local governmental ir districts. The Associate; learned. Some legislators estimated nber of their colleagues#! i setore city councils, school county commissioners is :e times greater. "A lot members do it, lOor | said Rep. Robert Puente,[| onio, who opposes thepn ic person doing it is too m, Tritics say it's a conflict of; for legislators to lobby local s because most local govern; end on state funds law maker and his colleague Die lawmakers who lobb) c fears arc overblown. The' lobby ing is legal and sayiti: pros ided the legislator never is public and professional tel t is difficult to determineeiu many legislators moonlie; wists back in their districts. I: 10 state disclosure requireml only a few cities require !o| to register. Vustin. Houston and San Am among the exceptions, Sir' ers, all Democrats, registc i yists in Houston and San# ' e past year, records s/iof 1 en. Frank Madia. Rell | la, and Siebert lobbied inS6 j. i, and Sen. Rodney Ellis's n Bailey and Rep. GametO lobbied in I louston. Nolegisii egistered as Austin lobbyists ladla and Ellis did not ret aled telephone calls seefci nent. ike several other ne Davis, D-Dallas,whoo#l(; lising and consulting bin >lie refuses clients withbiw e local governments, t would be inappropriateitil that for pay," she said, iciite said he does not beliettl] iblic officials can temporan|il he fact that a lobbyist visitiii!i'; is also a state lawmaker, ( Hi ere is no way that any state' can go up to someone atidy to me but don’t thinkofntef, ; state rep,’ ” he said. “Youh 1 ’ c clear of that.” it Bailey said he needftj 00 to $60,000 a year he tn lobbyist before the Hoi®! Council to suppleraenm a month the state pays tilth esentative. or me, its a matter of stajit' igislature or not staying^ ! attire,” he said, iley, who was an aide Iky in council member from#'! 1. represents seven clienif ■ s before the city. MostofiK mil businesses with local?’ ie said. N6 FOR 7E? 0^ is now hrt the spring iply today- 846-4242' Sorority in a bottle SALLIE TURNER/ ! :ill Battalion Members of Kappa Delta sorority perform “Genie in a Bottle” as part of their Chi Omega Songfest performance Saturday night in Rudder Auditorium. The event was scheduled for last fall but was postponed due to the 1999 Aggie Bonfire collapse. 3 A DE*RT*T*0* \A#E'Clf'ETAJf"% 1 Jr m. Mm. Cat iX M Am) af MT Cm Mm. JCZ4 M ai mmJ Friday April 1 4. 1 M V11-^JrTL I ^ mm. 1 M V1JL* M 7:30pm B Ir Tickets On Sale At The MSC Box OFFICE PRESENTED BY ONLY $8 info 845-1234 Persons with disabilities requiring special assistance are requested to call 845-8770 to commu nicate special needs. We request notification three (3) working days prior to the event to enable us to assist individuals to the best of our ability. ( %jng ‘Dance Saturday, April 8 th Monday-Apr! I 3 SO's Day It am-l pm: Free Cake @ Rudder Fountain | 3pm-5pm: M Ice Cream @ Dr. Southerland's House mf Free Ring Dance Ticket Giveaway Jp Tuesday-April 4 Salsa Night | 5pm-9pm: 1 Chili's Night-Free Awesome Blossom j 10:00pm: Silver Taps Meet at G. Rollie White ticket booths jr - - t ; - |»TA Aciv vi Wednesday-April 5 Country Night 9pm-2am: o i Karaoke Night at Shadow Canyon | Thursday-April 6 Swing Day | 3pm-6pm: I Ring Day Celebration S Free Prizes, games & food IT 4pm-7pm: I Pick up your Ring Saturday-April 8 Ring Dance I 9pm-1am: I MSC - Rudder Complex Class of 2000 Council Mfesssr £ bSsl ^ t Need new members for your organization?? WELL, its about that time again... MSC Fall Open House is September 3, from 2-6pm. mines are on sme noun It doesn’t get any easier! Go to the MSC Box Office in Rudder Tower by Wednesday, August 30th at 5 p.m., complete a registration form, and pay $30 for your recognized student organization or university department. We take cash, check, aggie bucks, or credit cards. To get a check from the SOFC, be sure to fill out a check request form. don t foxcjzt... Space is limited! Tables are awamed on first come, first served basis, and only one table per organization. If you have any questions, call Michelle Walker, MSC Executive Director of Marketing at 845-1515. Sponsored By: MSC MARKETING TEAM - <s4W...io good! Persons with disabilities please call 845-1515 to inform us of your special needs. We request notification three (3) working days prior to the event to enable us to assist you to the best of our abilities.