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\ I S I fl M 10 1 presents Discover God’s Final Testament Ecstasy flow on the rise Thursday April 6 th - MSC 292B @ 7:30PM NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer arriving from Paris is stopped at John F. Kennedy International Air- s port for a routine customs inspec tion. Discovered in the false bottom | of his bag are 21,000 ecstasy pills. An Israeli is overheard on a wire- Refreshments served Sponsored by Muslim Students’ Association Email: islaml01@tamu.edu ——— • i ii' 1 i————■ NEW COURSE for Fall 2000! ENGL 489 Special Topics in Technical Communication Competent technical writers are in high demand! 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Authorities cite these recent cases and others as proof that New York City has become the epicenter of a national boom in illegal imports of ecstasy, the synthetic “psychedelic amphetamine” also known as MDMA, or simply “E.” Seizures of the innocent-looking tablets—some are embossed with sm i- ley faces, shamrocks or Playboy bunny ears — have multiplied like rabbits. U.S. Customs reports it confiscated 3.5 million pills throughout the country in fiscal 1999, compared to 750,000 in 1998; the total has already reached 4 million this year. Agents have discovered ecstasy stashed in airmailed packages, and in imported cars and antique furniture. But mainly, it’s smuggled in luggage canned by couriers from Europe, w here pills are produced for less than a dollar for sale in a youthful and expanding U.S. market for up to $40 a piece, au thorities said. Using undercover officers and co operating suspects, authorities have learned that the New York imports serve a vast Northeast market. Feder al officials, who asked not to be iden- ! tilled, said New York appeared to be the largest American gateway force- ^ stasy based on number of pills seized. Summer & Fall ’00 Staff Application If you can write, edit, design pages, draw, use a camera... Texas A&M's award-winning student newspaper is looking for you. Name: Phone Number(s): E-mail: Major: • Classification: Number of hours you will take in the summer or fall: Expected graduation (semester): If you have another job, what is it: How many hours per week? Do you plan to keep it, if hired? / ; Managing, Section, & Asst. Editor Applicants* 1) What are your goals for managing your staff? 2) What do you believe is the role of The Battalion? 3) What changes would you make to improve The Bat talion? Pay particular attention to the position for which you’re applying. Staff Applicants* 1) Why do you want to work at The Battalion, and what do you hope to accomplish? 2) What experience do you have that relates to the position for which you are applying? (include classes, seminars, etc.) 3) What changes do you feel would improve the qual ity of The Battalion? (Give special attention to the section for which you’re applying.) *Please type your responses on a separate piece of paper, and attach a resume and samples of your work (stories you have written for publications or classes, pages you have designed, photos taken, drawings made or other creative samples — just show us what you can do. *Deadlines: Wednesday, April 12, for editor posi tions, and Monday, April 17, for staff positions. Turn applications in at 013 (basement) Reed McDonald Building. OPENINGS INCLUDE: Please check the semester and position(s) for which you are interested. If you are interested in more than one position, num ber them in order of preference with 1 being your top choice. □ Summer □ Fall Managing Editor Section Editors Campus Community Lifestyles and Entertainment Opinion Science & Technology Sports ' Night News Copy Chief Graphics ; Photo _ Radio News Web News Assistant Editors Opinion Photo Radio Sports Editor Web News Staff News Reporter Science & Technology Reporter Feature Writer Entertainment Writer Sports Writer _ Columnist Web Designer Radio Reporter Photographer Graphic Artist Cartoonist ■ Page Designer ■ Copy Editor NATION THE BATTALION Tuesday, Af I Marchers demand flag remoii , April 4. 2C m CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) —As marchers began their a 120-mile trek to get the Confederate flag removed from atop the Statehouse, one man who has helped make the state famous warns South Carolina will suffer if the issue lingers. Novelist Pat Conroy joined the marchers as they left Charleston on Sunday and plans to rejoin the group when they walk into Columbia on Thursday. The novelist known for his stories of South Carolina, such as “The Prince of Tides” and “The Lords of Discipline,” said state lawmakers don't like being told what to do. “South Carolina white boys love to dig their heels in. There’s no question,” he said. “Some of them will but they are going to hurt their state in the process.” Conroy warned failure to resolve the flag controversy could cost the state the Spoleto Festival U.S.A., which lights up theaters and recital halls around Charleston each spring. “The people of South Carolina — white and African-Amer ican — want the flag to come down,” said Charleston Mayor Joseph P. Riley Jr. who had the idea for the march. “The purpose is to say the people of South Carolina are in step, and we want the Legislature to get in step with the people of South Carolina.” Sandye Williams of James Island had ancestors who fought for the South, but said the flag should be moved. “The whole issue is an embarrassment to the state of South Carolina and how the rest of the country looks at us — like we’re a bunch of racist rednecks,” she said. About 75 marchers, who will walk during daylight hours, made it about 12 miles to Goose Creek on Sunday night. Marchers plan to arrive in Columbia for a rally Thursday, when pro-flag supporters have also scheduled a Statehouse rally. More than 100 flag supporters waved Confederate flags in a demonstration along state Highway 176 near Summerv ille, but the marchers didn’t get that far. “We can’t understand why highly educated profess lawyers would get out there and march likeacommorj on the ground,” flag supporter John Bradley said; got to have a reason for it and it’s not the flag.” The National Association for the Advancement of(J People has called for a tourism boycott of the state,sail Confederate flag above the Statehouse in Columbianj emblem. Flag defenders say it is a symbol of So itage and honors Confederate war dead. IK Flying controversial colors I he Interne has sur passed al- Marchers protesting the display of the Confederate flag atopttieiBi evcrvone 's Carolina Statehouse plan to arrive Thursday In Columbia,mtiafl support of the flag is scheduled tor the same day HeresBCCtatlOUS ailC look ,it the Mag and some of its heirs Binues to gro Confederate Naval Jack ,;i v TU,, n , The Confederate flag is a symbol -rB-' ' inspires both pride and outrage-olrMl sites and South Adopted as a battle flag dtinrc-Jj , , _ ^ | Civil War by the Army of Tennessee rBr t ,ilso flew from the prow of Confederas (gi teaching ki H ships Stars stand for states that were admitted ™ Dontederated States of America Modern-day descendants Mississippi Adopted in 1894. this Mag' 13 stars represent the original states ol the Union, while its lateral bars stand for the national colors. Arkansas In 1923. the state legislature voted to add a lourth star to represent Arkansas’ role as a member of the CSA from 1861 to 1865 to read and tes teaching kii to build bor when sites g ■l down, there Geotgb ILrguments of T ' a;: ’Isorship on al i)ls. Recently, ic have been i Alabama Adopted m 1895, this flag is manjfcJ depicted as the OitI both a square oflhelrsj and a rectangle. tosecesL us st Andrews adopi Jowing an unr cross is reminis- 1956,IijH •, , centofthe Aebsile b Confederate and#! prtis.s the nation battle Mag. flag News in Brief Sick smokers sue tobacco company MIAMI (AP) — A tobacco in dustry lawyer told jurors Monday that the issues in the $14.4 mil lion damage claim by three sick smokers can be boiled down to one basic question: Should they get paid for smoking? "You can slice it and dice it how ever you want to. That’s where you get to,” said Brown & Williamson To bacco Corp. attorney Gordon Smith. The same jury that ruled last July that the industry conspired to produce a dangerous product is to begin a new round of deliberations later this week on whether the in dustry is at fault in the cases of the three smokers with cancer. If any money is awarded, the jury would then hear still more tes timony and be asked to set puni tive damages for an estimated 500,000 sick Florida smokers also covered by the lawsuit. The industry, which already owes states about $250 billion, fears a $300 billion punitive award. lNapster.com i In created by i pout that has \ brtips of ahne i is that while Highway deaths hit a record low WASHINGTON (AP) — Highway deaths declined last year, with the fatality rate hitting a record low, Transportation Secretary Rodney Slater said Monday. There were 41,375 people killed on American highways in 1999, down from 41,471 the year before. That marked an all-time| lb | eshoolinu „ rate of 1.5 deaths per 10C| service being lion vehicle miles driven,[.■ ts _they sim from 1.6 a year earlier afKjL ter Napster third consecutive year offc« llmvll , L , llscrs Slater announced. B tesongs . -This continued redu*| T | it . hmh dcc traffic fatalities is cc news." Slater said.-...Tte| atdisservjcet , tistics show that our corarr: th[ra| |ectis to safety is paying hugeefc n0 , ori inal , alk By comparison, the -; a I. ;i ,...| u .,. u . death rate was 5 5 per mi ^ b Napste hrcle miles in 1966. I s „, whal is N;: There was also a deer , . , , , teililes that most i the number of a coho -reatH q ,1 ■ , tahties. which fell to 15J9<|| ere ,he ' rf,re ' 15.934 in 1998. accortl^f'r^ .. ’ . . M one can down preliminary estimates fror . [ „ . L, . ..is notorious amor National Highway TrafM wbo „ 0 „ |drafcl Administration. ,i m lh , ( rs to trade the ,eir personal con 20 Aggieland STAFF APPLICATION If you are interested in designing pages, writing stories, or taking pictures for the 2001 Texas A&M yearbook... then simply fill out this form and drop it off MhNapster is th faces quite a lot < works when us | Napster servei ting the netwo Banning the u: m is nearing in Jits of the stride ndiana Univer anizafion calle liversity Censoi ined the use of The organizat in room 004 (basement) of the Reed McDonald Building. Available Positions Include (Check all desired positions) □ Managing Editor □ Section Editor(s) □ Copy Editor □ Photo Editor □ Web Editor □ Designer(s) □ Writer(s) □ Photographer(s) Name: Classification: ’ubl r; Maj or: Phone Number(s): E-mail he state of sey wants t lish a r.ogui lllery of sex offt Os) on the Intel )uld not be the o do so. Many ot lies, including 1 Irently list con pal offenders ( b. There are pi with pictures, the right track. The American agree because i t question their p feces where theii cm. lowever, p places of work ;raphs of convh smartest undei Please read and type your >ll< responses to the following ques tions on a separate sheet of paper that is to be turned in with this form. Also, attach any samples of work that you have along with a resume, if possible. All applicants are encouraged to include any other relevant information. Editor Positions 1) Why do you want an editor position? 2) What changes would you like to mob to the yearbook? 3) What experience do you have in leadership roles? Staff Positions 1) Why do you want to be on the staff? 2) What prior experience do you have that relates to the position you are applying for? DEADLINE for all applications is Thursday, April 20 If you have any questions, call Jon Niven at (979) 845-2681
