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Drop by for donuts and coffee Chat with your Honors aduisor Honors Week is sfxrnsoreci hi/ the University Honors Prrjgmm What do you get when you cross Argentina and Morocco? One really cool fellows program! Wiley Harris, 1998-99 Jordan Fellow, and Sara Keyes, 1999-2000 Jordan Fellow, will share their experiences working with conservation practices in Argentina and nautical archeology in Morocco. Thursday, Apri 27,2000 M< ISC 228 7:00 p.m. MSC L.T. Jordan Institute for International Awareness Please inform us of your special needs (979) 845-8770. Graduating Seniors Only ENGL 210 & 301 Forcing Days - 2000 Summer I, II, and Fall Wednesday, May 3 9:00 am - 11:00 am Thursday, May 4 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Summer I Monday, May 29 9:00 am - 1:00 pm Summer II Wednesday, July 3 9:00 am- 1:00 pm Fall Monday, August 28 9:00 am - 1:00 pm Bring confirmation from your academic advisor on letterhead. 224 Blocker Page 8 THE BATTALION Wednesl Gunfire erupts at National Zo six children receive shot wounif" WASHINGTON (AP) — A running scuffle be tween two groups of youths erupted into gunfire at the crowded National Zoo, leaving six young people re covering from gunshot wounds. The popular tourist attraction, which was crowded with thousands of people celebrating, when the shoot ing occurred Monday afternoon, was closed today as police continued their investigation. Although police had said the most severely wound ed, an 11-year-old boy, was brain dead, Children’s Na tional Medical Center said today his condition had im proved and he was responding to care. "Although the child remains in critical condition, a repeat CTscan of the head continues stable,” said Dr. Martin R. Eichel- berger, director of trauma services at the hospital. Police Chief Charles Ramsey said today that offi cers know who they arc looking for. A police source who asked not to be identified said there is no evi dence that more than one shooter was involved. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People posted a $25,000 reward. Police said they were investigating whether the shootings were gang related and sought at least one teen-age gunman who fired a handgun into groups of youths after a confrontation escalated to bottle throw ing and then shots. "Whether it’s officially a gang activity or not. the fact of the matter is that there were two groups of youth who were scuffling, who were fighting throughout the afternoon, and as all too often hap- “Whether it's officially a gang activity or not, ... there were two groups of youth who were scuffling. ..." — Anthony Williams Washington, D.C. Mayor pens, had ready access to guns and the results speak for themselves," Mayor Anthony Williams said toda> on CBS* "The Early Show." The shooting victims ranged in age from II to 16 and were attending a century-old posl-Easter gathering celebrating African-American families. Police said the seventh victim, a teen-ager, showed up at a hospital ov emight for treatment of a gunshot wound to the thumb. \ I\ car-old girl was in seriouscori-MA f w ound to the pelv is, a 14-\ear-old bon.IB nJiic i! uiih a Ice wound, and three elMecond v.s c !io-,p!i ih/ul with less serious injure ^Brader ! > oi'w i.'.k ai i he hospitals where the; Jwerley \ia pci s n m the\ieinity of theme!;; ing really a,, c.c : p i c c n a n t w onum was tak' jigs to have • oedema abdominalpak sdaily how I I he 111 car old /oo,aunitoftheSer Cneerios. me of the most-visited ktcsh^Ricoma, :■ •.!: ; me ; million localresidentsandii/asH. 7-year- ycar. New: acres in oneoil.-Wces it so wcalim,st ncmhborlioi >ds, it has seldom ffiuch. in fact, th v iolence and was better known forthensBthe law to >\er twodecades. H whole-gra Susanna W urminen, 20, a zoovolpteiBunng the e; work thi'' morning to foliiSri I 1, while ceriing visitors thataBy took his < lay I wo bunches oftlmm Byed into his gate. ■Using skill: Win i five-week stay toMiHng video g; of the shootings. Hive three m "Nothing like this would happen in vjacoma's busies •.aid " Hia: happens in the pubs in Swec )f a grocery slot in the zoo.” B box of C'lu The gunfire broke ■ mt shortb after^B'-’rley \ ad\ i day I ght and stunned \isitms. darling oi |pon afterwards itiBoanuinber Elian to spend time with family, WASHINGTON (AP) At the re quest of'Juan Miguel Gonzalez, four play mates ofhis son. I lian, w ill be allowed to come from C'uha to visit him here for about two weeks, the State Department said Tuesday. Spokesperson James P. Rubin said visa requests from the four will be dealt with on an expedit ed basis once they are received. One adult will be permitted to accompany each child. Rubin noted that the department is sued visas almost three weeks ago to Elian’s former kindergarten teacher, a pediatrician and a male cousin. They at GONZALEZ have not used the visas but may do st any time, Rubin said. President Clinton urged that Elian's family he given “the space it needs to heal its wounds and 'strengthen its bonds.” He also commended federal agents for their armed seizure of the boy from relatives in Miami. "They had a very, very difficult job to do w ith no easy choices,” the president said. “I am grate ful that they were able to safely reunite the young boy with his father.” * He spoke at a White House ceremo ny about anti-hate crime legislation, and w armly commended Attorney General Janet Reno for her leadership. Elian, his father, stepmother and half brother departed Andrew s Air Force Base today, the Marshals Service announced. Rubin said they were being moved to the Aspen Institute's secluded Wye River fa cility on Maryland's Eastern Shore to await court action over whether Elian should be allow ed to return to Cuba. The Marshals Serv ice remained with the family for protection, said Marshals spokesman Drew Wade. Meanwhile, Reno, who has voiced "no regrets w hatsoever” for the raid that returned I lian to his father, defended her tactics in a I 1/2-hour closed-door ses sion with lawmakers. She declined to speak to reporters as she left the Capitol. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., the first senator to leave the meeting and a de fender of the administration's handling of Saturday's seizure of the 6-year-old boy, said Reno "was objective.” "The law was followed," Leahy told reporters. However, he said the Country, and he: ing tele\ isii |e Policy, hov ■ yet to come atmosphere was “still vayBieneral Mil Sen. ( onnie Mack. R-FilH makes Che the military-style raid. said£ of other break 11 Nion ills mind had nuthrgeided to give Pc Reno's presentation. ofCheerios, a h "I am goingtorecommc prizes. “So he’I Senate engage in a hearing Veto the store ; to the use of lorce." MacLMills spokcspci deeply troubled, horrified fact, that our govenutteit; •« armed force in a familyboEt jp a 6-year-old child." I The session eameaspitli^ quiries into Saturday’spiwtais started in both the HotKfiRWj Republicans, anditoilf mocrats aligned with thus® Mock Eiian's retumtofiiM/S their criticism for what the; ! .W Justice I )epartmenfsstrong'® STUDENT TRAVEL www. statravel. com rn. .260-2660 A tutoring— vaa ,nr*—^ FINAL exams schedule SUN MON Apr 30 | May 1 TUES May 2 WED May 3 THUR May 4 SAT Mays SUN May 7 MON May 8 TUE May 9 Noon 2PM - | Chem 10 Ch. 14 7 Chem 10 Ch 15 Equilibrium Chem 10 Review Teat Material Chem 10 Review Teat Material Chem 10 Prac. Final Chem 107 Prac. 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