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All created by students, with the help of some of the hottest names in the film and television industry like John Leguizamo, Doug Liman and Steven Soderbergh. nibblC^box entertainment bytes www.nibblebox.Gom STATE Page 10 THE BATTALION Tuesday, J Taxicab drivers’ boycott causes delays at DFW airpor Do GRAPEVINE (AP) — Judd Gilgen was not oft'to a good start. The Arkansas businessperson’s flight into Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport was delayed 30 minutes because of wet weather, and now that he was grounded, there was no ride in sight. Hundreds of cab drivers be gan boycotting the airport Mon day to protest new regulations calling for newer cabs, daily in spections, proven English and map-reading skills and accep tance of major credit cards. Gilgen stood outside the airport for about 15 minutes before a shuttle van arrived to pick him up. Some taxi companies continued send ing a steady stream of cabs to the airport, including the area’s largest. Yellow Cab. Others operated with far fewer dri vers. Cowboy Cab office manager Tanya “These are our drivers. We will back them up, but DFW is one of the main places cab companies can work." — David jini manager for Executive Golden Taxi of Dallas have a vehicle that is fewer tk months old or has less than 40,1 on the odometer. That driver can driving the car to the airport for years from the model date All vehicles in servicct airport as of June 3 hi been less than 5 years The regulations makeil er for drivers to stay in bus said Kamal Aldomour, a for Ranger Taxi who ow own vehicle. Stagnant cab rates and an increase in gas prices already have cut ini its, he said. Aldomour said he soot have to lease a vehicle fromih “I can’t believe I’ve had to wait this long at DFW,” Gilgen said. “I’m late for my meeting.” Most passengers weren’t standing in the rain long, said airport officials, who called in shuttle buses, limo services and outside cab drivers to meet the need at the nation’s fourth busiest airport. “There hasn't been much of an inter ruption,” said DWF spokesperson Mel ba Williams. “We’ve had a contingency plan in place since April.” Howard said more than 150 drivers did not report to work on Monday. Abdu Mohamed, a spokesperson for the Association of United Taxicab Oper ators. estimated that nearly 600 drivers that serve the airport stayed home or showed up to picket at airport entrances. He said the demonstration w ill con tinue until the DFW Airport Board agrees to reconsider the new rules. Since last June, any new driver wanting to pick up airport fares must w hen his car turns five years “My costs will double and!wot able to make ends meet,” he said. David Jini. a manager for Exec (iolden Taxi of Dallas, said he porting his striking drivers, even company loses money. “These are our drivers, them up, but DFW is one of dis places cab companies can wort' said. “We hope to help both sides to an agreement.” We will Student accepts settlement after punishment for controversial photo uesday, May 2,2000 BETHESDA, 1 hildren cluster aro heelchairs, their r oo floppy to hole iome faces bear si lead, cleft palate, t ases, babies may I These children loloprosencephaly he National Instill rope that Muenke Sometime durii elopment, some' topped these chil lormal right and le md five new brair iegun the first real ove these childn The reason: A v loctors' inability aised almost $ 10 'enters for Brain dde expert care. Muenke's ques lunting which one arent asks: Will t ‘We need to le loloprosencephal; would be lying tc lext years.” Yet while he w autiously excited Mdrenmove bet sealing cognitive MIDFAND (AP) — A high school student, barred from graduation cere monies after a photograph of his prin cipal’s car was taken outside a teacher's house, has accepted a $150,000 settle ment with the school district. Casey Riggan was punished for be ing disrespectful and fostering rumors after the photo of Neil Richmond’s ve hicle was shot in front of the female teacher’s home. Riggan said a friend actually took the photo and he just kept it in his closet, although he said he and his friend talked and joked about it. After Riggan refused to turn over the picture, the principal, who is mar ried, suspended Riggan and ordered him to apologize. Riggan sued in federal court. When he refused to apologize or drop the suit, he was suspended for three days, placed in an alternative school and barred from attending graduation exercises. “What they took from me, it’s real hard to put a price on that,” Riggan told the Midland Reporter-Telegram. On Monday, Midland school dis trict spokesperson Barney Welchb n't received legal documents show Riggan had accepted the district's* tlement offer, which was approve; a school board meeting April 25. “The superintendent nor 1 kt anything about it on Friday aft noon,” Welch said. “It wasasurpt for me to pick up the paper and si on Saturday morning that the easel) been settled for $150,000. Asian; understand, there is nothing thatis: nal. We just have to wait and see.' Cancer may be WASHINGTi pound that set ing new weai against cancel ed future folio that it kills hur The agent, been under in against many ^ cause it cause; "I die. It had prov H non-human pr “■ tests were on A team of •i Stephen C. 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