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A.P.I.C.S. HUGE OPPORTUNITY THE EDUCATIONAL SOCIETY FOR RESOURCE MANAGEMENT A.P.I.C.S. Is going on a plant tour to Cisco-Eagle in Dallas THE EDUCATIONAL October 12, 2000 Society for resource management - Deposit is s 20.00 and lunch is paid for - Please bring deposit to Wednesday’s business meeting Is hostine a business meetine with Kvle Lenev from TYCO Where: Room 131 in Wehner When: October 1 T" Comments or questions please direct to Wendy Prochaska: Time: 7-9 p.m. Wendypro@tamu.edu Come hear professional people talk about industry!! Page 6 NEWS Wednesday, October! THE BATTALION HOLZE music: f*reseimts THE SEVEIMTH ANNUAL SALE FEATURES • TAMA 5-plece clruirn kit complete with hardware: OIMLY ^499 with Paiste cymbal pack ONLY $608 • All Zlt-DJIAIM, SABI AIM & PAISTE cymbals ■«*S-S0 o /o OFF - All hardware by GIBRALTAR, YAMAHA, TAMA & LUDWIG SO°/o OFF * Percussion by YAMAHA, TAMA, LUDWIG, TOC A, ROLAND & CB PERCUSSION up to SO‘Vo OFFII DRUM-MANIA 2000 III HOLZE MUSIC CO? 1665 S. Texas Ave College Station, TX 979-694-7963 www.hiolzenntjslc.com E-mail: gomuslc(S^lnolzemusic.com Longview News- Journal sues distric Vednesday LONGVIEW (AP) — The Longview News-Journal has sued the Longview Independent School Dis trict over a closed school board meet ing last week. The school board had cited a “rea sonably unforeseeable situation” in volving its relationship with Superin tendent Arthur Culver as its exemption from the 72-hour notice required for governmental meetings under the Texas Opening Meetings Act. In a lawsuit tiled Friday, the news paper asked Judge David Brabham to declare the Wednesday meeting in valid, and to declare any taped or written record of the discussions open to the public. “People elect representatives to do the public’s business, spend the public’s money and be guardians of the public’s good. But not to decide what the public needs to know and what the public doesn’t need to know,” said News-Journal managing editor Ana Walker. The state open meetings law al lows emergency sessions with only two hours’ notice under two circum stances — an imminent public health or safety threat, or a reasonably un foreseeable situation. One section of the law states that the unforeseeable situation must be clear ly identified. The newspaper claims the board failed to clearly identify an emer gency in its two-hour posting. “We obviously disagree with the newspaper,” said LISD attorney David Feldman. “We think the meet ing was lawful.” The meeting notice indicated the emergency was linked to (lie tionship between the boardani ver, who enters his third year January. Feldman said that relatioi “would be a lot worse off’ President Ted Beard had nolo the emergency discussion, “We’re talking about a funds tal relationship,” Feldman said, problem went to the heart of the: tionship between the board aac superintendent. 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All rights reserved. 2000 Capital One Classroom SU( Bv Jason T/?e Bittti Continued from L from text many people logging at once.” Professors are also using technology in the classrooms now present their lectures oi puter slide show presentation: use different sites from the In to help illustrate their points. Each college in the Unit charges an Instructional Enl ment/Etjuipment Fee to help the lessors in that college to keep classes updated. "This fee is important bee students need to be taught on come] familiar with the newest nology to be able to compete in real world,” said Edward Segun cilities coordinator for the Li Mays College of and Gradi School of Business. Every classroom in the school has a LCD projector, a new' computer that all the computers in Wehner building togetheranda ment camera which allows profess] to record classes and focus groups Dr. Paul Bush, a marketing fessor, said he was able to use equipment to show his class sti ing video of Nike advertisements, said it was helpful because itsai him time by allowing him to gel rectly to the Nike Website and runs advertisement instead of having* search for the ad on television. I Students are finding this assistan helpful said Robyn Thornhill, asopf more general studies major. “I have a couple professors wt put notes and practice examsssvj Web,” she said. “/ think it is- ,; great and helpful that professor^ Take the time for their students extra study material on the Web.' 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A children’s worksit where children can learn to putt gether models will be held on No' 5, also sponsored by the BVRCC Wagner said volunteers, includit: 10 students, have been helping toot load the exhibit. “They were taking crates off® 18-wheeler for two days, unpackifi: crates, moving display tables ait displays into the galleries thathadf be assembled,” she said. “When get through, they have to do the it- verse, and some of the crates weigt more than 740 pounds.” WIN A TRIP FOR TWO TO AFRICA This year the cast of MTV's The Real World' went to Africa Now you can tool | Enter for a chance to win at you' local Council Travel office or at co unc i Itra ve I. com This trip to Africa is provided by d virgin atlantic No Purchase Necessary Open lo residents of U.S between the ages of 18 and 35 as of 9/5/00, Void where prohibited See agency for Official Rules or 9° fo counciltravel.com. Sweepstakes ends lO/lf/QO- Coimcil M counciltravel.com 1-800-2COUNCIL € li