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'Novell Wednesday, November 15, 2000 NEWS THE BATTALION Page”5 Aggie TV takes first step to airing ?y Sommer Bunce "he Battalion Aggie TV, a non commercial campus broad- ast, taped its first program Tuesday night, fo- using on the administration’s proposal that exas A&M become a dry campus. The propos- to make all residence halls on campus alcohol- ree was first presented in June and is in its sec ond step of consideration, which is a discussion mong on-campus residents. The Aggie TV program, to be aired after hanksgiving on KAMU’s Channel 88, will elp stimulate dialogue between on-campus stu- ents and their Residence Hall Association RHA) representatives. Aggie TV is an RHA committee, and the program is the committee’s irst step to serve a lineup of shows relevant to n-campus students. The show features dean of Student Life Dr. Brent Paterson, director of Residence Life Ron Sasse, and Alcohol and Drug Education Pro grams representative Dennis Rearden. The show -allowed each administrator five minutes to talk land the chance to address questions from medi- lator and RHA president Josh Kaylor, a junior agricultural development major. “The plan is for students to hear what’s going on right now, and then make their voices heard,” said Aggie TV spokesman Cameron Cushman, a junior political science major who organized the dry-campus program for Aggie TV. Aggie TV will coordinate the show’s airing with RHA, which plans to host an open forum to address the dry-campus issue Nov. 29. Prior to the taping, Cushman, who was re sponsible for writing much of the program’s script, said “anything could go wrong” in the committee’s first at tempt to create a pro gram. Students are still training on studio equipment, he said. The committee has been planning since the beginning of the semes ter to air programs catered to on-campus students, the only stu dents who receive KAMU channels 82 through 89. Next semester, Aggie TV hopes to broadcast supplemental instruction (SI) sessions and RHA general assemblies. Aggie TV may work with a section of Tele vision Production II, a journalism course, to pro duce weekly shows and serve as a venue for class projects. This semester, a new A&M orga nization — Screenwriters, Actors and Movie Producers (SWAMP) — formed, bringing the Steve Landin, a senior era for Aggie TV, a non PATRIC SCHNEIDER/1 HE Battalion environmental design major, operates the cam- commercial campus broadcast. interests of Aggies involved with television to the forefront. SWAMP has between 30 and 50 members. “Basically, with Aggie TV, if we can think about it and we can dream it up, then we can do it,” Cushman said, explaining that KAMU has given committee members the opportunity to create student-run shows, utilizing KAMU’s re sources at no cost to the committee. Election Continued from Page 1 With Harris’ announcement, the battle lines were clearly drawn: Bush’s team says the manual recounts are conducted with no set standards in De mocratic-leaning counties with the sole purpose of pushing Gore ahead. The vice president’s team argues that the painstaking process is the only way to ensure that every Florida vot er is heard. The spotlight will remain on Har ris as she decides whether to accept the county recounts. Another pivot point is Friday, when overseas ballots are due and counting begins. The race tumbled to the courts af ter a statewide machine recount trimmed Bush’s lead from 1,784 votes to a few hundred, prompting Gore to push for painstaking manual recounts and Bush to fight them in courts of law and public opinion. Officials in two counties tabulated ballots by hand Tuesday, with action in two other jurisdictions pending. Shoving matches and shouting fits punctuated the action inside and out side Florida’s courtrooms. Jeb Bush said things were getting “nerve-rack ing” throughout his state. President Clinton weighed in from Air Force One, telling AP reporters he hopes the dispute does not lead to a presidency crippled by controversy. Rebuild Continued from Page 1 Bonfire burn. “I think the freshmen are missing out on what it means to be an Aggie.” With or without Bonfire, Bunning said, the freshmen are still Aggies, and she said that inspired the presentation. “Because they are Aggies, this does affect them, and it is important that they understand what happened on Nov. 18, 1999,” she said. “They know so very little about the Bon fire tragedy, but it has a huge impact on them because it changed our campus so much.” Bunning said part of that under standing is acknowledging the emo tions the A&M community felt after Bonfire collapsed. To convey the sig nificance of the Bonfire collapse, the Rebuild organizers will re-create part of the perimeter fence from the Bon fire site, placing memorabilia along side it like last year. “So many don’t even know how many were killed,” she said. “Those are things we have to pass down.” Bunning said bringing the 1999 Bonfire into perspective for freshmen gives them respect for those who died and makes them appreciate the student reaction to the tragedy as a tangible display of Aggie spirit. Bunning said admission to the Re build presentation will be free, and everyone is invited. lien maul abusive, aienindal I will [TO jody soffil ; bings SIT;. ; it” lis clfif to the subi : the wotii is. 'W- 'sc News in Brief Parks department presents new plans The College Station Parks and Recreation Department presented plans for a new Veterans Park and Athletic Complex at the Bryan City Council meeting Tuesday night. The Parks and Recreation Department held a brief ceremony to for mally dedicate the park on Saturday, Veterans Day. A 50-foot lighted flagpole was installed prior to the dedication. It is located on the south boundary of the park near the Harvey Road en trance. The American flag and POW/MIA flag were raised at the dedi cation and will remain at the location until the park construction begins next year. At that time, the pole will be relocated to a permanent site in the park. The Parks and Recreation Department is also working on a location for the park’s veterans memorial. ipeneiK Parolee executed for shotgun death of Tyler man HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Repeatedly pro claiming his innocence, a paroled drug dealer was executed in the Texas death chamber Tuesday night for the shotgun slaying of a Tyler-area man during a burglary spree on Christmas Eve eight years ago. “I didn’t kill anybody,” Stacey Lawton, 31, said in a final statement. “I know how it looked, but I didn’t do it.” As the drugs began taking effect, he faintly gasped twice. He was pronounced dead seven min utes later, at 6:22 p.m. CST. Lawton was the 36th condemned Texas inmate executed this year and the first of three scheduled on consecutive nights. If all three executions oc cur, Texas would top the record 37 executions it carried out in 1997. Lawton, a Dallas native, was on parole after serv ing only seven months of a 10-year term for deliv ery of cocaine when he and two others went on their crime spree, breaking into as many as 16 vehicles. Their noises prompted Dennis Price, manager of the city of Tyler’s data processing center, to inves tigate outside his family’s home, where he found them trying to get into his truck. His teen-age daugh ter called 911 and was on the line with a dispatcher when she learned her fathejr had been gunned down. Smith County Assistant District Attorney David Dobbs, who used the tape of the call to prosecute Lawton, still can hear the pain in the girl’s voice. “Oh my God! They shot my dad!” Dobbs said, recalling the cries of Jennifer Price. “In 12 years of prosecution, and I’ve got 13 (men) on death row. I’ve never heard anything more chill ing as they’re talking to the dispatcher and they’re relaying information from the house,” Dobbs said. Price, 47, died on the way to a hospital. “I don’t like to use the word closure,” Jennifer Price, who was 18 when her father was killed, said after the execution. “There’s never going to be clo sure because Dad’s gone. ... It’s been difficult. You’re not only losing a parent but you’re also thrown into the court system at the same time. ;gets 33* Dhonistl jer, t Basie It 19 with g How tor of W itedtbet jryFisW jelieves rsaliss* 3lake's SHPE, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers at Texas A&M University SHPE, Speaker: Chevron When: Wed. Nov. 15 @7:00pm Where: Blocker 163 Oievron ^ Chevron ytowdy Daj^ November 13-17 New T-shirt 8 -^ Mon/Thurs/Fri at MSC &Rudder pje-in-the-facfi! Wednesday at Rudder W/ Veil Leaders, Chad Wagner, & Forest Lane (Benefiting the Ronald McDonald House) The Dance Arts Society presents.. Fall Curtain Call Sunday, Nov. 19, 2000 2:00 p.m. • Rudder Auditorium Tickets: s 3 students • s 5 adults available at the MSC box office ■ED Open Forum November 16, MSC 292 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. ;TU®ElifFSSTAFFFA©UlTnf Dr. Southerland, VP Student Affairs, Forrest Lane, Student Body President, and representatives from the 6 Task Forces will be present to describe how Bonfire 2002 is being planned and to answer your questions. Come share your thoughts and express your opinions concerning Bonfire 2002! Check Updates and Submit Feedback at http://stud0ntaffairs.tamu.edu/bonfireO2 The Texas A&M University Student Media Board is accepting applications for The Battalion - Including radio and online editions - Spring 2001 • (The spring editor will serve from ion. 8 through May 11,2001) Qualifications for editor in chief of The Battalion are:. • Be a Texas A&M student in good standing with the University and enrolled in at least six credit ; hours (4 if a graduate student) during the term of office (unless fewer credits are required to graduate); ! • Have at least a 2.00 cumulative grade point ratio (3.00 if a graduate student) and at least a 2.00 grade point ratio (3.00 if a graduate student) in the semester immediately prior to the appointment, the semester of appointment and semester during the term of office. In order for this provision to be met, at least six hours (4 if a graduate student) must have been taken for that semester; • Have completed JOUR 301 (Mass Communication, Law and Society), or equivalent; • Have at least one year experience in a responsible editorial position on The Battalion or comparable daily college newspaper, -0R- Have at least one year editorial experience on a commercial newspaper, ! -OR- ; Have completed at least 12 hours journalism, including JOUR 203 and 303 (Media Writing I ; and II), and JOUR 304 (Editing for the Mass Media), or equivalent. Application forms should be picked up and returned to Francia Cagle, Student Media ! business coordinator, in room 014A Reed McDonald Building. Deadline for submitting application; noon Friday, November 17,2000. Applicants will be interviewed during the Student Media Board Meeting beginning at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 21, in room 221F Reed McDonald. 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