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NEWS THE BATTALION Wednesday, January 17, Teen-ager wrestles 6-year-old to death Reagan recovering from broken hip MIAMI (AP) — A teen-ager who says he accidentally killed a 6-year- old girl while imitating pro wrestlers kicked and slugged her repeatedly, inflicting injuries more severe than those seen in many car crashes, a prosecutor said Tuesday. Lionel Tate, 13, smashed Tiffany Eunick’s skull, pulverized her liver, broke a rib and caused numerous cuts and bruises, prosecutor Ken Pad- owitz said in opening statements at Tate’s first-degree murder trial. “Tiffany Eunick was beaten to death,” Padowitz told the jury. Tate, who was 12 at the time, is being tried as an adult and faces a mandatory 25-year sentence with no parole if convicted. Defense attorney Jim Lewis said the 1999 death was an accident. He said Tate did not understand he could harm Tiffany when he punched and threw her about “because he had seen pro wrestlers do that hundreds of times without injuring each other.” “This was child’s play and unfor tunately, child’s play is sometimes dangerous,” Lewis said. Lewis tried unsuccessfully to force wrestling stars such as The Rock Johnson and Hulk Hogan to testify. The World Wrestling Federa tion is suing Lewis for libel for link ing the girl’s death to pro wrestling. The death was one of at least four cases in 1999 in which pro wrestling was blamed after one child killed another. Tate at first told police he and Tiffany had been playing and watch ing television. He said he picked Tiffany up and accidentally hit her head against a table. But prosecutors said the autopsy report was at odds with Tate’s version. Financial Continued from Page l payment before Tuesday morning was dropped from classes and charged $100. “It’s a catch-22 for us,” Piwonka said. “We want to be as lenient as possible, but as stewards of the funds, we can’t accept less than the required payment. It’s very like|y this won’t happen again — studen now have the added incentive to g| their payments in on time.” Junior education major Bonn$ Pilkington did not discover she ha been dropped from classes until Sunday night. She stood in line fbr more than three hours, missing classes, to find out what she owed. “I added classes after initial reg istration with my counselor and she didn’t tell me about having to pay immediately,” Pilkington said. “I had no idea I was supposed to pay — 1 had already paid my first in stallment. I don’t want them to take my classes away because of this.” At 11 a.m., the SIMS online com puter system Bonfire, which allows access to student billing statements, reached a maximum capacity of more than 2,000 simultaneous con nections. SIMS operators had to pull Bonfire offline to reconfigure the system to handle the number of peo ple trying to access the system, said Thomas Putnam, director of Com- SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Former President Reagan is grow ing stronger daily and doctors may increase the pace of his physical ther apy, his spokeswoman said Tuesday. Reagan, 89, was listed as stable at Saint John’s Health Center where surgeons repaired his broken hip with a pin, plate and screws during a 65-minute operation Saturday, said Joanne Drake, the spokeswoman and chief of staff. “He participated in physical ther apy sessions yesterday morning and 1 — News in Brief Fire at capitol clears building SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A tractor-trailer crashed into the state Capitol and burst into flames Tuesday night, just as the Assembly was clearing out from a late-night session. It was not immediately known if the truck’s driver or anyone else was injured. Smoke and flames billowed from the truck, which was rammed up the Capitol steps and nestled below the state Senate chambers. The Senate was not in session. It was difficult to determine whether the fire had spread to the marble building. The California Highway Patrol evacuated the building shortly be fore 9:30 p.m. A state trooper told lawmakers a big rig had crashed into the Capitol. Stunned lawmakers rushed from the building and watched as firefighters fought the blaze. Michael Fahn, a motorist, said he did not see the truck ram into the building but heard several ex plosions. “I thought, ‘My God, they are bombing the Capitol,” he said. The state Assembly had been meeting to consider legislation on California’s power woes. afternoon, sitting in a chair for over 30 minutes during each session," Drake said in a statement. “Hisap petite has increased. “He looks stronger each day and his doctors are considering increas ing the number of physical therap; sessions,” she said. Details of the therapy were not disclosed. Former first lady Nancy Reagan has been with her husband sincehc fell and broke his hip Friday after noon at the couple's Bel-Airborne t Sbisa puling Information Services (CIS). Bonfire was inaccessible for nearly an hour, and students sat on the Boor of the Pavilion and waited for the system to come back online so SFS could resume accepting payments. u We want to be as lenient as possible, but as stewards of the funds, we can't accept less than the required paymen t. It is very likely this won't happen again — students now have the added incentive to get their payments in on time.” — Bob Piwonka SFS director Students making late payments have until Thursday at 5 p.m. to pay outstanding fees. Though con sidered dropped from classes, stu dents who pay by that deadline will be reinstated in the classes they, were registered for. After that time, the students’ classes will be re- Continued from Page I “This week, the international are: is serving Mexican food,” Bear; said. “Next week it will change.Hie way there will always be variety!; choose from.” The Underground Food Court ait; Market were also updated. Tac: Bueno was replaced with SeWrappe and the layout of the dining area we rearranged to provide more seating “We condensed the [market) b; 40 percent to add about 50 seats t the eating area,” Beard said. “Seatir seemed to be a student concern.' we addressed that.” Bemie’s will continue to sen; pizza, but the new version of tk restaurant will also serve as acoffe house and the Outbound Diningar;. for Sbisa. “Students will be able togettak out food, cooked in Sbisa, from7s, the morning to midnight,” Bei said. “Bemie’s will soon be furnish;; with plush leather couches. Hopeft ly students will find that it isagoa spot for socializing.” Sbisa originally opened in and served as the dining hall fort) Corps of Cadets until Duncan Dim:. Hall opened in 1933. Except form nor repairs, Sbisa has not been dost for renovations since 1976. A grand reopening has be;; scheduled for Feb. 2. Carter said Sbisa’s operate, hours have changed. Students oil view new hours online sj http://food.tamu.edu. leased on Bonfire and they w have to reregister. “We're here from the timereg tration starts in Novemberuntiltl last payments are due,” Piwoii said. “The bottom line is that ify add any fees to your account aft: you have registered, it is yourr sponsibility to pay and see thatyo account is clear. You don’t have wait until day one of classes tod;- cover you're delinquent.” Sophomore business majorTe sa Church, who added classes Fall 2000 after the billing pern and paid the additional cost aft; classes began, could not understai why the same procedure was non ceptable this semester. 1 “Some sort of big announceme should have been made beforete. istration, because this has cause: ton of students to miss class wk they otherwise wouldn’t,” said after waiting more than ft hours in line Tuesday. “I figured all was fine, but Mr day morning when 1 wenttoche, my classes on Bonfire, it saidi payment was inadequate.” Church and the l,600othersk were dropped from classes for sit,' ilar reasons had no choice bet stand in line Tuesday. 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