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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 22, 2001)
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Bush on thattljsucceeded Bill Clinton with a promise to ackage'ieal the nation’s divisions, fee, Da\| "People say, ‘Well, gosh, the election y for the sips so close, nothing will happen, ex- rrtoAleiciept for linger pointing and name call- |lig and bitterness,’ ” Bush said at a 1 un is receii: heon with congressional leaders. “I’m n studer: jere to tell the country that things will ratorsco' U done, that we’re going to rise above ce.spokt kpectations, that both Republicans and man sas bemocrats will come together to do t not kn: Uat’s right for America.” she said The inauguration, witnessed by a fcowd stretching out from the West ifont of the Capitol, marked the open- ^g of the first Republican-controlled 4)ite House and Congress since the isenhower era. Spectators were bun- fled in heavy coats and ponchos on a )ld, raw day. Police in riot gear stood five deep be- f #/een Bush’s motorcade and protesters Oi the inaugural parade route. An egg ■as thrown from a group of demonstra- EVrtjl c & Can# xfcMexas Aggie Band, oss Volunteers t Jewel:* represent A&M in Inaugural parade 'By Mark Passwaters [The Battalion I WASH1NGTON — After an 1,800- iraile trip and days of anxious waiting, I tie Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band and the .Ross Volunteers finally got to do what Jey came to Washington, D.C., to do march in the 54th presidential inau- ral parade Saturday. For the Aggie Band, the experience |as especially sweet, considering that any members of the band did not ex- .1440 Bet an invitation. — u W e had heard that they were only Jviting the (University of Texas) band d Texas Tech’s,” said Jason Fritzler, •member of the band and a junior an- iinal science major. , i Fritzler said that, when the invita- » Bm from the inaugural committee ar- rl IJ Bed before the band left to play in the Sanford Independence Bowl, the ■■■Eband was surprised. I Constant rain, near-freezing tem- Rratures and possible snow caused ■ncern among band members in the Bys before the inaugural parade, be- ■use bad weather would have caused He event to be canceled. ■ “Everyone was kind of disappoint- H (when it looked like the parade pght be canceled),” Fritzler said. "But pen we figured that they had spent so Huch time and money that there was ! D way they would cancel it.” ■ The parade, scheduled to begin at 2 i.iii., started almost two hours late. B Greg Baird, a band member and a iunior electrical engineering major, said the band was scheduled to arrive it 11:30 a.m., have lunch and pass through security. |f “Then they told us to get in line, and we waited there for about an hour and a half,” Baird said. He said that once the parade began, the band did not pay attention to the protesters along the parade route. He See Parade on Page 2. i at •arch, es, tors toward Bush’s limousine, startling Secret Service agents. A few blocks lat er an orange was tossed toward his car, rolling past. Police pinned down two protesters who jumped security barriers and got within 30 feet of the limousine. a I’m here to tell the country that things will get done, that we’re go ing to rise above expec tations, that both Re publicans and Democrats will come together to do what’s rightfor America.” — George W. Bush President of the United States The new president delighted onlook ers when he got out of his car. Protected by heavy security, he walked the last block of the parade holding hands with his wife. Bush and his extended family watched the inaugural parade with um brellas overhead during an intermittent hard rain. There were bands, floats, rid ers on horseback, ix precision lawn chair demonstration team — even a group of Idaho women in red house dresses and blue aprons who danced with shopping carts. It was a pomp-filled end to a cam paign that saw Bush finish second in the popular vote but a narrow winner in the all-important electoral competition. De parting Vice President A1 Gore, Bush's defeated rival, watched the proceedings stoically, a silent reminder of the five- week post-election battle that was stopped by the Supreme Court. Richard Cheney was sworn in as vice president at 11:57 a.m. Bush followed at 12:02 p.m., then reached for his father’s right hand and hugged him, putting his left hand around his dad's head. The senior Bush wiped away a tear and the new president's eyes welled up, too. It was the second time in American history a son had followed his father to the White House. John Quincy Adams traced his father’s steps 176 years ago. I A traditional 21-gun salute marked the change of command as Bush fought back tears again — and snapped a salute to the crowd — after the national anthem was played. In one of his first acts. Bush formal ly submitted his Cabinet nominations to the Senate. Among those quickly con firmed and sworn into office were Col in Powell as secretary of state, Donald Rumsfeld as defense secretary, Paul O'Neill as treasury secretary and Spencer Abraham as energy secretary. Bush signed an executive order es tablishing ethical standards for his new administration and moved to halt Clin ton’s blizzard of executive orders and rules. Among the targets were new Medicare guidelines and environmental protections. The president also ordered a tempo rary federal hiring freeze until his new See Bush on Page 2. TOP LEFT: STUART VILLANUEVA; TOP RIGHT, BOTTOM: PATRIC SCHNEIDER/Tiu Battalion Texans kick up their heels at Black Tie & Boots Ball By mark Passwaters The Battalion PATRIC SCHNIEDER/The Battalion Above left: Bo Wilson, mascot corporal, carries Reveille up the escalator to the Black Tie & Boots Ball on Friday. More than 7,000 people attended the ball. Some atten dees paid up to $3,600 for tickets. Above right: Tara Wat son, Miss Texas 2000, poses for pictures with members of the Ross Volunteers. Others in attendance included Troy Aikman, Chuck Norris, Bo Derek, ZZ Top, Tanya Tuck er, the Beach Boys and Clint Black. Below: Protesters gathered along the inaugural parade route. There was brief tension between police and demonstrators. WASHINGTON — For every presidential inauguration, one social event always stands head and shoulders above the rest. In the case of President George W. Bush, the hot ticket was the Black Tie & Boots Ball hosted by the Texas State So ciety and the Marriott Wardman Park in Washington’s posh Adams-Morgan neighborhood. Some of the ball’s more than 7,000 guests paid $3,600 for their tickets. Friday’s ball was billed as having the best of all things Texan. One of the most photographed ladies at the ball was Texas A&M’s mascot. Reveille VI. For more than five hours, Reveille and her handlers from Corps of Cadets Company E- 2 posed for pictures. One of those who wanted to pose with Reveille was Texas Gov. Rick Perry, Class of ’72. “It’s crazy, but it’s a lot of fun,” said Bo Wilson, a sopho more business major. Looking out over the crowd assembled in the hotel, Even Epstein, a freshman political science major, said the reaction to Reveille was “pretty overwhelming.” Jake McCarroll, a sophomore computer science major, said the ball was “one the best parties I’ve ever been to.” Celebrities attending the ball included movie stars Chuck Norris and Bo Derek, Dallas Cowboys quarterbacks Troy Aik man and Roger Staubach, and golfer Ben Crenshaw. Musical See Ball on Page 2. m m m Protesters clash with police at parade CODY WAGES/The Battalion WASHINGTON (AP) — George W. Bush’s motorcade lurched through the largest inaugural protests since Richard Nixon on Saturday, enduring thousands of protesters who hurled insults, bottles, tomatoes and an egg. Protesters clashed briefly with police clad in riot gear at a few flash points while Bush remained inside his armored stretch car for most of the parade up a soggy, cold Pennsylvania Avenue. Police ordered the motorcade to slow in anticipation of some protests —* at one point stopping it for five minutes — and then sped it through others. A couple of protesters threw bottles and tomatoes before the presidential limousine arrived, and one hurled an egg that landed near the motorcade, thfe Secret Service said. But the protesters managed little else to interrupt the festivities in the face of a massive show of 7,000 police officers: As the day grew darker and colder, au thorities had arrested only six people and activists began to disperse, said Ter rance W. Gainer, executive assistant chief of police. One of them was charged with assault with a deadly weapon after slashing tires and trying to assault an officer. Gainer said. “Hail to the Thief,” read one sigjji along the parade route questioning thgj legitimacy of Bush’s election win lirt See Protest on Page 2.,