Pi Sigma Epsilon Presents: There comes a time in every student's life when they realize that they need to get a job. We can help you do that. ’Knock. Knock. ’Wkcc tkene? The Business Experience -Bank of America -Concert (a global joint venture of AT&T and British Tblecom) -Ferguson Enterprises -Free Markets, Inc. -National Instruments -Northwestern Mutual Financial Network -Reliant Energy -Rentsys -Universal Computer Systems A Guide to Getting a Job and Keeping One Ofaen tke February 17th. ZOO 4 Wehner Building 10 A.M.-5 P.M. Join us for a day of Business Etiquette, Dress for Success, Interviewing, Resumes, and Networking Skills, followed by private information sessions provided by each company. >w accenture Career Center Texas A&M University Free Admission to ALL Aggies The Association" OF FORMER STUDENTS ttkcMTI&AqqiiNituXHJc! www.geocities.com/tamubusiness_2000 STATE Thursday, Febnian I, Index: S THE BATTALION ►ports ^ Bill to increase gas tax lursday, Feb. by five cents if approve^ Ru, AUSTIN (AP) — The state’s 20-cent gas tax would go up by a nickel to bring in more money for highway construction projects, education and the state Depart ment of Public Safety (DPS) if a bill filed Wednesday is approved. State Rep. Kip Averitt, R-Waco, said the bill he and Clyde Alexander, D-Athens, are sponsoring would cost a consumer with a car that has a 20-gallon gas tank about $l more at the pump. The additional revenues generated from the increased tax would bring in about $l billion a biennium for high way construction projects, Averitt said. Another $300 mil lion would go to education and $25 million would go to the DPS, Averitt said. Gas taxes are dedicated revenues that fund road con struction, education and the DPS. “Increase funding for highway constructionisl forefront this legislative session,” Averitt sakUSoif a question of do we need to improve our highways Gov. Rick Perry and legislative leaders haven' tax increases. Perry and others have been pushing theuseofll Anticipation Revenue Vehicle bonds, kno»:p GARVEE bonds, which leverage future incoming way dollars to build roads sooner. Traditionally,Id has been a pay-as-you-go state when it coniestok ing highways. g 3 Averitt said bonds put the financing burdenc'| future. “A five-cent increase in the gasoline tax isac sense, fiscally conservative approach to increased^ ing for Texas highways,” Averitt said. B FAFF AND ^ Ken Ru [ing backs rom 1994- lead coach tucker will inning bac Rucker [acker coac [barna and i Oil discovery may be She Univer Gulf’s third largest —News in Brief Prison lieutenani pleads guilty to ~ HOUSTON (AP) — A new deep water Gulf of Mexico discovery con tains an estimated 5(X) million barrels of oil in what two petroleum compa nies contend is the region's third largest such find. Crazy Horse North, the new field, is five miles northwest of its name sake, the Crazy Horse field, which oil prospectors say holds an estimated 1 billion barrels,of oil — the Gulf’s largest field ever found. Executives at BP Amoco and Exxon Mobil suspected after the Crazy Horse Field was discovered that another substantial reservoir lay near by, said Jim Farnsworth. BP’s vice president of deepwater exploration. “We had an inkling that there was a separate structure to the north, but we viewed it as a higher risk,” Farnsworth told the Houston Chronicle for Wednesday’s online edition. “After we drilled the first prospect well, we took a leap of faith trying this.” London-based.oil giant BP Amo co, which last year became the sec ond major petroleum company to own Houston-based Vastar Re sources, is now the largest producer in Gulf waters up to 1,500 feet deep. -i#' r . (H »^jfg Bring your teaching degree to | * r 1*1*1! I V# Cl 111 U 111 1 Cl In California you'll have more choices for school locations, teaching environments, climate, sports, entertainment and places to live than in any other state. And you'll be welcomed with open arms and minds eager to learn. We need you here. To learn how easy it is to get here, call toll-free 1-888-CalTeach orvisitourwebsiteatwww.calteach.com. and benefits • Competitive starting salarh • Smaller class sizes in schools statewide • Housing and cost of living incentives • Strong community support for teachers • Beautiful and diverse climate and scenery ♦ w ) f xr ^ ■ * j Left Coast. Right Job. 9 The company, second only to Shell Oil Co. in production in all Gulf water depths, owns 75 percent and operates both Crazy Horse and Crazy Horse North fields, with Exxon Mo bil owning the remaining 25 percent. Crazy Horse and Crazy Horse North together will hold estimated re- • serves in excess of 1.5 billion barrels, according to BP. Company officials have predicted that the Crazy Horse discoveries, among others, will allow them to produce 8()(),()()() barrels a day from the deepwater Gulf over the next decade, compared with current totals of about 15(),()(X) a day. Dave Blackwood. BP’s vice pres ident of deepwater development, said Crazy Horse and Crazy Horse North are expected to be in full production by 2005. The discovery well in the Crazy Horse North field, drilled on Missis sippi Canyon Block 776 five miles northwest of the original Crazy Horse site discovered in 1999. en countered 581 feet of oil in three in tervals. Drillship Discoverer 534, which drilled in 5,640 feet of water, reached a total depth of 26,046 feet from the Gulf’s surface. vhere his p and won A1 Ruckers Ras returnee I Tm ex- ■ieland,” R cover ups in assaif because off BEAUMONT (AP) _ Alftmily that tenant at an East Texasfettel Seven c prison resigned Wednesday danced tc ter admitting to approving reports to cover up assaults inmates. Bryan Small, 34, pleads guilty Tuesday to conspirac, obstruct justice before U. Magistrate Judge Wendallfisl e Aggie: 1995 Alarr otton Box Ken Ri iach and ave him b id a great ^ ford, said Duncan Woodf:ff uRe b ext spokesman for the U.S. re P res ney's Office in Beaumont l 3111 d e '>ghi Woodford said Small, all year veteran with the fedeil Bureau of Prisons, supervis guards at the Beaumontpei| tentiary. U.S. Attorney Mike Bradfcj said Wednesday federai lflL are investigating a series of mate assaults that tookplacel “Fool mi the Federal Correctionallnst tw ice, shan tion at Beaumont over seves For the r months in 1999. fwird time i He declined to say h0)vnial Three A inmates were assaulted orb Opportunist they were hurt. He said none the Aggies the injuries were life-threateni Southwest ■&M, 3-1, oftball Co Hi J»Y Amad O ^8 BRIDAL &MORE 20-70% Savings on Brand Names The loss 'inning str The Bob ing when j ugh reach Yarboroi fter the Ag te inning. 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