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Chad Waller, a senior psychology major a Eric Albright, a sophomore computer science major, play dominoes in the Memorial Student Center Flagroom between classes. East Timor takes step toward independence in historic vot Fall 2001 Rush Events ALPHA KAPPA PSI NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS FRATERNITY • Brotherhood • Professionalism • Service • All Business & Economics Majors Welcome! Monday. Sept. 3 Wednesday. Sept. 5 Informational Meeting Professional Rush 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Bio Bio Room 108 Hilton (In the same bldg, as Ag Cafe) Hotel/Conference Ctr. Casual Attire Ballroom III Tuesday. Sept. 4 Professional Attire Social Rush 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Friday. Sept. 7 Olsen Pavilion Time & Place TBA (next to baseball field) **by invitation only • Food Served • \ Casual Attire Questions? Please call our Rush Directors, Matt Kerin, Administration 492-7349 Matt Virant, Publicity 492-6898 Gabe Sifuentes, Professional Programs 575-5679 , Visit our web page at http://people.tamu.edu/~akpsi , or email us at akpsi rush@hotmail.com DILI, East Timor (AP) — Women nursed babies held in shoulder slings and people joked with U.N. monitors as they waited in long lines to vote Thursday in a election seen as a historic step toward nationhood for East Timor. International monitors hailed the vote as a success and officials estimated voter turnout at 93 percent. Vendors sold sweets and cold juices to crowds of vot ers, who were waiting to chose an assem bly that will write the fledgling nation’s constitution. The vote moved East Timor nearer full nationhood after three centuries of Portuguese colonial rule, 24 years of Indonesian occupation, and two years of transitional U.N. administration. A head of state will be elected next April and the 88- member assembly will become the nation’s first parliament. “Aug. 30, 2001 will be remembered in the history of East Timor as a demonstra tion of the capacity of its people to ... con front their differences in the context of a multiparty democracy,” said chief U.N. electoral officer Carlos Valenzuela. Unofficial results are expected to be announced next week. There was little doubt the winner would be the Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor, which led the country’s independence struggle. Charismatic resistance leader Xanana Gusmao is expected to become the Asian nation’s head of state after the constitution is adopted. There had been fears of clashes between supporters of the 16 political par ties competing, but reports said no inci dents marred the ballot. “Everything went off so well, it was scary,” said Saskia Heinz, a Dutch official at a polling station in Dili. The only problems reported were over crowding at some polling stations and minor glitches such as malfunctioning equipment and missing keys. Heinz was among dozens of diplomats and 800 monitors on hand to ensure that voting took place without intimidation. State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said the election seemed to have gone smoothly and peacefully. Thursday’s vote came two years to the day after four-fifths of East Timorese voted to end Indonesia’s bloody occupa tion of their half-island province in a U.N.- sponsored referendum. Indonesia invaded East Timor in 1975, after Portuguese rule collapsed. The Indonesian army and paramilitary ■t is time for t Fir t Yell at Te year promises tc than the last, pknned for the leeding up to t game against M ■The weekend > The Weekend Rudder Fountair p.m. tonight. Th tui : live music, and food. 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The town gained notoriety beta J^wcomer" for 1999 referendum when Indone" police and members of a militia5 known as Red and White Iron hack death more than 50 people inside main church. | On Thursday, U.N. peacekeeper townspeople joked as they waited! scorching sun. Some voters usedumbrd or wide-brimmed hats to block the'| others shielded their faces with the U.N. voter information sheets. “This sure ain’t like any election ever seen back home,” said R: Oglesbee, a U.N. policeman from Van# Ohio. it MUD LOT 99 PARKING *3/ ALL DAY! SEMESTER PASS $ 200. 00 LOCATION: NAGLE & CHURCH STREET Your Space Is GUARANTEED! WE DON’T OVERSELL PARKING SPACES « 4 I 1 ■ « ■ S I t. 114 ■ I V^4 I 4111 X 103.9 "LIVE" PARTY X 103.9 "LIVE" PARR - SRTCI RORY r* til 75 cent BAR DRINKS & LONGNECKS TILL II P.M. 18 + NEVER fl COVER CHARGE WITH COLLEGE I.D Texas (Ivenaa @ Southwest Pkwy. 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