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Page 6 THE BATTALION Friday, September 28,21
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The Zone at Kyle Field
^Red Cross Blood Drive
^Dollar Dogs & Cokes
^Inflatable Games
Aggie Dance Team
^Reveille VII
'AYell Leaders
^rLive Music On Stage
A blood donation or $5 contribution to Red Cross New
York Relief Fund enters you into a drawing for 2 seats
in The Zone Club for the Notre Dame game!
Texas Music Accoustical Jam
6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
★ Bleu Edmondson
Jody Booth
'k Peter Dawson
kr James Hyland
Bring your lawn chairs and blankets.
Get ready for the game and enjoy
music throughout the afternoon
The 125th Birthday Bash:
Simpson Drill field
October 3, 2001
6 PM - 3 AM
4:30 - 7:30 PM PICNIC BY FOOD SERVICES
(BRING A BLANKET! MEAL PLANS & AGGIE BUCKS ACCEPTED)
6 PM - 12 AM BANDS & STUDENT GROUPS
12 AM ‘OL ARMY YELL AT YMCA STEPS
1 AM FREE DONUTS, COFFEE & MUSIC!!
Get your official 125th t-shirt for only $5 in the MSC
9/27 8e 9/28 from 10-2pm, Sat 9/29 from 10-3pm,
or 10/1-10/3 from 10-2pm! Proceeds pay for the
FREE 125th events for students all year long!
Sponsored by The Division of Student Affairs, The 125th, BMC Software, Andersen, Kinko's,
Memorial Student Center, The Association of Former Students, Aggie Moms & Action Wear Plus
^FOOTBALL
“ GAME
PARKING!
Need a place to park one block
from the A&M Campus?
The College Main Parking Garage
500/hour 6 a.m. - 7 p.m.
$1.50/hour 7 p.m. - 2 a.m.
$10 daily max
or
The Promenade Parking Lot
(Church Street)
$10 ALL DAY PARKING!
Go to 1114^ ganre,
ilicai liaitg oiil at
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Walk to Kyle Field or take the
free campus shuttle! Catch it
directly in front of the garage!
For more information call 764-3505.
Fire destroys house
near murder scene
TYLER, Texas (AP) — A
ramshackle house linked to the
slaying and dismemberment of
an East Texas man has burned to
the ground and law officers are
trying to determine if the blaze
was connected to the murder
investigation.
The shack destroyed in
Tuesday’s fire was the last place
Charles Ray Prince was seen
alive, authorities said. In 1999,
fire was also used in a futile
attempt to conceal the identity
of the Smith County man who
was killed over a bad drug debt,
records show.
Sheriff’s officers are seeking
for questioning two men who
were seen at the house. Both left
the location shortly after the fire
broke out around 1 1 p.m.
Neither man has been located.
“We have not been able to
talk to anyone,” Oren Hale,
assistant fire marshal, told the
Tyler Morning Telegraph in
Thursday’s editions. “What we
will say is that the fire is under
investigation with suspicious
circumstances.”
Law officers summoned to
the house fire saw two men
brawling over a video camera in
the yard.
“A neighbor was filming the
fire,” said Hale. “He got the
camera kicked out of his hand.”
Sheriff’s deputies had
responded to the fire to maintain
order in the area, which has been
the scene of frequent clashes
between neighbors.
The homeowner, who is
physically disabled, escaped the
fire but has not been located. He
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there's not a lot we
can say about what
caused it.
— Jim Seaton
Smith County fire marshal
was lured to a remote locat
off Farm-to-Market Road
near Winona in May 1999»i
the promise of receivingcn
cocaine, but was ambi
and shot.
Relatives reported the r„
missing. Investigators launci
an intensive search forthei
tim after receiving evidence
possible foul play.
Prince’s body was li
found burned and hacked e
several pieces. His chan
torso and other body parts*!
found inside a 50-gallon dr
in a heavily wooded areaat
three miles from the shi
reports show.
“He was decapitated and
“It will
hands were cut off,” Sheriff!!^ a&M
Smith said shortly after the:
covery
was treated for a broken arm and
a gash to the head during a sepa
rate brawl inside the house min
utes before the fire broke out.
The cause of the blaze
remains under investigation. The
home on Farm-to-Market Road
16 was declared a total loss.
“At this point, there’s not a
lot we can say about what
caused it,” said Jim Seaton,
Smith County fire marshal.
Law officers said Prince
Divers recovered Princi ^ year to
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head and other body parts
a private pond a short disk; )r y
away. His head had beenra ^ t | ie j r j
laled with a saw in an appr BBt00per
attempt to conceal his idatf,^ the fir
the sheriff said, but the
were not successful.
Three 19-year-old men
later arrested and charged*
Prince’s murder. All were
guilty and received sentcc;
ranging from 30 to 40 years.
Islam
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college campuses prompted Memorial Student
Center (MSC) organizations, in conjunction
with the Muslim Student’s Association, to host
the forum.
James Copp, an A&M sociology professor spe
cializing in race and ethnic relations, explained
what being a Muslim means. He said there are six
reasons Islam and the western world are at odds.
• old colonial powers of the western world
• arrogance of the western world over Islamic
society
• the U.S. and Israel’s diplomatic alliance
• Islam’s poor ability to properly govern their
countries and religion
• the rapid growth of population coupled with a
declining economy
• the biases of the western media
Through his studies around the world, Copp he
has attained a view as an outside observer that has
helped put a different perspective on Islam, he said.
“Islam is a very monotheistic religion,” Copp
said. “They believe in one god named Alii
Islam is more monotheistic
appears to be.”
Islam is based on five pillars of faith, Ce wdplaywe
said: public profession of faith, daily prayer,a!" Farrh
given to the poor, the fast of Rahmadan, andap * ar th
grimage to the holy city of Mecca.
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impact on the western world’s idea of Islam.
Janney said that the best way to helpbnt
an end to unfair bias in the media is to eduai
the media and its readers about the truereltfia
of Islam.
“Words shape thoughts and are liketfi
paintbrush of the mind,” Janney said,
media balances people’s thoughts and shap
their viewpoints.”
Federal j udge grants
request in gaming cast
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A
federal judge on Thursday
granted the state’s request for a
permanent injunction banning
illegal casino gambling at the
Tigua tribe’s Speaking Rock
Casino.
The summary judgment by
U.S. District Judge G. Thomas
Eisele, who conducted an Aug.
22 hearing, says the casino must
bring itself into compliance with
the law by Nov. 30.
“The law is simple,”
Attorney General John Cornyn
said. “My responsibility as
attorney general is to enforce the
laws of the state. I am pleased
that the court agreed with our
position that casino gambling is
illegal in Texas.”
Tribe spokesman Marc
Schwartz said the Tiguas plan to
appeal the decision. He said the
judge did not address the core
issue of the debate, that the tribe
has the right to manage its
affairs on a federally recognized
reservation.
“The state is attempting to
narrow the focus on the penal
code,” Schwartz said. “The
judge is limited to addressing
the issue brought by the state.”
He said the tribe’s casino*
remain open.
A lawyer for the Ysletaft
Sur Pueblo, which operates^
casino, argued last month i
gambling is big business
Texas and the tribe has a rigfl
cash in.
However, lawyers for'
state attorney general’s oft
argued that casino-style $
bling, with slot machines
poker tables, isn’t legal
Texas. They said the Tif
agreed not to gamble if theft
eral government would reh;
nize them as a tribe.
Dw
for
2002 Position Openings
• Senior Class Secretary
• Team Members
Pick up an application at the Seniors Cube in the MSC
Student Programs Office, or download the form from
classcounctls.tamu.edu
Due Friday, October 5th