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t News Heading for a Wedding? ■sday, October 2, 2001 THE BATTALION Page 9 J confident about return j).T7iis rateappS; t an additional 5 d to end to qualifr WANTED ASHINGTON (AP) — hael Jordan's need to play ketball again is stronger than fear of tarnishing his legacy. ‘When 1 retired last time, 1 In’tsay I was ready to quit the e,” Jordan said Monday at a s conference attended by lilt200 media members. “It's itch that still needs to be tched here, and I don’t want [titch to bother me for the rest ly life. “What I’m trying to do is get last scratch in.” Speaking in calm, measured ies on a stage set up at the Sards' practice court, Jordan ched on several subjects tiled to this comeback — the ond of his career. He said he is not afraid to fail does not want to steal the q. 3000 roles Jpotlight from the league’s 36-0507. Minger stars. He also said he 550, aoo niiiei «isiders himself 100 percent fit novifiQ. $550G:«] p| ans tQ p] a y j n a || £2 of "shington's games. ito- ^Scooter, Sfioo^sfor his legacy and th 0, mint, red, lo*i O. 281-960^4« JSiC ir original Tex; Jt 847-7286. RESIDENT Continued from Page 1 « Medicine has quadrupled Jternal funds and contains |K only school of rural pub- 1k health in the nation, .player, any said ‘ 764-7619 ask (’■"With many nationally and acoustic/electr iths old, less mint conditio e message. lal Series B FlatS case &moutfcAjj^£ yweight edte ih anytime, 9?: rybook finish to his career with the Chicago Bulls, Jordan said those factors were more impor tant to others than to him. “If that was my concern, I wouldn’t do this. I’m not afraid to take on a challenge,” he said. He said he will try to take things slowly this season, not trying to do too much too soon. He said the Wizards should improve on last season's record of 19-63, but he’d be “sur prised” if Washington was able to win 50 games. The Wizards will open train ing camp Tuesday in Wilmington. N.C. Their first regular season game is Oct. 30 in New York against the Knicks at Madison Square Garden. “I have to be patient, let things fall into place and not expect myself to score 40 or 50 points the first night,” said Jordan, who strode onstage for his news conference wearing a black and red sweat suit. Jordan looked older than he internationally recognized fig ures, we want to see how we can best serve the entire state and make the Health Sciences Center stronger than the sum of its parts,” Dickey said. Dickey is the founding pro gram director of the Family Practice Residency of the Continued from Page 1 did the last time he found himself in similar surroundings when he retired from the Bulls in January 1999. The bags under his eyes were a little more pronounced, and he sported a goatee. He sat patiently through about 45 minutes of question ing, his left hand resting atop his right hand as he tried to explain the one question — “Why?” — that has been on everybody’s mind ever since it became known earlier this year that he was seriously contemplating a comeback at age 38. “It’s all about challenges and going out and seeing if 1 can achieve something,” Jordan said. “America is supposed to be free will and choosing what you want to do. That’s all I’m doing — I’m just trying to play the game of basketball. If I can do it, great. If I can't, that’s great too. But you can’t take my six championships away and you can't take away all the things Brazos Valley and a professor of Family and Community Medicine. She has been recog nized by the Texas Society of Pathologists, the University of Texas Medical School at Houston and Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities. 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Can 696-8339 1 Classes in the building were canceled for the remainder of the jzos Animal s-Jlay, and offices were closed, said Ryan Garcia, a communica- 8iterpetg.org Jons specialist for University Relations. Savannah“Thgy are assessing damage right now and will continue to ptiable. 775W| ° . ... — jfcsess the damage, but it was a pretty minor incident, Garcia is, vetennanam® , . . . „ t and cage swee said. "There were no reported injuries. ii, veterinarian or BobWiatt, director of University Police, said that although it -Jras a minor fire, the incident still caused traffic problems. -rtS ^ ad t0 keep traffic controlled around the area,” Wiatt e. studenttecourjaid. “It was a mess-up of vehicular traffic. “We had to make sure no one entered the building.” MATES ;) Humphreys said this fall has been “a little busier than usual” i, 2bdrm/2bth etfi regard to alarms on campus. paid til January »i “Annually, we are on campus on average 500 times a year," lumphreys said. “Mostly for alarm malfunctions or accidental 3AP, new 2bdmv2 w/d, $395 +1 Continued from Page 1 students an understanding of how willing students, faculty, staff and the administration invest their time in learning about new students experi ences,” said Susan Speliopoulos, a graduate stu dent in student affairs admin istration and higher education. “Once students recognize that no soliciting is involved, then they are open and grateful about getting help.” FACT will be calling until Oct. 11, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Monday through Thursday. 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