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I v-•• .Ml;:>-m ay, December j Politics Tuesday, December 4, 2001 THE BATTALION Page 7A termath of theio border guards ming more exie: all of the major result, they st s coming im es, Rodriguez si tion to the ft. t, which ha m h-and-seizure I ame up evenki Gordon s )u violate ano nmigration ser o you or search ic schools are check the imm: )f their studeni: enate offices to reopen soon WASHINGTON (AP) — fficials cleaning up a Senate free building contaminated Jith anthrax now hope the work be finished in time to reopen jrly next year. Employees returned to work londay at the adjacent Dirksen mate Office Building, closed tile cleanup crews fumigated inate Majority Leader Thomas ischle’s office suite in the Senate Office Building th chlorine dioxide gas over weekend. I The Hart building, where a law-abidinp I tent i ally lethal anthrax bac- its hard to tk’zJ fia escaped Oct. 15 from a *as. However, i Iter opened by an aide to documentine Daschle, will remain shut has been charrs while the Environmental idatory ihaiallti Protection Agency finishes elop betterwa. Ark on 1 1 other senators’ udents while i jites and areas. The building n their privacy lovides work space for half attending the .:- e 100-member chamber, r able to offer s “We’re back to the regular immigration ; Ltine of cleaning up the other j ites in the Hart building,” said rorist attacks <r c h ar( j Rupert, the EPA’s onsite easier to enla ^^0,. -j want to be home by Christmas.” |EPA Administrator Christie Whitman expressed satisfaction at weeks of planning with pet protocols had paid off with :ks ip™ ’injuries or illness reported in orousat theft :f chlonne dioxide treatment. erWinesean.a:* There was no threat to iral life scieJ 1 ^' 0 health from the fumi- gration procediiwh otl , s he said, iger and lookhJ Faint traces of the gas that we will \J ca P e< J outside, and they were n a timely fask# r below the 25 parts per billion inge policies. ®posure level acceptable to ! ways to makeBstrict of Columbia health offi- sting law a sophomore ft relieve it willaS for the next ce t everything will a I before took: ks will make a cials, EPA said. For the fumiga tion, Daschle’s suite was sealed off using duct tape, plastic sheets and plywood with foam. Sodium bisulfite was used to break down the chlorine dioxide gas, which typically has been used to decontaminate drinking water systems, fruits and vegeta bles but had never before been applied by the EPA to fumigat ing office space and killing anthrax spores. Afterward, technicians took photographs and videotapes, checked readings and collected gauze wipe samples and 3,000 test strips, one per square foot, from the Daschle suite. Officials hope to get back lab results by the end of this week confirming the spores were killed. Elsewhere, less severe meas ures than the gas — liquid and foam decontaminants and vacu uming — were found adequate. Other senators’ suites were only “superficially contaminated” in mail-handling areas due to cross contamination from the Daschle letter, Rupert said. “What we’re finding is that wherever someone threw this let ter on the desk, we’ll find a little bit of contamination,” he said. “It’s probably the kind that pre sented no risk.” Capitol Police spokesman Lt. Dan Nichols said staff should now consider it business as usual in the Dirksen Building, which has hallways connecting with Hart. Things appeared relatively normal Monday in Dirksen and few employees seemed con cerned about returning to work. /ibarco smoke, site fragrances all tastes and n™* flowing Locations will be Open to Students for Finals Study: Sterling C. Evans library & West Campos library Open Dec. 6,2001 and Dec. 9 - H, 2001 8:00 pm-2:00 am Complimentary Coffee provided by SterilngC. Evans library and Departrr^t of Tcsod Senrtces Poor Yartek’s at Brans library Open Dec. 3 - 6,10 -11 from 730 am -12:00 midnight Dec. 7 and 12 &om730 am to 4:00 pm Dec-9 from 4:00 pm - 12A0 midnight | Other Food Service locations open late Thursday, Dec. 61 and Sunday, Dec. 9 through Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2001. Commons Dining Center Open 8:00 pm - 2:00 am Compfimemary Coffee and beverages wtlL be avaViabtc Doncan Dining Center Open 8:00 pm -12:00 midnight to the Corps of Cadets far study Complimentary Coffee and beverages win be available Sbisa Dining Center Open ftrOOpm - 2:00 am Comptoentary Coffee and beverages be awibble Commons C-Store Open each day during finals 7:15 am -12:00 midnight fat school supply needs Underground C-Store Open each day during finals 7:15 am -12:00 midnight for school suppiy need* Hullabaloo Open until 8:00 pm Complimentary Ccfflee win be available 4 .-00 pm to close Rumours Open until 2:00 am Complimentary CoSee wtH be available 8:00 pm to close Stone’Willy’s -yan Open until 1:00 am tar laic njfdvi pizza Oor tvVmAcxbU to pcovlie outvtaarffcMr fT muMliniil m aad qnalltr la fowl aad Mxvfaxa. NEWS IN BRIEF ( Commissioners to hold a public hearing The Brazos County Commissioners Court will con sider canceling its scheduled meetings on Dec. 25 and Jan. 1, 2002 for holidays at its general meeting today. The commissioners court also plans to cancel its Dec. 18 meeting and reschedule it for Dec. 21. A public hearing will be held at 10:30 a.m. concerning implemen tation of herbicide regulation in certain portions of Brazos County east of the Brazos River and west of the Navasota River. A detailed description of the concerned area is available for public viewing online at www.rtis.com/reg/bra- zos/gov/. Immigration Continued from Page 6A more efficient we will return to a normal state.” The panel of experts agreed that the attacks will change immigration policies in the United States. However, they said that problems will not be corrected in the near future. Gordon said Americans have to realize the implications of changing immigration laws. The panel said the government must find a balance between immigra tion and security, and that will not be easy. “All people have the right to leave a country as part of interna tional human right laws,” Gordon said. “However, this does not give people the right to enter a country. There are tradeoffs in living in a free society that other countries envy. People want to come to America in order to live a better life. America was estab lished by immigrants that came from all over in order to create a better country. 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