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Friday, April 5, 2002
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NEWS IN BRIEF
Sierra Club says many plants, animals in troubl
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Many of the plants and animals first reported by ft
and Clark expedition nearly 200 years ago are on the decline in the West,Hit
Club said Thursday.
Of the 122 animals discovered by Lewis and Clark, at least 40 percent arej
designation warranting concern and protection, the club said.
"There is no better way to commemorate the upcoming Lewis and Clark bicec
than to protect and restore wild America," said Mary Kiesau of the environmenta:
The report offered sweeping recommendations for preserving plants andanir
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A facility study done in 1996 by out
side experts concluded that the resi
dence halls have $26,436,257 in dif
fered maintenance. Renovations such as
roof replacements, air conditioning and
heating systems and electrical lighting
are needed to bring the residence halls
in line with current safety codes.
With the money the Department of
Residence Life expects to have avail
able, an estimated 18.49 percent will go
to the residence hall to cover debt serv-
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ice, 18.19 percent will cover Afghanistan
renovations. 6.56 percent to coil
plies, repairs and maintenance
percent to cover ethemet and cab!
ices, 2.6 percent for telephone an!
percent for security.
In Fall 2(X)0, residence hall
increased by 7 percent and 5 pen:
Fall 2001.
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President George W. Bush announces Thursday that he will send Secretary of State Colin Powell, left, to the Middle East
to help peace efforts.
Bush demands military halt
Israel allows U.S. mediator to meet with Arafat
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regret running and
enjoyed the campaign.
“It was definitely an
amazing experience."
Lima said.
Erin Bennett defeated
NABLUS, Vest Bank (AP)—Israeli
tanks lightened their chokehold on the
West Bank’s bigest city, and battles
raged Thursday at nearby Palestinian
refugee camps. The United States
intensified its involvement by sending
a mediator to meet Yasser Arafat and
ordering in the secretary of state.
Presient Bush demanded that Israel
halt its weeklong military offensive
and pull out of Palstinian territory.
Prime Minister Arie Sharon avoided a
direct public response.
“Operation Defensive Shield will
continue,” his office said in a state
ment, although officials said it was not
a reaction to Bush’s announcement.
Ahmed Qureia, speaker of the
Palestinian parliament, praised Bush for
urging an end to the Israeli offensive.
The fall of Nablus on Thursday
put six major West Bank cities and
towns under Israeli control, with only
two left unoccupied: Hebron ad
Jericho. But Israeli tanks, helicopter
gunships and soldiers struggled to
wipe out pockets of resistance and
flush out hundreds of militants holed
up in one of Christianity’s most
sacred sites, the Church of the
Nativity in Bethlehem.
Five Palesiinians were killed
Thursday, including three gunmen and
a man who worked as the church's care
taker and bell ringer: Samir Ibrahim
Salman, a Palestinian Christian. The
45-year-old man was shot in the chest
while waking to the chuch, said hospi
tal director Peter Koumr.
Palestinians also accused the Isaelis
of blowing open a metal doog leading
to a courtyard in the ancient basilica.
breaking a pledge not to damage the
church, built over the traditional birth
place of Jesus. They said the troops
fired inside, wounding three people.
The Israeli military denied the
accusation but prevented reporters
from reaching the church to assess the
claims. Reporters have been ordered
to leave all six West Bank towns seized
by Israel.
Amid growing world concern that
the tensions could spark a regional
conflict, a European Union mission
arrived and asked to meet with Arafat
— a request the Israels swiftly denied.
U.S envoy Anthony Zinni.who met
with Sharon on Thursday, was given
permission to visit the Palestinian
leader. Sharon had initially turned
down such a request by Secretary of
State Colin Powell.
Jon Kleckley in the
runoff for Class of 2004
president with 1,223
votes (57 percent) to
K leek ley's 924 votes (43
percent).
Stephanie Goodman
was elected Class of
2004 vice president,
receiving 1,124 votes (59
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would encourage senators to take on a
more active role within the Senate.
“We have a motivation problem,”
Carlton said.
Senator Daniel Pearson, chair of the
Student Services Committee and a jun
ior political science major, expressed
concern that the legislation would tax
an already over-worked Internal
Affairs Committee. He added that the
committee might face problems in
deciding how many points senators
would need to earn.
“A lot of discussion can happen
before we come down to a vote,” he said.
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ings and make up points mother^
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meetings “no more optional” I
already are.
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Regulations Committee for review.
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