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jid-May-Mid-Aug Melrose Apts. Ibdrm in
bdrm/4bth furnished, w/d, ethernet,
thone and cable included in rent.
399/mo. Micala 680-3343.
jeeded: 2-Male Christian summer sub-
easers. 3/2 house, mile north of campus.
_>20/mo. +split bills. 260-5935.
ikemezger® hotmail.com
iorthgate 2bd/2bth summer lease 846-
076.
Iorthgate fourplexes, new construction,
lbdrni/2bth, walking distance to campus.
79-260-9611 or visit webpage
(ww.northgatefourplexes.com.
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town. Summit ~
3bdrnV3.5batr
; 6, huge room
S410/mo+1/3tii
Iorthgate, 2bdrm/2bth, 3bdrm/2bth, nice
partment, walk to TAMU. New
bdrm/2bth, walk to Blinn College. Call
146-4076.
)ne bedroom in three bedroom house.
273/mo, near campus. 695-0709.
'arkway Apartments. 1600 Southwest
'arkway. $0-deposit. Prelease now for
Hay or August. Special summer rate or
/2-off first month rent. (979)693-6540.
I yard, w/d cot
. pets with deps
203-B Webhofet
0513, (979)6954
’re lease for May/Aug 2/1 four-plex, w/d
onnections, near TAMU. 609 Turner,
425/mo. 693-1448.
Dorm. $35(tm
itilities, luxury
1 229-9403
're-leasing 2bdrm/1.5bth, w/d included,
nanual drive. 3bdrm/2bth large duplex/
aca lypress. Cathy 268-1074.
1, luxury, s
rard, w/d, S54)
4-plex. 2bdrrr,'
lid. Microwave
90-6155.
're-leasing May 3bdrm/2bth, beautiful
lockhollow Duplexes. Shuttle, w/d con-
ections. $1000/ month, $600-deposit.
Cornerstone Properties, (979)822-1807 or
979)820-0926.
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are! Large Ibdrrs;
loom for rent.
Summer only.
bdrm/1.5bth, $295 +1/2bills. No deposit.
for graduatestutt w/o, shuttle, quiet, clean. No pets. 696-
bills Available V: 7523 pepiow@tamu.edu
uplex, fenced yac
oute. available..
1-4033.
Roommates needed. Large 2-story house
Bryan. Very cheap rent!! Available
Hay. Call 214-284-8832.
iry nice 2/1,3/2, a’
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Rooms for Rent $275/mo +utilities 5 bed-
oomhome, 1 mile from TAMU. Interest
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with your new tor
19 Deposit W.A.C
12-7321.
looms for rent, CS 3bdrm/2bath house,
l-blocks to TAMU, Lee Ave. $350/mo or
Mlmo -(-utilities, available August
/sooner. 693-0632.
Save $! Academic Village: Ibdrm apts
$385/mo, 2bdrm apts $415/mo. Scholar
clean, bus route.i Inn Apartments: Ibdrm furnished apts
1, S595/mo. 694-L $385/mo. office at 3900 Old College Rd in
n /2bth, fenced, w/4 Bryan or 846-1413 or846-9196.
n care Call 696-06 Save $| Casa Blanca Apartments
$415/mo. 2-bdrm apt. for 2-people, have
bedroom! Close to campus.
Summer rate- $100/mo off! 4110 College
Main,Bryan, TX 77840. 846-1413.
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95-6655. f StiO/mo. -(-deposit. Available Now! 979-
Ipha Omega Prope|SOUTHWOOD OAKS 4-PLEXES: PRE
SSING FOR MAY. Recently built 3/2,
"SOsqft, small, quiet complex in good CS
neighborhood. Includes: w/d, walk-in
nfosets, security lighting, shuttle route, wa-
ler paid, low utilities, fenced yards availa-
Pets ok, $828. 764-3902
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?. 0r large 2bdrm/1bth, $529/mo., no
deposit, move in date negotiable, pets ok.
Call 693-3432.
Sublease next fall SSpring. The Zone 3/3,
furnished, W/D, cable, ethernet. $414 rent
tsless than current rate. Kristina 74-2115
SUMMER ONLY LEASES! We have 1,2,
end 3 bdrms avail, for short term leases.
Call office for details. United Realty, 694-
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p. 903-595-1602
brick duplex. M*
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Sommer sublease Ibdrm available in
‘Mrm/I.sbth, fully furnished, $325/mo.,
w /d, 696-7014.
Sommer Sublease Ibdrm in 4bdrm house.
Wooded area, 10 minutes from campus by
d'oyole. call Pancho Abello 693-1410
Sommer Sublease Ibdrm in a 3bdrm du-
Plex $312.50/mo +1/3utilities, on shuttle
route 821-2305. cucoiv@aol.com
Summer sublease Ibdrm/lba apartment.
$325/mo, w/d, free cable, close to cam-
Pos. On A&M bus route. 680-0626.
Sommer Sublease 2bdrm/2bth. newly fur-
w/d, $392/mo. 680-1130.
Summer Sublease 3-bdrm duplex, 2-
rms available. $350/mo, negotiable
| +1 73bil| s , 690-2719.
ommer sublease 3bdrm/2bth house, 15-
i u(D Utes ^ rom campus, furnished, w/d, LAN
|/PC^$800/mo. 778-3907.
1 Somme
I ed ner Sublease . $326/mo, fully furnish-
Jo942 9rea * roomm ates. Call Jody 693-
8 S ^ er sublease, large 3/2 house off
I -Pkwy. Fully furnished, sprinkler sys-
9748^ aCUZZ '’ 3 - 4Chris,ians wantecl - 694-
Sommer sublease, May-Aug w/option to
5„ n ® w - 3bdrm/2bth house, dogs ok,
S8 50/mo. 823-4488.
su t | lease, University Commons
the I M 9artments ’ Puffy furnished, 4/bedroom,
: ea t belt use: 0 693-8147.
JeaumonL I to'i rn T ler su blease- 4bdrm/3bath Mid-town
i Midla^ I w/H n T? Uses on Holleman. Good location,
1 693 -’ 635 -
'j-ofr on IOC#- 1 [ Pa7 r !l er suble ase. 3bdrm/2bath Hickory
adl g ?n ril $900/mo, May paid. 694-
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1UIT1 ' ^ tprvie* 1 S/ifil'f r subleas e- 2bdrm/1ba. Available
form , '8/13. $520/mo -1-util. $25 application
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University Commons summer sublease. 1-
room in 2bdrm/1.5ba $382/mo for
June/July. 696-5195.
University Oaks duplexes pre-lease
May/Aug. 2Bdrm/2bth, w/d connections,
fenced. $685-$695/mo. 693-1448.
University Place condos, 4/4 with all ap-
pliances. Pool, hottub, volleyball.
$1400/mo No smoking/ pets. Available
Aug. 690-0545.
Walking distance to A&M. In Northgate.
2bdrm/1ba studio apartment. $525/mo
-(-bills. No pets. Available May-15 or pre
lease for fall. 693-8534.
Washers & Dryers For Rent. Don’t buy,
rent a washer & dryer, $28/month (plus
tax). UniversityLeasing, Local, Faster,
Better! 764-3902
www.universityleasing.com
Why pay rent? Stop throwing $ away.
Buy and rent the other rooms out. Live for
free! Broker Century21.
www.AndrewSmithOnline.com
Wow! Brand new 3bdrm/3ba duplex!
1400sq.ft, Maytag app& w/d, security/
sprinkler syst. $1100/mo. Yulin, Coventry
Glen Realty. 846-2894/ 764-9021.
FOR SALE
1966 Gibson LG-1 with pickup, Tobacco
Sunburst $600; 1996 G&L Solid Body
Stratocaster with Case $500. Call Shane
485-0797.
2000 Honda scooter CH80 elite, black
with helmet, auto start and shift, warranty,
1,000-miles, 80-c.c., $2000, (210)481-
1744, (979)695-6472.
2001 Jeep Wrangler Sport. Loaded, extras
$18,500 negotiable. Day/(832)590-5365
Night/(936)449-6971, e-mail/rejmh@ ya
hoo.com
3bdrm/2ba, 2-level deck. Listed $35,000.
By owner. 691-8775.
3bdrm/2bth home, berber carpet, tile floor,
wood blinds, sprinkler system, on shuttle
route. $99,000. 823-7561.
3bdrm/2bth homeplex, end of cul-de-sac,
on bus route, close to everything,
$90,000, (817)645-6097.
55-gallon aquarium with stand, $250. Call
Lee 979-229-2012, leave message.
Ags! 4bdrm/2bth, 2-large living areas, 3-
back porches, 1409 Angelina, C.S.,
$146,500. Broker Jim, 696-1444.
Barnwood Furniture. Perfect condition.
Coffee table $75; kitchen cupboard 5’x3’
$150; entertainment center 5’x5’ $300.
485-0746.
College Station 2-story: 2bd/1.5bth
-i-study, living room, fireplace, w/d, and re-
fridgerator, fenced 70’s. Show end of
April. Call Jere Hill 281-333-3664.
Eagle alloy polished aluminum wheels,
16-in. Chevy 6-lug, in great condition.
$300. Call Thad 694-8809.
Four BFG mud terrain tires, 33x12.5, good
condition, $250 obo. Call Josh 281-382-
7227.
Four Kumho 235/75R15 tires with less
then 5K wear $300, TI-85 and TI-86 $60
each. (979)695-6771
Get $300 AT&T Wireless will pay to end
your current contract and give you $300.
Call Kyle 979-571-9402 or
kylestolarski@hotmail.com
HP Pentiumt, good word processor, in
good condition. $300 obo. Call Jason
693-6395.
Kegerator $390/obo. Comes with ail
equipment and keg shell. Compartment
for storing frosty mugs and/or liquor bot
tles. 764-1597.
Mobile Home, 2bdrm/2bth, all appliances
included. Shed, deck, large lot, $12,000.
Move out in May. 979-776-3598.
Mobile home, 3/2, appliances included.
Storage building, covered deck -i-carport.
In nice area, $16,000. Great for students.
979-776-6771,979-575-8715.
Nice college home! 2.5 miles from cam
pus. 3bdrm/2bth. 1708 Beaver Pond.
779-6636.
HELP WANTED
$$$Dancers, dancers, dancers$$$. Flexi
ble hours. Silk Stocking 690-1478. 18+
only.
$7,500 avg/ummer. Looking for sharp, in
dependent students for business, sales,
&management opportunity. 492-1186.
Leave name, classification, &major.
100 Instructors/Counselors needed. Co
ed sleepaway camp. Pocono Mountains,
Pennsylvania. Good salary! 1-800-422-
9842. www.campcayuga.com
3 part-time technical reading/light adminis
trative job openings at local engineering
firm. 10-15 hrs./wk. Flexible with class
schedules. Apply at 3131 E.29thSt.
SuiteE, Bryan, TX. 979-774-7755.
$6.25/hr.
500 Summer Jobs/ 50 Summer Camps/
You Choose! NY, PA, New England. IN
STRUCTORS NEEDED: Tennis, Basket
ball, Roller Hockey, Soccer, Baseball, La
crosse, Gymnastics, Lifeguards, WSI, Wa
terskiing, Sailing, Windsurfing, Archery,
Mt. Biking, Rockclimbing, Ropes, Piano
Accompanist, Drama, Ceramics, Wood-
shop, Nature, Nurses. Arlene Streisand,
1 -800-443-6428;
www.summercampemployment.com
A fun, prestigious teaching position.
Some evenings &Saturdays. Must have
had driver’s license 4+years. No criminal
record. We train. $8/hr. 693-9294.
Budweiser Women Of Big12 Swimsuit
Calendar: Models, Photographers, De
signers Wanted, ucalendars.com, 785-
830-0367. .
Buppy’s Catering is seeking part-time/ full
time caterers. Flexible hours, no experi
ence needed. Call Jarrod 779-6417
s’s Cafe and Bakery is now hir-
bakers and waiters. Experi-
red. Apply in person at Clem-
02 S. Bryan, in the Old Bryan
e, downtown.
manage small apt. complex.
rad. student couple. Apartment
ar allowance. Send resume to
on Dr. College Station, Texas
entry level, on board positions
Great benefits. Seasonal or
mAt\r>oQ-p,A‘Z4. www.cruise-
careers.com.
Earn $$$, sell Avon, $10 starters fee. Call
Nancy, 1-800-873-6313-00 (free) or
(512)784-8638.
Earn extra income by cleaning offices M-
F, after 5p.m. 823-5031.
Enjoy working with children? We need
reliable, adult workers to join our nursery
staff at Christ United Methodist Church.
Sundays 8am-12:15pm, some weekday
am &/or pm. Starting pay $7.00/hr. Pick
up application: Christ UMC, 4203 St.
Hwy-6, CS.
Fatburger-C.S. Help wanted all positions.
Drivers earn up to $11/hr. Immediate hir
ing. 725-A University.
Full-time painters needed for summer. No
experience required. $7.00/hr. Call
(979)695-7787.
Full-time porter needed May-August.
Apply at Parkway Apartments, 1600 SW
Parkway, C.S.
Have the summer of your life! YMCA
Camp Flaming Arrow, located in the
Texas Hill Country, is seeking summer
camp counselors, wranglers, lifeguards,
and ropes course facilitators. The best
way to spend your summer if you love the
outdoors and working with children.
Room, board, and salary provided. Call
1 -800-756-9622 or visit
www.campflamingarrow.org for an ap
plication.
Looking for a Summer Job? City of Col
lege Station is hiring lifeguards &cashiers
for the summer. Fill out application at Hu
man Resources Office at City Hall, also
apply at www.ci.college-station.tx.us/job-
line/cstx.htm For more information call
979-764-3540,
Medical office now hiring full-time Medical
Assistant. Great experience for student
applying for medical school. Position re
quires a one year commitment. Salary
based on experience. Please fax resume
to (979)776-4260 or apply in person at Al
lergy Associates, 2706 Osier Blvd., Bryan
TX 77802.
Needed P/T receptionist. Call Terri 776-
9955.
New marketing position, seeking individ
ual pursuing marketing degree interested
in real business experience. Applicant
should possess strong communications
skills, be customer orientated, sales driv
en, and creative. Part-time, fax resume to
(979)695-2410, Attention: Mel Howes.
Notes-N-Quotes is now hiring for part-
time and temporary in store positions for
summer and fall 2002. Flexible schedule,
will work around classes. For more infor
mation please call 979-846-2255 or come
by 701 West University directly across
from the Blocker building.
Now Hiring Waitstaff, experience prefer
red, Garcia’s- 1704 George Bush East at
Harvey. Interview between 2-5p.m. Daily
OFFICE PERSONNEL- Looking for bright,
hard working, customer service orientated
person to assist. SUMMER ONLY. Part-
time: Tues.-Sat. 10-3, flexible; Full-time:
Tues.-Sat, flexible. Apply at Twin City
Properties, 1004 S. Coulter, Bryan, 979-
775-2291.
Part-time cashier needed, flexible hours,
Mon.-Sun. C&J BBC Market, 4304-Har-
vey Rd., CS 776-4817.
Part-time cooks needed. Koppe Bridge,
764-2933.
Part-time help needed. Environmental ex
perience to monitor water and waste water
treatment plants. Resume/ qualifications,
fax-979-589-1903,
waterman25@msn.com.
Part-time job helping handicapped. Male
student preferred. $270/mo., 12-hours/
week. 846-3376.
Part-Time Jobs. UCS, Inc., is the indus
try leader when it comes to providing qual
ity IT systems to the automotive industry.
We have a long-standing tradition in our
commitment to excellence and to our em
ployees. UCS has experienced constant
growth in the past 31 years and has never
had to layoff or downsize. With over 2600
employees, we value our Aggie students
and alumni! UCS currently has many
part-time opportunities for the following:
‘Customer Support, ‘Sales Dept. Assis
tant, ‘Field Tech Dispatcher, ‘Spanish (or
bilingual) Client Services 5pm-10pm.
UCS hires non-smokers only. Flexible
schedule available, morning hours prefer
red. We offer $7/hr to start, intramural
sports and free on-site fitness room.
EOE. Get your career started with a
proven leader! To apply, please call us
at 595-2609. 200 Cuality Circle, College
Station, TX 77845.
www.universalcomputersys.com Attn:
ad# 1563.
Remodeling Contractors helper. No expe
rience needed. Must be handy and teach
able. Possible class credit. P/T, after
noons or mornings. F/T during summer.
Apply at 3501 S.TexasAve., Bryan. 846-
8649.
Smoothie King now accepting applica
tions. All positions available, April 15th
thru summer included.
Summer work for rent.Wanted: 8 Ags with
ranch or construction experience to work
May-13 to May 28 in exchange for sum
mer housing in Bryan/CS. Get application
forms at Casa Blanca Apartments. 4110
College Main in Bryan or on campus at
WERC rm205N.
The Texas A&M Bookstore in MSC is now
accepting applications for spring buy back
and summer break. Applications available
in bookstore.
Two part-time sales assistant positions
available in large insurance agency. Each
starting at $8/hr. M/W 1pm-6pm and ev
ery other Saturday from 10am-2pm, the
second position would be T/TH 1pm-6pm
and every other Saturday from 10am-2pm.
Duties would include helping the sales
staff with marketing and insurance propos
als. Please submit resume to: The Liere
Agency, 1101 University Dr. East, Ste.
100, College Station, TX 77840.
Villa Maria Chevron- p/t attendant, basic
auto knowledge preferred. Flexible hours.
776-1261.
MOTORCYCLE
2000 Yamaha R6, blue, very clean,
$6500-o.b.o. Call 324-5352.
2001 Honda Shadow, garage kept, excel
lent condition, 4000-miles, two helmets in
cluded, $4900. 691-8065.
Adopt Pets: Brazos Animal Shelter,
775-5755, www.shelterpets.org
AKC Pomeranian pups born 3/6/02 Ready
4/17/02. $450 males/ $400 females (neg.)
one-female and 2-males 979-822-0355
Australian shepard puppies, registered,
1st shots, merles and tris, parents on
sight. Must seel! $200-$300. Call
(281)328-8818, or (713)913-1672 (pager).
Boxers- CKC registered, tails docked,
shots, dewormed, 3 females white and
fawn $250- $300. Ready to take home,
(979) 268-5504.
CKC Registered Female Rottweiler Pup
py, 8wks old, 1st shots & wormed, $250.
979-773-4373.
The Cats Cradle has fabulous felines for
adoption with a difference! Student dis
counts. 15-mins south of CS. (936)825-
8610, (936)870-6295.
REAL ESTATE
16x76 Trailer-house, 3/2, rent or sale.
Call for details. 979-255-8805.
2-yr-old well built 4/2/2, Ig-fenced yard.
812 Oak Street. $105,000, 846-5800
College Hills, bike to TAMU, 3bdrm/2bth,
513 Gilchrist. New paint, carpet & up
grades. $119,900. 979-680-1010 after
4pm.
Edelweiss Estates House for sale. 4/2/2.
Approx. 1934 sq.ft. Corner lot. $151,000.
(979)218-0078 (281)486-7093.
Must sell in Bryan! 4bd/2.5ba 3 living
great entertaining. See to appreciate
$164000 777-5322
Thinking of selling your home? FREE,
quick, over the net market analysis of your
property. www.AndrewSmithOnline.com
Broker, Century21.
ROOMMATES
2-F/M roommates for summer. 3/2 house
with backyard/garage. Furnished living,
dining, kitchen, w/d. $300/mo. Call 575-
8596.
2-Female Roommates needed. 3bdrm/2ba
nice duplex. Opens in May. $325/mo. Call
Jenny 680-8952.
F-Christian needed for summer. 4/3
house, bus route, $235/mo. 695-0404.
F-roommate for summer. Nice 3/2 duplex
on Colgate. Own bd/bth. W/D, bus route,
$300/mo. Ashley 696-7292.
F-roommate for summer/ fall, w/d, shuttle
stop, low utilities, $268/mo. Call 695-
0655.
F-Roommate needed for summer, fall, and
spring. 2bdrm/2bath apartment $375/mo
Call 696-2130.
F-roommate needed for summer. Brand-
new townhome. 3bdrm/2ba. $400/mo. call
485-0869.
F-roommate non-smoker needed for sum
mer and/or fall. 3bdrm/2bath house, fur
nished, security system, w/d, fenced yard.
Close to campus. $450/mo, bills included.
Jamie 695-7898.
F-roommate summer sublease, University
Commons, furnished, w/d, 2bdrm/2bath.
$375. 764-7945.
F-Roommate, Fall only, Mid-Town Apts.,
own bdrm/bth, security, asking $350/mo.
+1/4utilities. Very negotiable. Call Hong
693-7764.
F-Summer sublease, University Com
mons, 2/1, w/d, furnished, $300/mo.
+ 1/2bills. 979-696-6004.
Female roommate needed for summer.
2bdrm/1.5bth apartment, on shuttle, pets
allowed, furnished/non-furnished.
$307/mo., +1/2bills. Call Carly 696-3137.
Female Roommate needed for Summer 1
(June3-July8). 2bdrm/2bath apartment
$200/mo +1/2bills Becky 847-6262
M-roommate needed, 3bdrm/2bth duplex,
$350/mo. +1/3bills. Starting July, w/d,
fenced yard, pets ok. Shane 575-7366.
M/F roommate needed for summer &-fall,
3bdrm/2bath duplex, w/d, close to cam
pus. $320/mo. 268-1495.
M/F roommate needed for summer w/op
tion to extend lease. New, 3bdrm/2bth du
plex, 7-min. from campus. Central A/H,
w/d, shuttle stop, fenced yard. $320/mo.
+bills. MAY RENT FREE!! Call Jessica
775-7892.
Male needed for Fall/Spring semester to
share 2bdrm/2bth, own walk-in closet,
w/d. Next to Northgate. Available August,
$400/mo. +1 futilities. No smoking, no
pets. Call 260-3472, leave message.
Roommate needed 2bdrm/1.5bath,
$325/mo, no deposit, pets ok. 695-7920,
845-7113. Ask Leo.
Roommate needed, 3bdrm/2bath new du
plex, pets ok, on bus route. 210-860-
0010.
Roommates needed. Large 3bdrm/2ba,
walking distance to campus. 979-260-
3939.
Roommates needed. Summer Sublease.
4bdrm/2bth house on Holleman. 696-3078
Dustin.
Summer Sublease, 2F needed, $250/mo
+utilities. 3bdrm/ 1.5 bath, W/D, fenced
yard. Avail. 5/25-8/1. Jacelyn or Hilary
775-5134
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THE BATTALION Wednesday, April 10, 2002
Catholic school
officials upbeat
despite scandal
NEW YORK (AP) —
Leaders of America’s Roman
Catholic schools can recite a
daunting list of challenges —
tight finances, teacher retention,
shifting demographics.
The ever-growing sex abuse
scandal among clergy has left the
vast network of schools, run most
ly by lay people, largely unscathed.
“Our schools have never been
more important to the church,”
said Michael Guerra, president of
the National Catholic Education
Association. “We will not be
blind to the pain and grief that
exists — we will
simply redouble u
our efforts to con
vince people that
we take the trust
they have in us
very seriously.’
With about 94
percent of their fac
ulty and adminis
trators now coming
from the laity.
Catholic schools
have won wide
praise — for high-
er-than-average
test scores and graduation rates
and for their emphasis on moral
values.
Admirers include inner-city
minority leaders and Protestant
conservatives, as well as Catholic
parents whose children remain on
parochial school waiting lists
even as the scandal spreads.
Catholic schools also have
their problems. While many pros
per, especially in suburbs, tight
budgets and shifting demograph
ics are forcing scores of other
schools to close each year — and
enrollment is down slightly.
Tuition increases have made
the schools less affordable for
working-class parents, but
Catholic school teachers still gen
erally earn 25 percent less than
their public school counterparts.
“We’ve had success recruiting
good young teachers, but not
great success retaining them,”
Guerra said.
Long term, Guerra hopes pub
lic funds will become available to
help parents afford Catholic
school tuition. A pivotal ruling
could come in June, when the
U.S. Supreme Court decides
whether publicly funded vouchers
in Cleveland can be used at pri
vate and religious schools.
Roughly 2.6 million students
attend the country’s 8,114
Catholic schools. Enrollment
dipped by 30,000 students last
year — more than 1 percent —
and construction of 50 new
schools was more than offset by
the closure of 80.
Many of the closures were in
inner cities where racial minori
ties and recent immigrants have
replaced suburb-bound white
Catholics.
“The church’s decision was to
stay and educate
the next generation
of newcomers,
whether they are
Catholic or not,”
Guerra said. “It’s a
tough promise to
deliver on because
of economics —
the newcomers are
often of limited
means.”
Outside the
inner cities, hun
dreds of Catholic
schools have more
applicants than they can handle.
Daily revelations about sex abuse
by priests has not changed that.
“Our enrollment is high, the
parent support is great,” said Jim
Gerker, principal of all-boys
Chaminade College Preparatory
School in St. Louis. “Students
have pretty strong opinions, but
they haven’t talked a lot about it
... I don’t think kids put priests on
a pedestal as much as adults do.”
Dentist Chuck Grelle, whose
18-year-old daughter will soon
graduate from St. Louis’ all-girls
Visitation Academy, is skeptical
of the church’s handling of the
scandal. But Grelle, like his
a product of Catholic schiSraK
said his heart remains in parochial
education — and his church. h
“It hasn’t affected my faith at
all,” he said.
In Boston, the epicenter of the
scandal, allegations of sexual
abuse have extended into the
Catholic school system. Former
students of Boston College High
School accused three priests,
including one who was still
teaching, of sexually abusing
them from the mid-1970s to
early-1980s.
Our schools have
never been more
important to
the church.
— Michael Guerra
National Catholic Education
Association president
NEWS IN BRIEF
Three boys trapped in Civil War-era mine
THIDA, Ark. (AP) — Dreams of gold drew them in. Teams of rescuers
pulled them out.
Three boys who went looking for riches in a Civil War-era mine got
caught in a cave-in that trapped them in a crawl space 200 feet under
ground for a day and a half. Rescuers dug with their hands and small
shovels and crawled on their bellies to reach the three, who were a little
dehydrated and scared but unhurt.
William Zachary Foster, 9, had feared the worst. “We wasn’t going to
get out. We didn’t have any food and we’d starve to death,” he said
Tuesday at a hospital in Batesville, where the three boys were treated.
The boy had been eager to search for gold after finding sparkling dust
on his shirt in a previous trip to the mine. On Sunday morning, he and his
brother, David Keith Foster, 11, and their 19-year-old cousin, Jeffery
Keith Foster, set out with their black Labrador, Precious, to explore.
Scientists discover new species of whale
VERNON, Calif. (AP) — Scientists have discovered a new species of
whale, a startling find made through DNA analysis of some of the marine
mammals that washed ashore in California over the past three decades.
The 13-foot beaked whales, named to reflect their pointy snouts, were
previously lumped together with another species found in Australia and
New Zealand.
Genetic analysis of the five known whale specimens indicates they rep
resent a species distinct from their southern Pacific cousins, despite their
similar appearance.
"Even off the coast of California, where we thought we knew everything,
we’re discovering new species,” said John Heyning, a deputy director at
the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, where remains of
several of the newly identified beached whales are housed.
The new whale becomes the 21st species of beaked whale to be
described scientifically. A report detailing the discovery will be published
in July in the journal Marine Mammal Science.
Jurors hear voicemail recording of shots
fired in office shooting trial
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — The jury in the trial of a man accused of
killing seven colleagues at a software company listened to a chilling
voicemail recording Tuesday with a rapid succession of gunshots in
the background.
Michael McDermott, 43, a software engineer, is on trial for gunning
down his co-workers in 2000 in what prosecutors said was revenge for
Edgewater Technology’s plan to withhold some of his wages to pay off
back taxes owed to the IRS. He claims he was insane at the time.
More than 30 victims' relatives and jurors listened while prosecutors
played the voicemail message. Later, Edgewater employees took the
stand and tearfully described hearing their co-workers beg for their lives
and then get shot.