Image provided by: Texas A&M University
About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (April 19, 2002)
CHINA TRAVEL SERVICE HOUSTON 10333 Harwin Dr., Suite 645, Houston, TX 77036 Phone: 1-800-988-6543 Great trips to China in the Summer! We are from China! We are the largest travel company in China! Chinese Food Culture Tour 10 days '1,399 Shanghai, Hangzhou, Xikou, Ningbo, Shaoxing, Suzhou, Wuxi, Yangzhou, Nanjing Best of China 11 days '2,199 Beijing, Xi'an, Guilin, Shanghai Mt. Huangshan & Yangtze River Cruise 14 days '2,699 Shanghai, Huangshan, Wuhan, Three Gorges, Chongqing, Guiyang, Huangguoshu Falls. (Departure dates: May, June, July, August) Wliy bother with parking when you can walk to TAMU? r-The^ Villas of Cherry Hollow Luxury Apartment Living Sparkling pool with waterfall, BBQ grills and picnic tables Large Floorplans Ceiling fans and mini blinds Laundry Facilities Paid water, sewage, garbage Now pre-leasing for Fall 503 Cherry Street (979) 846-2173 www.rentnet/direct/villasofchem'hollow Apartments have been furnished with kitchen appliances and central heating/air conditioning. Convenient off-street park ing. Large bedrooms, ceiling fans coupled with a courtyard view make a refreshing, economical alternative to campus living. Villas of , Normandy CIk-ov Hollow So Clhunh Si VnivvoitY Cherry St Texas L2i mm PLAT I N U M “Never cease to amaze her. Always exceed her greatest expectations. ” * TK m- (JavicI ^arcJner'? Jewelers ♦ Oemolooists 522 UNIVERSITY DRIVE E • COLLEGE STATION • 764-8786 MSC Open House It’S all that Pius A BAG OF CHIPS! Fall 2002 Open House tables are on sale now for $30 at the MSC Box Office MSC OpenHouseis taking it back to the 90s! Cool, dude! Questions? Call MSC Marketing at 845-1515 MSC ^'• STUDf v r . ^Tr ' -Vvi u^ v Friday, April 1*9, 2002 the BATljl Fish 7eAH, Alo x U/odEESTAaID Loo bontT UMaJT To bATE J\rji- Oaj£ gifaHL Yooe Uj4B, ZT* \rts4ATuRE ■'AcivAUi USED it Th°v6H / 5° EVfCyOAJE WHO'S - -- 3 EE aJ .twMPfCC by R.DeLuna Studeill Senate rejects policy the Vuss Cookie t=g Adrian B\ C.E. Wallets ^ ^11 THE BATTAllOH I- * B’ funny sjdc u p t by Josh Darwin PoCloin, PONT 8c Siaf. I Mevgc C,€TT CARPieP AulAV . V Student Senate reje measure Wednesday thai have altered how n. abseiKes are counted. ■ erem > ^ i ue The proposed bj- najor, found the would have introduced a Ptl 0 co " e S e * lt ' s> stem to the Senate iok V 1 • Bad to ch the current absence > lor again or l nder the present sysir eshman. 1 won senators accumulate king a Bigh absences, they are re nleggemann from the Senate. The pci ichpol] 1 was al tern would have madeii more, and 1 kne' sary foi senators to enM So far, here amount of points decidedsBfrom about I by the Internal Ai lause there ar Committee to remain inSc-B so much Calling the old system : Bple 1 have n sive,” Senator Kyle Car! Jit’s going to sophomore business adm |y fill the voi tion major, said the old me friends froi always has been inefficient |rhe first yeai The point system, he would encourage senators is the maximum amount of rather than the minimum. "Now you have to earn position 1,” Carlton said. See Senate DeLay: Do not send your kids to A&i By Sommer Bunce THE BATTALION To the sound of applause in a church sanctuary, U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay told par ents not to send, their children to Texas A&M or Baylor universities. }. In response to a question from the audi ence of Pearland’s First Baptist Church last week. House majority whip DeLay (R- Sugar Land) urged parents to ask the state to “throw the P.C. out and bring God in.” DeLay, a 1970 graduate of the University of Houston, criticized A&M, saying his daughter, a 1995 A&M graduate, was shocked to learn students had sex in their residence halls. “Texas A&M used to be a conservative University,” DeLay said. “It’s lost all of its conservatism and it [has] renounced its tra ditions. It’s really sad. My daughter went there, she had horrible experiences witli co ed dorms and guys who spent the weekends in the rooms with girls and all this kind of stuff went on there.” DeLay was unknowingly taped by someone in the church April 12, and the tape recording was then released to the media by the Washington-based group Americans United for Separation of Church and State. “Here in Texas, even at Baylor, they can't even teach creationism without being kicked out of the ... college,” the unidentified audience member says on the tape. “Is there anything we can do about it, besides pray?” In response, DeLay says, “Don’t send your kids to Baylor. And don't send your kids to A&M.” A&M spokesperson Cynthia Lawson declined to comment on DeLay’s but said most graduates feel they rccetf good education. DeLay told the approving audience s are still Christian schools in Texas. “There are still some Christian out there, good, solid schools, he "Thcy may be little, they maynorbe^pR' 1 tigious as Stanford, but your kids good, solid, godly education.’ Baylor public relations officer Lap Brum ley told The Associated Pre^t 1 DeLay should visit the Waco campus criticizing it. . , y, Steve Benen of Americans Unite s • DeLay’s response to hearing it"® 1 " organization that released the tape “They’re just liberals.” “It’s surprising to see someone o See Delay on I www.AgsinSA.com The San Antonio Aggie’s Information Center on the Web Thinking of San Antonio? Visit www.agsinsa.com for your relocation needs Post your resume for Aggie employers in San Antonio to view View available jobs with Aggie employers in San Antonio Keep in touch with the Aggie family after graduation jcial to what ir remaining M. Being M means icting new p »S and discoi Breuggeman isses make hi stomach anc jitters. “The first c Brueggemann s next to and id take good reer off right. As freshmen st year at v idnight Yell p they find their i Treally felt wrAggie foot ade me proud w 12th Man. 1 ich as Silvert at I’m a Aggi An importai [om a freshma lyssa Rivera, pressed her such a treasv a the Class of “I think not hd a great effe ?an that I kno\ forward to t Pt accepted he Shop on-line at www.varsityford.net varsity ford Hundreds of 02 s, 01 's andpre-owned to choose Check out our specials on ALL trucks, Explorers, Mustangs and Focus College Grad and 1 st Time Buyer Program for Internet Questions? E-mail us at ross^varsityford-net Ustf MEET ME AT SATCHELS $ 1 — Longnecks all day / every day Across the street from Traditions Dorm 260-8850 FREE PARKING BEHIND SHADOW CANYON Starlight Music Sengs Bruce Robison w/ Max Stalling Country Music, fexas Style Saturday, April 20 Wolf Pen Creek Amphitheater Water is Life Power is Progress Service is Pride Call 764-3486 for more information c baskfl* • Gates open at 6:30 • FREE Admission • Brine your coolers & P' cnl • BYOB, No Glass Containers • No,,e ' s *ua«i**' 6 MEXICAN CAFE Open late for Muster • Dally Food Specials (lunch & dinner) • Daily Happy Hour Hours 11-930 Sun. - Thins 11-10 pm PrL & Sat 1704 George Bush E @ Harvey Road THE BATTALION Mariano Castillo, Editor in Chief The Battalion (ISSN #1055-4726) is published daily, Monday through Friday d y n ®' he exampr* ters and Monday through Thursday during the summer session (except University n Send a*'" Texas A&M University. Periodicals Postage Paid at College Station, TX 7/8 2: 7 , jjj changes to The Battalion,Texas A&M University, 1111 TAMU, College Station, TX nw jvisioll0 fS# News: The Battalion news department is managed by students at Texas A&M Univeratyrn rj Media, a unit of the Department of Journalism. News offices am in 014 Reed ;/^^ wW tllebatt.c^l |1, phone: 845-3313; Fax: 845-2647; E-mail: newsroom@thebatt.com; Web site: nttp ' // _ Batta iion.Fo rl ^ Advertising: Publication of advertising does not imply sponsorship or endorsement by ^gggg,Advert^ pus, local, and national display advertising, call 845-2696. For classified advertising, a ' Fri(jay Fax: 845-^ offices are in 015 Reed McDonald, and office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday . a s# 1 ®,. 1 Subscriptions: A part of the Student Services Fee entitles each Texas A&M student to pic $30(0^ ! The Battalion. First copy free, additional copies 254. Mail subscriptions are $oU p y asteI (; a rd, Disc 0 ' ■ or spring semester, $17.50 for the summer or $10 a month. To charge by American Express, call 845-2611. 522 UN
