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Not affiliated with the Texas Avenue Quizno’s I Banking vitri.u a C— 7 •>; •fo*. Jvigfc,; First National Bank has bpen here since 1876 when TAMC began classes, and is still going strong offering complete banking services for you. Aggies doing business with Aggies! 0w long history of working with Aggies qualifies us as yaw- best choice for financial services. Continued from page 1 parking. Parking Area 100, located next to Reed Arena, will have more than 600 park ing spaces available by September, and Parking Area 33, located by the Albritton Bell Tower, will have spaces for over 400 vehicles. These lots will accommodate stu dents and faculty. Unfortunately, Williams said the frustra tion from the entanglements and parking will continue. “(A year will pass) before the bulk of the construction is completed,†Williams said. The long anticipated West Campus Parking Garage is now recognizable as a soon-to-be parking garage and not a huge hole in the ground. Williams said that its completion is expected by Fall 2003, and when complet ed, “will make a big impact on the campus by creating more space.†While that is still a year away, addition al parking space will be needed in August when football season begins. Williams believes the amount of road con struction and parking problems will be simi lar to those encountered last season, such as heavy traffic and lack of parking spaces, but they should not be any worse, he said. Despite his assurances, not all students are convinced. “It will be interesting to see how all the alumni react to the terrible road conditions and lack of parking,†said senior political science major Corrinn Arthur. 2nd St. Continued from page 1 | pedestrian traffic and a need foil additional space. “There is a great problemofl conflict between both pedestn an and bicycle traffic versiJ vehicles in this area,†he said. Smith said he believes ttie! Second Street Plaza will alleviate! this problem due to a greater sept aration of drivers and pedestrianvi Louise Street and Second I Street are local residentiaij streets, therefore the closureJ are not expected to have a sip I nificant impact on traffic pai l terns in the area. Additionally, the Second! Street entrance of the Colleoc| Main Parking Garage will be| closed temporarily for minoil improvements. Upon comple I tion, this entrance will havel access to Church Avenue onlvl diminishing conflicts between* pedestrians and drivers. To ease parking, thil garage’s other entrance, located! on College Main, will remain! open throughout construction.I Smith said. The estimated time of com I pletion is before the first home football game on Aug. 31. but the contract lists an ending dau of Oct. 9. After seeing the success of bit Patricia Street construction Smith feels it is the right movefe the city. He hopes Second Strut Plaza will bring a feel of campu j to the Northgate area, funk combining both student and re>! dent life in College Station. Like many other students, Arthur is con i sidering walking to the football gamesfron| her home on Holleman Street to avoid llk| plaguing traffic conditions. Not only will the construction be poten i tially menacing to football fans, but tostu dents moving into the dorms in the falh r well due to the scheduling of the first fool ball game of the season on the weeken: before school starts. The combination of football traffic anj move-in traffic may not be welcomed by stu dents, football fans, nor the PTTS. William^ strongly emphasizes that students should! move into the donns as early as possible, j For more information on construcfioii around campus, call 845-9700, or look or the PTTS web page at http://www ptts.tamu.edu. ( Not a 100 r mal,†park, : cravinj “Yc that yc Alt skydiv sport i “I Openf Skydr to the much Gei Aggie as a si mote ; ing, n< upon potent brief i the jui Ge Coulh killed “A I “Then remen maste scarce an aii would Ah Georg “It every* that’s “You’ I your 5 979-779-1111 Icvi-Avc. HirCR.vl |Y.iiric R«l. • Uvi-.dll.»•<.•'. Rd • IVJ • •.* Hill • I ul Ruddvi 11«. uiuiup.fnb-bcs.com Massachusetts parents challenge voluntary desegregation law BOSTON (AP) — Parents went to federal court Monday to challenge a town’s voluntary desegregation plan as an uncon stitutional use of race to keep families from sending children to schools of their choice. Under the plan in Lynn, transfers of students outside their own neighborhoods can be denied if they disturb a racial balance. Lynn’s policy was written 14 years ago to comply with the state’s voluntary racial imbalance law, which asks public school districts to deseg regate schools with a minority population of more than 50 percent. The state rewards school districts who voluntarily desegregate with additional money for educational services or building projects. The trial is being closely watched by 21 other cities and towns in Massachusetts and oth ers across the country who have also voluntarily desegregated their school systems. “This is the first time in this country’s history that the valid ity of a voluntary school assignment plan is on trial,†said assistant attorney general Richard Cole. Meta Stinson was the only witness to testify Monday for seven parents challenging the desegregation plan. The parents then rested their case. Stinson said she asked school administrators to transfer her 13-year-old daughter, Angelica, from her neighborhood school to Pickering Middle School because she was concerned about discipline problems at the neighborhood school. “They said no. That wasn’t her district,†Stinson said. When asked by her attorney whether the administrators gave her any other reason why her daughter could not transfer, Stinson said she was told, “Because she’s white.†Chester Darling, whose Citizens for the Preservation of Constitutional Rights represents the families, said Lynn’s policy arbitrarily prohibits families from sending their children to schools of their choice. “They have a variety of rea sons for wanting to transfer, but they can’t because of the kid color,†he said. “We’re beyok that in our society.†Assistant Attorney Genera Richard Cole asked Stinson i her daughter had benefitted from attending racially integral ed schools in Lynn. Stinsoc 1 acknowledged that Angelica had developed friendships with stu dents of various races and ha good racial attitudes. She also acknowledged thai helping children overconif racial stereotypes is an impot tant part of the school system' mission. But when asked by her owe attorney what the most impor tant thing public schools candi for her daughter, Stinson§ replied, “Teaching.†Former nurse charged with deaths at veterans hospital COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A former nurse at a Veterans' Affairs hospital was arrested Mon day and charged with murder in the deaths NEWS IN BRIEF of 10 patients in 1992. More than 40 patients on Ward 4 East at Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital in Co lumbia died that year while under the care of Richard Williams, authorities said. Williams, 36, has denied wrongdoing. He was arrested without incident in suburban St. Louis and taken to the Boone County jail where he was held without bond. His ar raignment was scheduled for Tuesday. Names of Williams' alleged victims were not immediately released. The hos pital did not immediately return calls seek ing comment. 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