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Dr. J. Malon Southerland,
vice president of student affairs,
said the University’s Physical
Plant will oversee construction
on the park after a builder is
hired.
Southerland said the class
officers had representatives ask
for gift suggestions from mem
bers of the student body and cer
tain administrators.
Roy said the idea for renovat
ing Spence Park was one ot the
suggestions from Southerland.
The seniors of 2002 were
then given a chance to vote on
one physical gift idea tor their
project, and if additional funds
were left over, they would give
an endowment to the university
as well.
Other ideas for a class gift
included a time capsule and ren
ovations to the fountain and
courtyard behind the Memorial
Student Center, a Diver*
Celebration Plaza next
Cushing Library, and a
retreat center for student
including a pavilion, meet
rooms, and campfire sites.
Roy said renovations
Spence Park will begin this
and will be finished in sci
2003.
In addition to the class
the Class of 2002 don
$25,000 to the
Memorial fund in 1999. he
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bioterrorism to people and livestock.
The TVMDL will not neglect its current
responsibilities once the program is instigated,
said Gayle.
Gayle hopes the diagnostic labs will serve var
ious regions and create a joint effort to bring
everyone together in times ot crisis and aid one
another while at the same time protecting local
regions, he said.
There is currently no word of mere;
employment, security, risk or space neededdit
the establishment of this program.
“The only additional risk facing A&Misi
participating within this program,” Gayle said
The first meeting will be held the second^;
of July with hopes the program will move form
as quickly as possible, he said.
There is a desire at the TVMDL, as well,
the Department of Agriculture, to stop the
livestock is currently in today, Gayle said.
Terrorism
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Hearts and Minds.” People shar
ing this frame of mind believe
America should stop pursuing
oil in foreign nations while over
looking the poverty of its people.
During the public conversa
tion, the majority of participants
agreed they were more educated
on positions of terrorism and the
response that must be taken. The
meeting concluded with an
agreement on a combination of
the three approaches.
Most agreed they were will
ing to give up conveniences for a
more secure America with a
strong military response.
Total agreement could not be
reached, but the participants
agreed their different opinions
Dirty Bomb
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NEWS IN BRIEF
Houston Street construction
closes entrance to garage
The on-campus construction project affecting
Houston Street will progress south toward
George Bush Drive, closing the west entrance
and exit to the University Center Parking Garage
beginning June 11 through July 12.
Construction on Houston Street, located in
between G. Rollie White Coliseum and John J.
Koldus Building, began early this summer and
closed access to Houston Street from Joe Routt.
Beginning Tuesday, all vehicles entering and
exiting the garage must do so from
Throckmorton Street on the east side of the
garage.
In addition, the change in construction on
Houston street will also limit access around Kyle
Field, Spence Park, G. Rollie White Coliseum, and
the Memorial Student Center.
For additional information contact Parking
Transportation and Traffic Services (PTTS)
Customer Service at 862-PARK or visit
http ://www-ptts.ta mu.edu.
Jury in Arthur Andersen reaches
fifth day without verdict
HOUSTON (AP) — The jury in Arthur Andersen
LLP's obstruction of justice trial involving
destruction of documents related to Enron Corp.
adjourned Monday, their fifth day of delibera
tions, without reaching a verdict.
Jurors asked no questions Monday during
about eight hours of discussion, pushing total
deliberation time to 38 hours since Thursday.
Lead Andersen attorney Rusty Hardin said he
was "delighted" with the lengthy deliberations
because it indicates close attention to five weeks
of evidence rather than a snap decision to convict.
of our intelligence gathering and
law enforcement he is now off
the streets, where he should be.”
A “dirty bomb” — tradition
al explosives combined with
radioactive material — would
not result in a nuclear explosion,
but a powerful device could
release small amounts of
radioactive material over dozens
of city blocks.
Experts believe the most dev
astating effect would be the
panic caused and the difficulty
sending rescue workers into the
contaminated area. For that rea
son, it has been called an ideal
terrorist weapon.
In an unusual legal twist, the
Justice Department handed the
Brooklyn-born Padilla to the
Pentagon for indefinite impris
onment as an “enemy combat
ant.” Government lawyers cited
a 1942 Supreme Court ruling
permitting such a transfer.
Padilla had been held for weeks
in New York, then was flown on
Monday to a Navy brig in
Charleston, S.C.
Attorney General John
Ashcroft said the al-Qaida
apparently believed Padilla
would be permitted to travel
freely within the United States
because of his citizenship and
his U.S. passport.
“We have acted with legal
authority both under the laws of
war and clear Supreme Court
precedent, which establish that
the military may detain a United
States citizen who has joined the
enemy and has entered our
country to carry out hostile
acts,” Ashcroft said.
A U.S. official, speaking on
condition of anonymity, said the
apparent target was Washington.
Speaking at a news conference.
Deputy Defense Secretary Paul
Wolfowitz said the scheme was
“still in the initial planning
stage,” and that Padilla “had
indicated some knowledge of
the Washington, D.C., area.”
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