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departments until a national search committee
makes recommendations to Gates for a permanent
replacement.
While Douglas was in office, he worked as an
invaluable member in departing President Dr. Ray
M. Bowen’s administration.
He also served as acting president when Bowen
was out of town or unavailable to make important
decisions.
“[Douglas] has an extremely instinctive mem
ory of the University and how it has come along,”
said Director of University Relations Cynthia
Lawson. “He can greatly assist Dr. Gates as he
comes up to speed and learns about the
University and understands the inner workings of
the faculty and staff.”
There has been no word as to who might
replace Prior as the dean of geosciences when he
assumes his new position.
“This is breaking news for us,” Prior said. “I
will be talking to the heads of all of the depart
ments, and Dr. Gates and I will be looking into
that situation when we get the opportunity.”
Gates also announced Monday that current
Assistant Provost Rodney McClendon will serve
as the chief of staff in the president’s office as of
Aug. 1.
President-designate Gates was unavailable for
comment on the new appointments.
Aggie Moms
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president of the Northwest Harris County Aggie
Mom’s Club.
During 1999-2000, Grey’s sector raised about
$339,379 and about tw'o-thirds of the proceeds
went to scholarships to new freshmen and return
ing students. Another part of the money went to
leadership organizations around campus, she said.
“We hope to donate even more money towards
student organizations next year,” Grey said. “We
hope to place an emphasis on student leadership
around the university.”
The Northwest Harris County club also puts
out a Federation yearbook, which is funded by
advertisements from on-campus organizations.
Efforts to raise funds throughout the year range
from bake sales and garage sales, to concerts with
the Singing Cadets. The Aggie Moms also have
an enormous craft sale and boutique each year
during Parent’s Weekend in April, which genemtes
a majority of the funds raised by each Aggie
Mom’s Club.
Erikson said their district raises about $12,000-
$14,000 annually, and they usually give away
three $500 scholarships to new freshmen and 10
$750 scholarships to returning students.
The Aggie Moms will continue the well-known
tradition of goody bags that are sent to students
before each set of finals during the year.
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Military report does
not determine cause ol
rescue mission shootiiij '7
MANILA, Philippines (AP)
— A Philippine military report
released Monday said soldiers
used extreme caution on a mis
sion to rescue two Americans
and a Filipino nurse held
hostage by Muslim extremists,
but did not say how two of the
captives were killed.
Elite Philippine troops
ambushed rebels of the Abu
Sayyaf group on June 7 in the
southern Philippines. Martin
Burnham, a missionary from
Wichita, Kan., and Ediborah
Yap were killed in the ensuing
shootout. Burnham’s wife,
Gracia, was shot in the right
thigh but rescued.
The report signed by Maj.
Gen. Ernesto Carolina, head of
military forces in the south,
said soldiers used single-shot
fire and refrained from using
grenades in hopes of sparing
the hostages.
The Abu Sayyaf rebels were
“firing in all directions” on full
automatic, the report said.
“Enemy bullets continued to rain
near the American hostages.”
The report said Martin
Burnham was shot in the back,
but did not say who shot him. It
also did not conclude how Yap
was killed, but said the rescue
“team believed she was hacked
by a bladed weapon judging
from the gaping wound she sus
tained.”
Soldiers had said earlier Yap
was apparently shot in the back.
Three rebels were killed and
seven soldiers were wounded in
the fighting. About 20 rebels
escaped into the jungle during
the shootout.
The Philippine military was
to hold a news conference
Tuesday to further explain the
eight-page report.
The Burnhams were kid
napped May 27, 2001, from a
southwestern beach resort.
along with Guillermo SobetH
Corona, Calif, and 17FiIijH
Yap was taken hostage five]
later during a rebel raid 1
southern hospital.
Sobero and some ofll
hostages were beheaded
later. Others escaped or f
released, reportedly for ran |
About 1.000 U.S. troofl:
involved in a counterterrc®
exercise in the sotrmj
Philippines to train Filipkl
diers to better fight the ft
Sayyaf.
Philippine military off,®
have said U.S. survei J, .
equipment, including spy[J|
and satellite imagery, war H
in tracking down the Abu
guerrillas holding the Burr;
and Yap.
Filipino troops are still
ing members of the AbuS:
a group which has been hi
to the international al-Qaiai
work, on three southern isl:
Woman arrested for disastei
DENVER (AP) — Just last week, veteran U.S.
Forest Service worker Terry Barton was explain
ing how she stumbled upon what would become
the largest wildfire in Colorado history.
“I tried to throw dirt on it, but the winds were
going crazy and it was just too late,” she told The
Gazette of Colorado Springs. “I think I know in
my heart that there was nothing I could do.”
That story didn't add up to investigators who
arrested the 38-year-old Barton on
Sunday and accused her of igniting
the blaze by setting fire to a letter
from her estranged husband at a
campfire site. They say she didn't
notice the fire racing out of control
until she was driving away.
The sprawling fire is about
halfway contained. Hundreds of fire
fighters remain on duty and 5,400
residents are still waiting to go home.
Many have been angered by the
arrest of an 18-year Forest Service
employee for a fire that has destroyed
25 homes, burned 103,000 acres and
cost nearly $10 million to fight.
Barton’s colleagues are bewildered.
“It’s tough. We still have a job to do,” Forest
Service spokesman David Steinke said. “A lot of
people have called, telling us they are behind us
and letting us know they’re not blaming us.
“They trust us with their public lands. It feels
good that people support us and realize that one
person did this unthinkable act,” he said.
Federal authorities say Barton confessed over
the weekend and have charged her with setting fire
A lot of people
have called, telling
us they are behind
us and letting us
know they're not
blaming us.
— David Steinke
Forest Service spokesman
to timber in a national forest, damaging '4
property and making false statements to ime|
tors. If convicted, she faces up to 20 veil
prison and a $250,CKX) fine.
Barton was ordered held without bail ail
request of U.S. Attorney John Suthers.
“She would return to a community in whktia
is considerable hostility toward her.” Suthers»j
Barton appeared in court in handcuffs. Her'
quavered as she told a inagistrai:
she understood she could be
tenced to prison. Her publicfc
er. Rick Williamson, refused tod
ment.
The fire began June 8
ly roared out of control, burr'
across the foothills to
Colorado Springs and the 9 |
southwest of Denver. Invests
at first said it had been startec
campfire, then backed off and*
was somehow human-caused.
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according to affidavits. She said she founds
by 20-foot fire near a campsite, called forhelpl
vainly attempted to put it out.
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was set deliberately to look like an escaped^
fire. They looked at the time it started am
eluded that the fire spread too quickly 1°
come from a campfire.
Renovation
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comes together now,” Eckhart said.
Some walls were removed in
order to use the existing square
footage more efficiently.
Anna Cordero, clothing
manager of the MSC
Bookstore, said the changes are
a big improvement.
“In my department we elimi
nated the Aggie gift counter,”
Cordero said. “This gave us much
more wall and floor space for
merchandise. Customers will also
be able to move through the store
better because the store’s new
design eliminates congestion.”
The former gift counter is
now a circular cashier center
and service desk in the middle
of the sales floor and the cloth
ing section now opens up to the
MSC hallway with a window.
The whole remodeling proj
ect took four weeks and one day
to complete, Eckhart said.
“Demolition started during
commencement weekend,”
Eckhart said. “The messiest part
of the construction occurred
when there wasn’t a lot of traffic
on campus.”
Students appreciate the new
look and feel of the bookstore
as well.
Krissa Fritsche, a junior his
tory major said the renovations
are a welcome change.
“I like the new vibrant col
ors,” Fritsche said. “The store
feels a lot more warm and invit
ing. It also looks bigger and
finding customer service help is
much easier.”
The student workers at the
bookstore are enjoying a new
work environment, too.
James Holland, a senior psy
chology major, who works for
the software department said, “I
like what they’ve done [to the
bookstore]. We now have a more
comfortable atmosphere and
customers have more accessibil
ity to everything.”
“Our staff has increased so
we can put the store back
together,” Eckhart said,
student workers are bene
from more hours and the}
been a tremendous help 11
ting us back in place andn
chandised.” . p
The last remodeling
the bookstore was appro* 1
ly 10 years ago when Barr
Noble College Bookstore'
over the store from the
system, Cordero said.
Photos
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of Student Life Dave Parrott because it
was not under his jurisdiction to decide
what action should be taken, he said.
“The person who gave [the photo
graphs] to me had some concern and did
not know what should be done,” Dorsey
said. “I didn't know what concerns to
have so I turned them over to Student
Life.”
Dorsey would not comment on where
or who found the photographs first.
Mike Collins, assistant director of
Student Life, said they received the photos
late on Thursday afternoon. He contacted
the UPD on Friday morning and delivered
the photos to them Friday afternoon.
“When the pictures where forwarded
to us, we decided to give them to UPD to
see if any charges would need to be filed,”
Collins said.
Wiatt confirmed that he received the
photos from the Department of Student
Life.
After the UPD completes the investi
gation, the University will evaluate any
violations of student rules, he said.
Collins also said he cannot comment
about the contents of the photos under the
rules of the Family Education Rights and
Privacy Act.
Mills also said neither the University
nor the Corps will take action until the
UPD completes the investigation.
“We take accusations of hazing seri
ously and the University is pursuing
[the incident],” Mills said. “We won’t
take any action until they finish the
investigation.”
NEWS IN BRIEF
Lawyers argue Lindh
had right to associate
with Taliban
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — John
Walker Lindh's attorneys argued
Monday that the American had a
constitutional right to befriend the
Taliban and the government
should not be allowed to P f0 "
with a prosecution of g ul ‘
association." 2
Mounting a broad constiu
challenge, defense lawyer 5
the trial judge to dismiss 1
indictment on several g r °
including that he had |tTI
from prosecution as a cap 1
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