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SO WASTED THAT I ATE YOUR SHOES AFTER YOU PASSED OUT ON THE COUCH Be Adrian NEWS IN BRIEF Orphaned orca released to join home pod off Vancouver Island HANSON ISLAND, British Columbia (AP) — An orphan orca that wandered into busy Puget Sound last winter bolted off to join her home pod Sunday afternoon after she was released off this remote Canadian island. The female, 2-year-old killer whale called loudly to the 20 to 30 members in the pod and tried to look over a safety net as they swam by Sunday morning, her caretakers said. "Based on what we saw last night, we were quite sure that when we opened the gate, she'd go charging off, and she did," Vancouver Aquarium President John Nightingale said. Scientists have attached transmitters to the orca to follow her movements. The orca was kept in a temporary pen after she arrived late Saturday on a 400-mile, 13-hour trip aboard a donated high-speed ferry. She was captured in June after spending the winter by herself in Puget Sound, where whale experts feared the boat traffic could harm her. The whales that passed by in the pre-dawn darkness Sunday included members of her three-member birth pod and others from their language group, said Lance Barrett-Lennard of the Vancouver Aquarium. SEC pledges investigation of Cheney's former company WASHINGTON (AP) — The Securities and Exchange Commission will vigorously investi gate Vice President Dick Cheney's former com pany and take enforcement action if needed, the agency chairman said Sunday. Harvey Pitt also said it is up to President Bush to decide whether to release documents related to the decade-old SEC investigation of his sale of stock in his former oil company. Democrats are challenging the president to do so, but a White House spokesman said "all the relevant SEC documents" have been made public. Cadets Continued from page 1 Estes and Pasche both said that the group prides itself on its reputation for gentlemanly decorum and utmost respect for the contestants. “[The contest] is serious for the girls, so we have to be professional at all times,” Pasche said. “We take pride in treating them with respect.” The cadets will sing some favorite selections, including “Jekyll and Hyde,” “All I Need is the Girl” and patriotic songs including “Deep in the Heart of Texas” and “The Eyes of Texas are Upon Us,” which it will sing with the contestants, Estes said. He jokingly said it was the pageants choice to sing the Eyes of Texas. Pasche said the group continues to participate in the Miss Texas USA Pageant every year to uphold the positive image that A&M students possess. “We want to help the image that college guys (at A&M) are gentlemanly,” he said. Estes said it also helps bring recognition to the Singing Cadets and the image it displays during all events. “It spreads our name across the state,” Estes said. “The biggest deal is showing respect for each other, A&M and authority.” Housing Continued from page 1 being housed through Residence Life, over 2,000 in the Corps of Cadets dormitories and 210 in Cain Hall. In addition to best freshman housing, the guide profiles schools considered the best value, hidden treasures in schools, best career services. best academic facilities, highest academic standards, hot and trendy schools, parties and pranks or “Animal House” schools, and “Revenge of the Nerds” schools. A&M is also ranked second in career services, and third behind Stanford University in best academic facilities. In addition, A&M is in the top 20 for highest academic standards and in the top 40 schools designated as best value. A&M is also listed as a hot and trendy school as well. The only two categories that did not list A&M are the “Animal House” category, in which The University of Texas- Austin and Southwest Texas State University are listed and the “Revenge of the Nerds” category, which listed Rice University. Oregon wildfire spread into remote communit MADRAS, Ore. (AP) — A huge cloud of brown smoke loomed over this north-central Oregon town Sunday as fire fighters fought house-to-house against a blaze that had already destroyed seven homes. Crews in the remote subdivi sion of Three Rivers managed to save most structures in the evac uated 200-home development, dousing them in water and fire retardant and clearing brush and trees, said David Widmark, spokesman for the Northwest Fire Coordination Center. “There are lots of heroic efforts by firefighters. They are saving dozens of homes,” said State Fire Marshal spokesman Jamie Karn. Others were beyond help. Firefighters in soot-smeared yel low jackets crouched on a road and watched as flames leapt from one house. Flames spread from a crown ing tree to one hilltop home. which then burned. Some homes popped in small lireballs as propane tanks exploded, send ing jets of fame dozens of feet into the air. There was no estimate for containment of the 16,000-acre blaze. Widmark said the lire approached the Three River airstrip on Sunday and was burning aggressively along a ridge line near Madras, about 100 miles southeast of Portland. Evacuees were taken to Jefferson County Middle School. Widmark said. About 960 firefighters bat tled the fire Sunday morning and “considerably more” were expected. Widmark said. All 200 homes were evacuated Saturday afternoon, and the evac uation order was later extended to an additional 80 homes in the nearby developments of Forest Park and Chinook Village, Widmark said. It was not clear if any those homes had burned by Sunday morning. I his lire’s burnins erratically,” Widmark said. The fire was started by ning early last week inste rain, then zigzagged and containment lines several It even jumped the Mei River and burned into area; section of the Desc: National Forest, and tireli; had to use boats to reach the; Wildfires were burnir. other western states as Sunday. In western Colorado 4,100-acre wildfire forced: nations late Saturda\ Redvale, a town of aboai- The evacuees were altae return Sunday. In southern Arizona,a 1;; ning-caused fire had 2,200 acres of the C National Forest by Sunday 20 homes were evacuated the nearby town of authorities said. Beach tragedy leaves four rescuers dead in Lake Erir HURON, Ohio (AP) — They were no more than knee-deep in the water, seemingly safe from the churning waves being whipped up by an unusually strong wind blowing across Lake Erie. Nine friends had just arrived at Nickel Plate Beach to enjoy a hot, sunny summer day on the sand. Amy Anderson, 22, was wading in the surf a few yards from their beach blankets when a wave knocked her off balance and the strong current quickly yanked her under. She came up scream ing, and her fiance and three friends fought against the waves to save her. Anderson was eventually rescued by firefight ers, but the four men never made it out. “In 15 minutes, I lost a brother, a brother-in- law and two friends,” said Talon Smith. Blustery winds coming down from Canada on Wednesday had stirring up white-capped waves not usually found along Ohio’s Lake Erie shore. It was so rough that charter boats canceled their fish ing trips, and authorities that morning closed Nickel Plate Beach, about 50 miles west of Cleveland, to swimming. Anderson, 22, and her friends had pile: p two cars for their trip to the beach that da; : were told at the gate that they couldntSK® they decided to stay. Fliers handed to visitors warned that waves look dangerous ... they probablyare They spread out beach blankets andtocf|l pictures. After a few minutes, the lureoftf was too much on a bright 80-degree day. They asked a park worker if the waves ly too dangerous and were told “just k • Talon Smith said. “They asked her moret:.- Most of the beachgoers didn't go inr as the waves reached 4 to 6 feet. Parent dren played in the sand. Anderson told authorities she wask- than ankle deep in the water when knocked her down. The current pusfieifet® from shore. Her fiance, Steve Cupec, yelled forhdp She heard their cries but had they were. She stayed above water until duty firefighters tugged her toward shore®-' was picked up by rescuers in a boat. Tigers Continued from page 1 ambient temperature and humid ity of the tigers. They found that the tiger’s body temperature changed significantly only after performances. From video cameras in the trailers, they saw the tigers had enough room to be comfortable and they would take frequent and lengthy naps, he said. He was able to enjoy the experience because of his involvement in some unique research with Dr. Ted Friend, professor of ethology (animal behavior) in the Department of Animal Science. Nevill discussed his interest Dewhurst Continued from page 1 vying for the vacated seat left when Senator Phil Gramm announced he did not plan to seek reelec tion in November. Both Perry and Cornyn have previously made campaign stops in College Station, attempting to with Friend and mentioned that he was particularly interested in big cat research. At the time. Friend was doing research on reducing adverse conditions for elephants in captivity. Nevill worked under Friend as a graduate student. When Friend received a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for research on elephants, tigers and other circus animals, he knew he had found a project for Nevill. “When you’ve got a student who’s really enthusiastic [about a particular aspect of the field[, you’ve got to catalyze that ener gy by finding something inter esting for them to work on,” Friend said. Nevill said his favorite part of the research was sp| one (.lay with four two-Pi old tiuer cubs. “They played with me- then curled up around* nap,” he said. The moment was when a ^ rubbed my forehea chuffed (released short. 8 to. puffs of air) in a tradrt tiger-to-tiger greeting, kinds of experiences are n the icing on the cake. Friend said the resul Nevilfs research willbeF in Zoo Biology, The Jon™ Applied Animal Behavior and possibly other J | throughout next year. Nevill said the report^ been sent to the USDA 0 regulatory purposes. rally the support of the students atjAk ^^' t i e “I absolutely plan to be back before tion,” Dewhurst said. “The whole Bryan Station area is important to me and to * 1 want to do as well as I can here, and 1 m e be campaigning for every vote so as no any stone unturned. 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