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X 'Tl STARTiaiC, To TiJiaJIc WISE SCARED OF AW C AT That's ,, JioDICUtCWS % n k A " l vshZMS Beernuts byRobAppling J ATAal I St*' The scxatcucs SH£ GIVES Too, A Alb X A1 AA TvZAltt CoAtteW*! - pRo/vise (yOOj) CAM I Ab*- you Oaj£ AtoC' THi/OO ' N[ I HH BATTa Drilling ( ontinued from pa^ (>jx.‘rator again on a J0h r JOI review committee b, the camdus thi i > camput ?duled an | ^eek on-site •• . s. DUEY, I'D LIKE FOR YOU TO MEET MY DOG. CUPPER /ALRIGHT, YAVL PLAY NICE, BIRD DOG AND I «LP MY MASTER RE meve COCKS BY 9AMMNG0UT TO TH5MMICY COLD SOOOO WHAT'S WATER YRiATDO VOl JR DEAL? Y<xi KLP YOU* YOUR UtAL MASTER COT funny side u p t WAT. /A/\l J/l by Josh Daru/in "By ihe end of the JOI should he making minalion of their teamc non,’' Baldault said. If AcVi.M and JOI y will res{x>nd 10 a Ret[ lhojx>sal sent bv NSF. Ill will review all propose make Ok* final deci which university willh; the UHltruL t ITte new <t probably last live vearv.. option tor renewal. The University of ? Island ts the only otherht this time. Balilauf said Approximately 140 t cians and experts empkv the West Campus vmkIe lion to the program AAM’s contract neanng many have been lured p, other institutions, Pnorut "The iKean dnlltng u is constantly recruiting a; atxl they re gtxxl at it." Pm "1 wtHikl say that the tetn;: continuing and of cow uncertainty of the futurt Ix'lp us retain them." Without the new ccr there will he a winddowt drilling program over years at A&M. Pnoraii Dr. Wilford Ganlnt' lessor and head of the a ment of oceanography l A&M. said losing the>x Science Operator woe*, ducc a negative effect i l niversity. but would 2 S ' tu Senate Continued from page 1 suggested might he in direct and open viola tion of the 1996 Hopwood ruling, which ended race-based admissions. However, Dr. Karen L. Watson, dean of faculties, associate provost and professor of electrical engineering, said the Hopwood decision was not applicable to decisions about hiring faculty. “Each Attormry General of Texas (since' Hopwood) has interpreted the decision dif ferently," Watson said. University President Dr. Robert M. Gates said diversity is one of the four imperatives of Vision 2020 that he wants to focus on for the next few years. Gates spoke in front of the Senate before proceedings began. Gates was straightforward about his pri orities. After he put Vision 2020 at the top of his list, he discussed diversity at length. "The diversity at A&M and our ret recuiting and retaining diverse fac unacceptable,” he said. "Students ux are unwelcoming to internation; minority students. Women faculty ages and at all levels art treated as peers, ant Without a truly diverse not be a world class Un Dr. Robert Straws Senate and accountim had Bdon tabled. “The diversity on this campus is simply unacceptable,” Strawser said. At the end of the meeting. Watson again commented on the Minority Conditions Report after one senator requested that she "help us through this maze.” "Do not underestimate how important this document may be." Watson said. “W r e have had a problem for over a decade retain ing minority faculty on this campus. The vc a wtlltngnc :ful ways and eeling thej / are not many ha ve left. ommunity. we will speaker .of the professor. echoed approve it icjx'port Class of 2005 Treasurer Team Members http://cIasscounciIs.tamu.edu Look in our “GETTING INVOEVBD" section Tor job descriptions and applications. Applications arc due Friday, September 13, by 5pm, * n tbc Team Traditions cube (2 floor MSC, above the Bookstore). |v passed a measure which Telccommunica lions Media Siutlib the Dcpartmci nt of Journalism K Department ot Speech Communx* The Senate also chanted ibr fui** Department of Speech Coro*®* 3 ®* the Department of Contmunicaiw Dr. Kurt Rttu .t. a professor of spctT mumcanonx, s;n id that sjnee ffte 1^ of Performance ; Studies Absorbed! _ majors, and s| >ccch communicaii added majors which are more op- based, its title w ,is no longer appropr- Dr. Leroy D< >rsev. head of ihe jot" department, sai d his department^ have enough resources to hawf Telccommunica it uiiis Media Studio - anymore. The move h; is “the blessing ofthc^ department." D< orsey said. THE BATTALION Jessica Crutcher, Editor in Chief Brandic Liffick. Managing Editor Hi/ahcth Webb. Sommer Bunce, News Editor John Uvas. Phou Ke vin Rspenlaub, Sports Editor Alissa Hollimon. Photc Kendra Kingsley. 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