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September 18, 2002 2 sessions: 11am & 12pm 228 MSC We need dedicated, energetic individuals to help make this year’s event a success! Get Involved! Committees include: A 4 "**! V 1 ” 7 ' as Sponsorship For more information, contact Amanda Vanek Eisele 2003 Women In Time Chair 847-8833 or at»vanek@tamu.edu I Monday, September 16, 2002 Fish by R.DeLuna Oooij! Logic At PfTS IaJiT H Fancy ^ 'looks like Someo^ks &I6 PlMPM’ 0,:f iTumr f-e b-Ts /Me A T<OceT OAj Vootz 6oit> P/ATcb 'Vov Think, u/e LIKE BEl/06 Out IN TrtE Ho^ I IE RE HuMAk) Foo. CA»7 'Loo IostBe UflPpv THAT 'iLt ^ Time AtrPED Uyovtb J? * ; oj.TH 7HAT l Beernuts by Rob Appling HE V MAN, I DUNKED MY RfMO THS VSCEKENO BUT INSTEAD OF BEER, I DUFKED IT M A MLKSHAKE WCW, AWT YOU WELL. I TAKE THAT BACK IOOTTA OWE YOU CREWT IT TAKES A LOT OF CHARACTER TO TAKE A STAM) AOAWST TFE BWOE DRWRWO THAT CCACSVMTM TX funny sjde u p t by Josh Darwin the PPe'sioeNT °r evu- e**Te*«tn€S DECIDES HOW TO CAUSE TA0U6LE uhth h« new AFACHE CHOC PER ... (jENTLEKTEbl, l HAVE piRDe A DECWieN. ad we wu.u arm THe fAisste^ o* T^e attack CAoerea wr u«se IT TO bSSTtOV AU. KeseRV£5 OF SOS Ml UK, THUS FDRciNG THo«i€ umo arc uActoSC imtouerawt to dR'.nk leauiAg milk, cAix;tNe» them to aerr VERY ^ICK. WHilC THO ARE Eicr IN TH€'ft armpccMS, we WILU STEAL THEIR vnalleta/ ha ma waHj SCKTUtfACAi, LlC havt a woGte* THE bait. Vote ( ontinued from ^ Before the attacks,n dents seemed apathet voting. Rolison said. B students at A&M vote- results and more rcH would be pulled to the to A&M, Rolison said voter base attracts p and capital. I he Public Association is askings!., vote, graduate studt Stone said. Absentee also an option forstudt tered to vote in their b vs ho u ill be awas from election day. Stone said "Freedom's Answer work to get an age grott ^ underrepresented m fc registered to vote and Parallel p m the democratic r tthr< polog Stone said. m parallel Hu i ,Mps „! Cade;,. Coi lcs h, residerKe lialls are in: ansbortatio who can eel more stua us ^ ^vTatu istcred next week. tmpas and T.k h L>utlit of the. eoinivtc to see who .a* S ' 1 ■ in tltcir (Hitfit r: ’ rS ^ r ' uU ' , , ,, , , >r ru r. and cavh thH*r ot he: ^ , . CoiU-s sa halls will do the sarv; , . ,,, lem to haiu voiiHviition. Nonooac Ass , sl . ulI n » udents' di i’ contribute a lot of regy-, de ^. d to b e ' Norton said He ^aid h High school stmk- as a decent Once thei involved with Ft: ir0 ugh the i Answer. Norton said .vo-week tra as Take Ten. where iits from th< ■use"- lack si re istc r and Adopt term its. tu ic students cumir "It is a co >lc neighborhoodstptJnce thc> |x celling high sdK« vortli of acai Vision Continued from page 1 blacks only 2.4 percent. Those percentages have fallen over the past five years. In 1997, fall enrollment figures showed that Hispanics were 10 percent of the population and blacks were 3 percent. As part of a desire for increased diversity, student government created a new position, vice president for diversity. The faculty senate this month tabled an ad hoc committee report recommending that the University follow suit and create its own vice presi dent of diversity to organize efforts at recruiting a diverse staff and admitting more minority students. Other goals of Vision 2020 include strengthen ing graduate programs outside the engineering department and enhancing undergraduate oppor tunities through honors, study abroad, course- assistance and interdisciplinary studies. Another goal seeks to beef up the arts and science core at A&M, making the College of Liberal Arts a more important venue for students. Construction, though a major cause of traffic congestion now, will help fulfill Vision 2020N goal of physically uniting West Campus with main campus. The Wellborn Road walk-through under pass will make it easier for pedestrian traffic to travel to West Campus. The connection of each side ol campus will restore campus identity and increase the accessi bility for those attempting to navigate their way to and from classes. Prior said. "We have made progress towards 2020. but the next steps ahead are to refine planning, idenidv priorities, and have a more specific plan and set of targets," Prior said. “We must focus on one objective at a time in order to measure our progress and success." w h< arc involved process. Saudi in the Alter the 'er’s seat. Tf lours of ham *VMter the he DPS offic al-Qaida Continued from page 1 training camp in Oregon. Investigators have found sev eral instances in which suspect ed al-Qaida calls from the United States to overseas num bers were made on prepaid cell phones, prepaid telephone credit cards or public phone booths. One official said there also has been some instances of suspect calls made through Internet- based phone services. “All this shows is that they are about as sophisticated as mafia guys from the 1990s," said Stewart Baker, a Washington lawyer who formerly served as the NSA’s general counsel. Baker said more significantly, the operation of al-Qaida on U.S. soil, including the Sept. 1 1 hijackers, suggests a change in terrorists method of operation. Instead of entering the country just betore they perpetrate attacks, they now stay on U.S. soil for months and even talk on U.S. communications system as they wait to carry out orders. . . lackson said. < <>n«lnued Inmi; jme |n m) ( Middle 1 ast. imes to pass Arab Leaeue rmr time.' li.Kji ! oioi n Minister' Bus Opei. told them Saturday r to operate a t reads to let the mspv Daryl Prat I'ii! not Ivtore ccitufi'. he first sat be vs ere met I he l: v “1 Bus Ope ha rejes ted jnv OWfiW'Uaid. "It cove President Bush, •• ions that mir Iraqi President Sadto F.. of stockpiling weapons destruction, has prof 1 V Security Council! lion that would setashof^ line tor a resumption of i tions and threaten actions docs not comply. Bushi said the 1 nited States us unilaterally if Iraq coot®' defiance and the in tcn community did not resp* U N Security Councilij tions passed alter the lyj War say Iraq must ete weapons of mass and the means to product Iraq claims to have done®! it hits refused to admit U. y inspectors since 1998. £o$ta P4ca education Spring '03 StudNf /Abroad Informational Sessions Learn more about our exciting Study Abroad program in beautiful Costa Rica!!! View slides & speak with faculty members leading the trip. Tuesday, September 17, 2002 2-3:30 p.m. Rudder 308 Wednesday, September 18, 2002 3 - 4:30 p.m. 725 Harrington Tower Stud'j Abroad Programs Offat * 1“ Roor &\zu\\ Hall West * 845-0544 http:// fttud'fabroad.tamu.edu MEXICAN CAFE 3312 S. 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