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THE Fish Ry.Av, IT'S So Cock IAJ YouR. APARTaTEaJT * BuT ITS Col Here 7H*aj by R. DeLuna Design Continued from f Beernuts by Rob Appling MAN. THESE COUNTRY MUSIC VIDEOS ON GAC ARE SOOO LAMEI! IT USED TO BE THAT COUNTRY MU! IMITATED THE COUNTRY WAY OF U NOW. WITH ALL THESE ARMAN*-CU PARA COWBOYS BELT1NO OUT MELODRAMATIC POP BALLADS. IT SEEMS THE COUNTRY LIFE IS JU IMITATION OF THE MUSIC DON'T YOU A~ IE UL' BRl cR BEST 8 ■ME F TINS Degree Continued from page 1 Liz Hirschler, distance education coordinator for the poultry sci ence department. Hirschler said she anticipates students to take an average of three to six hours this fail toward the 36 hours needed to obtain the degree. “A&M recognizes Texas as one of the fastest growing states and as part of Vision 2020 will offer expanding tech nologies such as distance edu cation.” she said. Slocum Continued from page 1 coach Emory Bel lard. He became head coach after Jackie Sherrill left the team in 1988. “I have spent 30 years of my life here and have deep feel ings for Aggieland,” Slocum said in a press release follow ing the decision. “I will cherish the memories of my many rela tionships over the years with the students and former stu dents of this University.” Slocum has three years remaining on a seven-year extension he signed with A&M in 1999. His base salary of $300,000, combined with endorsement deals, a home allowance, vehicles and televi sion and radio revenues, brings his yearly income to about $1 million. Because Gates asked Slocum to step down, the coach is still entitled to com pensation during the remainder of his contract. “The University has a con tract with Coach Slocum and we honor contracts,” said Cynthia Lawson, director of University Relations. Gates asked Slocum to assume the role of Special Adviser to the President, but a difference in contract status or salary was not addressed. “Coach Slocum is one of The master’s degree is con sidered a professional degree and does not require research. Sams said. Instead, a student may complete an internship, an easier task for someone who is already employed in the poultry Field, he said. A student may watch the lec ture at the same time it happens on campus via the internet or TTV, a program that allows stu dents to watch the lecture on tel evision while it is occurring. Students can participate in the discussions, or watch it after and discuss the lecture in a chat the most respected and admired members of the Aggie family,” Gates said in his release. “He has much still to offer the University he has served so long with rare integrity and skill.” Nothing was released on who might be replacing Slocum or when a decision would be announced. The team is waiting fpr word on whether it will play in a bowl game this season. “I believe the understanding is (Slocum) would coaph through any bowl,” Nye said. “If you name somebody new tomorrow, it would make sense for (Slocum) to take them out (on the field) and leave the new coach to recruit.” The Aggies suffered their first losing conference record since 1984 by Finishing 3-5 in the Big 12 this season. “We had a season where we lost several close games that could have gone either way,” Slocum said. “No one was more disappointed than me with our record.” The Aggies have failed to finish in the nation's Top 25 in the past three seasons and have compiled a 21-15 record over the period. Slocum informed his play ers of his dismissal in a prescheduled team meeting at 4 p.m. Monday, Assistant Athletic Director of Media Reaction Continued from page 1 important to Texas A&M.” While coaches and faculty appeared to sup port Slocum, students, both current and former, were more skeptical of his future use to the foot ball program. Former student Chet Taylor said as the leader of A&M’s team for 14 seasons Slocum shoul ders the responsibility for A&M’s wins and loss es. “I was a big A&M fan in the 1980s and there is no reason for this team to be going .500 on the season,” Taylor said. Gates released a statement Nov. 6 and said a new athletic director, who has yet to be appoint ed, would “make decisions with respect to the programs and coaches under his or her purview.’ In the same statement. Gates said Slocum had his full support. “I think it’s kind of strange that (Gates) would say one thing and then do another,” said Ben Posson, a junior construction science major. Taylor said Gates was probably under pres sure from alumni and donors to make a decision after the loss to Texas. “I think as president, he can do whatever he wants to do,”Taylor said. “I don’t think it was necessarily bad that he made the decision even after releasing that statement.” Because u , c > n the population of ; older than 65, awaren e J elderly community’s ^ become more impongj ever, she said. “h is really grtJ young people trying J stand the needs of the M Lauzon said. Race Continued “Choose Life. —Said it will i , : ,£ 0ne c; whether California pnv V a l'P e ^ an get around time It] l ' ins ' hi Id molestation cases. JP 1 '’ wai ing to hear an appeal ftj gf* w hat grandfather charged with^ |b° we ' ly abusing two family nedChnstma decades earlier. lest lett i Affirmative action sa Justin a ers can c room. Sams said. This allows for continued classroom interaction between a student and his peers, no matter how far away the stu dent is from Texas A&M. Sams said all types of multi- media will be used to improve the learning environment, includ ing animations and video clips. “This is by no means a lesser quality education.” he said. Only two agricultural degrees from A&M are available by distance education: a doctor al degree in agricultural educa tion and a master’s of agricul ture. Sams said. Relations Alan Cannon said. Cannon said the coach told his players, “it is not the bad things that happen to you but how you respond to them that matters.” The meeting was originally scheduled to encourage the players to focus on their stud ies with finals approaching. Cannon said. “I’m disappointed,” A&M senior linebacker Brian Gamble told The AP. “He’s a great guy and a great football coach and l hate to see that happen to him. The guy has been a father Figure for me for four, almost Five years. To see him go is really disheartening.” A&M’s recruiting class for next season has been rated as one of the top in the nation and Slocum is encouraging these players to follow through with their commitments. “We have quite a number of young men who have commit ted to come play at Texas A&M next season,” Slocum said. “Some recruiting services have them currently rated as the number one recruiting class in the country. 1 hope that these young men will honor their commitments and join the Aggie family. Texas A&M is a special place.” True Brown unci Dallas Shipp contributed to this article. argue that withoutpoid that encourage diversesttilj btxlies, the top publiccollit in the country would i representative Opponents contendte, white less deal mative assault counse irs, the tonic to i and label Tier the ■Erika Jgineeri policies discriminate . List Ch tudents. giving L r re ce qualified minorities. L m | KM - We come to this wiiiiiS ;I|2 \ e.irs of trepidation became® •'•i 1 u a action has been tea said Theodore iSa for the NAACPLcS Defense Fund, which mii court to review the t “Confusion isn't going i away until the Supreme! resolves this question.' Curt Levey, alawyenisj Center for Ind: which is representingiAt] students, said black r‘3 initially fell when race.•'St ations w ere outlawed in pit! colleges in California fieri Texas and Washington he said the numbers artined ing, proof that race does not® , to be a factor in admissions. Mand s; A upheld tices [ant a/or, : sa: divided appeals c« . the law school's pljctually in May, saying Constitution allows colleges graduate schools to seek meaningful number"o/mw] ty students, so long as the d avoids a fixed quota system The 6th U.S. CircuitCouiii Appeals in Cincinnati hr • ruled in a companion addressing the schools i graduate policy, which argued on the same day law school case. Justices took the unusu of taking the case anyway out awaiting a ruling. University attorney oi Alger said the schoolwasn » prised that the Supreme» decided to hear the said the university behe J mative action has work and “we’re ready to del®, policies in front oft eco- The high court has p other well-known ease ,sen t edsirataq»f«2 role ol race in l "f eI There was pressure ' , sides of the debate for to intervene now. -It is hardly an »a, to say that *e itfit] these cases will d'rec y J lives not only of th s of students but of g„ (!har# students to follow, justices in a filmg onj black and Hispanic The last college h 8® tion case at involved man rejected tor California m ^ verteS t# minorities with .^,0# got in through a-spe^U The court on a o- racial 9 uotas ; ^‘arately^ Powell wrote s P^.^. schools coul 1 (use^ so long as they did no TEXAS A&M golf come SAVE! TWO for TUESDAYS Bring a friend and play for the PRICE of ONE (green fee only) No coupon necessary on Tuesdays. 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