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Tuesday, December 10, 2002
Graduation speakers set
Four high profile Texas officials, including LL
Gov. elect David Dewhurst and Comptroller
Carole Keeton Rylander, will speak at Texas
A&M's four commencement ceremonies Dec
20-21 at Reed Arena.
Also scheduled to speak are State Senators
Royce West of Dallas and Steve Ogden of
Bryan.
Approximately 3500 students are scheduled
to graduate this December, with 3200 expect
ed to attend the ceremonies. Registrar Donald
Carter said.
About 800-900 students will attend each of
the four ceremonies.
NEWS IN BRIEF
On Friday, Dec 20 at 9 a.m. West will
address graduate and undergraduate degree
candidates in liberal arts and veterinary med
icine. West will also speak to graduate degree
candidates in medicine.
Rylander will speak to graduate and under
graduate degree candidates in engineering
and science Friday at 2 p.m. Rylander will also
address graduate degree candidates from the
Bush School of Government and Public
Service.
On Saturday, Dec 21 at 9 a.m., Dewhurst
will speak to graduate and undergraduate
degree candidates in agriculture and life sci
ences, architecture and geosciences.
At 2 p.m. Saturday, Ogden will address grad-
Dr. Frank Ashley
director of admissi®.
plans to resurrect the;
percent plan are inacciri-
"About 3.2 percent of';.;
ten (percent) are (s
Americans. About 11
are Hispanics,” Ashler
On Dec. 2,
Court granted petitions
two consolidated cases iiv
plaintiffs alleged they
criminated against whetia
admission to the Unher
Michigan Law School
lesser qualified, minotina
cants were admitted.
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court has addressed afc-J
action in 1978.
Ashley said the Hop
decision only applies to It
so other states and pnvatt
versities are able tote;
etitive minority studentsi
with guaranteed admissior
scholarships. The nilint
either allow Texas toe®
or no longer allow other si
to engage in these pracncsi
"he USCCR survey ®
that a survey conduct^
minority high school itifi
suggests that universitiesnea
increase recruitment efi®
financial aid opporvc I
recruit more minoritv stir
uate and undergraduate degree cantfe
business and education.
Ogden received his M.BA from MV
has been a representative of the S
College Station area since 1990, saiE
Britton, spokeswoman for Ogden.
Ogden's first speech at A&M.
Commissioning ceremonies for Cod
Cadets entering the U.S. Armed Forcesi;
held during Saturday's early commencrei
ceremony.
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has been a problem in past ceremonies'!*
extensive length of the ceremonies haste
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