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Funding
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“When it’s all over, the univer
sities won’t have more money. It
will just cost more to go there,”
Ogden said.
Opposition to tuition dereg
ulation is bipartisan. State Rep.
Irma Rangel, D-Kingsville, and
chairwoman of the House
Higher Education Committee,
has announced her opposition
to deregulating even summer
term tuition.
State Rep. Fred Brown, R-
College Station, plans to File
legislation that would deregulate
summer tuition.
Despite the bleak fiscal out
look for A&M, O’Quinn said
Visas
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could be a source of worry for international stu
dents, but the International Office has promised to
act as a shield that would deal directly with the
federal government.
“It causes some anxiety because there are so
many rules that you could miss one on accident and
end up in trouble with the government,” he said.
The increased security is a reaction to the Sept.
11 and Oklahoma City terrorist attacks, Drolesky
said. Of the 19 hijackers involved in Sept.l 1, one
entered the country on a student visa but never
attended classes.
Drolesky said there are problems with the new
regulations.
“They do not take into account real life situa
tions of students,” she said.
Drolesky also said placing such tight restric
tions on international students is not neccesarily a
there is a possibility the situa
tion might improve. When the
state comptroller announces
final revenue projections later
in the session, the numbers
might reflect an improved
economy and reduce the size of
the budget deficit, O’Quinn
said.
“We can just hope it all
works out," O’Quinn said.
good idea.
“If we don’t bring our best and brightest
together worldwide, we damage our own future,”
she said.
While student visas comprise only 2 percent
of the total number of visas issued by the United
States each year, the international student popu
lation continues to be the most closely moni
tored group of internationals in America because
they are the easiest to track.
Despite the new regulations and difficulties
that international students face, Drolesky says
the international student population has
increased.
“Last semester was the first in Texas A&M's
history that more than 3,700 international students
were enrolled,” she said.
On Sunday, Sarah flew to France to study at
the American University in Paris. “Getting a
French visa was a lot easier. The officials actual
ly seemed excited to have a student going to
France,” said Daniel. “It almost seems like she
ended up with the better deal.”
Cadets
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“My parents’ memories of
war are from Vietnam which
was a really bad experience. I
tell them that the military now is
much different — our armed
forces are the best in the world,
and they understand why I’m
doing this,” he said.
Senior Corps member and
reservist Curt Hesse’s fears of
war come a lot closer to home as
the reserves are being called up
this month. While the senior
cadets who are not part of the
reserves wait their turn to move
to the front lines, Hesse, a mem
ber of the U.S. Coast Guard
reserved forces, has a different
story to tell. Hesse previously
served nine months active duty
after joining the reserves in the
summer of 2001. He was called
up on Sept. 13 in response to the
Sept. 11 terrorist attacks to
screen ships entering the
Galveston port for possible ter
rorist threats. Now Hesse is
standing by to find out where he
will spend this year.
“The roughest part about it is
being uncertain about the future
and not being able to make defi
nite plans,” he said. “Last time, I
found out that the reserves were
being called up while watching
CNN one day.”
Even though Hesse, a politi
cal science major, does not look
forward to leaving his studies at
Texas A&M again, he said he
does not feel it is unfair for him
to be called into service again.
“When I signed the con
tract, 1 agreed to serve my
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shortfall would be $5 billionts
increased the projection wte
taxes from recent holiday sal
were lower than expected.
“Nobody said it wasgoinq
be easy. And it’s just becoa
more difficult,” said Repub!:,
Lt. Gov.-elect David Dewh®
“The focus should now be
cutting spending.”
The slowdown in tax colk
tions comes after six yean
revenue surplus in Texas, asu
of 2 1 million people.
“The last several revet
estimates have begun to loot
lot like Christmas,” Strayk
said. “This year, the stockit
are empty.”
Texas, which has neither:
income tax nor a statewide [K
erty tax. gets most of its revet:
from sales, business and aulor
bile taxes. When the ecotr
slows, people spend less, andE
means less money for the stale
About $54.1 billion in su
money will be available for3
next budget, Strayhom sl
down from the $61.5 billioii
the current spending plan.
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said the construction is I
important first step in increa>:
the interaction of faculty, sa
dents and staff.
“We want to create a camp
environment where faculty a
students will be more like!)
move back and forth betve
East and West (Campus)," Pr
said.
The West Campus Pari:
Garage will accommodate v
tor traffic overflow from i
main campus garages, and. on
completed. Joe Routt Bouleu
will re-open.
Transportation Services ta
yet to decide who will ha
access to the West Camp.
Parking Garage, the hourly paii
ing rate or how many facuh
staff and student permits will b
issued.
In the future, the Cam
Master Plan steering comrrfo
will continue to look for wi
to “enhance the flow of ft*
bike and automobile trafi
from East to West Campuse:
Perry said. The portion
University Drive that cros-
underneath Wellborn Road
an example of one soluti
already in place that will alii
traffic to bypass delays fn
trains when traveling betwe
campuses.
In addition to the construct
around campus, Transportat
Services will make more char.:
this semester in an effort
improve campus parking.
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country,” he said.
Confidence in the U.S.
tary allays much of the fear
these young men are feelitj
Pennington expressed his as:
ance that today’s military W
nology makes fighting
much safer for soldiers ctf
pared to past conflicts.
“In previous wars H
Vietnam and the Civil ))■
hand-to-hand combat wasrei
dangerous. Now fighting
more about strategy in usings
equipment that we havt
Pennington said.
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