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(Chick-fil-a closed on Sunday). Friday, January 31, 2003 Fish "i: :i::: ...:~nzi by R.DeLuna ht~: - — UjelcoME To Texas , iiMty-ICgTt 4AtMtr //f KTJl //irnnl IMSisS Pollution a? Ok -jaev, nMt id Mcrr Vook new ganomates. i play guitar, tucn -nteRe'-s parren om Bass ( amp -that's banp^t ow the drums. Freeze Continued from page 1 created position of vice presi dent for institutional diversity, he would make an exception to fill the position. Bill Krumm, vice president of finance for A&M, told the Bryan-College Station Eagle Jan. 28 that the University had about 240 vacant staff posi tions. The freeze does not apply to faculty. Gates has said increas ing the pay and number of fac ulty was his top priority, and Maryland Continued from page 1 The 12th student died over the winter break. Zacker did not know the circumstances sur rounding the death and would not release the student’s name. The council is also looking for the people who sent the text messages to exam-takers, Zacker said. Provost William Destler sent a letter to faculty members over 3 rd ANNUAL TEXAS A&M ASSESSMENT CONFERENCE Measuring For Success February 10-11 Keynote Speakers: James A. Anderson, North Carolina State Univ. and George D. Kuh, National Survey of Student Engagement For information and registration: call 845-0532 or visit WWW.TAMU.EDU/ODE/ASSESSMENT Deadline for early registration: January 31,2003 FM1DA¥ All Day All Night Happy Hour 11:00 a.m. - CLOSE 25% OFF ALL MENU ITEMS bar drinks $** i-r* J * P ints 1.50 • all bottle beer (imports too) • frozen drinks CRAWFISH STARTS NEXT FRIDAY 696-5570 Party Safe and Designate a Driver by JSsh DSrwm AND t BROUGHT TAMBOURINE! that he would pursue it even if it resulted in spending cuts in other areas. Before final spending deci sions are made, those affected by the cuts will have the oppor tunity to plead their case. Gates said, and he will exercise dis cretion to protect programs or projects he deems vital. He has vowed to minimize the impact of the cuts on stu dent services and academic programs, and said possible spending cuts include postpon ing expensive equipment pur chases and suspending consult ing contracts. the weekend recommending they not post answer keys while an exam is ongoing. The school has no plans to bar students from bringing cell phones to class, Zacker said. The number of Maryland stu dents caught cheating has risen, from 97 cases in the fall semester of 2001 to 156 cases in the fall semester of 2002, Zacker said. The use of cell phones is a new twist. Many phones allow text messages to be passed back and forth silently. NEWS IN BRIEF Bryan man arrested for attempted theft The College Station Police Department (CSPD) arrested a 32-year-old Bryan man Thursday in connection with the attempted theft of an ATM machine on Greens Prairie Rd. on Jan. 26. Booker Thomas Jones of 1304 Saunders was charged with burglary of a building and felony theft. On Jan. 26, suspects attempted to steal the ATM machine from the Exxon Express Mart at 103 Greens Prairie Rd. The suspects broke the glass window of the Exxon building and wrapped a chain around the ATM machine, attempting to pull it out of the building with a stolen Suburban. The CSPD believes two sus pects attempted to steal the ATM, said Lt. Rodney Sigler, pub lic information officer for the police department. The suspects fled the scene in the Suburban without the ATM and abandoned the vehicle near the scene of the crime. A truck was then stolen from Curry Plumbing on Old Rock Prairie Road by the same group, Sigler said. m THE BATTALIAS Gramm Continued from pagel is not uncommon, said Sttii Smith, archives director [j Cushing Memorial Lite) A&M also houses the arcfei of Wiliam Clements, a form governor of Texas. After Gramm’s annoi* ment of his retirement, | A&M University System of Regents formally recognia his decades of public sen with a resolution express appreciation. The A&M library sysie feels that the storage of Grain archives on the A&M campi will serve as a great resource!] students, Schultz said. “Any member of the Sena creates a tremendous amouni material on a wide variety topics,” Schultz said. “(No that material will be availal for research ” The archives have been Ik for about a month, and they currently at Evans Libra being processed, said Les! Stevenson, stack supervisor Cushing Memorial Library. Gramm became an assist professor of economics atAi' in 1967, and was later grant tenure and promoted to assoc ate professor in 1970. In he was promoted to profess: and stayed at A&M until he». elected to the U.S. House Representatives in 1978. President Continued from page i L programming and in the qw ity of programming in MSC,” she said. “We definitely be looking at son structural changes.” Dacus said she would like! see more involvement in ll MSC from A&M students. “I hope that the WCmli be able to make mate cA impact on this CMt^i 1 Dacus said. '44| Dacus will become fourth female president of MSC Council. Her fatlw John Dacus, held the position in 1971 as preside! of the 22nd MSC Council, THE BATTALION Brandie Liffick, Editor in Chief The BumuoN (ISSN #1055-4726) is published daily, Monday through Friday during the fall and spring see ters and Monday through Thursday during the summer session (except University holidays and exam peri# Texas A&M University. Periodicals Postage Paid at College Station, TX 77840. POSTMASTER: Send add® changes to The Battalion, Texas A&M University, 1111TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-1111. 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