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tue tti-nMare Service Pbojcct Wednesday, February 19 2^W^0pm, 144Koldus 5:30-6:30pm or ZrOO&OOpm, 146 Koklus Come experience how to do meaningful service as well as connecting your service experience to your everyday life in order to continue making a difference each day!!! ^Av Student ActtvtUes ,«■ ranHAei^tVhvnui If you have any questions, please call 458-4371. Risk Management Services. Department of Student Activities Wednesday, February 19, 2003 NEWS THE BATTALIOS Texas prisons filling U.N. Continued from page 1 By Jim Vertuno THE ASSOCIATED PRESS May Graduates AUSTIN — Texas prisons could reach their operating capacity within a few days, offi cials said Tuesday, prompting the state to consider shortening drug treatment programs and renting beds in county jails to free up more space. “We have to look at imme diate short-term options,” said Larry Todd, spokesman for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Operating capacity is not maximum capacity. Instead, it is the figure prison officials say allows for the most efficient operations of the prisons. Texas prisons have 151,470 beds for inmates with an opti mal operating capacity of 97.5 percent, or about 147,680 inmates. As of Friday, the state had 147,600 inmates, Todd said. “When we get to full capaci ty, we have inmates living much closer and the tensions start to increase,” Todd said. Although officials had antici pated the problem would hap pen within a few months, or even a few weeks, Tuesday’s warnings moved up the timetable dramatically. Texas prisons release about 5,000 inmates a month while taking in about 5,500. The total population changes every day. Reducing the length of sub stance abuse programs would open up about 2,000 beds, Todd said. 1 Officials are also research ing whether some rural counties might have room in their jails to house low-risk state inmates. army invaded in 1990; and Iran, which fought a long war a Saddam’s forces from 198 Iran’s U.N. ambassador, Javad Zarif, warned that wi would produce “a nightman scenario of death and destino tion” and said “the prospectof appointing a foreign mil commander to run an Islam and Arab country is all them destabilizing and only indicate of prevailing delusions.” “One outcome is almostcer tain — extremism stands to to efit,” Zarif declared. The United States Britain maintain that Iraqis cooperating fully, as demandai by the last U.N. resolution adopted unanimously November, and are workingoiu resolution to authorize mi action. The Official Texas A&M Graduation Announcements Struggle Continued from page 5 NV (/ .V x & Gillom sajd she expects tough play from her team on both ends of the court in Ames this week and made no excuses for her team’s sporadic con ference play. “Yes, the Big 12 is tough,” she said. “But, we’re going up there to win a game. We’re not going up there to lose.” The Cyclones can ill afford to drop another conference game, particularly a home game against another struggling program. ISU Head Coach Bill Fennelly has found himself in unfa miliar territory this season after an impressive 24- 9 campaign last year. This season's 5-6 non-con ference record is the only losing record in non conference play during Fennelly’s seven-year tenure at Iowa State. “(This season) has been interesting, and it's not something you want to go through,” he said. “But. I think you learn something about yourself and your belief system. I think it makes you appreciate even more the success you've had in this league and in general.” The Cyclones have not been successful in three straight games, including a 69-54 loss to No. 11 Texas on Saturday. Senior point guard Lindsey Wilson put up 22 points in the losing effort, marking the 10th time this year that she has scored more than 20 points. ISU’s limited depth was apparent against the Longhorns, as onlj seven Cyclone players saw playing time in the game. 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