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look at the files, there’s always
litigation against the University.
Litigation doesn’t prevent foot
ball games.”
Braus said although she
thinks the Bonfire Memorial
planned for Fall 2004 is a.wor
thy gesture, it does not ade
quately compensate families for
the losses of those killed and
injured in the collapse of
Bonfire in 1999.
‘‘My son is struggling to
find money to stay in school
and pay for medical bills, and
they’re building an $8 million
memorial,” she said.
Senior industrial engineering
major Triwahyu Widodo’s
roommate,Tim Kerlee Jr., was
killed in the Bonfire collapse.
Widodo said he wanted Bonfire
to return.
“The accident didn’t change
RHA
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One delegate complained
that Neumann’s criticism that
the organization spends too
much time bickering over inter
nal matters was underscored by
the tone of the debate.
the way Tim’s parents feel about
the tradition,” he said. “I want
Bonfire to come back.”
Widodo said Bonfire’s
absence has left a hole in the
A&M campus atmosphere.
“Without it, the Aggie spirit
has changed,” he said. “There’s
something missing.”
Luke Cheatham, spokesman
for the Unity Project, a student-
led effort not affiliated with
A&M that built an off-campus
bonfire in November, said he
was disappointed with Gates’
announcement.
“It‘s the same thing year after
year,” he said. “Clearly students
have no voice. This needs to
change.”
Ryan Kirkpatrick, co-chair of
the Bonfire Coalition and Class
of 1999, said there were mixed
feelings among the members of
the coalition.
The Bonfire Coalition pre
sented facts about bonfires held
across the country in a meeting
with Gates earlier this month.
Kirkpatrick said he under
stands Gates’ hesitation in
bringing back the 90-year-old
tradition too soon.
“I think it‘s a positive thing.”
Kirpatrick said. “With the cur
rent budget constraints, it‘s dif
ficult to justify spending money
on a bonfire.”
But Kirkpatrick, like other stu
dents, said he remains optimistic
about the return of Bonfire.
“Just because it didn’t bum this
year doesn’t mean it’s not going
to bum next year,” he said. “In
2004, we are going to work with
the administration to get Bonfire
to bum again.”
Marc Barringer, Kirkpatrick’s
co-chair on the coalition, agreed.
“I am disappointed with
Gates’ decision, but happy that
he didn’t permanently cancel
Bonfire,” said Barringer, a for
mer student of A&M. “There’s a
good chance of it returning once
the litigation is resolved.”
The Vagina Monolgue
to be performed
Eve Ensler's "TheVagi
Monologues," a continationo
the Texas A&M's V-Dayffortt:
end violence againsNomt:
and girls, will be ptforma
Thursday and Friday
Theater. Both perfotiance
begin at 8 p.m.
Performances benet tin
Program for the Reducon o
Rural Family Violena Fo
more information, oitad
vday@neo.tamu.edu.
Liberal Arts host
career fair Frida)
To assist students in fining
full-time jobs and internste,
the College of Liberal Arts is
sponsoring the Liberal Ms
Career Fair in conjunction witf
the Communications Careerfai
this Friday in the Rudder Exliibi:
Hall from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
National Instruments, Ta
Teach for America, the U.S.
Peace Corps and
Electronics are just a few ol
the companies that will be or
campus recruiting students
said Sarah Schuler, anacadem
ic adviser in the College ol
Liberal Arts.
"The uncertainty in the curreir
economy is of concern toallsto
dents who are graduatingdurini
these times," said Man
Boerema, director of experier
tial education in the Caret
Center.
Parking permits for
West Campus
garage available
Permits for the West Campus
Parking Garage will be
for purchase by all commutei
and resident students, faculty
staff and vendors, said Douj
Williams, associate director ol
Transportation Services.
Transportation Services is also
looking into other matters cod'
cerning the operation of whal
will be the largest parking
garage on campus.
"We are discussing the(®
bility of offering discouotei
parking rates in the West
Campus Garage, especially in
the evening," Williams said.
The garage is located on the
north side of the
Recreation Center. Both
garage and the pedestrian
sageway underneath
Road are on schedule and will
be completed in August 2003.
When the resolution came to
the floor, Casares stepped down
as presiding officer and handed
the gavel to RHA parliamentari
an Jessie Miller, who admon
ished the delegates to refrain
from personal attacks.
“This is getting personal, and
we need to quit the sarcasm and
rude comments,” Miller said.
Despite the contentious
debate, Casares said there would
be no lasting division among
RHA leaders.
“We needed to have this dia
logue, and at the end of the day,
we’re all Aggies,” he said.
The resolution was the only
legislation the assembly took up
at its meeting.
State Farm excludes
nuclear damage
from coverage
State Farm Insurance Co., the
nation's largest auto insurer, ii
mailing notices to its 40 million
policyholders informing them
they are not covered against
nuclear blasts and radiation
damage.
State Farm joined a host ol
companies in excluding nuclear
related auto claims amid height
ened fear over terrorism.
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