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By Paul Alexander
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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SOURCES: Associated Press; ESRI
Arroyo is one of Washington’s
biggest supporters in the war on
terrorism, she has ruled out a
combat role for American sol
diers.
Arroyo planned to go ahead
with a scheduled visit to Davao
on Thursday. But she said the
city was “in a state of lawless
violence” and she would order
the military to help police crack
down on “lawless elements and
terrorists.”
With a ship getting ready to
leave, the area outside the
wharf’s gates — where passen
gers can catch public transport
or eat at a row of food stalls —
was teeming with people when
the bomb exploded at about 7
p.m., blasting a shallow crater
along the highway in the city’s
Sasa district.
Farewells turned to cries of
pain and anguish. Health official
Dolores Castillo said many vic
tims were vendors and children.
A Roman Catholic nun who just
arrived on a boat was killed as
she sat in the back of a car
stalled in traffic while leaving
the wharf. Another nun and the
driver were injured, witnesses
said.
Larry Laura, 39, was driving
a van about 100 yards from the
site when the bomb went off.
“I ... saw people shocked,
speechless, crying and just
watching bodies scattered on the
ground a few seconds after the
blast,” he said.
Police chief Supt. Isidro
Lapena said initial investiga
tions indicated the bomb was
stashed in a barbecue food stall.
“We think the security at the
pier worked because the attack
ers were not able to bring the
explosive inside,” Lapena said.
Arroyo, who chastised offi
cials at Manila’s international
airport and largest mall for lax
security during surprise visits
last week, went on radio to urge
vigilance.
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NEWS IN BRIEF
BBC journalist killed in Iraq
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ONDON (AP) — A land mine explosion killed
one British Broadcasting Corp. journalist and
injured another in northern Iraq on Wednesday.
Kaveh Golestan, 52, an Iranian freelance cam
eraman for the BBC, died instantly when he stepped
on the mine as he climbed out of his car in the town
of Kifrey, the company said.
1 Producer Stuart Hughes, 31, was injured in the
foot by the explosion, while correspondent Jim Muir
and their translator were unhurt, the BBC said.
Hughes was being treated in a nearby American mil
itary medical facility.
They were part of a four-man BBC team filming
at Kifrey, a town in the southern part of the Kurdish-
controlled area of Iraq that came under fire by Iraqi
forces this week.
The explosion brought to four the number of for
eign journalists who have died while in Iraq to cover
the war.
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Lisa Lynn Parrish
ZetaTau Alpha
Volunteer Work&Community Involvement:
Iggieland Volunteer, HOSTS, PheobesHome, Food Bank, Retirement
home, Drive for the Cure, Attend Central Baptist Church, Bry an
Special Honors & Awards:
Mays College of Business Distinguished Student, Lea County Co-Op
Scholarship Winner, Marvin Giraurd Study Abroad Scholarship
On-Campus Organizations:
iMSC Marketing Committee, Retailing Society, HOSTS, Summer Honors
Invitational Program Counselor, Student Body President Campaign Head
Recruiter, Order of Omega
Positions of Leadership:
President, ZetaTau Alpha, Vice President of Membership, Student Body
President Campaign Head Recruiter/Assistant Manager, High School-
student body president, FCA VP, NHS VP
Activities within sorority:
President, Vice President-Membership, Senior Representative, 25th
Anniversary Reunion Committee,
Have planned and lead officer training weekends, work week, and rush,
Have attended two national conventions, two state conventions, and two
state-wide officer training, Have visited Houston alumnae group
Additional:
Part-time intern for John E. Anderson, Jr. at Merrill Lynch in College
Station, Sales Clerk at Gymboree at Post Oak Mall
Visited 5 European countries on the marketing trip to Europe
2nd Place
Jenny Webb
Delta Gamma
VolunteerWork& Community Involvement:
Make a Difference Committee for Mays Business School Fellows Program, Helping
One Student To Succeed, Habitat for Humanity, Visiting Nursing Homes, Big Event,
Pebble Creek Carnival Volunteer, Clean the Street Program with Delta Gamma
Sorority, Brazos Valley Food Bank, Working with the visually impaired in the Bryan/
College Station
Special Honors & Awards:
Professional Program in Accounting: Group XII, Distinguished Student at Texas A&M
University, Deans Honor Roll at Texas A&M University, Golden Key, International
Honors Society, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Pi Eta Sigma Honors
Society, Delta Gamma Model Scholar
On-Campus Organizations:
Mays Business School Fellows Program, Alpha Kappa Psi, Business Fraternity, Beta
Alpha Psi, Honors Fraternity
Positions ofLeadership:
Minor Fundraising Chair for Alpha Kappa Psi, Historian for Alpha Kappa Psi
Activities within sorority:
Vice President of Finance, Rotation Group Leader and Conversation Leader for
Rush, Activities Crew Assistant, Executive Board Member, Student
Representative for House Corporation, Nominating Committee Member, Anchor
Splash Coach
Additional:
Financed 100% of school and living expenses through part time work and loans
3rd Place
Chelcie Wesley
Delta XiNu
Volunteer Work & Community Involvement:
Member of Jr. Mission at St. Matthews Baptist Church, Nusring Home visits to
Brenham, Southwood, and St. Joseph Manor, Mentoring & Tutoring at Kemp
Elementary', Registration Volunteer for The Special Olympics of Texas at the
Athlete Village in Brazos County
Special Honors & Awards:
Barnes & Noble Scholarship, West Side Baptist Church Scholarship,
Renssalaer Polytechnic Institute Scholarship, Committee Member of the Year
& Certificates of Appreciation for the Black Awareness Committee,
Distinguished Student Certificate for Academic Excellence
Positions ofLeadership:
Secretary for Jr. Mission at St. Matthews Baptist Church, TAMU
Representative at the Big XII Conference on Black Student Government and
SBSLC, Peer& Parent Advisor for EXCEL& MEDAL Conferences,
Participant in Texas Higher Education & Diversity Conference (THEDC) &
Summer Institute of Demographic Research (SIDR)
Activities within sorority:
Have held position of Apparel Chair, Fiesta 505, Big Event, U-ACT, Booseum
ofBryan (Children's Museum), Whoopstock Unity Festival, MLK Service
Conference & Service Events, Concessions for football and basketball, Visits
to Southwood Nursing Home and St Joseph's Manor
Additional:
Voices of Praise Gospel Choir (VOP), Research and Learning Assistant in the
Department of Sociology under a Social Psychology Professor
Special Thanks to Dr. Parrott: Dean of Student Life, Jane Bailey: Assistant to the MSC Director,
AX<D Barry Hammond: President of the MSC and Bo Wilson: Senior Yell Leader ASt>