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UJE SHouLb GET To K^o^j EACH So You ThiaJK UJE SHOULD /v\AYBE Oo ioo^ PoR RYA/kL r ALREADY"* -wvwrSeluna.'com Continued from page Cube of Xoe By C.J. N2is£ P2l|uti2n by J2sh Darwin THIS 16 SO DEGRADING prayer. “We are talking abe patriotism and loyalty to country,” he said. The U.S. Supreme Coun October 2001 rejected acli lenge to a Virginia law ft makes a minute of site mandatory for that stall public school students.!^ Virginia law specifically prayer as one silent actii that students may choose. Sen. Gonzalo Barriem; D-Austin, said he did s have a problem with requin: students to observe a mom: of silence or recite the l Pledge of Allegiance, bui was critical of the requi ment that students sayi Texas Pledge of Allegianct “You don’t have to plec to Texas. Anybody who born and raised in Texas,): that’s enough. Here 1 am Texas,” Barrientos said If signed into law, theh would take effect in 2003-2004 school j Wentworth said the billdi not provide for penalties noncompliance. Rep. Dan Branch, Dallas, is carrying sirai legislation in the House House Public Educaii Committee approved his last week. Journalism Continued from page 1 at cuts from 10-12 percent, Johnson said. One of the major problems affecting the department is the absence of a department head for the last four years, Steffy said. “A department head has not been attracted because there hasn’t been enough of a budg et,” he said. “There isn’t enough money to lure someone and as the budget situation became worse, it aggravated the situation.” Steffy said he is trying to gath er former students to voice their concerns about the possibility that the program may be cut. Journalism professor Dr. Douglas Starr said that even though the department has lost several faculty during the last few years and has not replaced them, the department will not be eliminated. “Journalism is a good gener al degree.” he said. “It teaches people how to be citizens and they learn the First amendment and the responsibilities when presenting the news.” Starr said when students choose a major it is a person al thing. “Any college progratft is no better than the student,” he said. “You can have the best or worst program in the world, but what you learn is up to you.” Eliminating the program requires approval by A&M President Robert M. Gates, the Board of Regents and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, a process that could take a year, Johnson said. Johnson said the option of merging the journalism depart ment with another department is being considered. Steffy acknowledged that there have been talks to merge with the department of speech communication, but the journal ism department was not interest ed in the idea. “We would consult with facul ty in affected departments about this option before pursuing it,” he said. “The idea of merging the department is one of three possi bilities mentioned by the review team in Fall 2001.” Me\ Another option would lx redesign the program to fii recent cuts in funds. “The department will restructured, but I can’t the journalism departo! without a writing progra Starr said. Starr said several graduates have snatched; journalism jobs around country. Senior journalism n:| Sean Le Deborah Smith said she is f that workir concerned that the depanrsl “I work might be dissolved. |. it is definit “The more money youv ‘helps you i away from any program 1 i worse it will get,” she said | think they are just looking fc | reason to justify getting rid | the department without re | putting any effort into savins They tal every time times. And Whether many men Derek C n’t mind thr he cares ab( “My gir time, but oi “It works o about how plain too m Clark sa takes 20 to times each “It makx he said. Clark sa esteem he 1 “I starte high schoo never realb started to p Those p stay on trac “People never had t get it, you keep mysel Dave Ni works out ; goes out. “I have ( just for foot . Nickell i But wor into his be; ers each da smell “nast £ MSC Conversations Presents™ SOCRATES CAFE h Fresh Tafce on 'Philosophy Come to Barnes & Noble this Thursday, April 10 th at 5 pm for the inaugural Socrates Cafe The program will be hosted by the acclaimed author Christopher Phillips Free Coffee! For more information visit http://conversations.tamu .edit ^ ? (Conversations^ C' THE BATTALION Brandie Liffick, Editor in Chief Sommer Bunce, Managing Editor Elizabeth Webb, Copy/Design Director Rolando Garcia, News Editor Rob Phillips, Asst. News Editor Melissa Sullivan, Asst. News Editor Kendra Kingsley, Aggielife Editor Sarah Darr, Asst. Aggielife Editor Marianne Hudson, Asst. Aggielife Editor Chris Jackson, Sci/Tech Editor Brieanne Porter, Opinion Editor Michael Crow, Sports Editor Kevin Espenlaub, Asst. Sports Editor John Livas, Photo Editor Alissa Hollimon, Asst. 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