WORL rf £r Diploma Framing www.aggieland-depot.com 'VoUt 'JVo'Ud.i £to<}<iCo%t theclogstore.com 1 - 800-948-CLOG Peace Corps Seize the Opportunity! Do you want to make a contribution and serve your country? Consider an international career in one of these fields: agriculture, business, community development, education, health, environment or information technology. Benefits: 24-Vacation Days a Year, Housing, Medical and Dental, Monthly Stipend, Transportation to and from Host Country, Student Loan Deferment and Graduate Degree Opportunities. Talk to a Recruiter at the following events: • Tuesday, April 15,10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The Memorial Student Center Hallway • Tuesday, April 15, 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. Rudder Tower, Room 410 www.peacecorps.gov • 1-800-424-8580 a renewal of beauty College Station 2050 Texas Ave S. Suite A between Old Navy & Freebirds 979.694.2683 fbeautyfirst J Beauty Store a- ( olor Salon www.beautyfirst.com Texas A&M University Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities 2002-2003 The students listed below will be honored at a reception at 3 p.m. on Friday, April 11,2003, in Rudder Exhibit Hall. Graduate Recipients Yakut Gazi Angela D. Pechal Jing Li Richard S. Rolison Tina M. Herrington Undergraduate Recipients Rebecca L. Ballman Brenton V. King Scott A. Beimer Lexi L. Lee Blake R. Berend Samuel M. Lee Christopher A. Bernhardt Karen A. Luk Denise L. Bischofhausen Meredith G. Malazzo Mary W. Blackford Molly L. Manning Robert R. Blakely III Lori R. McLain Jason S. Chaka Kristin M. Milchanowski Jennifer S. Coffey Travis Bruce Nichols Douglas A. Coppinger Maria Gabriela Oroza Elizabeth F. Dacus Alfred Spence Pennington Drew M. Darsey Emily G. Porterfield Brittany R. Denton Dawna M. Putnam Margaret E. Dolan Kristen E. Reynolds John B. Dunn James T. Roach Christopher T. Fields Sarah E. Rubenstein William J. Galbreath Ryan E. Schiffner Katy E. Gi (strap Holly E. Scurry Christine A. Gonzalez AbeezarT. Shipchandler Jose F. Gonzalez Ashli Cherae Simpson Angela D. Griffin John M. Stewart Lucy A. Haizlip Marian E.Tanner Jeremy G. Hall Meredeth L.Tergerson Brandon M. Hill Mary Melissa Tyroch John P. Holt Karen L.Ware Jennifer J. Johnston Rex L. Williams Allison C. Jones Keith B.Wilson Matthey A. Josefy Patrick Burke Wilson Alexander P. King Whitley C.Wolman 6B Friday, April 11, 2003 THE BATTALIO First burial at Arlington National Cemetery for soldier killed in Iraq By Robert Gehrke THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ARLINGTON, Va. — Saluted as “a warrior and a Ranger,†Capt. Russell B. Rippetoe was laid to rest Thursday at Arlington National Cemetery, the first soldier from the Iraqi conflict to be buried on the historic grounds. Rippetoe, 27, an Army Ranger from Arvada, Colo., and two other soldiers were killed last week when a car bomb exploded at a checkpoint. Specialist Chad Thibodeau, who was wounded in the blast, was bandaged and watched the service from a wheelchair. Another Ranger, injured in a separate incident in Iraq, was on crutches with a heavy knee brace. Eight Rangers from Rippetoe’s unit, wearing khaki berets and blinking back tears, were honorary pallbearers. Lt. Col. James May, the Army chaplain, called Rippetoe “a man of faith†who had engraved a Bible passage from Joshua on the back of his dog tags: “Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed, for the Lord thy God is with thee whitherso ever thou goest.†“When he joined, he joined full force. ... He didn’t just join the Army, he joined the Rangers,†said May. “Russell was a man who loved his troops and they loved him.†Beside the grave, inside a wreath of flowers, were framed pictures of Rippetoe, as a grin ning infant, as a young soldier in fatigues smiling in a tent and holding a rifle, and as a son kiss ing his mother, Rita, on the cheek. A team of gray horses pulled a black caisson that carried Rippetoe’s silver casket to the gravesite. The family followed. Three sharp cracks of gunfire rang out from a seven-member rifle party and a bugler, standing among rows of white headstones on the cold, damp morning, played “Taps.†Rippetoe’s father and mother were given the Bronze Star Medal for Valor and the Purple Heart that their son was posthu mously awarded, and Capt. Shawn Daniel, a friend of Rippetoe’s, presented them with the flag that had been draped over the coffin. Rippetoe’s father, retired Lt. Col. Joe Rippetoe, who was wounded in Vietnam, returned I Volume 1 Col. Joe Rippetoe and his wife, Rita, accept a flag that cov-l the casket of their son, Capt. Russell Rippetoe, during hisfurij al Thursday, April 10, at Arlington National Cemetery. Rippetoe was manniiu checkpoint in Iraq whenapij mint woman jumped from: If the U.S. nces in univi :he top 10 pei lueprint for iverse collej; ome under f ubstitute for ay it amount rs the qualit) Since 19' !ourt of App each salute from the Rangers who knelt or stooped in front of the parents expressing condolences. The younger Rippetoe was a fire support officer, who called in airstrikes and artillery support for his unit, said Capt. Logan Stanton, who was based with Rippetoe at Fort Benning, Ga. “He loved being in the Rangers,†Stanton said. “He was a warrior and a Ranger.†screaming in fear. The soi| approached the car anc exploded, killing Rippetoe. other soldiers, the woman i the driver, according to Defense Department. The Pentagon said Thurc that 105 U.S. servicemen 1 ' have died since the war beer Family denies China moved American| SARS virus patient to Fiong Kong By Helen Luk THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HONG KONG — A new accusation against mainland China collapsed Thursday when the family of an American dying from a mysterious respiratory virus confirmed that they had requested he be moved from a mainland hospital to one in Hong Kong. Officials from the mainland — already criticized for their secretive handling of the fast-spreading SARS virus had been accused of moving the American to avoid another foreign death. And Hong Kong’s health secretary said James Salisbury, a 52-year-old instructor from Utah, was already dead when he arrived in Hong Kong Wednesday. But Salisbury’s eldest daughter in Utah confirmed what Chinese health authorities had said all along. “We heard the hospital in Hong Kong had specialists that were treating people with SARS and we thought there might be other things that could be done to help him get better,†said Michelle Salisbury of Orem, Utah. She said Salisbury’s parents had ordered the change in hospitals and that they were taking advice from a doctor on staff with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in China. She said that doctor had spoken to the physicians at the hospital in Shenzhen, China, and in Hong Kong. The family knew there was a chance the three-hour ambulance ride between hospi tals was risky, she said, but it was a risk the family was willing to take. Ms. Salisbury said he died of a heart attack in route to Hong Kong. “I know my father’s case was one of the most severe they’ve seen and that he was in the worst stages of it,†she said. “In China they have been able to make some peo ple better, it just didn’t work for my father.†She said the hospital in Hong Kong may have ini tially been reluctant to take him because the facility was already dealing with many other SARS patients. Hong Kong’s health sec retary, Dr. Yeoh Eng-kiong, told reporters that Salisbury was dead on arrival. David We heard the hospital in Hong Kong had specialists ... we thought there might be other things that could be done to help him — Michelle Salisbury Daughter of SARS patient Westbrook, a friend of Salisbury who drove behind the ambulance from the border city of Shenzhen to Hong Kong, said he showed no signs of life when he was put in the ambulance. Westbrook said mainland doctors had given up hope of saving him and moved him so there would not be another death of a for eigner from SARS. Health officials in Shenzhen said Salisbury was in a coma, not dead. “We wanted to keep him in Sheiukl but at the request of his family, we i him to Hong Kong, where he died,â€& Nanshan, an epidemiologist at Guangzhou Institute of Respirr Diseases in Guangdong’s capital, ll reporters in Beijing. Salisbury’s 6-yeartl son, Mickey, is hospitafe in Hong Kong where k, under observation SARS, a family mef said. He is being tool after by church friends the family. The boy’s mother making plans to travelk to bring him home when is well enough, according Michelle Salisbury. The flu-like illness cr tinues to spread in Kong and the mainlat Officials on Thursday to Texas G< Alternat a persoi still more steps to try to control it, in ing strict 10-day quarantines for about ll households of people recently infected.[ The territory had previously quatif lined some 240 people from a 1 apartment building, but some of theni«J released late Wednesday. Worldwide, the disease, believed l caused by a virus that causes the comm cold, has claimed 1 1 I lives. More tlfl 2,700 people are infected with NEWS IN BRIEF CDC study: more smokers lighting up less ATLANTA (AP) - Statistics released Thursday show a growing num ber of U.S. smokers aren't lighting up as often, but federal officials say cutting back without quitting is just as dangerous as not quitting at all. A comparison of annual state surveys conducted from 1996 to 2001 shows that while the percentage of smokers remained steady, the number who said they smoked only occasionally rose in 38 states and the District of Columbia. Analysts with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention point to increased cigarette prices, higher taxes and smoking bans in public areas as likely reasons people are lighting up less frequently. '"This is still a phenomenon that we don't fully understand," said Terry Pechacek, associate director for science for the CDC's Office for Smoking and Health. "When it was first picked up in the 1980s, it was discounted in the public health community as an almost aber rant phenomenon. It was almost unusual for someone not to be a daily smoker." The annual telephone survey asked "Have you smoked at 100 cigarettes in your entire life?" and "Do you now smoke cif rettes every day, some days, or not at all?" Of those who said they smoked, 24.1 percent said theysr only some days rather than daily. The CDC didn't offer a comparable national number for occasif al smokers, but officials said state numbers show a dramatic rise! Among the states showing an increase in the number of occasif al smokers, Arizona went from 16.2 percent in 1996 to 28 percenl 2001; Delaware, 13.5 percent to 24 percent; Nevada, 10 percent 22 percent; and Ohio, 9.76 percent to 20 percent. The District Columbia had the highest percentage of smokers who said theyi smoked occasionally, at 41.2 percent. "We're seeing a pattern of cutting down," Pechacek said assume this is something people are doing to try to reduce their but there's no safe alternative to quitting smoking." FlORENTIb /hitney IV jrmond, s tirough Te: jibroad progi i Munich, G pring break States began riat began th “We cam 22 Travel Sheets & Towels • Backpacks • Chaco Sandals • Travel Gear • Camp Stoves North America What do all these places have in common? Paris, C 15 i The adventures all begin at 1055 Texas Ave S. College Station, TX 695-2807 Next door to Chili’s across from MM Golf Course E? s8ao}S dtuiQ • jeaa pAKJi • s|epues oDEiQ • sjpetbpeg • spA\oi *8 sjaaqs Paeji ISA represents an international si body of over 3700 students anil promotes international cultural awareness on the Texas A&M catnpvf Association Officer Elections: April 22 nd 2003 Applications can be found on line at www.tamu.edu/ isa and are due on April 15 th , by 5:00 p.m. at the ISS front desk in Bizzell Hall East. Positions available: President VP of Operations VP of Finance VP of Internal Programs VP of External Programs VP of Marketing VP of Human Resources VP of Information Technology U.S. applicants also encouraged ay and wei le of a hug aid Morriss. ajor. Although emonstrati( icy said the and chanting sloj ake them Katie Ho reak, was tr tore in Lon erson aske< e store be rally was utside, she ncountered “People v t the police, or biomedic “We got c e could.†Incidents fair mong stude k&M's can iorentino, entiment i scalates in become