Image provided by: Texas A&M University
About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (April 11, 2003)
NATION HE BATTALIOS STATE THE BATTALION 7A Friday, April 11, 2003 ;sible Proposed textbook funding cuts criticized proteins block ng capabilities Is haven't been able to onkeys like they can srnyard animals. Now discovered why: proteins d in the cloning process chromosomal mismaltfi ;oes wrong ie nucleus is removed nonkey egg, motor : cling to it and are also d. That doesn't happen oning non-primates. js don't irrectly. Abnormal cells in tg; EmVy enrol there is somette; re than with (* (awaiting payment, oints to a potenti: But a $9.9 billion budget shortfall has caused to be solved befa no-new-tax-pledging lawmakers to cut funding made.” vs for re prod W: the related 1 using embryoi tomized tissues (j ly prove harder, t® r. if 95 perceni lish have abnonii; ning good 5 perce:. Ided. By Connie Mabin THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AUSTIN — Proposed budget cuts that would put off $318 million in public school book pur chases are causing a furor among educators and the publishing industry, which has a huge stake in the Texas textbook market. “This is a mess. It’s not a ’no big deal, times are tough, one minor shift in money and it will all work out.’ It is a big series of important issues,” said Joe Bill Watkins, a lobbyist for the trade group American Association of Publishers. “I thought education was our top priority. We’ve dropped to a 60 per cent cut in instructional materials and it’s our No. 1 priority?” he said. The Texas Education Agency initially requested $652 million for new textbooks in the next state budget, more than half of that for textbooks already designed and printed by publishers who are It’s a ‘no big deal, times are tough, one minor shift in money and it will all budget that begins Sept. 1. Publishers invest millions of dollars in Texas because texts adopted in the state of 4.1 million schoolchildren are marketed in dozens of states. Education Commissioner Felipe Alanis has testified before lawmakers that putting off buying the books isn’t ideal, but won’t hurt children expected to pass the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills. Educators disagree. “We are also totally desperate for the new social studies text books,” said Ennis teacher Sharon Tolar. “Our present text is outdated and not aligned with compliance to the state standards.” Several members of the State Board of Education, which adopts textbooks, say lawmakers should n’t go through with the cuts because the state has already made a committment to publishers to buy social studies and other books. The board is scheduled to debate the issue at its Thursday meeting. Teachers across the state who workout^ — joe Bill American Association of Publishers lobbyist across state government, including slashing money for new books in the proposed 2004-05 are expected to prepare students for tougher tests were expecting new social studies books this year, said board member Patricia Hardy of Weatherford. “At the last minute they get the rug pulled out from underneath them,” she said. Elderly mother, daughter slain ived about 80,1 laiming $2.7 bil r :>ns refunds, llii claims come fro n the South. Ai campaign by I lal Black Caucus rganizations drast number. :ice Departed s obtained coni top five other tai om promoting 0 ations schemes. >verha lip rules opportunity foril* he public to reviet and.” o changes in tit aur media market- ave long-term i the diversity ol Tee expression aid the lawmakers n. Ernest Hollii? olina, the commit rocrat. tkesman Richard id the agency is response. , 12 other lawmat opposite position, current ownerslu? Jtdated and iplete the reviewC hose lawmakers ' members of tl* it tee and Rep. B# ., chairman of y and Commerct mall Business n wrote to Powel e FCC has moved alter the rules and )ff, allowing molt tents. d the FCC wit •mment, but he is to do it withou! ?Il Inn : any of the s ScoverySe#!* scover^AI FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The 89-year-old woman and her 71-year-old daughter found slain in their Fort Worth home this week were familiar faces in their neighborhood. “It’s just a shock, especially to happen to these two,” said neighbor Bob Greer, 54. “They’re just kind of the lord over the neighborhood. They’re the senior residents; they’re the authority over gardening. If any one had a question on how to plant something, they were the ones to ask.” Crime scene tape still circled their manicured lawn on Wednesday afternoon as neigh bors said that on such a sunny, nice day Patricia “Pat” Syren and her mother, Pearl “R.D.” Magouirk, would have been sit ting out on their front porch. Billy Crutsinger, 48, was arrested Wednesday morning at a Galveston bar based on infor mation that Fort Worth police provided on Crutsinger’s use of Syren’s stolen credit card. Crutsinger was booked into the Galveston Jail on $500,000 bond following his arraignment on a charge of credit card abuse, but Fort Worth police said they planned to obtain an arrest war rant accusing Crutsinger of cap ital murder. Fort Worth homicide detec tive J.D. Thornton said investi gators think the women were killed Sunday, two days before Syren’s goddaughter stopped by the house Tuesday night to check on the women’s welfare. The women unlocked the front door, but stopped and alert ed neighbors and police after finding blood in the entryway. Greer said he walked into the home and discovered the women’s bodies, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported Thursday. Police were awaiting autop sies, but said the women appeared to have been stabbed multiple times. inlldtiV foelilucJ Parent’s Weekend Only 20% OFF Spring Arrivals All Fall Merchandise *10.00- $ 30.00 Great new women's apparel gifts and jjewelry 979.694.4600 907 B Harvey Road • College Station All Kathy Mayfield-Lynch Realtor/Broker, ABR, CRS, GRI Aggie Mom <0 „ *• ,4 1-9586 alional medication Your Real Estate Connection Solving Student Housing Needs at A&M for over 27 Yrs. Build Equity, Grab Appreciation. Choose your own roommates! AFFORDABLE! Houses, Duplexes, Condos. Let Your Investment Soften the Education Cost. Contact Kathy’s Team and “Be Sold on Service (979) 777-4116 kathy@tca.net 99 ASHFORD SQUARE X. REALTY ffep Oft" ttfe, If-s •Swdll * TABLES ON SALE NOW! * MS8 BOX OFFICE ONLY $35* REGISTRATION ENDS SEPTEMBER 3RD, 2003 TABLES GIVEN ON A 1ST COME, 1ST SERVE BASIS 'MSC Box Office honors cash, checks, credit cards, and Aggie Bucks Questions? Call 845-1515, and ask for the EVP of Marketing More IqforrqatiQfl? v * sit http://mscopenhouse.tamu.edu -<$rj T*.\t Better Ingredients • Bette 19 th Anniversary Special 2Large $n n Mopping 1111 pu/delivery MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY I THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY I LARGE I-TOPPING $C 99 * pu/only 2 LARGE I-TOPPING $12" ■ pu/delivery I EX-LARGE I-TOPPING $ 8> 99 pu/delivery I LARGE 2-TOPPING & 2 liter drink 99 pu/delivery II. PICKYOUR SIDE LARGE 2TOPPING AND I SIDE 78 pu/delivery 12. LATE NIGHT LARGE I TOPPING $ 6 .99 after I Opm pu/delivery LATE NIGHT LARGE I TOPPING $6.99 after I Opm pu/delivery IMorthgate Post Oak Square Center Rock Prairie 601 University Dr. 100 Harvey Rd. f Suite D 1700 Rock Prairie 979-846-3600 979-764-7272 979-680-0508 zu Ul H Q.< O J Sunday': 11 a.nra. - midnight Monday - Wednesday: 1 1 a.m. - 1 a.r Thursday: 1 1 a.m. - 2 a.m. Friday & Saturday: 11 a.m. - 3 a.m. r- O > ■o H m mz President and Mrs. Robert M. Gates and Vice President for Student Affairs Malon Southerland '65 invite you and your family to drop by their campus homes from 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Saturday, April 12,2003 The Gilchrist-Southerland residence is located at 100 Throckmorton Street across from the Sanders Corps of Cadets Center. Light refreshments will be served at both homes