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Changes for the students would be essential as well. “Everything 1 have done for the last 10 years has been focused on undergraduate edu cation,” Hurtado said. “To inter act in a diverse democracy, stu dents have to have complex thinking skills, they have to have social skills and they’ll have to have democratic skills to really participate.” In research that Hurtado has conducted, she found that few students take a class in diversi ty if it is outside of any core classes. She said this would need to change. Hurtado received a degree in sociology from Princeton, a Masters of education in admin istration from Harvard, and a Ph.D. in education from UCLA. The last of the three candi dates, Dr. Ronald Rochon, will visit A&M from June 11 to June 13. Bush seeks patience in weapons hunt Why bother with parking when you can walk to TAMU? - Huge 1 & 2 bedroom floor plans - Conveniently located only 2 blocks from TAMU Casa Del Sol 696-3455 www.rent.net/direct/casadelsol Texas A&M Univers ty Dr g Church St era X CO 2 ce_ £ 1’ oo 43 © Cross St Casa Del Sol By Scott Lindlaw THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — President George W. Bush insisted Monday that Iraq had a weapons program, and the White House asked for patience during a search for evidence to prove it. As lawmakers considered an investigation into the handling of intelligence that led to war, the White House said it would not resist such an inquiry. Two months after mobs toppled a statue of President Saddam Hussein in Baghdad, military experts have not validated the administration’s por trayal of Iraq’s cache of weapons of mass destruc tion. Alleged stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons have not been discovered, nor has signifi cant evidence of a nuclear weapons program. The senior Democrat on the Senate Armed Services committee warned that American credibil ity is on the line, but Bush said: “History and time will prove that the United States made the absolute right decision in freeing the people of Iraq from the clutches of Saddam Hussein.” “Iraq had a weapons program,” Bush said. “Intelligence throughout the decade (of the 1990s) showed they had a weapons program. I am absolute ly convinced with time we’ll find out they did have a weapons program.” Bush did not use the phrase “weapons of mass destruction.” Nor did he promise any remnants of Rent for $0a00 ^month Be a Community Ambassador, and we’ll pay your rent! We are looking for outgoing, motivated student leaders to help us achieve outstanding student service for fall/spring 2003-2004. If you enjoy working with your peers, are responsible, and want to make a difference in your community, come work for us. For more details or an application, visit us at www.melrose.com, or stop by our office. 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Tuition Continued from page 1 “Much of this involves costs associated with salary increas es and fringe benefits, higher utility costs, fire safety upgrades, the need for selective merit pay increases for both faculty and staff,” Gates said. Before A&M can move for ward and start hiking up the tuition rates to pay for those requirements, the University must first look into cutting expenditures within the University. While protecting the $10 million designated by the Legislature for faculty recruit ment and retention, the University will cut all other University expenditures of the state revenue for fiscal year 2004 by approximately $20 million, or 10 percent. any “weapons program” will be found. Sen. Carl Levin of Michigan, top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, said he wants a full congressional investigation into prewar intelligence. “I think that the nation’s credibility is on the line, as well as (Bush’s),” he said. Even Secretary of State Colin Powell spoke of a possible credibility gap but agreed with Bush that it should not exist. Speaking during the weekend on “Fox News Sunday,” Powell spoke of the care with which his pre-invasion justification to the U.N. Security Council was drafted and said: “We spent four days and nights out dt the CIA, making sure that whatever I said was supported by our intelligence holdings. Because it wasn’t the president’s credibility and my credibility on the line; it was the credibility of the United States of America.” Bush sidestepped a reporter’s question Monday on a link between American credibility and weapons he said Iraq had. “The credibility of this country is based upon our strong desire to make the world more peaceful, and the world is now more peaceful after our decision,” Bush said. Also Monday, the Pentagon’s intelligence agency declassified and released a section of a September 2002 paper in response to news media reports that it said it had found no evidence that Iraq had prohibited chemical weapons. “This will affect every part of our campus community,” Gates said. Deans of all the colleges have been working to review and evaluate each program and activity on campus to identify areas where adjustments can be made, Gates said. Gates said that in the com ing weeks, the University will make decisions on how to allo cate the $20 million budget cut. “We will not make across- the-board cuts,” he said. Gates said he hopes to announce the amount tuition will increase next month. “When these decisions are announced, we will be signal ing to Texas and the entire country, that even in difficult times, A&M today looks opti mistically and confidentally to the future,” he said. NEWS THE BATTAL10I NEWS IN BRIEF A&M, area conducts emergency drill The cities of Bryan and Collejf Station, Brazos County and Tea! A&M will conduct an emerges response drill today to testtheii capabilities in responding to cafr strophic incidents. The two-and-a-half dayexeidsf will simulate a terrorist attad involving weapons of mas destruction. Participants will not knowwtiat to expect during the scenario. "The need for a weapons of mass destruction drill liki one has unfortunately becomt a necessity," said DeMerlf Giordano, Brazos Countyemei gency manager. "We are well prepared to handle emergent) situations, but with the contin uing threats of terrorism against domestic targets, we need to be ready to respondto any situation." The exercise is designed to challenge the local governmentio evaluating its response to a ter rorist incident. Real businesses locations and events will be fea tured to maximize the valued the exercise. Corps Continued from page 1 She said students ask tin usual questions about whati is like and if it is hard tob academics with the Corps, “I enjoyed it and i encouraged them to accept tk challenge of the Corps,” sk said. “Not all of them may join, but they are exposed to A&M and they just love it.” Monge said the JCAPiswon derful because it exposes in-slatt and out-of-state students to tlii Corps at A&M. “The good thing about beiii! in the Corps is that once you® in a military institution, thereis no race or gender,” she said/Ik only distinction is the colorof the rim on your bider and lit color of your belt. You» judged based on your perfe ance.” There are two other in®- lives to make the Corps mori diverse beginning in the fall One is a new equal-opportwi officer position. The other is aa initiative to increase the Corps retention rate of female cadets. Bush Continued from page 1 Drive East will be positive foi drivers and bikers. “Now bikers can ride on s paths,” Shenuan said. “In past I noticed many times automobiles and bikes nearly had collisions.” The project has forced Bus Operations to redirect the Excel route through the summer, aui may continue its modified rouie in the fall, said Gary Jackson assistant director of Bus Operations. Excel follows George Bust Drive across Texas Avenue and twists behind Culpepper Plazi before turning left onte University Oaks Boulevard returning to campus Road. Jackson said construction doesn’t present any problems for the Excel route right now, traffic slowdowns may pop up when the project isn’t finisher by mid-August when many col lege students return to Collegi Station. “It could cause problems ir the fall, but we’re not worried yet,” he said. 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