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but we can also use clones to study cancer,” Kraemer said.
It is also possible to only use a portion of the embryo to
produce the new embryo, rather than destroying it, and any
abnormalities in clones can be corrected in the next genera
tion of offspring, he said.
The main concern for many people is the loss of identity
when a human clone is eventually produced, Kraemer said.
“They are only genetically identical,” he said. “They
have developmental and environmental influences that make
them unique.”
Upcoming technology includes the possibility of creating
new organs for a certain individual using that individual’s
stem cell to reduce disease and essentially save lives.
Westhusin said humans should not be afraid of the daily-
advancing technology and what it can do, but we should
evaluate and discuss it.
“The decisions are no different than the decisions we have
been making for 10,000 years,” he said. “10,000 years ago,
a guy woke up and said T’m going to sharpen this stick.’ He
said T can go out, stab a deer and feed my community, or I
can kill my neighbor and covet his wife. ‘ What am I going
to do?’“
“He had to make that decision, and we still make those
decisions today based on our own religious beliefs and the
things we feel in our heart, and we’ll continue to discuss
that,” Westhusin said.
C.C. the cat made an appearance at the forum and visited
with attendees at a reception following the discussion.
Florida evacuates
hundreds as rain
raises lake level
Lake rose to
dangerous levels
Democratic candidates rally
Residents were urged to
evacuate Sunday as Lake
Manatee, fed by days of rain,
rose to five feet higher than
By Nedra Pickier
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
normal.
BRADENTON, Fla.
(AP) — Emergency offi
cials urged residents to
evacuate more than 600
homes downstream from
Lake Manatee on Sunday
as excess water from the
reservoir, swollen by
days of torrential rain,
gushed through a dam’s
flood gates.
Some homes were
already flooded Sunday
morning as officials
released water into the
Manatee River to keep
the lake — which rose 5
feet higher than normal
— from pouring uncon
trolled over its emer
gency spillways.
The lake had contin
ued rising as crews ini
tially were able to open
only two of the dam’s
three flood gates.
Divers and crews
working with a crane and
cables finally forced the
third gate open, and by
afternoon the lake’s level
was steadily going down,
said Mike Stone, a
spokesman for the state
emergency management
division.
“It’s nowhere near like
what it was,” said Larry
Leinhauser, spokesman
for Manatee County pub
lic safety emergency
operations.
The dam’s operations
were back to normal late
Sunday, said Jay Moyles,
a Manatee County
spokesman.
The water did not
reach the emergency
spillways, which have
never been used,
Leinhauser said.
Engineers were not wor
ried about the stability of
the concrete dam itself,
he said.
A total of 235 people
went to two public
schools in Bradenton and
Palmetto that opened as
shelter's for residents of
the area, about 40 miles
southeast of Tampa,
Stone said.
“We’re a little bit con
cerned because we’re
afraid everyone is avoid
ing the inevitable,” said
Peter McMahon, a
spokesman for the
American Red Cross.
Older, low-lying
homes along the
Manatee River down
stream from the dam
were most vulnerable to
flooding because newer
homes have been built
on higher pads.
Meteorologists pre-
SOURCES: Associated Press; ESRI AP
dieted little rain
overnight in areas around
the lake. Manatee County
had 1 to 3 inches of rain
on Sunday and could
have that much on
Monday, when there’s a
50 percent chance of rain.
National Weather Service
meteorologist Frank
Alsheimer said late
Sunday.
“We’ve been getting
hit every day for about a
week now,” said Eric
Oglesby, a National
Weather Service hydrolo
gist in Ruskin. “We
should dry out on
Tuesday.”
More than 10 inches
already had fallen in the
region since Wednesday,
and scattered sections of
Manatee and Citrus coun
ties reported up to 20
inches last week. A flood
watch was in effect in 18
Florida counties until
Monday evening.
CHICAGO — Democrats running
for president said Sunday if elected
they would promote affirmative action
even if the Supreme Court rules
against policies that help minorities in
college admissions.
The Supreme Court is expected to
rule any day whether affirmative
action programs at the University of
Michigan are constitutional, and the
case was a main topic of discussion at
a Democratic presidential forum spon
sored by Jesse Jackson’s
Rainbow/PUSH Coalition.
“When I’m president, we’ll have
executive orders to overcome any
wrong thing the Supreme Court does
tomorrow or any other day,’’ said Rep.
Dick Gephardt of Missouri.
Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich also
made a pledge to put affirmative
action into U.S. law.
President Bush opposes the
University of Michigan’s policies, and
several candidates cited his position as
a reason he should be voted out of
office.
‘“We deserve a president of the
United States who doesn’t call fairness
to minorities a special preference,”
said Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry.
Kerry said he was committed to
have people of color in positions of
power in his administration and point
ed to diversity in his campaign staff.
A1 Sharpton responded that
Supreme Court Justice Clarence
Thomas is a black man who may vote
against the university’s affirmative
action program. He said Democrats
shouldn’t be talking about getting
more blacks in high places, but getting
the right blacks.
“If we doubt that, just look at
Clarence Thomas,” he said. “Clarence
Thomas is my color, but he’s not my
kind.”
While the forum largely focused on
domestic policies, former Vermont
Gov. Howard Dean faced questions
about his foreign policy credentials in
an appearance earlier Sunday on
NBC’s “Meet the Press.”
He said it is good Iraqi President
Saddam Hussein is out of power, but
added: “We don’t know whether in the
long run the Iraqi people are better off.
And the most important thing is, we
don’t know whether we’re better off.”
Dean said he was worried that if the
United States “can’t get our act
together in Iraq and if we can’t build
Iraq into a democracy, then the alter
native is chaos or a fundamentalist
regime. ’
He criticized what he said was
Bush’s quick resort to military power.
“This president has essentially
pushed aside people who disagree with
him, using our military might and using
threats and intimidation,” he said. “In
the long run, that does not work."
Under sharp questioning on the TV
show. Dean acknowledged that he did
not know how many people are on
active duty in the military, but said it
was silly for him to be expected to know
such a detail at this stage in the presi
dential race. As president, Dean said he
would have advisers who would keep
him informed on the exact number of
troops.
Dean, whose campaign got off to a
strong start by appealing to anti-war lib
erals, was attempting to recast his bid
with a formal announcement Monday
that promises to urge voters to stand up
to special interests, a Republican Party
dominated by money and docile
Democrats.
In his appearance on NBC, Dean
also talked about many domestic issues,
including Social Security.
CSPD BLOTTER
6/19/03 8:33 a.m. Burglary of a vehicle, 1617 Leona.
Nothing taken.
6/19/03 10:28 a.m. Criminal attempt burglary of a
habitation, 525 Southwest Pkwy.
6/19/03 12:55 p.m. Burglary of a building, 3007
Longmire. Taken: two saddles.
6/19/03 2:59 p.m. Warrant arrest, 1700 University E.
Charge: sexual assault.
6/19/03 3:06 p.m. Burglary of a habitation, 824
Churchill. Taken: refrigerator.
6/19/03 3:20 p.m. Reckless driving, 203 University.
One arrest.
6/19/03 6:56 p.m. Warrant arrest, 1909 Texas. Theft,
failure to produce identification, evading arrest, pos
session of marijuana, aggravated assault on a public
servant with a vehicle (Walker County).
6/19/03 9:58 p.m. Major accident, George Bush
W/Harvey Mitchell. Complaint of pain.
6/19/03 10:42 p.m. Warrant arrest, Welsh/Dover.
6/19/03 11:07 p.m. Criminal attempt burglary of a
habitation, 1212 Milner.
6/19/03 11:09 p.m. Warrant arrest, 1045 Texas.
Possession of marijuana (Comal County).
6/19/03 11:23 p.m. Public intoxication, 313 S.
College. One arrest.
6/20/03 5:54 a.m. Sexual assault, 2611 Texas.
6/20/03 4:56 p.m. Theft, 1500 Harvey. One arrest.
6/20/03 5:36 p.m. Theft, 1500 Harvey. One arrest.
6/20/03 6:00 p.m. Recovered stolen vehicle, 2611
Texas. 1987 white Buick Lasabre.
6/20/03 6:56 p.m. Driving while intoxicated, 1101
Luther W. One arrest.
6/20/03 7:28 p.m. Warrant arrest, 2521 Waterwood.
6/20/03 8:32 p.m. Warrant arrest, 1126 Gridiron.
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area,” she said. “The gates remefc
the traffic problem, but restrictj
access to free handicap parking. H*
new gate arrangement restores acct
but still allows for limited vehicol:
movement through the heart ofcam|i
on Lamar and Lubbock streets."
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Services took all comments fromcis
tomers seriously, and then cameic
with the plan.
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the quality of student life wo
improved if short-term loading acces
could be restored to the Commons are:
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a compromise that restores accesswil
out dramatically increasing '
traffic,” she said.
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staff and students will appreciate fe
added benefit of the easier access to Ik
Commons.
“This is a great use of space that®
going to waste,” said senior food sc:
ence major Whitney Brady.
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6/20/03 9:47 p.m. Burglary of a habitation, 2500
Central Park. One arrest. Also: Grimes County warrant
for possession of a controlled substance.
6/20/03 10:46 p.m. Making alcohol available, 310
Church Ave. One arrest.
6/21/03 12:13 a.m. Assault family violence, 2501
Texas. One arrest.
6/21/03 12:13 a.m. Making alcohol available, 217
University Dr. One arrest.
6/21/03 12:45 a.m. Making.alcohol available, 310
Church Ave. One arrest.
6/21/03 1:16 a.m. Public intoxication, 4075 SH 6 S,
One arrest.
6/21/03 1:55 a.m. Resisting arrest, 300 University.
One arrest. Also: public intoxication.
6/21/03 2:00 a.m. Resisting arrest, 300 University.
One arrest. Public intoxication, failure to produce ID.
closely and let him go home six da;
after he was delivered.
Medical bills piled up, aiti
Brounoff borrowed money
in-laws to pay the bills.
Then after two nightmarish week
his baid luck came to an end.
On June 6, Brounoff purchi
$20 in lottery tickets at a San Antonio
convenience store.
“I thought ‘No way,”’ Brotmol
said, when he discovered he had won
Brounoff said he didn’t believe it
was happening.
“The feeling was similar to a cai
crash,” he said. “Everything was in
slow motion and reality just vanished
for aiwhile.”
Stefani was the first person closelo
him to learn of the winning ticket,and
he didn’t leave his home for eight
hours, Brounoff said.
“I locked all the doors, shut tit
blinds and called my wife,” he said
Brounoff said after awhile helef
with friends to celebrate but put ft
lottery ticket in a safe place.
“Before I left the house, I prt
ticket in the fridge in case of a fire,le
said.
Brounoff said he has no intention;
of letting go of his dream job as i
meteorologist. Since he found an
appreciation for severe weather at age
7 after a tornado tore through his
Dallas neighborhood, Brounoff want
ed to be a weatherman.
Before entering college at age 30,
Brounoff worked in the
business.
“I was making dollars,”
said, “for other people but not forme.
Brounoff said he came to A&M
because it is the best school for mete
orology in the nation.
While in college, he bartended in
College Station and filled in fot
KWTX’s weatherman on weekends in
Waco.
Brounoff said his wife and new son
are doing fine now, and they will join
him in San Antonio on Wednesday.
The only major purchase
Brounoff has made so far is a nev
SUV for his wife.
“I haven’t bought anything fot
myself yet,” he said. “I might buy 3
new set of golf clubs pretty soon."
He said he and his family will also
be buying a home soon.
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In the June 19 issue of The
Battalion, Craig Carter should
have been listed as a Lieutenant
Colonel.
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