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| ■ 1 Full Hu cum by R.DeLuna Enrollment Continued from page 1 “It’s going to be more expensive to go to school here next year,” he said. “So that might be another reason why students are saying, ‘I may need to work a little bit more and get a little more money this summer.’” Maryann Ruddock, associ ate director of institutional research at the University of (Soo'RE A LJ££FUoLF /> -ri lux, X UA/vr To ASK Voo ooT) BoT I b 0 ^ ^ U)/tA)T A/UY SECRETS BETu)£Ea> X www.rdeluna.com X OWLY Took. VooR UAUET To LEARN) AAoRE AgouT You/ X LIKE You, HAW? %t That'S ajot aiv BlbbEST I SECRET. ^ Voo STole .my UALLBT/> SK 1 /f’s Launch Time! Bv Utom ABE you OUT OF yOUR M/WP.' A BLAST WITH THAT MUCH EXPLOSIVE WOULP Texas, said UT’s first summer session enrollment increased over last year’s. Second sum mer session figures for UT will not be available until mid- August, she said. This year 16,325 students were enrolled in UT first sum mer session, nine- and 12-week courses. During 2002, UT had 16,123 students enrolled for first summer session, nine- and 12-week courses. Ruddock said. Rozier Continued from page 1 a second lieutenant upon his graduation, Jessica said. When he was a junior he met Jessica, a freshman at the time. They married on Dec. 18, 2001 and she gave birth to a son, Justin, on Oct. 24, 2002. For his service in Iraq, Rozier was awarded a purple heart and two bronze stars, one for valor. During a battle at A1 Hillah, the infantrymen riding on the tanks in Rozier’s platoon became pinned down by enemy fire. Rozier positioned his tanks between those soldiers and the oncoming enemy forces and wiped out the attackers, Jessica said. “At his service in Ft. Riley, troops who knew him came up to me crying, telling me stories like that,” she said. “One sol dier, for example, said that he was about to open a door to a building they were clearing out when, through a window, Jonathan saw a bomb and dived to push the man out of the way in time. That just says what kind of man Jon was.” Liberia Continued from page 1 his support of rebels there in a brutal civil war. The United States demands the departure of Taylor, blamed in 14 years of conflict in Liberia that have killed more than 100,000 since 1989, and accused of weapons trafficking and arming insurgents across much of the region. Taylor made, and broke, repeated cease-fires, peace accords and power-sharing deals in the 1990s, often launching attacks on past deployments of West African forces here. His government said Saturday that Taylor would leave Liberia only when an adequate number of peacekeepers are on the ground, and when the war-crimes indict ment is dropped. U.N. prosecutors are adamant that Taylor face justice, raising the prospect of a standoff with the international peacekeepers and foreign powers. On Sunday, a small West African assessment team laying the groundwork for the peace keepers was gathering generators, food and fuel. Some of the goods were provided by U.S. suppliers through an already-announced $10 million U.S. support contract for the mission, said Col. Theophilus Tawiah of Ghana, the force’s chief of staff. Debt-strapped Nigeria says it need far more international backing for the mission, expect ed to eventually cost at least $2 million daily. The military team also was surveying the main airport for camp sites, Tawiah said. Desperately needed food for Monrovia’s people began trick ling in. A half-ton of high-energy biscuits, part of an eventual 12- ton shipment, arrived in Monrovia on Saturday, the World Food Program said. The French group Medecins sans Frontieres also flew in bags of rice on Saturday. Save the Children said it planned to bring in 30 tons of supplies, including cholera medicine and rehydration kits and baby clothes later Sunday. Fighting since early June has killed well over 1,000 civilians in the capital. Combat has cut off the port and the main water plant, leaving the city of more than 1 million — now crowded with hundreds of thousands of refugees — desperately short of food and water, and wracked by cholera. A West African military offi cial said the force expected rebels to withdraw from Monrovia’s port soon after the peacekeepers arrive, allowing more supplies into the nearly cutoff capital. COLLEGE STATION POLICE DEPARTMENT 7/31/03 8:25 a.m. Burglary of vehicle, 2101 Harvey Mitchell. Taken: CD player. 7/31/03 11:57 a.m. Major accident, 700 Blk Texas. Complaint of neck pain. 7/31/03 12:37 p.m. Burglary of vehicle, 550 Fraternity Row. Taken: CD player, radar detector, amp. 7/31/03 12:38 p.m. Burglary of vehicle, 1601 Holleman. Taken: amp, speaker box, CDs. 7/31/03 12:14 p.m. Major accident, 4090 SH 6. Complaint of pain. 7/31/03 4:01 p.m. Major accident, Southwest Pkwy/Dartmouth. Complaint of pain and airbag burns. 7/31/03 11:14 p.m. Warrant arrest, Southwest t Pkwy/Anderson. 8/1/03 1:00 a.m. Public intoxication, 815 Harvey. One arrest. 8/1/03 1:01 a.m. Unauthorized use of motor vehicle, 1903 Dartmouth. 8/1/03 2:50 a.m Warrant arrest, 1403 University. 8/1/03 4:33 a.m. Criminal attempt burglary of vehicle, 401 Anderson. 8/1/03 5:39 a.m. Burglary of vehicle, 1501 Holleman. Taken: CD player, amp. 8/1/03 5:46 a.m. Public intoxication, 430 Southwest Pkwy. One arrest. 8/1/03 7:34 a.m. Unauthorized use of motor vehicle, 932 Crepe Myrtle. 8/1/03 7:34 a.m. Burglary of vehicle, 932 Crepe Myrtle. Taken: stereo. 8/1/03 7:17 a.m. Burglary of vehicle, 1003 Oakhaven. Taken: laptop computer, cell phone, tools. 8/1/03 7:51 a.m. Burglary of vehicle, 1702 Ponderosa. Taken: two-way radio. 8/1/03 8:33 a.m. Burglary of vehicle, 3005 Normand. Taken: two guns with clips, cell phone. 8/1/03 9:13 a.m. Burglary of vehicle, 3007 Normand. Taken: change. 8/1/03 9:43 a.m. Burglary of vehicle, 2301 Trace Meadows. Taken: stereo. 8/1/03 10:24 a.m. Burglary of vehicle, 1901 Holleman. Taken: clothes, CD, stereo, cell phone. 8/1/03 10:17 a.m. Burglary of vehicle, 1901 Holleman. Taken: stereo. 8/1/03 10:41 a.m. Traffic arrest, Wellborn/Harvey Mitchell. 8/1/03 11:30 a.m. Warrant arrest, 1122 Georgia. 8/1/03 2:00 p.m. Burglary of habitation, 400 Onyx. Taken: golf clubs. 8/1/03 2:59 p.m. Warrant arrest, Rose/Munson. 8/1/03 3:32 p.m. Burglary of vehicle, 2005 Longmire. Taken: stereo. 8/1/03 3:59 p.m. Major accident, Harvey Mitchell/Earl Rudder Frwy. Injured foot. 8/1/03 3:52 p.m. Burglary of vehicle, 2807 Henry. Taken: wallet, CD player. 8/1/03 4:11 p.m. Burglary of vehicle, 550 Fraternity Row. Taken: CD player. 8/1/03 4:12 p.m. Warrant arrest, 1700 George a.m. Warrant arrest, to identify, Bush. 8/1/03 10:25 p.m. Burglary of vehicle, 2808 Henry. Taken: generator. 8/1/03 11:38 p.m. Possession of marijuana, Richards/Lassie. 8/2/03 12:07 a.m. DUI, Balcones/Welsh. One arrest. 8/2/03 12:16 a.m. Liquor law violation, 307 University. One arrest. 8/2/03 12:12 a.m. Recovered stolen vehicle, Harvey Mitchell/28th 8/2/03 12:30 Richards/Lassie. 8/2/03 12:53 a.m. Failure Harvey/Dartmouth. One arrest. 8/2/03 1:43 a.m. DWI, Han/ey/Dartmouth. One arrest. 8/2/03 1:43 a.m. Public intoxication, Harvey/Dartmouth. One arrest. 8/2/03 1:45 a.m. No driver's license, 1725 Texas. One arrest. 8/2/03 2:26 a.m. Driving while license sus pended, 208 George Bush. One arrest. 8/2/03 3:52 a.m. Recovered stolen vehicle, 2611 Texas. 8/2/03 5:20 a.m. DWI, Coke/George Bush. One arrest. 8/2/03 8:58 a.m. Unauthorized use of motor vehicle, 2611 Texas. 8/2/03 12:55 p.m. Driving while license sus pended, Stonewall/Raintree. One arrest. 8/2/03 2:25 p.m. Burglary of vehicle, 2250 Dartmouth. Taken: purse, 8/2/03 5:24 p.m. Burglary of vehicle, 1511 University. Taken: CDs, bag. 8/2/03 5:50 p.m. Burglary of vehicle, 1500 Harvey. Taken: checkbook. 8/2/03 7:12 p.m. DWI, Highlands/George Bush. One arrest. 8/2/03 8:41 p.m. Burglary of vehicle, 1500 Harvey. Taken: credit card, cash, fishing equip ment. 8/2/03 10:19 p.m. Warrant arrest, Harvey Mitchell/Texas. 8/2/03 11:19 p.m. Driving while license sus pended, 2801 Texas. One arrest. 8/2/03 11:36 p.m. Warrant arrest, Walton/Texas. 8/3/03 1:36 a.m. Major accident, Texas/Harvey. Complaint of pain. 8/3/03 2:05 a.m. DWI, Texas/Harvey. One arrest. 8/3/03 2:18 a.m. Public intoxication, 309 College Main. One arrest. 8/3/03 2:27 a.m. Public intoxication, 309 College Main. One arrest. 8/3/03 3:00 a.m. DWI, Harvey Mitchell/Texas. One arrest. 8/3/03 3:11 a.m. Aggravated assault, 1604 Rock Prairie. Cuts to arms. 8/3/03 3:55 a.m. Possession of marijuana, 1902 Dartmouth. One arrest. 8/3/03 4:03 a.m. Possession of controlled sub stance, 1902 Dartmouth. One arrest. 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School Continued from page 1 consist of math, science, social studies and humanities, Slater said The students will work on their projects all week and then pres ent them to the school during a Friday presentation. The presentations must take some sort of multimedia form sucli as a PowerPoint presentation, a Web page, digital media or a com bination of these. Students can choose to work alone or in teams, with each mem ber of the team sharing the same grade. Slater said. After the assem bly, the grading sessions will begin. “In the grading sessions, students again present their week’s work one by one or in teams, but this is a private session with two teachers who discuss the work with them and involve them in the grading,” he said. The curriculum follows the Texas Education Agency’s guide lines, and diplomas from AISIC will be recognized just like any other private school diploma. The school will follow the same schedule as A&M, but because everything is done online, students will be able to submit work during breaks and summers as well, Slater said. Another opportunity students will have is the exchange program. According to the school’s Web site, there is a branch of the school in Hyderabad. India, with others under development in Europe, Mexico and South America. Students will be allowed to transfer between campuses for a semester or a year. “AISIC will be a high-quality, high-tech, college-preparatoiy inquiry-creativity school, a middle-high school with the atmosphere of a little or mini- college or university,” Slater said. Iraq Continued from page 1 In fact, al-Jaafari is Iraq’s first president since Saddam for a very simple reason: Of the nine leaders in the rotating pres idency, his name comes first in the Arabic alphabet. On the streets, al-Jaafari’s appointment hasn’t caused much of a stir. In an entirely unscientific survey of 10 Baghdadis asked Sunday to name their president, only one came up with al-Jaafari’s name. Most people said they didn’t have a president or they didn't know who he was. One named L. Paul Bremer, the American administrator of Iraq. One named President Bush. Many Iraqis don’t trust al- Jaafari and other former exiles on the council, saying they spent so long abroad that they have lost their connection with Iraqis who suffered under Saddam. “I don’t know anything about his background, but he came in on the American tanks;” said driver Wa’ed Hussein, 51. Of the council members, he said: “They’re supposed to represent the Iraqi people, but they have no roots.” Al-Jaafari insists Iraqis sup port him. “I have no statistics, but peo ple love me. They see that I am not very happy about being president, because I love to live a normal life,” he said in an interview this weekend in the council’s new offices. The offices, one of the few places in Iraq where men wear suit jackets, boast manicured lawns and marble floors. The luxurious building once was a resthouse for Lt. Gen. Hussein Kamel, a cousin and son-in-law of Saddam who defected to Jordan, then was lured back to Iraq and killed in 1996. It was heavily looted after the Americans entered Baghdad, and has been restored by coali tion political consultants. Brand-new computers sit on brand-new desks amid freshly painted rooms and newly installed air conditioners. American armored vehicles guard the compound, and visi tors are shuttled to the offices in a military zone aboard a Toyota Landcruiser with 3,537 miles on the odometer, its seats still wrapped in factory plastic. Inside, workers — Iraqi bureaucrats and American “facilities consultants” — chat away on cell phones, which are still illegal for the Iraqi public. Al-Jaafari’s cell phone, like Iraq’s president for August Ibrahim al-Jaafari, a shy doctor who moved back to Iraq from London, is Iraq’s new president until the end of the month. Iraq's Governing Council has chosen nine leaders to rotate into the position through April. Profile Office - Former resthouse of Saddam's son-in- law transformed by the U.S. forces into government headquarters Position - Presides over Iraq’s Governing Council: the U.S. military has veto power over its political decisions Priorities - The council is now meeting daily and has been discussing ways to establish a constitution and appoiot a Cabinet Government - Says he envisions a government that blends Islamic political traditions and Western-style democracy Personal - Is married and has five children who remain in London. He is currently staying at a friends house SOURCE: Associated Press AP those of U.S. administrators and military officers, can be reached only by dialing the United States. It has a 914 area code- Westchester County, an area of wealthy New York suburbs where Bill and Hillary Clinton have a house. Al-Jaafari said he has a good relationship with the Americans. Bremer has been to his house for lunch. Al-Jaafari said the American promised not to use his veto power unless there is a “crisis situation.” “There is a development in his understanding of Iraq,” al- Jaafari said of Bremer, “I think he wants success for the Governing Council.” But the Iraqi president made clear the Americans are expect ed to leave soon — “in one year, more or less.” “The Americans fulfilled their promise to topple Saddam Hussein,” he said. “They also have to fulfill their promise to leave.” Al-Jaafari’s relationship with the Americans goes only so far. He boycotted a U.S.-organized meeting of Iraqi politicians near the biblical city of Ur in April, saying at the time: “We have our reservations against attending a meeting called for by a military side.” THE BATTALION True Brown, Editor in Chief The Battalion (ISSN #1055-4726) is published daily, Monday through Friday during the fall and spriog semes ters and Monday through Thursday during the summer session (except University holidays and exam periods) al Texas A&M University. Periodicals Postage Paid at College Station, TX 77840. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Battalion, Texas A&M University, till TAMU, College Station, IX 77843-1111. News: The Battalion news department is managed by students at Texas A&M University in the Division of Student Media, a unit of the Department of Journalism. News offices are in 014 Reed McDonald Building. 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