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Civilians in Monrovia milled about on the road to the airport during lulls in the fighting, watching for the peacekeepers. “I want to see them with my own eyes,” said Bangalu Wonwondor, a former farmer who has been a refugee since 1999. “And when I do, even though I have no food, my belly will be big and I will be happy.” That is likely to take a while. The first peacekeepers concentrated on setting up defenses at the airport. And troops won’t move into Monrovia until sufficient numbers arrive, the force’s Nigerian commander, Brig. Gen. Festus Okonkwo, told reporters. In New York, U.N. peacekeeping official Hedi Annabi said just deploying the first 850- soldier Nigerian battalion and its equipment would take until Aug. 17. The United States is to begin flying in the second Nigerian battalion around Aug. 15, Annabi said. West African peacekeeping troops deployed repeatedly in Liberia in the 1990s, at times com ing under attack from forces led by Taylor, then a rebel leader. Nigerian officers at the airport said they will operate under rules of engagement, authorizing them to shoot to protect civilians or themselves. “If we want to keep peace and we cannot keep peace, it will amount to enforcing peace,” Okonkwo said. “Then we’ll get back to the peo ple that sent us. They will give us the mandate.” The West African deployment was authorized last week by the U.N. Security Council, which also approved a U.S.-proposed resolution to speed a broader U.N. peacekeeping force within months. NEWS THE BATTALION Performance Continued from page 1 new revenues from the $4 increase in tuition approved this spring and the enhancement fee approved last year, the University still has more than $20 million in fiscal require ments above and beyond the revenue provided by the state,” Gates said in the memo. Salary increases, higher utili ty costs and fire safety upgrades, along with debt from previous years, contribute to the University’s $20 million deficit, Gates said. Johnson said all colleges and offices across the University experienced budget cuts to com pensate for these increases in expenses and the reduction in state funding. “Decisions about the budget cuts were based on the quality of the department and its centrality in tenns of the role the depart ment played in delivering core curriculum instruction and other contributions to the academic mission of the college and University,” he said. Gates said efforts will be made to minimize layoffs and cuts that are related to financial assistance to students, such as student worker positions. “We will do our best to avoid cuts that affect the quality of student life,” he said. Performance studies offers Bachelor of Arts degrees in music and theater arts, along with minors in both fields. Correction In Monday's front page story "A&M summer enroll ment drops," this year's sum mer session two enrollment figures fell by more than 700 students. A good life just got better at... 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Degree posted in SIMS or present an original letter of completion from the Office of Graduate Studies 2. Be in good standing with the University (No blocks, etc.) HOW TO GET YOUR AGGIE RING ON NOVEMBER 6, 2003: If you meet the requirements after Summer Session II: 1. Submit a Ring audit online at www.AggieNetwork.com/Ring or visit the Aggie Ring office to complete an audit between Aug. 11 - Sept. 10, 2003. 2. The Aggie Ring office will send you an email with the status of your audit and, if qualified, assign you an ordering session. • Please allow 1-2 weeks to receive your email response. • Contact the Aggie Ring office if you do not receive your email by September 10, 2003. 3. Order your Ring during your assigned ordering session. • Payment is due at time of order. We accept cash, check or personal credit cards. • Ring loans are available to qualified, currently enrolled students at the Short Term Loan Office, Room 230, Pavilion. Please submit your Ring audit before applying for a Ring loan. Visit http://faid.tamu.edu or call 845-3955 for further details. August 2003 graduates may visit us at www.AggieNetwork.com/Ring for further ordering details or call the Aggie Ring office at 845-1050. The Association OF FORMER STUDENTS® 505 GEORGE BUSH DR., COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS 77840-2918 (979)845-1050 www.AggieNetwork.com Energy Continued from page 1 with a far better system than if we try to do it ourselves. We want to find useful ways to conserve energy that people will respond to.” Suggestions for involving students in the program were submitted through the Eisenhower Program, a group of multidisciplinary students who are given special projects, and a public relations media course through Journalism 357. The report suggests providing budgetary benefits and recogni tion to employees who participate in the effort. It also recommends educating the campus community on heating, ventilation and air conditioning costs, and familiar izing them with behaviors that conserve energy. Examples of suggestions made in the report are putting computers and copiers in sleep mode over the weekend and turning off lights in unused areas. The recommended budget for the first year of operations is $5,000, Weese said. It will pay for advertising and a sfcV gan contest that, will kick off the program;’ The report also suggests widely broadcasted testimoni als about the importance of energy conservation. A hotline for reporting energy waste and a Web site where feedback can be entered were also men tioned as possible ideas. The Web site could include a chat room, and Neo e-mail updates in the form of a newsletter, Weese said. “People will be more responsive if they are well- informed about progress that is being made,” he said. The report stated that defi nite steps must be taken to dis pel an erroneous, but apparent ly pervasive, belief that A&M is not following good energy practices and has done little to update its systems. Weese said the Energy Systems Lab and the people who work at the physical plant have done a good job conserving energy. He said retrofits for more effidient lighting have made a big impact on energy savings, Undma Ndili, a graduale student in electrical engineer ing, said raising awareness of the need to conserve energy is a good idea. She said helpful information and ideas on how to save ener gy should be communicated to students. Ndili said she saw a broken water pipe on her way home one day, but did not know who to talk to or what number to call to get it fixed. If she had known the number, she said, the University could have saved some money. Heidi Threadgill, a senior wildlife and fisheries major, said she likes the idea of get ting students involved. “Students are more likely to get involved if they are encour aged by other students to take action,” she said. Church Continued from page 1 Lewis said he had met Robinson at a church event “a couple of years ago” and “he put his hands on me inappropriately every time 1 engaged him in conversation,” Lewis wrote. In addition, current New Hampshire Bishop Bishop Douglas Theuner said in a statement that the investigation would look at “concerns raised about Canon Robinson” involving “his relationship to a Web site of outright.org,” a secular outreach pro gram for gay and bisexual youth. Solheim said he did not know how long the investigation would take or if the vote would take place before the church’s national meeting ends on Friday. Robyn Cotton, an Episcopalian in Concord, N.H., and a supporter of Robinson, called the alle gations “preposterous.” “This is horrible. It’s character assassination,” Cotton said. “It’s just horrible. It is so unnecessary.” Robinson needs approval from delegates to the church’s General Convention to become bishop of the Diocese of New Hampshire. His candidacy drew intense opposition from conservatives, who said they would consider breaking away from the church if he was confirmed. Robinson, a 56-year-old divorced father of two, has been attending the convention with his daughter and partner of 13 years, Mark Andrew. On Sunday, the House of Deputies, a legislative body comprised of clergy and lay people from dio ceses nationwide, approved Robinson by a 2-to-l margin; a committee endorsed him by secret ballot Friday. The House of Bishops, comprised of bishops from around the country, had been scheduled to vote on whether to ratify the election on Monday. It is not known when the vote would now be held. I IN THE AFTERNOON! 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