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Designed in Texas - Made by Texans Call or visit online www.ladyaggiewear.com 2A THE BATTALION Wednesday, August 27, 2003 FISH 0/ R.PZUMA Red»stricting Ryam, The ajeu PRESHAl£AJ CLA<><> of '001 OoM . " DouBlE' ^ 5£vem".' ' ^ So CLEVER■ AioT Ukf £V££Y OAJE Aaj5 Their. Dog HASa/T Caught the ■5ame5 Soub ReFEREaICE • y 0t , fcE/ULY £xP£(T To 5oM£ LAMt- "007'' T>oK£ ” Continued from pagelA NSisS PSllHti2n by J2sh Darwin Tomi&ht is the Final Show op our summer toup, so we pec 1 pec? TO Do SOMCTTAlNta So WE'Re DOING A TR16UTE TO THE RED HOT CHIU PEPPERS! IB c SO I'M A LITTLE Self - conscious* SUE Me. Options Continued from page 1A answering questions about the future of journalism at A&M. “Could it be possible to somehow encompass the mate rial needed to become a jour nalist without having a depart ment of journalism, without a degree in journalism?” he said. Filers was a member of the first committee and said he anticipates some type of certi fication program being created for those students interested in pursuing journalism, much like the current certificates avail able in women’s studies and international studies. An external committee was enlisted by Johnson two years ago to create a report of its rec ommendations for A&M’s struggling journalism depart ment. The report suggested that journalism have a department head, a minimum of three sen ior faculty members and sever al assistant professors. Johnson said this would cost a mini mum of $500,000 per year. more than he is willing to invest. He said four of the six schools cited in Vision 2020 do not offer undergraduate journal ism degrees. Johnson said it would be more beneficial to the University to invest in depart ments that are consistent with Vision 2020, the University’s plan to become a top 10 public school by the year 2020. Johnson said that if approved by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, journalism will not exist as a department by the fall of 2004. Columbia Continued from page 1A In all, the Columbia investigators issued 29 recommendations to NASA, six focusing on organizational change. Dr. Jonathan Clark, a NASA flight surgeon whose wife was Columbia astronaut Dr. Laurel Clark, said the report "hit right on the money” and noted that changing the space agency’s cul ture will be the real challenge. The board agreed. “The changes we recom mend will be difficult to accomplish and will be internally resisted,” the report said. Some of the changes urged by the Columbia board — eliminate as much fuel-tank foam shedding as possible, toughen the vulnerable thermal shielding on the wings, give astronauts inspection capabilities and repair kits — are needed before shuttle flights resume, Gehman said. The culture issues will take longer, he said. The board was unanimous in finding that that the 1 1/2-pound chunk of foam insulation that broke off the external fuel tank just over a minute into Columbia’s mid-January launch cre ated the breach in the left wing that led to the ship's destruction and the deaths of all seven astronauts. "In four simple words, the foam did it,” said NASA's Scott Hubbard, a board member who coordinated an incriminating series of foam- impact tests. Columbia’s mission managers missed at least eight opportunities to check the shuttle’s left wing for damage, the report noted. The board refused in its report to blame any one individual for the tragedy, a view it has maintained since the beginning. from Albuquerque right away other than to attend the Wednesday hearing. Sen. Leticia Van de Putte of San Antonio, chairwoman of the Senate Democratic Caucus, has said if necessary they are prepared to stay away another 30 days, the maximum length of a special session. Three of the Democrats watched from Albuquerque on the Internet as the Legislature adjourned. “It really is sad to see the Texas Legislature so divided and at the same time, we felt validated because we accomplished whai we set out to do,” said Sen. Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo. The Democrats fled the Capitol on July 28, shortly before Perry called a second consecutive special session. Their absence denied the Senate a quorum, halting business in the 31-member chamber that requires two-thirds of its mem bers to be present forbusinessto be conducted. Republicans, led by U.S, House Majority Leader Tom DeLay of Sugar Land, have been pushing for lawmakers to redraw the congressional districts, saying voting trends show Texas should have more Republicans in Washington. Democrats have a 17-15 majority in the delegation, The Democrats contend the current map should not be changed and say proposals before the Legislature this year would have hurt minority repre sentation. Both sides, meanwhile, face a hearing Wednesday in Laredo on the Democrats’ federal lawsuit that alleges that their constitu tional rights as well as the Voting Rights Act have been violated through the redistricting efforts. In a related development, the Justice Department in a letter to the Texas Secretary of State’s Office said that prior federal approval is not needed on Dewhurst's decision to do away with a provision requiring that two-thirds of the Senate agree to allow a bill to be debated. Perry said the Justice Department letter was another clear message to the Democrats “that these lawsuits they filed are frivolous.” 694-9755 118 Walton @ A&Ms Eastgate THE BATTALION Sommer Hamilton, Editor in Chief Elizabeth Webb, Managing Editor Sarah Szuminski, Metro Editor C.E. 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