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Creger, associate! for the College of Agrieui and Life Sciences, “but the turers should help.” The positions could be: manently filled by January “This department is a na leader, and we want it to sta\: way," Hiler said. “But ke resources ahead of a growing gram can be a challenge. fade STUDY HURD, PLRY HARD TRAVEL ERSY noise f pouunon 80 JOSH DflRUJtn Labs Welcome Back!...Now GO AWAY: Student Class/Discount Airfare Worldwide Expert Travel Advice Eurail, Britrail, japan Rail passes Budget, Camping, Adventure & Contiki 18-35 Tours International Student/Youth Identity Cards Spring Break Packages...and more! /* m » jk. 4 , * See the world your way Toll Free 1-800-592-CUTS (2887) usareservations@travelcuts.com www.travelcuts.com m. Continued from page C"rcj.z.^/ J alee Ziy ^lou^e “After we installed Wii XF. we discovered, much to chagrin, that the processors n in each computer re;»d files f cally when the user mosts: mouse around the Putnam said. Associate director for Access Lutbs Richard Spiltr. Ok* file cannot be changed v mass edit. Wade Koue as his musit ouen. or his Sometimes a it. sometii isually. the I nd u hat rem.i erne apart t told. Wade How ^Blay at Shud< “We c;ui only do that «'fllong v\ ith 5 each student logs 01C SpiteaB)jango Walkt .The change will not»^Farewell to S effect until each student ks : No one ban and off of the system. Fte tie tour, but t said. Because of the longer' that makes thi times to log on. some mhad Kudelka rebtHK their computer »:r logging off. which means to: time they log on they vdll&ss saiiK* problem. “For a while, we weftia ing the log off immed:. after log on, but we’ve abandoned that techma Putnam said. "Student! need to know the profiler one-time case, and if the ■wo bands typ patient and log out and baa; §nd play for £ they should be fine.” Spillcr said the chalks comes in the mornings witfi current main hard drive hr overloaded, causing the pm: sors to slow down drastiu because of higher demand dir peak times. “In the evenings everyth: Entertainment, j “The bands i playing firs ■uch night be laid. “The |nnouncedto t |one of the ba |eadliners or ( I Another dif in the numbei |alf to two hot Bowen, Laf |lay for one h Eraint can real |udience their |ormance, Bov Wade Bowt at Texas Tech I They start< works much more smooihb Liter changed & far sjikhS rmii. ifatt <«Brt w three prior to Ac nws >t 945-1515. education for the students.” Perry said A&M’s goal of being a top-10 public universi ty isn’t based on particular rankings or measures. Rather, it aims to bring the University’s reputation to a sta tus alongside other highly respected schools. “When you challenge some one to name the top 10 or 15 schools, that list would vary from person to person,” he said. “But eventually you start to hear certain names over and over When you challenge someone to name the top 10 or 15 schools, that list would vary from person to person. again, and we want to be hearing Texas A&M.” According to U.S. News’ recommendation, prospective students should not rely solely on sta tistics or rankings. Students should use college visits, interviews and their own intuition in addi tion to rankings to aid in their decision on a school, it says. “When people decide to apply to Texas A&M. it should be because they realize they can reach their goals here," Perry said. U.S. News and World Report ranking’s indicators are bundled into seven categories: assess ment by administrators at peer institutions, retention of stu dents, faculty resources, student selectivity, financial resources, alumni giving and “graduation rate performance," the differ- hc said. Spiller and Putnam askedf patience and understanding to students while CIS deals withtk problem. “Right now, we're at I mercy of the Microsoft's open ing system," Putnam said. West 84 bee Clarification William L. Perry Vice Provost ence between the proportion of students expected to graduate and the proportion who actually do. In the Wednesd: September 3 page! article, “Gates estab lishes review of coft munications,” pre$ ; dent of the Texas A&H Foundation is Eddi Joe Davis. 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