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Texas Ave., College Station (In front of Wal-Mart & Albertson’s) This Weeks Special 3 pc. dark and a biscuit $| 99 Offer expires 09.28.03 680-1533 Offer good at College Station location only >r.. mu uav Tuition Continued from page 1 the impact of this year.” Ninety-one percent of the increase in tuition during the 1990s went toward salaries, wages, benefits and utilities. “The bottom line is that the money that is paid to us by the state and also by you in tuition and fees doesn’t get gobbled up by bureaucracy,” Gates said. Mark McCraig, communications director for the Young Conservatives of Texas, said he and fel low YTC members have concerns about the University’s allocation of funds. “Young Conservatives of Texas believes that with the tuition increase and the student services decrease that current diversity initiatives need to be reconsidered,” McCraig said. “We need to put Hurricane 3 Continued from page 1 i I, Friday, Sept. 26th * Ladies Night * in collaboration with Maggies. 8 pm - I 1:45 pm restored, but it’s been very slow going.” Along North Carolina’s hard- hit Outer Banks, residents walked the trash-strewn beaches and ate breakfast in the few restaurants that were serving. Road crews had plowed the sand from major beach roads into 6- to 8-foot-high berms along the shoulders. Farther south along the Outer Banks, relief workers in boats brought food and supplies to residents of Hatteras Village, which was cut off from the rest of Hatteras Island when Isabel carved a new channel across the narrow ribbon of land. “Thank goodness for the Salvation Army,” Janet Aiken said. “They’re serving up three hot squares a day to anyone who needs it. And the National Guard brought in a lot of water for us and set up the generators, so we’ve got electricity in some parts and enough drinking water.” The Monday morning com mute was especially difficult in southeastern Virginia. Police directed traffic at major intersections, but motorists were left to fend for themselves along many side streets. To make sure traffic moved as smoothly as pos sible, officials urged drivers to treat each intersection as a four way stop. No major delays were reported Monday morning around the Washington area, despite nearly 200 signal outages. Baghdad Continued from page 1 point, and he was not near the U.N. compound. That means security is working,” said Capt. Sean Kirley of the U.S. 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment. The bomb exploded about 200 yards from any of the buildings or mobile offices inside the com pound and about 400 yards from the hotel building itself. The truck bomb last month was parked out side the front of the hotel just yards from Vieira de Mello’s office, when it exploded and brought down the facade, trapping him and several others in the rubble. Kirley said the Iraqi police Line up: 3(c Finding Nemo at Rudder Theater: 7:30 and 9:45 pm showings - $1 w/ TAMU ID in collaboration with /VI SC Film Society Wolf Camera and Ritz Camera invite You % Battle of the Bands at Zone Plaza in collaboration with /VI SC Town Fiall # FREE haircuts, styles & FREE manicures by: makeovers by: Salon Estetica Salon Essentials Nail Artist ^ Female Performing Groups at MSC Flag Room FREE activities at MSC Basement: Bowling, pool, arts & crafts, dance dance revolution and 42 Dominoes Tournament 4F FREE doorprizes at 11:30 pm. Must be present to win! Aik) FREE Domino's Pizza <g Smoothie King 979.845.1515 & aggienights.tamu.edu For special needs, please contact us three days prior to the event at 845-1515. To Try Our NEW Digital Labs!! 10 Free Digital Prints! Please bring in ad or just show your student ID. Offer limited to one per day, per person. Bring in your digital media and give us a try for free! Visit any of our three locations: 110 Dominik, Post Oak Mall, or 614 Villa Maria, Bryan. USB SB SI ii TEL: 979-764-0601, Dominik Location 10-15-03 Offer Vaid Through evening meetings on canr have to pay for parking. Wright, who attends meei: for Aggie Sisters for Chrisis the Traditions Council, saidfet organization members are sci of walking on campus atniglit Weis said the hourly rat the West Campus Garage ist the rate of the University Cm? Garage, providing adequate ing accommodations forstude in the evenings. “The passageway provide: safe and convenient access to MSC/R udder Tower area," he a Through the process of c muter validation, studentss required to present their i muter permit along with the ter ticket to the cashier. Weis said that although tie were students w'ho attempted pass back permits to friend line, this is not the reason practice was discontinued. Weis said that when a muter validation first began, 48 was converted from cc muter parking to resident pa ing. and construction began the West Campus Garaj; Passageway project. “Because of these two fa. tors, there were no comm lots within a close proximity the MSC complex,” Weis said Weis said other changes ha’ been made this past year allow- all students easier acce to campus at night. “We now allow anyone v any type of pemiit freeacces the commuter lots on campus he said. “This change allowed red permit and gam permit holders convenia options for parking at nigt when they needed it to paitn pate in student organizations." Stude Compromise Continued from page every dollar possible into the classroom.” Fifty-seven students attended yesterday’s forum. For those unable to attend. Gates will post a message containing the information dis cussed at the forum through students’ Neo e- mail accounts. “Students do have a voice in a very large num ber of the fees that are imposed,” Gates said. There will be another referendum this fall regarding a possible increase in student fees, Gates said. Student Body President Matt Josefy said more students need to be aware of the issues concerning tuition increases and what is at stake “We, as Student Government, hope that stu dents will keep asking questions and attending forums such as this one,” Josefy said, “especially when it deals with how much money we will have to pay.” the Senate floor Tuesday keep those cities in one congre sional district. Sen. Rob Duncan, R-Lubbock, suppoi ed that map. Craddick and Durttan art embroiled in a fight over the area should be drawn. Before King unveiled map at a news conference Duncan had said no consensus had been reached on how region should be drawn. “Hopefully, by the time this process ends, we’ll allbe singing Kumbaya in Wei Texas,” Duncan said. Lat« he said the governor’s p maintains some problems West Texas and doesn’t ti into account progress tl was made in drawing Em Texas districts. had a warning of Monday attack shortly before it pened. He did not give details. The power of the blast sent tie hood of the bomber’s car flying 2(f yards. The detached ann of a vie® lay more than 100 yards away. Iraqi police Master Sgt. Hassl al-Saadi, among the first on scene after the explosion, sak was told by wounded policemfl that a gray 1995 Opel wil Baghdad license plates approach the entrance to the parking area. “A guard went to searci the car, opened the trunk, am the car exploded, killing and the driver. When I arrived there was fire and smoke even the guard’s body ablaze,” he said. 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