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2 Wednesday, September 24, 2003 THE BATTAL10 Are you up to the challenge of teaching? Are you a junior, senior, or graduate student? The Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture offers a program that leads to Middle Grades & SECONDARY TEACHER CERTIFICATION. For more information, plan to attend one of the Post-Baccalaureate Program information sessions: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 or Tuesday, October 21, 2003 502 Rudder Tower 4:00-5:00 PM If you cannot attend, call 862-1773 for information or view the program website at post-bacc.coe..tamu.edu ALL MAJORS WELCOME including BIMS, BIOL, CHEM, MATH, and PHYS. NO CROC We Now Accept Aggie Bucks! A variety of Awesome Tucker at Bonzer Prices: ^ Chicken Sandwiches ^ Bonzer Burgers ^ Kookaburra Wings ? Aussie Cheese Pries ^ Bloomin’ Onion COLLEGE STATION on Texas Ave. between Southwest Pkwy. & HoUeman (979) 764-4329 Mon-Thurs: 5-10 • Fri: 4-11 • Sat:3-ll • Sun: 12-9 PLANNING A CAREER IN PUBLIC SER VICE? 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The A&M Preliminary Application may be found online at: http://honors. tamu. edu A&M PRELIMINARY APPLICATION DEADLINE: OCTOBER 31, 2003 ' I 'he The Truman Foundation defines PUBLIC SERVICE as employment in government at any level, uniformed services, public-interest organiza tions, nongovernmental research and/or educational organizations, and public-service oriented nonprofit organizations such as those whose primary purposes are to help needy or disadvan taged persons or to protect the environment. FISH W RMUINA iw , ProtessoK r The Class Has elected Ait To SPEAK To Voy A Sour PosTPoNiNO Fridays Test. Ujell ,see , Tmfke's THIS TV SHOW CALLED friends /D the SE/ASoaJ PRE 'S’ ToAioRfcoWi U/£'[> El IS6- [To UATCH And not Take A Test The ale^t D-at 1 T certainly Hope The 3oKes o/v this tv ARE FWWYIER. THA/s/ <NoT SiaJEE The Fourth Season Sir, That Do£Sn' t Stop us fRo/vi UATCH IN&, Democrats Continued from page A www.rdelunQ com noise t pommon 80 JOSH DURUM! RUSS! 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The bill is one of several measures the Senate is taking to show their desire to repre sent students, said Matthew Wilkins, speaker of the Senate and a junior philosophy major. “Student Senate this year is radically committed to rep resenting the student body, even when it’s politically incorrect or unpopular with the administration,” Wilkins said. “Real changes only hap pen when people are willing to speak up.” Senate Listens Week is set for Oct. 6-12, he said. Students may get the opportunity to attend Senate meetings to speak their mind if the Open Governance bill, currently on second reading, passes. Introduced by Senators Jessica Newhouse and Natasha Eubanks, the bill would allow students or organizations a time period of two minutes to tell the Senators their concerns at the beginning of each Senate meeting. Also up for debate is a Statement of Equality, which says the Student Government Association “shall not dis criminate against, nor give preferential treatment to any person on the basis of race, national origin, religion or sex.” If passed, the sentence would be inserted into the SGA Constitution. The bill is authored by Senators John Matthews, Jessie Miller, Jessica Newhouse and Kerri Ward. Router Continued from page 1 Marti said a router’s failure is a pretty rare event. “It only happens once every two to three years,” he said. The problem is one of many that CIS has faced in the past few weeks since students returned to classes. Installing Microsoft’s new operating system, Windows XP, slowed logon times during the first week of classes. Viruses have plagued the net work periodically, with the most recent causing the network to slow down considerably. Putnam sent an e-mail out Sept. 12 alert ing students that one infected computer can cause slowdowns for the entire network. “That message still stands,” he said. “We are shutting down (infected) machines as we find them.” The viruses are getting more sophisticated, Marti said. ednesday Sped Better Ingredients • Better Pizza 1 Extra Large 2-Toppiiig ' l | MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY 1 LARGE 1-TOPPING $C 99 • pu/only 2 LARGE 1-TOPPING $17 99 ™ pu/delivery 1 EX-LARGE 2-TOPPING $ I0. 50 ■ pu/delivery 1 LARGE 2-TOPPING & 2 liter drink $1 1 99 | # pu/delivery PICKYOUR SIDE LARGE 2TOPPING AND 1 SIDE $|7 78 1 pu/delivery FAMILY SPECIAL 1 LARGE SPECIALTY 1 LARGE 2 TOPPING $ I6. W ANY LARGE SPECIALTY HI.” Northgate 601 University Dr. 979-846-3600 Post Oak Square Center 100 Harvey Rd., Suite D 979-764-7272 Rock Prairie 1700 Rock Prairie 979-680-0508 Sunday: 1 1 a.m. - midnight Monday - Wednesday: 1 1 a.m. - 1 Thursday: 1 1 a.m. - 2 a.m. Friday & Saturday: 1 t a.m. - 3 a. nine minority senators, who? Democrats, believe the mapdi criminates against minorities. “It is our contention that)? plan would disenfranchise!, million minority voteis. ZafTirini said. Lucio said the map doer draw enough congressional c tricts along the heavily Hip, fast-growing Texas-Mexicobo “Is this what you meanth fair and balanced plan that loo after the interest of minorities Lucio said to Staples, as ators began to raise their voices ” 1 ‘m at a loss today to seek you can criticize this plantl maintains and protects then® ity districts,” Staples shot bad Staples said the plan pi serves all nine minority distne in the state — seven Hispat districts and two black distrii - - and that it will withstand challenge in court. Democrats have been figl Republican redistricting effoc since this spring but appear have hit a brick effort to block a bill frorngettir: out of the Senate chamber. House Democrats blocked bill during the regular legislate session when 51 of them Oklahoma to break a quorumii their chamber. During the first special leg islative session, Senai Democrats had the votes to pte vent a debate and vote on red tricting because the orderofbi was arranged so that a two-ti vote of the chamber was needet to bring the bill up for a debate That requirement was droppe; during the second special sessin so Senate Democrats blocked quorum by fleeing to Net Mexico, where they wouldkoui of reach of Texas law offices sent to find them. They reluctantly retumedlast week at the start of the third spe cial legislative session after on Democrat broke away and deci ed to give Republicans aquom With a Kris Bradley’ body art. His for; and ear piercing, trip, he had alre; alternative art ha With such lar organizations, Te a difference in o T-shirt, a pink t apparent that eac ly, it is evident si The first idei found preserved wall in the- testing suggeste< 4000 B.C. The r lines above his mies, it is appai around 2000 B.( Various cultu importance, herf used tattoos to co brand criminals a , The Web site lines and arches for “dog” had b 1700 the Japane full body tattoos wear ornate clot! According to tooing in the eigl , Captain Cook practice in Tahiti For some peop value most in life even a swastika, bumper sticker. According to Tattoo, these prai student getting an extremely high. T people, nothing si for a tattoo or pie Adam Brown, tiri iv- , , jng to be individii Peer-to-peer mfficterf i, p ie Qilt/ Hmvm np oath V r w J r different and to b really slowed down,” he said “It’s difficult to sort out the (P2I and) worm traffic.” Marti said students trying play games online may ban experienced problems for i reason. “Currently that link is w overloaded,” he said. “It’s not« priority, but we are aware problem) and we will try to fix it Also, an optical cable a 1 Sept. 15 shut the network i for three hours. The network appliance that will speed up processits has been ordered, Putnam said. “The order is cleared anil out to the vendor,” he said “It should arrive in a cotipl of weeks.” Marti said CIS continue! to scan residence halls to and get rid of infected cot puters. “One way or another we'f gonna win,” Marti said. “It's good battle.” Got Renters Insurance! FREE QUOTE 9 79-693-1683 Bruce Boyd THE BATTALIOb Sommer Hamilton Editor in Chief Thc Battalion (ISSN #1055-4726) is Monday through Friday during the fall anil sp®* semesters and Monday through Thursday dirt® summer session (except University holidays a® exam periods) at Texas A&M University, Period Postage Paid at College Station, IX 77840. i®" MASTER: Send address changes to The fiatlJto- Texas A&M University, 1111 TAMU, College StaSort 77843-1111. J News: The Battalion news department is managed, students at Texas A&M University in the DirisM''. 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