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STOP BY YOUR LOCAL BLOCK BUSTER VIDEO STORE OR VISIT US TODAY ON THE WEB: www.takehome.com TAKE HOME DEFENSIVE DRIVING Bryan 775-CICI (2424) HEY fiVtAJ, biD You 'A That'5 like AJo, seriously. ) Hear uje- beat | "ue Play e d That's lire ^ ^AVt-oR. 73 to |0 ^ Local Sua/ioR “ THE FACE OF (wou)' Seriously^) HifoH School 5LoT H FRoM [Thai's imsa/je') Tea/V- LoPstbepf ‘the Roomies - L_ XT 'S ~5osT Lopsided.^. :, '-E 1 O J jjl, 0/ KmuM Diversity Continued from page 1 XT'S LIKE "You SiTTt/UG. 0*1 A / www.rdelunq.coml noise * poiuirion 63 JOSH DARtUlfl Anderson said he will closely with Dean of Karan Watson in the hiring off new faculty members over next four years to ensure t group is as diverse is as pc Fund-raising efforts and proposals will also be a of the office’s responsibilities. The national image A&M portrays is importai Anderson said, and currentlyftt University is not doing to publicize its achievements, “When people talk large pi aboil GjRcat' so you ftp.e staying* ifJ a TON16WT? aw, -that stin*s -that Vou have to shake ^Jcilce ^1. ^lou^e No, I still miss Chrys. Mon, I would give anything just to see Chrys one more time. I wouldn't screw things up like I did last time, Well, Chrys is here to see you ~r What?! Tell her I'm not here! Tell her to leave! diversity, they only talk about as a way to confinn their political beliefs,’’ Anderson sail “People should instead tl about it in terms of what it do for people and not how i feel about it personally.” The reaction of student It ers to the administration has been largely positive. African American Coalition President Cedrid Bates said the University’s hir ing of Anderson is a step in Ik right direction. “1 think it’s excellent, has been talking about diversilj for a long time,” Bates “Fin looking forward to wort ing with Dr. Anderson.” Julio Jana, International Student Association president, was a member of the selection committee that chose Anderson. “The University is n doing something to achieve diversity and (Dr. Anderson will turn talk into action,” said. “It’s up to us, the student body, to help him achieve this.’’ BY: M/U ItUOYB Swindle Continued from page Pass Continued from page 1 swiftly to approve the map Friday. But in another strange twist, the Senate held off its vote to wait for the House to approve an unrelated bill to reorganize some parts of state government. By the time the government reorganization bill was eligible in the House on Friday, there were not enough representatives left at the Capitol to take up the bill and the House adjourned. The Senate delayed its vote on redistricting. The House approved the gov ernment reorganization bill by a 79-35 vote Sunday before adjourning. Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst pre viously said the Senate would not approve the map until the House passed the unrelated bill. “I’m personally ready to call their bluff in the Senate,” said Rep. Terry Keel, R-Austin, argu ing against the government reor ganization bill. Rep. John Mabry, D-Waco, tried to thwart the government reorganization bill, raising a leg islative objection that the con ference committee did not con vene in public and no record was kept of the proceedings. House Speaker Tom Craddick overruled the objection. Other lawmakers argued that they were assured the bill adopt ed last month by the House would stay intact. However, dozens of amendments were added by the Senate and adopted by the conference committee. “I do not want to be held hostage by the Senate,” Carter Casteel, R-New Braunfels, one of the original authors of the bill. “I am sad that I’m standing here today asking you to vote against a bill that I helped author.” Debate on the bill was cut off after about 20 minutes, angering lawmakers who still had ques tions about some of the meas ures in the bill. “I haven’t gotten the answers to my questions because there’s been no testimony, but we’re fixing to make it happen so we better be right,” said Rep. Craig Eiland, D-Galveston. One of the provisions adopt ed by the conference committee would leave it up to individual school boards to decide whether they want to disclose their per sonal finances. The conference committee adopted Senate changes that would strip Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn of her per- fonnance review and school dis trict audit programs, transferring the duties to the Legislative Budget Board. “There are a lot of people there trying to scam people out of their money,” said Sergeant Jeff Kapps of the College Station Police Department. ‘‘Students can make easy victims, too. It’s hard to keep yourself from being a victim of a scam.” Kapps urges others to k wary of people selling thingsout of their car or on the street,anil said if it sounds too good tok true, it usually is. ' ' “If you go to a reputable deal er, you have a place to go bad to,” said Sergeant Jackie Maynaii of the Bryan Police DepartmenJ “The problem is that you can) find these traveling salesmen.” * Maynard said that when con fronted with people selling prod ucts on the street, the consume} should take some time to research the product. He said a good strategy is to call the ven dor back the next day or to the Better Business Bureau first All vendors have to have acitj permit to sell their merchandise, Maynard said. He urged peoplett call the police if vendors cannot produce either a solicitor’s or ven dor’s permit, and not to buy the products if they cannot. “We just want to catch the people so they can’t do it again.; Gann said. Si'S : Livin Deferred adjudication records can now be sealed. “A Records of deferred adiuication are not automatically off vour record. However, a new state law allows them to now be sealed in many instances. v J For more information contact Cameron Reynolds Attorney At Law Licensed by the Texas Supreme Court. Not Board Certified Class of‘91 Jim James Attorney At Law Board Certified Criminal Law Class of‘75 979-846-1934 e-mail: jim@jimjames.com or Cameron@jimjames.com website: http://jimwjames.wld.com THE BATTALION Sommer Hamilton, Elizabeth Webb, Managing Editor Sarah Szuminski, Metro Editor Kim Katopodis, Aggielife Editor Jenelle Wilson, Opinion Editor True Brown, Sports Editor Dallas Shipp, Sports Editor Editor in Chief George Deutsch, Sci|Tech Editor Micala Proesch, Copy Chief Ruben DeLuna, Graphics Editor John Livas, Photo Editor Kendra Kingsley , Radio Producer Jason Ritterbusch, Webmaster THE BATTALION (ISSN #1055-4726) is published daily, Monday through Friday during the J| fall and spring semesters and Monday through Thursday during the summer session (except University holidays and exam periods) at Texas A&M University Periodicals Pc Paid at College Station, TX 77840. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Battalion, Texas A&M University 1111 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-1111. 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To charge by Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express, call 845-2611. SENIORS. We want vour portrait for the Aggieland Yearbook. Graduation portraits for the 2004 Aggieland Yearbook will be taken Monday, Oct. 13, through Friday Oct. 24, 2003, in Room 027 of the Memorial Student Center. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day, except Thursday, Oct. 16, which will be 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. There is no sitting fee required to photographed for the yearbook. To insure being pho tographed you should make an appointment by calling Thornton Studio at 1-800-883-9449 or seeing the photographer beginning Monday, Oct. 13. Senior attire; For the yearbook pose, women should wear a favorite top or dress; men should wear a suit or sports jacket and tie. Graduating members of the Corps of Cadets should wear their Midnights. A Texas A&M graduation cap & gown will be provided by the photographer. Aggieland 2004 t—Texas A&M University Yearbook 1 Another loi ;et to class; as possible. 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