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closely with Dean of
Karan Watson in the hiring off
new faculty members over
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group is as diverse is as pc
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proposals will also be a
of the office’s responsibilities.
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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
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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.
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Deferred adjudication
records can now be sealed.
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Records of deferred adiuication are not
automatically off vour record. However, a new state
law allows them to now be sealed in many instances.
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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
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