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PANG, IT, tCAMY
t>*re CHUtSTV IF YOU
TuO LKB’D TO DATE
and >CtS?; YUCKI
the election.
Wednesday’s start
period brought ci
announcements from menifc;
both major political parlies.|
addition to Frost, U.S. RepCtj
Edwards, D-Waco, fi
election.
In the Legislature, Rep.Dj
Branch, R-Dallas; Rep.
Raymond, D-Laredo:
Tommy Williams, R-H
Wcxxllands; Sen. Craig EstesJ
Wichita Falls; and Sen. Mi
Zaffmni, D-Laredo, were am
those who filed for re-election.
State Rep. Steve Wota!
Dallas, announced he won’t a
re-election after his current IS
term, which will have spanned
years. State Sen. Teel Bivins,
Amari
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Hey Nligil!
W/hat have
you done today?
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I finished my doctorate thesis,
conducted a peaceful protest of
war. single handedly took down a
major Columbian drug cartel
and discovered a
vaccination for
AIDS... Oh. and
I gathered funds
to run in the 2008
United States
Presidential Election
Charlton Heston
was wrong. The
apes came from
the sea 1
‘Planet of the
Sea-Monkeys'
has a nice ring
to it.
\
ties said they were expenen
the steady stream of filinsir
expected the first day
“No surprises, l
we’ve got a few more wedsi
go.” said Ted Royer, spokes
for the Republican Partyofleu ious air
“We are excited about «
exans the opportunity loses iishion the
the very best candidates in
primary to represent themm
November elections.”
Sean Byrne, spokesman
ito the pla
“Just ge
ASA’s as:
Bush to be ambassador!
Sweden, submitted his resip
tion letter to Gov. RickPenu
Wednesday. Bivins has sene;; jg a news
the Senate since 1989 and is e ae Jet Pro]
ping down effective Jan. II
Landing
A strong g
or both ro\
Two-thi
ing the last
tission, th
Just eig
athfinder
“We coi
ct manage
The firs
Crater, a C
the Texas Democratic Paitvi lake after i
BY: MT/U U4YP
candidate tilings were keep
the usual pace for a preside: on the far s
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election cycle, when Texas®
not have a full slate of stair 1 :
candidates on the ballot.
“Democrats around the®
are excited about taking omit
Republicans this year
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cusing our state on the real fiWelf, cal
ities, like education andt
care, and not on partisan;
grabs,” he said.
Gates
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“We will establish no numerical
quotas or targets as we seek to
increase the diversity of students who
enroll,” Gates said. “We only know
that where we are is unacceptable, and
that the future of Texas A&M depends
on being more successful in attracting
more minority students to join the
Aggie family.”
Gates said he will ask the Board of
Regents, at its meetings Thursday and
Friday, to raise the standard for auto
matic admission from the top half of
the Texas high school graduating class
to the top quarter.
He said he will also propose that all
applicants to the University be required
to complete the first two essay ques
tions on the Texas Common
Application. Currently, completing any
of these essays is optional. Making the
questions mandatory will provide more
information on each applicant so stu
dents can be evaluated on the basis of
the whole person, Gates said.
If approved, these changes in
admissions requirements will go into
effect in December 2004, or for the
2005 entering class.
Gates also announced the creation
of the Texas A&M “Regent
Scholarships.” Each student admitted
to A&M who is a first generation col
lege student and whose family income
is $40,000 or less, will be guaranteed a
$5,000 per year scholarship for four
years. Last year, almost 600 freshmen
would have been eligible. Gates said.
A&M distributes more than $250
million each year in financial assis
tance; about 70 percent of students
receive some kind of financial aid.
Gates also introduced the Tuition
Policy Advisory Council, which will
offer recommendations to the regents
regarding tuition increases. The 15-
person council will include, in addi
tion to faculty and administrators,
seven students, one parent and one for
mer student.
Gates said these changes are neces
sary to ensure A&M’s future success
while preserving the traditions and
Aggie spirit.
“The changes 1 am proposing are far
less dramatic than those General
Rudder made,” Gates said, “but they
will keep us on the right path.”
Texans
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Even af
|ke each r
tier and bi
year-old Lotto li Psp said.
Millions is that it’s like
Powerball.” Powerball,
another multistate lot
tery game is played in
New Mexico.
“But it’s closer to
home; I usually run over
to Santa Teresa to buy
one.” He anticipated no
longer driving to New
Mexico to buy
Powerball tickets.
The Mega Millions
jackpot grew to an esti
mated $44 million
Wednesday. None of the
tickets sold for Tuesday
night’s $33 million
drawing matched all
five lotto numbers and
the Mega Ball. That
enables Texans to com
pete in an even greater
jackpot Friday.
But Greer is con
cerned that Texans will
be so excited by the new
Steve S<
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“This i;
tiff may c
The Na
ight of ho
could suffer.
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Lotto Texas is the Isi
lottery,” Greer said
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predicted a 21 pens pains to pi
shift away from U )ss of the
Texas and into Ms Columbia
Millions. But Greers:
lie’s committed to wiiti
ing the numbers tf
maintaining the heal
Lotto Texas.
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going to
Texas),” said Da«
Nettles, publisher of h
lottery wal
Lottoreport.com.
already dying, t
going to absolutelylil
completely
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other games.”
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tery players in It
want a “rea
chance to win” p|
than huge jackpots.
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