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Feb. 6 @ 7:30 & 9:45pm L in Rudder Theater 845-1515 films.tamu.edu The Famous Tap CRAWFISH BOIL 5:00 - ? $ 1.75 BAR DRINKS, PINTS, AND FROZENS $ 2.00 Dosxxand Coronas 696-5570 Party Safe and Designate a Driver 2 NEtlj Friday, February 6, 2004 THE BAIT ALIO! FI9H M KmilNA noise f poutmon m josh odroua OYZ by Will Uoy<A POe THE LAST SfX Hours rve seen wems& oue, yes oue, eepoer/ I WHAT HAVS YOU OOIN6, Been a eecAuse, to my eecoiucnoN, youyb eeew 'oust eeeeeetNS to youeseu 1 in ■ ths seo eeesoN ano compacins CHeeTos to ceueerry anatomy.' THAT M»HT BE...BUT THE ePeiT THINKS THESE TWO CHEETOS LOOK UKE BPTINEVS... HAYBE WE SHOULD CHAN6E THE PAPEC’S ■ TOPIC TO THE MEOITS Of THE PBO-CWXCE MOVEMENT NEWS IN BRIEF Two sexual assaults reported on A&M campus this week In the past week, there have been two reported cases of sexual assault, which are currently being investigated by the University Police Department (UPD). “In both cases the victims knew their assailants,” UPD Sgt. Allan Baron said. “We don’t want peo ple to think that there is a predator on campus.” One of the assaults occurred multiple times in the fall at Spence Residence Hall and was report ed on Jan. 31, after the alleged assailant entered the victim’s room again, but did not harm her. Spence is equipped with a card access reader which showed no use of a card not assigned to that building. The second sexual assault took place Tuesday morning at the south side of the Langford Architecture Center at approximately 2:49 a.m.The victim also knew her assailant. “The case is currently at the Brazos County DA, and a warrant is expected soon,” Baron said. As a result of the recent events, University security will provide enhanced patrol of residence areas, including making sure entrance doors are secure, according to the Department of Residence Life. “People should know that there is help (for victims),” Spence Hall Director Erin Robison said. “There are services like Be a Friend available to survivors of sexual assault here on campus.” Former President George Bush staying out of politics By Lynn Brezosky THE ASSOCIATED PRESS EDINBURG, Texas — Former President George Bush says he’s staying out of politics because he’s “the older guy now” and it’s time to give his sons a chance. One is president and another is governor of Florida. “They shouldn’t be worrying about what their dad said,” he said. Bush said he goes to 10 political events a year. “I had my chance. We got some things right, we messed up some things ... I just sit there and do what I vowed I would never do — talk back to the televi sion,” Bush told students at the University of Texas- Pan American. He invited students to watch him take his last parachute jump at Texas A&M University on his 80th birthday in June. After regaling students with stories of war and peacetime jumps, he said, “I would like to make a benign and nice parachute jump.” The former president participated in a question- and-answer session with a panel of high school and college students, part of an annual fundraising event at the university. Despite saying he stayed out of politics, Bush went on to say he supported the war in Iraq and took a thinly veiled jab at Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton when a female student asked him about women tak ing leadership roles. “I know one female that very much wants to be president, but it’s a different ticket from me ... and I’m not sure it’s gonna happen,” he said. On the war, he said President Bush made the right choice. “The toughest decision a president makes is when he sends somebody else’s sons or daughters into combat, to battle. I had to do it three different times,” he said. “The bottom line is are we better off?; are the Iraqi people better off?; is Saddam out of office or in office?”, he said. “1 get a little annoyed when they say there was no coalition, there were plenty of countries that were with us.” He said he learned to deal with criticism as pres ident but not as the parent of one. “It hurts much more when the critics get on our sons than when they did me,” the former president said. “I think that’s normal.” A thousand high school students were bused in from high schools from Port Isabel to Laredo, all chosen by their principals to attend their event. They gave Bush a standing ovation as he took the stage, which was set up with bookcases and armchairs. One student was escorted out after giving a “Go Kerry” cheer, referring to the Democratic presiden tial candidate John Kerry. On another subject, Bush said leadership went back to an “underpinning of values,” He said his mentors were his parents and fonner Soviet Union President Mikhail Gorbachev, a peer he said he admired for “putting communism in the ash bin of Russian history.” The Q&A in was followed by a $5,000-a-plate scholarship fund-raiser for the university. At the dinner, Bush praised the perfonnance of the Donna high school choir. “I would like to have had them at the half time instead of Janet Jackson,” he said. Justin Timberlake tore off a piece of Janet Jackson’s top, exposing her breast during the NFL halftime show in Houston on Sunday. The lecture series has so far earned $500,000 in scholarship funds, Maldonado said. Assault Continued from pagel homosexuals still encountervn bal abuse. “It is utterly ridiculous (i someone who has never ta| to or met a homosexual to I bigoted against them,” Smi( said. “I would like to ask ever, body who has a lot of anjj toward homosexuals or at) minority to sit down andtliiii about where all their hoslilit comes from.” Smith said he tells homosei uals never to go out alo* especially to Northgate, topo tect themselves. He alsosaidl plans to inform GLBTAmerc bers about Rooney’s attack,s that they may be aware ofsiit physical assaults. Rooney said he decided] bring his attack to public anti tion, because he feels it need exposure. “What I really hope is tit people see that things liketli happen, and that A&M isnotili safe little bubble they think it is, Rooney said. “This is notjusttj homosexuals, it’s also fi minorities.” Rooney said the most upse ting thing about his attack: that no one stopped to helphir “A&M is supposed tot< good people. We are suppose to open doors for ladies, s; ‘Howdy' and we are jit friendly,” Rooney said."But;i reality, that’s how want everyone to see Aik! (People here) don’t love ever one. All the minority group are left out.” Rooney said he encouras; students to stop and helpi they see an attack happeni like this. “If you see something li this happen, stop and say some thing.” Rooney said. “I thinklk would really help.” The College Station Polu Department (CSPD) is invest gating this case and is askit for help in identifying the® pects. The suspects an described as white males n their mid-20s. Suit Continued from pagel Houston, said Thursday Ike] felt Kitzman’s actions weredis criminatory. A representative wi Kitzman’s office said hew not available late Thursdi afternoon to comment on I lawsuit. On Wednesday, Kitzmas who is white, said there was® discrimination intended and!) agreed with Abbott’s opini®. But he also said that student like other individuals, musit* bona fide residents of the count where they cast their ballot. But Yolanda Smith, execii director of the NAACP Houston branch, said the laws! is being filed because studeil fear that Kitzman will chans his mind, not adhere to Abb® ruling and prosecute studen! after they vote. “That’s a fear no stud® should have to go through,”sl« said. The lawsuit was filed* behalf of the 60 members ofi< National Association for ik Advancement of Colors People’s Prairie View chap® which is located on campus,! well as four other student Prairie View is about 48 milt northwest of Houston. Attorneys for the studeit said a U.S. district judge coni hear their arguments for a p* liminary injunction againi Kitzman within a week. r' I n Chdol Sunwec Jos Texas, 4it mti veiyp imfadn any cl often v eveiy' die fas tlieFoi Dui kespe pie. Hi sit in t lions 1 rales o “Af weard torture hippies group! 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