THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY STUDENT MEDIA BOARD IS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR The Battalion — Including radio and online editions — Summer 2004 (The summer editor will serve May 24 through Aug. 11, 2004) Fall 2004 (The fall editor will serve Aug. 16 through Dec. 15, 2004) Qualifications for editor in chief of The Battalion are: Be a Texas A&M student in good standing with the University and enrolled in at least six credit hours (4 if a graduate student) during the term of office (unless fewer credits are required to graduate); * Have at least a 2.00 cumulative grade point ratio (3.00 if a graduate student) and at least a 2.00 grade point ratio (3.00 if a graduate student) in the semester immediately prior to the appointment, the semester of appointment and semester during the term of office. In order for this provision to be met, at least six hours (4 if a graduate student) must have been taken for that semester; Have completed JOUR 301 (Mass Communication, Law and Society), or equivalent; • Have at least one year experience in a responsible editorial position on The Battalion or comparable daily college newspaper, -OR- Have at least one year editorial experience on a commercial newspaper, -OR- Have completed at least 12 hours journalism, including JOUR 203 and 303 (Media Writing I and II), and JOUR 304 (Editing for the Mass Media), or equivalent. Aggieland 2005 Qualifications for editor in chief of the Aggieland yearbook are: Be a Texas A&M student in good standing with the University and enrolled in at least six credit hours (4 if a graduate student) during the term of office (unless fewer credits are required to graduate); Have at least a 2.00 cumulative grade point ratio (3.00 if a graduate student) and at least a 2.00 grade point ratio (3.00 if a graduate student) in the semester immediately prior to the appointment, the semester this ■ of appointment and semester during the term of office. In order for this provision to be met, at least six hours (4 if a graduate student) must have been taken for that semester; Have completed JOUR 301 (Mass Communication, Law and Society) and JOUR 302 (Graphics), or equivalent; Have demonstrated ability in writing through university coursework or equivalent experience; Have at least one year experience in a responsible position on the Aggieland or comparable college yearbook. Application forms should be picked up and returned to Dell Bomnskie, Student Media business coordinator, in Room 011A Reed McDonald Building. Deadline for submitting application: noon Tuesday, March 23, 2004. Applicants will be interviewed during the Student Media Board Meeting beginning at 8 a.m. Thursday, March 25, 2004, in room 221F Reed McDonald. An Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer Committed to Diversity Monday, March 8, 2004 W0RI THE BATTALIO Militants pledge revenge afta 14 Palestinians killed in raid By Ibrahim Barzak THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Deadliest raid BUREIJ REFUGEE CAMP, Gaza Strip — Israeli troops car ried out their deadliest raid in Gaza in 17 months on Sunday, part of a surge of bloodshed ahead of a possible Israeli with drawal from the coastal strip. Fourteen Palestinians were killed and 81 wounded in more than six hours of lighting on the edge of the Bureij refugee camp. The battle pitted Palestinians armed with assault rifles, anti tank missiles and grenade launch ers against Israeli troops firing from helicopters, tanks and rooftop sniper positions. Children chased tanks, throwing stones. Among the dead were three boys, ages 8. 12 and 15. The Israeli military said the purpose of the raid was to put Palestinian militants on the defensive and prevent them from carrying out attacks on Israelis. However, residents of Bureij said soldiers did not try to make arrests or search for arms caches. The Palestinian Authority denounced the raid as “state ter rorism,” and urged the interna tional community to intervene. Palestinians said Israeli sol diers were trying to draw out militants in what appeared to be a new tactic. Armed groups routinely exhort their members over mosque loudspeakers to con- Israeli troops traded heavy gunfire with Palestinians in a raid near the Bureij refuge camp killing 14 Palestinians in the deadliest confrontation in Gaza in 17 months. 5 km .oC ISRAEL Erez the (Israeli) occupation.” Sunday’s fighting was a recent rise in violence thai been attributed to Israeli Prim Minister Ariel Sharon’s pi al to withdraw from most, all, of Gaza and parts of| West Bank if there is d progress toward peace in coj ing months. Each side seems to _ 3as wo UCL tioning itself to claim a wiii eac he 14 Gaza Bureij/ Palestinians Strip killed — Golan \ W Heights/ SYRIA ISRAEL / / West L \ Bank 1 1 Detail JORDAN □ ^Jerusalem s\sGbzb / 0 25 mi \ Strip 0 25 km SOURCES: Associated Press. ESRI Al drawal as a victory — Israelii pounding the militants before a pullout, and thearme j rs t ga groups by stepping up attack (lie A( create the impression they® ; a turdc von the The l iedi|late 5 front approaching Israeli troops, despite vastly inferior weapons and considerable risk. Sunday was no exception. After the battle, a militant leader took the highly unusual step of appealing to his forces not to fall into the trap again. “The Palestinian people are now uniting in the trenches of resistance,” said Islamic Jihad leader Mohammed al-Hindi. “but we also call on the sons of the resistance not to be dragged into battles forced upon us by chasing the Israelis out. In the past week, Israelitl copter gunships have strati twice, killing six militantsandi Jacksoi boy in missile attacks in Gaa City. On Saturday, threemililau Palestinian groups sent boii nasrr laden jeeps in a suicide aimed at blowing up an lsrail|triking checkpoint on the edge of Gaa Six Palestinians were the blasts and exchanges offej^dier The raid was the deadliesi (ia/a since October 2002, 19 Palestinians were killed in® Israeli operation in the Younis refugee camp. The dead — 10 militants anl four civilians — were given joint funeral. Tens of thousand of Palestinians marched in tk streets, and masked Hamas mi itants pledged revenge. Hamas has carried out dozens of suicid bombings against Israelis durini 41 months of conflict. NEWS IN BRIEF State may close facility for mentally retarded SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A San Antonio facility for the mentally retarded could face closure after state investi gators confirmed several health and safety violations. In the past four years, the Texas Department of Human Services, which licenses and oversees resi dential facilities for the mentally retarded, received more than 400 complaints about Skyvie* Living Center of San Antonio. After state investigators confirmed severalofthe violations, the Department of Human Services in September 2002 refused to renew Skyview's license, department spokeswoman Patterson said. Eight Los. ach gi s ' IjCLA D. 1 rip in. ffase UCLA sliortstc redoffJ 0 tiis 2.2 the win The Tuesda' *99' winli seas The' Rosewl isonm, nywher e r ° at ,r> * W, i <3 °'y,