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I am all about it.”
Hildebrand said he would like students to be
more actively involved in finding a solution to the
parking situation, and would like to see a more
efficient transportation system
‘‘I understand that it (the parking solution) is
actively being worked on, and we just need stu
dent input,” he said.
Hildebrand said he would invest a lot of time
into accomplishing the goals of Vision 2020, but
more importantly he wants to start working on the
goals that can be carried over to the future.
Being student body president is the position of
the advocate of the students, he said. The position
is to communicate what the students want.
He said he intends to approach the administra
tion with tact and respect to communicate effec
tively and get things accomplished.
Hildebrand said he wants to be available to stu
dents to voice their concerns, and that being visi
ble and accessible is important.
“You are meant to give the entire student
body’s views, “he said, “and you have to relay that
back to the administration.”
TS
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“It’s a very nice space, it’s
conveniently located and it
will mean easy access for stu
dents,” Parrott said. “Plus,
we’ll all be together.”
The Office of the Vice
President for Student Affairs will
move April 29 and 30 into the
Koldus space vacated by TS, said
Bill Kibler, interim associate
vice president for student affairs.
The office is currently
located in the 10th floor of
Rudder Tower.
“A student doesn’t necessari
ly wander by the 10th floor of an
office building,” Kibler said. “It
will be an advantage to be in a
location that’s more accessible.”
Perry said that since most of
the moving is planned, the CBE
has started planning for the con
struction of new buildings. .
“We're only able to make so
much room available by moving
people around,” Perry said. “We
have to plan now for any kind of
structures we would be building
to accommodate new faculty.”
NEWS IN BRIEF
Second VP student affairs
candidate to talk with
faculty, students
The second of four finalists vying for the vice
president for student affairs position will be on
campus Wednesday to meet and talk to Texas
A&M students, faculty and staff.
Joe Paul will be in Rudder Exhibit Hall at 1:30
p.m. for an open forum, which students are
encouraged to attend, said Matt Josefy, student
body president and a senior accounting major.
Members of the search committee will also be
on hand to answer questions and hear any
feedback anyone may have, Josefy said.
“It is imperative that we as students come and
show our interest in this position, which directly
affects all aspects of student involvement at the
University,” Josefy said.
Rumsfeld: Killing bin Laden
might not have stopped
Sept. 11 attacks on U.S.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Clinton and Bush
administration officials engaged in fruitless diplo
matic efforts instead of military action to try to get
Osama bin Laden out of Afghanistan before the
Sept. 11 attacks, a federal panel said Tuesday.
Top officials countered that the terror operation
would have occurred even if the United States
had been able to kill the al-Qaida leader.
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and
Secretary of State Colin Powell, in a strong
defense of pre-Sept. 11 actions that have
become a major campaign issue, told the feder
al commission reviewing the attacks that the
plot was well under way when the Bush admin
istration took office in January 2001.
“Killing bin Laden would not have removed al-
Qaida’s sanctuary in Afghanistan," Rumsfeld
said. “Moreover, the sleeper cells that flew the
aircraft into the World Trade towers and the
Pentagon were already in the United States
months before the attack.”
Powell said that even if U.S. forces had invad
ed Afghanistan, killed bin Laden and neutral
ized al-Qaida, “I have no reason to believe that
would have caused them to abort their plans.”
Basque group ETA seen
pondering new cease-fire
MADRID, Spain (AP) — The Basque sepa
ratist group ETA may call a unilateral cease-fire
in its campaign of violence, a founder and other
Basque sources said, in an effort to win political
concessions from the newly elected Socialists
due to take power next month.
Julen Madariaga, a founding member of ETA,
said he thought a truce could be called soon.
“I have the impression that in a very short
time — in coming days, or coming weeks —
that ETA will declare a cease-fire,” he said in a
telephone interview Monday night from his
home in southern France.
Within the month, Jose Luis Rodriguez
Zapatero and his Socialists are to take over
from the conservative Prime Minister Jose
Maria Aznar, who cracked down on ETA.
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Mahaffey said that
Scher is not a membei
Corps, that he is a if
candidate.
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worked with Jacob Sc!
know how qualified he is
leader, and they know hi:
the Aggie spirit,” Mahafl
Scher said he appreca
support he is receiving,
hopes people will realize
would make a good yell
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people’s support and to
an endorsement from oik
biggest organizations m
pus,” Scher said. ” It me
people support me, an
makes me feel honored.'
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going to start taking a
active role on campus, aij
previous demonstrations
more and more attentioiBi
students and faculty,” Bald c
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Peschke were holding
and handing out lilei
claiming that the Boat I
Regents promised not toil
its new tuition raising pc
and vowed to keep increa"
moderate levels last year,
The fliers state that I
Perry, A&M executive
president and provost,
has already seen a drop
cants for the fall.
Perry said that claim
entirely accurate.
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the applications had noi
received.” Perry said. “Noi
the deadline has passed, wl
only received 30 fewer ap[i|
tions than last year.”
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than one half of onepercem
it is not a noteworthydecrea
Melissa Coe, exeoi
director of YCT, said it
two weeks to get every]
passed and to get pemis
from the University to put
the demonstration.
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though, people have beens
to us, and so far there have
been any problems," Coe
The Board of Regents
hold the open tuition foi
3 p.m. Thursday
Memorial Student Center.
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moving toward Vision
and that A&M will benefit
the hiring of new faculty.
“I don’t want A&M
in the rankings,” Carters!
want A&M to be the besl
can he, and I think bringil
the top faculty allows is
move toward Vision 2020.'
Carter said she will wot
bring Bonfire back on can
and she does not feel ill
off-campus Bonfire isgodl
the University.
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of Bonfire as long asitisst
thing that administrators
students work together
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process of students and at
istration building appreci
for one another and trust,
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administrators and slut
together by having
forums and sending out wtl
e-mails and surveys. She said
has had experience with at
trators since her freshman'
and is willing to push stud
issues to the administration.
“I’m your leader,
serving you,” Carter
believe in service.”
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