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Wentrcek said a faculty member who lives in Dallas or San Antonio and teaches two to three times a week could quickly and easily travel to College Station by rail as opposed to driving. “When you envision high speed rail, don’t think of it as you do today,” Wentrcek said. “These trains could he set 20 feet above the ground and run between 300 and 400 mph.” Wentrcek said a possible huh in Houston for the high speed rail could be the George Bush Intercontinental Airport. From there, passengers could travel to destinations such as downtown Houston and Reliant Stadium, Wentrcek said. John Happ, vice chairman of the THSRTC and College Station city councilman, said Brazos County missed an opportunity in the 1950s to he part of the Interstate Highway system. The Interstate Highway system was originally intended to aid in the movement of troops and supplies for deployment to war, Happ said. "This (high-speed rail) will allow for better movement of trexips from Fort Hmxi to the coast,” Happ said. ‘That is the premise for starting this project.” Fort Hood, located in central Texas along 1-35, is the largest military base in the world. Kenny Mallard, THSRTC board member and Brazos County commissioner, said it is possible that the technology to produce the proposed high speed rail system has not yet been developed. “A lot of what we’re talking about today could take 20 to 30 years to reach fruition,” Mallard said. Jtl the bat J Mallard said it is posstj increased population grot;| the Bryan-College Station “You might havepeopJ work in the big city that.] want to live in a smallet, munity like this and cot; Mallard said. Wentrcek said another* tage of the proposed high rail would be increased and attendance at sporting "One day Kyle seat over 100,000 people j I demand and access incra, | Wentrcek said. Wentrcek said the highs rail project could takeonet decades before it is staitei The $284 billion Hoiist portation bill, along wi Senate’s recently approved! billion transportation legit is awaiting a joint Hots Senate conference con®: decision before being sen President Bush for finalajfr ( RHA Continued from page 1 most items to take to the Driscoll Children’s Hospital in Corpus Christi, Texas, Dunbar said. A&M’s RHA also dedicated its time to serving others and achieved goals it made at the beginning of the year, Mahaffey said. “We established our goals at the beginning of the year, and we worked to complete them throughout the year.” Dunbar said. Most of the improvement steps on Mahaffey’s Vision Plan were accomplished this year. Dunbar said. “Chris Mahaffey’s Vision Plan pulled us together and made sure each of us was doing what we were supposed to he doing for on- campus residence," Allen said. Diversity was another main focus, Dunbar said. The RHA received the Champion of Diversity Award from the Student Government Association. “W'e also focused on developing leaders on campus,” Mahaffey said. Five of the A&M delegates to the Texas Residence Hall Association Confe received I RHA outstanding service pits being dedicated to RHA, Dunbar said, 1 recipients include Mahaffey, Dunbar, La. Chrismer, Robert Garza and Grade Arena | “Everyone that is part of RHA thisyer dedicated to their job and cares aborts; being of RHA,” Dunbar said. A&M’s RHA won five of the lOawards: were given for best residence hall progc- Dunbar said. “We’ve been holding a lot of programr to help people get involved,” Allen said. Some of the key programs RHAhostaf year were Rock Varsity’s Homs Off, to I All and Adopt a Family, Dunbar said. Dunbar said next year’s goals will inck > getting people more interested in RHA. increasing its publicity. "The challenge for next year’s RHAak | istration will he to keep growing." MM 1 said. “This includes continuing to build le» focusing on individual halls, getting [J involved and building the Aggie Spirit.'' I Wiatt Continued from page 1 convicts in the incident, and a bullet-proof vest save! his life. shot in the chest two times; it was a bloody thing,” Wiatt said. "I have lived a vio lent life.” Wiatt also played the hero role by trading places with a hostage to plead with the suspect to surrender. Wiatt said UPD used to be known under the alias “kanipus kops,” and said he is glad to have changed that image in peo ple’s minds. Wiatt said that after retire ment he w ill still he around to be involved in the Rape Crisis Center, which he founded. Wiatt is also a founding member of Scotty’s House, a child advo cacy center for victimized chil dren to be interviewed in a relaxed environment. A&M President Robert M. Gates said he appreciates Wiatt for his selfless service to A&M. “His vast experience in law enforcement and his leadership in his department have been instru- mental in creating a ^ law enforcement team at environment fprallof ust campus,” Gates said. Wiatt said his retire® effective June Schneider, associate dii UPD, will take overasi until a new one is found Wiatt said law enfod has been his life, and tied know what he will doc his time as he has few lid “Maybe I’ll becomeasj I l l cm crossing guard" he said H DI\ NEWS IN BRIEF II |gui "rati so i Shiite militias withdraw from police stations in three citie$ isuil BAGHDAD, Iraq — As a tenuous cease-fire held Monday in the restive Sunni city of Fallujah, a radical wnev ic pulled his militiamen out of police stations in three southern cities in an attempt to ease a standoStrp United States. With quiet on both fronts, the scale of Iraq’s worst fighting since the fall of Saddam Hussein becamecterl military reported about 70 coalition troops and 700 Iraqi insurgents killed so far this month. It was the of life on both sides since the end of major combat a year ago. A hospital official said more than 600 Iraqis were killed in Fallujah alone - mostly women, clii the elderly. The withdrawal of radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr’s al-Mahdi Army militia from police stations buildings in Najaf, Karbala and Kufa was a key U.S. demand. But al-Sadr followers rebuffed an American to disband the militia, which launched a bloody uprising in Baghdad and the south this month. Aggie Bucks Sunday: 11 a.m. - midnight Monday - Wednesday: t 1 a.m. - 1 a.i Thursday: t 1 a.m. - 2 a.m. Friday & Saturday: t 1 a.m. - 3 a.m