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AREA RUGS OVER 200 RUGS IN STOCK! THE RUG SHOP 2A Friday, April 16, 2004 THE BATln FISH gy R.muNA Speakers 2713 S. TEXAS AVE. BRYAN, TX 979-822-7323 (located 2 blocks N. off Villa Maria on the right) Monday-Saturday 10-6 Continued from College of Engineering College of Veterinary litj Tenet will speak to tic] candidates of the Liberal Arts at 2 p.m Fni Loudder will address si from the George Government and Lowry Mays Graduate School of Bust College of Science * College of Geosciences a: Friday. McClure will address dents gening degree's ft College of Agriculture Sciences and the Coll Education as well as i dents receiving cine at 9 a.m. on This is the first Loudder, an accounting at A&M. will speak at tie I commencement. Loudder said she befe is the first time thespeij the Faculty Senate hasi commencement addre A&M, but that Dr.Gate- ing to make it a tradittl spring commencement. R Mary "Naturally I'm a bit about it, since sommM“i ca , \s ill be there, but it is A s - s; honor to be asked andift ••r 1 indication ofthepresidemlM-^ r mitment to the faculty si j 0( j a , i diversity andtheptimplj S()U ' academic mission,"Loudln the quid "Peo[ Continued from page 1 Continued from page 1 WeIUngton Court On WeIsh Move LeasInq 2 BdRM, 2 1/2 BatLi Io^nI »ONU-Sl\ll CONdovilNlliMS (979) 268-0149 VIeu Oi R VIktiaI Toiw At: nseILInchTov cm rk o\<Ios.( ()m Interview Special Two days only, Fri & Sat All Wool Suit in your choice of color and pattern. $359.99 Alternations included Free White Shirt and all Silk Tie 520 University Drive East, College Station • 693-0995 of the stress you experience while on duty.” Carillo specifically remembers the day in 2(X)1 when the mother of a dying infant called 911. “There was a new employee that 1 was train ing, but when that call came through, and I heard that a baby had stopped breathing. I immediate ly focused 110 percent on saving that baby," Carillo said. This month marks Carillo’s sixth year as a telecommunications operator. “When I was in training I never thought I’d be able to handle that call, and you never know until it happens, but your training kicks in and that’s how you’re able to focus during those situations.” Carillo said. Telecommunicators are not just 911 operators. They also monitor police and fire units in the field and answer non-emergency calls. Lt. Mark Langwell of the College Station Police Department said telecommunicators are a valuable part of law enforcement and the emer gency response system. “In addition to police calls, our dispatchers also dispatch fire and EMS, so they have to walk peo ple through a lot of different types of emergen cies,” Langwell said, “But they’re best known for their 911 emergency assistance.” “Last year we answered 15,252 emergency calls,” Fail said. This month is especially important to the com munications division in the College Station Police Department. It has been awarded Unit of the Year for the department, and are celebrating its 10th year as Emergency Medical Dispatchers. “People tend to take them for granted, but it’s comforting to know that they’re there to help us all,” Langwell said. “And if you’ve been in (law enforcement) long enough, you know that they are really on our team.” may open a negotiation with bin Laden, everybody understands this." French President Jacques Chirac, one of the firmest opponents of the Iraq war. was equally blunt: “No dealings are possible with terrorists.” Secretary of State Colin Powell told Polish televi sion that "this is a time for all of us to be ever more resolute and say to Osama bin Laden, ’No. we will not listen to any of these demands. You are the one who is wrong. You are the one who must be brought to justice’.” The tape — broadcast on the pan-Arab television stations Al-Jazeera and AJ-Arabiya — is the first attributed to bin Laden since January. “I am offering a truce to European countries," the speaker on the tape said. “Its core is our commitment to cease operations against any country which does not carry out an onslaught against Muslims or inter fere in their affairs.” The message said “the door to a truce is open for three months,” but the time frame could be extended. “The truce will begin when the last soldier leaves our countries,” the speaker said without elaborating. The CIA said the tape was likely an authentic recording of bin Laden, who is believed to be hid ing in the mountains along the Pakistan- Afghanistan border. Charles Heyman, an analyst at Jane’s Defense Weekly, said the tape was “a not very subtle attempt to break whatever coalition there is and to destabilize the situation in Iraq.” Several European governments strongly opposed to the Iraq war quickly rejected the offer. Chirac, speaking in Algeria, said terrorism “is a barbarous act that attacks innocent people.” “One cannot lean on religion or any other motivation to perpetrate terrorist acts,” said Chirac, whose country has troops in Afghanistan but not in Iraq. Loudder notes saidi -uKlivss will be short,buicm- ,■, ‘ ;; ill ad; 'sc graduatingsjJ ncs or stop learningandtoR ,, lust the beginning, notfeaR™ their intellectual ioume\ 1. e Sheran Ril^12J limin ' J President Gates, said 1 are selected through an cj. ' lH1 process by the Oif;®' 11 ^ President. They are chosJ ^ on a running list of recoiJ ^ a P.' c lions that people on campus give to the office, Louisville, ty, police officer involved in fati shooting of te«f I elcess : “Sir these di I ispect Wartdi: LOUISVILLE, Ky.(AP | A Louisville police indicted on a charge in the fatal of a black teenagei fired Thursday. Police Chief White said Mattingly, 31, vii department’s use of policy when he Michael Newby in Jai “Specifically, Michael Newby was immediate threat officer's life or his well-being. Nor was other person in the clearly in immediate ger because of N actions,” White said, fell tty of College Station NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Tuesday, April 20, 2004 7:00 pm The Exit Teen Center SouthwoodAthletic Park, 1600 Rock Prairie Rd College Station, TX Woodway Park Development The College Station Parks and Recreation Board will hold a special public hearing to consider the site development of Woodway Park. This park is located along the south side of Holleman drive south of Sienna Ct. 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