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Mail subscriptions are $60 per school year, $30 for the fall or spring semester, $17.50 for the summer or $10 a month. To charge by Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express, call 845-2611. NE Thursday, June 24, 2004 THE BATTAI by Will Uoy<A NEWS IN BRIEF 4-year-old found unconscious CS residence Program Continued from page 1 a business career,” Mazurkiewitz said. “The contacts and network ing our students do is invaluable. I don’t know anyone in business who has been successful without a network.” Tuffy Loftin is one of the 25 admittants. He has been in the cattle business since he graduat ed from A&M in 1983 and is currently the cattle manager for Champion Ranch in Centerville, Texas. He said he heard about the program through industry publications. “I don’t think any of us should ever stop spreading our horizons. We should never stop learning,” Loftin said. “I want to be able to see a bit of what all goes on, not just wear blinders.” Loftin said he expects to gain knowledge about every facet of agriculture. “The process of thinking should be better,” Loftin said. “I should be able to process and handle everyday business deci sions with a more global per spective rather than just local.” John Smith, loan review offi cer for Citizens State bank in Somerville, was nominated for participation by a graduate of the course. “This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to continue my edu cation and do something I’m real ly excited about,” Smith said. Smith said the value of grad uating the class is about more than a certificate or a diploma. “The state-wide exposure 1 get that says I completed this course makes me a resource to others,” Smith said. "It’s a great endorsement.” Smith said he’s looking for ward to using this as a resource to get in contact with other people. “It gets you exposed to ways others handle situations you may deal with in your work,” Smith said. He also said the opportunity to extend his education is valuable. “After you graduate from college and go into the work force, it’s a good idea to contin ue your education on topics that affect you in your daily life and in your work.” College Station 911 eii> gency dispatch received a; at 9:15 Tuesday night repor an unconscious child insit residence in the 2500 blod Southwest Parkway East. When emergency respont; arrived at the scene, theyfc a 4-year-old boy in the bjj breathing, but unconscious “I’m not sure whether emergency call was mads someone inside the hornet, a neighbor, said CollegeStaj Police Spokesman It. Langwell. “But we are into whether or not this wi handled as a criminal case Langwell said that becsj of the nature of this case, fact that it involves a child, there is not much he; say about the case atthist- n altc “The investigation into' foevoli cause of the child's injur* >and, still ongoing," Langwellsai: “I The young boy was take- harefo ambulance to St. k Regional Health Centering A Ihink ( from where he was later t? Itiiuh- of tow H; Korea Continued from page 1 said, traveling with President Bush in Philadelphia. “One way to look at this is to look at the Libya model: Good faith action on North Korea’s part will be met with good-faith response by the other parties,” he said. It is the first detailed U.S. offer to North Korea since President Bush took office and lumped it into an “axis of evil” with Iran and Iraq. South Korea said it would provide fuel for the North once it declares the freeze. The timetable for any benefits the North might receive for each stage of the process still must be worked out, the U.S. officials said. The United States and the other four nations participating in the talks would give North Korea “provisional security guarantees” while the nuclear dismantling work is carried out, according to the American officials. “First you would have to have North Korea commit to the dismantlement of its nuclear pro gram,” McClellan said. Then the two sides would agree to “a detailed implementation plan.” Authorities use mobile lab in cyber crime bus; Sports Continued from page 1 sport facilities and two full time advisers. The Tae Kwon Do club was admitted on a probationary basis, wherein after one year its status will be reevaluated and will then be eligible for financial benefits. “We want to see that they (the Tae Kwon Do club) are financial ly stable without us,” Boyle said. “Each club has to do their own fundraising because the money we give them from student fees will not cover everything.” Ostrander said the team rais es funds by working conces sions at A&M football games, car washes and magazine sales. The club raised almost $10,000 in 2002 to send competitors to Puerto Rico, he said. Erik Platou, president of SCA and a senior finance major, said the Tae Kwon Do club did an outstanding job defining leadership roles and positions within its organization. “Competition is not the only aspect of SCA,” Platou said. “We like building students’ leadership skills and responsibility, too.” SCA is funded through the Department of Recreational Sports, and the more clubs admit ted into SCA, the less money there is to go around, Platou said. “We try to help the clubs cover necessary expenses like safety training and equipment,” Platou said. “The rest of the money is up to them to raise.” ported by helicopter Brackenridge Hospital in Air The child's condition isS t 1al ,K rently stable. 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