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He named the two suicide bombers for the first time, Ibrahim al-Thawr and Abdullah al-Misawa, both Ye menis. He said some members of the cell had met in Afghanistan, which was an al-Qaida stronghold before the U.S.-led invasion of that country after the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States. [he Moofe U Loofe in ^ielancf! HOWDY? IPf* ./I 5645 Wellborn Road Sryan, TX ?M01 Ph W 6?1 6400 Welcome Orientation ftudentf & Parent* (heck w Oui! - Now Leafing fumer/Fall 1004 Rate? Starting # $3f!0Q/Monfh — Limifed Time Offer.... Hurry in & Rerem Ym IRAN!) NEW Bungalow Today! 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Sevick said the center might attract more qualified faculty. “Some people think that we are a great research in stitution when really we are not,” Sevick said. “Bring ing in elite researchers will help the University.” Debby Siegele, associate professor in biology, said the building should focus more on teaching and education, rather than bringing in elite professors. “All of us have a job because of the 44,000 students,” Siegele said. “Using this building to recruit elite people is contrary to the mission and vision of Texas A&M. Teaching is not a burden — we are a public institution and have responsi bilities to the state at all levels.” Chad Capps, senior biology major, has been involved with research and said the Life Sciences Building can serve research and educational needs. “If you build better research facilities, you not only can build better graduate programs, but you can recruit great professors,” Capps said. “I learned more from hands-on research than from four years in the classroom.” Jiedia Jer ever Afguabl Capps said the old labs can be usedas tools, but the research teams needbeltei es for their experiments. “Education and research are not tv/ol dieting things,” Capps said. “This builil be a jumping-off point for the departmeiJ sciences to go forward.” It is undecided how much studentrj been considered in the building process] sor and Director of the Microscopy Imad ter Andrew Hol/enburg said that, tohisl edge, graduate students have notbeenai to give their opinions on the center After much discussion, no clear cod; regarding the building's themes andfJ were reached. 1S Several of the attendees agreed that i(k| ing was constructive. Siegele said it is have all points of view expressed. “I really think that we can reach a cor [Lg; ar Siegele said. Assistant Dean of the Dwight LookCt Engineering and member of the Interdis fl^ce Life Sciences Building Advisory Groupfheighte Maldonado said the responses voiced! rum w ill now be compiled and reviewed “We are sincerely trying to listen spectives and weigh all the different Maldonado said. “We consider the si needs, but also have to look toward theft Maldonado said the building’s suaes stroyed; ure to predict future building possibilitie 1 payol “I think that if we do this right, it willslolence into other facilities being built,” MaldonaiBaudien Manson said. “I think it was a greatmt pit is still we need to be able to talk to each otherlii !i|as the However, doubts still remain amongst ulty members. “I think it’s still too early to gauge the of this forum,” Professor Hu said. j» np for a eOsc doubt pore h unvei s figh : the a profit Benz Continued from page 1 no worthy candidates were found until this past year. “I was supportive of this se lection,” Wilson said. “Benz has a lot of experience and outstanding national creden tials relative to special educa tion and transition to work. He brings a lot of prominence to our department.” David Chard, associate pro fessor of special education at the University of Oregon, worked with Benz as a student and a colleague. He says Benz’s strength lies in his concern for his co-workers. “His greatest impact here was in the area of advocacy for faculty,” Chard said. “He has a strong sense of team building — if any member of the team is not supported he knows there is great potential for loss across the department. “He made sure there was equity of work load and sal ary and promotions for tenure. He’s a person of great integ rity,” Chard said. “He’s very honest. He treated nothing lightly, he was always willing to dig in and investigate. He took a strong leadership role as department chair.” Chard also said Benz fos ters strong relationships with his students while sump challenging mentor. “He is a person whol very innovative in the»!| he thinks about his and how to prepare Ik] life beyond education! said. “He is veryH of his grad studentsii trying to get them to ask the right questioni| our field.” Chard said the umvi Oregon’s loss isA&M’s “I have no reason he won't be as successl as he was here. 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