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(AP) — A man who told his doctors that he drinks more than a six-pack of beer per day is now fighting to get his driver’s license back because the phy sicians apparently reported him to the state. Keith Emerich, 44, said Tuesday that he disclosed his drinking habit in February to doctors who were treating him at a hospital for an irregular heartbeat. ‘ ‘I told them it was over a six-pack a day. It wasn’t good for me — I’m not going to lie,” Emerich said in a telephone interview from his home in Lebanon, about 30 miles east of Harrisburg. Emerich received a notice from the Penn sylvania Department of Transportation in April that his license was being revoked ef fective May 6 for medical reasons related to substance abuse. He has petitioned a judge to restore the license, and a hearing has been set for July 29. A state law dating to the 1960s requires doctors to report any physical or mental impairments that could compromise a pa tient’s ability to drive safely, PennDOT spokeswoman Joan Nissley said. Nissley said she could not discuss the del) Emerich’s case because of confidem requirements that also protect theJ from being identified. The law requires revocation of the lie* til the driver can prove he is competentio Emerich said his heart problem prompted him to limit his beer to weekends. Aside from a drunken- ing conviction when he was 21, Ems a pressman at a printshop who livesil said he has a clean driving record anil| not drink and drive. Since irived ii demon st i bung in l His tir rsonne Jail. On oi the pi lith the Ity track % “We i lelp us b I Henry Ine to hr Circus Continued from page 1 Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, is no stranger to performance. Since the age of 11, when he started singing for the world-famous Boys Choir of Harlem, he has been on a stage. After graduating college at the Univer sity of Hartford in 1998, Iverson was se lected to perform with the circus. Iverson has also been named one of the 10 Most Fascinating People by Barbara Walters. “Aggies should come to the circus be cause it truly is for everyone,” Iverson said. “They may think they’re too cool or too old but they’ll actually enjoy it as much as the kids because (being older) they’ll be able to appreciate the intricacies that go into put ting on a show of this magnitude.” Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bai ley Circus will be in College Station un til Wednesday night, with two shows on Wednesday at 3:30 and 7:30 p.m. Tickets are still available and can be purchased at the MSC Box Office by calling 845- 1234. They range from $15 to $50, and A&M students, staff and faculty receive a $5 discount. “I think the circus is a real trip,” said David Zantop, a senior animal science major. “I’ve been going since I was a kid, and I don’t plan to stop just be cause I’m in college. Now I can take my girlfriend.” Parking Continued from page 1 ■tip. son I In 17 ■omerU (dented JTip ress ' said the new policy helps her in and»j n j ts fj quickly. I “LSU “The new system is more convenientM enr y s . you are leaving,” Franz said. “The linilXg t | im | completely eliminated, and I can getonB-^ j s a my day.” Ippornui Weis said Transportation Services ha)■ , , working on this new system for ninenrjL ^ (| There is large movement in the parking ::P 1au 1 try. he said, because of lower equipmeniij operational and maintenance costs and s ity for the customer. “It is a change and like all change, p: tend to resist it and view it with skeptie r ||UQoi Weis said. assr Award Continued from page 1 This award is a great honor because stu dents must compete for it with others across the state, said Diane Graham, assistant direc tor of student teaching for the Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture. Each university offering teacher educa tion can submit materials for up to four can didates to be considered for the award, said Eloise Hughes, vice president of the TDFE, a network of administrators that coordinates student teaching placements. A committee of three field directors re views the information and chooses one kin dergarten to sixth-grade student teacher and one seventh to 12th grade student teacher from across Texas to be student teachers of the year, said Hughes, who also chaired the selection committee. “Texas A&M has an excellent education program where students are encouraged to participate in the competition for this award,” Hughes said. Tipps completed her student teaching in a kindergarten classroom at Heritage El ementary by participating in the Learning to Teach in Inner-City Schools program. The LTICS program focuses on learning to teach diverse students who may be from poor socioeconomic backgrounds. “Mindi’s students were diverse and chal lenging; she had few problems,” said Sharon Skeans, an educational consultant and Tipps’ University supervisor. The A&M program’s connection between teaching theory and giving students field- based practice offers the best of both worlds, Graham said. “I feel that the most effective way to pre pare new teachers is by placing classroom in front of students,” Tipps si Tipps has a strong foundation ini as well as a great sense for workingwi dents, Skeans said. “We’re producing teachers tl a great impact on students in thefulf! Graham said. “The demand for ers is extremely high because theyateci sistently of high quality.” Tipps is committed to the teaching sion and quickly gained the respect of students, Skeans said. “Mindi was mature, focused and wil accept constructive criticism and implr new ideas immediately,” Skeans said willingness to continue to learn andgroj professional in the field makes her suaessfj “Mindi has such a heart for teach Graham said. “She always gives more 100 percent, and great teachers Men’ Cass c Steve f assistar Shuon count rr aging, c beverag to A&M NEWS IN BRIEF Bin Laden confidant surrenders to Saudi amnesty in Iran al-Qaida chief rather than an operational planner for his terror network, a U.S. counterterrorism of ficial said, speaking on condition of anonymity. RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — A confidant of Osama bin Laden surrendered to Saudi dip lomats in Iran and was flown to the kingdom Tuesday, a potentially valuable asset in the war on terror because of his closeness to the fugi tive al-Qaida chief. Khaled bin Ouda bin Mohammed al-Harby was shown on Saudi TV being pushed in a wheelchair through the Riyadh airport. He is the most important figure to surface under a Saudi amnesty promising to spare the lives of militants who turn themselves in. "Thank God, thank God... I called the embassy and we were very well-received,” al-Harby told Sau di TV in the airport terminal. “I have come obeying God, and obeying the (kingdom’s) rulers.” Al-Harby - also known as Abu Suleiman al- Makky - is considered a sounding board for the Militants kill Bulgarian hostage; Iraqi police arrest hundreds the men and would kill the other in 24tiou[: The video contained the killing but it not broadcast because it was too graphic,: Al-Jazeera spokesman Jihad Bailout He dined to say how the killing was carried BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — Militants in Iraq said they killed a captive Bulgarian truck driver and threatened to put another hostage to death in 24 hours, Al-Jazeera television reported Wednesday. Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi’s Tawhid and Jihad group said last week it would kill the two truck drivers if the United States did not release all Iraqi detainees by last Saturday. The group earlier claimed responsibility for be heading of American businessman Nicholas Berg and South Korean translator Kim Sun-il. It is also blamed for attacks that killed 100 people ahead of the transfer of power to Iraqis last month. In a video broadcast on Al-Jazeera, the group said it had carried out its threat against one of Red Cross fears U.S. hiding terror detainee! around the world GENEVA (AP) — The international RedCi: said Tuesday it suspects the United State hiding detainees in lockups across the glc though the agency has been granted acces thousands of prisoners in Iraq and elsewlte Terror suspects reported by the FBI captured have never turned up in detent centers, and the United States has fa to reply to agency demands for a list of eryone it’s holding, said Antonella !M spokeswoman for the International Com: tee of the Red Cross. 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