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It’s more convenient to ride the bus, and the buses are packed.” Ng said she is worried that overselling the lots will allow the system to revert back to what it was last year and that it is already hard to find a good spot in parking area 100, the Reed Arena lot. “People in the 100 lot are really at a disadvan tage because anyone can park in that lot,” Ng said. “It’s really hard to find a good, close spot in the PA 100 lot, and usually everyone has to park really far. 1 think the parking plan in general is a bad idea.” Andy LaHaye, a senior chemical engineering major, said the new parking system has been ben eficial for him, but that it could be done more ef ficiently so that other students could benefit also. NE\ji THE BAT TALK] “The parking situation is working really u* I for me, because I have had a parking permit;;I four years now,” LaHaye said. “ But 1 feel bad! I people, mainly fifth years and seniors, whowfl all but assured a parking permit and didn’t getor | Seniority is a good plan, but TS needs to fix.| more on class year, and less on the numberofpnI ing permits you previously owned.” Lai laye said this system is better than last yes [ system and that he is OK with overselling asloj as lots don’t become overly full. “Last year I wouldn’t even go to the Zachr\!| because (trying to find a parking spot) was I vultures hunting around a dead animal,” LaHi | said. “It was vicious. Now, as long as I’mgii; anteed a spot in Zachry, I’m fine with oversell If I pull up to Zachry and the lot is full ofpeo[ with pennits, then it will undermine what they ; trying to do.” Senate Continued from page 1 Rules and Regulations position. “We’ve made a lot of rules, and we made them a long time ago. We need to go back into our bylaws and Constitution and revamp a lot of different things,” Nichols said. “That’s going to a big part of what I plan to do this year if elected.” Dugat said a revitalization of * the SGA constitution was a major priority, but that he wanted to see the senate live up to its potential. “The first thing out of Rules and Regs will be a revitalization of the constitution, so that we can fulfill our primary purpose and the reason we exist, which is to be the voice of student at Texas A&M,” Dugat said. Foley echoed his colleagues, saying the revamping of the con stitution was a major priority. Foley also spoke about the issue of reapportionment. “Many senators have talked about adding constituencies for athletics and Greek organizations,” Foley said. “It seems like a great idea, but I’m just concerned about triple and quadruple representation. A&M students are repre sented through their respective colleges and their living ar eas, which include Northside, Southside and off campus. “We will never grant constitu encies based on Greek affilia tions or involvement or sports or anything like that as long as I have something to say about it,” Nichols said. “Students are represented through their college and where they live, with the ex ception of freshmen, due to the fact that they never got to vote on senators the previous spring.” Foley and Dugat both disagreed, saying they would want to hold some sort of referendum and see how students felt about the issue. Owen Taylor, a senior animal science major, announced his candidacy for the external affairs chair, as did Junior Raimond, a ju nior political science major. Both candidates spoke about the importance of the upcom ing legislative session regarding tuition deregulation and other is sues affecting students. “I’m running for EA because there are so many huge issues coming up this year and some one needs to stand up for stu dents and not be passive loti Texas State Legislature,” s i Taylor, an off-campus senator | Raimond, who was vic;| chair of Legislative Relatio:| last year, said he would lii l to see SGA have a strorl presence in Austin this ytr| concerning issues such asui ition deregulation. “I am completely against;,I ition deregulation, and the Le. islature should put a cap on ^ immediately. It will take pen i tence and a coalition of put I schools across the state.” if mond said. “We needtogo f Austin and have a united fronii Raimond also spoke akij wanting to sec a statewide le";! writing campaign so that it in clear to legislators that studeri were furious. “I think we need to putacri on tuition immediately. Wei be better off going to TCU.Bri lor or Rice if we wanted to pi i that much in tuition,” lay!* said. “It’s essentially a bacil door tax on college studentsrf their families.” Elections will be held rf Wednesday, and all Senatemfc ' ings are open to the public. Hostages Continued from page 1 but he later said in televised comments that the number was 335. The regional health ministry said 180 people were missing after the three-day hostage crisis, which began when armed attackers raided School No. 1 on Sept. 1, the first day of classes, seizing students, teachers and parents attending opening-day ceremonies. ITAR-Tass later cited a Beslan city official as say ing that a list of children unaccounted for inclukl 176 names. Russian media speculated that some > the missing could be among the wounded broughn hospitals in North Ossetia, unconscious or too deq shock — or too young — to identify themselves. 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RHH Photo ID Required to Donate American Red Cross Together, we can save a Oft Faith Continued from page 3 the men in the organization andfc a devotional speaker for Mond meetings, and he also coordinait small group Bible studies. Wk he delivers a devotional to it members, Rigney said he spen£ the whole week prior to the met ing preparing. First, he has hiso*' devotional time going over what! will speak about; then a few day before the devotional, he prepait what he will say to the members “The greatest need men in on organization have is my persona walk with God,” Rigney said.lk fore 1 can try to build them up. have to be doing the same.” y Rigney said being a studet himself, if he is further along intit spiritual walk than the other men bers, it isn’t much further. He con pared the Christian life to a rac; describing fellowship as runnini the race together and his positiona the voice of someone running ril 1 everyone and encouraging them. Bringing faith-based studies t A&M’s campus is very importan' Rigney said. “The most important thing any; one can do at A&M is not thetre ditions or education,” Rigney safe “It is getting to know who God is Leslie Sherin, a sophomore bos ness major, is the chaplain ofPW delphia Sisters, a Christian organ; zation for women. Every weeks! gives a short devotional at meeting and leads a Bible study. “Since we are a Christian oiM nization, it’s important to have spiritual adviser,” Sherin said. ; Sherin works to facilitate t! spiritual direction of the gro! among individuals and the organ zation as a whole. Sherin said that her positk! I allows her to view women in5 ; organization in a different way 1 having a special connection ! them because she is watchnv over them, in a sense. “The position will drive n closer to the Lord by having ^ responsibility for this organic j tion,” Sherin said.