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By Calvin Woodward
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
I WASHINGTON — Democrat
bhn Kerry accused President
ush on Monday of sending U.S.
loops to the “wrong war in the
Irong place at the wrong time”
[id said he’d try to bring them
home in four years. Bush re-
Lked him for taking “yet another
pw position” on the war.
Iraq overshadowed the traditional
abor Day kickoff of the fall cam-
feign and its time-honored emphasis
Ip jobs, as Kerry delivered some of
tofips harshest rhetoric against Bush’s
pndling of the war and highlighted
k economic costs. The Democrat
pti for the first time, a tentative time
■ame for completing a withdrawal
■at Republican opponents say is
Bo soon even to begin.
I “We want those troops home,
■id my goal would be to try to get
■em home in my first term,” Kerry
Lmid. speaking to a fellow Vietnam
a War veteran at a campaign stop in
^Pennsylvania who had asked about
r Ptimetable for withdrawal.
I Bush, campaigning in south
east Missouri, described Kerry’s
lv wack as the product of chronic
^Muivocation combined with a
^Aake up of his advisers.
“After voting for the war. but
'"gainst funding it, after saying he
f Bould have voted for the war even
"mowing everything we know to-
Peay, my opponent woke up this
■lomingwith new campaign advis-
110 ys and yet another new position,”
ra eush said in prepared remarks.
“Suddenly he’s against it again.
No matter how many times Sena
tor Kerry changes his mind, it was
right for America and it’s right for
America now that Saddam Hus
sein is no longer in power.”
Both sides sparred over em
ployment, too, in tours of the
heartland by the presidential can
didates and their running mates
covering eight states in all.
Speaking at the Minnesota
State Fair, Vice President Dick
Cheney declared low taxes are
the key to robust employment.
Kerry asserted that an employ
ment surge over the last year
has been driven by jobs that pay
poorly and offer worse benefits
and less security than jobs of old.
The Labor Department put out
a rosy report on employment, de
claring “prospects for job creation
remain bright,” and noting gains
in most sectors in recent months.
Bush is struggling to escape
the distinction of being the first
president since the Depression-era
Herbert Hoover to finish a term
with job losses. With 1.7 million
jobs created over the last year, the
economy is still down 913,000
jobs overall since he took office.
With the quantity of jobs rising,
Kerry turned to their quality. “If
you want four more years of your
wages falling ... if you want four
more years of losing jobs overseas
and replacing them with jobs that
pay $9,000 less than the jobs you
had before, then you should go
vote for George Bush,” Kerry said
in Pennsylvania.
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Cox wing to the Wehner building and the opening this fall of the
Chemical Engineering Building.
■ In the upcoming year, a task force will be named to make recom-
fiiendations on whether to expand the Honors Program or to create a
Separate Honors College.
■ Alternative tuition plans will also be explored this year. Options include
Mharging fixed-rate tuition based on a minimum number of semester credit
|ours, charging variable tuition rates based on a variety of factors and
• guaranteeing tuition rates to entering freshmen for a four-year period,
ffl Gates also announced a re-examination of summer school for the
■oming year. The goal is to see increased summer enrollment and make
flie sessions more useful to students in completing degree requirements.
E Hildebrand said he would like to see more students on campus
■uring the summer.
I “In the past, it has not always been a feasible option because of costs,
f ork and trying to get away from summer rent,” Hildebrand said.
E Gates said one option to consider in increasing enrollment is offer
ing discounted tuition during the summer.
1 Amanda Rogillio, a senior English major, said discounted tuition is an
' ixcellent idea that would give Blinn College some summer competition.
■ “The lure of Blinn is that the tuition and books are cheaper, most
of the same A&M professors teach there, and no matter the grade, it
doesn’t count toward your GPR,” Rogillio said.
n Gates said another option to increase enrollment is offering more
■ummer courses.
I Rogillio said this change would make a difference for students try-
| ing to meet final requirements for their degree plan.
Gates said the key to maintaining A&M’s success is to focus on
priority issues of improving quality education.
| “It’s a matter of keeping our eye on the ball,” Gates said.
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Friday, September 10, 2004
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5 p.m. - 12 midnight Fish Camp History Display in the Memorial Student Center Flag
Room
Visit a display celebrating 50 years of history with Fish Camp. Sign the official 50th
Anniversary Guest Book and leave thoughts for future Fightin' Texas Aggie Freshmen
Classes.
6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Welcome Reception at The Association of Former Students
Kick-off the reunion weekend with refreshments, fellowship, and Fish Camp history
sharing.
8 p.m. First Yell featuring Bill Cosby at Reed Arena
Tickets through the MSC Box Office at (979) 845-1234
12 midnight Midnight Yell Practice at Kyle Field
Attend Yell Practice with current and former Fish Camp members; don't forget to wear
your favorite Fish Camp shirt. Meet in Cain Park at the Eagle Statue at 11:30 p.m.
Saturday, September 11, 2004
8 a.m. - 12 midnight Fish Camp History Display in the Memorial Student Center Flag
Room
Visit a display celebrating 50 years of history with Fish Camp. Sign the official 50th
Anniversary Guest Book and leave thoughts for future Fightin' Texas Aggie Freshmen
Classes.
2 hours before Game Fish Camp Reunion Tailgate Party at Simpson Drill Field
Plan to attend a fun filled Fish Camp Reunion tailgate party. There will be a
designated area for Fish Camp Reunion participants. Meal tickets will be sold
individually at the tailgate party.
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2:30 p.m. Texas A&M Aggies vs. Wyoming
Cowboys Football Game
Tickets are sold through the Athletic Ticket
Office at (979) 845-2311
2004