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By Ben Briscoe Junior psychology major Jennifer Foster, According to Director of Student Activities man Sports Center will take place from 10 a.m. to Associate Layout Editor whose sister evacuated from the University Arlene Manthey, the change in kickoff time has noon, instead of from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. [email protected] of Houston Wednesday night, recognizes the created some minor complications with other The hurricane is forcing changes in other change is in the best interest of the student body, events scheduled for the 30th annual Family parts of the state, as well. Baylor University an­ University officials have changed the kick- although she worries it might "put a damper" on Weekend. nounced Wednesday that Friday's classes will be TODAY off time of Saturday's football game against the the weekend. While Friday's schedule of events will stay cancelled. High 100, Low 77 Tulane Green Wave to 1 p.m. as the National "1 would rather the game start at 7 for tailgat- the same, the change in game time will cause "A lot is out of our control with the weather," TOMORROW Weather Service upgraded Hurricane Rita from ing reasons. But the weather is going to mess up Saturday's timeline to shift. The family barbeque, Manthey said. "We have no idea what Sunday's High 95, Low 74 a Category 4 to a Category 5 late Wednesday the weekend and cause confusion," she said. for example, will be moved from 4 p.m. to 10:30 schedule will be like yet, but 1 think that these afternoon. The storm may hit North Texas Sat­ However, Student Body President Liz Healy a.m. changes can happen smoothly for the record- urday night. does not feel that Rita will negatively impact "I don't think the new time will be that big of breaking 700 families that have already preor- "The prudent thing to do is to make the the weekend. "I think that people who planed a deal," Manthey said, "because in Texas we can dered tickets for this year. I know everyone will WHAT'S INSIDE change, because safety has to be our primary on coming to the game will still come and sup­ eat barbeque 24 hours a day." have a good time." concern in this situation," said Vice President port SMU, and [I ami hopeful they will be able Manthey also said the 2 p.m. campus tour Healy agrees with the positive outlook PAGE TWO Jim Casewell, who made the decision along with to go for a victory party afterwards," she said. "1 and 6 p.m. Spirit and Traditions will both be wholeheartedly,''! know the changes due to Rita Guildhall takes a look at President R. Gerald Turner, Athletic DirectorJim hope that people will take the changes as they canceled. In addition, the 11 a.m. Physics Circus are stressful, but it will all work out," she said: "Shadow of the Colossus." Copeland and Vice Presidents Dana Gibson and come and realize that they are a result of the and Faculty Spotlight on Dr. Lucy Scott may be "That is why we have plans, in case we need to Page2. Brad Cheves. weather." pushed up to 10 a.m. Also, tours of the new Ded- make changes." ;

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ENTERTAINMENT "Thumbsucker" gets two thumbs up. Page 5.

OPINION By Erica Lovett working in health care, blood Chief Copy Editor transfusions and having 10 or Annalise Ghiz says we're [email protected] more sexual partners in one lucky, not more important. year. Page 6. A shamrock on the ankle or After ruling out several of an anchor on the bicep might the factors because of a lack seem like a harmless personal of direct causality, Fischer and expression to some, but tattoos Haley arrived at the conclusion TODAY'S QUOTE also pose a serious health con­ that getting tattoos put people ' cern, according to Dr. Robert at a higher risk for hepatitisC. "You have to tell them what's about to Fischer, wholectured toa small Fischer then said that re­ hit them, and then you hit them," group of pre-med students in ceiving a tattoo from a tattoo the Dedman Life Sciences Build­ parlor doesn't reduce the risk. Brad Cheves, vice president ing on Wednesday at 5 p.m. "You would think at a tattoo of development and external Fischer, an internist and parlor it would be safest," he said. "That's the exact opposite. affairs, Page 8. principal owner of the Dallas internal Medicine Group, said No one is checking the tattoo that infection from needles parlors." Mwto Ben Briscoe, The Dally Campus toy Fischer said t hat some tattoo Sophomore Chi Omega Amanda Battaglia (center) and junior Sigma Chi Ted Holt (right) work on their dance number for the 30th annual Family \Afeekend Talent and other tattoo instruments artists test the needles on them­ Show. The event, showcasing the performing arts abilities of students from across campus, will be held Friday at 8 p.m. in McFarlin Auditorium. Seating for the show accounts for 41 percent of hepa­ will begin at 7 p.m. . titis C infections. selves first to make sure they He became interested in the work. In addition, some tattoo study after finding several cases artists may not clean the tattoo GOOD TO KNOW of hepatitis C in a span of a few gun, and microscopic drops of months while working in an blood from other customers orthopedic clinic that treated may collect in the barrel when Kickoff time for Saturday's patients with back pain. the needle goes up and down. football game against the Tulaile "My hairstood on end when Fischer and Haley faced Green Wave has been moved to 1 I found that third case," he said. some opposition to their p.m. The Family Weekend barbeque "I knew this wasn't random." findings when they were first will now be held at 10:30 a.m. He teamed up with Dr. Rob­ revealed. "It's gradually being ert Haley, the chief of epidemi­ accepted," Fischer said. ology at University of Texas. Christine Buchanan, the By Pam Easton With Rita projected to hit Texas by Texas, and easily one of the most power­ Together, they began a study to faculty advisor of Alpha Epsi- Associated Press Saturday, Gov. Rick Perry urged residents ful ever to plow into the U.S.. mainland. identify the various causes of lon Delta, the pre-med honors NEWS BRIEFS along the state's entire coast to begin Category 5 is the highest on the scale, hepatitis C. society that held the lecture, Gaining strength with frightening evacuating. And New Orleans braced for and only three Category 5 hurricanes One of the potential causes said she admired the initiative speed, Hurricane Rita swirled toward the the possibility that the storm could swamp are known to have hit the U.S. mainland they were considering were that Fischer took to do the INDIANA HOUSE FIRE study. "It's kind of unusual Gulf Coast a Category 5,165-mph monster the misery-stricken city all over again. - most recently, Andrew, which smashed tattoos. KILLS SIX; SMOKE that a person in private practice Wednesday as more than 1.3 million people Galveston, low-lying parts of Corpus South Florida in 1992. "I had noticed there were a would follow through on that DETECTOR FOUND WITH in Texas and Louisiana were sent packing Christi and Houston, and mostly emptied- Government officials eager to show lot of tattoos in my back pain clinic," he said. kind of observation," she said. NO BATTERY on orders from authorities who learned a out New Orleans were under mandatory they had learned their lessons from Fischer and Haley studied "It's impressive." bitter lesson from Katrina. evacuation orders as Rita sideswiped the the sluggish response to Katrina sent in 629 patients,conducting inter­ Fischer also took initiative "It's scary. It's- really scary," Shalonda Florida Keys and began drawing energy hundreds of buses to evacuate the poor, to fund his education. He de­ Fire gutted a small house early views and having the patients Dunn said as she and her 5- and 9-year-old with terrifying efficiency from the warm moved out hospital and nursing home cided to join the Air Force after Wednesday, killing four children fill out questionnaires about daughters waited to board a bus arranged waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Between 2 patients, dispatched truckloads of water, he realized he couldn't afford and two adults, as intense their lifestyles, habits and medi­ by emergency authorities in Galveston. a.m. and 4 p.m., it went from a 115-mph ice and ready-made meals, and put rescue medical school on his own. heat drove back relatives and cal histories. "I'm glad we've got the opportunity to Category 2 to a 165-mph Category 5. and medical teams on standby. An Army "I was married, I had no neighbors who tried to break They narrowed down poten­ leave.... You never know what can hap­ Forecasters said Rita could be the most tial factors to intravenous drug SEE "DOCTOR" ON PAGE 3 windows to get them out, SEE "THOUSANDS" ON PACE 7 pen." intense hurricane on record ever to hit use, tattoos, heavy drinking, authorities said. Two adults and three children ages 1 to 12 were pronounced dead of burns and smoke inhalation shortly after the blaze. An 11-year-old boy died Wednesday afternoon at a hospital. A 7-year-old boy and an adult female remained hospitalized. Neighbor Michael Dukes said he ran across the street to the burning house after hearing a woman screaming about 3 a.m. By Nick Westerman for so I could be prepared in the future." By Cynthia Halatyn ary-style clothing, were armed He pulled a young boy from the Cox Beat Writer Many attendeesalso got the chance to Copy Editor with antique muskets and carried home's living room, where flames [email protected] meet with a representative from a com­ [email protected] three flags, all representing early were rolling up the ceiling from a pany one-on-one. American history. couch. An array of students and staff members "The one-on-one situations are the Students gathered in the The Grand Union, or Conti­ The blaze was sparked by the best way to get prepared and learn more filled the Hughes-Trigg Student Center Hughes-Trigg Student Center com­ nental flag, was used by George misuse of smoking materials, said Ballroom Wednesday for the annual Ca- about an employer," said Marva McGrew, mons Wednesday afternoon for the Washington to recruit men to fight Gary fire investigator Norman assistant director of the Career Center. federally-mandated celebration of in the American Revolution. In an Roby. In addition to next spring's Career Hegi Family Career Development Center Constitution and Citizenship Day. effort to avoid offending the king, Initial rescue attempts were and offered students a chance to meet Expo, the Career Center is hosting more Constitution Day has actually Washington incorporated the Brit­ hampered by burglar bars on the events in the month of September. with potential employers. been designated as Sept. 17, the ish flag with the ever-familiar 13 home's windows, and the smoke A variety of businesses and industries An open house will be held Friday in date that the Constitution was stripes. The second flag features a detector that firefighters found were represented, from Bank of Texas to Hughes-Trigg at 4:30 p.m. This will give signed in 1787, but that date fell snake and the words "Don't tread did not have a battery. students and their families a chance to Dallas Independent School District Many on a Saturday this year. on me" and is still flown on Navy employers were looking for full- and part- meet the Career Center staff, learn about At the event, American flag ships to this day during times of -Associated Press other events and tour the time job seekers as well as those seeking services and pins were handed out to students, war. Approved by Congress in internships. facilities. as well as copies of the Preamble 1777, the final flag most closely On Sept. 27, an Encore Career Work­ Some students, dressed in business to the Constitution, which gave resembles our current one, minus Ralph McDowell, a rrjrtoo'f the Somof the*"" shop will be held in Hughes-Trigg at 5:30 I, £ _ t ... attire with resume in hand, were seeking a little bit of information on the a tew stars. Arnerican Resolution, examines a replica of the p.m. This will jobs or internships; others came to learn be an opportunity for all history of the document. Student .Body President Liz United States Constitution during SMUt celebration first-year students to explore potential of Constitution Day Wednesday afternoon more about careers and jobs in general. The colors were presented by Healy led those in attendance in career and major decisions. Immediately "I decided to come to the expo even the Dallas chapter of the Sons of the Pledge of/" following this event will be a program on I am not looking for a job," first- the American Revolution. The University Presic t Dr. SEE "INAGURAL" ON PAGE 3 the most effective ways to follow up after Wikstrom said. "I wanted to men were dressed in Revolution- interviews and contacts. .A :• • 2 smudailycampus.com RACETWO

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2:19 a.m.: An underage student Alternative Spring Break Board Applications Available was stopped in the South Quad parking lot for driving the wrong 5 p.m. • . " • way in an alley. The student Hughes-Trigg 318 admitted to consuming alcoholic By Jesse J. Hollanc JVioyie Night: "CorpseBrfcfe* beverages earlier in the evening, ' Associated Press judicial Referral. 8 p.m. uildhall Hughes-Trigg Theater Chief Justice-nominee Jc 3:25 a.m.: Someone broke the erts, his confirmation securi ATSMU ; gate arm on the south side of TOMORROW up support from fracturec the Heroy parking lot. Closed. ft Democrats on Wednesday as ] Review: "Shadow of the Colossus Crain leadership Conference Bush met lawmakers to disc 8:54 a.m.: A student reported Registration Now Open ond vacancy On the Supreme her car was damaged while 9 a.m. The Senate Judiciary Con parked in the Airline parking By Jon Skinner pointed me to my destiny. than actually defeating the colossi.Just extremely difficult (but this is a demo, Hughes-Trigg Student Center senior Democrat, Patrick I garage. A witness provided a Contributing Writer I set off on my journey. like at the altar,I stood on a clifftop and after all). Vermont, announced his end< description of the car which [email protected] gazed out at the landscape for quite a Finally, there are the actual battles, Diwali Acts Tryouts shortly after leaving the Whi caused the damage. Officers Graphics while. facing off against a Colossus the size 9 a.m. That guaranteed bipartisan located and immobilized the There are few games that I look True to their name, the Colossi are of the Empire State Building. Holding For a location call: for Roberts in Thursday's s< WOW. This game is simply amazing car until the driver could be forward to with great anticipation, just that — gigantic. The first Colos­ your sword up to the light and moving (469) 441-2946 vote by the committee. to look at. There is a true sense of scale identified. The driver was later and they are usually sequels - "Doom • • v sus encountered was a Minotaur. As it around each Colossus reveals weak spots. But Senate Democratic lea< of your size to the surroundings. Sony identified as a student and 3," "Halfl.ife 2," "Halo 2," "Wip3out," to walked past me (I was coweringbehind a Once you find a weak spot, you have to Political Science Symposium Reid, liberal stalwarts Barban claims that this game has no load times admitted she caused the damage name a few. rock), my headdidn't reach to the top of approach the Colossus (a daunting task) Mixer California and Edward Ker and that you can run from one side of to the other student's car. I don't often feel the pangsof wanting his foot.How on earth wasI goi ng to de­ and climb up. Once at its weak spot, you Barley House on Yale Boulevard Massachusetts, former pre the playable Worldfo theother without Judicial Referral. to play a game purely on the hype and a feat him? The Colossi designs are fairly stab it repeatedly until the Colossus re­ 4:30-6:30 p.m. candidate John Kerry of Mass; any pauses or hiccups. 1 took this claim few released screenshots, but ever sinceI simple, but it is their imposing size that acts in some way. Trouble is, they don't For information call: Desiree and New Jersey Sens. Jon Co, 12 p.m.: Officers and UP Fire saw a teaser video about "Shadow of the with a grain of salt, because I've heard creates their imposing atmosphere. like you doing this; they shake, run and Brown Department responded to the Colossus" (Sony Japan, release date: Oct. it before - but it's true. The size of the shift violently, trying to make you lose (214)'641-0225* Chi Omega House to investigate 18,2005), my mouth has been Gameplay your grip and tumble to the ground. Doctor wan a fire alarm. Steam caused a wateri ng. The game promised There are several weak spots on each Jazz and Java Travel around the world is smoke detector to activate on so much that I began to fear Colossus, and moving between them is Performance from the Vysion CONTINUED FROM PAC greatly eased by the horse you the second floor. Closed. it wouldn't live up to the intense, challenging work. It requires Music Group are given to ride. Your trusty money and my family woulc hype. For once, my fears were real dexterity and timing to bring one 10 p.m. steed follows you when you could not support me," he sai SEPTEMBER 10 unfounded. For a 1-Colossus of these monsters down. But once I Java City Cyber Cafe are walking on foot, although Fischer got his master's ( demo disc, this game is truly defeated one, there was a true sense of it has a tendency to wander off organic chemistry from the 12:22 a.m.: Officers and UP amazing. achievement that I've never felt before In the Wake of Katrina — The and start eating grass. However, Institute of Technology an< Fire Department responded in, any game. It was absolutely incred­ Divine Mercy and Suffering medical residency at Wright- a quick press of the X button to investigate a fire alarm at What is it? ible, on the Earth Air Force Base before complet calls it back to your side. Sony the Kappa Sigma House. A 12 p.m. years of service at the Tinker Japan has added a nice feeling smoke detector in a room "Shadow of the Colossus" Overview Hughes-Trigg Portico CD of speed when the you are malfunctioned. The detector is almost completely different will be checked by fire safety from any other game I've ever riding: The world blurs a little I was completely stunned by this Mustang Roper Spirit Pep staff. Closed. played. Similar to "Ico," which when you look to the side. game, first by the graphics and then by Rally was released some time ago, That is just one of the many the gameplay. It is truly different experi­ Photo courtesy of Sony Computer Entertainment At the Flagpole you have a single task - defeat little touches that add to the ence - perhaps riot one thatI would rec­ 1:33 a.m.: A student in Perkins In "Shadows of the Colossus," you play a young boy trying 12 p.m. Hall caused damage to signs the Colossi inhabiting the to bring his belovedback to life. With gorgeous graphics and excellent design. ommend to all my friends, but only to posted on the second floor of world. True, it does sound like solid game play, "Colossus" is a great game. I seem to have st thread those who expect more from their game Family Weekend Taient Show the facility. The student had the a "defeat the bad guy" game, running through my console time than shpoting and subterfuge. McFarlin Auditorium odor of an alcoholic beverage but fear not - when you fire world and the surroundings is daunting, game reviews, and it's about 8-10 p.m. on his breath and is underage. up the game it's immediately apparent and it took me a few minutes to adjust the control scheme. There were more The Guildhall atSMU is an intense Judicial Referral. that "Shadow" is different. - truth be toid, I stood at the" altar and than a few frustrating moments trying 21-month graduate program in digital SATURDAY (With pr You wake up in a temple. You have no gazed around for a good 10 minutes to maneuver both myself and my horse game development. The Guildhall of­ \ Coim 1:33 a.m.: A student drove knowledge of how you got there or whit before continuing. • around the world - made worse by the' fers a Masters of Interactive Technol­ Family Weekend: BBQ through traffic cones'that to do. You see a young woman laying un­ Since the world is so large arid you fact that inverting camera direction but­ ogy in Digital Game Development The Boulevard conscious on a nearby altar and realize tons didn't actually change anything. degree or a professional certificate. The were blocking the 3000 block have but a single task, you might think 10:30 am •4* I'dCKlls of Binkley Avenue. Judicial that your purpose is to revive her some­ •* There are very few controls in the curriculum was designed by expert that it'll be (wringgoing from Colossus 1 cncTirdli Referral. how, even though nothing indicates to Colossus. Sony Japan has ensured that game "jump," "grip" (hang from things), teachers working with leaders in the Rugby Club this. Through on-screen instructions, your journey through the game will be "stab," "call the horse" and "find colos­ gaming industry to provide students SMUvsUTD 4* Rosacea In 2:15 a.m.: Officers observed you are told that holding your sword up not only exciting but entrancing. There sus." It takes a few minutes of practice to with a solid foundation in game de­ Intramural Field '4c- MciisSpcci three students in the Barr Pool. will bounce light in thedirection of the is so much to see, so many little nooks have these down, and grip is the hardest. velopment. Visit http://guildhall. 2 p.m. 4* Massage Tt, The pool was closed at the time. nearest Colossus. Tentatively 1 held my and crannies to visit, that you may The control seems just a little too wooly smu.edu 4r Tanninix Judicial Referral. sword high, and indeed, a strong beam spend more time exploring the world for my liking and made camera control 5917 Sherr

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By Erin Bolen scheduled to begin, students who bring a stu­ ability, the program offers students the chance were lowered by an average of 16 percent, one of not have been able to afford tickets in previous Sports Beat Writer dent ID to the box office window will be able to to get seats for well over half off the gate price, the largest rollbacks in the NHL. Several rows of seasons. "When I was in college, I know i was always [email protected] purchase an upper bowl seat for $10 or a lower in almost every case. seats in the third tier of the AAC now cost $10 bowl seat for $25. . "It would have been awesome in my tjme, per ticket instead of the previous $25 per ticket, looking for something to do," Rademan said. Rush programs have been run at local the­ when I was able to watch NHL hockey," Stars putting admission on par with a movie. "We were always looking for something fun,and A year and a half after NHL hockey was last aters and symphonies for years, and there's prospect Mark Fistric said. "I think it will be Lower bowl admission starts at $65 a ticket I know that Stars game are a lot of fun. What we played in the Metroplex, the Dallas Stars are always the risk that the game will sell out be­ great for the kids and families to be able to af­ for single-game tickets, which guarantees at did with the college rush program is we made it trying to make it easier on a college student's fore the rush tickets are available. There's also ford to come to the games." least a 60 percent discount for students buying easy for.students to come to our games." wallet to attend games at the American Airlines no guarantee that large groups will be able t,o The college rush program is just one of many a lower bowl ticket through the rush program. The program officially began Tuesday night ('.enter. , ' find seats together, though a Stars official said ticket incentives the Stars havedeveloped in the Jason Rademan, the manager of publications with the first preseason home game, a 6-4 vic­ The Stars have initiated a college rush ticket the box office would make every effort to find long off-season to bring back fansafter a season- and media relations for theStars, said thecollege tory over the Edmonton Oilers. The Stars open program for students of all area schools, includ­ group seating when it was possible. long lockout. rush program is designed to take advantage of the regular season Oct. 5 when it hosts the LA ing SMU. Beginning an hour before thegame is Even though there is no guarantee on avail­ Throughout the building, season ticket prices the numerous area colleges whosestudents may Kings. New Orleans Hornets

ByJeffLatzke know how many people will come back : / Associated Press and how quickly they'll come back." Numerous other cities-including By Abe Levy puts. La Cantera provided an average Chased from their home by Hurri­ San Diego, Las Vegas, Nashville, Tenn., Askiciated Press score of 69 last year, the lowest on the cane Katrina, the New Orleans Hornets and Kansas City Mo. -also made offers PGA tour. have found a temporary refuge and a to host the team for the upcoming sea­ The tourney, which began in Two prominent sports leaders have of Armstrong's frozen urine samples The greens should besmooth, the fresh start. son, but Oklahoma City had what few 1922, has a history of as a spring­ asked the World Anti-Doping Agency from 1999 came back positive for en- fairways drivable and the skies clear The Hornets announced plans others could offer-a top-quality arena during the first two days of the Texas board for veterans and freshmen in to suspend a French laboratory and durance-boosting EPO when they were Wednesday to play 35 home games in with few scheduling conflicts. Open. the PGA Tour. investigate who leaked documents retested last year. (Mdahoma City and six others in Baton The city already has a Triple-A base­ But if the remnants of Hurricane Nick Price, who won the Texas leading to a report that Lance Arm­ Seven-time Tour de France winner Rouge, La., after a relocation agreement ball team, an arena football team and Rita hit San Antonio over the week­ Open and the PGA Championship was approved by the city council. a minor-league hockey team, but has strong used banned substances during Armstrong denied ever using banned end, no one knows what the weather in the same year, 1992, said a good The New Orleans Arena sustained never had a major league sports team. the 1999 Tour de France. drugs, and said he was the victim of a will bring, adding uncertainty to a finish in this tournament could help extensive water damage from the hur­ "VYe are going to prove to the world Denis Oswald, president of the As­ "witch hunt." tournament that many golfers say him overcome a slump that began ricane and will take months to repair. that Oklahoma City is a major league sociation of Summer Olympic Interna­ According to L'Equipe, WADA's already has a wide open field. midway last year. But even if New Orleans is ready to.wel­ city;" Shinn said. tional Federations (ASOIF), and Sergei scientific director Olivier Rabin said "Our job is to not think about "The past couple of years I've felt come the team back before the 2005-06 In addition to use of the city-owned Bubka, IOC athlete's commission chief, no rules had been broken nor any (weather) too much and just play," like I'm treading water," said Price, at season ends, the Hornets are locked into l ord Center, built in 2002, the city will made the request in a joint letter, the standards breached. said defending champion Bart one time ranked No.1 in the world. their IS dates at the 19,675-seat Ford make provisions for the Hornets to have French sports daily L'Equipe reported Last week, WADA chairman Dick Bryant, who shot a course-record, "But this is the kind of course I've Center. a practice facility, downtown office Wednesday. Pound accused the president of third-round 60 last year. "But the won on. It's just a matter of getting everything into shape." The team will alter its home jerseys space and housing for the upcoming In the letter to WADA's executive cycling's world governing body (UCI), Texas wind can make a fairly easy Ryan Moore, 22, the 2004 US. so the\' read "Hornets" on the front. The season. Approximately 7,500 tickets for committee in Montreal, they accused Hein Verbruggen, of supplying the course more difficult." Amateur champion, is making his road jerseys will feature the words "New each of the 35 games will be priced at the Chatenay-Malabry laboratory of documents. Caddies say they'll fill up on first appearance at the Texas Open. Orleans," but a patch on the shoulder $20 or less. violating "confidentiality regulations" Pound said he recei ved a letter from fluids to prepare for potential 100- He said he has great respect for vet­ will recognize Oklahoma City. In stand­ "We have a minimum amount of and called for an investigation to iden­ Verbruggen saying he had provided degree heat Thursday and Friday that includes arduous, hilly walks erans like Price, but he vows to avoid ings and statistics, the NBA plans to call risk for a really substantial reward," tify who handed over the documents. L'Equipe with forms indicating that between greens at the Resort Course thinking of his age or rookie status the team the New Orleans/Oklahoma Councilman Patrick Ryan said. "According to the world code, that Armstrong had tested positive for EPO at La Cantera in northern San Anto­ while competing. City Hornets. The move also makes geographic laboratory should have ensured the during his first Tour victory. nio. He said he has the same approach Playoff games also would be played sense. While Oklahoma City is' more anonymity of the samples used in UCI denied the charge and said the But the effects of Rita make if for dealing with the weather. in Oklahoma City, and the Hornets than 700 miles away from New Orleans, their research, or asked the athletes reporter had acquired "confidential .difficult to pick a favorite for the "I'm not trying to worry about will have the option to.stay for an extra the Hornets' South west Division foes in concerned for permission to perform documents which he was able to con­ first-place prize, $630,000, part of a all that other stuff, other players, year. - Dallas, San Antonio and Houston won't (post) analyses. It's not a question of sult at the UCI after receiving, under total $3.5 million purse. weather, course," Moore said. "I'm "This whole thing is somewhat bit­ have to trek far to play games here. protecting anyone, but of applying false pretext, the authorization of Considered a shorter course than just trying to go out there and do Oklahoma City will be the Hornets' tersweet," owner George Shinn said. the rules," Oswald said, according to Lance Armstrong." most, the field of golfers are expected what I can do. That's the way I've third home in five seasons. The team, "I've got a fine line to walk. I want to L'Equipe. L'Equipe said it matched Arm­ to hit fairways frequently and leave found that I play my best golf." be enthusiastic to the people here and which moved from Charlotte in 2002, Last month, L'Equipe published strong's name to six forms marked themselves medium to short birdie let them know I'm proud and that we're ranked last in the league in attendance evidence allegedly showing that six with coded numbers. going to make this thing Work. I also last season with an average of 14,221. —Associated Press waint to make sure that people in New City Council members unanimously Orleans have hope because they've gone approved a lease that would provide fi­ through a lot. nancial support for the Hornets should "It's not even real. It's unreal what their revenuedrop. If the team does not they're going through. I want to try to earn 5 percent more in local revenue OK, SO MY SUBS KAILV AREN'T GOURMET AND ESTABLISHED IN CHARLESTON, It WE'RE NOT FRENCH EITHER. MY SUBS JUST TASTE give them hope and to let them know than it made in New Orleans last season, IN 1983 TO ADD TO STUDENTS GPA A LITTLE BETTER, THAT'S ALL! I WANTED TO our goal is to come back." taxpayers and local businessmen must AND GENERAL DATING ABILITY. JOlfjy, CALL IT JIMMY JOHN'S TASTY SANDWICHES, BUT MY MOM TOLD ME TO STICK WITH GOURMET. All of the Hornets' games against pay the team as much as $10 million. SHE THINKS WHATEVER I DO IS GOURMET, BUT Eastern Conference opponents will be if the team exceeds last season's I DOK'T THINK EITHER OF US KNOWS WHAT IT played in Oklahoma City. The games revenues by more than 5 percent, Okla­ MEANS SO LET'S STICK WITH TASTY! scheduled for Baton Rouge are Dec. 16 homa City would receive 80 percent of 11• • /V against Phoenix, Jan. 13 against Sacra­ the proceeds to cover about $2 million mento, Jan. 18 against Memphis, March in expenses for game-day operations, 8 against the Los Angeles Lakers, March housing, office space and arena im­ 18 against Denver and March 21 against provements for the Hornets. GJf°RLD'S GRERTESj the Los Angeles ('Uppers. 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By Samantha Urb.an But when Ritalin and academic success Pucci, on his first foray into film, Contributing Writer don't solve all ofJustin's problems, he be­ identified a great deal with his character. -•[email protected]: comes involved with the debate captain "At seventeen, life is all about girls, so I turned stoner, Rebecca (Kelli Garner). definitely identified with the parts with "Thumbsucker," from first-tirhe Flawed characters and heart-wrench- Rebecca. That's what drew me in. I also film director Mike Mills, is easily the ing si tuations combine in this beautiful­ identified withJustin's leaving home for By Michael Jett lyrics still hold hauntingly in the back best independent film so far this year. ly told film. In the end, it is only through the first time. I mean, the first plane ride Layout Editor of my mind in a good Death Cab for Based on the novel by Walter Kern, accepting themselvesthat Justin and his I ever took was to the audition for this [email protected] Cutie way, not a bad "Macarena" way. "Thumbsucker" has it all: an engaging family find happiness. movie," Pucci said. "Look After You" is my favorite story, fascinating characters, a talented Expect to see director Mike Mills "There are no right answers. Expe­ If you haven't heard of The Fray, song from the album. It's mellow, and cast, intriguing, visuals and a crucial helming another project soon. His han­ rience is life," Pucci said, when asked then I suggest you find them as soon Slade's haunting crooning and piano message. dling of the source material is masterful, what the audience should learn from as possible. Formed in 2002, the Den­ playing give me chills every time I hear The film follows Justin Cobb (Lou as he creates reality through improvisa­ the film. ver foursome released their first major the song. Pucci), a 17-year-old who still sucks his tion. Featuring a soundtrack from Dallas' label album, "How to Save a Life," on The last song, "Trust Me," takes thumb. He wants to stop because he "The improvisation during rehearsals native The Polyphonic Spree, a well- Epic RecordsSept, 13,2005. the album to a close on a good note. knows that the habit affects his family, was the backbone of the entire movie. written story and a stellar cast, "Thumb­ Their sound can best be described as It eases out slowly and continues the his love life and even his identity We got rid of scenes and we made com­ sucker" is a wonder to both listen toand piano-driven emo with a pop twist in album's formula of powerful vocals Meanwhile, Justin's parents struggle pletely new scenes," said Pucci. watch. the same vein of bands like Copeland, and deep instrumentals. with their own issues. His mother, Au­ Mills told his"cast to "stop acting" on Catch "Thumbsucker" at the Ange- Eisley and Straylight-Run, with just a "How to Save a Life" is an amazing drey (Tilda Swinton), is similar toJustin set, thus creating nuariced characters, lika Film Centre in Mockingbird Station, dash of Coldplay. debut CD, not perfect but darn close, in that she struggles with her shortcom­ believable relationships and realistic starting Sept. 30. interactions. "How to Save a Life" is one of the in my opinion. The lyrics are spot-on ings, but instead of thumb sucking, she The acting in "Thumbsucker" is top best albums I've heard all year and is for this emo kid and the music backs hides from reality by obsessing over a television hunk (Benjamin Bratt) who notch across the board, from seasoned easily the best album I've heard from a it up perfectly. The only reason I am Mike Mills isn't all that perfect himself. Justin's veterans like Tilda Swinton, who turns new band. You will have the CD's tunes going to give it less than five ponies Thumbsucker father, Mike (Vincent D'Onofrio), is i n her usual greatness, to the surprisingly stuck in your head for days after you is because I realize this music isn't for Opens Sept. 30 plagued by a college football career that delightful Keanu Reeves, who shines in Photo courtesy of Associated listen to them. everyone. Press wasshotdown by a knee injury and thus his role as the hippie orthodontist. # Ponies out of Five The band starts off with a great Lou Pucci arrives at the Tronoto Film hides behind a tough demea nor. However, the film rests on the shoul­ Festival for the premiere of his movie, song, "She Is," which allows pianist ders of young Lou Pucci in the title role. THUMBSUCKER The film really kicks into gear when 'Thumbsucker." and vocalist Isaac Slade to draw you in The Fray Pucci has received critical acclaim for How to Save a Life Justin's New Age orthodontist (Keanu with his amazing vocals and catchy his honest portrayal of Justin, garner­ Epic Records/Sony BMC Reeves) uses hypnot ism to help Justin piano. The mix of this song is right on, stop sucking his thumb. Unfortunately ing acting awards at -Sundance and the blending together to create a signature Four Ponies out of Five for Justin, the hypnotism works and he Berlin Film Festival. sound for Fray. The very next track on is left without an outlet for his frustra­ Of these honors, Pucci said,"It felt re­ RESTAURANT the CD, "Over My Head (Cable Car)," tion with life. ally awesome, but at thesame time, I felt builds on a few of the things in "She However, he becomes an insta nt suc­ undeserving. 1 mean, this is definitely Is." 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By Fraizer Moore Lynette (just-crowned Emmy winner bigger as shows like "St. Elsewhere" and of positive brainwashing _ the popular If you're motivated & enthusiastic, ; Associated Press Felicity Huffman) is going back to "thirtysomething" paved the way for media steadily, but almost impercepti­ work and leaving her hubby to play today's "The West Wing," "24,""Alias" bly, making our minds sharper, as we » Pappadeaux could be > With the return of "DesperateHouse­ Mr. Mom. Gabrielle (Eva Longoria) is ex­ and "The Sopranos." soak in entertainment usually dis­ wives," scads of pressing questions will pecting a child - maybe her husband's, On Fox's new "Reunion" this sea­ missed as so much lowbrow fluff." the place for you! be answered. Or at least addressed. Or maybe not - as her husband heads to son, six high school friends will age But as you soak, you sometimes stew. Something. Please! jail. Susan's ex will get it on with Edie ' 20 years - one year per week - while That's the mixed blessing of serial TV. We offer great training in a : Ever since the hit ABCseries wrapped (Nicollette Sheridan). And Betty (new a murder mystery enfolds them. And l ans of shows like "Lost" know all too its first season, fans have been marking cast member Alfre Woodard) settles in the same network's "Prison Break" vvjll well how there's an escalating burden, team atmosphere & an excellent time, itching to learn what lies ahead with Some Sort of Secret only her teen­ take viewers step by exhaustive step as along with the reward, involved with for Bree (Marcia Cross) whose husband age son shares. a man lands himself in jail to bust out keeping up. Hurley's lottery numbers! employee benefits package! |ex up and died on the finale. In short,complications run wild on his brother, who is due to be executed That toy plane of Kate's! How much ; Will the grieving widow have to Wisteria Lane, where each answer seems in just 30 days. minutiae can any viewer process? Tue. - Fri., 3-5 p.m. defend herself against accusations by to"breed only yet another question: On ABC's "Invasion," alien body And what about the ladies of Wis­ Rex's doctor that she _ at one point a Same for ABC's "Lost," which re­ snatchers descend upon a small Florida teria Lane, romancing and seducing, Oak Lawn vengeful^ cheated-on wife _ is some­ turned Wednesday with precious mor- town (will they take over the world?). then withholding from the audience? how responsible for On CBS' Must every fact be so hard-won by the his death? And what "Threshold," viewer? Must these "Desperate House­ EOE about George, Bree's A alim's ' wives" be such a tease? creepy suitor? Can to rejigger there be any doubt the DNA of that this Bree-obsessed "Televmori'is 'demanding more congi- the human pharmacist tampered race for their Wmm with Rex's medicine? tive engagement with each passing own peculiar When will the mur­ — —y^tn—— purpose (will derous scheme come • they takeover to light? the world?). . But that's not all the Steven Johnson On NBC's show left hanging four Author of "Everything Bad is Good for You: How Today's "Surface," strange long months ago. Popular Culture is Actually Making Us Smarter" sea Mike _ the hunky creatures bob plumber who dates mmm—mm—mmm—mmmmmi Up all Over Susan (Teri Hatcher) _ the place (will was last seen walking into an ambush sels of new info about that confounded they take over the world?). by unhinged teenager Zach, who was hole as well as other issues challenging You know the drill for the audience: holding Susan at gunpoint while holed the island castaways - but left the audi­ that oh-so-gradual accretion of facts, up in Mike's house.How will Mike save ence panting for next week's handout. those buried references to dislodge, the day? Such are the unrequited appetites of the grand revelations booby-trapped, Oh, and by the way, how is Zach viewers in this age of continuing story with red herrings. There's always more gonna take the news that he's really lines. to learn and you resolve, over time, to Mike's son? You recall how it began. In a major master it. Who can resist the potential These and other matters will be change from the self-contained episodes payoff? After all, you build equity from dealt with (hope, hope!) in the season of most weekly dramas, prime-time your investment watching "Lost" in a premiere airing 9 p.m. EDT Sunday, as borrowed the serial model of daytime way that close-ended hours of "Law & When: September 24th "Desperate Housewives" resumes the soap operas a quarter-century ago for Order" or "CSI" could never provide. narrative juggling act that made this "Dallas," whose "Who Shot J.R.?" cliff- Besides, serial TV might even boost mystery/melodrama/boudoir comedy hanger spurred a guessing game that your brain power. Time: 2:00 - 'till close last year's most popular new show. consumed the whole nation. Television is. "demanding more It joins no fewer than a dozen new Then, in 1980, the police drama cognitive engagement with each pass­ Where: Barley House - 5612 Yale Blvd dramas that take a similarly serial "Hill Street Blues" took the complex ing year," Steven Johnson writes in his approach to their storytelling - and structure of the soap opera world and recent book, "Everything Bad is Good at UA Cine lot or DART Station whose arrival on the schedule "Desper­ married it with narratives of equal for You: How Today's Popular Culture ate Housewives" surely helped inspire. complexity. This kind of multithreaded is Actually Making Us Smarter." Information: 214-824-0306 By now you already know that drama caught on big, and only grew "Think of it," he proposes, "as a kind

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general in Texas was told to b* assume control of a military i Written news provides more depth, in Rita's wake. "We hope and pray that 1 Rita will not be a devastate mental stimulation but we got to be ready for tl We don't think people should quit watching television. It is by President Bush said in Washi far the best means of getting a large amount of information in a By Wednesday evening, short amount of time: However, i t is unable to provide the depth m centered about 580 miles e£ and intellectual fodder found in most printed news sources. east of Galveston and was mo Look at business news. At any given moment, there aren't just near 13 mph. Forecasters pr< feature news stories but also tickers and stock market indicators. •would come ashore along ti Texas coast between Galve However, we do believe these may distract viewers, causing them Corpus Christi. to miss an important point. But with its breathtal Time constraints also force TV news to use the "best" image to - tropical storm-force wind express what's happening. A picture is worth a thousand words, ing 350 miles across - pract right? Often the clip is not representative of the average but of the entire western end of the extreme. Coast was in peril, and evei There is an obvious reason for this, namely that humans are rightward turn could prove inclined to ask, "Well, just how bad is it?" ing to the fractured levees p TV journalism faces difficulties as well. In an effort to present New Orleans. both sides of an issue in a very short time, programs often show In the Galveston-Housto only the most outspoken advocates of two - rarely all - sides. Christi area, about 1.3 millic This is a problem because often the best course of action were under orders to get ou 20,000 or more alonj requires not the extreme but a more moderate solution. tion to Louisiana coast. Special attei However, this isn't the only problem facing television jour­ given to hospitals and nursir nalism. TV news is on such a mass scale that information flow three weeks after scores of becomes almost all one-directional. elderly patients in the Nev First, it's harder to imagine something happening in another area drowned in Katrina's flc country or state than it is to imagine something happening at a or died in the stifling heat w local mall. ing to be rescued. Also, being unable to interact with the information provider Military personnel in So directly makes it more difficult to examine credibility, express started moving north, too dissatisfaction or see a change because of one's own actions. businesses and universities Newspapers, magazines and blogs all have apparent means of shut down. Some sporting e\ interacting with the user. How many TV news program's feature a canceled. Galveston was a virtual gl letter to the editor portion? by mid-afternoon Wedn Reading stimulates the mind in a way television often does not. neighborhoods throughout All too often one is separated from the situation by a screen. city, the few people left wer Since reading provides fewer images, readers are forced to imag­ the last of their valuables ai ine the situation themselves. This makes them more empathetic ready to head north. because they are imagining themselves in the situation rather than Helicopters, ambulances just seeing it.Just think of the difference between reading a book COMMENTARY Hurricane Katrina has left In the Lower Ninth Ward, an almost all-black The aftermath of Katrina may teach us the were used to evacuate 20( and watching a movie. much of New Orleans under 20 neighborhood, only six percent of residents most vital lesson we will learn this semester: We from Galveston's only hos Also reading is just more interactive. It's easy to zone out while feet of water; however, the storm are college graduates, reports the Greater New need to recognize the bigger issues in the world. at the Edgewater Retiremem watching something. It's impossible to do this while reading. Well, has surfaced a city the majority of Orleans Community Data Center. The national By ignoring concerns such as poverty and crime nity, a six-story building nea not impossible, but you won't be reading, whereas you could keep us never knew existed. The New average is 22 percent. Average household income we live in a false reality. It is essential to see hu­ seawall, 200 elderly resident manity as it is, not how we want it to be, so we given a choice. sitting in front of the box. Orleans of our imaginations was in that neighborhood is $27,499 a year - less than the birthplace of jazz, Mardi Gras half of the national average. The lowest-lying can get a proper sense of our country. "They either go with And the most important reason to read is because of the greater and Cajun food. It was a city we neighborhoods most affected by the^f looding are If we think outside our own selves, we can tru­ member or they go with u depth that the printed word provides. It isn't faced with a time invaded to run wild on Bourbon where the majority of the poor people live. ly see our lives in a different perspective. We are building is not safe sitting c constraint/so there is more room to discuss all sides of an issue. Street, throwing purple and green • Until the storm hit, most of us never knew this no more important than our neighbors in New wall with a major hurricane Bv Annalise Ghiz beads along the way. But when side. Now we need to open our eyes and minds to Orleans - we are just lucky. And luck can quickly said David Hastings, executh the bars emptied and the parades the grave situation beyond Bourbon Street. The wash away, as we have all recently witnessed. "I have had several say, I dor EDITORIAL BOARD ended, a different city emerged. flood has damaged more than just our favorite The other side of this split city reminds us that go,' and I said, I'm sorry, Ben Briscoe Austin Kilgore Mark Norris •It was the dark, impoverished city that Mardi party spot - it has ruined people's homes and we cannot overlook the problems that exist in Jessica Grose Toby Knighton Jessica Savage Gras revelers so conveniently ignored. It was the lives. society - even if they don't affect us. The New jeanette Khan Erica Lovett Robert Talamantez other side of New Orleans. Unfortunately, it often takes tragedy to expose Orleans of our imaginations was a flamboyant This side is hidden - not behind a glistening the harsh reality of the world outside of our per­ city of carnivals and plastic beer cups. But Mardi Opinions expressed in each unsigned editorial represent a consensus mask - but darkly covered by poor streets, tat­ sonal lives. It is our responsibility as humans to Gras only comes once a year. decision of the editorial board. All other columns on this page reflect tered homes and, now, filthy water. It ranks as the help society, even when hurricane season is over. the views of individual authors and not necessarily those of the ninth poorest big city in America, and it is also As we cannot change the past, we should always Annalise Ghiz is a junior journalism major. She editorial staff. one of the most violent. find a message to be applied to the future. may be contacted at [email protected]. ©) All material copyrighted 2005 Student Media Company, Inc.

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•*- Thursday, September 22,2005 • The Daily Campus smudailycampus.com 'man CONTINUED FROM PACE 1 vative vote on the court. Bush's next Appeals and US. District Court Judge ing." police officers were expected to stay CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3 Ricardo Hinojosa, all Hispanics, of­ Galveston, a city of 58,000 on a behind to guard the city, along with nominee will replace O'Connor, one of ficials said. These officials spoke on general in Texas was told to be ready to coastal island 8 feet above sea level, was . 117 firefighters. Leahy, who has led filibuster fights the court's swing voterson affirmative condition of anonymity. assume control of a military task force the site of-one of the deadliest natural Rita approached as the death toll against Bush's lower court nominees, action, abortion, campaign finance, White House press secretary Scott in Rita's wake. disasters in U5. history: an unnamed from Katrina passed the 1,000 mark said in a Senate speech, "1 do not intend discrimination and death penalty McClellan said Bush Vvas considering "We hope and pray that Hurricane hurricane in 1900 that killed between — to 1,036 — in five Gulf Coast states. to lend my support toan effort by this cases. Replacing her could give the a diverse list. Rita will not be a devastating storm, 6,000 and 12,000 people and practi? ; The body count in Louisiana alone was president to move the Supreme Court president a chance swing the court to the right on many issues. Other widely mentioned candi­ '4' but we got to be ready for the worst/' cally wiped the city off the map. put at 799, most found in the receding and the law radically to the right," dates include federal appellate judges President Bush said in Washington. The last major hurricane to strike floodwaters of New Orleans. But Roberts "is a man of integrity," First lady Laura Bush reiterated in i Edith Brown Clement, Edith Holland By Wednesday evening, Rita was the Houston area was Category-3 The Army Corps of Engineers raced said Leahy who told Roberts over the an Associated Press interview Tuesday Jones, Emilio Garza, Alice Batchelder, centered about 580 miles east-south­ Alicia in 1983. It flooded downtown to fortify the city's patched-up levees telephone about his decision. "1 can that she hoped the president would Karen Williams, J. Michael Luttig, J. east of Galveston and was moving west Houston, spawned 22 tornadoes and for fear the additional rain could only take him at his word that he does name a woman. Harvie Wilkinson, Michael McCon- near 13 mph. Forecasters predicted it left 21 people dead. swamp the walls and flood the city not have an ideological agenda." Specter cautioned Bush during the nell and Samuel Alito. Former Deputy •would come ashore along the central In Houston, the state's largest city all over again. The Corps said New Other Democrats, including Sens. Wednesday morning meeting that •V Attorney General Larry Thompson, Texas coast between Galveston and and home to the highest concentra­ Orleans' levees can only handle up to Tim Johnson of South Dakota and nominating either Priscilla Owen or lawyer Miguel Estrada and Maura Corpus Christi. tion of Katrina refugees, the area's geog­ 6 inches of rain and a storm surge of Max Baucus of Montana, also have an­ Janice Rogers Brown - two appeals Corrigan, a member of the Michigan But with its breathtaking size raphy makes evacuation particularly 10 to12 feet. nounced their support. Sens. Ben Nel­ court judges Democrats filibustered Supreme Court, are also considered V - tropic^, storm-force winds extend­ tricky. While many hurricane-prone New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin son of Nebraska and Mary Landrieu of but eventually allowed to be confirmed possibilities. ing 350 miles across - practically the cities are right on the coast, Houston is estimated only 400 to 500 people re­ Louisiana are leaning toward voting - to the O'Connor seat could cause Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, entire western end of the U.S. Gulf 60 miles inland, so a coastal suburban mained in the vulnerable east bank ar­ for Roberts.Sen. Kent Conrad of North problems, according to a congressio­ R-Tenn,, said he urged the president to Coast was in peril, and even a slight area of 2 million people must evacu­ eas of the city They, too, were ordered Dakota is viewed as a possible vote for nal official familiar with the meeting. announce his decision within the next rightward turn could prove devastat­ ate through a metropolitan area of 4 to evacuate. But only a few people lined him, as well. That official spoke on condition of 10 days or so. Frist said a new justice ing to the fractured levees protecting million people where the freeways up for the evacuation buses provided. Roberts is "very well credentialed," anonymity because the give-and-take could be confirmed "by Thanksgiv­ New Orleans. are often clogged under the best of Most of the people still in the city were Landrieu said Wednesday. was considered confidential. ing if that nomination comes quickly In the Galveston-Houston-Corpus circumstances. believed to have their own cars. The other six Judiciary Democrats The senators offered some names to the president, who did not share enough." Christi area, about 1.3 million people Mayor Bill White urged residents "I don't think I can stay for an­ — Joseph Biden, Herb Kohl, Charles his own opinions. Specter suggested that the president were under orders to get out, in addi­ to look out for more than themselves. other storm," said Keith Price, a nurse Schumer, Dick Durbin, Russell Fein- wait awhile, and sSid he had talked to tion to 20,000 or more along with the "There will not be enough gov­ at New Orleans' University Hospital gold and Dianne Feinstein - have not One nominee discussed was At­ O'Connor about staying on through Louisiana coast. Special attention, was ernment vehicles to go and evacuate who stayed through Katrina and had announced their votes. torney General Alberto Gonzales, a longtime favorite of the president the full 2005-06 given to hospitals and nursing homes, everybody in every area," he said. "We to wade to safety through chest-deep Durbin and Schumer were con­ term. who would become the first Hispanic "It would be quite a sacrifice for three weeks after scores of sick and need neighbor caring for neighbor." water. "Until you are actually in that fronted by television producer Nor­ her, but she's prepared to do it if she is elderly patients in the New Orleans Houston Police Chief Harold Hurtt water, you really don't know how man Lear and other major party sup­ named to the court. Reid and Leahy suggested other names, including asked," Specter said."By next June we'll area drowned in Katrina's floodwaters issued a stern warning to anyone stay­ frightening it is." porters during a trip to the West Coast also Judge Sonia Sotomayor of the 2nd U.S. know a lot more about Judge Roberts... or died in the stifling heat while wait­ ing behind that looting would not be Rita also forced some Katrina refu­ over the weekend, according to party than we do today." ing to be rescued. tolerated and anyone caught stealing gees to flee a hurricane for the second officials familiar with the conversa­ Circuit Court of Appeals, Judge Ed I'rado of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Military personnel in South Texas after the storm would be prosecuted. time in 3 1/2 weeks. More than 1,000 tion. started moving north, too. Schools, At the Galveston Community Cen­ refugees who had been living in the These Democratic supporters are businesses and universities were also ter, where1,500 evacuees had been put civic center in Lake Charles, near the strongly opposed to Roberts. They shut down. Some sporting events were on school buses to points inland, an­ Texas state line, were being bused to want Durbin, the second-ranking canceled. other lesson from Katrina was put into shelters farther north. Democrat in the Senate, and Schumer, Galveston was a virtual ghost town practice: To overcome the reluctance "We all have to go along with the the head of the Senate Democratic by mid-afternoon Wednesday. In campaign committee, to oppose his of people to evacuate without their system right now, until things get trim neighborhoods throughout the island pets, they were allowed to bring them better," said Ralph Russell of the New confirmation. city, the few people left were packing along in crates. Orleans suburb of Harvey. "I just hope Leahy's decision was "inexplicable the last of their valuables and getting "It was quite a sight," Mayor Lyda it's a once-in-a-lifetime thing." and deeply disappointing," said Ralph 's r ( ready to head north. Ann Thomas said. "We were able to put Crude oil prices rose again on fears Neas, head of People for the American 1 =5 HiGHi AND PARK. V!i*.Ar;r Helicopters, ambulances and buses people on with their dog crates, their that Rita would smash into key oil Way. were used to evacuate 200 patients The stakes become greater with the [MI.LAM, Tt: KAS cat crates, their shopping carts. It went installations in Texas and the gulf. 2 1 .1.S2D.62:^] from Galveston's only hospital. And very well." Hundreds of workers were evacuated next nominee, and "the next nomina­ at the Edgewater Retirement Commu­ But Thomas warned late Wednes­ from offshore oil rigs. 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By Jessica Savage the damaging results of Hurricane Ka- they must recognize the long-term In closure, Cheves said he's excited SEPTEMBER 23, Editor-in-Chief trina.So,forsome, SMU is the univer­ benefits of having a presidential about upgrading the common areas maltreating detainees and one count [email protected] sity they will associate with college, library on campus. Though it may of the Faculty Club to accommodate Lawyers make of committing an indecent act. The though it is not the university they seem like a form of politics, having larger groups for social events. reservist from West Virginia faces up Brad Cheves, vice president of had originally chosen to attend. so many records at your fingertips The Alumni Association has ex­ opening toll years in a military prison if con­ development and external affairs, Cheves said the university has makes the library an asset, he said. pressed that someday it would like victed. led a presentation outlining SMU's. always been up front with the home Cheves addressed the third point to have itsown house, but until then, statements England's defense team took a response to Hurricane Katrina, the schools before making any decisions of his presentation: the centennial space prevents them from using a fa­ different approach than her co-defen­ campus master plan and the informa­ regarding the enrollment of their campaign. cility that is easily accessible, Cheves dants by opting for an all-officer jury, WEATHER tion about the Bush library to faculty students as visiting students. The No. 1 strategy of the master said. Currently, it is using the space on which was selected earlier Wednes­ and staff members at the Faculty Club "SMU is not trying to take away plan is to become an institution with the third floor of the Lloyd Center at­ day. Two Abu Ghraib guards from Distinguished Luncheon Series. other universities' students," Cheves an overall, comprehensive ranking tached to Ford Stadium. Cheves said Associated Press the Maryland-based 372nd Military He began by thanking faculty for said, adding that there has been dis­ that stands out nationally. the Alumni Association would like to Police Company were convicted by A lawyer for Army Pfc. Lynndie their tremendous efforts in respond­ cussion concerning the ethics of this But to do this, he said, we need to use the Faculty Club house for social juries made up of officers and enlisted England said Wednesday that she ing to the educational needs of stu­ issue. spread the word. events. personnel, and six soldiers made plea Next on the agenda, Cheves dis­ "You have to tell them what's posed for graphic photos of detainee dents from Tulane, as well as the few "A nice invitingenvironment, like deals. cussed the national attention a presi­ about to hit them, and then you hit abuse at Abu Ghraib prison at the di­ from Xavier, Dillard, Loyola and New this, would be the kind of thing that The prosecution indicated that its dential library would bring to SMU. them," he said, making a reference to would allow for alumni and faculty rection of her soldier boyfriend, whom Orleans. case will be built largely on the photos "It is a real collecting point for re­ the Battle of Normandy. greetings and symposiums that could she loved and trusted and didn't think "It brings out the best and shows of England, which have made her the searchers and historians from around In the last three months, SMU has take place right here," he said. He also would mislead her. the best of this university," he said. most recognizable figure in the scan­ TODAY the world," he said. "And they would had more than 800 television and said that one of the purposes of the Capt. Jonathan Crisp also told ju­ High 97, Low 78 All students enrolled at SMJJ will dal, as well as testimony from several literally come to this campus and ana­ print articles in addition to those association was to reconnect students rors that England, charged with seven receive transferable course credit. of the soldiers previously convicted. TOMORROW During Q&A, journalism school lyze thegood, the bad and the ugly of related to athletics. The university to SMU after graduation. counts of conspiracy and abuse, had Prosecutors also have a statement High 85, Low 75 head Tony l'ederson asked if SMU this particular period in history." has allocated more resources to SMU "Thebestrelationshipsfor students learning disabilities and was prone to England made to Army investigators was considering enrolling visiting If the George W. Bush Presidential public affairs to help increase expo­ are not only with what they have, but clinical depression that made it diffi­ in which she implicated herself in the students who wanted to stay past the Library were to come to SMU, it would sure even more, Cheves said. with their former backgrounds," he cult for her to function as a soldier in abuse. fall semester as SMU students. be separate from SMU's development Capital projects will also be a said. "And I think bringing alumni the constant stress of the Iraq prison. WHAT'S INSI Col.James Pohl, the presiding judge, He pointed out that many visiting and activity. major part in the next campaign, into this house is a good thing, al­ Crisp said England posed for the ruled in July that neither of the two students are experiencing their first He said that although some people though educational endowments though it won't be permanent." photos to please Pvt. Charles Graner, PAGE TWO statements England made to investiga­ semester in college at SMU because of may not like what Bush has done, were heavier last campaign. the former Pennsylvania prison guard tors in January 2004 would be admis­ described by prosecutors as the abuse Stacy Seebode answers sible. Pohl said at the time that he ringleader, and that she didn't think questions. Page believed she did not fully understand she was doing anything improper. the consequences when she waived "The only place she felt safe was her rights against self-incrimination. ENTERTAINMI with him. She was happiest with On Tuesday, however, the judge him," Crisp said during his opening changed his mind and allowed one of Review of Don Quijote < statement. "She was able to block out By Mary Darlrymple paying residents of the affected area," both steps. bring in some revenue. That would be the statements into evidence. the Meadows Museum. the surrealness of the environment she Associated Press he said. "We do not have to raise taxes" to a tax increase," Grassley said. In May, England tried to plead was in," Lawmakers intend to follow the finance the recovery from Katrina, said The tax breaks passed Wednesday guilty to all the same counts she faces OPINION England placed her faith in Graner's Congress approved $6.1 billion in immediate aid with a broader package Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas. "We do not would waive penalties for hurricane this week in exchange for an undis­ actions because he outranked her, was tax breaks Wednesday to help families of tax breaks to encourage rebuilding, have to pass debt onto our children." victims who need cash for expenses closed sentencing cap. Ed Board welcomes eve particularly in New Orleans. President much older and an experienced guard, recover from Hurricane Katrina and The group of House conservative and recovery and want to use money But Pohl threw out the deal and family Weeked. Paj Bush proposed creating a Gulf Op­ stalwarts acknowledged they had no in protected retirement ac­ the lawyer said. to encourage Gulf Coast businesses stashed declared a mistrial during the sentenc­ portunity Zone with about $2 billion agreement among themselves on a counts like IRAs. The Treasury Depart­ Graner, who England has said fa­ to reopen their doors, or at least keep ing phase when testimony by Graner SPORTS employees on the payroll. in special tax breaks encouraging more than $500 billion roster of ideas, ment had already ruled the storm qual­ thered her young son while they were contradicted England's guilty plea. The House passed the bill 422-0, and businesses to build or expand in the many of which - such as cutting pub­ ified as a hardship and permitted early deployed, is scheduled to testify as a Graner, a defense witness at the the Senate followed a few hours later region. lic television subsidies - have been withdrawals of retirement funds. defense witness. He was convicted in Tulane returns to Dallas sentencing, said pictures he took of play. Page 10. with a voice vote that sent the measure Congress first responded to the hur­ resoundingly rejected. Also under the bill, families that rely January and sentenced to 10 years in England holding a prisoner on a leash to President Bush as the government ricane's devastating blow by approvi ng Senate Finance Committee Chair­ on the child tax credit and the earned prison. were meant to be used as a training aid. urged residents to get out of the way of more than $62 billion for recovery man Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, suggested income tax credit could protect those Prosecutors countered that Eng­ But in her guilty plea, England said TODAY'S QU< another approaching storm, Hurricane and rescue. The price tag, expected to Wednesday that an across-the-board benefits throughout job losses, resi­ land's smiles and thumbs-up in the the pictures were being taken purely Rita, threatening Louisiana and Texas. increase, has caused wrangling within federal spending freeze, in one year or dency changes and family separations photos taken by Abu Ghrai b guards in the GOP over whether to cut govern­ several years, could help pay for Hur­ for the amusement of Abu Ghraib "This aid comes at exactly the right caused by Katrina. The bill would let 2003 show that she was a willing,even 'We felt it was in the bes ment spending elsewhere to defray ricane Katrina recovery costs. taxpayers use 2004 income to calculate guards. time to help victims of Hurricane Ka­ eager, participant in the abuse. of our fans and student trina as they rebuild their lives," said Katrina's costs. Blocking automatic adjustment the credits, which can mean a bigger Besides the leash image, photos move kickoff up to 1 p.m "Pfc. England was very actively Treasury Secretary John Snow. Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., reject­ of federal programs to inflation also benefit. show England smiling while standing involved in what was going on," Capt. Rep. Jim McCrerv, It-La., said tax ed calls to delay a Medicare prescrip­ could generate more revenue, Grassley Other assistance lets taxpayers re­ next to nude prisoners stacked in a Athletic Director JimCof Chuck Neill said. writers aimed most of their assistance tion drug benefit or rescind recently said, noting that the standard deduc­ coup more of their unreimbursed and pyramid and pointing at a prisoners Page 1. England, 22, is charged with two at individuals and donors. The tax passed "pork barrel" highway projects, tion on income taxes also is indexed to uninsured losses, and waives taxes im­ genitals. breaks for businesses mean "those busi­ but a band of almost two dozen con­ inflation. "If we did that, it would bring posed when debts, such as mortgages, counts of conspiracy, four counts of nesses, we hope, will be employing and servatives announced proposals to take in X number of dollars. That would are forgiven.

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