Tuesday, March 26, 2002


NATIONAL NEWS
BOSTON — A cousin of President Bush, insurance consultant Jamie Bush, says he’s considering a run for lieutenant governor of Massachusetts.
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WASHINGTON — Relatives of the 40 passengers and crew killed Sept. 11 aboard hijacked United Airlines Flight 93, which crashed in rural Pennsylvania, will be allowed to hear the cockpit recordings during a single, private listening session next month, the FBI says.
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Rise School, Staff Assembly sponsor school egg hunt

U. Virginia tuition rises follow national trend


WEDNESDAY
High: 64; Low: 46; Partly cloudy

THURSDAY
High: 73; Low: 54; Partly cloudy


1874 — Robert Frost is born.

1944 — Diana Ross is born.

1953 — Dr. Jonas Salk announces that he has invented a vaccine for Polio.

1997 — Heaven’s Gate cult members found dead in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.

CAMPUS AND LOCAL

Warrant sought for assault suspect
Investigation continues in Friday car chase, collision
By Anthony Kirchner
Staff Reporter

Fort Worth and TCU police were working together Monday to get a warrant for a male who was driving a 1998 green Chevrolet Suburban in connection with an aggravated assault that left a TCU student and TCU police officer with injuries, according to a Fort Worth police report.
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Campus unity focus of meeting
First Faculty Senate, Staff Assembly, SGA joint meeting today
By Brandon Ortiz
Staff Reporter

Chelsea Hudson isn’t exaggerating when she calls today’s joint meeting between the Faculty Senate, Staff Assembly and Student Government Association “historic.” It’s never happened before.
The first meeting between the organizations will focus on ways students, faculty and staff members can come together to improve TCU.

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Two Sodexho employees fired after investigation
Video system catches ID misuse; no charges filed
By Anthony Kirchner
Staff Reporter

Two Sodexho employees were fired after an investigation by TCU Police connected them to the unauthorized use of a student’s ID card to make purchases on campus.
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Alumni return to campus with children for Easter egg hunt
Eighth annual hunt attracts approximately 550 children
By Raul Martinez IV
Staff Reporter

It was his fourth Easter egg hunt at TCU and 4-year-old Bainbridge Allen said it was the best one so far.
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Engineering program gains recognition with national award
By Sam Eaton
Staff Reporter

A national award presented to a group of TCU students should help further the growth of the engineering program, said Patrick Walter, senior design lecturer.
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Texas twang stays strong in rural areas, eroding in larger cities
Associated Press
DALLAS — Hey, y’all! Is the Texas accent fixin’ to die out?
Linguist Guy Bailey has spent years trying to answer that question.
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District attorney urged to question Yates’ husband

Singer appears in new clean air television campaign


Missing man presumed dead in Trinity River

Penn State student found dead in residence hall room

A&M approves highest fee increase in school’s history

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL

U.S. pressing Israel for Arafat submission to Arab summit
By Mark Lavie
Associated Press

JERUSALEM — Palestinian and Israeli leaders separately pondered a U.S. truce proposal Monday, while the United States pressed a reluctant Israel to let Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat attend this week’s Arab summit in Beirut regardless of whether a cease-fire is reached.
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Weapons undetected in airport security system tests
By Jonathan D. Salant
Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The Transportation Department inspector general found airport security screeners on several dozen occasions failed to catch guns and simulated explosives, even after the September terrorist attacks, a person familiar with the report said Monday.
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Color-coded alert system gains attention with jokes

Bush’s cousin considers lieutenant governor position

New Mexico wildfire destroys 28 homes

9/11 crash victims’ families will hear cockpit recording

‘Let’s Roll’ unveiled on decal on F-16 fighter jet

National parks plagued by lack of funds and pollution


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