Thursday, March 28, 2002


NATIONAL NEWS
NORFOLK, Va. — The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, one of the first ships sent abroad in the U.S. war on terror, docked Wednesday after a six-month mission, sending crew members streaming ashore into the tearful embraces of family members.
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS

NAHRIN, Afghanistan — Strong aftershocks jolted mountain villages Wednesday, setting off landslides that blocked relief convoys trying to reach earthquake survivors who were burying their dead and searching the rubble for survivors.
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Students on financial aid face hassles, report shows


The identity of a TCU student involved in an aggravated assault March 22 was obtained from a Fort Worth police report. A story on March 26 should not have stated that a warrant was being sought for the owner of a 1998 green Chevrolet Suburban in connection with the assault that left the TCU student and a TCU police officer with injuries. The story should have stated that the Suburban was abandoned at the 2300 block of Stadium Drive.

CAMPUS AND LOCAL

Dining services promoting new value-meal plan in dining locations
Meal-deal offers smaller prices for bigger stomachs
By David Reese
Staff Reporter

TCU Dining Services is offering a new promotion allowing customers the option of numerous entrees, side items and drink for a special price, said Legia Abato, TCU Dining Services marketing manager.

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Happy hunting
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Mary Kaszynski, a financial services assistant, helps 2-year-old Ben, left, and 3-year-old Marshall hunt for Easter eggs at the Rise School. The Easter egg hunt was organized by the Staff Assembly.

Between two rings
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Miguel Villa, a junior advertising/public relations major, observes the “L’Entre Deux Anneaux” (Between Two Rings) sculpture by artist Bernard Ney of Luxembourg. The sculpture was given to TCU by the Embassy of Luxembourg and will be displayed in the Mary Couts Burnett Library.

 


University employee sues for wrongful termination

Hospital officials say patients may be exposed to HIV

Condemned killer has knowledge of other murders

Prairie View Co-Eds honored for keeping jazz alive

College honors gay professors fired in sex scandal

OU officials say asbestos is no danger to students

Ragland found guilty in Kentucky football slaying

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL

President signs bill for campaign finance
By Scott Lindlaw
Associated Press

GREENVILLE, S.C. — Without fanfare, President Bush signed landmark campaign finance legislation Wednesday as he opened an aggressive multimillion-dollar fund-raising swing. Within hours, multiple lawsuits challenged the new law.
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Actor Dudley Moore dies at 66
By SHEILA HOTCHKIN
Associated Press

TRENTON, N.J. — Dudley Moore, the cuddly little Englishman who pined for Bo Derek in “10” and portrayed a lovably forlorn drunk in “Arthur,” died Wednesday of complications from a rare and incurable brain disorder. He was 66.
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Regulators rule ABC special not too racy for television

Pakistan orders students to get visas or leave country

Ship makes patriotic return after 6-month mission

British judge rules against 36 people in hot drink case

Pope says he feels better, to conduct weekend services

Aftershocks jolt villages, block relief efforts


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