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US reprimands Iraq with military force
By Jcromy Parish
Editor in Chief
Some material for this story was taken
from the Associated Press.
Five years after the Gulf War tensions
in the Persian Gulf are once again on
the rise.
Responding to Increasingly aggres-
sive action on the part of Iraqi president
Saddam Hussein America took military
action against Iraq this week.
These actions serve as a reprisal For
Iraqis defiance of limitations imposed by
the United Nations. Aftcf the Gulf War
America designated a no-fly zone over
parts of Iraq to prevent air raids against
the Kurdish and Shlite Muslim factions
in those areas.
The UN placed crippling trade embar-
goes against Iraq. Additionally Iraqis mil-
itary actions have been under close
scrutiny since die end of the 1991 war
Towards the end of last month
American military analysts noticed Iraqi
military buildup near the northern end
of Iraq which has been designated a safe
area for Kurds a minority group which
has suffered under the rule of Saddam.
Despite repeated warnings from
President Dill Clinton Iraqis military
attacked the Kurdish city of Irbll on
Saturday responding to the request of a
Kurdish faction.
Support our troops
see Editorial page 2
Soon afterwards President Clinton
put all military forces in the area on high
alert and ordered more troops to the
Gulf. He also authorized reprisals for
what he referred to in a Washington
D.C. press conference as Saddam "lat-
est act of brutality."
A limited missile attack against
strategic Iraqi sites was launched on
Tuesday to destroy Iraq missile emplace-
ments and ensure the safety of American
patrols over the new no-fly zone. A sec-
ond attack on Wednesday destroyed the
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Tuesday missile volley.
Iraq has not taken any drastic steps
to retaliate. An Iraqi missile station
which acquired a missile lock on an
American F-16 Jet was destroyed; addi-
tionally two Iraqi Jets flew near the
boundaries of the no-fly zone but did
not violate the restricted airspace.
"Our mission has been achieved"
said Clinton. "(Saddam) Is strategically
worse off than he was before these
strikes began."
Despite increased fighting Thursday
among Kurdish factions the conflict in
the Gulf seems unlikely to escalate
enough to affect Abilenians according
to Dr. Mel Hallcy ACU professor of
political science.
"Unless things really heat up the war
shouldn't affect us here. President
Clinton feels we've met our mission and
Saddam's reckless behavior has been
modified. Its really up to Saddam now"
said Hallcy.
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Employees of J.H. Strain and Sons work Thursday to resurface the Intersection of Judge Ely Blvd. and EN 10th St. Navigation in
the area around the intersection will be limited until construction is completed in November. totocyMcwewdj
Ely intersection receives facelift
Rebecca Wilson
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Poster children
Laura Mundee freshman music major from South Portland Maine and Laura Clark
freshman nursing major from Austin shop for wall decorations at the poster sale in
the Campus Center Wednesday afternoon.
President faculty labor for community
Expect to be inconvenienced at the
Judge Ely Dlvd. and EN 10th Street
intersection this fall.
The city of Abilene has hired J.H.
Strain and Sons to repavc the intersec-
tion and weather permitting construc-
tion should be completed by mid-
November according to Kevin Strain
vice president of J.H. Strain and Sons.
City officials admit that the timing
of the project Is not ideal but motorists
will have reasonable access alongjudge
Ely Boulevard.
"We are aware of the inconvenience
that the project causes. ... However
we'll still carry traffic both ways
throughout the duration of the pro
ject" said project engineer Andy
Anderson.
Although the city engineering divi-
sion would have preferred to conduct
the repaying project in the summer the
preliminary red tape prevented it
Anderson said.
Several steps were involved before
the actual construction could begin he
said.
Two or three years ago the project
was proposed to the Abilene city coun-
cil. The council voted to award a cer-
tificate of obligation which promises
funding for a proposal to this con-
struction project In the spring of 1995.
The next step before beginning con-
struction was for the city engineering
division to create the construction
design.
Next a company had to be chosen
to be hired by the city of Abilene for the
job. The selection process began with
the sending of invitations to bid to var-
ious local construction companies.
Four or five companies answered the
city invitation.
J.H. Strain and Sons was die most
responsible company with the lowest
bid said Anderson. They were hired for
$337495 by the city of Abilene.
Though construction did not btgln
until Aug. 28 J.H. Strain and Sons
placed barriers at the site on Aug. 21 to
prepare drivers for the detours said
Strain.
Marcelo Ibarra foreman said that
between nine and 15 full-time con-
struction workers will be assigned to
the project throughout its duration.
Melanle Thomas
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Although Labor Day was a day
off for many employees the
Day of Caring used labor for a good
cause.
The Day of Caring is a day
" Abilene donates its workers to sup-
port United Way agencies and other
volunteer organizations said Dob
Gomez director of Alumni. Some
other organizations are the Ameri-
can Red Cross Mend-A-Chlld and
the Salvation Army. Gomez said
this event "makes Abilene the great
place that it Is to live In."
Dr. Royce Money president of
the university said the event Is
conducted every year early in
September to donate a day worth
of work to one of the 20 agencies of
the United Way. He said It has
Involved other agencies besides the
United Way because of the many
people wanting to volunteer.
Gomez the contact person for
the university said six staff mem-
bers Including himself volunteered
This makes
Abilene the great
place that it is
to live in.
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for about four hours at the Christian
Homes of Abilene. He said they
spent the morning planting shrubs
and doing general clean-up and
landscape work for the organiza-
tion main office on Beech Street.
Money also participated in the
event. He said although Christian
Homes was not an agency support-
ed by United Way he said it was
still a wonderful day because "it
gave us an opportunity to be there
and observe the program."
Money said he had a good time
volunteering and looks forward to
participating each year.
"It helps me to move around ...
it gives me the opportunity to get
better acquainted with the agencies
and their programs" he said.
Wayne Barnard dean of stu-
dents said he was invited by
Gomez to participate in the event.
Barnard said the event was ''a good
opportunity for businesses to walk
off the Job for a day to help volun-
teer organizations." He said it was a
worthwhile thing for the staff mem-
bers to do because the agency did-
n't have to pay for renovations.
Other staff members who partic-
ipated in the event were Jack Rich
vice president of finance John
Tyson vice president of develop-
ment and Stan Lambert athletic
director.
Scholarship provides learning opportunities
By Jessica Gray
Viewpoints Page Editor
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The McNalr Scholars Program is now
accepting eligible students for the 1996-97
school'year.
The McNalr Scholar program prepares Its
participants to:
gain admission to graduate school
obtain a terminal degree
accept a faculty position at a teaching or
research institution of higher learning.
The program has two deadlines this semes-
ter. One deadline Is on Sept. 11 when eight
positions will be available. Students selected"
by that date will start the program Sept. 20.
The second deadline is on Dec. 15 when
approximately 15 positions will be available
due tp Dec. and May graduations. Students
selected then will start the program Feb. 1.
According to the program's academic coor-
dinator Kevin Kehl a person can qualify in
two basic categories.
One category Includes people and families
with low-Income based on figures set by the
department of education and who have a first-
generation college student. The second category
Includes students who come from an ethnic
group that Is underrcpresented in graduate stud
ies. All applicants must have a minimum GPA of
2.7 and have 60 cumulative credit hours.
Each student is paired with a mentor who
will help them prepare for graduate work par-
ticularly in terms of research. Faculty are
encouraged to take part in the program.
The students also participate in a series of
workshops that focus on different aspects of
graduate study such as the Graduate Record
Exam (GRE).
The students also have to give up their
summers for the program.
"There is a summer internship which
serves our research project" Kehl said. "It for
eight weeks and they receive a $2400
stipend."
Location for these internships depends on
the student.
"We had a student this semester who Is
from an Indian reservation in Arizona. He did
his research on the reservation on diabetes"
Kehl said.
Students who feel that they might be quali-
fied for the program are encouraged to go by
the Alplu offices in Brown Library.
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