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...least one prefect dropped out of the program without notice. Thomas H. Mattox '82, the proctor in Wigglesworth Hall's C and D entries, said one of three prefects assigned to his group never showed up for an introductory meeting before Freshman Week...
Despite the phantom prefect, Mattox said the program "has exceeded all of my expectations...
...Shawn and Tim have gone above and beyond what was expected of them. Considering that there is no compensation for being a prefect, it's a really impressive commitment," Mattox said...
...going to the Supreme Court, officials of both states last week announced they had joined with the estate to reach a compromise: Texas will receive $50 million; California, $44 million in cash plus a $75 million parcel of land near Los Angeles International Airport. Texas' Attorney General Jim Mattox boasted that the settlement would finance the state's annual cost of operating the agriculture department, the public utilities commission and the attorney general's office. Less ecstatic was Hughes' cousin William Lummis, who is administering the estate on behalf of 32 heirs. Said he: "I think...
...People for the American Way, a liberal group that wages First Amendment campaigns, began pressuring the Texas board to rescind its 1974 rule. They were joined last month by a powerful ally: Texas State Attorney General Jim Mattox concluded that the rule was unconstitutional because it was motivated by "a concern for religious sensibilities rather than a dedication to scientific truth." Two weeks ago the Texas board of education repealed the controversial measure. Said American Way Coordinator Michael Hudson: "This is going to free publishers to write about science accurately, unhampered by religious dogma. It undoes ten years of creationist...