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The government offered in 1997 to release her for health reasons , but Zana rejected the offer , preferring to win her freedom on the justice of her cause . The current carpeted newsroom had in 1997 replaced the old and storied newsroom where mice ran free and where the office intrigue unfolded in many corners and nooks . The Defense Technical Information Center work spanned from 1997 to 2002 and focused on the creation of metadata guidelines for their Defense Virtual Library project . Although the exchange happened in 1997 , Tomita continues to respect the request by showing the conversation rather than the information . The duo met in 1997 while studying at Texas A & M University .