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MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 1978
campus activities
Monday
Aggie Allemanders Square Dance
Club, lessons, 7-9 p.m., club dance, 9-10
p.m J , MSC
Dance Arts Society, ballet classes, 7:30
p.m., 266 G. Rollie White
SWC Basketball, A&M Ladies vs.
Texas, 5:15 p.m., G. Rollie White Col
iseum, A&M vs. 7:30 p.m., G. Rollie
White
Tuesday
Robbins Aero Squadron, organizational
meeting, 7:15 p.m., 501 Rudder
Class of ‘78 Council, 231 MSC
Herpetological Club, 7:30 p.m., 312
Nagle
A&M Classical Piano Performance
Group, origanization meeting, 7:30 p.m.,
350 MSC
Brazos Bowmen, Indoor League Com
petition at Crockett Elementary School
Gym, 7:30 p.m., practice begins at 7 p.m.
Society of Women Engineers, 7:30
p.m., 203 Zachry
Society of Automotive Engineers, 7:30
p.m., 342 Zachry
Med Tech Society, 7:30 p.m., 100 Har
rington
Aggie Cinema, Gone With the Wind,” 8
p.m.. Rudder Auditorium
Wednesday
Student Senate, 7:15 p.m., 204 Har
rington
Bridge Club, 7:15 p.m., 212 MSC
Dance Arts Society, 7:30 p.m., 266 G.
Rollie White
Thursday
Great Issues, Tom McCall on "The Fu
ture of Man’s Environment,” 8 p.m.,
Rudder theater
Dance Arts Society, modern jazz
classes, 7:30 p.m., 266 G. Rollie White
Water Ski Club, 7 p.m., 601 Rudder
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More Than Just a Name
in a
ime,
“Jesus ... just a name that
grew up with me,” is a line
from a song that resembles
much of my experience of the
Lord Jesus Christ. In my early
-childhood He was God to me;
at 12 or 13 He was a very great
man; and four years ago when
I first went off to college, He
became in my thinking an
overplayed philosopher with
unattainable goals. In spite of
these thoughts, one day I met
Him.
Without meeting Him it is
impossible to know Him for
'who He really is. Throughout
-the years of considering Jesus,
I could only form theories as
to why He has meant so much
'for 2,000 years. No matter
what theory I had conjectured,
the questions I had always re
turned unresolved. Who is
Jesus really? Is He God or is
He man?
1 was raised in Christianity
and many people had spoken
to me about the Lord. On
several occasions I had been
approached by gospel preach-
;ers. I never really listened to
them because I felt that as far
as theorizing was concerned I
was as capable as any. I just
didn’t realize how much alive
and available Jesus was for me
to meet and experience right
then.
When I had Jesus well fit
into a theory that He was no
'more than any other man, a
good friend of mine told me
he had met the Lord. At first
my natural reaction was dis
gust. We were close friends and
I feared that his “spiritual”
experience would draw a line
between our friendship. After a
moments thought I realized
that he wasn’t a fanatic but a
very good friend I had learned
to trust. I wondered: was his
experience real or was he just
deceived? I listened very care
fully as he talked for over an
hour and at his completion I
walked away very troubled.
There was no way that he
would lie to me, I was sure of
that. He didn’t seem deceived
either. In fact, he appeared to
be more clear about Jesus, a-
bout life, and about reality
than anyone had ever been.
New theories would have to be
thought of to account for what
had happened to my friend.
For the next five months I
wrestled with what my friend
had said. Often I would lie a-
wake at night running the same
arguments through my mind.
Was Jesus a real person for me
to meet as my friend had said?
Were my theories concerning a
person who was actually real?
Often I would sigh and try to
dismiss the whole question out
of my mind, yet I was afraid
to let the matter slip away so
easily. If Jesus was a real per
son, if He was as available as
my friend had claimed, could I
turn my back on Him? I had to
resolve whether He was real or
not — these questions contin
ually plagued me.
During this time I was living
in Austin, working odd jobs
and trying to express my ideas
about God in the plays and
poems I was writing. Every
thing I wrote stood opposite of
my friend’s experience. His
meeting Jesus opposed my
view that God was a thought,
shattered my view that God
was an energy, and eliminated
my view that God was too far
away and non Person-al to be
met. After writing a forty
page manuscript for a play
called “For Heaven’s Sake,”
I exclaimed, “This is my an
swer to who God is,” but in
actuality and from within I
knew it wasn’t an answer at
all.
A week later, on Sunday
morning, the phone rang — it
was my friend. As I spoke to
him the questions I had been
asking myself stung like re
opened wounds. Here was the
empirical data that shattered
all my theories. I knew why he
was calling — he wanted to
make Jesus real to me. I
braced myself within waiting
upon his arrival. Although I
wanted the answers, I feared
to know the truth. I knew if I
really met Jesus my life would
be changed. It would be very
difficult to act oblivious to
God when God was no longer
oblivious to me. At my friend’s
arrival I was cold within. I had
decided to shut myself off
from all reasoning, just to sit
and pretend to listen as he
spoke.
As time passed my room
mate began to inquire of my
friend’s experience in becom
ing a Christian. My friend began
to speak directly to my room
mate, seemingly ignoring my
presence. Since the conversa
tion turned towards my room
mate I listened more intently —
in fact too intently! The words
he spoke tore down walls with
in healed the open wounds,
and answered all my questions.
Eventually my roommate
asked how he could meet this
Jesus — 1 was subdued! We
prayed to Jesus, asking Him to
be real to us, to wash us of our
past, and to live in us to be our
life.
What can I say to end?
Theories are good food for the
mind but there are questions,
hungers, and thirsts deeper
than our mind. Theories may
aid to organize our small grasp
on reality but empirical data,
as always, will shatter any
theory. Jesus is real — I met
Him.
Kerry Robichaux, soph.
Modern Languages
845-2996
Paid for by Christian students
on campus.
WHAFSAH NSACAREER?
Its different things fiodiffeient people.
Of course, all employees at the National Security
Agency have certain things in common: they are
civilian employees of the Department of Defense;
they are engaged in technical projects vital to our
nation’s communications security or a foreign
inteDigence production mission; and they all enjoy
the benefits that accompany Federal employment.
However, the differences between our career
opportunities are just as interesting as their
similarities. For example^ . .
TO THE ELECTRONIC ENGINEER (BS/MS): An NS A
career means delving into unique projects which can
span every phase of the R&D cycle. An engineer may
design, develop, test and manage contracts on
communications, recording, and information storage
devices and systems whose capacities and speeds
are still considered futuristic in most quarters.
TO THE COMPUTER SCIENTIST (BS/MS): It means
applying his or her knowledge in a wide range of
sub-disciplines such as systems design, systems pro
gramming, operating systems, computer applications
analysis, and retrieval systems.
TO THE MATHEMATICIAN (MS): A career means
defining, formulating, and solving complex communi-
cations-related problems. Statistical mathematics,
matrix algebra and combinatorial analysis are just a
few of the tools applied by the NSA mathematician.
Interested in learning more about the difference in
an NSA career? Schedule an interview with us through
your Student Placement Office today. If we do not
recruit on your campus, send a resume to the address
given below.
U.S. citizenship is required.
NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY
Attn: M321
Fort George G. Meade, Maryland 20755
An Equal Opportunity Employer m/f.
EARN OVER %50 A MONTH
RIGHT THROUGH YOUR
SEMORYEAR.
if you’re a junior or a senior majoring in math, physics or
engineering, the Navy has a program you should know about.
It’s called the Nuclear Propulsion Officer Candidate-
Collegiate Program (NUPOC-C for short) and if you qualify,
you can earn as much as $650 a month right through your
senior year. Then after 16 weeks of Officer Candidate School,
you’ll receive an additional year of advanced technical
education, This would cost you thousands in a civilian school,
but in the Navy, we pay you. And at the end of the year of
trainihg, you’ll receive a $3,000 cash bonus.
It isn’t easy. There are fewer than 400 openings and only
one of every six applicants will be selected. But if you make
it, you’ll have qualified for an elite engineering training
program. With unequaled hands-on responsibility, a $24,000
salary in four years, and gilt-edged qualifications for jobs
in private industry should you decide to leave the Navy
later. (But we don’t think you’ll want to.)
Ask your placement officer to set up an interview with a
Navy representative when he visits the campus on January 24-27,
or contact your Navy representative at 713-224-5897 (collect).
If you prefer, send your resume to the Navy Nuclear Officer
Program, Code 312-B468, 4015 Wilson Blvd., Arlington,
Va. 22203, and a Navy representative will contact you directly.
The NUPOC-Collegiate Program. It can do more than help
you finish college: it can lead to an exciting career opportunity.
NAVY OFFICER.
ITS NOTJUSTA JOB, IT'S AN ADVENTURE.
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