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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (April 21, 1983)
Thursday, April 21, 1983^The Battalion/Page 3 Summer shuttles ret shorter routes Mallous Kazemzadeh Battalion Reporter Decreased enrollment and li- ted funds have caused 13 loc- apartment complexes to with- W from the campus shuttle isoperation for the summer— iving 31 complexes on the ute. Richard Templeton, assistant nager of bus operations, said lexasA&M does not fund sum- session bus services, so artment complexes must sub- lize the service if they want to included on the route. The $130,000 total cost for the summer shuttle bus service will be met by apartment com plex subsidies and the bus pass fares, he said. John Lake, manager of bus operations, said shuttle bus pas ses will cost $20 for each sum mer session or $35 for both ses sions if the passes are purchased at the same time. About 10 buses will be in operation and will run from 7 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. with passen ger pick-ups every 15 to 20 mi nutes, he said. On-campus students also may take advantage of the bus service to reach different shopping areas on the routes, Lake said. “The shuttle bus can be used to get to Post Oak Mall, Culpep per Plaza or any other location on the routes,” he said. On-campus students may purchase $5 passes for 10 rides that can be used at any time. Maps of the shuttle bus routes will be available at the Off- Campus Housing Center or the Department of Bus Operations, he said. Shuttle bus service routes will resume regular service in the fall. Toastmasters develop Aggie speaking skills 1 — Tennis anyone? staff photo by Diana Sultenfuss to not ad on opose by Wanda Winkler Battalion Reporter The Aggie Toastmasters, a apterof an international pub speaking organization, offers jprogram that helps develop mmunication skills and build •confidence in speaking abi- les. Toastmasters International, lich has 4,500 chapters world- de, uses a self-paced com munication and leadership ogram to teach people how to press their thoughts, ideas opinions. The multi-part ram begins with an intro- (ctory “icebreaker” speech progresses to “speak with iowledge” — an advanced bk report. /I member becomes a compe- tem Toastmaster when he com bes 15 speeches. “The speeches help get rid of the jitters,” says Dr. Lyle F. Schoenfeldt, Aggie Toastmaster adviser. The program improves per formance in interviews, presen tations, telephone conversations and problem-solving situations. The University chapter, which has about 30 members, was formed in January. Although Toastmasters Inter national does not encourage col lege chapters because of mem bership turnover, Aggie Toast masters hopes to be successful by encouraging freshmen to be come involved. At each chapter meeting, ab out Five members present two minute impromptu speeches on “table topics” — current social and political topics. The topics are designed to give members an opportunity to practice on-the- spot speaking that is useful in business and personal situa tions. Diana Horadam, vice presi dent of administration for Aggie Toastmasters, said learning to speak to an audience is a skill that college students should learn. The program teaches people to speak on any topic. Members receive additional experience by learning to pre pare effective speeches that in form, persuade and entertain. The program also teaches the audience to carefully listen and give constructive criticism to speakers. In the fall, the Aggie Toast masters will meet with the Silver Tongue Toastmasters — the Bryan-College Station chapter. Students in Tuesday’s 3 p.m. beginning tennis class show their Aggie spirit. Instructor Kris Douglass, a graduate student in physical education from Pampa, set the students up in a tennis-related Texas A&M symbol. Douglass uses activities such as these to get students involved and let them get to know each other. She says her goal is for the students to have fun. The inset photo at the lower right shows the completed project. Gig ’em. ISA bids for conference by Dena L. Brown Battalion Reporter The International Student Association at Texas A&M is looking into the possibility of hosting a national conference for international students here next year. At the ISA national confer ence in March, Prakash Radia — former president of ISA — sug gested that Texas A&M be the site of the next conference. Tina Watkins, the ISA advis er, said Texas A&M has a model international program because of the number of active students in the program and the services offered to the students. Hosting the conference would be useful to Texas A.&M, she said, because international students from other universities and colleges could see how the program here operates. Dyantha Adhihetty, the new ly-elected president of ISA, said he will look into the financial re sponsibilities of the conference. Dr. John Koldus, vice presi dent for student services, sug gested that Adhihetty confer with some of the other student groups that hold conferences and see how they organize and finance their conferences. Adhihetty, a graduate stu dent from Sri Lanka, said he would like to see panel discus sions and guest speakers plan ned for the conference. He said he also would like to see interna tional students from across the country attend the event. The plans for the conference, however, must be approved by the general assembly of the ISA before any action can be taken. Adhihetty said he will discuss the issue with local ISA group in the fall semester. »already to | ;s. 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