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day, September 2,1983/The Battalion/Page 3 )F TH£ porting W£6C| ootball prospects get hance to see A&M by Kelly Miller Battalion Staff Home football games at Texas &M include all kinds of activi- :s — from barbecues for pa nts to the Corps of Cadets larch-in. There is one event, jwever, that many people may M be aware of. It’s the game jyrecruiting program for visit- ig football prospects. Dan LaGrasta, the on- itnpus recruiting coordinator irtexas A&M, heads the game program which is geered to- ard high school seniors. Twenty-three “student hel- s" assist in the recruiting rogram, he said. The students iclude members of the Corps ublic relations section, the Club and MSC Black Awareness. “Both males and females are elcome,” LaGrasta said. “It’s to select group. It's a realistic approach to present these visit ing prospects with the heart of the Texas A&M student body.” As the prospects arrive at Cain Hall, four hours prior to the game, a welcoming commit tee, consisting of Coach Jackie Sherrill, his entire coaching staff and the helpers, greet the pros- pective players, he said. “The high school seniors are then given a tour of the athletic facilities by Coach Jerry Petti- bone,” LaGrasta saicl. “The tour includes a visit to the weight room, Kyle Field, the press box and the dressing room.” Dr. Don Hunt, academic counselor, then speaks to the visitors about academics at Texas A&M, LaGrasta said. Also, at times, a group of profes sors and players address the prospects, he added. To conclude the pre-game activities, LaGrasta said, the stu dent helpers eat with the pros pects in Cain Hall. The pros pects and their families then nave the opportunity to ask questions about all aspects of Texas A&M, he said. NCAA rules are strictly fol lowed during the visit. The pros pects pay for their own meals at Cain Hall as they do all other expenses since the visit to Texas A&M is “unofficial,” he said. The student helpers receive one complementary meal ticket and one complementary game ticket for their help, LaGrasta said. The visitors are allowed on the field before the game, LaG rasta said, “to get a feel of the game day excitement,” and are allowed in the dressing room af ter the game. “Most guys who play for A&M have gone through this game day program,” LaGrasta said. Medical school holding open house, art exhibit ;alls goiii! )t that he’s afraid of irticularly frightened t answered his ca wanted to know man didn’t call her id his mother is or it. Besides, she n the Board of He; ise the furnace e is on the fritz.” se they don’t callbai il be kidding. The hea§)fl e Board of Health ne waiting to heart leputy assistant i hire more peopl le complaints.” deputy doesn’t c; by Michael Piwonka Battalion Reporter Texas A&M’s medical school ill hold an open house Friday i its new $19 million Medical races Building. The four-story' building con- ains 49,000 square feet of re tard! and teaching laboratories md houses all the medical I's academic departments md the dean's office. Theopen house will lie 2 p.m. o4p.m. and will be highlighted a display of 12 European nasterpiece paintings from the al iarah Campbell Blatter Found- ition of Houston. The art exhibit, organized by jniversity Arts Exhibits and the of Medicine Dean’s Tice, will be on display hough Sunday, Sept. 25. The lie’s waiting for a on, which will nt m whether the city : needs, not only for , but also fol ia ve a job becauseAi ered his call.” instil Pn if what you just told el, “does your ere is life on earth?" something out thei And I have to hi ' communicate ;e to do it by telephfl tioned t not be good Chrislf >■ to condemn thelfl 11101 the disbelief ofChii light as well condfl ntry, city, town, hot s that is having any* he same reason Stephen 1 'es as a laboratory neirspip* editing and photogmph}’ch> t of Communications, Us concerning any edilorf to the editor. rs Policy )uld not exceed 300 words! 1 being cut if they arelongK s the right to edit lettersfi 1 take every effort to mainl)* •tier must also be signed aJ >hone number of the writtf torials also are welcome, aH length constraints asictiei* correspondence to: EdilK tcDonald, Texas A&M d C 77843, or phone (409(841 hed Monday through fd' ar semesters, except for *iods. Mail subscriptions !5 per school year am s furnished on request :lalion, 216 Reed McDo# 1 liversity, College Station, 0 <tw tio: mat is entitled exclusively' 1 all news dispatches crcdild in of all other matter here 5 laid at College Station, T public is invited to view the col lection, which will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., seven days a week. The medical school is housing the display because the college would like to increase the Uni versity’s awareness of the arts, Mary Ann Dickson, assistant to the dean, says. "The medical school would like to show its support for broad educational pursuits," she said. The 170,000 square-foot structure has two mam lecture halls, both equipped with micro- wave television capabilities. The communications system links the College Station and Temple campuses for simultaneous lec tures and conferences. Texas A&M medical students receive two years of classroom instruction in College Station, then two years of clinical train ing in Temple at Teague Veter ans Center and Scott & White Hospital. All labs are equipped with microwave monitors. A micro- wave system was used in lecture when the college held classes in the Teague Research Center, but was not used in the labs. The building, located across University Drive from the Col lege of Veterinary Medicine, also contains two smaller clas srooms. The remaining space is used for offices and research and teaching labs. The new building will allow the medical school to increase the size of its classes from 32 to 48 students. New program to recognize honor graduates established by Karen Buttram Battalion Reporter A new program to recognize honor graduates — called Uni versity Honors—has been orga nized by the University Honors "ogram. Students who com- ete undergraduate work in this program can be considered ,eli| exceptional. At graduation, the students i receive a special certificate recognizing their achievement will be listed in the com mencement program. jgram was started to motivate and further recognize students for their accomplish ments,"chairman of the Honors Committee and program dire ctor, Dr. Lawrence D. Cress said. The department can offer re honors courses as a result i program. To be considered a candidate for the program, a student must complete 12 hours of honors credit and maintain a 3.0 grade point ratio. Incoming freshman must have a minimum scholastic aptitude score of 1,100. Students wanting to receive "University Honors” have three options. Students must earn 36 hours of Honors credit, take 30 hours of Honors credit plus 3 hours 485H research or earn 27 hours of honors credit plus 6 hours in the Undergraduate Fellows Program. Additionally, honors students must maintain a 3.0 GPR in hon ors courses, earn 6 hours of hon ors credit in courses from the College of Liberal Arts, 6 hours of honors credit in courses from the College of Science and 12 hours of honors credit in the up per divison level. The third requirement can be achieved through various op tions. The options include: de velopment of special topics hon ors courses, development of honors sections, permitting stu dents to receive honors credit for non-honors section and periodic offering of upper di vison sections at the honors level. “We want our students to be good in their major, but in other areas too," Cress said. “The program is available now,” he said. “It’s unlikely any one will receive this honor in May since the program is newly established.” Currently, 1,000 students are enrolled in honor courses each semester. Consumer advocate named citizens counsil for PUC United Press International AUSTIN — Gov. Mark White Thursday named consumer advocate Jim Boyle as the citizens’counsel within the Pub lic Utility Commission and re- d PUC chairman Al Erwin to a six year term on the rate-making panel. Boyle, 39, is former president oftheTexas Consumer Associa- During the last session of the Legislature he lobbied for several consumer-related issues, including a reform of the PUC. Just weeks ago Boyle also announced he would run for the Texas Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Lloyd Doggett, D- the PUC in 1975. White also announced that he would re-appoint Erwin to a full six-year term on the PUC. Last February, Erwin was named to fill an unexpired term left by the sudden resignations of former PUC commissioners George Cowden and Tommie Gene Smith. However, in making the announcement White said Boyle to abandon his bid for the Senate in favor of the /,500-a-year post. The office of public counsel at the PUC was created by the Legislature this year in hopes of citizens a greater role in rate cases. le, a graduate of the Uni- kilversityofTexas law school, was a co-founder of the Texas Coali- n for Utility Regulation, a consumer group that lobbied successfully for the creation of Now you know United Press International The stethoscope was invented 1819 by R.T.H. Laennec. FUN RUN “81” Sept. 4th 1983 All Proceeds Donated to M.D.A. Sponsored by M.D.A., Lite Beer & Company D-2 Distance 5& I OK Start @ G. Rollie White Entry Fee $4.00 Trophies to Top 3 Free T-Shirt Maie/Female FOR INFORMATION CALL: 260-4368 or 260-4568 The Worlds Best Selling Rock et Roll Catalog! from London Records can be YOURS FOR ONLY... MFG. LIST DURING MUSIC EXPRESS STORE WIDE SALE All Albums All Cassettes TODAY ONLY! 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