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United Way is a service which raises money for a variety of com munity services, including the Salva tion Army, Boys’ Clubs of Brazos County, Girls’ Clubs of Brazos County, the Rape Crisis Center and many others. Tne University has raised $34,874.29. The System-wide drive, which for organizational purposes includes the College of Agriculture and the College of Engineering, has raised $15,262.08, says Pamela Dil lard, coordinator of the System’s drive. Dillard says she feels confident that the 50 percent mark will be reached by the end of this week. A&M Vice President of Student Services Dr. John Koldus is the chairman of tne county-wide cam- 1 >,11 K"- “I’m convinced we’re off to an ex tremely good start,” he says. The student United Way fund raising goal is $3,000. Katherine Colley, chairman of the student drive, says a major fund raising project will be a campus-wide legs contest. Both men ana women are invited to participate in the con test which w'ill take place Nov. 13 at noon in the Memorial Student Cen ter lounge. Colley says applications are avail able in the United Way box,2 vilion. There is a $25 entry fee Colley also says thatSchuh Hall recently held a car waskj raised $ 171 for United Way. United Way also has beenf ing pledges from the Bryan-0 Station community. Koldus says, “We’re on the in I believe, of seeing a big jutt^j pledges because so many of then panies and business firms, ini midst of their employee campj* are indicating strong responsei 7 W0^ Foley’s has pledged Iiwl employee, a imB gy y each full-time employee, a toiil $9,500. First Bank 8c Trust (inplA have contributed over $9,2I( Beginni the bank itself has made a| tho rides cor porate gift. inpus wi one-tide New Corps policy stresses grade its Open •There I Vd confu nd ca By NELDA PENA Reporter The attitude of the Corps of Ca dets has changed for the better. Corps Cmdr. Curt Van de Walle said Weanesday at Sully’s Symposium. Van de Walle, who spoke about the changing attitudes of the Corps from the 1950s to the 1980s, said that Corps policies have remained similar. The one major change is that scholastic policies now apply to everyone, he said. Tne goal of improving scholastic performance is evidenced by the freshmen cadets who have main tained higher grade-point ratios than other freshmen, he said. One goal Van de Walle and his staff have set for the cadets is pro moting esprit de corps because in the past the Corps has been a lot of small military units joined to form one large organization. Van de Walle said he thinks that forming relationships with other organiza tions on campus will generate more interaction between the groups. Van de Walle said he and Michele Fisher, Residence Hall Association president, have been working to oring dorm residents and cadets to gether. “Mixers between the male and fe male dorms help to do just that,” he said. The problems of the past, espe- uu cially the August 1984 death of Curt Van de Walle Bruce Goodrich, have prompted an other important change for the Corps, Van de Walle said. Entering freshmen now are required to un dergo physical examinations. Goodrich, a sophomore transfer student, collapsed and later died of heatstroke after a series of “motiva tional exercises" conducted by fellow Corps members. “It was well worth the time,” Van de Walle said. “I was shocked to find out that approximately 30 percent of the freshmen didn’t pass their physi cals." Many of the freshmen had health problems that even they didn't know about, he said. “T he Corps could be held liable for something that happened to a ca det if he wasn't in giKxl shape," Van de Walle said. Cadets who don’t pass physicals . . _auon: exempt from physical it , until they get medical cIch from their doctors. By,,, ( Currently, sophomores. Jft w j t h 0 and seniors do not havetoialiB^g^ physical exams. Entering feRL to c will continue to be physicalliiBt ason uated, and eventually all tlxl* avs members will have had a plmiifc llses ( said. ■ r [ vers The attitude of the Corps ^ appointment of a female lo S | Staff has been good, Vandt® )Sl i,j s sa *d- KtCoki “Mandy Schubert, Corpsiii ne . I i ( j e C( trative sergeant, functionsajifl a y S or even better, than therein gut Con he said. 3he s great. Sonxft^p^d when we play football. ikBL fay there with us. She doesn'tladltK S( ) just tags.” fo* 1 he freshmen and sof||p a ||j ni , readily adjusted to her, btHg j n | “The juniors and seniors »eK,|| ^ diehards.” ■ During the symposium, hBo the Walle asked that a demon! two cadets meeting each conducted. ave,i bus iridi < itli “That’s i t to S' “In the past this used to ered hazing,” he said. “It! attempt to get to know ever to lx* li iendly. The Corps la known as the founderanditc tradition. The history oil A&M is in the Corps." Traditions will continuetoift and are enforced in theCoip WASHl de Walle said. Bvant t TWedr ivfthem ; Juniors and Seniors [incen l NAS. At ,i Ca} ■p. M ‘ mem Ik dele ate sp Vets, Meds & Grads mess c lof div While tl B the I at ti the bu; ‘‘We wi ere, that Biniercia ated to d Space S te launi Rston. |joint S M It’s your turn (to get you,r yearbook photo taken anyway) Your yearbook photos will be taken from October 14 to November 1 at Yearbook Associate’s studio above Campus Photo Center at Northgate. R. F V No pictures will be taken at the Pavilion this yew