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The First-Time Aggie Contact
ieam (FACT), an outreach pro
jam conducted by the Department
f Student Services and the Aggie
eer Orientation Leaders, will begin
unday to contact as many first-time
lf 0 as possible to find out how
hey are doing.
Jan Winniford, assistant director
f student affairs, said orientation
aders, “celebrity” callers, and
nembers of Alpha Phi Omega will
egin calling students at 5 p.m. Sun-
lay.
“Since the University is growing at
uch a fast rate, our growing con-
ern is that A&M is getting away
rom its friendly, personal nature,”
Vinniford said. “The program is
eared to give individual contact to
s many new students as possible
ind to give them the opportunity to
alk to somebody.”
“Celebrity” callers such as the
diversity president, the vice presi-
ent of student services, yell leaders
r the RHA president will publicize
le event by calling students to no-
fy them about the program and to
" them that an orientation leader
APO member will be calling
item.
Through the program, the office
f student affairs hopes to identify
iroblems students may be having,
’hecallers will assist the students in
Diving the problems through refer-
als to appropriate departments on
ampus, she said.
At the end of the program, callers
ill mail follow-up cards to each stu-
^uu ent t0 rem ‘ n d them that if they
ave further problems they can con-
ict Student Affairs, APO members
rthe orientation leaders.
The program will be conducted
ver a 10-day period continuing
trough October 6. Calls will be
tadefrom 5 p.m - 9:30 p.m.
“We’re going to make an effort to
ersonally contact as many new stu-
ents as possible,” Winniford said.
Were going to attempt to reach as
tany new Aggies as we can.”
State and Local
President wishes shuttle crew best
Reagan: Texas Republicans strong
WACO (AP) — President Reagan told an enthusiastic
crowd at Baylor University Thursday that Texas Re
publicans are a strong unit defending American values.
“Texas has a team that it can depend on to defend
our basic values and keep America strong,” Reagan told
a rally at the university’s new Ferrell Special Events
Center.
More than 11,500 people attended the event, center
director Scott Yarbrough said.
“Once upon a time, being a Republican in this area of
the state felt a little bit like being Gary Cooper in ‘High
Noon’ — outnumbered in a big way,” Reagan said.
“Well that, as they say, is history,” said the president,
who was introduced by Gov. Bill Clements.
Reagan participated in the dedication of the Ferrell
center and later was the honored guest at a midday
fund-raiser for U.S. Rep. Beau Bolter,.R-Amarillo, who
is challenging Lloyd Bentsen for a seat in the U.S. Sen
ate.
Boulter spokesman Joe Fleming emphasized the im
portance of Reagan’s support.
“This gives our campaign a tremendous boost,” he
said. “The president doesn’t campaign for every candi
date. We’re real honored to have him here on our be
half.”
About 100 supporters paid $1,000 each to attend the
fund-raiser at the Waco Convention Center, Fleming
said.
Boulter flew to Texas with Reagan on Air Force One,
which arrived at the Texas State Technical Institute air
port about 11:30 a.m.
Bentsen is campaigning both for the Senate and as
running mate to Democratic presidential candidate Mi
chael Dukakis.
Houston (AP)— President Reagan
returned Thursday to Johnson
Space Center in one of his most
emotional moments in his 7 years in
office —praising the seven astro
nauts who died in the Challenger ex
plosion and wishing good will to the
five men who next week are slated to
mark the nation’s return to outer
space.
“Soon the world will be watching
as five brave Americans lift off from
Earth,” Reagan said in an address to
several thousand space center em
ployees gathered outside the build
ing that houses a mockup of the
shuttle.
“America is going to space again
— and we are going there to stay,”
he said as the crowd, waving small
American flags, cheered.
As Reagan spoke, the huge shuttle
mockup was to his left, a space sta
tion model was overhead and a
model of the shuttle attached to its
booster rocket was to his right.
Behind the scene was a giant
American flag.
The president’s last visit to the
space center was much more
somber, coming three days after the
disastrous explosion of the Chal
lenger space shuttle on Jan. 28,
1986.
The seven-member crew of Chal
lenger perished when their space
craft exploded only 73 seconds after
liftoff.
At the time, Reagan mourned the
loss of “our seven star voyagers” and
pledged that America would forge
ahead with an effective and safe
space program.
Next Thursday, Discovery is
slated to launch from Florida on a
four-day mission.
“May the hand of God bring it
safely back to Earth,” the president
said.
Reagan used his address to call for
construction of an aerospace plane
capable of taking off from a runway,
going into orbit and returning in a
few hours.
He also put in a pitch for his Strat
egic Defense Initiative —the so-
called “Star Wars” space defense sys
tem, and manning of a space station
within 10 years.
The president shared the stage
with NASA Administrator James
Fletcher; Adm. Richard Truly, asso
ciate NASA administrator for space
flight; Johnson Space Center Direc
tor Aaron Cohen; and the five Dis
covery astronauts, who were dressed
in their blue flightsuits.
Mission Commander Rick Hauck
gave Reagan a flight jacket with the
crew patch and said he would take it
into space next week and then re
turn it to the president upon the
crew’s return.
“We’d love to take you with us on
this flight to show you the beautiful
sites we can see from orbit and also
the wonderful technology we’re de
veloping here,” Hauck said, present
ing the president with the jacket.
Officials said except for top offi
cials who had undergone a special
medical exams, no one could be
within six feet of the crew because
they were in a limited medical quar
antine since it was within a week of
flight.
The crowd was held 22 feet back.
Reagan was among those who had a
medical check to make certain he
would not infect the crew, officials
said.
Thousands of NASA workers and
their families endured near-record
temperatures in the mid-90s and in
termittent drizzle as they waited for
more than an hour for the presi
dent’s arrival.
At one point, someone in the back
of the crowd held up a Michael Du-
kakis-Lloyd Bentsen campaign sign
and was greeted with a round of
boos and hisses.
Center aids city’s homeless
GALVESTON (AP) — Like many other 1-year-olds,
Erica Kelley wants a warm meal and to snuggle close to
her mother; unlike other 1-year-olds Erica is homeless
and has a mother who is pregnant.
A free meal at the Daily Bread is her main source of
food.
The Daily Bread reaches out to Erica and nearly
2,000 other homeless people in Galveston, said Ted
Hanley, associate director of the center. Daily Bread
does more than give a free meal to the homeless, it also
helps bring them back into society, he said.
As Erica looks about the immaculately clean shelter
she may not notice the hard work of many volunteers
who donate food, materials and their time to help Gal
veston’s downtrodden. As she plays patty cake with the
men in the shelter she may not know the tales of woe
that brought them to skid row.
Unlike most homeless people it wasn’t mental illness.
drug abuse or alcoholism that threw little Erica onto the
streets. The children of the homeless are often second
ary victims of their parent’s misfortunes, Hanley ex
plained.
Erica’s mother, Tina Kelley, said she takes her
daughter to the Daily Bread to shield her from the hot
sun.
Grocery stores and restaurants have donated a great
deal of food to help the destitute, so there is usually
more than enough food at the center. But there is a
great need for donations of clothing and of cleaning
supplies, he said.
The center also needs about 15,000 to renovate their
garage so they can store and collect more food. Volun
teers are also needed to help with food preparation,
transportation, office work, cleaning and many other
tasks, Hanley said.
Local Briefs
Students raise money for flood victims
The Bangladesh Student Asso
ciation is accepting donations to
help the victims of flooding in
Bangladesh.
The Associated Press has re
ported that more than 21 million
people have been left homeless
from the floods that have left
three-fourths of Bangladesh sub
merged.
The Association has raised
$1,223 so far, and Chowdhury
says they hope to raise about $800
more before the fundraising
drive ends Sept. 30. Most of the
donations have come from indi
viduals, he says, but organizations
also have made sizeable contribu
tions.
Donations can be sent to the
Bangladesh Student Association,
MSC Student Finance Center,
P.O. Box 5688, Aggieland Sta
tion, College Station, Tx. 77844.
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