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Excellence uniting Culture, Education and Leadership
(Formerly Minority Freshmen Orientation)
ExCEL is a (wo day program designed to assist the incoming ethnic minority
student with making the transition to Texas A&M. ExCEL also seeks to
actively involve parents by providing special sessions which
address the parental concerns.
Applications are available for Chair positons listed below:
Parent and Student Programming Chairs
Parent and Student Orientation Assistant Chairs
Entertainment Chair
Operations Specialist Chair
Support Services Chair
Publicity Chair
Parent and Student Recruitment Chairs
Finance Chair
Applications are available in the Multicultural Services Center
in Room 148 MSC, and are due November 10. 1989. An interview
process will be required upon completion of the
applications. If you have any questions,
please call 845-4551
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WORLD & NATION
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Wednesday, November 8,1989
Army surgeons learn by treating J!
gang gunshot victims in Californr
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The car
nage of gang gunshot victims at a
Watts-based hospital with one of the
busiest emergency rooms in the
country has become a training room
for U.S. Army surgeons learning
trauma treatment skills.
The County Board of Supervisors
on Tuesday approved a motion to
expand the presence of military phy
sicians at beleaguered Martin Luther
King-Drew Medical Center into
other areas, including obstetrics and
pediatrics.
The county-run hospital has been
under fire and its director was re
cently removed following reports
that it was understaffed and under
funded.
Tuesday’s motion by Supervisor
Kenneth Hahn, whose district in
cludes the hospital, calls for the
Health Services Department to de
velop a proposal within two weeks
for expanding the military physician
training program.
Army doctors usually receive their
trauma surgery training at public
hospitals near their home bases.
But military officials say that the
young surgeons rarely see the kinds
of gaping, multiple wounds caused
by automatic and semiautomatic
gunfire, like those common to gang
shootings here, where more than
353 gang-related slayings were re
ported last year.
of U.S.
A pair of U.S. Army resident phy
sicians from Texas recently com
pleted a two-month training pro
gram at King-Drew, where officials
say gang mayhem creates a virtual
steady stream of gunshot victims.
“Here, you’ll see a case where a
.22 (-caliber gun) accidentally dis
charged,’’ Dr. John McPhail, chief of
surgery at William Beaumont Medi
cal Center in El Paso said Tuesday.
“But at King, the typical shooting
was a victim shot multiple times by
someone trying to kill them with
large
in the patients."
The 430-bed, county-op®
teaching hospital treated,
3,500 trauma victims in l!
nearly 40 percent of the t
trauma patients, hospital i
said.
Cash shortage forces Braniff
to sack workers, cancel flights
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Financially stricken Braniff
Inc. sacked many of its remaining employees and
stranded a few of its remaining passengers Tuesday, af
ter the carrier abruptly canceled its last 46 round-trip
flights.
A severe cash shortage short-circuited the Orlando-
based company’s reorganization plan and forced it to
halt all passenger service as of midnight Monday, said
Chairman William G. McGee after an emergency meet
ing of the board of directors. Braniff is looking for a
buyer, officials said.
Braniff, which sought protection from creditors
Sept. 28 under Chapter 11 of the Federal Bankruptcy
Act, was dismissing many of its remaining 1,800 em
ployees Tuesday, said spokeswoman Sandy Smith.
“The situation is confusing, to say the least,” Smith
said. “Most people, I assume, are losing their jobs right
away . . . I’m not getting a lofof information from our
executives.”
Tom Volz, senior vice president of marketing, said
discussions were under way “with potential investors."
The immediate objective is “to attempt to continue re
organization under the Chapter 11 code as a viable
charter entity,” he said.
“There are no plans at this point to give consider
ation to liquidation,” he said.
The abrupt stoppage surprised and angered pilots
and other employees and left a few unsuspecting cus
tomers frustratea in Orlando, Kansas City, Dallas, Los
Angeles and other major airports.
“We’re all in shock,” Jim Hamilton, a Braniff pilot
based in Dallas, said. “I didn’t expect something like
this to happen. We were hoping that someone would
buy Braniff and want to run it, but maybe there was
nothing left to buy. It’s just a case of complete misman
agement.”
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Moving Out?
Holiday Crime: An Unexpected Surprise 0f
Many of you will be moving out in December, please follow these
steps to insure the return of your deposiL
STEPS TO FOLLOW TO GET YOUR
SECURITY DEPOSIT BACK
Christmas vacation is a time of unexpected surprises; somepx
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1.
Write a letter of intent of vacancy at least 30 days prior to the end of
the lease.
Make sure all roommates on the lease sign this letter as well.
Give the letter to your
4.
6.
7.
8.
10.
11.
manager and keep a copy
signed by the manager. If
you prefer to send the letter
by mail use certified mail
with a return receipt
requested.
Make an appointment with
the manager to inspect the
apartment. You should be
present during the
inspection.
Pay all rent owed until the
end of the lease.
Give your forwarding
address in writing to the
manager.
V acate the apartment at the
end of the lease.
Clean the apartment
according to the lease
agreement.
Inspect your apartment
with your manager.
Wait 30 days for security
deposit to be returned.
If you don’t receive your
security deposit after 30
days, call or visit the
manager to remind him/her
Cleaning Tips
To get most of your security de
posit back you must clean the apart
ment before the managers inspec
tion.
The following tips may help:
Dust all furniture.
Vacuum the carpet.
Wipe windows and mirrors
first with a soft wet cloth and
then a dry clean one.
Take out the garbage.
Empty, defrost and wash re
frigerator with a soft cloth and
warm water.
Sweep and mop kitchen and
bathroom floors.
Clean kitchen’s burners and
surfaces with a soft wet cloth
and detergent. Rub afterward
with a dry cloth.
Clean toilets, tubs and sinks
with warm water, detergent and
a brush.
and some bad. After finishing exams most students will be leaving
for the holidays. This means that many apartments, mobile homes, 3 U(
duplexes or houses will be left unattended for several weeks. With so tude
many students away for the holidays some homes become prime targes
for burglary. Although some apartments complexes provide security! —
their tenants, others do not. The types of security that do exist varyfc
one complex to another.
In order to protect you belongings from theft, you should begin
immediately by taking steps to insure their safety. Renter’s insurance;
one type of protection for your personal property. Here are some
additional security steps which might be taken.
1.
2.
5.
7.
10.
Strong locks are the single best deterrents to break-ins. Useaf 1
to “double lock” sliding glass doors or windows.
Do not leave hidden keys outside your home. If you can find
them so can an intruder.
Never leave notes indicating that you are away.
Keep an inventory of your valuable possessions including serir
numbers, brand names, and model numbers. Send a copy toy®
parents or a relative in case your copy is destroyed. You migk ;
also take photographs of valuable items. This is good support"
insurance claims.
Operation I.D., is a program supported by local police depart
ments that enables one to protect personal property by engraviti
an identifiable number on the object. Engravers can be chccl*;
out from the University Police.
If possible take all valuable items with you especially stereos,
TV’s, cameras, typewriters, and bicycles.
You may wish to use an automatic (on/off) timer on a lamp,
timers can be purchased for as little as $7.00.
Stop all deliveries including mail and newspapers.
If possible ask a trusted friend to watch your home. Leave a
number where you can be reached in case of emergency.
Don’t panic if your apartment has been entered. Contact the
police immediately. Do not ‘tidy up’. Even the smallest detail
might prove valuable information for tire police.
12.
13.
14.
of the return of your security deposit.
Write a letter to the manager to reminding him/her of your security
deposit. Have your manager sign your copy. If you prefer to send
the letter by mail use certified mail with a return receipt requested.
Wait 30 days more.
If you fail to receive your security deposit back stop by the Off
Campus Center in Puryear Hall (across the street from the YMCA
building) or call for an appointment.
We urge you to check with your apartment manager or property
owner prior to the installation of any security devices and for addition*!
security steps.
We hope that you have no unexpected surprises when you returnt
Aggieland. For brochures and other information on crime preventioa
contact the police department, or come by the Off Campus Center
located in Puryear Hall, Drop by or give us a call between 8 a.m. and'
p.m., Monday through Friday, 845-1741.