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Hazing
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ported to the Student Services otlice by
Dec. 15 and June 1 of each year.
Southerland said these instances would
required to file incident reports about any
questionable occurances, he said. Such ac
countability in the Corps makes it difficult
to “slip under the wire.”
Poling said the 1987 state hazing law
One way the Corps has modified its activ
ities is by doing away with what was tradi
tionally known as “Hell Week.” During this
week, freshmen played pranks on their up-
)ling said.
perclassmen, Poling
With the advent
then be published in the student organiza
tions’ guide or the official notices section of
The Battalion. In more severe cases, the
names would be published in more promi
nent publications, he said.
Matt Poling, Texas A&M’s Corps Com
mander, said very strict standards exist in
the Corps to ensure hazing does not occur.
“It is so important that we not violate the
state law,” Poling said, “that we are much
stricter in our definition of hazing.”
“Anytime we have an activity, and it ap
plies to any article of the state hazing law,
we just nix it to be on the safe side,” Poling
said.
Commanding officers of each outfit are
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Fhey (rushees) have educated themselves about the
hazing laws and they put more thought into hazing. Now we are
building brothers, not building slaves..”
— Gilbert Maldonado,
Vice President, Sigma Phi Epsilon,
St. Mary’s University
“makes organizations conduct themselves
more reponsibly.”
On the other hand, he said, the law will
“make a lot of responsible organizations
have to do away with important traditions.”
of the 1987 hazing law, “Hell Week” has
been turned into “Unification Week,” he
said. “Unification Week” involves extra
studying.
According to an Oct. 13 article in the
North Texas Daily, the student newspaper
at the University of North Texas, Sen. Gon-
zalo Barrientos, D-Austin, said, “Colleges
and universities are much more aware of
hazing now and more students are know-
ledgable about it because of the law.”
Chris Jennings, Phi Kappa Alpha frater
nity member at Baylor University, said
hazing does not occur in his fraternity.
“We have a good time but it’s kept in
moderation here at Baylor,” Jennings said.
“We don’t do anything that is against the
law.”
Gilbert Maldonado, Sigma Phi Epsilon
vice president at St. Mary’s University in
San Antonio, said he has seen the hazing
policy change in his two years in college.
Maldonado said, as a pledge, he was put
through some “minor” forms of hazing like
having to drink so much beer, or swallow-
raw eggs. He said the physical and mental
stress he went through were really attempts
to humiliate the pledges.
“Now we don’t do anything,” Maldom
said. The entire pledge program
changed ‘into what is now called “brodt
hood development.”
Maldonado attributes the change to4
entering freshmen who have differenu
t tides.
“They (rushees) have educated thej
selves about the hazing laws andtheq
more thought into hazing,” Maldonis
said. “Now we are building brothers.!
building slaves.”
A&M students knowing of, or involved^
hazing situations should report them toil
Office of the Commandant, 845-28I
(Corps members), of the Department (
Student Activities, 845-1 133.
Texas A&M’s Regulations Handle
1989-90, states that failure to report hat
is punishable by fine or confinement^
county jail.
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Participants recall fond memories of previous trip
Ask Steve Harding about back-
country skiing in Colorado and his
first response is likely to be no more
than a grin.
Harding, a senior Parks and
Recreation major from Houston,
Texas, was one of the participants in
TAMU Outdoors' San Juan Moun
tains Excursion last January.
"I'm originally from Colorado, and
yet this is the most unique and excit
ing ski trip I’ve ever taken,” says Har
ding.
This January will be Harding's
third time to guide participants to the
St. Paul lodge, between Silverton and
Ouray, Colorado. The lodge itself, he
says, is one of the highlights of the
trip.
The twenty-bed log cabin, fea
tured often in the national television
and print media, is genuinely rustic,
heated by a large pot-belly stove.
"The rustic environment makes
you feel like you've gone back in time
100 years," Harding says. "It's a
great place to do some of the best
back-country skiing in the country, or
Back Country Skiing
January 6-13
Ski St. Paul's superb powder, in the San Juan Mountains
between Silverton and Ouray, Colorado! The St. Paul is
a comfortable inn, complete with kerosene lamps, wood-
burning stove, and a sauna.
Fee: $399 ($420 non-A&M) covers transportation,
lodging, food, equipment, instruction and guides.
Registration: Oct. 9 - Dec 8. Limited to 13.
All registration for TAMU Outdoors is taken Ini59 Read. For
more information, call Patsy Greiner at 845-7826.
you can just curl up with a good book
in the sunroom."
Cathy Mosier, a Parks and Rec
reation major from North Carolina,
also went to the St. Paul. Like Har
ding, Mosier will also be returning this
year.
"It was so beautiful and pristine,"
Mosier says, ” I felt like I was one of
the first people to ever go there."
The St. Paul has been run since
1974 by Chris George, who came to
Colorado from Britain twenty years
ago to teach mountaineering and
skiing. In addition to helping guests
with ski technique, his skills as a fully
apprenticed chef thrill the palate.
"The food is unbeatable!," says
Harding. "A tasty shortstack of pan
cakes, homeade bread daily, and
apple pie after dinner are just a few of
the culinary delights."
Harding says nearly all equip
ment is provided, though there are a
few exceptions.
"Participants should bring warm
clothing, snow boots, a flashlight,
sunglasses, skin protection, a day
pack, and sleeping bag," he says.
The lodge proprietor stresses
that activities and level of instruction
can be geared to the needs of the
group. Preparation in the form of
jogging and stretching exercises, he
says, will allow guests to develop
skills faster, although almost anyone
can learn to back-country ski.
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Deware Weight Room
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Driving Range
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Steve Harding pauses for
a photo at the bottom of a down
hill run above the St. Paul Lodge
in the San Juan Mountains in
Colorado. A portion of the lodge
is visible in the left of the photo.
Photo by Cathy Mosier
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Above Photo: Wesley Sinor, right, and Tom Bacus competei
practice session last year. Photo by Mark Figart
The Texas A&M Men's Polo
Team beat SMU 22-6 Friday, No
vember 10. Competing for the
Aggies were Vicente Borrero,
Adrian Clachar, Roberto Salazar,
and Wesley Sinor.
The TAMU Triathlon Club will
meet informally at the Flying
Tomato November 21 at 7 pm.
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