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Pageant had positive aspects
EDITOR:
The Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. has recently been
the target of much controversy and criticism. A great amount
of attention has been given to the negative repercussions of
the January 20, 1990 Ms. Black and Gold pageant. I think it is
time to focus on some of the positive aspects of the pageant as
well.
Therefore, as a witness to the pageant, I would like to of
fer the following observations:
(1) The pageant was conducted in an extremely profes
sional manner.
(2) In keeping with the theme “African-American Women
of the 90s,” the pageant emphasized the beauty and talent of
10 lovely young female Aggies.
(3) The pageant provided a much-needed cultural pro
gram for the African-American students of Texas A&M Uni
versity and the Bryan/College Station community.
(4) The pageant provided $900 in scholarship stipends to
assist qualified students in continuing their higher education.
(5) The pageant allowed all who were in attendance to
learn about African history, a subject that has traditionally
not been emphasized in our educational system.
I was a witness to the infamous skit as well. I can under
stand how our student athletes may have been offended, but I
do not believe the men of Alpha Phi Alpha or the participants
in the skit maliciously intended to depict our athletes as infe
rior with respect to their level of intelligence or educational
motivation. My perception was, and still is, that the skit was
intended to stress the importance of education as it relates to
extracurricular opportunities.
It is very easy to become so involved in other activities
(Student Government, Corps of Cadets, MSC committees,
Greek system, athletics, social events, etc.) that we may some
times tend to lose focus on the primary reason that we are
here and, on a somewhat greater scale, on the primary reason
that Texas A&M University is here — for educational pur
poses.
I am personally very proud of the efforts Dr. Mobley, Mr.
Crow and Coach Slocum have made to restore the credibility
of our athletic program. Our football players, as well as the
other student athletes, are true champions both on and off
the field.
Kevin Buchman
Student body president
To those who bicker and fight...
EDITOR:
I, Thomas Miles, feel that I need to straighten out some
problems that arose this past weekend. I wrote a skit that I felt
would help all walks of life. This includes athletes, Greeks, en
gineers, business majors, etc.
My intentions were not focused toward an individual, nor
were they focused on a certain group of people. My inten-
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tions were to talk to all my people about their educational at
tainment. We, as blacks, must understand that education has
not always been given to us on a silver platter.
Please don’t misunderstand me. I love sports, Greek life,
etc., but the point of my skit was to make you realize that any
thing can happen to foul up your career.
We must be very sure that our education status is secure
so that we have that to fall back upon if a negative unforeseen
situation should occur.
During the skit we used an ordinary football player just as
an example. But it seems as though we have stepped on some
toes and upset some individuals.
However, if it had been a basketball player, baseball
player, a person who’s Greek or even an engineer, I still
would have been making the same point. Education is the
key. Knowledge is king.
Next time it might be wise to use a tennis player, golfer or
someone affiliated with a Greek organization so that the cam
pus won’t be in an uproar.
It’s very hard to understand that we have 40,000 people
on this campus, and only 2,000 of them are black. Not once
have I been called a “nigger.”
Lastly and the most importantly, there’s a war going on,
but nobody knows about it! How long before someone stops?
How long before someone is physically hurt? How long be
fore someone dies? How long before we as blacks pull to
gether as one instead of groups?
Let’s fight the power together. Together. Together. To
gether. Together. Together.
Thomas Miles ’90
Self-destruction must end
EDITOR:
Well, well, what do we have here? Another case of self-de
struction, I see. Meanwhile, at various other places around
the globe, people black, white, yellow and brown are losing
life and limb just to attain the basic day-to-day freedoms that
we tend to take for granted.
All the fighting, bickering, threatening, etc., among our
selves, my brothers and sisters, is beyond the realm of neces
sity and needs to be stopped.
Granted, it is improbable that we are all going to get along
with everyone, but the God I serve tells me that it is not at all
impossible. Prayer does indeed change things,
Last year the song “Self-Destruction” was one of the most
popular of the year. The idea of a bunch of rap artists collab
orating and creating a concept like that was both encouraging
and uplifting.
We have apparently missed or forgotten the meaning of
the song.
I have heard so many people from the Bryan-College Sta
tion area talk about how blessed we are to be able to attend
Texas A&M.
You see, it isn’t luck but the grace of God. How dare we
desecrate his grace by trying to hurt one another.
Jesus Christ didn’t die on the cross for us to crucify one
another. Why must we convert Dr. Martin Luther King’s
dream into a living nightmare? Should we sit by and allow
their deeds to go unappreciated and ignored? I think not.
To those who have been offended, I can only say that I
know that the artists of the skit performed at the Alpha Phi
Alpha pagaent party intended to create an awareness, not to
offend.
To those who choose to blame athletes, Greeks, visitors —
don’t. To place the blame will not erase the shame of the inci
dent or its effects.
To those who would stoop to using mindless and spineless
rhetoric and place it in publications for public display for the
sake of “solving the problem,” just know this: You are en
hancing and furthering its cause.
If you are not a part of the solution, you might as well be a
part of the problem. Taking “cheap shots” at a time like this
to elevate yourself is not only selfish but pathetic as well. So
keep your barrages and sob story lingo to yourself and work
with the rest of us seeking an answer to this mess before it gets
out of hand.
To those of you like many of us who just wonder when all
this will end and what it will take to end it, remember to pray
without ceasing and remain positive though sincere and hon
est prayer.
Love conquers all.
Markanthony “M.A.” Sterling ’87
German reunification possible
EDITOR:
I am an Aggie currently studying abroad in Tuebingen,
West Germany. I was fortunate enough to be able to travel to
Berlin just three days after November 9, the day East Ger
many’s borders opened. Seeing the West Germans greet the
East Germans as they crossed into the west was a moving and
unforgettable experience.
The opening of the Berlin Wall and East Germany’s elec
tion of a non-communist leader made the reunification of the
two Germanys more possible.
I never thought reunification could occur, but who ever
expected the November 9 event to happen?
After reading American newspapers and talking to Amer
icans in the United States, I have noticed that many Ameri
cans feel intimidated by the possible reunification of the two
Germanys. The desire for peace and anti-war sentiments here
in Germany is stronger than in most other countries.
If reunification were to take place, I do not think we
should consider it a threat, but instead a step forward for de
mocracy.
K. W. Albrecht ’91
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1990 Business Career Fair
“Beginning a Decade of Success,
For a Century of Excellence”
January 28 - Februry 2, 1990
Business Edge Banner
Vol. 12, No. 3 Special Career Fair Edition January 26, 1990
BUSINESS CAREER FAIR 90
is put on by the Business Student Council in conjunc
tion with the Texas A&M College of Business. For
more information on any event call the BSC Office at
845-1320
Women in Busi
ness Symposium
On Monday, January 29, Business Ca
reer Fair’s ‘‘Women in Business Sympo
sium” will feature several top women exec
utives speaking on topics including
“Trends: The Changing American Business
Culture” and “Strategies for Success for the
Business and Professional Person”. These
topics will be addressed by a panel of
members of the Executive Women of Dal
las. These speakers will include Elizabeth
Morris, President and founder of Insight
Research Corporation; Vicki Henry, Presi
dent of Feedback Plus, Inc.; Pauline
Graiver, President of Verbal Communica
tions; Cheryl Basye, President of Z Talbert
Enterpeises; Rita Turner, First Vice Presi
dent of NCNB Texas and Susie Marshall,
Owner of Compu Tactics, Inc. The dis
cussions will be held at various times
throughout the day in Blocker Building
classrooms.
At 11:30am, there will be a luncheon at
the Hilton in which Valerie Freeman,
President of Wordtemps, Inc. will be
speaking on “The Global Decade: The
Reality of Worldwide Competition”.
Luncheon reservations can be arranged
by calling the Business Student Council of
fice at 845-1320 or Mr. Lynn Zimmer-
mann’s office at 845-5187. The cost will be
$5.00 for students and $9.00 for non-stu
dents. The deadline for reservations will
be Friday, January 26th.
The symposium is open to all students,
as well as men and women from the com
munity.
Retailing
Symposium
“Career Bowl Sunday” is the theme of this
year’s retailing symposium which will be held
on Sunday, January 28th. The symposium,
presented by the Center for Retailing Stud
ies, will address a number of contemporary
retailing issues facing today’s graduates.
Beginning at 11:30am in the College Sta
tion Hilton, the symposium will cover such
topics as “How to Play Your Position” and
“Talking to the Pros: What an Interviewer
Looks For, How to Interview the Interviewer
and How to Evaluate a Job Offer”. The key
note speaker, Mr. Jeffery Wells, Vice Presi
dent of Human Resources with Toys “R” Us,
will speak on the “Four Stages of Retail Em
ployment”.
The speakers represent a wide array of
businesses such as Apple Tree Markets, Pier
1 Ipiports, J.C. Penney, Books & Company,
Macy’s South, Color Tile, Foley’s, Arthur An
derson Consulting and Toys “R” Us.
Before the presentation, students will be
afforded the opportunity to meet the speakers
at a “Pre-Game Show” Brunch which begins
at 10:00am. This is an excellent opportunity
for all students to meet top executives from
well known corporations as well as gain valu
able insight in Career Development.
Tickets are $5.00 and available through the
Center for Retailing Studies located on the
6th floor of the Blocker Building or at the
door the day of the Symposium.
CAREER FAIR AGENDA
Schedule of Events
Janliary 28-Feb ruary 2
SUNDAY, JANUARY 28
lOidbturtkJiQt^m Retailing.Symposium HikotJ
.7:30p»n-8::30{»BV Informal Recruiter Reccptfam:(i«vit«fiOn <mly> Oitc-ken Oil
MONDAY, JANUARY 29
8:30am t : 30pm Corporate Booths RJockcr
O-tXtam-l LOOam Women m Business Symposium Bfocker
iLJQamd OftjMb Women in Business Luneheon Hiftoo
LOTpti-4:0Qpjtt Women in Business. Symposium Blocker
tStudent Leader Reception 'invitation Ou! y) Hilton
TUESDAY, JANUARY 30
7:30am'9:30am MBA/MS Recruiter Breakfast BfotL-r 433
SsJOam LSOam Corporate Booths [Stocker '
U 00-12 :30 Human Resource MgmL SemSrmr : Blocker 114
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T00i>m 9 (%iu 1090 Career Fair Awards Bamtuet Hiltort
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31
MBA Case Competition
7 00am-9 (jOanv Minority Student Breakfast
$:30ajn-4>;X)pi« Corporate Booths
LOOpm-2:0Op»t) Speaker: Larry KahnbacL
The MBA Case Competition, which will take place February 2,
will give several teams of MBA students the opportunity to exhibit
their analytical skills as strategic consultants. Each team of four
MBA students will have one week to prepare a presentation before a
panel of judges (executives from the Dallas and Houston areas).
During the presentation time, the students will analyze the busi
ness operations of a local company. Then on the Friday of Career
Fair, the teams will deliver a 35 minute presentation and a 15 min
ute question and answer session of their findings. The winning team
will go on to represent Texas A&M at the Rutgers Camden Compe
tition, a national competition held annually in April.
Please call Craig Barrios at 846-5837 for more information.
V.P. Unkm Texas Ptttroloum
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1
2:0ftpm'3:l5ptn “How to Use (he TAMtF PtatementCiimter"
3:30pm-LTapm “How to C'*e the TAMU Placement Center"
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2
iCLOOaui-SkOOpm MBA CaseCotupettdon
3^0pm-":00ptu MBA Case Competition Reception
Hiltoti
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Minority Student
Breakfast
Something new happening this year
will be the First Annual Minority Stu
dent Breakfast. This breakfast will be
on Wednesday, January 31 at 7:00am
to 9:00am at the College Station Hil
ton and it will feature a buffet style
breakfast. Students will have the op
portunity to speak to recruiters infor
mally, on a one to one basis, in a more
relaxed setting than other Career Fair
activities provide. This will give both
the students and recruiters a chance
to get acquainted.
Freshmen and sophomores are es
pecially encouraged to attend so that
they will have an opportunity to es
tablish a rapport with each recruiter.
Often the same recruiters come back
each year to the Career Fair. There
fore contacts made early can become
useful throughout the college years.
This is an excellent way to learn more
about potential employers and the
opportunities that exist with the com
panies.
The breakfast will take place in the
College Station Hilton’s Bluebonnet
Ballroom from 7:00am to 9:00am.
Students are reminded that the event
will be business attire. All minority
students are strongly encouraged to
attend.
Human Resources
Management Seminar
On Tuesday, January 30, 1990 the Texas
A&M University student chapter of the
Society for Human Resources Manage
ment will sponsor a seminar entitled “The
Future of Human Resource Management:
Meeting the Needs of a Changing Work
force”.
The distinguished speakers that this
seminar will focus on are Ira Sheppard,
Atty., Schmeltzer, Aplaker and Shep
pard; Dr. Don Self, TAMU Medical
School; Ric Beskin, EEOC District Of
fice; Dr. Bob Fox, TAMU Industrial En
gineering Department; Dr. John Hoyle
TAMU College of Education; Dr. Dean
Corrigan, Former Dean, College of Edu
cation and “Commitment to Education
Task Force Chairman”; Anne Durram;
Robinson, Owner Anne Durram Robin
son; Kathleen Rowland, Initiatives for
Children; George Wheaton, TAMU Di
rector of Affirmative Action; Randi Mays
Knapp, Recruiter with Anderson Consult
ing and Barbara Willis, Association of Pro
fessional Women.
The seminar will consist of three panel
discussions focusing on educating and
training the workforce of the future, fu
ture trends in employee rights, and the
changing impact of women in the work
force. Short presentations by the panelists
will be followed by time for open dis
cussion and questions.
The three panel discussions will take
place at 11:00am, 2:00pm, and 3:30pm in
Blocker 114. For more information call
the Business Student Council office at
845-1320.
Published by the Business Student Council as a newsletter for the
CBA. The BSC office is located in Blocker 101. Phone (409) 845-
1320. Publicity Director: Maribeth Messineo. Editors: Brent
Hawthorne & Rip Rowan. Officers for 1989-90: President: Becky
Black. Vice President, External Affairs: Greg Bobzien. Vice Presi
dent, Internal Affairs: Krista Young. Treasurer: Russell Acker.
Secretary: Shaelyn Roche. Advisor: Mr. Lynn Zimmermann.
Focus on Symposiums