La Familia, La Vida
looking back into the past and into the future
Friday, March 23,1990
8:30-9:30am
Check in
Second Floor Rudder Tower
10:00-11:45
Traditions
302 Rudder Tower
1:30-2:30pm
Health and Mexican Americans
302 Rudder Tower
3:00-4:00
Reception at MSC Forsyth Gallery
5:00-6:00
Importance of Language:
Bilingualism vs English as Official Language
701 Rudder Tower
presented by
MSC Committee for the Awareness of Mexican
American Culture 845-1515
Saturday, March 24,1990
10:00-11:00am
Reception at Rudder Tower, second floor
11:00-12:00pm
Education
601 Rudder Tower
1:30-2:30
Foikore Stories and Poetry
601 Rudder Tower
3:30-4:30
Employment and Workplace: Career Fair
Memorial Student Center first floor
5:00-6:00
Women's Role in Socjety
701 Rudder Tower
7:00-8:00
Evolution of the Mexican American Family
201 Memorial Student Center
Page 14
The Battalion
Thursday, March 22,
Police Beat
We*re Looking For A Few
Good Engineers!
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links that connect the Pacific Northwest to the Great Lakes and Canada to the Gulf of Mexico,
has led the industry in becoming an innovative transportation company providing efficient, de
pendable, low-cost rail transportation. As an industry leader, we have created a vast array of op
portunities and challenges for our present and future management team.
We have excellent opportunities for graduates who enjoy working outside with a variety of people
and possess a supervisory or leadership background. Excellent oral, written and interpersonal com
munication skills are necessary. Travel is required and you must be willing to relocate.
Communications
Supervisor
Will engineer, plan, coordinate, schedule and su
pervise the construction, maintenance, trouble
shooting and repair of inside and outside com
munications facilities, as well as oversee opera
tions of wire chiefs at communication centers
and render technical advice and assistance to
various groups and personnel.
Requires Bachelor’s degree in Electrical En
gineering or Electronic Engineering Technology.
Assistant
Roadmaster
Will assist in the supervision of planning and
directing the construction, maintenance and
repair of railroad trackage and other related
structure to ensure the best utilization of person
nel and material for a cost efficient operation
and maximum production. Additionally, will
also assist in planning and scheduling improve
ment and maintenance programs to ensure
equipment is in good working condition and
operated in a safe manner.
Requires Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering.
We offer a 12-month comprehensive training program, excellent compensation and an outstand
ing benefits package. Talk with us about a great start to your future!
Burlington Northern Railroad will he at
Texas A & M University on Tuesday, March 27th,
conducting interviews. To schedule an appoint
ment, please sign up in the Placement Office,
BURUNGTON
NORTHERN
Equal Opportunity Employer
The Advantage is yours
with a Battalion Classified.
Call 845-0569
The following incidents were reported to the
Texas A&M University Police Department between
March 2 and March 14. Due to the length of Police
Beat, the fust half appeared in The Battalion
Wednesday.
FELONY THEFT:
• On Feb. 26, a woman reported that a 1.3 -carat
diamond pendant was stolen from her room. She
contacted a UPD detective Feb. 28 and said she be
lieved someone was wearing her pendant. The de
tective met with both people to discuss the matter.
The accused claimed that the pendant was a cubic
zirconium which had been given to her by her par
ents. During a subsequent interview with the detec
tive, she gave a verbal and written statement to the
detective admitting to the theft of the pendant. An
arrest warrant was obtained for the suspect who was
arrested and incarcerated in the Brazos County Jail.
POSSESSION OF STOLEN PROPERTY:
• A parking patrol officer requested a UPD offi
cer’s assistance in Parking Area 18. The driver of a
vehicle impounded by the parking patrol officer was
preventing A-l Wrecker services from removing the
vehicle from campus. The operator of the vehicle
had a stolen permit displayed in his vehicle. The of
ficer confiscated the permit and the vehicle was im
pounded. The driver was escorted to 717 University
Drive and released.
AGENCY ASSIST/POSSESSION OF STOLEN
PROPERTY:
• On Feb. 22, Detectives Chuck Rudolph and J.
R. Armstrong of the Houston Police Department
Major Offense Unit contacted Detective Will Scott
concerning the theft of computer equipment from
the Microcomputer Power Company in Houston. A
subsequent investigation revealed that a local resi
dent was a suspect in the case. During the interview
with the investigation officers, the man agreed to co
operate fully in the recovery of the stolen items. The
man said he sold some of the stolen equipment to
students at Texas A&M at a reduced price. For ex
ample, the suspect sold a Toshiba T-5200 computer
valued at $8,000 for $1,500. The total amount of sto
len equipment recovered as of Mar. 6 is
worth$45,000. An additional $22,000 in stolen mer
chandise is to be returned next week.
ATTEMPTED MISDEMEANOR THEFT:
• During patrol of campus property, an officer
observed a vehicle approach a blue car cover that
was lying on the ground in Parking Area 30. The ve
hicle stopped and a subject picked up the car cover
and attempted to place it into the vehicle. Upon de
tecting the officer’s vehicle, he placed the car cover
back on the ground. The vehicle was stopped as it
pulled away from the area. The three passengers
were identified and said they thought they knew the
owner of the car cover and were going to hide it as a
joke. The name of the friend was not given. The car
cover was placed in storage at the police department.
MISDEMEANOR THEFT:
• A man requested UPD’s assistance in getting his
umbrella back from a classmate. The man said the
suspect walked out of class with his umbrella. Al
though the man has asked for the return of his prop
erty, it has not been returned.
• A man reported the theft of his laundry from
the Ball Street Apartment Laundry. He said two
pairs of pants, seven shirts, eight pairs of socks and
five pairs of underwear were taken from the dryer.
• A woman reported that a man known to her en
tered her Haas Hall room and removed a leather
jacket, a bathing suit and a diary. The woman said
that she had observed her property in the man’s resi
dence and that he would not return it until he had
read her diary. A detective contacted the man about
the matter and he said he would return the property
immediately.
• A woman reported that she entered a room in
the Richardson Petroleum Engineering Building
and observed a subject standing by her desk. The
subject claimed he was looking for someone. She
said she did not know anyone by the name given. .11
ter the subject left the office, she checked her pur-
and discovered her wallet was missing. She al
tempted to follow the subject but lost sight of him <
he went down the stairs. She recovered her wallet?
the bottom of the stairs on the first floor. She exam
ined the wallet and found $200 missing.
• A man reported that the shift lever was re
moved from his 1989 Ninja motorcycle which was
parked in the Ireland Street Motorcycle Parking Lot.
• A man reported that the right front wheel as
sembly from his 1988 Ford Mustang was removed
while his vehicle was parked in Parking Area 69.
• A man reported that his wallet was stolen from
his backpack while he was attending class in the Aca
demic Building.
• Someone reported that $90 was stolen from a
room in the Memorial Student Center.
• A woman reported the theft of her wallet from
a room in the Sterling C. Evans Library. The wallet
contained $20-25.
• A man reported that his textbook, “Defusiot
and Liquids, had been removed from a table on the
third floor of the Sterling C. Evans Library.
• Five bicycles were stolen from various areas
around campus.
• A man reported that the seat from his 193
Honda motorcycle had been removed while the ve
hicle was parked in Parking Area 35.
• A man reported that his Hamilton pocket watch
was removed from his desk in the Aerospace Eng:
neering/Computer Sciences building.
F,RE A
• A •construction worker reported that a small
fire occurred on the north side of Rudder Tower
when the insulation was ignited by the jackhammer
he was operating. Although the fire had been extin
guished, the worker notified UPD and the College
Station Fire Department of the situation. CSFDper
sonnel responded to the scene and checked the area.
ARSON/CRIMINAL MISCHIEF:
• The Crocker Hall Resident Director reported
several individuals had apparently caused damage to
the residence hall by igniting fireworks under the
roof to a dormitory room and igniting a third floor
trash can. Damage also was detected in another
room. Nine people with information or possible in
volvement in the offense have been identified.
UNAUTHORIZED SOLICITATION:
• A man reported he had detained two subjects
who were placing advertisements for student travel
to Europe on the bulletin boards in the Blocker
Building. The subjects were advised of the Univer
sity policy on solicitation and were escorted to their
vehicle and released.
RECKLESS DAMAGE OR DESTRUCTION:
• A man reported that the driver’s side window
of his Ford Ranger Truck was broken while the vehi
cle was parked on railroad property. A rock approxi
mately 2 ”x3 ”x4’ was on the passenger seat and mud
was splattered on the interior of the vehicle.
BURGLARY OF A BUILDING:
• A man reported that an Alpine AM/FM cassette
deck, Kenwood equalizer and a box of cassettes had
been removed from his 1985 Ford Thunderbird
while it was parked in Parking Area 56.
• Someone reported the theft of a Macintosh SE
40AB computer, keyboard and mouse from room
232X of the Blocker Building.
DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED:
• Three people were arrested for driving while
intoxicated in three separate incidents.
PUBLIC INTOXICATION:
• One person was charged with public intoxica
tion and put in the Brazos County Jail.
MINOR IN POSSESSION:
• A juvenile was observed in possession of a six-
pack of Miller Lite beer. The subject was issued a ci
tation for minor in possession of alcohol.
HARASSMENT:
• Two students reported receiving harassing tele
phone calls.
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