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about half the space they normally occupy. The
itudents have been handling the move well, he
ays.
“They have been real troopers about having to
relocate to different spaces and even much
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“People have been working well in the tempo
rary offices,” says Marc Watkins, chairman for
Cepheid Variable and a graduate student in nau
tical archaeology. “There has been a spirit that
we are all in this together, so there has not been
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that much complaining.”
But some problems have accompanied the
move.
Several students voiced concerns over limited
space, not being able to locate groups or commit
tees and the lack of a social atmosphere.
“Our biggest problem occurred when we first
came in toward the end of the summer,” says
“There has been a spirit that
we are all in this together, so
there has not been that much
complaining. ”
—Marc Watkins,
Chairman of Cepheid Variable
Tara Hall, director of student development for
MSC MBA/Law Committee. “Organizations like
MBA/Law and the Student Conference on Na
tional Affairs do a lot of summer planning and
need lots of working space.
“Other than that, after the temporary offices
were set up, it has been all right,” she says.
A few organizations, however, are not in the
temporary location.
One such organization is Alpha Phi Omega, a
service fraternity with offices originally in the
SPO. The organization now is located in the east
hallway next to the remodeling of the SPO.
“The main problem was finding where we
were to be located the first time,” says Scott
Roush, a senior psychology major and project
chairman for Alpha Phi Omega.
Before construction, the SPO was a gathering
place for members of Alpha Phi Omega, but now
most members do not stay around much, espe
cially at night, he says.
Busch says that although the construction has
caused minor problems with the SPO’s func
tioning, programs such as MSC Open House and
the Fall Leadership Conference were larger than
ever.
“Despite the space cramping and the logistical
juggling, they seem to be off to a great start as far
as programming,” Busch says. “They have
adapted very well.”
Busch says the MSC project is on schedule.
The first phase of the SPO renovation will be
complete within a couple of weeks, and they will
move back to the remodeled offices, he says.
Workers then will begin renovating the Brows
ing Library for additional cube and office space,
and this is expected to be completed in January.
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New council helps overworked
service organizations coordinate
A&M students help
in coastline cleanup
By BILL HETHCOCK
Of The Battalion Staff
Texas A&M students will join
other Texans on the state’s
beaches during a cleanup effort
Saturday that will span the coast
line.
The Fifth Annual Coastal
Cleanup is scheduled for Satur
day.
Matt Ellis of the A&M Ocean
ography Graduate Council says
he expects about 12 people from
the oceanography department to
help with the cleanup.
He also says more volunteers
are welcome and encouraged.
“We did this last year, and we
want to make it an annual event,”
Ellis says. “We restricted it to
oceanography people last year,
but we want to try to bring in
more people this year.”
Those interested in going with
the oceanography department
should contact Ellis, 845-8178.
Group members plan to leave
around 5 or 6 p.m. Friday. They
will spend Friday night in a condo
unit on Galveston beach, then
participate in the cleanup starting
at 8 a.m. Saturday.
The trip will cost $5 for non
club members. This fee will cover
transportation costs and lodging.
Also lending helping hands
during the beach cleanup is
A&M’s Texas Environmental Ac
tion Coalition.
This group will leave at 5:30
p.m. Friday from the Skagg’s Al
pha Beta parking lot.
TEAC members plan to camp
out on the beach Friday night,
then participate in the cleanup
Saturday at Matagorda beach
near Galveston.
The cleanup is sponsored by
the Texas Adopt-a-Beach pro
gram and the Center for Marine
Conservation and is scheduled to
take place even if it rains.
Recyclable trash, such as plas
tic, found during the cleanup will
be made into plastic park
benches, picnic tables, trash cans
and playground equipment, a
spokesperson for the General
Land Office says.
By BRIDGET HARROW
Of The Battalion Staff
Help for overworked service organizations is on the
way in the form of a new service council created by
Texas A&M’s Student Government.
The new council will serve as a clearinghouse for
service organizations that have projects too large for
one group to handle, says David Wieland, Student Gov
ernment executive vice president for administration.
“People in the community have many service projects
they need help with,” Wieland says. “This would give
organizations the ability to take on bigger projects.”
Wieland says organizations like Alpha Phi Omega, a
coed service fraternity, have enough members to han
dle large service projects.
Wieland says that even if an organization has many
members, most community service projects can’t be
completed in a day or during a weekend.
The service council would help organizations co
sponsor these service projects, he says.
“The assumption we (Student Government) made is
all service organizations have the same goal to better the
community by doing something for it,” Wieland says.
The council, still in its organizational stage, was de
veloped as a committee of the executive office of Stu
dent Government.
It will not, however, remain solely under the auspices
of Student Government or any other governing student
council, Wieland says.
“It is not being formed to infringe on any organiza
tion’s independence,” he says. “Not only will it help pro
mote A&M’s image to the community, but it will also act
as coordinating board for individuals who want to help
out and do not know where to start.”
Other service organizations asked to serve on the
council include Alpha Phi Alpha, Delta Sigma Theta,
Off Campus Aggies, Residence Hall Association and
Student Y.
Wieland says once the council has established itself,
other organizations will be included that don’t partici
pate totally in service-oriented projects.
Wieland says he hopes the service council eventually
will have a central phone number or a bulletin board
that students can check for different service projects.
Museum will sponsor campus observatory tour
The Brazos Valley Museum is
sponsoring an “observatory” field
trip to Texas A&M’s meteorology
and oceanography building at 7
tonight.
A group will tour the facilities
in the David Eller Building and
learn how meteorologists predict
weather. The field trip is open to
the public.
Anyone interested in taking a
tour of the observatory or obtain
ing more information about the
field trips can call Randy Smith,
776-2195.
Campus Crusade for Christ will host forum
Campus Crusade for Christ
will have a question-and-answer
forum dealing with Christianity
at 7 p.m. Friday in 108 Harring
ton.
The program “Colosseum”
features a student panel that will
field questions from the audience.
Students of all religious back
grounds and beliefs are invited.
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were asked to rank several questions in the order of their interest.
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Why would a loving God allow evil and suffering
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How could a loving God send someone to hell?
Is the Bible really inspired by God?
Is Jesus the only way to God/heaven?
To get answers to these and other questions,
come to the "Coliseum". It is a forum where
you ask the questions
and you get the answers
from a panel of Christian students.
Friday, September 21
7:00 p.m.
Harrington 108
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