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ODESSA (AP) — Glenn Berg-
an’s search for his natural mother
ianned an ocean, but the result was
ie realization of a dream.
‘My search for you has Finally
[ade my dreams come true,” he
ote to the woman he only dimly
remembered. He plans to visit her in
Germany next month.
H Born in Germany in 1961, Berg-
jrnan was adopted four years later by
®ol. and Mrs. H.A. Bergman, sta-
|i|oned at Hahn Air Force Base. He
Became a U.S. citizen, grew up all
over the United States and is now a
Wiunselor for Mariah Flats, a group
Some for the retarded in Odessa.
|| His parents never hid the fact of
fffiis adoption, and recently Bergman
Became curious about his German
Hiother.
I “You always in your mind would
like to know what your mother and
dad look like, and what kind of char
acteristics you have in common,” he
said. “It’s been a recent goal of mine
to track her down.”
Despite the confusion of working
between countries and the language
barrier (Bergman no longer remem
bers any German), his search took
only eight months.
There is more openness about
adoption records in Germany, Berg
man said. He had only a few incom
plete records to start with, including
a certificate that listed his original
name as Jurgen Sondro instead of
Jurgen Sondro Klein. But he per
sisted in writing, and the U.S. De
partment of Immigration and Natu
ralization had a record of his
naturalization which included his
full name.
From that he was able to obtain
his original German birth certificate,
which listed the town of his origin as
Hanau.
With the help of German authori
ties, Bergman obtained the name of
his birth mother, and a German
agency even contacted her before
giving out her address. The rest was
up to Bergman.
His first letter was tentative, since
he wasn’t sure how she would re
spond. But his fears were laid to rest
a few weeks later when an airmail
envelope arrived.
The letter had been translated by
a friend, because Bergman’s birth
mother, Hildegard Weber, doesn’t
speak much English. But the emo
tion of the moment is clear enough.
After talking about the family and
the dog, the letter suddenly says:
“Please excuse me, but I can’t find
the right words at the moment.”
Brains battle for bowl title
By TWILA WADDY
Special to the Battalion
What is the top diamond pro
ducing country by quantity?
What disease causes the skin
and eyes to become yellow?
What are five plays that have
become successful movies?
The above are not questions
from a game of Trivial Pursuit,
but instead are questions used in
the MSG College Bowl tourna
ment Wednesday night.
College Bowl is based on a
game show that aired during the
’50s and ’60s called the G.E. Col
lege Bowl, says Sethuraman Srini-
vasan, chairman of Texas A&M’s
College Bowl.
Srinivasan says questions used
in College Bowl cover a variety of
subjects and topics.
“They vary a lot,” he says.
“They go from liberal arts, En
glish and history to sports and sci
ence.
College Bowl started at A&M
in 1979, and steadily has grown
during the years. Thirty-eight
teams participated in the tourna
ment this year, Srinivasan says.
Teams can be formed by any
organization or residence hall.
Students also can register to be
assigned to teams, he says.
A team consists of four mem
bers plus an alternate. Teams
were put into eight divisions this
fall.
Eight division winners and
eight additional teams partici
pated in Wednesday’s semi-finals.
Winning teams in the semi-fi
nals included Hegemony, New
Delhi Catessens, All Night Fair,
Quadrumvirate, Rambin, Dazed
& Contucius, Holmes Boy’s and
Adolfs Poster Children. Finals
were scheduled for Thursday
night.
Holmes Gwin, a sophomore
nuclear engineering major and a
member of the Holmes Boy’s
team, says he uses little things he
picks up along the way to answer
questions.
In a College Bowl game, teams
are asked toss up questions worth
10 points. Either team’s members
can answer, the contestant who
pushes a buzzer quickest has the
first shot at the question.
The team that answers the
tossup question correctly gets a
chance at the bonus question,
worth 20 to BO points. After two
seven-minute matches, the team
with more points wins.
An all-star team will be chosen
this spring from the champion
team and other high-scoring indi
viduals.
The all-star team will attend
the regional tournament at the
University of North Texas. The
winner will continue to the na
tionals in April.
BATTIPS
Anyone with story suggestions can
Bill BATTIPS, The Battalion’s
hone line designed to improve
jommunication between the news-
HBaper and its readers.
The BATTIPS number is 845-
|315.
I Ideas can include news stories,
Beature ideas and personality pro
files of interesting people.
KTSR to throw party
honoring new format
By KRISTI TAYLOR
and SHARON UNGER
Special to the Battalion
Lean on Me’ principal to speak
Joe Clark, the principal and
educator who reformed a New
Jersey high school and was the
subject of the movie “Lean on
Me,” will speak at 7 p.m. Monday
in Rudder Theater.
His appearance, which is free
and open to the public, is spon
sored by the MSC Black Aware
ness Committee.
Clark’s presentation, “From
Disgrace to Amazing Grace,” will
include the story of how he re
formed New Jersey’s Eastside
High School and the importance
of discipline in an educational at
mosphere.
While sharing his beliefs, strat
egies and success stories, Clark
also will emphasize the need for
educators to be dedicated to
youth.
More information can be ob
tained by calling Florence Rice,
845-1514.
To introduce KTSR-FM’s new
format to the Brazos Valley, the sta
tion is throwing the “biggest party of
the season,” KTSR general manager
Ben Downs says.
Champagne Party ’90 will begin at
5 p.m. Friday at the Sundance Club
in the College Station Hilton. Free
champagne will be served, and area
merchants will provide door prizes.
Everyone over 21 is invited, and ad
mission is free.
“We’re anticipating a large turn
out at the bash,” Progam Director
Bobby “Slam” Duncan says. “We’re
pleased with public response so far,
and I want everyone in town to know
we’re just getting started — you ain’t
seen nothing yet.”
Texas A&M students are finding
a new home on rhe FM dial. Rock ’n’
roll music finally has come to the
Brazos Valley, J)uncan says.
Duncan has changed the pace of
the station’s music selections and liv
ened it up with a mixture of classic
and new rock.
“At KTSR, we’re all excited about
the music we are playing now,” he
says. “If you like the (Rolling)
Stones, the Who, Stevie Ray Vaug
han, ZZ Top, Eric Johnson and Bad
Company, then you’re going to love
us.”
Duncan, who spent six years in
Houston at KLOL-FM, has decided
to import its successful format to
Bryan-College Station. “It’s a drastic
change, but so far the results have
been astounding.”
Students seem to like KTSR’s new
sound; some compare the format to
the popular classic rock/rock ’n’ roll
stations 101.1 KLOL and Q102 of
Dallas.
Duncan says phones constantly
are ringing with people telling
KTSR to “keep up the good work.”
Listeners are sick of the “non-stop
rap/disco New Kids on the Block
type of ... well, I won’t even call it
music,” he says.
“I truly feel the average listener in
Bryan-College Station would much
rather listen to the Eagles and the
Black Crowes than Kool Mo Dee.”
High school band contest
to be held this weekend
More than 3,000 students from 27
high schools will strut their stuff at
the Aggie Band’s third annual high
school marching band contest at
noon Saturday on Kyle Field.
The Aggie Band will culminate
the day’s event with a performance
at 7:15 p.m. The $2 admission fee
will benefit the National Association
of Military Marching Bands, which is
in charge of the contest.
Five former band directors will se
lect the top bands in each high
school division, as well as best overall
band.
Michael Sullivan, Aggie Band
public relations and recruiting ser
geant, says the contest has become
the largest recruiting event for the
Aggie Band.
While last year’s contest resulted
in 10 recruits, the band will recruit
more actively this year, Sullivan says.
“This is a good recruiting oppor
tunity for the band and for the Uni
versity in general,” he said. “It’s a
chance to show the high schools Ag
gies really are interested.”
Twenty-five bands competed last
year, with Kingwood High School
winning the best overall category.
Evolution battle nearly over
AUSTIN (AP) — A decades-long
battle over teaching the origin of life
in public schools neared a conclusion
Thursday as the State Board of Edu
cation members considered whether
to approve textbooks that teach evo
lution.
The battle between religious fun
damentalists and those supporting
the instruction of evolution has
waged for years, with the fight
reaching a climax recently over text
books that will be used for the next
six years.
Education board members, meet
ing as a committee, were scheduled
to make a preliminary vote on
whether to approve the books, with a
final vote set for Saturday.
Both sides of the controversy
agreed the decision would have a na
tional impact, because Texas is one
of the largest textbook buying states.
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STRAIGHT PROM THE TOP
MSC MBA/LAW SYMPOSIUM
Saturday, November 10 from 8 AM to 5 PM in MSC 203
Tickets $5, $8 at the door
Advice from Successful Former Students
Including:
President of the Texas Bar Association
Former CEO of Dell Computer Corporation
Senior Partners of Law Firms
Current Students in Business and Law
For more information call 845-1515
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