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t ^ O' sX<4^ JV>> A V^~o-«b «c<#\ <b YOUR ROCK&ROLL HEADQUARTERS ^0,0^ V , ^§5%'® O O •vS' * WE GOT THE GOOD STUFF! AND NOW ITS ALL IN ONE PLACE!! » NEW AND USED CD'S 'NEW AND USED CD'S > NEW AND USED CD'S Faculty, graduate, undergraduate students and everyone interested in Italian language and culture, prepare yourself with knowledge of the Italian style of life and business through an intensive seven week course. Whether you are planning to: STUDY ABROAD, WORK, OR TRAVEL IN ITALY you should prepare yourself with a basic repertory in Practical Italian For Business and Culture A noncredit course from September 23rd to November 7th Monday through Thursday, 4:15 to 5:45 p.m. Pick up a registration form at the Center for International Business Studies, Blocker Building Room 505, or call for information at 845-5234. This course is generously sponsored by a grant from the GIBS Center for International Business Studies College of Business Administration and Graduate School of Business With the collaboration of the Department of Modem and Classical Languages TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY Auditions Singing Cadets CZTte ‘Poice of fAggieCand. September 2-13 .,^WCC40f, r i&t 'W Room 003 MSC (Downstairs) Please stop by for appointment Open to ALL male students. Membership in the Corps of Cadets is NOT required. WATERBED SALE COMPLETE HEATED WATERBEDS at GREAT PRICES Any Size Honey or Walnut SAVE $100 TODAY'S PRICE $ 399 Any Size Honey or Walnut SAVE $70 TODAY'S PRICE $-| Q95 5-PIECE LINEN PACKS WAVELESS SOFTSIDE bChoose from 6 styles 40 BEDS UNDER $ 399 & firmnesses r^tlRTERBEDS From $ 299 r /or Tonights Comfort ’ NEW STATION LOCATION Uses regular linens and attaches asily to your headboard & footboard Also: post Oak Square Killeen (on Harvey Next To Temple Post Oak Mall) Waco 693-1061 Eves Til 9 pm Monday September2, 1991 The Battalion Page 2C Honda) Provost Gage sets sights on education Jti (Sreg Mt. Joy The Battalion Dr. E. Dean Gage admits he had to consult Webster's dictio nary about his title when he be came Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs for Texas A&M in July of last year. "A provost is a chief aca demic officer for an institution," Gage says. "That definition makes my title a bit redundant, and that is one reason the title is going to be changed." On Sunday, Gage became Senior Vice President and Provost. He says the title more clearly re flects the responsibilities of the second-ranking individual at A&M. "The change brings my ti tle more in line with other institu tions of this size," he says. Gage says he hopes to bring recognition of A&M's facul ty and also raise expectations for the University's students. "We are not in the major East and West Coast media cen ters, and we don't have the long standing prestige associated with some other schools," he says. "But we are rivaling Harvard, Stanford and other prestigious schools with many of our accom plishments." President George Bush's decision to build his presidential library at Texas A&M is an exam ple of this type of accomplish ment, he says. "National prestige is very important to every graduate who walks out of here with a diploma in hand," he says. "I think it is very true that if you graduate from a school that is considered one of the best, the degree is con sidered one of the best also." Gage's list of duties E. Dean Gage seems never-ending. As provost, he is responsible for overseeing all academic and research programs at A&M. He serves on the Presi dent's Executive Council, and chairs the group in University President William Mobley's ab sence. Gage also chairs the Aca demic Programs Council, the chief academic policy-making body of the University. "I oversee the full range of academic services, from recruit ment and admission all the way to the placement center," he says. "I give administrative oversight to all the academic programs." Gage says he also keeps busy meeting with University and external groups, often two or three times a week. "Due to the size of the University, one person can't cover everything," he says. "I give nu merous speeches, welcomes and presentations for the academic programs or representing the Uni versity president." He says 70- to 80-hour work weeks are not uncommon, and teamwork is a must with all the social and University events that must be covered. The work has begun to pay off, he says. Several programs he helped initiate are already in place, and will begin serving stu dents and faculty this semester. " I am very excited about our new Career Center," he says. "It will combine placement, co-op erative education programs and career education." Gage says the center's goal is to provide students with the best career advising possible throughout their education. The center will stress competitiveness in job interviews, and ensure rele vancy of the curriculum toward meeting the needs of employers. Gage says he believes the center will give A&M graduates a competitive edge when they enter the job market. He says Aggies could also gain an advantage from his efforts to gain national prestige for A&M students. "I've been working dili gently, searching for ways to get more of our students into compe titions for national awards and memberships to the National Academies of Science and Engi neering," he says. Gage says he would like to see the process institutionalized at A&M. "We are the eighth largest school in the nation in research," he says. "We should get more na tional attention for these efforts." lemai 1( ;ullivan Koldus, 'exas Ai Three weeks ago Gage jessent wives st lays. U ices, tin •reas. approved the creation of a scholar ship committee. The committee ^ . , 'lent for will focus on getting students at .> A&M national recognition. "To be more competitive at having students recognized as Rhodes scholars and such, the process must begin around the sophomore level," he says. "Texas A&M students were two of the four Texas undergraduates Dr, ' -forld. chosen for the prestigious Gold- water Scholarships this year. By institutionalizing the process we should be able to give our stu dents the kind of recognition they deserve." Gage says he is also excit ed about plans to re-emphasize teaching at A&M. "We have some new pro grams designed to show our com mitment to teaching, but in a way r nmeJ1t that will not diminish our efforts jth flooi Jrary, e Dr. Rot tor the' velopm How th, in scholarship and research," he says. "We have realized that we c r00! fa n r rtp have to have the best teachers available in the classrooms." To achieve this goal, Gage See Gage/Page3 CAGE aelped Comm 'There's a meal plan for everyone' Food Services expands options, dining areas I pm, )iems tl and th< by Jeff M. Brown The Battalion The Texas A&M Department of Food Services operates 20 dining facilities on cam pus and proclaims there is a meal plan for ev eryone. Stephanie Lawrence, marketing man ager, said there will be two new places to eat on campus this year in the MSC. The Memorial Student Center Cafete ria will reopen with two different cafeteria- style serving lines and the new 12th Man Burg ers & Snacks will offer sandwiches, soups, fresh fruit, hamburgers and drinks. Lawrence said there will also be a new Aggie Bucks program called Bucks for Books. The program will allow students to purchase books on campus with an account similar to a checking account. The minimum deposit is $300 and students will use their IDs to access the account. Lawrence said there will be a Food Show in the MSC on Sept. 3-4 where food wholesalers will be giving away free samples. All students and faculty are welcome to come and enjoy muffins, juices, sandwiches and new items like hot potato chips, he said. Bernie's Place and the Underground Food Court Market also will give away.free samples of pizza, Mepy/fan food and fortune cookies when school starts. Meal plans remain basically the same this year ranging in price from $763 to $1113, each providing a specific amount of meals each week. Aggie Bucks can supplement meal plans or can be purchased separately to be used similar to a checking account at all campus restaurants See Food/Page4 I ten sir I wth il semesi numb class c orogra velopi pma thecal S^age legitir died." ing is sistan much Easterwood Airport takes pride in services, cleanliness ^ by Nicole Ferguson Special to The Battalion SCOTT D. WEAVER/The Battalion Easterwood Airport serves the Brazos Valley community as well as military and commercial needs. The airport is located west of the A&M campus. Easterwood Airport offers Brazos Valley residents many lux uries most small airports do not have, says Easterwood's associate director of aviation. Richard Arnold says the University-operated facility pro vides A&M and the Brazos Valley residents with commercial airline services that connect with Conti nental Airlines in Houston and Delta and American airlines in Dallas. "This provides a small community like College Station with larger community benefits in that the residents and businesses have access to large airports," Arnold says. We’re On The Move The Battalion has moved its Advertising Office from the English Annex to Rm. 015 in the basement of the Reed McDonald Building. Phone numbers and hours will remain the same. Display ads: 845-2696 Classified ads: 845-0569 Hours: Monday - Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Come See Us At Our New Location! The local airport also has many benefits larger terminals en- joy. "Easterwood Airport is a first-class airport serving a world- class university," Arnold says.. "We have two rental car agencies, a comfortable waiting area, a bag gage claim area and a nice bar." These services became available in February 1990 when McKenzie Terminal was complet ed. Arnold says the building re sembles an architect's replica of what a larger airport might look like. Bryan Lilley, a senior journalism major at A&M, uses Easterwood Airport frequently. Lilley flies from Easter wood to Dallas/Fort Worth Air port and on to New York twice a month. Lilley, who works for CBS Sports, says he has been using Easterwood regularly for the past year. "I've been in small air- ^ ports before and usually they're really bad," he says, "But Easter wood is really nice. It's one of the cleanest there is." Arnold says Easterwood has 22 departures and 22 arrivals from 6:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. each day, for about 80,000 passengers a year. The terminal, however, is not just a departure point for peo ple flying to larger airports. Arnold says army helicopters of- . ten stop at Easterwood for fuel when traveling from Fort Hood to Houston. 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