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V State & Local Page 2 The Battalion The Battalion (CISPS 045 360) Member of: Associated Press Texas Press Association Southwest Journalism Congress Texas Intercollegiate Press Association The Battalion Editorial Board Editor Timm Doolen Associate Editors Holly Becka Todd Stone City Editor Sean Frerking News Editors Douglas Pils Jason Morris Photo Editor Karl Stolleis Lifestyles Editor Yvonne Salce Sports Editor Scott Wudel Opinion Editor Carrie Cavalier Editorial Policy The Battalion is published daily except Saturday, Sunday, holidays, exam periods and when school is not in session during fall and spring semesters. Publication is Monday through Friday during the fall and spring semesters. The newsroom phone number is 845-3316. The Battalion is a non-profit, self supporting newspaper oper ated as a community service to Texas ASM. (Iniversity and Bryan-College Station. The Battalion news depart ment is managed by students at Texas ASM University in the Di vision of Student Publications, a unit of the Department of Jour nalism. Opinions expressed in The Battalion are those of the edito rial board or the author, and do not necessarily represent the opinons of the Texas ASM stu dent body, administrators, facul ty or the ASM Board of Regents. Comments, questions or complaints about any of the edi torial content of the newspaper should be directed to either as sociate editor at 845-3313. Subscriptions Mail subscriptions are $20 per semester, $40 per school year and $50 per full year. Phone: 845-2611. POSTMASTER: Send ad dress changes to The Battalion, 230 Reed McDonald, Texas A&M University, College Sta tion, TX 77843-1 111. Second class postage paid at College Station, TX 77843. Advertising Advertising information can be obtained from the advertising department at 845-2696 Mon day through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., or by visiting the office in room 015 Reed McDonald building. Advertising Manager Patricia Heck Adviser Robert Wegener BATTIPS 845-3315 The Battalion encourages its readers to contribute story ideas and suggestions by calling BAT- TIPS, The Battalion's phone line designed to improve communi cation between the newspaper and its readers. Police seek computer burglars Computerland on Harvey Road in College Station was the target of burglars twice in a three month period. It is believed that both burglar ies were committed in the early morning hours. The first burglary occurred on June 11. The second was committed on Aug. 14. In each case, the thieves broke out the glass of one of the front doors, entered the building, then quickly grabbed and disconnected eight computers, three laser print ers and miscellaneous computer accessories before leaving the stores through the hole in the glass. The value of the stolen items was estimated to be more than $50,000. This week the College Station Police Department and Crime Stoppers need your help in identi fying the people responsible for these burglaries. If you have information that could be helpful, call Crime Stop pers at 775-TIPS. If your call leads to an arrest an grand jury indictment. Crime Stoppers will pay you up to $1,000 in cash. Gentlemen, start your engines Darrel Sharp, company representative for Rockford Fosgate, takes time to air out the show came from all over the state and the show had good attendance des: : his show car "Animal" this weekend at Texas World Speedway. Participants in the frequent rain showers. I MID Klan ra Professors develop engineering ethics program By Karen Praslicka The Battalion Texas A&M engineering students are becoming more aware of ethical issues in the engineering field because of a program being developed by several University pro fessors. The program involves guest lectures in 10 undergraduate courses in mechanical, .chemical and civil engineering. The lectures introduce situations taken from actual inci dents that students might encounter on the job, such as what to do if an employer asks them to falsify data. Dr. Michael Rabins, a mechanical engi neering professor, is one of the principal in vestigators of the project and came up with the idea for it. Rabins said he got the idea through his experience in the area of professionalism and ethics. For the last 10 years, Rabins has studied and lectured on the subject. Rabins said he saw professionalism and ethics as a subject he could "dive into" after spending 14 years in administrative jobs, in cluding heading A&M's mechanical engi neering department. "I saw the field of ethics has been grow ing for students, faculty and the public," he said. "And this kind of thing is happening at other schools. "Having done it I don't regret it at all," he continued. "It might be the most impor tant thing I've done in my career." ®ople ti port foi group w ■ Of tl apd jeer Urs wh< Engineers' responsibilities have ^ i( changed throughout the years, but awa:r {jLj s l1 |)^ ness of these responsibilities has increas; u : Rabins said. "The point is not to scare people," Riti, . c \ bins said. "The point is to sensitize^|| n dents to the kinds of situations they'll J 1 themselves in later on and convince therfj n , 11 there are others who have dealt with it.” |i ‘' c , s , a The project began last year with RabinT ani " ^ r-., , „ A ma See Ethics/Page: L ] oyd j , Rebel fla The Bose 301 Direct/Reflecting Speaker System Interested in JAZZ? Audition now for the SEE AND HEAR THE DIFFERENCE NOW! TEXAS A&M You Can Get a FREE Compact Disc From Bose... rally am member, hates not I "The He: int< Compare the Bose 301 system to any conventional book shelf speakers. No matter which bookshelf speakers you buy, Bose will send you a Free CD! REVF.I IFRS / *299. 00 A Vocal Jazz Ensemble All Vocal Parts Bass Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Drums and Pianist September 2-13 Doom 003 M<3C (Downstairs) 845-3974 pair The Bose Difference What You See... What You Hear... 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