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Wednesday, September 11, 1991 The Battalion Page 3 ^er 11,15; Peace Corps finds home rogram obtains permanent office at A&M By Melody Dunne The Battalion HITThe Ball! ssna 172 O' Texas A&M has created a per- aanent office for "the toughest job you'll ever love." The United States Peace Corps the job and Jordan Caldwell, &M recruiter for the Peace orps, agrees with the advertise ment. Caldwell's history with the Peace Corps began when he vol unteered to go to Niger to super- ise crop extension. "In other words, I told them Blow to make a crop work so they fllould learn how to farm better," e said. The Peace Corps office has een relocated into 359 Bizzell est. Caldwell says he hopes the ove to a permanent office will ake it easier for possible recruits o find out what the Peace Corps as to offer. "I want to get a lot of talented eople from A&M," Caldwell aid. "Students here have so much o offer with their agricultural and ducational backgrounds." He says one of the Peace Corps hilosophies is to supplement rather than to substitute for the ef forts of the native people. Volun teers should reduce, rather than increase dependency, Caldwell added. Celebrating its 30th anniver sary this year, the Peace Corps has grown into a voice of modern democracy, Caldwell says, quite different from the skeptical views of earlier decades. In the beginning some called it the "Kennedy Kiddie Korps" since former President John F. Kennedy proposed the Peace Corps as an international "youth services pro gram" in 1960. Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower called it a "juvenile experiment." Today close to 6,000 Peace Corps volunteers work in 82 coun tries around the world. Of the volunteers, 53 percent are wom en. Seven former A&M students are presently serving in the Peace Corps overseas. Caldwell does admit that the Peace Corps application process is quite lengthy. Applicants must wait four to nine months before receiving their assignments. Of the 13,000 applicants each year, about 3,000 do not qualify for the program or drop out for some reason. "Most likely they fall in love or find another job," Caldwell says. "But if you're really dedicated and willing to make yourself qualified, we'll find a way to get you in the the Peace Corps." There are around 60 assign ment areas in the Peace Corps. Recruits can be assigned in agri culture, education, construction, physical therapy, speech therapy and many other areas. Peace Corps volunteers spend three months in basic training and around two years at their active posts. The only requirements are to be at least 18 years of age and a U.S. citizen. Caldwell said his experience in Niger was a complete adventure. He has lived in a hut and has been almost trampled in a parade of wrestlers. "Every minute something was happening," he said. "Every day was a new experience. "I hope to someday go back to Niger. The people are so hard working and caring. Everyone should get a chance like this." itest petition s: .! the tel sociation. chool studs wide coir ■d a cost-? i spaceship ; Mars/Pa: [Squadron 16 pays tribute to cadet J By Tammy Bryson The Battalion The juniors of Squadron 16 Ihad a special addition to Silver [Taps Tuesday as they presented a I pair of senior boots to the parents lof Jon Wesley Brock, a fellow IClass of '93 cadet who died this mmer. The Class of '93 in Squadron 116 pitched in to pay for Brock's se- Inior boots, which he ordered dur- ling his sophomore year. They [raised approximately $375, which [was the remaining balance on the boots. Todd Nickerson, member of Squadron 16 and Brock's room mate for two years, said this act was a tribute to Brock's memory. "He took pride in everything he did, and everyone knew and liked him," Nickerson said. Members of Squadron 16 stood guard around the boots all day Tuesday at the Lawrence Sulivan Ross statue in remembrance of their friend. A wreath also was placed beside the boots by Squadron 16's Class of '94 in hon or of Brock. Also in his memory, all juniors of Squadron 16 are wearing a black ribbon on their uniforms un til Final Review of their senior year. Clay Ramsey, a Squadron 16 junior, said Brock was a serious cadet and a good friend. "Wes was really well-motivat ed and well-liked," he said. "Ask anyone about him and they'll say he was an intense cadet." Brock, 20, a sophomore from Euless, died May 27 in an automo bile accident. He was a construc tion science major and disci plinary sergeant of Squadron 16 in the Corps of Cadets. A&M system creates Real Estate Office By Mark Evans The Battalion The Texas A&M University [System recently created its own j Real Estate Office to supervise the buying, selling and management of properties owned by the A&M | system. In the past, these land-man agement responsibilities were giv en to James Bond, the System's deputy chancellor for external af fairs and general counsel. Dr. Richard Floyd, director of the Real Estate Center, will now assume the role. Floyd brings with him 10 years of experience heading A&M's Real Estate Center. Formed in 1971, the publicly-funded center conducts research in all facets of real estate. While the Real Estate Center is geared toward educational and re search duties, the new Real Estate Office will oversee the 62,00 acres of Texas land owned, being ac quired, or sold by the TAMUS. "With real estate there's a great deal of background informa tion that has to be brought togeth er from a variety of sources," said Floyd, who became director of the office on Sept. 1. "Our CEOs (Chief Executive Officers) just don't have the time or the man power to go out and gather all that information. That's what we're Baptists grant Baylor more independence DALLAS (AP) — Southern Baptist leaders Tuesday reluctant ly approved a plan granting Bay lor University more independence, a move they say distances the school from its religious mission. "We're moving in a direction of secularism in our present day and in the world," said Robert E. Naylor, president emeritus of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth. "(Secular ism) dominates our politics and it has creeped into our churches." An executive committee for the Baptist General Convention of Texas on Tuesday approved the proposal by a 110-36 vote and also agreed to free escrowed funds ear marked for Baylor this year. Un der the proposal, the BGCT would elect one-fourth of Baylor's board of regents and the university would elect the remainder. supposed to do for them." The Real Estate Office will car ry out plans initiated by the ad ministration. The agency will shop for particular properties the System wishes to acquire, han dling all aspects of the purchase. It may also be called upon to seek buyers for land already owned. "Hopefully, by creating a sys tem real estate office, it becomes quite clear that that's the office to contact for those interested in real estate with the system," Floyd said. He said the office will engage in preemptive risk management and heighten accountability, and will seek to receive the maximum return. "Real Estate has been one of those assets where it was believed if one acquired it, one just held onto it," Floyd said. "Therefore, it was given fairly passive manage ment. Over the past two decades, institutions have recognized that they have an asset which can be more intensely managed and re sult in higher returns. That's what we're going to do." By conducting periodic inspec tions of system-owned land, as signing field supervisors to each tract and computerizing records, Floyd believes the chore of keep ing up with the holdings will be come a little easier. Floyd said this will allow the TAMUS Real Estate Office to pro vide immediate feedback to any one in the system inquiring about property owned by their unit. The new set-up places not only the Real Estate Center and Real Estate Office under Floyd's direc tion but Research Park as well. "Including the Research Park in the overall program allows for consolidation of administrative overhead," Bond said in a released statement. "At a time when bud gets are on everyone's mind, we seek to reallocate existing re sources while doing a better job of management." Floyd said that the centralizing of these agencies will allow for a more effective management of the System's real estate. He will work hand-in-hand with Research Park Director John Millhollon in continuing on with an active marketing program, hoping to attract further invest ments from corporations. Floyd wants the 434-acre park to stand for the best that the sys tem has to offer. "Research Park represents an example of real estate owned by the A&M system and, in particular Texas A&M University, that re quires intensive management," Floyd said. Millhollon will oversee the daily business of the park. The Battalion needs information from campus organizations. If you are planning an activity this weekend which might be of interest to students and their parents, we would like to include this information in our first-ever Saturday edition of The Battalion. The Battalion Gameday will feature an expanded What’s Up section, and we would like to include as many events as possible. Please drop by 013 Reed McDonald by noon Thursday and fill out a Gameday form if your organization would like to be included. 4r "Sc Hospitality A Service Organization Informational Meeting Wednesday, September 11 7:00 pm 207 Harrington Come and see what we re at! about! 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