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Campus Page 2 The Battalion Thursday, September 26,1991 j ■ — 1 The Battalion (USPS 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 pub lished daily except Satur day, Sunday, holidays, exam periods, and when school is not in session dur ing fall and spring semesters; publication isTuesday through Friday during the summer session The Battalion is a non profit, self supporting news paper operated as a com munity service to Texas A&M University and Bryan- College Station. The Battalion news de partment is managed by stu dents at Texas A&M Uni versity in the Division of Stu dent Publications, a unit of the Department of Journal ism. The newsroom phone number is 845-3316. Opinions expressed in The Battalion are those of the editorial board or the au thor, and do not necessarily represent the opinons of the Texas A&M student body, administrators, faculty or the A&M Board of Regents. Subscriptions Mail subscriptions are $20 per semester, $40 per school year and $50 per full year. Phone: 845-2611. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Battalion, 230 Reed McDon ald, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843- 1111. Second class postage paid at College Sta tion, TX 77843. Advertising Advertising information can be obtained from the advertising department at 845-2696 Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., or by visiting the office in room 015 Reed McDonald build ing. Advertising Manager Patricia Heck Adviser Robert Wegener BATTIPS The Battalion encour ages its readers to con tribute story ideas and sug gestions by calling BAT- TIPS, The Battalion's phone line designed to improve communication between the newspaper and its readers. Publications rank A&M in top 100 by Robin Goodpaster The Battalion Texas A&M University holds the title as one of the top one hun dred universities in the country for its excellent quality of academ ic programs at a low cost, accord ing to two national publications. The 1992 Guide to 101 of the Best Values in America's Colleges and Universities lists A&M as one of the top one hundred universi ties in the United States. In addition, 'Money' magazine ranked A&M in the top twenty as one of the nation's "best buys" in its 1990 college guide. "We are proud that we are list ed as one of the best buys in the country," said Don Powell, direc tor of Business Services at A&M. "We try to maintain the lowest practical price level we can and still offer quality services. For ex ample, the housing rates did not increase at all. In fact, one classifi cation of dormitories actually went down," said Powell. David Wilson, editor of The 1992 Guide to 101 of the Best Val ues In America's Colleges and Universities, specifies three major criteria for selecting the schools. First, the national ranking pub lished each year by magazines such as "U.S. News" are consid ered. The second factor examined are the results of a high school guidance counselors' poll based on recommended schools. Finally, data on costs versus quality of aca demic programs, accessibility of faculty, and strength of learning resources and student services are considered. "Texas A&M met and indeed exceeded our criteria in every cat egory," said Wilson. "Today, See Ranking/Page 12 Danny Colgrove, a senior business analysis major from White Coliseum while waiting for a running partner on Shreveport, La., stretches out in the sun in front of G. Rollie Wednesday afternoon. Program helps undergraduates make contacts with professionals Career day gives students chance for networking By Tammy Bryson The Battalion Texas A&M Department of Stu dents Activities and the Houston Aggie Professional Forum have joined together to provide stu dents with an opportunity to make contacts in the business world through a day of "network ing." Career Networking Day, to be held Oct. 4 in Houston, allows stu dents to talk to representatives from companies such as Conoco, Houston Chronicle and American Express, said Felicia James, stu dent activities adviser in the De partment of Student Activities. "The main goal is to provide undergraduates at A&M an op portunity to meet and network with professional former stu dents," she said. "The program al lows students to visit different companies and learn about a vari ety of career options." David Dupre, senior manage ment major, said his experience with Networking Day enabled him to broaden his possible career options. "It provided me with many op portunities in fields other than (management), so I'm not too lim ited," he said. Dupre stressed that Network ing Day offers a chance to make contacts in a variety of profes sions. "One nice thing is that all the companies have different oppor tunities for different students," he said. "It is not just limited to busi ness or engineering." James added that about half of the students signed up to partici pate this year are in the College of Liberal Arts. The former students go out of their way to help Aggies with their careers, Dupre said. "They are so concerned with finding you a job," he said. "If they they can't find you one in their department, they will send you to someone who can." Dupre added that the Aggie professionals hope that some stu dents who participate will pass this favor down to other students. "They really treat us with re spect," Dupre added. "They want students to become involved so they can provide networking op portunities for other Aggies in the future." The day begins at 7 a.m. at the Pavilion where participants will meet to be taken to Houston for breakfast with Conoco representa tives. From there, students can choose between visiting the Hous ton Chronicle or Enron, which will be followed by lunch with the corporation. The next corporate stop will be to IDS Financial Services and American Express or Brown & Root, depending on which compa ny the student chooses. The day will conclude with a forum of pro fessional speakers discussing is sues relevant to students and ca reer networking. Matt Lang, senior marketing major, explains why he is partici- prating in Career Networking Day this year, "I believe this will be a good oprportunity to look at differ ent industries and find out what I'm interested in, but more impor tantly — I need a job." What's all the Hullabaloo? It's Post Oak Mall's colossal tail gate party. You can win the ulti mate tailgatcr: this 1991 Nissan pickup fully equipped with air conditioning, AM/FM Cassette sound system, anti-theft alarm, chrome wheels and more! You could be driving it to Bon fire. But you’ve got to shop Post Oak Mall every chance you get. Especially before the next Aggie home football game, when Rock and Raqucl of Aggie 96 - KAGG- FM raise those 12th Man Aggie spirits with lots of music and fun. Just eat at any participating Food Court restaurant. Get cou pons for delicious discounts and pick up your Tailgate Party entry form. Then place that entry form into the Tailgate Party box in par ticipating Post Oak Mall stores. On Wednesday, November 27th, we'll award the pickup and a $1,000 Post Oak Mall shopping spree. Stay tuned to Aggic96forcom- plete details on how you can win the Post Oak Mall-Douglass Nissan Pickup, a SI ,000 mall shop ping spree, Aggie football tickets and more! Hump It to Post Oak Mall and register often. No purchase necessary. You must be present to win. To re ceive an entry form, send a self- addressed, stamped envelope to Marketing Director, Post Oak Mall, 1500 Harvey Road, College Station, TX 77840. Only 1 entry form per request. Official rules available at Mall Customer Ser vice Booth. POST OAK MALL Bealls • Dillard's • Foley's • JCI’enncy • Service Merchandise • Scars Vicioria's Secret • The Food Court • Over 120 Specialty Stores Harvey Rd. at Texas 6 Bypass • College Station Don f t Worry when an accident or sudden illness occurs CarePlus is open when you need them 7 days a week with affordable medical care. CarePlus>rB Family Medical Center 1712 Southwest Parkway 696-0683 10% Discount with A&M ID Deadline For Entries: Oct 4, 1991 Contest Rules And Entry Forms Available At The Sterling C. Evans Library THE LEGACY CONTINUES ... THE MEMORIAL STUDENT CENTER BLACK AWARENESS COMMITTEE PRESENTS MARTIN LUTHER KING III "STUDENT ACTIVISM IN THE 1990 , S" DATE: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1991 TIME: 8:00 P.M. PLACE: RUDDER THEATRE ADMISSION: $2.00 STUDENTS $3.00 NON-STUDENTS FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 845-1234 Thursda; B- Corr By The G turn to Br 1994, mar city will r Games be| The G Olympic- which am compete a In a pr day, Cliff rector of t letic Asso all the C Bryan-Co were the n "Since San Ante moved arc to look a someone to bid a s Stab earh AUSTI issuing ai make thou ble for par ney Gener to recons spokesmai Morale Tuesday t ducing the mate had l fore being applied tc fore the la 1 That ir the parol about 14,0 to be rec Nunnelee