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Medical school receives upgrade
By Robin Roach
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Health science center status
The Texas A&M College of
Medicine was recently upgraded
to a Health Science Center in Jan
uary. This new status will enable
the College of Medicine to accom
plish goals that were previously at
a standstill.
The College of Medicine had
already acted as a health science
center, but the name change was
important to enable Texas A&M to
be recognized as an equal to other
universities' medical schools, said
Dr. Richard A. DeVaul, dean of
the College of Medicine and vice
president for Health Affairs.
"We were previously known
as a medical education program,"
he said, "But now since the last
legislative session, we have been
recognized as a separate institu
tion. There's Texas A&M Univer
sity and there's Texas A&M Uni
versity College of Medicine."
DeVaul made the recommen
dation to University President
William Mobley to upgrade the
College of Medicine. After Mob
ley approved the change, DeVaul
then asked the Texas A&M Uni
versity System Board of Regents,
who also approved.
DeVaul said the new footing
which the college of medicine
holds will make more state funds
accessible to the Texas A&M Uni
versity Health Science Center.
"We will have the opportunity
to request funds for specific ar
eas," DeVaul said.
One of the main goals for the
Health Science Center's future is
to emphasize more research and
provide leadership for extensive
medical research, he said. Their
ability to request extra funds for
special health care education pro
grams is the driving force behind
this goal.
"There's a crisis in this coun
try," DeVaul said. "Americans are
not selecting research careers and
we're really hoping to develop a
strong graduate program to inter
est young people in higher educa
tion."
The College of Medicine has
always had the talent and exper
tise — along with the facilities —
to excel in medical research, but
the funds were simply not avail
able, he said.
"Leading edge research is not
done in the average college of
medicine, it's done in big medical
centers and big research universi-
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RHA informs students about dorm life
By Ted Venker
The Battalion
Dorm living is becoming more enjoyable,
but many students don't realize it is due to the
efforts of the Residents Hall Association, Said
the president of the RHA.
Jana Terry said RHA Awareness Week,
which began Feb. 7 and ends today, was creat
ed mainly to let students know who the RHA
is and what they are accomplishing on the stu
dents' behalf.
He said RHA is responsible for several im
provements in dorm life.
"Microwaves using less than 500 watts are
now allowed in dorm rooms, visitation hours
have been extended and we now have four
coed dorms," Terry said. "Things like that
wouldn't happen without us."
Niki Kruckenberg, public relations director
for RHA, said she would like students to know
what the organization does, and and that it is
not the same thing as the Resident Advisor
program.
"We try to make policies that make living
on campus more fun," she said.
"For example, this year we worked for ex
tended visitation hours hours during bonfire
because it was on a week night."
Every dorm on campus elects a hall council
made up of the RHA delegate and president.
These two officials from all the dorms make up
the Genera] Assembly of the RHA. Proposals
for any new programs or regulations are creat
ed by the assembly and submitted to the Stu
dent Affairs office.
"It's up to Student Affairs to approve or
disapprove what we propose," Kruckenberg
Urban planning offers
various career options
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By Jayme Blaschke
The Battalion
While the national recession
has caused many job markets to
decline, the field of urban plan
ning is providing a lucrative ca
reer path for Texas A&M stu
dents.
Dr. David Pugh of the urban
and regional planning depart
ment at A&M, said urban plan
ning takes many forms which
allows for a wide variety of job
choices.
"The most familiar aspects
of urban planning include
health system planning, social
program planning and actual
physical planning for major
land use, like parks and air
ports," Pugh said. "A recent ar
ticle in Money magazine on the
top 100 career opportunities
fisted urban opportunity
eighth-best."
The program offered at
A&M focuses on the physical
aspect, and is designed for
graduate students, but Pugh
said interest in the program is
expanding to include students
from all majors.
"We have a 48-hour urban
planning grad program, but
there's talk this year on allow-
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thesis program, but there are
number of students that hat
expressed interest in a the®
which would allow them
pursue a Ph.D."
Urban planning curriculuir
at A&M is general in natnrf
but offers elements of the sever
major career paths, Pugh said
Three fields: transportation sys
tems, environmental manage
ment-hazard mitigation
land use-ground mana|emer,
are in high demand and expect
ed to increase over the next ID-
15 years.
"Some of the biggest de
mands are coming fromcife
that are getting into growir
management," Pugh said
"Cities like Bryan and Hbustor,
that have historically not beer
involved in zoning are moving
into those areas.
"Those same cities are ah
looking into urban redevelop
meat," he said. "Traditional!
the south and west have bee
more concerned with new con
struction than with restoration
but as cities get older, redevei
opment becomes more impor
tant."
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By K. Lee Davis
The Battalion
The Brazos Valley Chapter of
the Business and Professional
Women of Texas will raffle off a
gold, diamond, and amethyst pen
dant to benefit the M. D. Ander
son Hospital and Cancer Research
Center in Houston.
The pendant, donated by
David Gardner's Jewelers of Col
lege Station, is valued at $1,500 ac
cording to the jeweler.
"The Business and Profession
al Women of Texas have been in
strumental to the growth of M. D.
Anderson since its groundbreak
ing, when we shoveled the first
pile of dirt in 1954," said Victoria
Hayes, Brazos Valley chapter
president.
Raffle tickets cost $5 apiece,
and are available from members
of the .Brazos Valley chapter of the
Business and Professional Women
Jewelers.
Hayes stressed that the organi
zation is not ignoring local Brazos
valley hospitals like St. Joseph and
Humana, but is honoring a long
history of support for M.D. An
derson
"The hospital is a project for
all of our chapters across the state,
but this year we wanted to try and
take a more active role than usu
al," Hayes said.
"So many people from the Bra
zos valley go to M. D. Anderson
for research and cancer treatment
that we feel it is important to the
local community" Hayes added.
The organization will donate
all of the proceeds to the cancer
research center at the hospital,
with the stated goal being $10,000.
The 18 karat yellow-gold pen
dant is set with an eight-carat
amethyst accented by five dia
monds with a total weight of .37
carats in platinum settings.
By Melody Dunne
The Battalion
DARRIN HILL/The Battalion
The proceeds from the raffle of this
amethyst pendant will benefit the
M.D. Anderson Hospital in Houston.
The Memorial Student Center
should be the living room of cam
pus, where every Texas A&M stu
dent is welcome, the new MSC
president said.
Rob Fowler, a senior engineer
ing and economics major from
Houston, said he is excited about
his new position as the 43rd MSC
President and plans to promote
growth within the MSC and its
committees.
"I am going to try and create a
clear picture of where we want to
go this year," he said. "A certain
growth goal should be the focus of
our drives."
The MSC president is chosen
by a three-part process starting
with an application, resume and
statement of goals.
In an interview applicants are
asked about their leadership histo
ry, goals and MSC philosophy.
The applicants also present rec
ommendations from an A&M
staff member, an MSC member
and one other person.
The MSC offers students the
chance to gain leadership skills
and learn how to handle authority
and responsibility, Fowler said.
"The MSC has helped me
grow and develop in many areas,"
he said. "It is a living laboratory."
Fowler works closely with
three executive vice presidents.
Debbie Carlow, executive vice
president for programs, workl-
with recreational, cultural, enter!
tainment and educationalcommil]
tees.
Heather Hartman Wasrera\tli
chosen as ex&cutivd vice pTtsjde/i/
for marketing and personnel;
Fowler said the administrate
executive vice president is
open.
Fowler said good transitiono:
MSC leadership positions iser
tremely important, because eat!
year 99 perecnt of the leadei
move up in office or graduate,
He said the highlight of hi:
new position is meeting new]
pie and the toughest part is
time commitment.
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