State & Local Page 2 The Battalion Friday, February 28, A&M agency links education, research efforts By Tanya Sasser The Battalion The Texas Engineering Experi ment Station (TEES) is "bridging boundaries" by strengthening the bond between research and edu cation at Texas A&M. TEES is an agency of the Texas A&M University System whose purpose is to conduct research in all engineering disciplines, said Laura Nowlin, TEES director of information and publication. "Most people don't realize the amount of paperwork that is nec essary to get money for research and to actually conduct the re search," Nowlin said. "TEES is responsible for managing that pa perwork." TEES also helps put together proposals when a certain depart ment is applying for a grant. "Basically TEES brings money into the system," Dr. Richard Hall, deputy director of TEES, said. "Eighty-five to 87 percent of TEES funds go back into the Universi ty-" Agency researchers brought in $32.4 million in contracts ,and grants last year for a wide range of research projects. "TEES is the primary agency through which we do engineering research in the College of Educa tion," Hall said. "About 99.9 per cent of the school of engineering works through TEES." Most of the present TEES re searchers are A&M faculty mem bers within the College of Educa tion, Nowlin said. Because of the rapid growth of TEES, the number of researchers from other univer sities is increasing, as are pro grams within those institutions. Nowlin said TEES is also be ginning to collaborate research ef forts with other countries. Joint study projects involving faculty and students from the United States and Mexico are being planned. "We are forming some agree ments with some Mexican agen cies which highlights our theme of 'bridging boundaries'." Former TEES Director Herbert Richardson was recently named to the chancellorship of The Texas A&M University System. Through Dr. Richardson's leader ship, support for TEES' research has tripled. "Since Dr. Richardson was ap pointed chancellor, it has been a time of change for TEES," Nowlin said. "We have so many projects going on at one time, we can't re port on all of them," she said. Health worker quits amid HIV scare 'Our town is scarred; Her credibility is zero/ newspaper editor says BOGOTA, Texas (AP) — In a town as small as this, everyone seems to know his neighbor. Except no one seems to know the area's most visible resident. Dona Spence, the health worker who alerted residents three months ago that 36 area teens were carrying the HIV virus. But now health officials say they can nei ther verify nor dispute the numbers, and Spence has quit her job. ''It's going to take a long time for this town to recover from this," Denise Wood, ed itor of the weekly Bogata News, said Thurs day, the day after Spence unexpectedly re signed from the Ark-Tex Council of Govern ments. "Our town is scarred," Wood said. "Her credibility is zero." Three weeks ago, the small East Texas town made headlines when the Dallas Morn ing News reported that area high school bas ketball teams were refusing to play nearby Rivercrest High School because of Spence's chilling information. The resulting publicity. Wood said, has turned a cheerful, farming community into one hurt and distrustful of outsiders. "This is a town where you leave your keys in the car when you go to the store," she said. "The whole town is very anti-Dona right now." But Rivercrest students continue to direct their anger at the media . "I don't think they're mad at her because they didn't believe her in the first place/'said 18-year-old Tiffany Parish. "And besides," Parish said, "Hoaxornot, Spence accomplished her original mission, to educate the area about AIDS. As for Spence, she has changed her tele phone number and remained out of sight, There was no one at her home Wednesday night or Thursday. "Now they know it can happen," Parish said. But Dona Spence and the furor she has sparked remain the talk of the town. Ladies pay to play at charity By Alysia Woods The Battalion Local ladies paid big bucks Wednesday night for eligible bachelors from the Bryan-College Station area in the fifth annual "Dream Date" Bachelor Auction sponsored by the Sundance Club in the Hilton in College Station. This year's proceeds from the event went to the Sheltering Arms Emergency Shelter, a licensed emergency shelter for abused, ne glected and abandoned children. The shelter is a branch of the Twin City Mission, a local non-profit or ganization. Kevin Wood, administrator of the shelter, said the proceeds will be used for several projects, pri marily a new shelter. "We're in the beginning stages of getting a new shelter," Wood said. "We're looking at land right now." Sheltering Arms provides a temporary home for children un der 18 until a permanent home, such as a foster home, is found. The shelter also provides free counseling for children and their families. The auction featured 24 area bachelors. Admission of $1 was collected at the door and everyone was allowed to bid. Leigh Kubin, chairperson of the Bachelor Auction Committee said the shelter was a good choice for this year's auction. "They (the shelter) are really in need of food and clothing for the children," Kubin said. "Basically, they don't get any state funding.' Kubin said the auction, which is always a success, chooses differ ent charities each year. Past chari ties have included the Muscular Dystrophy Association and prena tal clinics. Bachelors that were auctioned included local students, physi cians, waiters and club managers. Ages of the bachelors ranged from 21 to 45. Each bachelor was introduced by emcees Brooke Stevens and Chris Scott and modeled on a run- auction way. Some danced and the crowd cheered when a few bachelors stripped. The highest bid went to local television reporter for KBTX,]oel Thomas, who sold for $425. Texas A&M quarterback Bucky Richard son was scooped up for $40(1, Each bachelor had their own plans for the date with the person who bid the highest. One onlooker commented on the courage of the bachelors. "I sure wouldn't do it," said David Todaro, a Blinn student, Bachelor Joe Gimblet said he was not having much fun, al though it was for a good cause. "Now I know how some girls feel," Gimblet said. Chief plans community policing Students Continued from Page 1 "I feel confident and think we have a quality program," he said. "But down the road, there might be some things we'll want to look at." One of the programs Feldman hopes to develop is community policing. An officer presently pa trols the Southgate area in College Station - bordered by George Bush Drive, Dexter Drive, Holle- man Drive and Wellborn Road. The program involves officers on foot patrolling door to door and speaking with residents about crime. Feldman, who says he "bleeds Aggie maroon," earned a degree in education from Texas A&M, and then played professional baseball for six years as a pitcher with the San Francisco Giants. After Feldman left basebqlj be cause of a bad arm in 1965, he re turned to College'Statiofi'vvithout any plans about what he was go ing to do. Then some acquain tances told him about an opening for a police officer. "My friends asked me if I want ed to be a police officer, and I said 'You've got to be kidding,' " he said. Feldman said after about a week or two of thinking about it, he decided to join the force and has stayed with it. Brymer said Feldman brings a strong sense of loyalty and devo tion to the community and the de partment, as well as a strong sense of vision about departmental goals for the future. "He brings a lot of strong ex pertise to police work," Brymer said. Continued from Page 1 whenever asked upon. Many A&M students who served in the Gulf attended the rally and gave their testimonials and opinions about the war. Mike Yeager, a junior psycholo gy major from Galveston who is also in the Marine Reserves, said he volunteered to blow up mine fields in Kuwait. "There were guys there who were married and had kids," he said. "I felt it was the right thing to do." give views on war John Fernandez, a sophomore at A&M, dropped out of school to serve in the Persian Gulf. "I was proud to serve and have no regrets in serving my country to its fullest capacity," said Fer nandez, a Marine. A handful of students protested the rally's glorification of war and the killing of innocent people. "I don't think this war should be celebrated as a victory," said protester Mark Fletcher, a research associate in chemical engineering at A&M. Many of the people who were killed were innocent civilians who had nothing to do with the war, he added. "I feel it (the war) was unneces sary in the first place," said rotester Kade Roberts. "Itwas ighly politically motivated and could have been avoided." The rail)' was not meant tobea pro-war effort, said Brandi Smith, vice-president of public relations for College Republicans. "It was meant to show our sup port, to commemorate and to hon or those who served and are still serving in Desert Storm," she said. 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