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| Page 2 The Battalion Wednesday, April 1,19i;
Office space still
tight on campus,
reports official
By Karen Praslicka
The Battalion
New construction around the MSC is finally fin
ished, and the new office space in the Student Services
Building is being filledrapidly; but the assistant man
ager for the complex says this does not mean an abun
dance of office space for the rest of campus.'
The expansion of the University Center Complex
caused placement changes for many departments and
offices, and relieved crowding for others. Assistant
Manager Dennis Busch, however, said there is not any
extra office space available.
"There's pretty much been a domino effect of other
offices shifting over to cover that space," he said.
In the YMCA Building and the Pavilion particular
ly, extra space was needed, Busch said.
"The tenants that shared that space were pretty
cramped and crowded," he said.
Office relocations include:
•the athletic department, formerly on the ninth
floor of Rudder Tower. The old offices are being reno
vated for the vice president for finance and administra
tion and his staff.
•the Placement Office, formerly on the tenth floor
of Rudder. The old offices are being renovated for the
vice president for student services and his staff.
•the Office of School Relations/Admissions Coun
seling, formerly in room 137 of the Memorial Student
Center. The Multicultural Services Office will move
there.
•the Twelfth Man Foundation, formerly in a'small
building near Kyle Field. The George Bush Presiden
tial Library staff has moved into this building.
•the Department of Parking, Transit and Traffic
Services was leasing its space in the First American
Bank-University Center on University Drive. The de
partment has given up its lease, and will probably con
tinue to use the payment windows in Rudder during
the beginning of the semester only.
Busch said the space on the second floor of the
Pavilion where some Student Activities offices were lo
cated might now be occupied by the Student Financial
Aid Office.
Busch said that when planning for the Student Ser
vices Building began six years ago, an advisory com
mittee put together a list of what offices it wanted to
see in the new building.
"We wanted to bring as many of the student offices
as possible over to the complex," he said. "Other of
fices, which were already in the complex, were crowd
ed and we wanted to relocate them and give them
more space."
Some of the offices were reorganized under a differ
ent administration, so University officials wanted them
housed in the same building, Busch said.
Hunter’s dance
Ray Torgerson, a sophomore English
major and member of the Texas A&M
Native American Student Association,
performs a hunting dance Tuesday
afternoon in the Memorial Student
RANDY NICHOLS/The Battalion
Center. The Plains Indian “Sneak-Up
Dance” models their hunting
techniques. The function of NASA is to
increase awareness of American
Indians and their cultures.
CAMAC plans
focus on futuK
at conference
Convention to examine
issues affecting Hispanics
By Melody Dunne
The Battalion
Issues affecting the future of
the Hispanic community will be
discussed at the fifth annual MSC
Committee for the Awareness of
Mexican American Culture (CA
MAC) conference, "Hispanics:
What the Future Holds," this Fri
day and Saturday.
The conference will discuss
issues affecting the Hispanic
community in business and edu
cation. Politics, border issues
and Hispanic women in leader
ship positions also will be ad
dressed.
Michelle Alvarado, co-direc-
tor for CAMAC, said that she
hopes the conference will pro
vide the campus and surround
ing community with a better un
derstanding of the Hispanic cul
ture.
"As a leading university,
A&M should take time to edu
cate the campus about the differ
ent demographic groups," she
said.
Conference officials expect to
have over 200 delegates attend
the conference, representing uni
versities around the state, includ
ing the University of Houston
and the University of Texas.
U.S. Representative E. "Kika"
De La Garza will give the open
ing speech of the conference, ad
dressing the North American
Free Trade Agreement.
Alvarado said this is an im
portant discussion because many
people do not understand the ba
sics of the agreement.
Other speakers includeNi
ma Cantu, the regional cours
for the Mexican-AmericanU r
Defense and EducationalFn:|
Hector Castillo, director fort
Education Opportunity PlaiK
"As a leading
university, A&M shoul;
take time to educatethi
campus about the
different demographic
groups."
Michelle Alvarado^
director for CAM
Division of the Texas Higherl
ucation Coordinating Board;*
Gary Bledshoe, the Texas pre jj
dent of the National Associati j
for Advancement of Color |
People.
Dr. Alicia Cuaron, witht |
Institute for Hispanic Professs !;
al Development in Denver,* *
deliver the closing address
Saturday.
Cuaron will give a motr
tional speech on the work fa
in the year 2000, Alvaradosaii
Anyone wishing to attend:
conference can register in rot !
203 of the MSC on Friday*
p.m. or Saturday at 9 a.m.oii:
first floor of Rudder.
The cost of the confererst.
$15 for college students and£
for non-students.
For information
registration/contact Aimtd' r
Cindy Cru2^at 845-1515,
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Grand jury investigates Harris County boot-camp' detention facility
HOUSTON (AP) — A grand jury is in
vestigating allegations that drill sergeants
at a Harris County-run "boot-camp" de
tention facility have physically abused
young offenders.
Sixteen subpoenas have been issued
for deputy sheriffs, probation department
corrections officers and documents. Eight
witnesses, including three probationers at
the year-old camp, have testified so far.
"We're looking at complaints that
(probationers) have been hit in the stom
ach with fists, hit on the body with bro
ken broomsticks and kicked on various
places on their bodies," prosecutor Don
Smyth told the Houston Chronicle on
Monday.
Harris County Adult Probation De
partment head Larance Coleman, whose
department runs the boot camp, said he
had referred the allegations brought to his
department to the district attorney's office
for investigation.
"When we receive an allegation, our
policy is to ask the district attorney to in
vestigate," Coleman said Tuesday.
"We're cooperating fully. We're obvious
ly concerned."
Coleman said the drill sergeants are
sheriff's deputies. The Harris County
Sheriff's office said Tuesday it would not
comment until the probe was completed.
The camp, an alternative to prison,
puts offenders aged 17-25 through a
90-day camp designed to instill disci
pline. They are then released on normal
probation terms.
But complaints about the camp sur
faced last month in a confidential memo
circulated among the 22 Harris County
felony judges. The memo listed l9com
plaints filed between June 7, 1991,ani
Feb. 6 and included a photograph of 11
sticks used for discipline.
The accusations prompted stateDi^
trict Judge A.D. Azios to have allsixo!
the youths he has sent to the cani[
brought to his court for questioning. Tlie>
all told the judge they had not been mi*
treated.
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We invite you to join 80 Senior Former Students as
they return to campus this summer for a week of
classes and campus life
STUDENT HOST
Applications For
AGGIEHOSTEL f 92
are now available in the FIELD OFFICE of the
Association of Former Students
DEADLINE APRIL 3th
JUNE 21 - 27, 1992
The Episcopal Church
Invites You To A Holy Lent
6:15 p.m. Wednesday - Eucharist & Dinner
12:15 p.m. Thursday - Eucharist & Healing
6:15 p.m. Sunday - Eucharist & Dinner
Canterbury House
902 George Bush Dr.
Phone: 693-4245
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fFreshman CCass (BaCC
Saturday SlpriC 4, 1992
9:00 p.m.-l:00 a.m.
MSC 212-224
SLttire is semi-format
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Tloor (Prizes ziritt Be azvarded.
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Skin Testing
Ages 18 and older
Individuals with spring allergy symptoms to screen for
upcoming research studies.
Impetigo Study
Individuals of any age with symptoms of impetigo (bacterial
infection of the skin) to participate in an investigational drug
research study using a cream with drug in it. $150 for those
chosen and completing the study.
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Individuals age 13 and older wanted to participate in a research
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toenails and others. Investigational oral antibiotic in capsule form.
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