The Battalion
Campus
B-CS neighborhoods to take
part in National Night Out
Thursday, July 30,1992
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Local law enforcement agencies sponsor
Julie Chelkowski
The Battalion
Bryan-College Station neigh
borhoods will come together to
help prevent crime in their areas
as local law enforcement agencies
kick-off the Ninth Annual Nation
al Night Out next Tuesday.
The event is a joint effort orga
nized by the Bryan, College Sta
tion and University Police depart
ments with the Brazos County
Sheriffs Department.
National Night Out is an effort
by the community and the police
departments to prevent crime and
promote awareness, said College
Station Police Officer Byron
Tilton.
"The purposes of National
Night Out is to increase public
awareness, encourage the commu
nity to get involved and promote
crime prevention," Tilton said.
Watching out for neighbors is a
main emphasis for the event and
an effective method in crime pre
vention, he said.
Lt. Bert Kretzschmar of the
UPD agreed with Tilton. The goal
of National Night Out is to make
communities aware of their sur
roundings by getting to know
their neighbors, he said.
"It's about neighbors helping
neighbors," Kretzschmar said.
"It's about knowing your neigh
bors and watching for suspicious
activity.
"If you know your neighbors,
you know who belongs and who
doesn't belong."
Tilton described National
"It's about knowing your
neighbors and watching
for suspicious activity."
- Lt. Bert Kretzschmar, UPD
Night Out as a 'two-fold pro
gram" which includes a county
wide block party hosted by the
four police departments and indi
vidual block parties organized by
local residents.
The county-wide block party
will be held at Central Park in
College Station starting at 5:30
p.m. Tuesday night. The party
will offer crime prevention and
neighborhood programs, and en-
anti-crime program
tertainment for children will be
provided.
"After that, we encourage
groups to have their own block
parties," Tilton said.
A Tights on contest' is held af
ter the county block party, Tilton
said. Officers will survey neigh
borhoods. The block with the
most lights wins the contest, and a
sign will be placed on their block.
Last year, the Bryan-College
Station area was recognized as
one of the best communities in
promoting personal safety and
community involvement in the
national program, Tilton said.
University-owned apartments,
previously married-student hous
ing, will hold a block party before
the county's party. A UPD officer
will speak to children about crime
prevention and safety.
The annual effort is effective
and needed for the community,
Tilton said. Last year, 200 people
attended the county's block party.
"We know our Night Out has
been essential in preventing
crime," he said.
Hay toss
DARRIN HILUTheBattalion
Eric Huff, a junior history major from Dallas
and Parson’s Mounted Cavalry trooper, tosses
hay down to David Stambaugh, a business
administration major from Irving. The two were
feeding one of the horses at the Parson’s
Mounted Cavalry stable on Wednesday.
Board of Regents offer statement
of mission for University system
What’s Up
Juli Phillips
The Battalion
The Board of Regents of the Texas A&M Universi
ty System issued their statement of mission, vision
and core values for the system following their meet
ing last week.
Regent Raul B. Fernandez oversaw the committee
that developed the statements in conjunction with the
administrators from the 16 state agencies and acade
mic institutions that make up the TAMUS.
"TAMUS agencies and institutions have an impact
on the lives of every Texan and many outside our
borders," Fernandez said. "These new statements of
mission, vision and values will serve to better unify
our diverse parts."
The reason behind the issuance of this statement
of purpose is simply because A&M has a new chan
cellor, said Bill Presnal, executive secretary of the
Board of Regents. He said there is nothing unusual
about this issuance.
The mission statement reads: "The Texas A&M
University System is a federation of state universities
and agencies; focused on technology, science and
management; serving people through education,
leadership development, research and service."
The new vision for the system includes:
• becoming the premier source of education and
training,
• effectively attaining and using state funds,
• creating more unity among members of the Sys
tem,
• leading institutional teamwork,
• being effective in practical problem solving,
• empowering under-represented groups in the
System,
• catalyzing economic development and
• continuously upgrading System quality.
Tire statement further addresses the System's com
mitment to quality, teamwork and access; its dedica
tion to diversity; its determination to optimize re
sources; its support of initiative, innovation, risk-tak
ing and entrepreneurship; and its commitment to
unity in the System.
THURSDAY
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Joseph’s Parochial School. For more information call
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