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Campus Page 2 The Battalion Monday, September 14, li Monday Bic Reynolds medical building houses CS artist's artwork paper, and I've been with it ever since," Watkins said. When she first began creating collages, she used recycled materials such as grocery bags, computer paper and used watercolor paper. However, she now uses the cotton and abaca for archival purposes. "I want my art to last a while." Most of her pieces are not very large, usually no larger than three feet in height, and they are unframed and deeply textured. RANDYNICHOLS/The Battalion Greta Watkins, whose art is on exhibit in the Joe H. Reynolds Medical Building, explains one of her pieces Friday morning. Watkins, whose art is made with handmade paper, has been making such pieces for 11 years. Other pieces can be seen at the Arts Council of the Brazos Valley’s “Local Color” gallery. Watkins is a native of College Station where she graduated from A&M Consolidated High School before attending Iowa State and the University of Houston to study art. By ROBIN GOODPASTER Reporter of THE BATTALION The artwork of Greta Watkins, a College Station native, is on display in the Joe H. Reynolds Medical Building on Texas A&M University's West Campus until the end of September. Watkins is a self-taught paper maker who uses color, texture, light and shadow to create artwork that changes with the light of day. "In natural lighting, the art piece seems to change as the light moves across it during the course of the day and the shadows change," Watkins said. "I read a lot of quilt books and looked at the geometry of the quilts to learn how to create optical illusions." Watkins uses cotton linters — thin pieces of cotton separated from the seed and then cleaned, and pieces of banana fiber called abaca to create collages. Watkins said she became interested in paper art 10 or 11 years ago. "I must have seen it somewhere," she said. "During a visit to the library with my children I picked up a book on how to hand make She also attended Texas A&M as an environmental design major. She has participated in local exhibits such as FestiFall, a juried arts festival in Bryan, and the Lubbock Arts Festival, where she received the Lubbock Arts Festival Merit Award. Watkins said she likes where her art is going, and she will probably continue with it. She said most of her art has been shown locally, and one of her goals is to show her art further away from home. There will be a reception Sept. 16 in the lobby of the College of Medicine with the artist and immediate family present, as well as the staff of the College of Medicine, but the display runs through the end of September and is free to the Old Ags sponsor career-planning workshof By MONIQUE LUNSFORD Reporter of THE BA TTALION Former A&M students will be lending a helping hand to the 1992-93 graduating class by sponsoring a career-planning workshop for seniors scheduled for Sept. 26 at the Clayton Williams Alumni Center. The purpose of the workshop, which has been in existence for four years, is to allow former stu dents to help soon-to-be gradu ates prepare for the business world. This is accomplished through various sessions dealing with important issues that the graduates will face as they get ready to plunge into their careers. Some of the topics that will be discussed during the program are career goals and expectations, mock interviews, interview tech niques and resume writing, and a panel discussion where students can ask former students questions about career planning. There also will be separate pro grams conducted by specific col leges and some that will be based on a student's area of interest. Wynn Rosser, a member of the Class of '90 and the campus tran sition coordinator for the Associa tion of Former Students, says that this year's workshop has good potential. "My hope for this program is that it helps the participants be more ready for the job-search process," he said. "And I hope in some way that it will help ease their transition into the working world. "I encourage students to advantage of every opporture: here at Texas A&M to becoi more attractive as a potentialer ployee." The three sponsors of workshop are the Assodation Former Students, the Aggie Pn fessional Forum, consisting of(o mer students from the Houstf area, and the Career Center. Seniors who will graduated tween Dec. 1992 and Aug. 15 can register for the workslii Sept. 21-24 in the Memorial Sti dent Center from 9 a.m. to There is a $5 fee that will cove lunch and resource materials,® students are recommended bring resumes and dress in bii ness attire. Mobley commends A&M Greek system for 'positive leadership' By JULIE CHELKOWSKI Reporter of THE BATTALION Texas A&M President William Mobley commend ed members of the Interfratemity Council (IFC) Sun day night for keeping hazing and other problems to a minimum and implementing "positive leader ship." Mobley compared the Aggie Greek system to fra ternal organizations at other universities and said A&M has considerably fewer problems. "The Greek system has come under scrutiny re cently and it has put a lot of fraternities at other cam puses in great risks," he said. "It only takes a few to bring the whole system into question and the entire institution." Genevieve Stubbs, A&M's first assistant general council, warned fraternity members to eliminate any form of hazing and asked if it "is worth it" to risk be ing sued, going to jail, or permanently injuring someone. "The cycle must stop somewhere," she said. Mobley also addressed issues such as sexual ha rassment, alcohol and drug abuse, and rivalry among the different groups. He encouraged input by fraternity representatives. IFC President Jamie Webste said a problem that he hasnt ticed is the struggle that Greeb face with other students as try to increase their involvemei in the University. "All fraternities are startiii to put A&M first, but theck we get with the University,fe more of a battle it is with (students)," he said. Mobley told the members!: continue to show their support to the Universifi reach out to the community, and avoid beingaitia of even those who are critical towards Greeks. Excite air on F: 400 me member Interfra House." Gre members recogni; gathered Systems new pled Dr. M Greek afi fifth sen been con the past, their bids Rudder fraternity Leese is workin "This more vis: high-prof Leese going th: growing. "We h Fraternit; the begi numbers same wl semester last few y rather sig Mobley Chris Sigma Ph fraterniti reputatioi "Creel recognitic "Bid day everyone. Though there is criticism, Webster said the ii est Mobley has shown in Greeks by talkingtotk fraternities proves that the University is willing accept them. Webster said any past hazing incidents havebea reduced through educating fraternity members. "People have realized you don't have to abuse! teach about a fraternity," ne said. 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