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Campus Wedne Page 2 The Battalion Wednesday, October 7,1 (the ijcnj in) f wufose Sexual assault seminars offer tips for preventior By CHERYL HELLER Reporter of THE BATTALION Hollie Greer and Dearest Nutall, second graders at Ross Elementary School, write a story about frogs as Alice Prendergast, of JENNIFER LOCKARD/The Battalion Houston, looks on. Prendergast is a participant in Writing Buddies, which is a project affiliated with other members of her reading 467 class. The first of a four-part work shop held to educate students about the risk of sexual assault and avoiding such encounters was held Tuesday night in The Grove. The workshop is sponsored by several campus organizations, in cluding the Golden Key National Honor Society, the National Orga nization of Women, the Off-Cam pus Aggies, the Panhellenic Coun cil and the Residence Hall Associ ation. The workshop, which com bines both verbal and hands-on instruction, is the first of its kind at Texas A&M. "We're co-sponsoring the work shop as one of our campus pro jects," said Tawny Britton, presi dent of the Texas A&M chapter of the National Organization for Women. "Our organization is fo- Mud damages Fish Pond, official says By MACK HARRISON Reporter of THE BATTALION lays before home games has filled the Fish Pond with excited Aggies — and a great deal of mud. Melanie Vanlandingham, pro ject manager for landscape design for the Physical Plant, said stu dents are jumping or being thrown into the Fish Pond the day before the Aggies take to Kyle Field. She said the mud from stu dents' clothes costs the school over $1,200 to clean it up each time, and could end up damaging the system. "Part of the problem is students have began jumping in on the Fri day before a game," Vanlanding ham said. "That's not a part of the tradition." Rusty Thompson, Northside area coordinator, said he had not been told about any students, with the exception of the yell leaders, being dunked in the Fish Pond. "That could be considered haz ing," Thompson said. "The only people to be thrown in are the yell leaders. That's the only activity (at the Fish Pond) that has been ap proved by the University." Texas A&M strives to present a favorable impression to the thou sands of visitors here for home games. Vanlandingham said the school was lucky that mainte nance workers were able to clean up the fountain that evening. "The first time we were able to catch it," she said. "But if we don't and no one reports it, (the Fish Pond) will be black for the football game. That would just be a black eye to the University." Students need to be aware of the history behind the Fish Pond, Vanlandingham said. The pond and the area around it have been developed as a park and been des ignated as a memorial site to Ag gies killed in wars. "It has a lot of meaning to the campus," Vanlandingham said. "I don't think students realize the importance of the Fish Pond to A&M." The Fish Pond was built as a gift from the Class of '38. Recent ly, the Class of '77 donated $15,000 to renovate the pond and another $35,000 for upkeep. "Their whole purpose was to have the fountain working year- round," she said. "Before, it only ran during football season." STEP. WEIGHTS. FUNK. LITE. SUPERSESSION. AND OF COURSE, jj ALL THAT JAZZ. There’s always something new at Jazzercise. Because you’ll dance to the latest steps and your favorite songs. Plus, we’re always adding more of the newest moves and music. And if variety is the spice of life, we’re hot. Because there are also classes with weights, steps, longer sessions, less- intense workouts, stretching and toning, and programs for kids. So call for the classes near you. And start jazzing up your fitness routine. jazzercise. The fitness professionals. 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A recruiter from the College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery will be on the campus of Texas A&M University for Graduate School Day on Thursday, October 8, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Memorial Student Center Ballroom. We invite all students, regardless of grade level, to explore our program. We are one of seven colleges of podiatric medicine in the United States and the only college located within a major medical university. For more information, contact: Jenny Cones, P.O. Box 1245, Waller, Texas, 77484, (409) 372-9791. University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences 3200 Grand Avenue • Des Moines, Iowa 50312 The Battalion ATLANTIS TILLMAN, Editor in Chief STEVE O’BRIEN, Managing Editor JASON LOUGHMAN, Opinion Editor MEREDITH HARRISON, News Editor HEIDI SAUER, News Editor TODD BLACKMON, Arts & Entertainment Editor GARY CARROLL, City Editor J. DOUGLAS FOSTER, Sports Editor CHRIS WHITLEY, Sports Editor RICHARD S. JAMES, Photo Editor Staff Members Reporters — Melody Dunne, Mark Evans, Todd Stone, Brandi Jordan, Cheryl Heller, Tanya Sasser, Robin Goodpaster, Juli Phillips, Tanya Williams, Julie Chelkowski, Monique Lunsford, Mack Harrision, and Will Healy. News desk — Kyle Burnett, Tracia Newbold, Jennifer Mentlik, David Thomas, Lance Holmes, Lauri Reysa and Jennifer Smith. Photographers — Darrin Hill, Jenny Matlack, Randy Nichols, Sandra Alvarado, Billy Moran, Jennifer Lockard, Ricardo S. Garcia and Robert Reed. Lifestyles writers — Susan Owen, Anas Ben-Musa, Tricia Martinez and Julie Polston. Sports writers— K. Lee Davis, Michael Plumer, Don Norwood and Ruly Medrano. Columnists — Anthony LoBaido, Stacy Feducia, Dwayne Purvis, Shawn Ralston, Matt Dickerson, Robert Vasquez, and Toni Garrard. Cartoonists — William Harrison, Thomas Deeney, George Nasr, and Clay Welch. Clerks — Darra Dees, Pejcharat Harvey, Shelley Rowton and Jamie Anderson. The Battalion (USPS 045-360) is published daily, Monday through Friday during the fall and spring semesters and Monday through Thursday during the summer session (except University holidays and exam periods), at Texas A&M University. Second class postage paid at College Station, TX 77840. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Battalion, 230 Reed McDonald Building, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843. News: The Battalion news department is managed by students at Texas A&M University in the Division of Student Publications, a unit of the Department of Journalism. Editorial offices are in 013 Reed McDonald Building. Newsroom phone number is 845-3316. Fax: 845-2647. Opinions expressed in The Battalion are those of the Opinion Page staff or the contributor and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the Texas A&M Battalion editors, student body, administration, faculty or staff. Advertising: For campus, local and national display advertising, call 845-2696. For classified advertising, call 845-0569. Advertising offices are in 015 Reed McDonald and office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Fax: 845-5408. Subscriptions: Mail subscriptions are $20 per semester, $40 per school year and $50 per full year. To charge by VISA or MasterCard, call 845-2611. BE AN EXCHANGE STUDENT Study in England, Scotland, Germany, Mexico, or Switzerland. Find out how you can be chosen... Come to TAMU Overseas Day October 8, 10am-2pm MSC Main Hallway Study Abroad Programs, 161 Bizzell Hall, 845-0544 cusing on rape prevention and awareness, and this opportunity came along at the right time." Monday's session included pre sentations from Cpl. Betty Lemay and Lt. Bert Kretzschmar of the crime prevention unit of the Uni versity Police Department, as well as a discussion from William Har rison of Kappa Sigma. An officer of the Guard Room spoke about the escort service that the Corps of Cadets provides to students, and representatives from the Hotard Escort Service were present as well. "A woman is at the most risk for attack from the time she steps on this campus in September until Thanksgiving vacation." ’he DARRIN HILL/Theta Cpl. Betty Lemay speaks? the first of a four-part assay workshop Tuesday night. - William Harrision, President of Kappa Sigma Fraternity Lemay and Kretzschmar dis cussed general safety measures, focusing on the definition of rape, the profile of a rapist and active and passive resistance, including the use of mace, tear gas, stun guns and body alarms. "We need practice working on personal safety," Lemay said. "It's necessary to build an attitude of survival, and always value your self above the criminal." Harrison spoke about the problem of acquaintance and date rape. He provided stahstics about date rape and emphasized the need for holding the seminars this time of year. "A woman is at themostrii for attack from the time si on this campus in Septemberuit 1 Thanksgiving vacation," Hank said. Additional workshop session will be held on Tuesday Thursday evenings from 7iol p.m. until Oct. 15. The session will focus on the fastest way flee from an attacker, basic ted niques for terminating an assai and practice for perfection dti panic. -fig LEAP GKgK-NI fofcNtZ A Rape Speak-out held in» junction with the workshopwl take place Wednesday, Oct. Mil the Rudder fountain area, andi film festival entitled "Stmt Smarts" will be sponsored by A) University Police Departmento Oct. 19 and 20. Do you want to spend Spring Break '93 in Rome, Venice, Snook, or College Station? Need some help making your decision? Come talk to some students who chose Rome and Venice last year and then decide. Thursday, October 8, 1992 4-6 p.m. Room 410 Rudder Students who participated in the Spring '92 TAMU Italian Semester program will be present to share their experiences and their scrapbooks. Learn how you can spend your Spring Break in Rome or Venice, For more information, contact the Study Abroad Program Office, 161 Bizzell Hall West, 845-0544. P.S. If you can't make it, don't stress out! Check out Overseas Day instead! Visit the main hallway of the MSC on the same day from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. andyou'lllx able to talk with some of the same students who are going to be in Room 410 Rudder from 4-6. Spring ’93 This time don’t be left in College Station. 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