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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.
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FREE OPEN HOUSE
Oct. 5 - Oct. 10
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Jazzercise Fitness Center
Call Cathy Lyles at 764-1183 or 776-6696
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PODIATRIC
MEDICINE
A career with a challenge
A Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (D.P.M.) specializes in the prevention,
diagnosis and treatment of diseases and disorders affecting the human foot. A
D.P.M. makes independent judgments, administers treatments, prescribes
medications, and when necessary, performs surgery. The need for podiatric
doctors is great and income opportunities are excellent.
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
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Editor
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J. DOUGLAS FOSTER, Sports
Editor
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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."
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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.
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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.
Find out more at
OVERSEAS DAY
Oct. 8 10:00 -2:00 p.m.
MSC Main Hail
Or come by the Study Abroad Program Office
161 Bizzell Hall West 845-0544
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