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Ceremony to
award black
undergrads
By SHELIA VELA
The Battalion
Texas A&M University's Black
Graduate Students' Association
(BGSA) will hold its second
annual recognition awards
banquet Sunday to honor black
undergraduates who have a
cumulative grade point average
greater than 3.0.
"The purpose of our program
is to promote retention of
minorities at Texas A&M and
encourage these students to
obtain advanced academic
degrees." said Leon Turner,
BGSA public relations officer and
historian.
Turner said the award
ceremony has been established to
reward black students for their
academic excellence.
Charles Castine, general
manager of General Electric, will
serve as the keynote speaker. He
will encourage students to
increase their knowledge,
awareness, and marketability as
they pursue their careers. Turner
said.
William Joseph Citizen, Jr., a
junior political science major who
will attend the awards banquet,
said the ceremony will offer a
chance to meet new people and
gain recognition. "This type of
recognition gives students a sense
of accomplishment," he said.
The banquet will take place at
3 p.m. in Room 224 of the MSC.
Correction
A news brief appearing in
Thursday's issue of The Battalion
incorrectly identified the date of a
professional development
seminar sponsored by Texas
A&M University's Office of
University Relations.
The seminar will take place
Friday, April 9.
The Battalion regrets the error.
"United Colors of A&M"
CRAIG FOX/The Battalion
A member of the Philippine Student Association American Student Association, Fade to Black
dances as part of the Second Annual Aggie Dance Ensemble. The show was a part of the
Culture Extravaganza, United Colors of A&M. celebration of Diversity Week'93.
Other groups that performed were the Native
Local News Briefs
A&M to host
RA Conference
Texas A&M will serve as host
for the 1993 Residence Advisor
Conference in which 400 resident
advisors will attend. The confer
ence begins today.
More than 40 programs will
include sessions about commu
nication, teamwork, eating disor
ders, sexual harassment and
AIDS. Thirty schools will be rep
resented.
Dr. John Koldus, vice presi
dent of student services, and
Tom Murray, associate director
of student affairs/residence life,
will speak at the conference.
The annual conference is
sponsored by the Southwest As
sociation of College and Univer
sity Housing Officials
(SWACUHO).
Vet college holds
education fair
An animal education fair will
be held Sunday to educate the
public about a wide array of do
mestic animals at the Texas
A&M College of Veterinary
Medicine, University Drive on
Agronomy Road.
The emphasis of the fair will
be on education with hands-on
learning guided by veterinary
students.
The fair will also include dis
plays on behavior, disease and
care for animals. The college's
Class of '96 is organizing the
event.
Admission is 50 cents for ages
four-14 and $1 for ages 15 and
older. Children three and under
may attend without charge.
Marathon to aid
impaired children
The Kids To Camp '93 bike
ride will be held Saturday to
provide funds to send disabled
and diabetic children of Brazos
County to summer camp.
The race, which is sponsored
by the College Station Noon Li
ons Club, will begin at the Olsen
Field parking lot at 8 a.m. with a
staggered mass start. Distances
will include 10 miles, 30 miles,
50 miles, 62.5 miles and 100
miles. The terrain is rolling hills.
Cost is $20, For more infor
mation, contact Barry Harding or
Linda Chatham at 845-8481.
Seminar to discuss
mental retardation
A seminar on new develop
ments and services about mental
retardation will be held at Bryan
High School from 8:30 a.m. to 4
p.m.
Dr. Richard Parker, who is
with Texas A&M's special edu
cation department, will speak on
mental retardation services.
Sue Sheridan, Harris County
Department of Education, will
discuss on the new definition of
mental retardation.
The registration fee is $10.
which includes a box lunch.
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Mobley says KKK out
of line at A&M, nation
By MARK EVANS
The Battalion
Texas A&M University President William Mobley said the Knights
of the Ku Klux Klan do not warrant the attentions of modern society.
"Groups like the KKK are totally inconsistent with the values of this
university community, state and nation," Mobley said in a statement
released to The Battalion Thursday. "They deserve neither the timenoi
attention of thinking people in a democracy committed to equality and
justice for all."
Mobley's statements came in response to an announcement made
earlier this week of a Klan-sponsored rally in College Station on April
24.
"They deserve neither the time nor attention of
thinking people in a democracy committed to
equality and justice for all."
-President Moblen
Grand Dragon Michael Lowe told The Battalion Wednesday that
several A&M students, who are also Klan members, requested the
rally.
"We had three rallies in February, and some members from Texas
A&M, who were with us, suggested we have a rally in College
Station," he said.
Lowe said programs such as Celebrate Diversity Week exclude
whites and are discriminatory. However, Mobley said, programs such
as these lend the United States its strength.
"The strength of our nation resides in our diversity and
development of all our human resources," he said.
"I am appalled by any group or individual advocating any form of
racial or ethnic divisiveness, supremacy or intolerance," Mobley said
"We need to keep our attention and efforts focused on enhancing
educational and economic opportunities for all in our society, and not
be diverted by individuals or groups advocating any formof
intolerance or divisiveness."
The Klan rally is scheduled for April 24 at Oaks Park.
Resurrection Week
Event to unite Christians
By BELINDA BLANCARTE
The Battalion
Christians from Texas A&M
University campus organizations
will spread the gospel of Jesus
Christ during Resurrection Week
beginning Monday, said Bobby
Dean, event coordinator and
Corps of Cadets chaplain.
"Resurrection Week is a week
of unity between Christians to
proclaim the truth of the
resurrection of Christ," Dean said
Wednesday.
Dean said Resurrection Week
will happen because of prayer
from himself and leaders of
student Christian organizations.
"This is a week that was
literally called for by Christ," he
said. "I asked Christian leaders to
pray and see if this is something
Christ wanted them to do. God
put the vision in people's hearts
to do this."
Organizers include members of
the Baptist Student Union, the
Catholic Student Association and
Aggie Sisters for Christ.
The theme of the event is
"Arise!," a theme Dean said will
reach both Christians and non-
Christians.
"We hope to call non-
Christians out of unhappy lives
and to arise to true life," he said.
"We want Christians to live like
Christ is alive."
Included in the events will be
an information room where
students can receive counseling or
ask questions about Christianity.
Information room hours are 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Thursday
and Friday in Rudder 507 and
Tuesday, Rudder 305. The
information line phone number is
847-1950.
"If any student has someone
they want us to pray for, they can
call that number and we'll pray
for them," Dean said.
Lauren Buckle, counseling
coordinator, said Resurrection
Week can benefit many students.
"We think we can provide a lot
of answers and present a new
light," Buckle said Thursday. "We
want to make sure every student
on campus has a chance to hear
about Christ this week."
Other events during the week
include a speech Monday by Tom
Nelson, pastor of Denton Bible
Church. He will discuss the
academic standpoint of the
resurrection.
"That's good for people who
don't believe in the resurrection,"
Dean said.
Wednesday in Rudder Aud
itorium, Louis Giglio, a Christian
college speaker from Waco, will
challenge non-Christians to learn
about Christ.
Organizers also will present a
crucifixion scene Thursday at
Rudder Fountain.
Throughout the week, mem
bers will hand out fliers to spread
the gospel. Dean said.
"We don't want this to be
offensive," he said. "We're not
out to judge people. We're just
out to say that everyone needs
Christ.
"We don't believe that Judaism
is the way to salvation," he said,
"We don't believe the Islam faith
is correct. This may be offensive,
but Jesus' message is not
politically correct."
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