Image provided by: Texas A&M University
About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 2, 1993)
7 State & Local Page 2 The Battalion Monday, August 2,1 1 | 1 T) a TVTQT'T'Tf^TVrQ ^ Q ^ A&M orientation program ^ 1 v/\l\l 11 Wl \l j—designed for older students By STEPHANIE MARTIN The Battalion An orientation program edu cating older incoming students about A&M's services and ad dressing age-related issues will be held Aug. 27 for both graduate and undergraduate students. "Transitions ‘93\ An Orienta tion for Graduate Students and Aggies Over 24" is designed to provide older students with an overall orientation to the Univer sity about student life, cultural events, and University services, said Ann Goodman, a coordina tor at the Off-Campus Center. "Aggies over 24 have different needs," she said. "For example, they may have been out of school for several years. We have one student as old as 57. Their needs are different from the average 18 to 19-year-old." Since 1989, Transitions was only for the undergraduates over 24, and the Graduate Student Council and Department of Student Affairs had a separate orientation.. "This year's Transitions will be a more cost-effective way to provide a quality orientation to both groups," Goodman said, adding that gradu ate students and students over 24 are likely to socialize with one an other anyway. "Graduate students traditional ly have had no formal orientation to the University," she said. "They are primarily orientated to specific departments and organi zations concerning their majors." Some of the activities will be held for both student populations, while other sessions will split par- ticipants into groups. Family mem bers of the students are encouraged to participate, and there will be a special Aggie family member ses sions during the program. Goodman said family members who live with a student are often affected by his or her academic stress periods, and need to know what to expect. The orientation also includes a session on finan cial budgeting since many older students must live on a reduced income while they attend school. Transitions '93 will be held in Rudder Tower and Rudder The ater, with on-site registration be ginning at 11:30 a.m. the day of the conference. The program con- cludes with a barbecue in the Commons Dining Room, where one undergraduate and one grad uate student will each receive a book scholarship from the A&M's bookstore, and other door prizes will be given away. National Night Out provides chance to meet neighbors By MICHELE BRINKMANN The Battalion Bryan-College Station residents are encour aged to meet their neighbors Tuesday during the 10th annual National Night Out (NNO). NNO is a nation-wide effort to bring crime and drug prevention to the spotlight through a yearly celebration. "This is the closest thing to a neighborhood watch," Cpl. Betty Lemay of the University Police Crime Prevention Unit said. This year Bryan and College Station will have separate programs in celebration of NNO after three years of working together on the event. The College Station events will be held Tuesday at the Texas A&M Married Student Housing complex. "The events will be geared toward kids, in part to get the parents out too," Lemay said. Events include a bicycle parade, personal safety talks, a coloring contest, hayride and making homemade ice cream. The University Apartment Council of Texas Aggies is sponsoring the event. "The events get people together in a com munity environment to meet the neighbors," Lemay said. Bryan residents are asked to go out at 8 p.m. to meet the neighbors or organize a block party. They are also asked to leave their out side lights on all night. A Good Guy vs. Bad Guy softball game will also be held today at Travis Field at 6 p.m. in Bryan. Police officers, firefighters and other public servants will participate in the event. Crime prevention messages will be built into the game, and at the end of the game the community residents are invited to form the letters NNO for an aerial photograph. Local businesses have donated security related door prizes such as car alarms. Bryan Police Crime Prevention Officer Joe Bostick said in a department news release that spectators can expect a few surprises at the game. "It's going to be a lot of fun for young and old alike, and you might learn something new about how to reduce your chances of becom ing a victim of crime," Bostick said. Methods of protest divide pro-life movement Operation Rescue tactics draw fire Dallas sibling deaths baffle investigators THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DALLAS — An East Texas couple buried their teen-age children Sunday still strug gling to cope with the brutal, yet unexplainable way the youths died. James Brian King, 14, and his 13-year-old stepsister, Christina Ann Benjamin, were found last week by a road worker in rural Telico, 30 miles south of Dallas and 15 miles from the teens' home in Garrett. Lt. Royce Gothard of the El lis County Sheriff's Depart ment said the girl's naked body was in the brush beside a gravel road. Her head and hands severed and the body was covered with cuts. Clues are scarce and Gothard said the Texas Rangers and FBI may be called in to help. He said the Sheriff's Depart ment has contacted the Texas Rangers for help and is pre pared to call the FBI on Mon day if the case is not resolved. King's fully-clothed body was found nearby in a creek with no visible wounds, Gothard said. A memorial service was scheduled for Sunday after noon at a church in Palmer, about four miles from Garrett. Autopsy results from the Dal las County Medical Examin er's officer were pending, Gothard said Saturday. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DALLAS — The street outside the Fairmount Abortion Clinic is quiet. Patients come and go through the front door, instead of sneaking through an entry in the back of the building. The scene is a drastic change from two weeks ago, when sign- toting anti-abortion protesters swarmed around the clinic — praying, singing, and pledging to stop the "baby-killing." It was all part of Operation Rescue's 10-day "Cities of Refuge" campaign, which consist ed of abortion protests nation wide. Now the protesters have van ished, the signs have been packed up, the echoes of prayers have faded and anti-abortionists are looking to the future. While such protests have be come an icon for the anti-abortion movement, some insiders say those tactics no longer work. They say it's time for the movement to change — or die. "This is a crossroads for the pro-life movement," says Bill Price, president of Texans United for Life. "Its credibility and its fu ture are at stake." Price has been an ardent critic of Operation Rescue, calling the group and its tactics "radical." Prior to the 10-day campaign. Price urged Operation Rescue to cancel its protests. "There are some very deep philosophical differences (be tween our groups) regarding tac tics and strategy. We still have the same objective ... but we have some very deep differences re garding how to reach the end," he says. Price says Operation Rescue's explosive tactics have caused a rift between the two groups and in the movement. Summer heat causes hostilities to flare THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ATLANTA — It's easy to lose control when you get hot under the collar, but getting hot above the collar may be the main concern in a heat wave. High temps and hot tempers go hand in hand, and the culprit is the effects of heat on the brain, ac cording to researchers who study human behavior. As the mercury rises, so do violent crimes, aggres sion and a general tendency of just feeling negative. Many people experienced that during July, with temperatures in the upper 90s and above in most of the Southeast. Research shows that "heat increases the chemicals in the brain that cause the negative feelings," said Leonard L. Martin, a University of Georgia psychol ogy professor who specializes in moods. "Heat puts people in a bad mood. It makes them irritable. Most of the ill effects you see are a result of the mood, and not the heat directly," Martin said. Craig Anderson, who teaches psychology at the University of Missouri, said there are numerous studies on heat and aggression, some going back to the 1700s. "It is clear from our more recent studies that hot temperatures and cold temperatures increase feel ings of hostility," he said. "When you're very, very uncomfortable, one of the feelings produced is an in crease in hostility." Aggressive behavior, including violent crime, tends to increase in hot weather. The murder rate, spouse battering and other forms of assault also go up in hot weather, he said. Anderson said some factors are difficult to gauge, such as the role increased consumption of alcohol in summer might play on the crime rate. Also, more research is needed to determine exact links between temperature and secretion of hor mones that affect mood, Anderson said. The hypothalamus of the brain, which controls body temperature, has been closely linked with emo tions such as anger, he said. There are clearer links between heat and physical illnesses, including those affecting the brain. tM^Campus News Briefs Research Park officials, director report to Mobley Officials with Texas A&M University's Research Park and Dir. John Millhollen will report directly to President William Mobley in September instead of the Texas A&M Uni versity System. This will strengthen the con nection of Research Park to Texas A&M and Bryan-College Station. A&M licenses computer-based conference system The Texas A&M University Board of Regents licensed a computer-based conference sys tem developed within the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine to a Bryan company called Forum Inc. The new system enables small-group conferences on personal computers and runs on inexpensive local networks. The software uses Microsoft Windows to provide an easy- to-use graphic format. Future development plans include multi-media and Internet com munication capabilities. Merrel appointed vice chancellor for strategic programs Dr. William J. Merrel, vice president for research policy at Texas A&M University, has been appointed vice chancellor for strategic programs with Tire Texas A&M University System. Merrel will serve in the new position while continuing to serve as professor in oceanogra phy and marine sciences at A&M. His job will consist of formu lating and initiating high priori ty system-wide programs in ar eas including expanding ma rine programs and creating an A&M System urban develop ment strategy and developing an overall System research management policy. Dr. Yennello receives Junior Faculty Award Dr. Sherry J. Yennello assis tant professor of chemistry at Texas A&M University, has re ceived a Junior Faculty En hancement Award from Oak Ridge Associated Universities. Yennello, one of 10 winners chosen from 171 applicants to receive $5,000, will use the award along with $5,000 from the University, for nuclear re search at A&M's Cyclotron In stitute and at Michigan State University's cyclotron. Dr. Best named director of space grant consortium Dr. Frederick R. Best is the new Texas A&M University as sociate director of the Texas Space Grant Consortium. Best will focus on education issues including coordinating the scholarship and fellowship programs that annually award $1,000 and $5,000 grants to un- dergraduate and graduate stu dents in space-related research. A&M to present beef conference August 16-20 The office of Mexican and Latin American Programs at Texas A&M will present a con ference entitled "Technology for Latin America: Beef Indus try Program II" August 16-20 on the A&M campus. Topics to be covered during the conference are the beef in dustry, cross breeding, embryo related technology and comput er programs for beef cattle. For more information about the conference, contact Dr. Gabriel Carranza, director of the Office of Mexican and Latin American Programs, at 845- 3367 or 845-3673. Dr. Kuo named head of industrial engineering dept Dr. Way Kuo, an Iowa State University professor, will be come the new head of the A&M's University department of industrial engineering. Kuo specializes in quality engmeering^ystem. design ani has received numerous honors from the Institute of Industrial Engineers and other profession al organizations. Until Kuo's arrival in Au- ust, the acting department ead of industrial engineering is Dr. Newton Ellis. Healthy dog drug requires more research Pharmacologists at the Texas Veterinary Medical Center in College Station caution pet owners that it is too early to tell if a new veterinary drug called deprenyl will live up to claims made for it earlier this spring in tabloids. The drug has been rumored to make dogs live longer and act young again. Researchers have been swamped with in quiries from pet owners as to the truth to the tabloid articles. Researchers say the new drug may be helpful to veteri narians treating a couple of spe cific conditions in very old dogs that are otherwise healthy. CONTACT LENSES ONLY QUALITY NAME BRANDS (Bausch & Lomb, Ciba, Sola/Barnes-Hind) Disposable Contact Lenses Available For Standard Clear or Tinted FLEXIBLE WEAR Soft Contact Lenses (Can be worn as daily or extended wear) ~+ FREE SPARE PAIR SAME DAY DELIVERY ON MOST LENSES. ASK ABOUT OUR “BUY MORE PAY LESS” PRICING Call 846-0377 for Appointment *Eye exam not incluclea Charles C. Schroeppel, O.D., P.C. Doctor of Optometry ^505 University Dr. East, Suite 101 College Station, Texas 77840 4 Blocks East of Texas Ave. & University Dr. Intersection “Roc, the good Doc, is in at CarePlus.” Roc, the good Doc at CarePlus Medical Center is in. In fact, he's available seven days a week without an appointment to all you Aggies who want quick, convenient, quality medical attention. A&M students even get a 10% discount at CarePlus. So next time you're ill, chill out and come see | Roc, the good Doc, at CarePlus Medical Center. CarePIusx^rf* 2411 Texas Ave. and Southwest Pkwy • College Station, TX 77840 696-0683 The Battalion JASON LOUGHMAN, Editor in chief MARK EVANS, Managing editor DAVE THOMAS, Night News editor MACK HARRISON, Opinion editor BILLY MORAN, Photo editor STEPHANIE PATTILLO, City editor ANAS BEN-MUSA, Aggielife editor KYLE BURNETT, Sports editor SUSAN OWEN, Sports editor Staff Members City desk - Jennifer Smith, James Bernsen, Reagan Clamon, Michele Brinkmann, Jason Cox, Lisa Elliott, J. Front Hernandez, Janet Holder, Carrie Miura, and Geneen Pipher News desk - Lisa Borrego, Joe Holan, Lance Holmes and Denise Wick Photographers — Mary Macmanus, Nicole Rohrman, and Stacy Ryan Aggielife — Jacqueline Ayotte, John Bayless, Margaret Claughton and Jennifer Sake Sports writers — Roy Clay, Matt Rush and Mark Smith Opinion desk — Matt Dickerson, Tracey Jones, Frank Stanford and Robert Vasquez Cartoonists - Boomer Cardinale, George Nasr, Joe Reyes, Sergio Rosas and Paul Stroud Graphic Artist - Angel Kan Clerks- Grant Austgen, Alishia Holtam and Lisa White The Battalion (USPS 045-360) is published daily, Monday through Friday during the fall and spring semesters o' 10 Monday through Thursday during the summer session (except University holidays and exam periods), at Te* os 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 Stude' 1 ' Publications, a unit of the Department of Journalism Editorial offices are in 013 Reed McDonald Buildi^S Newsroom phone number is 845-3313. Fax: 845-2647. Advertising: For campus, local and national display advertising, call 845-2696. For classified advertising, c0 J 845-0569. Advertising offices are in 015 Reed McDonald and office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday threxw’ Friday. Fax: 845-5408. Subscriptions: Mail subscriptions are $20 per semester, $40 per school year and $50 per full year. To charged VISA or MasterCard, call 845-2611. Monday, Augi RocketJ HOUSTO nessman Lc completed h the Houston he already h works. Alexande take a hands the NBA tea; cant" but dec "Right nc er team hasr will probat next day or it,” he said.' Alexande chase the R< but limited and Gary E would mat and buy the Crow, SWCt DALLAS that if he w< he would 1 rather than t But whe: ence quarte about his d "Slingin' S heart is wi iron. Baugh w ference play running ba ducted Frid. Southwest C Also sole back Earl C. Davey O'B Doak Walk back Andrt won the He J « Cu V f r d (