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The Battalion
Page 9
Gangs
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Jackson said the crime commis-
jjjn works closely with the
(liools, the police department,
hejuvenile justice department
| jllocal judges.
Ihe school and religious com-
I jittees of the crime commission
Uirk directly with the youth,
[liiileother committees work to
j the problem to the commu-
ilj's attention, brainstorm for
tlutions and raise funds, he said.
Ihe You & I Can Organization,
is mainly a drug preven-
aorganization, also works on
iegang problem.
'Our main concern is to go into
icommunity where the gang
problems are," Polk said. "People
should be concerned about gangs.
They could be eliminated or mini
mized if people (youth) are given
other alternatives.
"We want to make a plea to
everyone in the community that it
is time to come together. Get
your hands dirty. They (gangs)
will not come to us. We must do
something to create jobs and hope
so the gangs will cease."
Jackson said the crime commis
sion has seen some favorable re
sults because of its programs.
However, he said, the overall
impact will be further down the
line, he said.
"We have gotten feedback that
kids are able to say T'm not inter
ested in gangs' and also getting
out of gspigs," he said. "However,
we can lose a lot of kids before the
rest of the kids decide it's stupid."
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Schools
Continued from Page 1
Steve Carver, an eight-year
feteran of the police
lepartment, will work as a
joint-employee of BPD and
>. Carver will specifically
arget Bryan High and Lamar,
which have experienced gang
,problems in the past, and
monitor the other Bryan schools
!»head-off any problems as
jiheymay develop,
jackson describes Carver's
deas a "liaison officer" to keep
dministrators up-to-date on
sang activity in the community.
The district has also taken
aiher actions to prevent gang
roubles, such as making hand-
ield metal detectors available
last spring to all middle
schools. And officials have re
drafted the dress code to take
into consideration students
with gang paraphernalia.
The district has also started
using peer mediation programs,
which are designed to teach
conflict resolution skills, to pre
vent hostilities from escalating.
In addition, the faculty un
derwent extensive training dur
ing the summer to learn how to
recognize potential problems,
Jackson said.
"They were made more
aware of cultural diversity is
sues; issues related to gang ac
tivity so they can know in the
classroom (a problem) before it
escalates," he said.
So far in the new school year,
BISD has not seen any serious
gang incidents, Jackson said.
However, enough minor inci
dents - students wanting to
show off gang colors and para
phernalia - have occurred that
the administration has had to
intervene, he said.
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llgetaway from its public im-
;|as a cabal of extremists who
:jose even modest efforts to
ithe proliferation of firearms,
traditionally among Washing
's most powerful lobby
lups, the NRA has suffered
®ughhard times.
I lls membership had dropped
1991 and it suffered uncharac-
|i3tic losses both in Washington
I i in states such as New Jersey
d Virginia, where gun control
Mures were enacted despite
NRA campaigns.
Polls also show the public is
becoming more worried about vi
olence than gun rights.
Seeking to flex its political
muscle, the NRA spent heavily on
congressional races in 1992, but
came away with little to show.
It turned its biggest gun on Rep.
Mike Synar, spending $224)000 on
an independent campaign to defeat
him, only to see the Oklahoma De
mocrat win re-election by a con
vincing margin. Other NRA targets
— notably Reps. Dan Glickman, D-
Kan., and Vic Fazio, D-Calif. —
survived as well.
"NRA got a little bit away from
its strength," LaPierre acknowl
edged in an interview.
irades
intinued from Page 1
pievement.
The TEA has given Travis
fights its waiver. Officials at
flindo expects to get one as well.
All students at Travis Heights
fuld participate in the program.
Galindo, one-third of the stu-
its are.
Mew reporting systems are
sed on nine-week, rather than
'•week, periods. At the end of
fthird and sixth weeks, each
■‘dent will receive a progress re-
F - either detailed checklists
short written evaluations.
Students, at the end of every
nine weeks, receive major evalu
ations under the system. These
can include parent conferences,
extensive written reports, the
presentation of their portfolio or
self-evaluations.
A teacher, instead of giving a
student a bad grade for writing
poorly, can send home a written
evaluation, along with an expla
nation.
A student, instead of receiving
an "A" in math, might go to the
chalkboard — during a conference
with a parent and teacher — and
demonstrate division of fractions.
Marilyn Butcher, the principal
at Travis Heights, and Mills said
alternative assessment is just part
of overhaul of their schools.
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Campus News Briefs
Engineering
student council
plan career fair stereotypes
Professor's book
fights cowboy
Plans for the 1993 Engineer
ing Career Fair are underway.
The fair will be held on the sec
ond floor of the MSC Sept. 7-9
and will focus on "Capitalizing
on Engineering Opportunities."
The fair, which is sponsored
by the Student Engineering
Council, will consist of booths,
a golf tournament, a fajita re
ception and a banquet.
Last year 3,500 students par
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Vet. physiology
head to return to
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Dr. John Hunter, head of the
department of veterinary physi
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College of Veterinary Medicine,
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signed as head of the depart
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Hunter will return to teach
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as the new department head
takes over.
Several candidates from with
in the department have been
submitted for consideration.
Hogg receives
third chemistry
Phoenix Award
Dr. John Hogg, chemistry
professor at Texas A&M, has re
ceived the American Chemical
Society's Phoenix Award for the
third consecutive year.
The award was the result of
two-day series of chemistry
demonstrations at Post Oak
Mall during National Chem
istry Week.
The purpose of the demon
strations is to raise interest in
the field of chemistry and
heighten public awareness of
the contributions of chemistry
to everyday life.
In September, Texas A&M
Press will publish a book by so
ciology professor Elizabeth
Maret aimed at ending the
stereotype of the typical cow
boy as a man.
Maret has researched the
field of cattle ranching using
surveys such as the U.S. census
to show that many of the myths
of the lone cattleman being a
man are untrue.
She plans to show women
as important members of the
cattle industry.
Presidential
Studies creates
rhetoric program
The Center for Presidential
Studies at Texas A&M has cre
ated a new program in presi
dential rhetoric.
The new program will re
search all aspects of the presi
dency that involve the use of
language and symbols to influ
ence the public.
Dr. Martin J. Medhurst, pro
fessor and associate bead of the
department of speech communi
cations, has been appointed coor
dinator of the new program.
PETE student
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$50K pledger
The petroleum engineering
student lounge on the third
floor of the Joe C. Richardson,
Jr. Petroleum Engineering
Building, will be named the J.L.
"Corky" Frank '58 Student
Lounge in recognition of the
$50,000 Frank pledged to the
department.
The gift will be added to the
Petroleum Engineering En
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faculty, student and program
development in the department.
The gift counts toward the
"Capturing the Spirit" Cam
paign, the University-wide
fund-raising effort with a goal
of $500 million.
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