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Hellhouse spooks with reality
The Associated Press
NEDERLAND ~ A Christian church says it
doesn't need goblins and ghosts to scare local resi
dents.
The way they see it, reality is spooky enough
and if their version of a haunted house doesn't
scare visitors straight into the arms of God, noth
ing will.
Take abortion for instance. Triumph Church's
alternative haunted house has actors depicting 10
scenes of horror, including abortion, drug use, sui
cide, Satanism. There's also the church’s view of
heaven and hell.
Visitors go through Hellhouse in sets of four,
with a masked demon as their guide. In the abor
tion scene, a nurse assures a pregnant teen-ager
that the fetus isn't really a baby.
Afterward, the nurse shows the girl a metal tray
holding a baby doll with fake blood poured over
it.
"One person said he didn't enjoy it," said O.J.
Olivier, Triumph's youth minister. "Everybody
else said they did. A lot of people came out crying
their eyes out and said they wanted somebody to
pray with them."
Olivier said about 1,000 people have gone
through Hellhouse and about 60 actors are in
volved in the project.
Another room depicts a cocaine-addicted high
school athlete who points a gun at bis chest as the
demonic tour guide eggs him on. Then he shoots
himself as visitors watch.
"1 don't want to comment about the suicide
room," Olivier said when asked what reaction it
had oh people who saw it.
Olivier's wife, Sylvia, also has worked on the
youth group project. "This is real life," Mrs. Olivi
er said. "Overdosing. Suicide. Alcoholism. Abor
tion. Do you know how many babies are killed
every day? It's a controversial subject."
Parental supervision is advised, and children
younger than 14 may attend only with parents or
guardians, Mrs. Olivier said.
"If you turn on the TV, you can see a lot more
horror," she said. "A 6-year-old can see sex acts or
violence on television. What we want to do is pre
vent things from happening to our young people."
The reciprocal exchange program allows
students with a 3.0 QPR to study at the
University of Stirling for a year. Stirling has
programs in business, liberal arts, and education.
Informational Meeting
Weds. Nov. 3, 3:00-4:00
251 Bizzell Hall West
Gilstrap
Continued from Page 1
Donna Williams, assistant coor
dinator for Support Services, said
the office helps students with all
types of disabilities.
"We not only work with stu
dents with physical disabilities, but
also other types of disabilities, ei
ther visible or invisible, such as
learning disabilities," she said.
"We're here to help the students to
advocate for themselves and to
lend support whenever it's need
ed."
For Gilstrap, Support Services
helped set up a schedule of person
al care attendants who stay with
and help him 24 hours a day.
Gilstrap has nine attendants help
ing him this semester.
The attendants help Gilstrap
keep a regular schedule of rest and
exercise, as well as care for his per
sonal needs.
"It was strange at first," Gilstrap
said. "It's pretty hard. After
awhile, it doesn't matter anymore.
You become friends."
The attendants accompany
Gilstrap to class where they take
class notes and tape record lectures
for him. They also administer
Gilstrap's tests to him. Outside of
the classroom, the attendants help
Gilstrap study and complete
homework assignments.
Although Support Services
maintains a list or potential atten
dants, it is the student's responsi
bility to select and schedule atten
dants.
"They come to this office to ap
ply if they are interested,"
Williams said. "I initially screen
them. Then they go and talk with
the student. The job is much too
personal for me to make the final
decision."
Gilstrap said he and the atten
dants choose each other.
"I'm not usually too picky," he
said. "I get along pretty well with
everybody. Donna fits the sched
ules. Fitting schedules together is
the hardest part."
Gilstrap has three attendants
who have worked with him ever
since he came to A&M.
Patrick Hisel, a junior biomed
ical science major, has been an at
tendant for Gilstrap for one and
one-half years.
"It was a scary thought, but I'm
glad I did it," Hisel said. "It's very
rewarding, and I think the atten
dants and Gilstrap benefit about
the same amount."
Gilstrap and Williams agree
that it takes someone with a special
desire to become an attendant.
"They just have to want to do
it," Gilstrap said.
Gilstrap has completed 26 hours
at A&M and is only four hours
short of being a sophomore. Be
cause of his disability, Gilstrap
does not take a full load of classes.
He is taking six hours this se
mester.
"The most I've taken is 10
hours," he said. "That's about the
most I can handle and do real
well."
Gilstrap still is undecided about
his major, though he originally
planned to major in agricultural
economics.
He said he hasn't thought far
enough ahead to make plans for af
ter graduation. Right now,
Gilstrap said he is just happy to be
at A&M and grateful to everyone
who has helped him achieve his
dream.
"Coming from a small town, it
was a great experience," he said.
Food
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"I don't think they can do that
with our food service; it's already
the best."
Top school officials, including
Robert Smith, who is vice presi
dent for finance and administra
tion and A&M System Board of
Regents chairman Ross Margraves,
say any such fears are rooted in
false information.
"For some reason there is a con
tinuing effort on the part of some
to discredit bringing national food
chains on our campus," Margraves
said. "Those people are saying
that the true intent is for us to get
our foot in the door and have the
private sector take over food ser
vice at Texas A&M. That has never
been discussed by the (A&M Sys
tem) board of regents."
The Texas Rangers are investi
gating accusations circulated in an
anonymous letter that Margraves
has pushed for privatization of
campus services to steer contracts
to friends and personally benefit
from deals. Margraves, who was
appointed to the board in 1989 and
elected chairman in 1991, denies
any wrongdoing.
Margraves has acknowledged
that he and Smith accepted trips to
New York paid for by Barnes &
Noble Bookstores Inc., which has a
multimillion dollar contract to op
erate A&M's bookstore.
According to an Oct. 4 memo
signed by interim food service di
rector Richard Floyd, who reports
to Smith, the food service hierarchy
recently was disbanded as part of a
restructuring plan that included an
extensive audit.
The same memo instructs the
fired employees, who have since
been reassigned to other depart
ments, not to talk to any other food
service workers.
Smith defended the demotions,
but refused to comment further,
saying, "It's a personnel matter."
A memo dated Sept. 14 from
Smith to food service employees
questioned the dedication of the
three men dismissed and said a
change in leadership was needed
to help create a better work envi
ronment.
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FISH:
It’s Time to Get
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Freshman make up pictures
FOR THE 1994 AGGIELAND YEARBOOK
WILL BE FROM MONDAY, NOV. 1
through Friday, Nov. 12.
The make up schedule for all classes is as follows:
Freshmen: Nov. 1-12
Juniors: Nov. 15-Dec. 3
Sophomores: Dec. 6-14
Pictures are being taken at A R Photography,
located at 707 Texas Ave. S., near Taco Cabana,
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday.
For more information, call 693-8183
If you did not purchase your picture in the Aggieland during
teleregistration, it can be purchased in 230 RDMC for $1.
1994 yearbooks can be purchased in 015 RDMC for $25.
1994
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