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Campus Page 2 The Battalion Friday, November 5,1993 friday, No' He A&M receives $3.3 million in grants By Lisa Elliott The Battalion Several Texas A&M University researchers will receive financial help for their projects after the Texas Higher Education Coordi nating Board handed out $60 mil lion in grants to state-supported universities. Texas A&M received 26 awards worth $3.3 million. One project at A&M that was awarded funds involves the elec tronic X-ray camera for mammog raphy. The camera is being stud ied to improve the detection of breast cancer. Peter McIntyre, physics profes sor, is working on this project. He said have the results should be available within a year. "It will be a very important de velopment if it can be turned into a product for market," he said. "It will lower the dosage of X-rays being sent through the breast cur rently. These high doses of X-rays tend to produce cancer as well as detect it." The funds supplied by the Higher Education Board are im portant for this project, McIntyre said, because they will pay for the building of the first camera to be sent to Scott and White. In addition to this project, A&M received 25 other awards. For advanced research programs, including the sciences, engineer ing, and mathematics, A&M re ceived 14 awards totaling more than $1.3 million. For advanced technology pro grams, including agriculture and aquaculture, biotechnology, envi ronmental science and manufac turing technology, A&M received 12 awards totaling more than $1.9 million. Kenneth Ashworth, commis sioner of Higher Education, said the board is issuing more funds this year to projects with commer cial applications. "In addition to grants for basic research and applied research, this year we've made awards to support previously funded, suc cessful projects that show the most potential for commercializa tion," he said. In addition to funds from the board, he said, each of these new technology development and transfer grants is supported by matching funds from business and industry. Campus News Briefs A&M 'to re-engineer' engineering program Texas A&M University is one of six uni versities in four states that will be working towards a common goal to fundamentally change how undergraduate engineering stu dents are taught. The campus leader for Texas A&M is Dr. Cesar Malave, associate professor of industri al engineering. "Our goal is to re-engineer the engineer ing education culture and curriculum," Malave said. "Desired changes include em phasis on collaborative learning, faculty in teraction within and between institutions, technology-enabled education, and integra tion of topics across disciplinary and depart mental boundaries." College of Geosciences and Maritime Studies at Texas A&M University. Richardson, who is an associate professor of geology and of oceanography, joined the Texas A&M faculty in 1986. She received an A.B. degree from Smith College and a Ph.D. degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Her new assignment became ef fective Sept-Ti Distinguished Graduate Student Award given will host the sixth annual National Association of Military Marching Bands' high school com petition on Kyle Field Saturday, Nov. 6. Aggie Band Director, Lt. Col. Ray Toler said the contest will bring 32 high school marching bands and more than 3,500 people from throughout the state to the A&M campus- Toifer said many of the bands performing Saturday have historically been judged as "first division" units in regional and state con tests. "So we have every reason to expect an en tertaining afternoon and evening of music and marching at Kyle Field," he said. H versity, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technolo- I y in Indiana, Texas A&M University- ingsville and Texas Woman's University. College of Geosciences names associate dean Randy Turk received the Paul R. Hensar- g Distinguished Graduate Student Award. The award was presented to Turk during the annual Administrative Leadership Insti tute at Texas A&M University. The award was given in honor of the late Dr. Paul R. Hensarling, former Texas school superintendent, who also was head of A&M's Department of Education and Psy chology and professor emeritus of the De partment of Educational Administration. Friends of Evans Library to hold second Fun Run Dr. Mary Jo Richardson has been named mmm Aggie Band to host high school competition The friends of Sterling Evans Library will hold their second annual Fun Run before the Louisville football game Nov. 13 at 8 a.m. The Fun Run is sponsored by H.E.B. Pantry Foods in conjunction with the Texas A&M Athletic Department. Coach R.C. Slocum will lead the run which takes place on the west side of campus and will start in front of Olsen Field. Pick up registration forms at the Sterling Evans Library administration office on the sixth floor. associate dean for academic affairs in the The Texas A&M Eightin Texas Aggie Band Wednesday Karaoke .90° Starts at 9:30 • No Cover $1.50 Kamakazie's all night $1.25 Draft • $3.75 Pitchers Come See Live- Friday •Air Hockey *9* DU Uptown Country 9 - 1 • No Cover Saturday 8 p.m. Riddick Bowe vs. Evander Holyfield oir lanje screens n the restauant and n ttie Sports Bart • Karaoke (after the fight) $1.50 Kamakazie's all night . $1.25 Draft • $3.75 Pitchers 696-9777 1601 S. Texas Ave. In Culpepper Plaza STUDY ABROAD IN SWITZERLAND Students who have had at least four semesters of col lege level French can participate in TAMU's reciprocal exchange program with the University of Lausanne in Switzerland. Applicants must have at least a 3.0 GPA overall. DRMATIQ ‘VET I* Ral M 251 Bizzell Hall West Monday November 8 from 1:00 - 2:00 Study Abroad Programs, 1(>1 Bizzell West, B45-0544 Brussels • Paris • London • Rome • Spain • Israel Chart a Course for Success... INFLUENZA VACCINE STUDY We Are Beginning a New Flu Vaccine Study Monday, November 8, 1993 For further information or to provide a screening sample to determine eligibility for the study come to: Beutel Health Center, Room 233, 2nd Floor 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM (Monday, November 8) Dr. John Quarles 845-3678 • • • The waters of international business and commerce are difficult to navigate. Let us guide you through the ebb and flow of global change. 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Class Gift Co-Chair Leslie Trevino said the Class of '94 may con sider building an "Aggie Wall," like the Vietnam Memorial, with the names of all deceased Aggies. Other suggestions include en dowments and scholarships. "Right now, we have a few ideas, but we are in the process of taking ideas," she said. "The gift will represent something the ma jority of seniors want." The gift committee, consisting of 11 members, researches all gift ideas as if each one were to be implemented, she said. Eventually, they will narrow down the choices and allow seniors to vote on them during the spring elections. Past gifts include the Twelfth Man Statue from the Class of 1980 and the Silver Taps Monument from the Class of 1991. But, Zack Barcevac, a member of the Class Gift Committee, said the committee is looking for a gift that is more than just attractive, such as providing money to maintain certain University services. "There are various areas, I feel, we can benefit the University," he said. Trevino said seniors can choose either one gift or several when they vote next spring. The class council has been raising money for the gift since 1990 and has already raised more than any class before, she said. The money comes from T-shirts sales and Ring Dance ticket sales. "We are expecting to have around $94,000," Trevino said. Barcevac said the committee will stop taking gift suggestions in February, so that it will have time to research them. But for now, the Class Gift Committee is open to all ideas. "Whatever the Class of '94 wants us to look at is what we will look at and research," he said. Vendors Continued from Page 1 tion distributor of the Houston Chronicle, said his company does one-fourth of their business during the first two weeks of school and he is afraid moving vendors to a central location might negatively impact the vendors' business. "In the past, they moved the vendors to the second floor of the MSC, and it virtually put us out of business," McMurrey said. "Taking us off the beaten path prohibits contact with many of the students and hurts both us and the stu dents." McMurrey said he wished ven dors could have the opportunity to express their concerns to the Con cessions Committee before plans are finalized. However, he said he has confidence the committee will make the best decision for every one. "I've worked with Dr. Kibler and Dennis Busch in the past, and I know they are both fair men and will do what is in the best interest for everyone," McMurrey said. "I don't blame them for any decision they've made concerning the fair. I know they are trying to do what's best to take care of the students." Study in Monterrey, Mexico Don’t let this opportunity take off without YOU, Both one year and single semester programs are offering TAMU credits for classes in business, engineering, and more. Some knowledge of Spanish is required INFO MEETING : Monday, Nov. 8, 3:00 pm 251 Bizzell Hall West S/mfy Abroad Programs, 161 Bizzell Hall 11., S45-0544 The Battalion CHRIS WHITLEY, Editor in chief JULI PHILLIPS, Managing editor MARK EVANS, City editor DAVE THOMAS, Night News editor ANAS BEN-MUSA, Aggie!ife editor BELINDA BLANCARTE, Night News editor MICHAEL PLUMER, Sports editor MACK HARRISON, Opinion editor WILLIAM HARRISON, Sports editor KYLE BURNETT, Photo editor Staff Members City desk - Jason Cox, James Bernsen, Michele Brinkmann, Lisa Elliott, Cheryl Heller, Kim Horton, Jan Higginbotham, Jennifer Kiley, Mary Kujawa, Kevin Lindstrom, Jackie Mason, Kim McGuire, Carrie Miura, Stephanie Pattillo, Geneen Pipher, Jennifer Smith, Mark Smith and Andrea Taormina News desk - Rob Clark, Jennifer Petteway, Irish Reichle, Khristy Rouw and Heather Winch Photographers — Mary Macmanus, Tommy Huynh and Nicole Rohrman Aggielife - Dena Dizdar, Jacqueline Ayotte, Margaret Claughton, Lesa Ann King and Joe Leih Sports writers - Julie Chelkowski, Matt Rush and David Winder Opinion desk - Toni Garrard Clay, Lynn Booher, Tracey Jones, Jenny Magee, Melissa Megliola, Jay Robbins, John Scroggs, Frank Stanford, Jason Sweeny, Robert Vasquez and Eliot Williams Cartoonists — Jason Brown, Boomer Cardinale, Clifton Hashimoto, George Nasr, Gerardo Quezada and Edward Zepeda Graphic Artist - Angel Kan Clerks- Grant Austgen, Eleanor Colvin, Wren Eversberg, Carey Fallin and Tomiko Miller The Battalion (USPS 045-360) is published daily, Monday through Friday during the fall and spring semesters and Monday through Thursday during the summer session (except University holidays and exam periods), at Texas A&M University. 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