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K \ >. ‘l. * J1 > v . S.iMeISV'" : : ■:•:• Thf> Rnttnlinn t i/K^ JLJP%Jb%/m/XA/1/t/%Ja m/ ■ol. 93 No. 136 (8 pages) Serving Texas A&M since 1893 Friday, April 22, 1994 erbs kill dozens in shelling of Gorazde hospital : Associated Press B I m The Balldm g concerts' tralia. [SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — ijorning the United States’ tough talk, fsnian Serb forces shelled a hospital an- Ix and Red Cross refugee center in be- i sieged Gorazde on Thursday. Dozens of ■ople were reported killed. I Doctors and town officials contacted by lm radio said Thursday’s bombardment the worst of the three-week Serb of- lensive against the Muslim enclave. ight Night raises honey for MDA’s bout with diseases B Melissa Jacobs lye Battalion I The Kappa Alpha Fraternity kicked off Ight Night ‘94 Thursday night, and or- ■nizers of the event hope to raise ’■4,000 for the Muscular Dystrophy As- Rciation. ■ Fight Night is a boxing competition lor students. ■ Bridgett Tims, a program coordinator Br the Muscular Dystrophy Association, ■hich is a volunteer agency committed j:t< fighting 40 neuromuscular diseases. Kid records of how much has been ■ised at past Texas A&M University Fight are not clear. However, we do know that in acogdoches a fraternity raised $18,000 fine year,” she said. The event raises money through ad- ission sales and T-shirt sales. Admis- Jion is $7 and T-shirts are $10, Tims Said. The event will continue tonight and Jaturday night at the L.U.L.A.C. Commu- |ity Center in Bryan. The event starts at 7 p.m. and ends at idnight on both nights. Though this is the 1 8th annual Fight fight, this is the first year the Kappa Al- ihashave sponsored the event. ]ohn Cary, Kappa Alpha philanthropy iJiairman, said his fraternity decided to Sponsor the event because some of their fuller chapters were making a lot of noney from it. "This year it will be better for specta- lors and fighters than it has been in the |ast,” he said. The Kappa Alphas plan to sponsor the ivent next year as well. “By next year it will be a very big Ivent, hopefully twice the size as this ’ear," Cary said. Participants began signing up for the ivent March 21. "Anyone was allowed to sign up as ong as they are not professional fight- rs, Cary said. The fighters are required to follow ules to protect their safety. Medical personnel will be on duty at he event. "The fighters have to go through raining that teaches them the USA box- ng rules,” Cary said. Winners will be awarded trophies. “Counting the dead and wounded doesn’t make sense any more,” said Esad Ohranovic, a local official. Ohranovic said four wire-guided rock ets landed near a building that houses U.N. aid workers and military observers, killing or wounding 2 5 people. There was no word on whether U.N. staff were hurt. On Wednesday, President Clinton urged NATO to “make the Serbs pay a higher price” for the continued carnage by au thorizing air strikes to protect civilians in Gorazde and the other safe areas. Fie also called for tighter sanctions against Serbia. Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic called Clinton’s approach a ‘‘fatal mistake” and said there would be no more peace talks without a full lifting of sanctions against Serbia. . NATO diplomats reacted favorably to a U.N. request for wider use of air power in Bosnia, but delayed a final decision pend ing military consultations. A convoy of 100 U.N. peacekeepers and 41 medics was allowed to leave Sarajevo for Goradze on Thursday, but was blocked about 10 miles north of its destination. Al though the peacekeepers would boost morale of the trapped and desperate peo ple of Gorazde, they are not equipped to stop the Serb attack. Two cannon rounds slammed into a hospital annex Thursday afternoon. ‘‘When I entered the devastated build ing, I saw heaps of flesh and metal,” Dr. Ferid Tutic said. Aid workers reported up to 20 killed. Tutic said only seven of 35 patients in the building were rescued. Soon after, a mortar shell hit the en trance of a neighboring building, killing five people, he said. The hospital itself was hit dozens of times, Ohranovic said. He estimated that throughout the town, at least 100 people were killed and 250 wounded Thursday, but he did not have details. The final salute Cadets battle birth defects in annual march to Brazos By Stephanie Dube The Battalion The Texas A&M Corps of Cadets will continue the fight against birth defects Saturday with its annual March to the Brazos, the nation’s largest fund raiser sponsored by a college organization. The march, which begins at 8 a.m., raises money for the March of Dimes. Adlen Walker, March to the Bra zos chairman and a senior health education major, said the march usually raises about $60,000 a year. Walker said this year each outfit will sponsor an Ambassador Child who has benefited from the March of Dimes, and this allows Corps members to see what the March of Dimes has accomphshed. “In February, we contacted the 29 families of the Ambassador Chil dren and set up a big dinner in Duncan so they could meet the Corps,” he said. “Since the dinner, the members of the outfits have kept in contact with the families. Some set up picnics with families, scnne invited the families to see what the Corps does. We get to know the families on a more per sonal standpoint.” The March of Dimes, Walker said, gives monetary, emotional and mental support to families of chil dren with birth defects. Walker said approximately one in seven babies will be born with some birth defect, ranging from fe tal alcohol syndrome to whooping cough. “Many of these families do not have the funds for medical care,” he said. Virginia Andrews, division direc tor of the Brazos Valley March of Dimes, said the organization is grateful to die Corps for their time and effort. “The March to the Brazos raises more money than any other event we do,” she said. “So without them, we would raise only about half our money. The Corps is fo cused. They are willing to give so much time and effort. We oversee it, but they do the work.” Kyle Hendrick, a junior account ing and finance major and first sergeant for the March to the Brazos committee, said this is his third year to participate in the march. “Last year my outfit, B company, came in first place in the Corps by raising $8,000,” he said. “This year we are coming in first place again with $10,500 so far.” Andrews said the money raised for the March of Dimes is used to educate the public and help babies born with birth defects. “The March to the Brazos makes the community aware of what the March of Dimes is all about,” she said. “The money is used to find the cures and causes of birth defects.” In addition to raising money, Walker said die March to the Brazos is also an event where cadets find out what their positions for next year will be. While at the river, cadets will compete with different outfits in a variety of events. Once the Corps is ready to march back to campus, the seniors will be bused back and the juniors will take the lead, Walker said. Roger Hsieh/TTie Battalion The Ross Volunteers fire one of the three volleys for the 21-gun salute during Muster Thurs day night in G. Rollie White Coliseum. Muster is an annual gathering of Aggies throughout the world to honor the students and former student who have died in the past year. Campus Opinion Pg. 2 Sports Pg. 7 What's Up Pg.5 Pg- 8 oo 00 00 Officials to change phone registration procedures By Juli Rhoden The Battalion Confusion and delays during phone registration for summer and fall classes this week have caused Texas A&M’s Office of the Registrar to plan changes in the procedure before next semester. Students registered for both summer and fall semesters at the same time, and instead of three days for each classification, they were cut down to only two days. “We’re never going to do things like we did this year again. This was all trial and error — and ob viously more error.” - Don Gardener, associate registrar Associate Registrar Don Gar- ! dener said the University has to i go back to the drawing board to i and a better solution for phone ; registration. ‘‘We’re never going to do ; things like we did this year : again,” he said. “This was all tri al and error — and obviously I more error.” Gardener said the system was I overloaded Monday because too ; many people tried to register. i “Instead of having just seniors register on Monday, the Academ ic Operations Committee (AOC) wanted the student-workers to also register,” he said. “That caused major confusion and there were too many joeople try ing to get on the lines. ’ Gardener said instead of reg istering between 4,000 and 4,500 students Monday, 8,600 students actually registered. “There are about 2,700 stu dent workers who started regis tering at 9 a.m.,” he said. “Thats over half of our normal registration number, and 96 tele phone lines can’t handle all that.” Residents in the 693 and 690 exchanges in College Station were having to wait 25 seconds for dial tones, and the Humana Hospital area was completely shut down, he said. Bob Erwin, GTE’s division public affairs manager, said Monday’s registration confusion was a complete surprise. “We weren’t aware of the changes the University made in the registration process,” he said. “Businesses and other customers that aren’t in relations with A&M couldn’t understand why their service was being interrupted.” Erwin said although GTE’s system is one of the most mod ern, the phone processors weren’t ready for that kind of usage. See Registration/Page 4 Historical marker graces train station site By Jan Higginbotham The Battalion The train no longer pulls up to the station, but the depot that lent its name to the city of College Sta tion became a permanent part of Texas history Thursday. In a ceremony near Albritton Bell Tower, the Brazos County Historical Commission dedicated a marker near the site of the original train de pot built in 1883. Dr. Gary Halter, chairman of the College Station Historic Preservation Committee, said the railroad is a significant part of A&M history. “For many students attending A&M, their first view of A&M was of the station,” Halter said. “The railroad linked College Station to the rest of the state and without it, A&M might not be located here. In fact, it could have been located in Austin.” Larry Ringer, mayor of College Station, said the station was a major factor not only to Texas A&M, but also to the city. “The station itself was significant to College Station, not only because it was a stop for students attending A&M, but also because the residents of College Station voted on the name of the city in the depot and the station gave the city its name,” Ringer said. Ringer said the marker vyill be important to the preservation of the past. “It will help remind us of the debt we owe to those people who came before us and who made many things possible.for all of us,” he said. Dr. E. Dean Gage, interim presi dent of Texas A&M University, said he is pleased the marker was dedi cated on such a momentous day for the school. “Today is a day for all Angies to remember their heritage. Gage said. “How significant that we would unveil this marker on Muster Day.” Gage said the depot was impor tant to the Class of ‘44, which was honored at this year’s Muster cere mony. “Many of those class members caught their first glimpse of A&M from the railroad station,” he said. “In May of 1943, many members of the Class of ’44 boarded the train there to begin their service in World War n. Eighty members of the class did not return. The depot was truly their last glimpse of Texas A&M.” Halter said the site of the marker was chosen because of its visibility. An effort is currently under way to rebuild die railroad depot, Halter said. If the station is rebuilt, the marker will quite likely be moved. Gage said the Brazos County His torical Commission deserves much recognition for their hard work in bringing the marker to College Sta- don and the Texas A&M campus. “Most people are not aware of how long the process takes for re ceiving such a marker,” he said. “The installation of one of these markers is a credit to the historical commission.” Dr. Charles Schultz, chairman of the Brazos County Flistorical Com mission, said the marker is the 40 th to be dedicated in Brazos County and is one of over 12,000 markers found in the state of Texas.