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“A student needs to be able
to be proud to say they attend
University X,” he said. “Stu
dents should not have to justify
their decision.”
Black said A&M’s recent
problems have far reaching ef
fects throughout the state.
“That’s something even stu
dents at this university are very
concerned about,” he said.
Brooke Leslie, A&M student
body president, said the media
attention can be positive for
students.
“It’s made me more loyal to
A&M,” Leslie said. “It makes
me want to work even harder to
help improve A&M’s image.”
She said recent changes in
the University’s administration
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Hall and eating in the Com
mons Dining Center.
Lynch said he likes the food
and the treatment he and his
wife have received this week.
“Everyone has been really
nice to us,” he said. “The food
is great. There is so much food
that I could sit there and eat
all day.”
Aggie Hostel has brought
many old friends together.
Fritz Boedeker, Class of
’47, came to Aggie Hostel
planning to room alone, but he
ran into Bill Rilat. Boedecker
and Riley became friends
while in the G-Battery outfit
of the Corps of Cadets.
The two are rooming to
gether this week, reliving old
times and talking about mutu
al friends, Boedeker said.
Rilat said that although the
campus has changed, the stu
dents are still friendly and
helpful.
However, he is disappoint
ed in the number reduction of
members in the Corps of
Cadets,
“All of the changes are
great,” he said. “The only
thing that bothers me is how
the cadet corps has shrunk.”
Boedecker agrees that more
people should join the Corps.
“I would like to see more
people in the Corps,” he said.
“It builds character.” ‘
The Aggie Hostel partici
pants are escorted by 20 stu-
will positively reflect on the
school’s image.
“I’m a firm believer that when
you bring in a fresh face with
fresh ideas, that is a positive,”
she said. “It’s important that we
can clean up our reputation and
start living by the code of honor.”
Dr. Ray Bowen, A&M presi
dent, said students are not like
ly to be affected by the recent
problems.
“I don’t think students will be
affected,” Bowen said. “It might
affect some parental decisions.
The key is how long it persists.
“We overplay these issues,”
he said. “If you look at any uni
versity of comparable size, you’ll
find similar problems.
“I think we’re on the other
side of the curve,” he said.
“We’re making improvements.”
Mary Nan West, chairman of
the Board of Regents, said the
problems are not a factor for
students.
dent hosts. The hosts spend
time with the participants
and show them what student
life today is like.
Host Scott Jeffcoat, a se
nior biomedical science major,
said that in many cases the
former students find that stu
dent life hasn’t changed
much.
Jeffcoat said he likes meet
ing former students who
made Texas A&M what it is
today.
“We consider these people
visitors to campus, but many
times they know more about
campus and A&M traditions
than we do,” he said. "They
were here when many of these
traditions were established.”
Aggie Hostel coordinator,
Wynn Rosser, said he thinks
the student hosts are an asset
to the program.
"The hosts and the partici
pants really enjoy visiting
with each other,” he said.
“They have a kind of grand
parent-grandchild bond.”
Aggie Hostel is based on
the Elder Hostel program at
other universities.
Unlike Elder Hostel, which
is limited to the classroom,
Aggie Hostel includes social
activities and student hosts.
“We think we have taken
Elder Hostel to a higher lev
el,” Rosser said. “We treat
the participants like kings
and queens.”
Joe Taylor, Class of ’47, '
said he appreciates the treat
ment he has been given.
“Once you come, you want
to come back again,” he said.
“I think we’re going through a
bad period right now,” West
said. “I think A&M will pull
through this and be better for it.
“An institution is no different
from a human being,” she said.
“We learn through adversity.”
Dr. A. Benton Cocanougher,
A&M interim senior vice presi
dent and provost, said students
are more concerned with acade
mics than with negative publicity.
“Our top priority is always on
academic programs,” he said. “I
don’t think the publicity is hav
ing a negative effect on students
because our academic programs
are in place and running good.”
He said the situation needs to
be kept in perspective.
“There are a great number of
things going on at this universi
ty and the majority of them are
very beneficial,” he said. “It’s
important that we not lose our
perspective.”
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one fails,” he said. “There is al
ways one more unit on reserve for
when one does fail, and right now
the problem is there’s not.
“The good news is we have
had a lot of response from the
memo that was sent out. People
have been calling in offering ad
ditional suggestions. I’m real
excited about the cooperation
and support people have given
us, and with that kind of sup
port, we’ll make it until the end
of the summer.”
Sugg said both problems were
anticipated, but neither was ex
pected to happen so soon. A&M
has a fund to replace cooling
units, but Sugg said he is unsure
whether or not financing a new
unit would happen before the end
of the summer.
Charles Darnell, energy man
ager in Physical Plant, works to
alleviate problems such as cool
water shortages by looking for
ways that the University can bet
ter conserve energy.
“Right now, I am touring
buildings with engineers, re
viewing lighting projects that
can help our cooling capacity
needs,” he said.
Darnell said everyone can help
alleviate future problems.
He encourages people to shut
off lights and computers to con
serve energy. He also advises
people to keep blinds shut.
“Some people have adjustable
thermostats, and we have asked
that they turn their thermostats
to 75 degrees,” Darnell said. “A
little bit goes a long way because
of the large space.”
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