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STATE &C LOCAL
Wednesday • July 13
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Corps focuses on membership recruitment
Organization enjoys growth in numbers
By Craig Lewis
The Battalion
Stew Milne/THE Battalion
Thomas L. Epting (center) talks to incoming
freshmen about joining the Corps. Recruits
had a meeting Tuesday in room 205 of the
MSC. See story for more information.
The Corps of Cadets is looking
towards its future this summer
through recruiting programs aimed
at educating prospective members
about the organization.
Sgt. Maj. Thomas L. Epting, as
sistant recruiting coordinator, sees
the programs as essential to main
taining the unique presence of the
Corps at Texas A&M.
“We are the keeper of the spirit
and tradition here-that’s the big
part,” he said.
The Corps currently conducts
the Cadet Leadership Outreach
Program, local ROTC programs,
Corps-hosted Band Invitationals
and the “Spend a night with the
Corps” program.
There are also cadet represen
tatives at student orientation ac
tivities.
Epting said that recruiting ef
forts using current cadets are the
most effective.
“They play a big part because
the cadets are closer to the prospec
t’s age,” he said. “They can relate
to them one-on-one.”
Epting said that costs incurred
by the programs are minimal be
cause of overwhelming volunteer
work by ex-Corps members who
have graduated.
Lt. Col. Mark Satterwhite, re
cruiting coordinator for the Corps,
said some programs have experi
enced growth.
“The ‘Spend a night with the
Corps’ program grew quite a bit
this year,” he said.
In the 1992-1993 academic year,
1,030 people participated in the
program.
The number has increased this
year to 1,328.
Satterwhite said the growth in
enrollment is indicative of grow
ing interest in, and success of, the
program.
He said that although recruiting
programs have been organized for
of
five years, informal versions have
probably existed for decades.
Cadet Capt. Chad Lewis said the
recruitment programs have helped
the Aggie Band in particular.
“We’re in the position now
where we can get the best of the
best,” he said.
Lewis said the overall effects
the recruiting programs have
translated into superior musicians
and greater numbers in the band.
Satterwhite said the enrollment
of women in the Corps should dou
ble when next year’s class enters
the University.
Cadet Capt. Celese Roberts said
this is more of a direct result of rep
resentation than of actual targeting
by the recruiting programs.
“I think a lot of females used to
look and only see men in uniform,
she said.
“When females see other cadet
females in uniform that they can
talk to, then they actually consider
the Corps an option,” she said.
A&M takes a bite out of crime
Campus crimestopper program begins next semester
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By Shelly Hall
The Battalion
A campus crimestoppers program
beginning this fall will give Texas
A&M students an opportunity to
help decrease crime.
Lt. Bert Kretzschmar, supervisor
of the University Police Department’s
crime prevention unit, said the pro
gram’s purpose will be to empower
students against campus crime.
“It gives the students an outlet to
tell what they know about a crime
situation, while allowing them to re
main anonymous,” he said. “The
anonymity will hopefully encourage
students who are aware of a crime
to report it.”
Kretzschmar said many students
have information about crimes, but
do not often report them.
“They need more of an incentive
to report the crimes; and the possi
bility of receiving cash, while re
maining anonymous, should work,”
he said. ; j ( -
Kretzschmar, who will supervise
"This program will make
Texas A&M a better place
to be."
—Brooke Leslie,
A&M Student Body President
campus crimestoppers, said such pro
grams have been proven to work.
In 1987, seven Aggie rings, in
cluding that of the late Gen. Earl
Rudder, were stolen from a show
case in the Clayton Williams Alumni
Center, he said.
“A student overheard information
regarding the location of the missing
rings and informed crimestoppers,
enabling them to recover the rings
from a nearby park,” he said.
Gene Zdziarski, coordinator for the
Student Conflict Resolution Center,
will also supervise the program.
He said the campus program will
be modeled after the Brazos County
Crimestoppers program.
Students can call the crimestop
pers hotline and leave information
regarding a crime.
“If the information is useful in
solving a case, a cash reward will be
given,” he said.
A&M Student Body President
Brooke Leslie said this program is
needed because the Aggie code of
honor cannot always be trusted.
“We all like to think that every
one on campus abides by the code.
But sadly enough, both students and
non-students do not always follow
it,” she said. “This program will
make Texas A&M a better place to
be.”
Although the student government
office, which is in charge of the pro
gram, is responsible for funding,
Brazos County Crimestoppers will
donate start-up money.
Leslie said fund-raising is being
coordinated to raise the remaining
$1,000 needed for the program.
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ed to University
Police Department
between June 24
and July 10:
someone who was asked to move his
vehicle.
Driving While Intoxicated
Various locations - Nine people
were arrested.
Evading Arrest or Detention
Following a traffic stop, a motorist
exited a vehicle and fled the area.
The suspect was apprehended after
a short foot pursuit. During the in
ventory of the vehicle, a half-
smoked cigarette containing a green
leafy substance, believed to be mar
ijuana, was found in the ashtray.
Criminal Mischief
Hotard Hall - Someone removed a
fire alarm siren from a first floor
wall, cut the electrical supply wires
and then replaced the siren.
Dormitory 9 - An officer discovered
graffiti spray-painted on a first floor
window.
Parking Area 73 - The passenger
window of a vehicle was broken.
passenger’s side window of a 1993
Toyota was broken. The owner was
contacted and advised that nothing
appeared missing.
Parking Area 5 - A gray gym bag
containing a pair of children’s size-
two roller skates, an adults cycling
helmet and a child’s cycling helmet
were stolen from a vehicle.
Terroristic Threat
Golf Course Snack Shop - Someone
was threatened with physical harm
by an acquaintance.
Burglary of Building
Richardson Building - An Apple
Macintosh computer was stolen.
Aston Hall - Three rooms were bur
glarized.
Felony Theft
Lounge “F” - A television and VCR
were stolen.
Assault
College Avenue Apartments - A per
son was physically assaulted by
Burglary of Vehicle
Hensel Terrace Apartments - The
driver’s side window of a 1987 Acu-
ra was shattered.
Hensel Terrace Apartments - The
driver’s side door was broken to re
move a radar detector from a 1994
Mazda.
Hensel Terrace Apartments - The
Misdemeanor Theft
Forest Science Lab - Assorted tools
and a quart of Round-up were
stolen.
Appelt Hall - A rhinestone belt, a
pair of pearl and crystal earrings
and a pair of aqua crystal earrings
were stolen.
Neeley Hall - A rear rim and tire
were removed from a Huffy moun
tain bicycle.
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