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C>' Page 4 vv CAMPUS Wednesday • August 24,1) , , . . .iP" •' Au 8 Athletic office issues sports cardscus By Lisa Messer The Battalion The Athletic Ticket Office this summer has issued more than 22,000 new athletic cards and expects thousands more to be purchased. The new athletic cards will now take the place of student I.D. cards when sports fans draw tickets for football games. The student drawing tickets, howev er, will still have to present their I.D. Jim Kotch, athletic ticket manager, said the card will func tion the same as an I.D. “If you’re picking up the tick ets you need to bring your ID and athletic card and cards for each person you’re picking up tickets for,” Kotch said. “At the game, bring your ID and your ticket.” Kotch said the ticket office switched to the new system so students won’t have their I.D. cards tied up throughout the day. “We were the only entity on campus that asked students to give their I.D.s away,” he said. “Now, with these cards you should be in possession of your I.D. at all times.” Kotch said the decision to use the athletic cards coincides with the University’s attempt to go to a one-card system. “If you gave your I.D. card to someone to pick up tickets for you, you couldn’t eat,” he said. “You couldn’t use your Aggie Bucks to buy food or operate a vending machine. Now with the dorms going to a scan system, you couldn’t even get in to your room.” Penny King, associate athletic director of business, said the new automated access to resi dence halls is the main reason the ticket office switched to the athletic cards. “We need it because of the in creased value of the student I.D. card,” King said. “We haven’t had any complaints, but some concerns were expressed. This is a proactive move to make sure no problems arise.” King said having one more card to carry is the only disad vantage of the new system. “Another card to keep up with is a negative, but it’s easier from a scheduling standpoint,” King you could said. “Before, you had to m itinued from Pi an appointment with someo® get your I.D. back.” i Jennifer Willis, a residenti ildbe nice,” he i visor in Rudder Hall, saiii loss said, “W< does not see the new cardal/e* problem. Tt’s a lot better thaniijj /[array, who hi s ACUS pro mleption in 19i AT&T ACU your I.D.,” Willis said. “Giip your I.D. to someone is security violation. Thiswayjle don’t have to worry aboil jasons you’re going to eat or how to The University in to your dorm.” Kotch said the Athleticl&mpus resid partment will absorb theen; ifeel like AT& cost of manufacturing and rice and compe tributing the new cards. More than 18,000 cards mailed to returning studet and 4,800 cards were this summer at the Pavilion freshmen and transfer studet le said about colleges acre the ACUS pro Kotch said he expects2, more cards will be needei students who purchase passes after school starts. “It will be nightmarish(j getting everything up and der," Koteh said. "WrtesI i|lued from ing long lines tor the pas Everyone I’ve spokepto been happy about the Theater program separat from speech department By Tracy Smith The Battalion Texas A&M theater arts students could see a change for the better Sept. 1. This is when the theater arts program will be gin to operate separate from the speech communi cations department. Dr. Linda Put man, professor and head of the Depart ment of Speech Com munications and Theater Arts, said the two programs united into one de partment after breaking away from the Department of English in 1985. iecause the pi the freshm ’ he said. “Ii e on action th iichols said i1 er leadershi liable on cam LIP does se\ and att lughout the y ? ish Camp is developed 1 e new friei Susan Kelley, new theater arts program t tfhest tasks nator, said her first day as coordinator was i 8 e - 15 and the job parallels that of a department! * ra 4 Britton “I will do the student advising and difls ^ directo things for the program, such as help organic to fit h theater arts productions,” Kelley said. “Sepan ^selves, the programs was done for the students’ bent College is li give them more of a chance to actively part:: »> he said. ‘ in the theater! fte r> People ■ on with thi back to you.” lurray said mi em schools he as Texas A 3 A&M-King State Univei ope The change will be a good one because while the two programs overlap for a few classes, they are separate otherwise. —Dr. Linda Putman program and in ? ure Y 01 - ductions. Mtton recor “Hands-on s friends ence is impoij along with In professionals: !n ^ was a f tions,” Kelle'ysii: want to hep more interns! w people li raid. “That v bends.” “The change will be. a good one because while the two programs overlap for a few classes, they are separate otherwise,” Putman said. “When the two were originally put together, things were dif ferent, with interests and classes coinciding. As the years have passed, both programs have changed and grown apart. “Separating the two is a good move because it will give the theater arts program more freedom to do things beneficial for students,” she said. “The College of Liberal Arts has already appointed a woman to coordinate the program.” students.” Kelley, who has been at A&M seven yi the theater arts resident costume appointed as coordinator in March “I started the preliminary planning fori Ition fair gram in March with the College of Liberal help,” she said. “Even though we make separately from the speech communicatioi partment, we still work closely with the Dr. Janis Stout, associate dean of the Coif live around Through th portunitiesfn Itudents ci io share thei '.ipyglved., ii hties they.e [SC Open udents see i jons at A< 1 es they lit Open i t rtunity to Liberal Arts, said the college is there tohffttk to get im program. friends Please see Theater,PNrests.” A&M students, faculty serve r~ mentors for middle-school childre By Amanda Fowle The Battalion Texas A&M students and fac ulty are working with the Bryan community in a unique program as mentors for students at Jane Long Middle School. Andrew McClain, a coordina tor for the project, said the School Families Project is spon sored by A&M’s College of Edu cation and the Bryan Indepen dent School District. The'pro gram began in Fall 1992 to pro vide a support group for middle school students. “We try to get the students to talk about things that are both ering them or going on in their lives,” McClain said. McClain said the project does not try to create replacement families for students, but it al lows them to speak about their lives with adults while they are at school. “We call the groups families because there is such a diverse group of people from all ages working together,” he said. “We are not trying to replace their families.” Rosalie Dwyer, a coordinator for the project, said the volun teers are not totally responsible for the students. The groups consist of a teacher, volunteer mentors, and students. The groups are over seen by the coordinators and two psychologists. “It is not a one-on-one inter action,” Dwyer said. “It is a group mentoring program. This makes it easier for volunteers.” McClain said that because so many middle school students are interested in the program, the coordinators are in need of more volunteers. “We are trying to increase the number of volunteers,” said. “We need 100 to unteers from A&M and thf| munity.” McClain said volunteer; 1 to be committed to givin! hour a week to their gi Each family meets one week from 12:45 p.m. tt p.m., during the students sory period. “We need people whoi consistently every week Claim said. “It helps tb | dents to be more open.” 1 , Volunteers must also an orientation seminar next training seminar Sept. 16 in the MSC. 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