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We pay cash for books, CDs, cassettes, LPs, videos & more, all day, every day. The Battalion wants your input. Texas A&M students and faculty are invited to apply for The Battalion Reader’s Panel. If you have ideas about the paper and would like to help its focus, stop by 013 Reed McDonald and apply for the Reader s Panel. Its your paper. Deadline: Wednesday, Sept. 7 An invitation to did Lutheran Church 410 East Lane Bryan 822-2742 Worship - Sundays 8:00 and 10:30 A.M. Monthly College meals and other student activities are held during the School year Bethel is located one block east of Texas Avenue on East Lane. East Lane is 1.2 miles north of the intersection of Texas Avenue and Villa Maria. Page 2 • The Battalion ggng jgg|« , V;* ■ " -T- Z' ' QAMPUS Friday • September], Friday • Sep Boenig ready to work for student By Melissa Jacobs The Battalion Carrie Thompson/TiiE Battalion Student Senate.speaker, Tobin Boenig, is ready to work hard this year for students. The speaker of Texas A&M’s Student Senate said the benefit of being involved in Student Government is knowing that you are doing something to help others out. Tobin Boenig, a senior agriculture devel opment major, said that idea is something his parents instilled in him a long time ago. “In a world where everybody is doing things for themselves it’s nice to know you are doing something to help others,” Boenig said. Dr. Malon Southerland, vice president for student affairs, said Boenig is friendly, out going, accurate, competent and energetic. Brooke Leslie, student body president, has known Boenig for seven years and said he is someone who is dedicated and loyal. “Most importantly, I think he is a per son who does things for the right reasons,” she said. Boenig said as speaker of the Senate, his job to keep the administration infot of what students want. “When the Student Senate decides thing, I go to the administration ar them what was decided,” he said. Southerland said as one of the prim student leaders, the Senate speaker is sentative of senators and expresses ini and concerns on a variety of issues. “The individual’s competence, expf and abilities are very important to ministration and the student body,” “I think Toby will be successful in his tion. He was successful last year andi why he was elected this year.” Boenig said Student Government students’ voice to the administration. “We tell them exactly what stud want,” he said. “When someone coi us with a problem, we want to grasp*: Ivor Please see Boenig, Cavalry member recovering from fall Smith gives credit to fellow Aggies By Lisa Messer The Battalion Parsons Mounted Cavalry member Jason Smith said he doesn’t remember much about the horse riding accident he was in this summer, but he does know it was the prayers and support of his Corps buddies that pulled him through the crit ical time. “I had so many good friends helping me, and people all over Texas were praying for me,” Smith said. “Unfortunately, I can’t re member one thing before I left College Station to go to Austin,” he said. “I’ve been hearing about all the people who came to see me and stay with me, but I can’t remember them and thank them.” Smith said he hates asking his friends for help but knows it was their support that helped him survive the accident. Smith, a senior recruiting of ficer for Company G-2, was prac ticing figure eights with an un trained horse July 5 at the Cav alry’s complex on FM 2818. “He was a new horse,” Smith said. “He was donated to the Cav last semester, and I was trying to get his lead changes down. We had been practicing them for three days already.” Smith said he does not re member much about the acci dent but knows the horse tripped and fell. Smith was flung to the ground, where he hit his head. “I had the reins in my left hand,” Smith said. “I figure when he tripped I reached for the saddle horn. My hands were Please see Smith, Page 4 Welcome to Aggieland! The schedule of services for Rosh Ha’Shanah and Yom Kippur is: Erev Itosh Ha’Shanah Sept. 5 8 p.m. Rosh Ha’Shanah Day 1 Sept. 6 10 a.m. Rosh Ha’Shanah Day 2 Sept. 7 10 a.m. Kol Nidre Sept. 15 8 p.m. Yom Kippni* Day Begins at 10:00 a.m. B’nai B’ritli Ilillel Foundation (Jewish Student Center) College Station 800 George Bush 696-7313 4r EXCITING NEWS4* FALL GRADUATES GRADUATION ANNOUNCEMENT ARE NOW ON SALE !!!!!! ORDERS WILL BE TAKEN THROUGH N , n , THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1994 ^ MSC STUDENT ORGANIZATION 1 1 FINANCE CENTER | ROOM 217 8 AM TO 4 PM ORDERS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PICKUP APPROXIMATELY THE SECOND WEEK OF NOVEMBER Youth overboardfro A&M helps put dropouts on the high school right path u.s Negoti WASH I h United Stab to North Ko ongyang a diplomatic t Communist r State D< said today 1 parently fir rean cap ^■airangemen [ices in the t That wou ward recogr (J ofovide for The Nixon a stance, esta ftf end deci :rom China Harter adr ished full ti In additi yongyang meet in Bei negawatt < hat is part DALLAS lartin Fro lection-yea mplaint a By Scott Powers The Battalion Texas A&M, the State of Texas, and the Department of the Navy have entered into a partnership through a program aiming to rescue at-risk youth. Lt. A1 de Medeiros, program coordinator, said the Seaborne Conservation Corps is a feder ally funded residential pro gram through which qualified high school dropouts will be able to attain a G.E.D and receive job training in the maritime industry. “Basically, it is another chance for kids who have dropped out but not turned bad yet,” de Medeiros said. The program lasts nine months during which the youths will attend academic classes, undergo a physical fitness pro gram, and participate in 900 hours of environmental projects, de Medeiros said. He said projects will] restoring wetlands and ing up beaches in theGi ston area. In addition, he said, tht dents will receive trainitj entry level positions in the itime industry. The number of particii lallas FBI will be held to lOOperses be charges de Medeiros said. They* chosen by a panel of The youth cannot haveac Lwill “con spent tax g a feders aign work. Dallas C an Robert ay he has gainst Fr< Ithics Cor I.S. Attorn Frost sai ith the coi laint is wit Frost, w nal record or a historyo(i stance abuse. Dr. Ray Bowen, A&Mp £d Harrisc dent, said the Universit;section, cal involved in the prograitp’isan attack cause of the school’s abil::Bi,eRepublii provide the training for pari Driegert pants through its facilitislibuse of pi Galveston. Bussed in ai Bowen said A&M wilhjtress itself, provide the ship, the TexasOl per, where much of thetra will take place. The program is sch# begin in September. T THE BATTALION U Cc is accepting applications for the followinf| staff positions for the fall semester: News reporter Page designer Aggielife reporter Sports reporter Applications are available at the front desk of Room 013 Reed McDonald Building. All majors are encouraged to apply. Applicants must be Texas A&M students in good standiil at the time of employment and remain in good standing J while employed. For more information, call Mark Evans or Belinda Blancartc at 845-1 The Battalion BELINDA BLANCARTE, Editor in chief MARK EVANS, Managing editor MARK SMITH, Night News editor HEATHER WINCH, Night News editor KIM McGUIRE, City editor JAY ROBBINS, Opinion editor STEWART MILNE, Photo editor DAVID WINDER, Sports editor ROBERT T. CLARK, Aggielife M City desk- Staff Members )an Higginbotham, Katherine Arnold, Michele Brinkmann, Stephanie Dube,#! Fehlis, Eloise flint, Amanda Fowle, Melissa Jacobs, Lisa Messer, Angela NeavK : Owen, Constance Parten and Tracy Smith News desk— Robin Greathouse, Sterling Hayman, (ody Holley, Shafi Islam, Jennifer Mont Tiffany Moore and Stacy Stanton Photographers— Stacey Cameron, David Birch, Blake Griggs, J.D. 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