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PUBLIC NOTICE CLASSROOM COMMUNICATION ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM (CCER) PURPOSE: The Classroom Communication Enhancement Program is designed as an integral part of efforts to continue to enhance Texas A8JV1 University's tradition of excellence in undergraduate education. In any classroom setting occasional problems which impede communication between a professor and a student may arise. The Classroom Communication Enhancement Program provides an effective mechanism for solving such problems at the level where they occur and the individuals of responsibility. Moreover, the procedures are designed to effect resolution in an expedient manner. GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT CCEP A student who has a concern about classroom communication should first discuss the concern with the instructor of the class. If, despite discussion with the instructor, the issue is not resolved, the student then may bring the matter to the attention of the department head of the instructor's department. At that point, a form (Classroom Communication Concerns Form) is completed by the student. If the matter is so sensitive that discussion with the instructor is impossible, the student may report the concern to the department head; at that point the form mentioned will be filled out. The classroom Communication Enhancement Form Describes later steps in the procedure. Types of Problems Not Covered By CCEP Sexual Harassment Discrimination Grade Appeals Please refer to Texas A8JVI University Rules and Regulations for procedures concerning these problems. Questions about the Classroom Communication Enhancement Program may be directed to your dean's office. Thursday • September 8, 1994 Opinion Fin. Battalion • Pai Mail Call Schools must include religion I would like to clarify a popular misconcep tion. The First Amendment of our Constitution states “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” This means Congress could not establish a NATIONAL DENOMINA TION. For 170 years after drafting the Consti tution, the First Amendment still applies as such. However, in 1962, the Supreme Court changed the definition of “church” from “denomi nation” to “religious activity.” America’s Founding Fathers recognized the importance of our Christian heritage. Ben Franklin said, God governs in the affairs of man.’ And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without his notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without his aid?” Franklin also warned that the exclusion of God would result in inter nal disputes, the decay of the nation’s prestige and reputation and a diminished national suc cess. The stained glass in the U.S. Congression al chapel portrays George Washington kneeling in prayer. Washington warned that if religious principles were excluded, the nation’s morality and political prosperity would suffer. Our nation’s first schools began in churches. For more than three centuries, public schools not only promoted prayer, they relied on the Bible as the pri mary instrument to teach reading, character and morals. Chapel attendance was required at Texas A&M from 1886-1918. When William Bizzell be came President of A&M (1914), he announced that certain policies would prevail including higher stan dards of morality and greater religious activity. Bizzell insisted upon faculty participation in Sunday school and religious activities by instituting a school of religious instruction which offered a four-year course on the Old and New Testaments. It is said that “separation of church and state” is so misunderstood today. The current misin terpretation of our First Amendment is fulfilling the prophecies of Washington and Franklin at the expense of our nation AND our schools. prejudices and the petty preoccupations of I school life. Here, I thought, I would be abletoim act freely with a diverse population of students would become my intellectual companions and]) friends. 1 expected courtesy, friendliness andfe scnce of the snobbery that plagues so many schools. However, I have been alarmed to findi ries of blank, expressionless faces greeting mee day, and I’ve learned to expect friendliness ini ing degrees according to what I’m wearing. I’ve also noticed things like racial division inconsiderate behavior. P’or example, therai the ramp outside the MSG has a sign ab« asking people not to chain their bikes ther keep it accessible to our handicapped studs and visitors. Nevertheless, many bikes*; chained to the rail. These same Aggies wk not “lie, cheat or steal” obviously don't have thing in their code about common courtesy People here often seem to function around another rather than with one another, add that many people are very friendly £ cere, but I think we can do better. I’m h be here, but I’m not content to sit here serve what I think is wrong. I would like this, not as a condemnation, but as a cha to stop quibbling about politics, stop thi about who has or wears what and not wash cious time acting like high-school snobs one, am looking for a few real friends. loore iccus< iewb< Courtney Ph Class Build the hell outta Bonfii For the last two years, I’ve read the Battal and have been alternately amused and ami! charged II By Miche The Battaj A Braz harges 1 Texas A& nfant girl Stepha studies m charge of Heidi W. Voges Class of ’95 A&M plagued with cliques It was with great anticipation that I made the transition from high school to Texas A&M. I was ex pecting great things from this place with its reputa tion for being the friendliest campus in the nation. I told myself that I was finally free of the cliques, the by the editorial page. However, the articlt Lynn Booher on Sept. 1 bothered me enougl actually write. Booher, in a “list of rules' freshmen, informed the Class of '98 thatiti “uncool” to participate in Bonfire wakeupsor come letterheads, as well as anything! deemed “redass.” Since she implied thatshei speaking from experience, I was curiousasi which dorm she lived in. If Booher lived inLen ner, then my question is answered. But if® didn’t, then she really has no business talkil about something she can’t possibly understand ; As for her assertion that it is “uncool,’’I’dll to point out that many people think that star: ing up at foottmll games and giving a dog am: tary rank is "uncool;” however, most of those? pie go to other schools besides Texas A&M. k demies are important, but it takes more that diploma and a ring to be an Aggie. It mea^i hard work and camaraderie and sometimesev getting up at five in the morning. ButforAgg who participate in every aspect of life at Ai' there is no other way. To the Class of’9B. like to offer my own advice — Build theft Outta Bonfire. Brazos er said tb Moore in < MS Still By Anna The Bati Jem Fi' Class of Stude tions to the MS from 2 tc Abou have bo< MSC wil self.” Stude “expose” and orga selves to Liz R relations many ty represen “Then tions rep: said. “It find out tions on i Amsterdam Atlanta Barcelona Berlin Bombay Boston Brussels Buenos Aires Caracas Chicago Cleveland Cologne Copenhagen Dallas Dublin Dusseldorf EuroCenter Frankfurt Geneva Gothenburg Hamburg Helsinki Hong Kong Houston Lisbon London Los Angeles Madrid Melbourne Mexico City Milan Minneapolis Montreal Monterrey Munich New Delhi New Jersey New York Osaka Oslo Paris Pittsburgh Prague Rome San Francisco San Jose Sao Paulo Seoul Shanghai Stamford Stockholm St. Petersburg Stuttgart Sydney Taipei Tokyo Toronto Vienna Warsaw Washington, D.C. ATTENTION Graduating Seniors! Texc The international management consulting firm of McKinsey & Company, Inc. would like to announce that we are seeking December, May, and August graduates of all disciplines with excellent academic credentials (GPA > 3.5) and strong leadership skills for the position of Business Analyst. •k'k'k Business Analysts at McKinsey & Company have the unique opportunity to help leading companies (most clients are in the Fortune 500) in a variety of industries to identify and resolve their most critical business problems. PRESENTATION Thursday, September 15,1994 INTERVIEWS October 19-20 301 Rudder Other Majors: 5:00 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. Engineering Majors: 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. TAMU Placement Center Qualified students should register with the Placement Center. If you have any questions, please contact Jill Metzger at (713) 751-7179 or, Two Houston Center, Suite 3500, Houston, Texas 77010 Casual attire Join the growing list of Aggies who have made McKinsey and Company part of their careers: Aggie Degree Graduate school Greg Hawkins ’84 MEEN Stanford MBA ’88 Eric Conner ’85 CEEN Wharton MBA’89 Mike Mulcahy ’86 EGON Harvard MBA’91 Amy Lister ’87 COSC Stanford MBA ’93 Gena Bosse ’89 ACCT Univ. of Texas MBA ’93 Bruce Shaw ’90 MEEN Dartmouth MBA ’94 Jeff Starr ’90 ELEN Dartmouth MBA ’94 Eleanor Manson ’91 MKTG Stanford MBA ’95 Travis Hurst ’91 ACCT Kellogg MBA ’95 George Appling ’91 ACCT/POLS _ Anne Marie Chard ’93 BIEN April Garrett ’93 ACCT Jason Reneau ’93 ECON Eric Simonson ’94 MEEN ear SARAJ (AP) — T gathered Thursday the absei Paul II, g) fears, cal Muslims 1 The Va one-day v planned fc feared for would ha\ worried tl gravate te Classif Extra fs Opinic Sports Toons WhaD