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ay • September 1; iinorii September 12, 1994 Campus The Bai tai.ion • Page 3 lardefC bids more than 300 new members > American IndiA,, p owers it was 24 P«l« TAUON mong Asians 3 12 per] 00,000. ^ Unity Rush ‘94 ended Friday in f same fashion as it did last year. 15 times more’li br s Nelson > chair of fraternity rush, rvomen to get their} 16 turnout for rush this fal1 was males, with a rat|! he same as last y ear - ^ 0 000, were ne; le ^ on sa ' a about 450 men went more likely that® 1 rush, with nearly 340 men receiv- ,o get AIDS. bid He said 280 to 300 men accepted itraphy also maktiJI'd 8 - e in how the|tb ou gh the numbers are not greater 3, said Dr. Teresa! Ipt fall, Nelson said they are happy >C’s National CerBe turnout this year. >us Diseases. H are always hoping for more inter hough we aggrej but we feel our numbers are still in- together, there arsing for the future,” he said. >hic differences ai | e l S on said that getting the word out groups,” she saicH 0 new students is important for con- ind Hispanic MiHimprovcment. ast, it s spread b;H g y ear we sent out a pamphlet to all drug use, while kM an anc j transfer students who were at act is the greater r^ ( , n t a tj on this summer,” he said. “It was ‘ ° r .r of information about fall rush, the Greek BS , ol AIDS mfediM, and each individual fraternity.” 16 s a " "PTlald Eknoyan, president of the Inter- th and MidwestarM 0 -i •. u i j ■mty Council, said rush was also ad- tped on sandwich boards and in The iwer. ime states, vast—. f . . . . , , etween minorities® 1011 ihe first week of sch ° o1 - da, the rate for bln three times greate» tanics. _ B k Eknoyan said the basic rush policies have remained the same. An eight day process allows interested Aggies to check out the Greek system and allows fraterni ties to take a look at rushees. “It’s a two way street that allows them to evaluate each other,” he said. “The men may visit with as many fraternities as they wish.” Eknoyan said an open forum was held the first day of rush to increase visibility. He said all 23 chapters had tables avail able with information. Nelson said a Fraternity Life Seminar was held the first evening where Dr. J. Malon Southerland, vice president for stu dent affairs, and several campus coordina tors for the Greek system spoke to rushees about campus life. “The first day was a good way for inter ested Aggies to take a casual look at the Greek system,” Nelson said. Eknoyan said rush is a process which continues throughout the year. “Anytime you wear the letters you’re making an impression,” he said. Nelson said the fraternity system had two closings this year. Beta Sigma Psi and Zeta Beta Tau were both closed by their national chapters. Slew Milne/I he Battaiion Members of Pi Kappa Phi tackle new pledges in front of the Systems building Fri day concluding this fall’s fraternity rush. ompanies take advantage of students iangClersonal information on mailing lists sold by businesses for gain n outside Upjohn* Messer taaw*| A1TAU0N n that the company* , . Bchnological advancements se see Halcion ^Bmarket competition are imising to make personal in- H iCk P i fpffl 1 ! 3 ^ 10111 ' ess P r ’ va f e as sfU" kH U U1 ILU'itt may find themselves being Bd on mailing lists without Icion. ;ir permission, level had an ) P ro "® rr y Lightfoot, executive di- she said, addinr.jj rofthe Better Business Bu- d taken Halcionc:.,^ ()f the Brazos Valley) Inc „ ? v- • 1< ' n . rave . id businesses using people’s ' 11 fe'u*'! R nn . rsonal information for their month that dusii, „ , ■es in Houstoii B o “"’ are doming more diking Uk u j becomes more of a prob- ■ users have not te , , , , ^ „ ,e in their ex P e m ," s t ( ect ' n . olo .?J; advances, • world's 8 f ld - Now we won- 3r it the technology isn t as ad as it is good.” College students should be es- ecially cautious of who has ac- iss to their personal informa- [oh, he said. »\ lot of offers, like sweep- gtes, are targeted to college Bents and senior citizens,” ®tfoot said. “That’s because ey re the people looking for •no thing for nothing.” lightfoot said modern ad- Icements allow more busi es to access more informa- such as individuals’ names, ■esses and buying habits, ightfoot said danger arises when unscrupulous businesses gain access to individual’s per sonal information. “People collect lists of people that they have successfully scammed and then hit these people time and time again,” Lightfoot said. “They also sell those lists. The lists go for $100 The Texas Public Utility Commission, however, is now re quiring telephone companies to notify their customers that they have the right to restrict the use of this personal information. Anne Rowssos, PUG spokesperson, said a telephone company could potentially sell ^d sleeping pi! e see Victims "People collect lists of people that they have successfully scammed and then hit these people time and time again. They also sell those lists. The lists go for $100 to $150 a name." —Larry Lightfoot executive director of the Better Business Bureau of Brazos Valley, Inc. to $150 a name.” Lightfoot said selling person al information is not uncommon. "Businesses sell their mailing lists, and companies sell their subscribers,” Lightfoot said. “The sources of personal infor mation are endless.” Telephone companies have a long list of personal information about their customers, including characteristics of services and long distance billing. their lists of customers’ personal information. “They could keep a record of how many times a person calls a certain company for pizza,” Rowssos said. “Then, they could sell that information to another pizza company.” Martin Wilson, deputy gen eral counsel for the PUG, said increasing competition to mar ket this personal information led the commission to propose ming of musical excitement is! i Jazz Band and solo pianist 1 ® "It Ain't Over'TiltheFalMasS' oective. 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Bill Erwin, public affairs man ager for GTE Southwest, said they will accommodate the PUG. “As a matter of policy, we do not give out personal informa tion,” Erwin said. “With this no tice, we’ll reassure people that their privacy is being protected.” Rowssos said the Federal Com munications Commission is thinking about revising their rules governing telephone compa nies’ use of customers’ informa tion. “A lot of local telephone com panies are merging with com panies that aren’t restricted by the FCC,” Rowssos said. “That’s potential for the infor mation passing along.” Lightfoot said the Better Business Bureau receives daily complaints of businesses using people’s personal information. “We are made aware daily of people whose names were placed on mailing lists without their knowledge or their au thority to do so,” Lightfoot said. “It is a substantial problem around here.” The Texas Hall of Fame 822-2222 Thursday, Sept. 15th Tickets: $8 Advance / $10 Day of show On sale at Marooned Records & Texas Hall of Fame Presented by DICKSON PRODUCTION & POPULAR TALENT The Place To Be This Thursdav! 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