"Tie Will Rogers Follies" takes us back to a bygone
era to recount how Rogers' wit and charm made him
a legend. From the splashy show tunes to the
homespun humor and dazzling rope tricks, YOU will
see why Will Rogers and “The Will Rogers Follies”
will always be American treasures.
Season!
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by phone at 845-1234
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to the event to enable us to assist you to the best of c
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on September 29 or 30. Dinner will be served from 6-7:30 p.m.
Buffet tickets are $10 per person and reservations must be made by
Wednesday, September 28.
For more information, call 845-1118.
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All Shows Before 6p.m.
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A MARRIAGE OF
COMEDY AND CHAOS!
RIFE WITH LAUGHS.
A FEAST OF EMOTION."
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except the groom.
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A&M focuses on student retenti
By Susan Owen
The Battalion
Persons with disabilities please call 845-1516 to inform us of your
special needs. We request notification three (3) working days prior
Although the percentage of mi
nority students at Texas A&M is
increasing gradually, the rate of
retention has not changed much
over the last seven years.
According to A&M’s Office of
Admissions and Records, the to
tal percentage of students who
enrolled as freshmen at A&M in
1992 and returned in 1993 was
86 percent. For black students
the number was 83 percent, and
for Hispanic students it was 75%.
Overall freshmen retention in
creased to 81 percent in 1986, but
the figures for black and Hispan
ic student retention did not
change significantly between
1986 and 1993.
Don Wood, A&M’s assistant
director of planning and institu
tional research, said minority re
tention rates for large institu
tions rarely change dramatically.
“Even if you add a big program
and try to improve the numbers,
sometimes it’s still very hard to
improve them,” he said.
Among Texas public universi
ties, A&M and the University of
Texas at Austin have the highest
minority and total retention
rates, according to a survey con
ducted in 1992.
Wood said the high retention
rates could be due to higher ad
mission standards at A&M and
UT. Schools maintaining open
admission policies often have
lower student retention rates,
he said.
The percentage of minority
students enrolled at A&M over
the last decade and a half has
gradually increased from 6.6 per
cent in 1978 to 21.8 percent in
1993, according to the Office of
Admissions and Records.
Kevin Carreathers, director of
A&M’s Department of Multicul
tural Services, said although
things are improving, the Univer
sity has a long way to go in re
cruitment and retention before
the minority students attain a
“critical mass,” or comfort level in
the student population.
He described a “critical mass”
of minorities as a percentage
that allows minority students to
feel less isolated, to walk across
campus and see other students
like themselves.
“Having a critical mass of (mi
nority) students is important to
retention,” he said.
Carreathers said he would
consider a critical mass at Texas
A&M to be about 40 percent mi
nority students.
Working toward a critical
mass of minority students is only
one way in which the University
can improve its minority reten
tion, Carreathers said.
Hanging on to freshmen
Percentages of freshmen who enrolled in college
Fall 1991 and returned for Fall 1992. The schools sho
Texas public universities whose retention rates were I
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Minority freshmen Q
84.9% 84.0% 85.4%
81.3% 78.7%
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74.7% 76.2%
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Minorities included were black, Hispanic, Asian, American Indian and intern
students. Survey conducted by the Texas Higher Education Coordinatingte
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Susan Owen/id
He said the Department of
Multicultural Services is primar
ily concerned with minority re
tention and diversity education.
The department sponsors the
student-run ExCEL, a freshman
minority adjustment program,
which offers minority stl
two-day orientation propj
fore the start of the fall s
ExCel also sponsors wj
twice a month on studys
adapting to college life.
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Computer theft plagues campus
Continued from
By Stephanie Dube
The Battalion
In the past eight months, over $65,000 in com
puters and computer equipment has been stolen on
the Texas A&M campus.
Sgt. Betty LeMay, crime prevention specialist
with the University Police Department, said there
has been no pattern to the thefts.
“It could be anybody doing this; there are no fin
gers pointed in any particular direction,” LeMay
said. “It happens at all times of the day and night;
there is no set pattern. It is very sporadic.”
LeMay said the chances of recovering the lost
items are slim, especially if someone decides to use
the stolen items for personal use.
“Occasionally a suspect will appear when they
try to sell or pawn the item,” LeMay said. “But
without a serial number, it’s hard to get any lead.
If an item is stolen with identification on it, you
double your chances of getting it back.”
LeMay said everyone who owns computer equip
ment'should know his or her equipment’s serial
number. In addition, if the equipment is owned by
A&M, it should have an A&M number on it. If the
item is for personal use, it should be engraved
somehow for identification.
If someone steals an item and the item has no
identification on it, a person will have a difficult
time proving the item is stolen, she said.
William Newman, president and owner of Office
Security Systems, said it is important for people to
protect their computer equipment.
“Most of the people who steal equipment do so at
the spur-of-the-moment,” Newman said. “If they
can’t get away with it in a hurry, it will be a waste
of time.”
Security pads and cables must be secured, he said.
Newman said the security pad sticks to the top
of a desk and is locked to the computer. The pad
has to be taken apart before the computer can then
be removed. “They would have to take the top of
the desk off before the computer could be removed,”
Newman said.
“Sometimes you can’t secure a building and the
equipment is in the open,” he said. “But you can se
cure the desk and rest assured the computer will be
there when you get back.”
In addition, people can secure their computer
equipment with cables, which are less expensive,
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^Yankee Candles VAngels, Bears, Bunnies
Claire Burke Potpourri, Room Spray and Candles
P Large Selection of Throws Sunflower items
^Fall Decorations including:
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Porch Sale This Saturday, Sept. 17th
Lots & Lots of 1/2 Price Items!
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For further information or to determine eligibility for the study
Come To:
Beutel Health Center, Room 233, 2nd Floor
9:00 AM-3:00 PM
Dr. John Quarles
845-3678
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IT IN THE REAL WORLD,
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Walt Disney World Co. representatives will be on campus to present an
information session for Undergraduate Students on the WALT DISNEY
WORLD Spring ‘95 College Program.
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WHERE: ROOM 201 MSC
Attendance at this presentation is required to
interview for the Spring "95 College Program.
Interviews will be Tuesday, September 20.
All majors are encouraged to attend.
For more information Contact:
Coop Education
Phone: 845-7725
World Co.
Where students spend a semester getting
ready for the rest of their lives.
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