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Page 6 • The Battalion MM——■■■l Thursday • October ft GMAT Continued from Page 1 McHale said. Overall, the new GMAT is 30 minutes longer. Kathy Hannula-Bral, registration testing services administrator, said the GMAT is used to help assess a studen t’s qualifications for an advanced study of business. “The GMAT measures a student’s gen eral verbal, mathematical, and analytical writing skills,” Hannula-Bral said. The multiple choice section of the test is divided into seven sections, each with at least 15 questions and 25 to 30 min utes long, Hannula-Bral said. Hannula-Bral said that according to a bulletin covering the GMAT, the writing section of the test is meant to measure a student’s ability to think critically and communicate complex ideas through writing. McHale said the GMAT is used for ad missions into MBA programs and to pre dict how well students will do in their first year of an MBA program. “The writing section can be used for admissions,” McHale said. “It can also be used diagnostically to identify students who might need further education in com munication skills.” Susan Robertson, director of the mas ters programs in the College of Business, said there was an increase of students taking the test in June. “More took the test in June than nor mally do,” Robertson said. “Normally Oc tober is the biggest month for the test. Some students were probably taking the test in June to avoid the writing part of the test.” McHale said each MBA school can de cide how much emphasis it wants to put on the new writing section. “Each school makes a judgment on what it is interested in for the GMAT,” McHale said. Schools can choose to look at or em phasize different sections of the GMAT in addition to considering work experi ence, recommendations, and other quali fications for selection of students, McHale said. 2 DAY STOREWIDE SALE FRIDAY & SATURDAY ONLY*! SPECIAL STORE HOURS SATURDAY, OCT. 29‘ h 8:00 AM-9.00 PM 25% to 30% OFF ENTIRE STOCK OF REGULAR PRICED MERCHANDISE S H OP AN D SAVE ON FALL AND WINTER FASHIONS THROUGHOUT OUR STORE. 30% OFF all coats & jackets 30% OFF all sweaters 30% OFF all womens famous label sportswear 25% OFF all sports shirts and tops 25% OFF all Arizona® brand jeans 25% OFF all sheets, comforters, towels, and drapes With exceptions of items noted below, all regular priced merchandise is on sale for Friday & Saturday! Discount applies only to regular-priced merchandise and is limited to JCPenney in-store stock on hand. Not for use in Cosmetic Department, on Smart Value merchandise, Gucci® watches, Marquis™ by Waterford® Crystal, Fieldcrest® Royal Velvet towels and rugs, Levi’s® denim jeans, Catalog or Catalog Outlet Store merchandise or in combination with any other coupon. Discount can apply to one or more items purchased. As always, credit purchases are subject to review.. I N POST OAK MALL 764-1600 Yell Praci Midnight Yell Practice in San Antonioonfoj Oct. 28 for the 3 against SMU. Yellpn will be held at the | Center Mall neattlet Antonio River near! Alamo. Thurs Flooding Continued from I M i “However, the dam public facilities such asst sewer systems, andlacilE has been extremely:: Ross said. In addition to the d: the homes, a private sclis| ported a washed-out roaii two businesses and a cM ported water damage. Steve Beachy, emerp management coordinate College Station, was over $100,00( public facilities. Two culverts were com; I ly washed out in theft: I Subdivision, several* were damaged by lation of debris, several! I trails and sidewalks) washed out and the fo# in Bee Creek was m away, he said. Twentyh reported minor water das “I would say that overs | came out fairly well wit! to the amount of rain,” said. ‘There was no losst injuries reported.” College Station's eiffifj operation center was from Sunday night to earld | day morning, center is a room at the fe Fire Station set aside for® manager and heads ofie? ments throughout theti? work and coordinate their ties, he said. “It’s been a couple ye©3 we had to do an emergent!' 1 ation center,” Beachy said- last time was probably© 1990 with the tornado tW May 1990 with the flooding Fred Forsthoff, County emergency ment coordinator, sa dences outside of the citjlkf were damaged from ter. Damage was over $140,000, he said. Bill Thomas, executive® tor of the Brazos County W s of the Red Cross Red Cross opened two for victims, but no one a “We haven’t hadtotW thing so far,” Thomas have not had any calls I® 1 tance so far.” Richard Vance, Brazos 1 engineer, said there was® $200,000 in damage to# roadways. Although still®® ing the county bridge® 1 Vance said he would est©’ : to also be around $200, Only one county r( closed, Vance said. Grassbur, was complex two weeks before and the; 1 ' was washed away durn! rain, he said. “This rain was equival 1 : 200 to 300 year storm, said. “There is a oneP 61 chance of this occurring c , given year, so it is veryu®^ ‘ Fischer said there ha© problems with people© around barricades. “People have been , around barricades an© throwing the barricades creeks by the bridges,'I' said. “In some places,"©, stockpiled road material 1 washed out places and re 1 people incapable of going ■ the barricades. It is fool]© drive around barricades.’' Several federal ag© will be assisting P ; Forsthoff said The Federal EmergenO agement Agency (FBk among the agencies helper pie with damage, Ross sa file a claim with FEMA, ai] should call the agency© prepared to answer several*' tions, including their nain f . cial security number, 1 ri i ■ If 1 D/ W Sp 1 late mo: ) (★ thr awi Oil tO ! lerr aft< Oil flee last ma Hoi Oil Ma Kic rap a f wei sor bac Gu 1 is 1 Ho ter: Ca ma mu Ok her Ah pus Qu the str sta lie 1 mil alb bef yoi trs Mi an< tir< Cc of de pr< N 2( 7: age description, Ross said. © 3-5 5-7 7-9 9-11