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■ < I I i 1 I Do cla $5; Ch inf; 90, EX w;) be,i Bl" SU I rrvs Pi 2 of* or AS3 rac Eli Di! tm G'S S;3 oi res Sa Br Ea HC no thi lor ex Pe EL' A1 hr A/ (C nc & Te ev W! Fi cc Hi cc A< Cl I Cl s: c: R H, IN hi oi re A FI & ni C ai In e: C i! s n F n F n C s n f f i ] ! \ i iVe 're cheap, easy, and virus-free. Try before you buy? * Software Salas and Rental - Cash for Used Software and Hardware (SOFTUURR6 OC(ZHRNG6) Northgote, behind Loupot's 846-1763 10-7 Mon. - Sat. 12-5 Sun. Corner of FM 2818 & Wellborn April 20 th Aggie and Sorority Dolls Available For all sororities $70.00 + tax - Major Credit Cards Accepted (713) 621-1904 In loving memory of someone who truly embraced life. Paul Michael Bowers, Class of‘90 and a proud leader of Husdin’ 1, died April 17th, 1995. Paul’s life has touched many and the love for him is strong. He taught us to think about our world and to fight for what is right and fair. He taught us to cut loose, have fun, and enjoy life. Paul taught me how to genuinely love. We are all going to miss his antics and jokes, but we will also miss his love for others and his loyalty. His loyalty to me, to his family, to his friends, and to his school. His heart does bleed maroon. Troyce Hamm Class of ‘91 AGGIE RING ORDERS THE ASSOCIATION OF FORMER STUDENTS CLAYTON W. WILLIAMS, JR. ALUMNI CENTER DEADLINE: APRIL 27, 1995 Undergraduate Student Requirements: 1. You must be a degree seeking student and have a total of §5 credit hours reflected on the Texas A&M University Student Information Management System. (A passed course, which is repeated and passed, cannot count as additional credit hours.) 2. 30 credit hours must have been completed in residence at Texas A&M University if you successfully complete one semester at Texas A&M University prior to January 1, 1994. 60 credit hours must have been completed in residence at Texas A&M University if your first semester at Texas A&M University was January 1994 or thereafter. Should your degree be conferred with less than 60 resident credits, this requirement will be waived after your degree is posted on the Student Information Management System. 3. You must have a 2.0 cumulative GPR at Texas A&M University. 4. You must be in good standing with the University, including no registration or transcript blocks for past due fees, loans, parking tickets, returned checks, etc. Graduate Student Requirements If you are a May 1995 degree candidate and you do not have an Aggie ring from a prior degree year, you may place an order for a ‘95 ring after you meet the following requirements: 1. Your degree is conferred and posted on the Texas A&M University Student Information Management System; and 2. You are in good standing with the University, including no registration or transcript blocks for past due fees, loans, parking tickets, returned checks, etc. If you have completed all of your degree requirements and can obtain a “Letter of Completion” from the Office of Graduate Studies, the original letter of completion may be presented to the Ring Office ip lieu of your degree being posted. Procedure To Order A Ring: 1. If you meet all of the above requirements, you must visit the Ring Office no later than Thursday, April 27, 1995, to complete the application for eligibility verification. 2. If your application is approved and you wish to receive your ring on June 7, 1995, you must return and pay in full by cash, check, money order, or your personal Visa or Mastercard (with your name imprinted) no later than April 28, 1995. Men’s 10KY-$308.00 14KY - $420.00 Women’s 10KY - $174.00 14KY - $201.00 Add $8.00 for Class of '94 or before. The ring delivery date is June 7, 1995. AGGIE RING ORDERS THE ASSOCIATION OF FORMER STUDENTS CLAYTON W. WILLIAMS, JR. ALUMNI CENTER ATTENTION: JUNIORS. SENIORS & GRADUATE STUDENTS If you are not currently eligible to order the Aggie ring, but will be eligible after the Spring ‘95 semester, please do the following: 1. Visit the Ring Office to complete an application for eligibility verification and receive a price list beginning May 4, 1995. (Please wait until this date, since all the information will not be available until then.) 2. Upon completing the application, you may request a mail order form if you will not be in the Bryan-College Station area to place your order in person between May 25 and June 13, 1995. For Help When the Flu Gets You! x CarePlus MEDICAL CENTER X Metlife Provider No Appointment Necessary 10% Discount with A&M Student I.D. 696-0683 Texas Ave. at S.W. Pkwy. College Station Open until 8 p.m. - 7 days a week Page 4 • The Battalion t OCAL M /; . : Monday * April 2; jjijay • A| Researchers aim to create vaccinfi Ificl A&M student abducted at gunpoint Thursday based on common plant proteS tx A Texas A&M student was kidnapped at gunpoint Thursday and forced to drive his captors for more than 11 hours before being released in Navasota, College Station police say. The 19-year-old man told police that two black men approached him while he was in his car on the corner of Church and Nagle streets in College Station. The two suspects got in the car with the man and forced him to drive toward Caldwell, police said. The victim told police that the suspects made him stop at three different ATM machines and forced him to withdraw $200 of his money. The victim told police that the suspects told him to stop the car at about 3:30 a.m., 11 hours and 15 minutes after they had gotten into his car. The suspects then fled. □ Scientists work on producing remedies extracted from every day foods. By Brad Dressier The Battalion Cadets raise $50,000 for March of Dimes Researchers are developing inexpensive vaccines from ge netically engineered plants to prevent diseases that affect millions worldwide. Scientists at Texas A&M Uni versity’s Institute for Biosciences and Technology in Houston and the Roswell Park Cancer Insti tute in Buffalo, New York have been extracting proteins from ge netically engineered plants to produce a simple, inexpensive vaccine to help prevent diseases such as Hepatitis B. Dr. Hugh Mason, research assistant professor at IBT, said scientists have known that some antibodies are produced from everyday foods. Currently, the tobacco plant is used to extract proteins and test a raw vaccine against the Hepatitis B virus. Dr. Philip Lyons, research sci entist at IBT, said that ideally, the plant protein-based Hepatitis B vaccine and similar vaccines could help prevent the spread of diseases worldwide, especially in developing countries. “We are working to produce an inexpensive, orally administered vaccine,” he said. “This would be ideally suited for developing na tions, making costs more feasible and administration easier.” The source of the vaccines, common plants, can be produced abundantly and inexpeu The proteins extracted ftt; plants go through a simple cation process, keeping mi In addition, refrigei would not be a necessity ing storage and transport easier, he said. The current commerce cines for Hepatitis Barepi from genetically modified which is expensive, partit for developing countries. In addition, the mostc; vaccines must go throi. IE I VCH V 1UUOW gu X long purification proceeF 1 ' creasing costs. Bg fX Lyons and MasonsaeK ^^ new Hepatitis B vacdne^'^ 5 ^?^ ? go through various s fore being released to the: mercial market. They expect the vaccineJ available in several years. The Texas A&M Corps of Cadets raised $50,000 for the Bryan-College Station March of Dimes during the annual March to the Brazos. The cadets marched 15 miles from the Quad to the Brazos River on Saturday. The cadets received their new positions while at the river. Next year’s Corps leaders will be Tyson Voelkel, Corps commander; Brian Beckcom, Wing commander; Scott Garrett, Brigade commander; Laurent Therivel, Regiment commander; and Will Koeck, Aggie Band commander. Maverick County in midst of tort reform EAGLE PASS(AP) — Isolated, impoverished Maverick County on the Texas-Mexico border has found itself at the epicenter of the state’s current tort reform temblor. Two lawsuits in state district court here involving thousands of plaintiffs have raised questions about current Texas laws governing where court cases can be filed and who can file them. The lawsuits underscore last week’s Texas Senate approval of a bill aimed at stopping venue. Engineering students soar high oi design of functioning model platij I □ A&M students design small-scale airplanes for a class project. By Brad Dressier The Battalion Texas A&M aerospace engi neering students have been applying their knowledge to ward a hands-on project to de sign small-scale airplanes. The project is part of a two- part aerospace engineering course and involves 24 students, divided into six teams, to design different model planes. The students have been working since the fall semester to sketch, build and see their model planes take flight. Thomas McElmurry, a visit ing associate professor in aero space engineering, oversees the students throughout the project. McElmurry said the stu dents gain precious experience from the applied project. “The students have the op portunity to partake in a one time experience, from design on a piece of paper to the test ing of the design to the actual flight of the vehicle,” he said. McElmurry said that be cause of the hands-on nature of the course and the scope of the students* responsibilities, students can learn valuable in formation to apply later in life. “One reason this project is of great benefit,” he said, “is that the students truly learn all aspects of the course mater ial, because they are so deeply involved in the various aspects of the project.” Scott Hejny, a senior space engineering stdi said students not only! engineering skills, buti learn teamwork. “We learned to works team, building on our comiri cation skills and gaining ex:| ence and responsibility," hes “Overall, we learned a lot: teamwork, building, fabricaij skills and more." The students took tMg model planes for a testflitSr. April 20 at the Texas As® Riverside campus. Hejny said the stude:® learn the reality of designs sus application. “Things may not always;| planned: we all learned froir- test flights,” he said. “\Vh:! | . the planes took off, only att fostly sunny remained stable and airborag.’ North wir T —'air with the nd variable > \ ,V 1994-95 UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE FELLOWS SYMPOSIUM PRESENTATIONS The University Undergraduate Fellows Program is the capstone of the Honors curriculum at Texas A&M. Tliis|irB gram is the most prestigious research opportunity available for undergraduates at the University featuring a do* master-apprentice relationship between student researcher and faculty advisor. Shortly after Fellows submit their completed Senior Honors Theses, they are invited to make formal oral presenta™ of their completed research at the annual University Undergraduate Fellows Symposium. This year the Fellowsliail been divided into ten groups of students pursuing research in related areas. Each group will conduct a sepanlj! Symposium session on the fifth floor of Rudder Tower according to the following schedule: Monday, April 24th, 7:00 p.tn. Iliolofrical & Life Sciences. Rudder 501 Kyla Goodson Michelle Hardee Lori Herrmann Jamie Las swell Michael McGuire Linda Yancey Wednesday, April 20th, 7:00 p.m. Genetics. Rudder 502 Kelly Hogan Amy Inman David McFadden Jennifer Umphress I jit era lure. Rudder 501 History & Sociology. Rudder 504 Daniel Fuchser Stephanie James Heather McGlure Christine Reinhard Claudia Laird Shannon Fogg Hilaire Kallendorf Hilde Kaiser Marshall Love Heather Murray Christiana Sahl Miranda Zent J Study Physical & Ensineering Sciences (A), R udder 510 William Charlton Jon DeShazo Matthew Felder Ch ristopher Forthman Slatnel Rianto Michael Scott Fh vsical & Engineering Sciences (II), Rudder 510 llrynn Armstrong Steve Chen Dnvin Fotts Chad Sosolik Marshall Veach Political Science Fconomics, Rudder 502 Christopher King Sean () Donnell April Pickrcl llrinn Fra sty Kellie Sims Psychology (11). Rudder 50] Arwen llerry Shawn Davis Knrnran Janjua Kendra. Reiser Take a Recei •Lear Psy<holot!y (A), Radder 507 Ryan Adams Monica Gallatnore A ranada Cumberland Anne Morris Social/Fnviionment<d System. Rudder 501 Jonathan Aldis Heather Robbie Vanessa Carpenter Kelley Hays Kevin KotJi Carol M( Rryde A reception honoring the 1994-95 University Undergraduate Fellows will he held in the lobby on the second don 1 ' Rudder "Power tit 6:00 p.m. Monday, April 24th. Faculty, students, and other members of the University romim 111 are invited to attend the reception and tiny of the Symposium sessions to learn more about what some of Texas Ao University's most successful, confident, and motivated undergraduates have been able to achieve. Should you liavi’ 111 questions, please contact Ur. Susanna Finnell, Associate Director of the University Honors Program, 845-6774 For n