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An environmental impact study by the Texas Natural Resource Conser vation Commission found that the re cycled materials saved 19 mature trees, three barrels of oil and 7,400 gallons of water. Cassandra DeLarios, recy cling program co-director and a senior geography major, said the data from the program qualifies it as a success. “I think the program went fairly well,” De Larios said. “We made a lot of good contacts and learned a lot about some of the things that need to be changed to get a program like this off the ground.” Julie Kemp, recycling program co director and a senior civil engineering major, said success also lies in the support from the residents. “We gained a lot of support with the students,” Kemp said. “I think that students responded well to this program. It was a good way to inform and educate them about recycling in the halls.” DeLarios and Kemp said they would like to see the program contin ue and expand into the fall, with new collection sites near the Southside residence halls. But a lack of money may stall the program. The original summer pilot program was funded by a $3,500 grant from ACUS, a residence hall activity fund provided by a local long-distance tele phone company. The grant was used to pay for sev eral 65-gallon bins and to hire two student workers, who collected the recycled materials. , Now the grant money is gone, and other funds are necessary to extend the program. Kemp said that because much of the equipment, like promotional fliers and the recycling bins, can be reused, a large amount of money is not needed. “We’ve done a lot of things al ready,” she said. “We don’t need an extensive amount of money to keep it going.” Administrative and faculty support is vital to making the program work, Kemp said. Currently, the co-directors are trying to, establish a recycling ad visory board composed of administra tors and students. Kemp said she would like to see more people involved in the organiza tion and execution of the program. With almost five times the number of summer residents moving into the halls in the fall, more help will be es sential, she said. “Right now, we have only four people doing this,” she said. “We need a lot more people involved, espe cially administration and faculty.” The program will also need help from resi dents who are not ac customed to recycling. During the pilot pro gram, students often threw garbage into the recycling bins, contaminating the recyclables. Since sorting the materials in the bins would be too costly, workers had to throw out the bins’ contents, costing revenue. Joe Sanchez, Texas A&M recycling coordinator, estimated that up to 30 percent of the collected materials was thrown out because of contamination. “It’s a never-ending problem,” Sanchez said. “It happens every day and everywhere we recycle.” DeLarios said students may not have known what the bins were for and assumed they were trash cans. Education and promotion are need ed to make residents more aware of the program, she said, and to push students to make the necessary changes to make recycling successful. “Recycling takes more than a lot of people saying ‘Let’s do it,”’ she said. “It takes a real change of habits.” Sorority rushee Frida] • • anticipate □ Rushees will receive their invitajK-f tions to join sororities tomorrow the Oaks Park Pavilion. □ To By Javier Hinojosa r _ The Battalion ^ |N°r More than 650 rushees were introduced r|j sororities this week during Sorority Rush'95 0301 Rush administrators said that the number of rushees is not larger than past, the number of upperclassmen joining!® ties has increased. ^ ai The sororities have been hosting partiesi|Tr E ® rushees every night since Tuesday to acquai:! prospective new members with all 10 organa’ll Pe< in the Panhellenic Council. ' IP 110 ' 1 Sorority Rush ’95 will close tonight onskthe n, row, two blocks between the Dominic and Unifflain, ty Oak streets in College Station. ■ No Stacy Bush, Panhellenic Council presider.|3P onsi a senior industrial distribution major, saidlML a selected by a sorority is a mutual decision^ the cc rushees and the sororities. »| ns t Bid day is tomorrow at the Oaks ParkP- .Drive at 6 p.m. ® Fes “The rushees will get their bid (an invitafcinclui join the sorority) under the pavilion and w[ hands out to their chapter,” Bush said. R)ld I Kathy Silkey, Panhellenic Council rushL Th< and a senior business analysis major, saidiifist s been an exciting week. taliza “We are excited about the girls rushing!serve said. “They seem to be enjoying themselves.' area i The sorority system has been improvingov^pjacei Silkey said, and sororities have been growing utiliti Silkey recalled the process being different she rushed in Fall 1992. “We have gotten rid of unnecessary make the process complex,” she said. “Noi|ll rushees can have a better time and gett each other and the other women in the sororf e, We’ve made it a more enjoyable experience.' Rushees can now take a shuttle bus from tions on northside, southside and at the Post] Mall to sorority row. Kelly Eoff, Kappa Alpha Theta president!: senior biology major, said the rushees were [A this year, and the new shuttle bus systeilf worked really well. “This is something that I would definitelylij see continued in the future,” Eoff said.‘Si rushees would have to park so far away to| our parties.” Eoff said Rho-chis, counselors who worlfj the rushees and help make the decision[m| easier, have continued to be successful. “One of the neat things about Texaiji how strong our sororities are,” she said. TSJ some competition between the sororitie rushees, but it is healthy. There is no amm3S| pot? c &est Gun Show the Brazos ValleyJias £ver Seen! GUN SHOW August 26th t 9:00 am thru 6:00 pm August 27th, 9:00 am thru 5:00 pm Ramada Inn 1502 Texas Ave. S., College Station Admission $4.00 or 2 Day Pass $6.00 HEY AGS! $1 OFF WITH A&M I.D. 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Adjust parking brake. most cars (Semi-metauc pads $19.95 extra RADIATOR FLUSH & FILL 195 '29 1 Includes 1 gallon anti-freeze The Battalion Editorial Staff Rob Clark, Editor in Chief Sterling Hayman, managing editor Kyle Littlefield, Opinion Editor jODY Holley, Night News Editos | Stacy Stanton, night news i Michael Landauer, AccieufeE Nick GeorGANDIS, Sports Edik* I Gretchen PERRENOT, City Editor Stew Milne, photo Editor Staff Members City Desk - Assistant Editor: Wes Swift; Reporters: Maria Jimena Albarracin, James Bernseit.P Martinez, Elizabeth Todd, Courtney Walker & Tara Wilkinson; Stringers: Seant Javier Hinojosa, Melissa Keerins & Michelle Lyons Aggielife Desk - Assistant Editor: Amy Collier; Feature Writers: Libe Goad, )an H# botham, Amy Protas, Brad Russell & Amy Uptmor; Columnists: Rachel Bari| Elizabeth Garrett; Page Designers: Helen Clancy & Robin Greathouse Sports Desk - Assistant Editor: Kristina Buffin; Sportswriters: Tom Day, Philip LeonUj Nance & David Winder; Stringer: Robin Greathouse; Page Designers: Rachel" & Christopher Long Opinion Desk - Assistant Editor: Elizabeth Preston; Columnists: Pamela Benson, Erin^ Chris Stidvent & David Taylor; Contributing Columnists: H. L. Baxter, Bri)'] Beckham, lason Brown, Erin Fitzgerald, Juan Hernandez, Adam Hill, Alex Jim Pawlikowski & Lydia Percival; Editorial Writers: David Hill & Jason Editorial Cartoonists: Brad Graeber & Gerardo Quezada Photo Desk - Assistant Editor: Tim Moog; Photographers: Amy Browning, Robyn Callo Louis Craig, Nick Rodnicki, Eddy Wylie & Evan Zimmerman Page Designers - News: Missy Davilla, Kristin DeLuca, Zach Estes & Tiffany Moore;! Rachel Frady & Christopher Long; Aggielife: Helen Clancy. & Robin GreathousM Copy Editors - Jennifer Campbell & Janet Johnson Graphic Artists - Toon Boonyavanich & James Vineyard Strip Cartoonists - Valerie Myers, Brandon Onstott, Ed G., John Lemon & Dave D. Office Staff - Office Manager: Julie Thomas; Clerks: Kasey Byers & Heather Harris News: The Battalion news department is managed by students at Texas A&M University 1,1 " Division of Student Publications, a unit of the Department of Journalism. 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