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^LOUPOT'S^F Page 2 • The Battalion Campus Tuesday • August! Or Army Lou says . . . Welcome Back to Aggieland! Hope you had a great summer, Ags. Now accepting Aggie Bucks! A&M to stunt enrollment gro THE BIG AC EVENT JUTER THE GAME! DAVID ALLAN A* COE L;. ' With Special Guest JASON MANNING at WOLF PEN CREEK AMPHITHEATER SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER AFTER THE CAME TICKETS AVAILABLE AT: tF 1 Be a Part of the Big Picture! .agY-o^ ake the Resident Advisor Class: EDAD 489... Section 501 MW 1:50-2:40 Section 502 MW 6:00 - 6:50 Section 503 TR 12:45 -1:35 For More Information, please call the Office of Residence Life at 845-1229 Student Workers Wanted Join the Food Services Team! Student Employees are an important part of our work force and are valuable to our efforts of providing the campus community with a quality dining service program. Employment with the Department of Food Services is not ‘just a job”, but a positive part of your university experience. We are proud of TAMU Food Services and the contribution we make to the university. Come be a part of the team! Starting Pay Rate: $4.70 per hour. Work schedule revolves around class schedule. Holidays off (Christmas, Spring Break) Convenient campus locations. Most student employees average 15 hours per week, depending upon individual circumstances. •Ag CaFe •Bernie’s Place 845-6115 •Li’l Bernies 847-9034 845-1641 • MSC Cafeteria/ 845-1118 12th Man Burgers & Snacks •Common Denominator 845-5183 *1411113153100! Food Court 847-9464 •Common Market 845-6193 • Pie Are Square 845-9825 •Commons Dining Center 845-1842 •Sbisa Dining Center 845-2061 •Dimcan Dining Center 845-3751 *Underground Market 845-2081 For additional information call the Department of Food Services Personnel Office at 845-3005. □ The office of admissions and records estimated that 6,100 freshmen are enrolled in the University this fall. By James Bernsen The Battalion Stew Milne, The Battalion Traffic was packed on campus Saturday as countless students attempted to move in to residence halls. Freshman enrollment is ex pected to top 6,100 this year. The freshman class at Texas A&M re mains one of the largest in the nation, but officials say there is little likelihood of it ris ing any more than it has. Gary Engelgau, executive director of admis sions and records, said the interest in A&M re mains high, with the current freshman enroll ment expected to be about 6,100 this year. The figure is estimated from the number of applicants, but the actual enrollment will not be known until the 12th day of classes. “Since 1990, the number of applications went up by 50 percent,” Engelgau said. “The interest is clearly expanding. We continue to take, to our knowledge, the largest freshman class in the United States.” The size of each class has been controlled in recent years because of financial reasons. “You need professors,” Engelgau said. “We’re running pretty close to the edge on our resources.” The large number of freshmen creates problems with class availability, he said, espe cially in required courses like English 104. Dr. Jerry Gaston, interim vice president for finance and administration, said the lim it on the number of new freshmen is a clear policy to ensure the Univers^|g US t not exhaust its financial resources. !■ “Back in 1987, the Board ofRegrl viewed the history of enrollment,’ said. “They created an enrolime: agement plan and set target numb each year.” The plan began in Fall 1989 ant maximum-enrollment figure forfresln 6,300. The number was consistently!! until this target was reached. The overall A&M enrollment and the Board has decided to Iow« 1,000, Gaston said. Dr. J. Malon Southerland, vice for student affairs, said it would! see more growth, but that is imposs: next year. “If you had the ability to havee: modest, controlled growth [and] the to have such growth, that would c-;| ; By Art Southerland said. “But until the resocp’j'nt: B location business is solved, I don’tse movement there.” Much of A&M’s costs continue to by the state, causing the ceiling in ment, he said, but it is better than more financial burden to the student!. “The quality of the education is dous bargain,” he said. It is more than the quantity of st: coming in that matters, Southerlands. “The extreme high quality of the people who are deciding to come to At mains high,” he said. ROTHER’S BOOKSTORE • MSC • DIXIE ^ CHICKEN • CATALENA HATTERS • LONE STAR STEREO Or By Phone 1-800-333-7188 Corps recruitment efforts pay ofl inters Attend iities. hen i Coe ions £ omm elt th pport T-( he col xpert □ More than 750 cadets went through training during Freshman Orientation Week. By Sean Chaffin The Bati align The number of recruits in the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets has increased for the third straight year and is the largest it has been since 1987. Tom Epting, Corps assistant re cruiting coordinator, said 769 freshman recruits reported this year, 61 more than 1994. The 1995 Corps recruiting class has 72 women, 11 more than last year. Epting said the Corps reached its recruiting goals for this year. “We’ve definitely met our ex pectations but still have room for more,” he said. The Corps uses many pro grams to help recruiting, such as Spend the Night with the Corps, which brings high school juniors and seniors to campus and ex poses them to a routine night in the Corps. This year’s 1,911 high school participants observed formations and Corps activities. Another recruiting program is the Corps Leadership Outreach (CLO), in which former students recruit at high schools in their home towns. “We have CLOs in Texas, Cal ifornia, New Mexico and Mis souri,” Epting said. “Most CLOs are very active and great infor mation sources. We are also adding 28 new CLOs this year.” Beckie Campo, a freshman in company A-l, said the Corps offers the structured lifestyle she desires. “I joined the Corps because I needed more discipline in my life,” Campo said. “I wanted to be a true part of the University in the Corps of Cadets.” Last week the new cadets went through Freshman Orien tation Week (FOW). The recruits learned Corps history and basic drills. The freshmen participated in their first parade as cadets Saturday when they marched in the FOW Review./ !j Freshmen also learned basic Corps traditions in FOW, such as “whipping out,” which is when a freshman cadet stops, shakes hands and introduces himself to a cadet upperclassman. Brian Head, a freshman in company B-2, said FOW was a good experience. “It’s been great,” Head said. “I learned how to keep myself and my buddies motivated. We’re learning how to take orders so J* Louis Craig, M'j Cadets march on Simpson Field for their first review of the)® day afternoon in front of family members. E-2 soj tional we can give them [later].” j Tyson Voelkel, Corps com mander, said FOW went well. “We’ve exceeded what we ex pected,” Voelkel said. “FOW has gone very smoothly. The upper classmen have worked diligently and tirelessly.” Voelkel said cadets learn com munication and networking skills that are essential in the “real” world. Freshmen cadets learn how to follow, and sophomores, juniors and seniors learn how to become positive leaders, he said. 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Michael Mi J training officer, sailwCoii offers many opportunities:.! new recruits. “I think they gain i dous opportunity in Duke said. “They get; belonging and family.” Voelkel said he expects By Jan Hq ing but good thingsfroiiB E g ATT/ Corps this year. “[This year] 2,100 people -; A t a ■ ed together for the same ct-| A , he said, “and because of tteH y ^ q can overcome any challenge.’ H. ough t] cially true to Tex rExcel ce Unii Aggie Men’s Club^l Selections Aggie Mens Club Selections 1995 Date Time Place 8/31 7-9 pm Clayton Williams Jr. Alumni Center 9/3 2-4 pm Hensel Park (South College) 9/4 7-10 pm Alfred T. Hornbacks 9/5 8-11 pm Kyle Field Press Box For more information contact: Greg Haralson 693-6031 We need 52 ACE's. Could one of them be YOU? A xTh A ACE Academic & Career Educator ACE Student Volunteer Program Student Counseling Service V ACE is a student volunteer program at the Student Counseling Service. 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