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Monday • September 25, 1995 Campus Page 5 "The Battalion Russia Continued from Page 1 university in Russia, need to ac quire skills for combining their advanced technological knowl edge with U.S. marketing and management techniques, Oko- rokov said. “We established this school to take the best from both sides,” he said. “Many businesses are looking for specialists from Western schools or schools like our own.” Dr. James Kolari, an A&M fi nance professor, said A&M’s in volvement lends credibility to the business program be< ause of Russian respect for U.S. busi ness know-how and experience. In recent years, more than 600 American and Russian- American businesses have been established in St. Petersburg. “The affiliation of a Russian school with an American school gives them a competitive edge,” Kolari said. “This is a very good credential for them to brag about.” Kolari said A&M will benefit from the partnership because of the opportunity to influence busi ness activity on a global level. Dr. Julian Caspar, director of A&M’s Center for Interna tional Business Studies, said the USIA grant acknowledges the international ramifications of such cooperation. “The creation of high-quality programs in Russia, with U.S. influence and cooperation — that’s what is on USIA’s mind,” Caspar said. A&M is a logical candidate to help the Russian-American school blend technology and business, Caspar said, because of its strength in both areas. “We’re actually a good match because we’re a major engineer ing school,” he said. “It makes sense for us to cooperate and to continue the relationship into the future.” The first faculty exchange took place this summer when two A&M professors taught at the Russian-American business school for a month. Their mission was to provide guidance in terms of curriculum and faculty development. Plans are underway for three or four more A&M professors to go to. St. Petersburg next sum mer and for several Russian pro fessors to come to A&M. "Their faculty will come hero to see how we teach and what wo teach," Caspar said. A&M students have not yet traveled to the St. Petersburg campus, although two students from UT-Dallas have. However, Kolari said the ex change of Russian business stu dents and A&M business stu dents will take place in the near future. Enrollment at the Russian- American business school, which offers a 12-month graduate de gree program in management, has grown from 40 to 150 stu dents since classes began in Oc tober 1994. Enrollees include SPSTU grad uates, graduates from other tech nical universities in Russia, St. Petersburg business managers and former Russian military offi cers with technical backgrounds. Some classes are taught in Russian, but all students are ex pected to know English. The program’s first 30 gradu ates will complete the program in November. Caspar and Kolari said they will travel to Russia to attend the commencement ceremonies. Kolari, who visited the Russ- ian-American campus lost year, said he is eager to see how the school has grown and developed. “The school is emerging,” he said. “They’ve had so many prob lems in Russia, so they don’t have all the conveniences we have. All the things we take for granted are not there.” Kolari said students at the Russian-American school display extraordinary eagerness and en thusiasm for their studies. During his last visit, Kolari overheard several students com plaining because a professor stopped his lecture to give stu dents a short break. The stu dents did not want the lecture to be interrupted, he said, because they did not want to stop learn ing for even a few minutes. “Interestingly, because they have less, they seem to try more,” Kolari said. Geosciences Continued from Page 1 “The applications are gathered from the various Russian uni versities and sent to Washington D.C.,” Koenig said. “Faculty ad visers from the University of Texas and Texas A&M then look over the applications and select the students they would like to personally interview.” The advisers travel to Moscow to conduct interviews in English with the applicants, and the final selections are made. Gorbounov said several differences exist between the Russian and American universities. “There is more participation among all the students here than there is in Russia,” he said. “Relationships between students and teachers are friendlier and not nearly as official.” While adjusting to American culture takes time, Gorbounov said, it is not impossible. “I’m still adjusting to the country and to the customs, but it isn’t that hard,” he said. “The students are friendly, and they under stand that adjusting is somewhat difficult." Parkhomenko said A&M students are friendlier than some peo ple in Russia. “When I walk down the street, I see people who always smile, or they always say, ‘Hello’ or ‘Howdy,’" he said. “In Russia, people don’t smile so often, and it’s usually not to strangers.” Koenig said that although it takes about two months for the Russian students to adjust to American life, the change is usually a pleasant one. “They are coming from a very harsh environment to a much more relaxing environment,” he said. Russian students at A&M and UT have become fast friends, Koenig said, and have taken trips to see each other at their respec tive universities. “They have formed real comradeships among themselves,” he said. After completing their studies and internships, the students are un der contract to return to Russia for at least a year and show Russian companies how American companies view the oil and gas industry. What’s Up Monday TAMU Powerlifting Team: There will be a knee-wrapping session at 7:00 p.m. in the Rec. Center free weights section. New members are invited. For more information call Dean at 693-6166 or Thomas at 696-1242. Brazos County Rape Crisis Cen ter, Inc.: Free confidential su- port groups for Adult Female Survivors of Sexual Assault and another group for Adult Women Molested as Children is avail able. Call 268-RAPE (268-7273) for further information, time and day of each meeting. Class of 1997 Newsletter Com mittee: There will be A meeting held at 9:00 p.m. in the MSC fla- groom. For more information call Jenny at 847-8422 or Maja at 847-8465. TAMU Roadrunners: Daily fun runs are 2-4 miles long. Any lev el runner is welcome . Meet at G. Rollie White at 6:00 p.m. For more information call Tim at 693-0258. American Nuclear Society: A meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. in Zachary 105B. A guest speak er, Dr. Boyle, will speak on nu clear weapons testing. Judges: A guest lecture from the Honorable Armando Ro driquez, Houston Municipal Court Judge, will be given at 7:00 p.m. in Rudder 402. For more information call Monica at 847-0663. TAMU Management Society: A general meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. in Wehner 118. For more information call Charity at 696-9326 or Shelly at 764-7586. National Organization For Women (NOW): A general meet ing will be held at 7:00 p.m. in MSC 145. For more information call Kathryn at 764-9239. TAMU Women's Club: A membership coffee will be held from 10-11:30 a.m. in the Forsythe Center Galleries. Fac ulty wives, professional staff members and women faculty are invited. For more information call 696-5644 or 774-4758. Class of 1997 Service Commit tee: A meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. in Hullabaloo. For more information call Andrea at 764-2987. TAMU Anthropological Society: A meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Anthropology Build ing, room 214. We will be dis cussing the upcoming Meagan Bieseley lecture and our pro gram will be Graduate Student Mike Jackson. For more infor mation call Nina at 696-2541. Sigma Tau Delta - The English Honor Society: “Graduate School Q & A” with Dr. Machann, TAMU English Graduate Advis er, will be held at 8:30 p.m. in Rudder 402. For more informa tion call Laurie at 847-2138. Texas A&M Triathlon Club: A demonstration of triathlon-relat ed internet resources and gener al meeting will be held at 8:00 in Wisenbaker 049 (conference room). For more information call Alan at 696-2379. CSA - St. Mary's Youth Retreat Team: A planning meeting will be held at 9:00 p.m. in the St. Mary’s Student Center. For more information call Kathy at 847-2454. AGGIME - Texas A&M Japanese Animation Fans: Free screening of Japanese animation will be held from 7:00-9:30 p.m. in the LRD, 6th floor, Evans Library. This week: Maison Ikkoku episode 18, Mobile Suit: Gun- dam 0083 - Stardust Memory episode 5. This week’s feature: Spirit of Wonder and more. For more information call John at 696-0704 or -0835. Student Organization Finance Center: If you are a Treasurer or Adviser of a recently recognized student organization, you need to attend a Fiscal Responsibility Training Workshop. A workshop will be held at 9:00 a.m. in Koldus 144. Attending this workshop will assure that your organization will remain in good standing with the University. Computing and Information Services (CIS): A CIS Short Course, Word for Windows, will be held at 10:00 a.m. in West Campus Computing Center (WCCC), room 121. For more in formation call 845-9325 or -8425. Computing and Information Services (CIS): A CIS Short Course, Programming Tools on Unix, will be held from 6:30- 8:30 p.m. in Bright Building 116. For more information call 845-9325 or -8425. Career Center: There will be a Successful Interviewing Seminar at 2:00 p.m. in Rudder 510. For more information call 845-5139. The Annual Fall Business Career Fair October 2, 3 & 4, 1995 Visit Corporate Recruiting Booths in the halls of the Wehner Building on Tuesday, October 3 and Wednesday, October 4. Tickets will be on sale for the reception and banquet this week in the Wehner Building. For more information call 843-1320 Open to all Business majors Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior and Masters Students TAMU ENGINEERING IN ITALY STUDY ABROAD IN 1996 SUMMER SESSION II COURSES OFFERED ENGR 482/PHIL 482: Prof. M. Rabins/Prof. E. Harris MEEN 212: Prof. D. Allen CVEN 205: Prof. D. Allen ENGR 489: Prof. D. Allen LEAR 331: Prof. P. Barucchieri INFORMATIONAL MEETING Thursday, September 28 @ 5:00 p.m. 701 H.R. Bright Bldg. For more information, visit or call the STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS OFFICE 161 BIZZELL HALL WEST 845-0544 me 'uastiie ; y/n 1893'/ictorian y/i/ansion O' bed and breakfast featuring CoveCy accommodations and serving fine food # 'Weddings, receptions, rehearsabdinners O' dCigb Tea # ^servethe inn for speciaC events <1 'Thone (409)825-8051 for competitive rates Ctose to de^as JAdLM 'East Washington & Navasota, Texps 77868 —— ARE YOU M A V I N C. Career Center: There will be a Disk Resume Workshop at 3:30 p.m. in Rudder 502. For more in formation call 845-5139. Learning Skills Center of the Student Counseling Service: There will be a workshop, Time Management - Procrastination, from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. in Hender son Hall 103. For more informa tion call 845-4427. CIS: There will be a CIS Short Course: ” Programming Tools on UNIX” from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. in Bright Building 116. For more information call 847-UNIX. CIS: There will be a CIS Short Course: “Word for Win dows” at 10 a.m. in West Cam pus Computing Center 121. For more information call 862-3139. Delta Sigma Phi: New frater nity recruiting founding fathers to begin a chapter at Texas A&M. For more information call Scott Rich or Dave Dalrymple at 777-6749 or 846-8123. MSC Nova: A general meeting will be held at 7 p.m. in Rudder 404. Everyone is welcome. For details contact Clay Hanna at 845-1515. What's Up is a Battalion service that lists non-profit student and faculty events and activities. Items should be submitted no later than three days in advance of the de sired run date. Application dead lines and notices are not events and will not be run in What's Up. If you have any questions, please call the newsroom at 845-3313. T Well, you could be, Check out Sari Locker's New Show "Late Night with Sari" this fall on Lifetime Television. I HarperPcrcnnial A Division of \ i,\rpcrCAi\\\r\sPnbhskcrs AAo availttble front 1 larpcrOollinsCw.tc/.// ul HO.00 p«ptrba<k Mi WorId hot TIPS tor DOING IT in TNI ACT OT ANXIiTT SARI LOCKER i up! jjra "Saiinr tiJUt i iv 4, WJ : i 'totf in, ;• ''TT tie The following information appears in compliance with the 1987 State of Texas Hazing Law: Texas Hazing Law Texas A&M University On August 31,1987, a new law went into effect in the State of Texas regarding HAZING, Below an abbreviated summary, in question and answer form, of the contents of that law and the applicability and implications for students, faculty and staff at Texas A&M University. THIS IS ONLY A SUMMARY. Certain points in the law have been omitted in this summary for editorial ■ purposes. For the full text of the law, please see Appendix XI of the 1989-90 University Regulations. What is the definition of Hazing? "Hazing’ means any intentional, knowing, or reckless act, occurring on or off campus of Texas A&M University, by one person alone or acting with others, directed against a student, that endangers the mental or physical health or safety of a student for the purpose of pledging, being initiated into, affiliation with, holding office in, or maintaining membership in any organization whose memberships are or include students at Texas A&M University. The term included but is not limited to: (a) Any type of physical brutality, such as whipping, beating, striking, branding, electronic shocking, placing of a harmful substance on the body, or similar activity. (b) Any type of physical activity, such as sleep deprivation, exposure to the elements,confinement in a small place, calisthenics, or other activities that subjects the student to an unreasonable risk of harm or that adversely affects the mental or physical health or safety of the student. (c) Any activity involving consumption of a food, liquid, alcoholic beverage, liquor, drug, or other substance which subjects the student to an unreasonable risk of harm or that adversely affects the mental or physical health or safety of the student. (d) Any activity that intimidates or threatens the student with ostracism, that subjects the student extreme mental stress, shame, or humiliation, or adversely affects the mental health or dignity of the student or discourages the student from entering or remaining registered in an educational institution, or that may reasonably be expected to cause a student to leave the organization or the institution rather than submit to acts described in the subsection. (e) Any activity that induces, causes, or requires the student to perform a duty or task which involves a violation of the penal code. In addition, Texas A&M University has also defined hazing to include: (a) Misuse of authority by virtue of your class rank or leadership position. (b) Any form of physical bondage. (c) Any form of "Quadding”. How do I commit a hazing offense? A person commits an offense if the person: (a) Engages in hazing (b) Solicits, encourages, directs, aids or attempts to aid another in engaging in hazing. (c) Intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly permits hazing to occur. (d) Has firsthand knowledge of the planning of a specific hazing incident involving a student of Texas A&M University, or firsthand knowledge that a specific hazing incident has occurred, and knowingly fails to report said knowledge in writing to the appropriate University official. Does it matter if I did not intend to hurt anyone? No. Texas A&M’s policies state that if one of the above occurs, it is HAZING, regardless of the intent. Does it matter if the person being hazing agrees to the activity? No The new law and Texas A&M’s policies state that if one above occurs, it is HAZING, regardless of the consent or cooperation of the recipient. What is the penalty if I am found guilty of hazing? (a) Failing to report hazing: Fine up to $1,000 and/or up to 180 days in jail. (b) Hazing resulting in no serious bodily injury: Fine of $500 to $1,000 and/or 90-180 days in jail. (c) Hazing resulting in serious bodily injury: Fine of $1,000 - $5,000 and/or 180 days to 1 year in jail. (d) Hazing resulting in death: Fine of $5,00 - $10,000 and/or 1-2 years in jail. (e) Except where the hazing results in death, the student may be required to perform community service in lieu of confinement in jail. (f) The student may also be subject to University disciplinary action, up to and including removal from the University, in addition to or regardless of any penalty imposed by the state. Can an organization be found guilty of hazing? Yes. An Organization commits an offense if the organization condones or encourages hazing or if an officer or any combination of members, pledges, or alumni of the organization commits or assists in the commission of hazing. Can I get into trouble for reporting hazing? No. Any person who reports a specific hazing incident involving a student to an appropriate University official is protected from civil or criminal liability. However, a person who reports in bad faith or with malice is not protected by this section. Where do I report hazing? Office of the Commandant 845-2811 if the hazing was committed by members of the Corps of Cadets. Department of Student Activities 845-1133 if the hazing was committed by members of a Greek organization or other recognized student organization. Student Judicial Affairs Office 845-5262 ail other incidents of hazing. The following information appears in compliance with the 1987 state of Texas Hazing Law shown above: Student Orgamzation Hazing Violations: Omanization name: Alpha Kappa Psi Date of Incidenl: February 28, 1995 Description of Incident Subjecting pledges to activities that "intimidates or threatens the student with ostracism, that subjects the student to mental stress, shame or humiliation, or that adversely affects the mental health or dignity of the student”. Pledges were blindfolded, led into a room and told to kneel: when the blindfolds were removed they found bowls of ice cream and no utensils and were told to eat the ice cream. Pledges were subjected to ridicule by active members as they attempted to eat the ice cream in this manner. Some pledges were told the ice cream contained alcohol although it did not. Action Taken: The chapter was put on a one year probation. They must revise the chapter pledge program and submit it to the Department of Student Activities. The chapter was also required to sponsor an educational program on Texas Hazing Laws and University policies.