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(Classes will be taught in English). Informational Meeting Thursday, October 17, 4 to 5 p.m. in #358, Bizzell Hall West Study Abroad Programs, 161 Bizzell Hall West, 845-0544 GENERAL CLASS MTG. WEDNESDAY, OGT. 18 7 P.M., 701 RUDDER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, SUGGESTIONS: NOLAN BARKHOUSE 847-5503 CLASS OF 98 VICE-PRESIDENT mmmm r pV r u ^ lJ H Let your bonfire buddy proudly display his burning desire all year long. On sale for $32.95, these silk ties are going fast, so order yours today. Hnsni Have vour credit card ready and call 1-800-954-TIES DESIGNS P.O. Box 4428 • McAllen, Texas 78502 Aggie tinned and Operated. - B.T.H.O.B.! College Republicans speaker to present program on anti-fern inisrh 5 ' 1 ' iber 17 □ Tonight's speech will be given by best-selling author Christina Hoff Sommers. By Michelle Lyons The Battalion Texas A&M College Republi cans will present author Christi na Hoff Sommers tonight at 8:30 p.m. at Rudder Theater. The free program, which is being presented in conjunction with the Clare Boothe Luce Poli cy Institute and the Young America’s PYmndation, will fea ture the best-selling author of Who Stole Feminism? Meredith Reed, College Re publicans vice-president of activ ities, said the speech will focus on Sommers’ view of feminism. “It’s about the feminist issue, but it takes the opposite view,” Reed said. “It’s anti instead of pro. “It basically blows the lid off the whole feminist movement and how ridiculous it is. A man could never say that, but it’s different coming from a woman.” Karen Rude, a freshman chemistry major, said that although she has not read Sommers’ book, she agrees with her anti-femi nist stance. “I don’t think there is any dis crimination against women,” Rude said. “I think that if you want to accomplish something, you can if you are qualified. "I think that I can accomplish what I want to without being discriminated against.” Kim Ngo, National Organiza tion for Women treasurer, said she disagrees with Sommers’ stance on feminism. “As I see it, 1 don’t think that feminism is dead,” Ngo said. “As long as there are still in equalities, there is still some thing to fight for. “There wouldn’t have been any need for the Women’s Conference in Beijing if there were no problems with inequality.” Ngo said exam ples of women not having equal rights are statistics stating women are often paid lower amounts than men for the same job and problems with health care. “We can send a man to the moon, but we can’t find an ade quate form of contraception for women,” she said. Elaine Mejia, fortni president and a senior science major, said she tend the program andis to see what Sommerswi “We (NOW) have be ed by the College Rep to attend,” Mejia sa looking forward to seei she has to say. “I feel like Em goin^ the exact person slip's $ ‘stole feminism.’” Mejia said she doubts gram will bring muchci sy to the campus. “I’m assuming she’s talk about the conceptd nism rather than i sues,” she said. “Frorawkl gathered, it’s going :hel Ba Battalio ere is any ( ware < lie [wires. academic and theoretical'BNM, A lof the u: Tnifer E Several study services available to student □ Tutoring is offered both on and off campus for students concerned about their midterm grades. By Lisa Johnson The Battalion Midterm grades were turned in by pro fessors Monday and will be mailed to stu dents in the near future. Many students will have the same response: “I have to get my grades up.” There are many resources both on and off campus available to students trying to raise their grade-point ratio. On campus, there are study interses sions, exam and lecture reviews and prac tice exams. Dr. Roger Young, a biology lecturer, said that if students do not come to class, they will not pass. “Coming to lecture is key,” Young said. “Just going through the book is going to give students too much information to process. In lecture, they will see a distilled version of the book, so they will know what’s important.” Young said the most significant way stu dents can improve their grades is to go to exam reviews and take practice exams. In addition to this, students can attend study intersessions to receive personal help for things they may have misunderstood or missed in lecture. Vicky Richardson, a freshman general studies major, said study sessions help her understand material she may not compre hend in class. “I like the study sessions because of the one-on-one interaction between students and the people running the session,” Richardson said. “It’s a lot easier to understand someone who’s right there than it is to understand a lecturer in a room with 150 other people.” Study intersessions are normally run by teaching assistants and are scheduled, to the best of the assistant’s aDim around the needs and schedules students in the class. Professors! sistants also have office hours in*1 students can make appointments cuss any problems they have. Other alternatives include stink! tors and off-campus tutoring service charge by the session. Laura Richards, a freshman agrid: economics major, said she does the off-campus study services. “1 thought about going to one of tisa vices off-campus to get help for my die: class,’’ Richards said. “The prices weredjje^” s h e for one session, but 1 would have togc-^jf-is E\iti night to get the help I need. I wouldEi do the work on my own and spend the® at the movies or something.” However students choose to study,a| lessors said, the important thing is* tency of study habits. Professorsrei mend that students study early for and space out their study times. aid sh becac Is and i jo inten las a D t ink it t three survh h the er call (hough ad or y morni her, I gr : : fens sail Tkan |e alter lean mi horh Aggie Buck theft on rise among student □ A common misuse of stolen debit cards is to make vending machine purchases. By Michelle Lyons The Bat talion University Police Department officials said debit card thefts are increasing on campus. Sgt. Betty Lemay of the UPD Crime Prevention Unit said many students have experienced Aggie Buck thefts this semester. “Everyone thinks that all stu dents are honest like they are,” Lemay said. “They need to real ize that even when the Aggie Code of Honor was written that there were dishonest people. “That’s why it reads, ‘Aggies do not lie, cheat or steal, nor do they tolerate those who do.’” Aggie Bucks are programmed on magnetic tape on the back of student identification cards. Lemay said one of the biggest problems with the Aggie Buck system is many students do not take care of their I.D. cards. “Students have to realize that it is like any other credit card,” she said. “They leave it lying on a table, or leave it unguarded in their backpack. “It would be the same as laying $300 down on the table and leaving.” Dale Whitenhafer, debit card administrator, said he is re searching security measures that might ensure less Aggie Buck theft. “The main thing is that there is a 24-hour number that stu dents can call to deactivate their card, and I think a lot of students still don’t know that,” he said. Whitenhafer said it is impor tant that students call the number, 862-4884, even if they think they may have just mis placed the card. “As soon as you realize that the card is missing, we advise you to deactivate the card,” he said. “Once it’s deactivated, your funds are protected. “It’s just as important as your credit card or your dri ver’s license.” If a lost card is found, stu dents can go to the fiscal office to have the card re-activated. “I know it’s a little inconve nient, but the alternative could be a lot worse,” he said. “We are trying to get students to use the number more liberally.” Whitenhafer said students should not be required to give anyone their student I.D. as a “deposit” for anything. The department has been working for the past year on de creasing these thefts, he said. ys beii d on C liege he : ,o be ei aansui emati knowr on Ar; said pf musi v off sc an thr isions - ael G< ajor, i 3 to fii f radic an list ) befor said F j Colle] iii nee< •rid no ough now t “We are looking at ways of cutting losses and even at catching some of these people,” he said. “We’ve been working on it for a year, and I hear it’s almost ready.” Lt. Bert Kretzschmar, head of the UPD Crime Prevention Unit, said the most important thing to do is to keep track of the cards. “If you lose it, anyone can pick it up, use it and clean out your ac count,” Kretzschmar said. “Hang on to it — it’s money. “It’s just like a Mastercard or a Visa. In my opinion, it’s actual ly easier to wipe out an Aggie Bucks account.” Kretzschmar said oneo: reasons the accounts are to misuse is because® times there is no personil teraction when making gie Bucks purchase. One of the most p things to do with stolenlj 'needs,' Bucks is to make vendinf liege p chine purchases, he said. 5mez s . Another reason it is so T the cha: tant to keep a close eyeoiu (dio wa dent I.D. card, KretzsCfhave a said, is because the card many different functions, ing gaining access to dorms Along with Aggie Bucks' ness, Kretzschmar said stai need to safeguard Autoisj Teller Machine cards,pi cards and other credit cards “When you are at a chine, you need to be awa the people around you, espe< when you are punching in personal I.D. number,” hess He said thieves often “s' der surf,” or glance overs-^ son’s shoulder, and “steal’ 1 personal identificationnuT Sleef Kretzschmar recomme standing closer to machine covering the number as it ing entered, as well throwing away carbon cops receipts that have accountt’"'4 bers printed on them. 1 AT1ALI IBUM antic * (oi hyUpt We Score More! 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