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College Republicans speaker to
present program on anti-fern inisrh 5 ' 1 '
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□ 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
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looking forward to seei
she has to say.
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Mejia said she doubts
gram will bring muchci
sy to the campus.
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talk about the conceptd
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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
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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.
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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.
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things to do with stolenlj 'needs,'
Bucks is to make vendinf liege p
chine purchases, he said. 5mez s .
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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
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covering the number as it
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Editorial Staff
Rob Clark, editor in chiep
Sterling Hayman, managing editor
Kyle Littlefield, Opinion editor
Gretchen Perrenot, City Editor
Jody Holley, night News Ei>n»
Stacy Stanton, night News EW’
Michael Landauer, acqeufe
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Lisa johnson & Leslie New.
Acgieiife Desk - Assistant Editor: Amy Collier; Eeature Writirs: Jan Higginbotham' r
Protas, Katherine Deaton, Kasey Elliot & Amy Uptmor; CoiUMNisrs: RachelB) 11 '
Sports Desk - Assistant Editor: Kristina Buffin; Sportswriters: Tom Day, Philip Leone, Lisa^
David Winder & Robin Greathouse
Opinion Desk - Assistant Editor: Elizabeth Preston; Coujmnists: Pamela Benson,Erin
Chris Stidvent & David Taylor, H. L. Baxter, Brian A. Beckham, jason Brown- 1
Fitzgerald, juan Hernandez, Adam Hill, Alex Miller, Jim Pawlikowski & Lyd' 1
rival; Eoitoriai Writes: Jason Brown & Jason Winkle; Editorial Cartoonists:i" 1
Graeber & Gerardo Quezada
Photo Desk - Assistant Editor; Tim Moog; Photographers: Amy Browning, RnhynCali""'
Louis Craig, Nick Rodnicki, Eddy Wylie, Evan Zimmerman & Shane Elkins
Page Designers - News: Missy Davilla, Michele Chancellor, Kristin Deluca, Zach Estes P 1 ’
Moore; Sports: Christopher Long; Ac'.gifiite: Helen Clancy & Robin Greathouse
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Strip Cartoonists - Quatro Oakley, Valerie Myers, Ed G., Jnhn Lemon & Dave D.
Office Staff - Ofeicf Managir: Julie Thomas; Corks: KasieByers, Valerie Myers, AM''
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