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To RSVP. call 845-8770 bv October 19 at 5:00 pm. or for more information. <k Persons with JisoiiPtiesplease caffl945-1515 to inform as o^pour specialneeds, fa/e rejuestnotification three (s) wordinp Japspric to the ev-ent to enahie as to assistpoa to the best ofour abilities. PPbiZ The Memorial Student Center Presents SATANIC ACTIVITY ON CAMPUS Are You At Risk? A discusion of different cults and their activities on college campuses featuring Ronald Loornis, co-author of Cults on Campus and former guest on NBC's Today Show WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25,1995 7 P.M. RUDDER 601 sponsored by: PcvutKO Cvct/t dCi-cutiliUes pictue crM X45-1515 Co- Otpyutc us o{ tfoun. ipeeiul Heeds. Tdie neejuest notipeatioH (Axee (3) umvi&h? days pi L&i to- tAe event to enaAte us to assist tfou to tAe test op rum aAititieS. Page 10 • The Battalion Campus Wednesday • October 18 Chairs Continued from Page 1 science graduate student, was selected by Harman. Kindrick is not a member of GSC. Harman said she thinks the overall ef fect of having two associate vice chairmen will be positive. “I am really excited to work with both of them,” Harman said. “It’s going to be for the best. I just wish it could have come about, in a different way.” The agreement also specifies that Har man can not conduct committee business when McKee is not present. To ensure con stant communication, Harman and McKee must meet biweekly with student activity advisers and Jill Jackson, Student Govern ment vice president of finance. McKee said she is satisfied with the compromise. “My opinion is that we came up with an agreement that was beneficial to all parties Sommers Continued from Page 1 Sommers said the prevailing misinformation is driving a rift between men and women. “Society will be even more po larized on the fault-line of sex if the current situation continues,” Sommers said. She also addressed the fallacy of statistical information concern ing anorexia, which radical femi nists compare to the holocaust. Many feminists believe that about 150,000 women die annually from anorexia, but the National Center for Health Statistics says only 8,331 women die from all causes each year. Sommers emphasized the im portance of the equity movement as the original foundation of the feminist movement. The intent of equity feminists, who wanted the right to vote, was to dispel the be lief that women were prone to hys teria and irrationality, she said. The true cause of feminism, she said, has been lost in excesses of victimization and political cor rectness that are the exactly op posite from what the equity femi nists wanted. Who Stole Feminism? was Sommers’ reply to these problems and a call for change in the femi nist movement, she said. “I wrote the book because I am convinced that the feminist move ment has taken a terribly wrong turn at a time when we need a strong women’s movement.” Sommers believes that the enormous progress that women have made is being ignored as radical feminists focus on such problems as the “beauty-myth conspiracies” and today’s “patriar chal system of oppression.” Feminists should focus on ihe many accomplishments women have achieved as they stride to reach parity with men, she said. “Equity feminism may not he fully achieved, but it is a great American success story,” Som mers said. While there are issues of in equality that must he resolved, Sommers said, American women are not oppressed. Joshua McClure, a sophomore agricultural engineering major, said he supported Sommers’ strong emphasis on equal opportunity. “She basically feels that women should be treated equal ly, hut not preferentially,” Me Clure said. Members of the National Orga nization for Women disagreed with Sommers on many issues. Susan Schulz, a freshman inter national studies major, said that Sommers “debased issues that women face daily.” Angela Rodriguez, a senior bio chemistry major, said the speech was limiting because it focused on women within academia. “There is a discrepancy be tween her experience and the ex periences of most women because of socioeconomic status,” Ro driguez said. Decision involved,” McKee said. Although relations between the St,, Government and GSC have been strain!? weeks, Moon- said both pafflS. able to put t heir disagreements behind tb "We have a good agreement with Sw Government." she said. “We can cor do business. This will not be an adversai situation.” '' A ' lioonig said he is relieved the issue 1,1 been resolved. , ' 1 “I'm glad we’re moving on and thatnL committee will he able to do its job,” he said tiee schedule, it will not I tract from the band’s! performances. “We do drills on grass. L the time.” Koeck said.‘It | ally doesn’t affect us I much.” Customarily, band dr | are held on Simpson D Field during the weekt on Kyle Field Friday aril Saturday mornings. Howf er. this system mighthav change in order to presenj the grass field, j f” “The only thing that migi:I he a problem is thatwheniJ march on a field a lot,M grass starts to die, likej Simpson,” he said. Koeck said he is confide I that a suitable practiceadieii| ule will he developed,;, that the benefits of thenttI grass field will far outwtijl any inconveniences. Continued from Page t grass fields for the 1996 sea son. Of 108 Division I-A foot ball teams, 66 will have grass fields in 1996. The University of Texas, Baylor, Texas Tech and the University of Houston football teams still have home stadi ums with artificial grass. Steve Ensminger, offensive coordinator, said he does not think grass playing surfaces have significant advantages over turf. “It’s not proven (that less injuries happen on grass),” Ensminger said. “It’s no dif ferent. It’s a grihd to play on it (turf) every day, hut there’s no difference as far as game performance.” However, Ens minger said he is con tent with the Board of pir'V t 'p Regents decision be- | cause it makes the players happy. Football players are not the only ones who will perform on ’SaBElHiBMBa the new grass surface of Kyle Field. Will Koeck, com bined band comman- der of the Aggie Stew Milne, The Brnm Band, said though the switch from turf ,he Boarcl Regents decided to replace to grass will slightly the artificial turf of Kyle Field withnatui alter the band’s prac- al grass for the 1996 football season. : Shamburger Continued from Page 1 wound, and Bux said it was possible. Defense lawyers later asked that testimony by Officer Luther O’Banion be entered into ev idence. O’Ban ion addressed the prosecution's charges that Shamburger committed a series of robberies and credit card forgeries in Au gust and September 1994 before attempting to rob Baker a second time. O’Banion revealed Shamburger had used credit cards he had stolen from Baker and her neighbors. He said Shamburger charged more than $1,200, buying mostly luxury items, ranging from golf shoes and cologne to a silver belt buckle and cigars. O’Banion told the court Shamburger used Baker’s credit card at 11:57 on the night of her murder to buy a gas can, a gallon of gas and lottery tickets at Jud’s Food Store on Wellborn Road. The gas can was the same type found melted in Baker's bedroom. Kristin Harrison, Baker's friend, toldtlf I court she and Baker had lived together tro® 1992 to May 1994. She testified Baker awl Shamburger had been friends during Id' I 1992, and they had gone dancing together 1 several times. Harrison said Baker was concerned be cause she felt Shamburger was pursuing: deeper relationship, which she hadnoten l couraged. Baker ended her acquaintance] with Shamburger in late 1992, she said. Testimony will continue today at 8:30a.m. Am What’s Up Wednesday Tamu Snow Ski Club: There will be a guest speaker from The Ski Industry to discuss purchas ing ski equipment and apparel. We will also discuss the basic maintenance of ski equipment. Trip questions will be answered and deposits will be taken. Meet ing will be held in 146 Koldus at 8:30 p.m. For more information call 846-7701. Sailing Club: There will be a general meeting at 7 p.m. in 507 Rudder. For more information call 845-0060. Tamu Scuba Club: There will be a general meeting to discuss the upcoming dive. We will meet at 7:00 p.m. at the COWHOP which is located in the Albertson’s shop ping center at the corner of Uni versity and College Avenue. For more information contact Tom or Don Jay at 775-8501. Conservative Coalition: There will be a general meeting to ex plore new ideas and issues for the semester. The meeting will be held in 504 Rudder at 8:30 p.m. TAMU Road Runners: Daily fun runs of 2 - 4 miles are held at G Rollie White at 6 p.m. Any level runner is welcome. For more information call Tim Akers at 693-0258. United Campus Ministry (UCM): Come join us for Aggie Supper, a homecooked meal, some music, and fun fellowship, from 6:00-7:20 p.m. in the A&M Presbyterian Church (on Northgate behind the Chicken). For more information call Dr. Frank Yates, Campus Minister, at 846-1221. International Students Group: A free drop-in group for both inter national and American students to discuss concerns and to learn helpful skills to be more success ful academically will be held from 5:00-6:30 p.m. in 104 Henderson Hall. This week’s topic: Overcom ing procrastination. For more in formation call Dr. Gisela Lin or Ms. Jayne Lokken at 845-4427, exi. 145 or 118. Europe Club: A general meet ing will be held at 10:00 p.m. in Fitzwilly’s. For more information call Christophe at 696-5397. TAMU Women's Rugby: Prac tice will be held from 6:00-7:30 p.m. in Simpson Drill Field. No experience necessary. Come play, get fit, meet people, and travel. For more information call Margaret at 847-2066. The University Advisors and Counselors (TAMU UAC): An op portunity to foster on-going rela tionships and create new ones with your academic advisor will be given from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. at tables with representa tives from each college in the MSC Lobby. TAMU Zoological Society: Dr. Jane Packard will present “Ca reer Tracks: Adventures of an Ethologist” at 6:45 p.m. in But ler, room 100. For more informa tion call Kathryn at 694-1544. UGS (Genetics Society): Ow Aggieland picture and aftf 1 wards an ice cream socia (Baskin Robbins) will be helda | 7:00 p.m. in the Zachary Lf; For more information call at 693-7090. lEEE-The Institute of Electrioj | and Electronics Engineers: Area of Specialization l 3 ^ 3 * 1 be held at 7:00 p.m. in ZactHl room 342. Professors will disc® | research and course oppor 111,1 ties in each of the 5 areas. 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