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Page 2 • The Battalion
Thursday • October 21,|
Aggies, Longhorns pool research
on genes through shared facilities
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□ Rivalries between A&M and UT
will be set aside during a health
science center agreement joining
the Institute of Biosciences and
Technology and the Institute of
Molecular Medicine.
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Vice President for Student Affairs
DR. MALON SOUTHERLAND
Light refreshments a mailable and a
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"COME AND GO"
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26
RUDDER 308 3 - 5 PM
Texas A&M University and the Universi
ty of Texas-Houston Health Science Center
have entered into an agreement in which the
UT-Houston will occupy space in A&M’s In
stitute of Biosciences and Technology (II3T)
at the Texas Medical Center.
The two floors that UT-Houston will oc
cupy in the building will serve as the loca
tion of their Institute of Molecular Medi
cine (IMM) for the Prevention of Human
Diseases.
Dr. Fuller W. Bazer, IBT interim director,
said the use of the facilities will benefit both
A&M and UT-Houston because the universi
ties are conducting research in similar areas
and pooling their resources and information
will help to further their work.
“Much of the research that will be done in
the area of genetics will involve the study of
people who are genetically predisposed to
disease,” Bazer said. “We will be conducting
studies to determine the predisposition to
diseases like cancer and diabetes in order to
give those genetically predisposed an oppor
tunity to change their lifestyles.
“In addition to the fact that our research
is mutually beneficial, the sharing of the ex
pensive facilities and equipment necessary
to conduct such research should help to
leverage out funding between the two
schools.”
This first interaction between these two
institutions will establish a link between
A&M's outstanding agricultural, biological
and veterinary science programs, Bazer said,
with the with the “world-class” biomedical
research of the Texas Medical Center.
"... the sharing of the expensive facilities
and equipment... should help to leverage
out funding between the two schools."
— Dr. Fuller W. Bazer
IBT interim director
Baser said he is hopeful that the relation
ships formed between the IBT and the IMM
will form a basis for increased cooperativity
in the future, a sentiment shared by Thomas
F. Burks, UT-Houston’s executive vice-presi
dent for research and academic affairs.
Burks said the agreement brings together
the best of both schools’ science programs.
The agreement between the two institu
tions begins with a 10-year lease agree
during which UT-Houston will
renovations and additions to
well as for the use of the facilities.4
end of the 10-year lease, two
current five-year agreements will be j
able for UT-Houston.
When the agreement ends, the®
ownership of all facilities andequipma
revert to the IBT.
Construction on the two floors is9
cent complete, Bazer said. Workontln
rior of the facilities is scheduled loll
mid-January, and the facility
ready for scientific occupation and ress
by July 1996.
Bazer said he is es
about the idea of a po;
20-year commitmeDtj
tween the two
hopes to eventually®
the College of
the agreement,
ready employs the adti
the institute for thebi
nical policy and efc
ur
y<
\s
the moral and ethical aspects of si
search, he said.
“The mission of the IBT’s agreement
to link the largest land-grant Univers:
the world with the largest medicalcei
he said. “The liaison between the tw
help to demonstrate to everyone our
ingness to interact in order to
and the IMM.”
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ver
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Southerland provides opportunity
for students to express views
Brier
OPEN FORUM
□ A&M's vice president for student
affairs will address student concerns
on pressing campus issues.
By Michelle Lyons
The Battalion
Students will have the opportunity to express
any concerns or suggestions in an open forum
hosted by the Office of the Vice President for Stu
dent Affairs today from 3*5 p.m. in 308 Rudder.
Dr. J, Malon Southerland, vice president for
student affairs, will be available for students to
discuss their concerns or opinions about student
life at Texas A&M.
Southerland said the forum is intended to
increase communication between himself and
the students.
“It is important to have a communication
vehicle,” he said. “I try to be accessible to the
students,”
Southerland said he wants students to express
any opinions — good or bad, as well as any
thoughts or announcements.
“If you have something to say or ask, come on,”
he said.
In addition to the forum, Southerland also
sponsors Chat and Chew, where students arc
invited to different locations around campus to
have refreshments and talk with him over any
concerns.
Southerland said the main difference be
tween the forum and the Chat and Chew is
that the forum is in a more formal location,
while the Chat and Chews are held in a vari
ety of places including the Commons and the
Recreational Sports Facility.
Felicia James, assistant to the vice president
for student affairs, said these programs are excel
lent opportunities for students to become better
acquainted with Southerland.
“I know sometimes students may feel a bit
intimidated going to the vice president's of
fice,” James said. “We try to use it as an oppor
tunity to let students speak with him in a
more informal setting.
“This is one of several things we’re putting to
gether to get Dr. Southerland closer to the stu
dents. We’ve had quite a few students stop by.”
I>eslie Briers, a student assistant in Souther
land’s office and a junior accounting major, said
these programs have been successful in the past.
“It’s very casual,” she said. “Dr. Southerland is
very down-to-earth, and he loves to get into a good
conversation.
“He’s really interested in how the students are
feeling so he can represent them better.”
Briers said the topics students bring up usually
relate to current campus issues, and she expects
students will ask about the Kyle Field expansion
and the new Student Government Fee Allocation
Committee.
In addition to the opportunity to speak with
Southerland, there will be refreshments and door
prizes for attendees.
A&M hosts Stanford
University professor
Texas A&M's Departmento(
ophy and Humanities is pres
"What Good is Consciousness! 1
Fred Dretske, a Stanford Unive
philosophy professor.
The colloquium beginsall
p.m. in 506A Blocker Buildin| :
mission is free.
Punishment decisioni
Selena trial continues
HOUSTON (AP) - Jurors rei;jf
today for a second day of delta*
on punishment for Yolanda Sa!f«
who was convicted earlier this^E
killing Tejano music star Selena, f
The jury received the penalty*
of the case Wednesday anddk'ft
punishment for nearly 5 1/2half
fore recessing for the night.
Jurors who convicted theforwt
na fan club president and busllbi
on Monday must decide on oneoirl
punishment options, ranging fromaf
imum of life in prison andafinedi
$ 10,000 to a minimum t
Sweeney elected as htU(
AFL-C1Q president L ,
Weather
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Tickets go on sale ounday 10/29 4-6 p.m.
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SUN. OCT. 29
9 PM -12 AM
MON. OCT. 30
11 PM -1 AM
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Dr. Welch
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Dr. Clark &
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OCT. 30
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OCT. 31
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NOV. 1
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9 - 11 PM
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OCT. 30
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THURS.
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7-9 PM
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CH 10
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Please look for our schedule in the Battalion on Thursday, & Monday.
Today
Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and
thunderstorms. High near 84. SE winds 8-16 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy with isolated showers and
thunderstorms. Low near 65. SE winds 8-16 mph.
Friday
Mostly cloudy becoming partly cloudy by afternoon
with widely scattered showers and thunderstorms
ending by sunset. High near 86. SW winds 8-16 mph
becoming northerly 5-10 mph late.
Source - A&M Chapter of the American Meteorological Society
NEW YORK (AP) - |ohi
Sweeney, who led a dissidentn
paign to reinvigorate the labori#
ment, was elected presidenlof 1
AFL-CIO Wednesday in thefirsl
tested election in the federation!
year history.
Sweeney, president of the Servicr
ployees International Union,
longtime friend Thomas Donahue
had been president since Lane 6
was forced to resign in August,
Taking the gavel and control^!
federation, Sweeney said the next
would bring "massive effortsin !
training of organizers, changing
face of our leadership and workiitj
gether with our activists."
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Sterling Hayman, managing Editor
Stew Milne, Photo Editor
Kyle Littlefield, Opinion Editor
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