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JOSEPH CATHOLIC SCHOOLfCHURCH • ELK’S LODGE #2096 L!C.#30007613679 LIC. #17413246913 The Princeton Review's Early Access program lets you start preparing for the April MCAT this semester! • Take a full-length diagnostic MCAT! • Recieve a detailed, computer analyzed score report! • Receive Caduceus, the powerful MCAT science review software! • Receive your 800+ page course manual! w THE PRINCETON REVIEW Last Early Access Test Date (800) 2-REVIEW Test Thurs., Dec. 14 9:00-4:30pm http//WWW.review.C0m Follow-up Thurs., Dec. 14 4:30-5:30pm The Princeton Review is not affiliated with Princeton University or AAMC Campus ministers adopt code of ministry ethics □ The code of ethics cautions against "publicly demeaning" other religions. By Tara Wilkinson The Battalion A group of Texas A&M campus minis ters adopted a code of ministry ethics in November in an attempt to build trust and understanding between themselves and A&M administrators. The Campus Ministry Association, CMA, adopted the 10-point code in order to clari fy the organization’s purpose, which is for ministers from diverse religions to find common ground so they can better support A&M students. The code calls for CMA members to up hold several principles, including “mutual respect” and “the privilege of all people to worship God according to the dictates of their own conscience.” CMA is composed of 18 members repre senting 13 religious denominations, in cluding Judaism, Mormonism, Catholicism and Protestantism. CMA members, in a wide range of ways, act as spiritual mentors to A&M students. Thomas McMullin, CMA member and professional educator at the Church of Je-. sus Christ of Latter-day Saints Institute of Religion, said having an official docu ment of what behaviors CMA does and does not condone will add to the organiza tion’s credibility. “It gives the University some sense that we are self-policing, if you will, our organiza tion,” he said. The relationship between ministry and University officials has historically been awk ward, McMullin said, because at a public in stitution it is difficult to balance freedom of re ligion and separation of church and state. “It’s a fine line,” he said. “It’s a difficult thing to be a public university administrator and to recognize that people have legitimate religious rights ... without opening a can of worms to, say, the Branch Davidians.” By condemning “coercive techniques or manipulative appeals intended to bypass one’s right to critical thinking,” McMullin said that the code excludes cults from CMA membership. The code uplifts the right of students to “be left alone” and disavows “publicly de meaning” other religions. CMA members, who hold diverse, even contradictory religious beliefs, said the ethics code is not a firm set of rules and can be interpreted in different ways. John Watson, a CMA member and an In tervarsity campus staff member, said the code does not censor ministers’ expression of what they believe to be true or untrue. In stead, he said the code works to encourage religious discussion by promoting respect. “It gives us some parameters in which to talk about different issues and about what is true,” Watson said. Slander and hate literature are obvious violations of the code, he said, but beyond that, the authors intended it to be a gener al list of ethical standards. Watson said most people will not be confused about the code’s meaning. “Most people will read it and say, ‘Oh, OK, that just means you can’t go around calling people names,”’ he said. Charlie Brent, CMA member and full time Campus Crusade staff member, said the code’s language is vague and will have probably have no effect on how religious or ganizations behave on campus. Although Brent said some of the code’s authors probably disagree with Campus Ti Dec In order to respect the values of all people regardless of religious background, we affirm the right of every person to retain his/her own belief system, to privacy, to be left alone, to survey other belief options, and to make their own decisions in freedom. S( Cc In order to foster an atmosphere of religious tolerance within the TAMU community, we disavow behaviors which seek to promote one religion by publicly demeaning another. In order to defend the human dignity and freedom of all people, we disagree with coercive techniques or manipula tive appeals intended to bypass one's right to critical thinking . i Crusades’ conservative evangelistic teq niques, he is not worried that biases mi have influenced the code. “This particular code of ethics will havf no bearing on how Campus Crusade con ducts its activities,” Brent said. McMullin said the code’s intent is notto establish specific behavioral guidelines, bill is “an attempt to identify how we shouli treat each other.” “I think the spirit of the thing is mostim portant,” McMullin said. “And the spirito! this is tolerance.” Sheltering Arms relocates, restructures programs TheS endur By An The B has t the i A&M the S TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY JAMES EARL RUDDER NORMANDY PROGRAM 1996 * EARN TAMU CREDIT INTHE SUMMER OF 1996! * No language requirement! * Receive a PARTIAL scholarship tor the trip to France! Come to an Infonnatioiial Meeting: Mondav D Thursday *c. 4, at 9:30am Dec. 7, at 4:pm Room 358 Bizzell Hall West Applications now available Irom: Or. Krammer, 845-7108, rm. 549 Harrington Tower. Office hours: MWF 3:00-4:00 p.m. and Thurs. 1:30-5:00 or by appointment Dr. Shandlcy, 845-1752, rm. 230-D Academic Bldg. 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South College Ave. 8 College Station, TX 77840 Texas Residents add 8.25% Sales Tax Shipping: $10 2nd Dav UPS TOTAL □ The center will move toward being a mental assessment program as well as a shelter. By Melissa Keerins The Batt alion Sheltering Arms, a local cen ter for child and youth services, is moving locations and restruc turing its programs. The center began services in 1974 as part of the Twin City Mission. The shelter provides emergency care for children, who have been abused, neglect ed or abandoned. Linda Patton, Sheltering Arms administrator, said that the primary function of the center is to provide an emer gency shelter. “Most of the children we served had been removed from their homes by the Department of Protective and Regulatory Services,” Patton said. The shelter also provides oth er services for families in need. Grammy’s House is relief care for families in crisis. It provides free child care for up to 72 hours for children up to age 17. The STAR program provides free counseling for families in crisis. It resolves crises and helps prevent runaways. STAR is offered to families who have children ages 10-17. Laura McAndrew, children services coordinator, said the Sheltering Arms employees en courage people to take advan tage of our programs like Gram my’s House and STAR. “We want them to get help to prevent more runaways,” she said. Sheltering Arms is the only emergency shelter in the Bra zos Valley that offers so many programs to help families, Pat ton said. Looking for a Math Course for Spring 1996? Consider some of our new offerings Math 414-500 Fourier Series and Wavelets Introduction to the mathematics used in signal processing and data compression. Prerequisites: calculus and linear algebra. Instructor: loeWard Math 489-503 Technology Introduction to computer technology for the teaching of mathematics K-12. Prerequisites: Math 367, 375 or a 400-level math course. Instructor: Vince Schielack don't forget to... STUDY FOR FINALS in the quiet comfort of the MSC Forsyth Center Galleries (across the hall from the Post Office) Dec. 10 & 11 OPEN LATE free coffee 'til midnight In January, the shelter will move toward being a mental assessment center as well as a shelter. “Children would be placed with us for 60 to 90 days,” Pat ton said. “We would perform a battery of psychological tests so the best possible placement for the children can be achieved.” The new facility used to be a part of Saint Michael’s Academy. “We are redoing the inside to create bedrooms, living space and offices for therapeutic program ming,” McAndrews said. “We are very excited about the move.” McAndrew said Sheltering Arms is more then just a shelter for abused children. “If the father in a family has a heart attack and the mother needs to be at the hospital with him, we will take care of the children,” she said. “Also, if a single mother who is pregnant with another child goes into labor, we will take care of her other child while she is the hospital.” Melissa McClung, Shelterin; Arms volunteer coordinator, the volunteer program has beei reorganized recently. “We now take application! year round,” McClung said. “ unteer training is going to held three times a year, and Hit next one is in January.” Volunteers take on a varieh of duties, ranging from superv sory positions, to clerical v and cleaning. “They watch the kids so paid staff can take care of othei things,” McClung said. She said the volunteers sometimes get stuck with dirty work. “If they can do the laundry cook,” she said, “it frees up trained staff member to be will the kids.” Applications are available the Twin City Mission for inter ested persons. ing Ui SO' lame trainii cial 0 goal Field mane provi run sc It v by put speed isthen tices r land r and te Mai manag was ft the A own sp “Th was b units said. ‘ that vc er Air trainin The Battalion Editorial Staff Rob Clark, Editor in Chief Sterling Hayman, Managing Editor Stew Milne, Photo Editor Kyle Littlefield, Opinion Editor Gretchen Perrenot, Cm Editor JODY Holley, Night News Editor Stacy Stanton, night News Editor Michael Landauer, Acgielife Editor Nick Georgandis, Sports Editor Staff Members City Desk - Assistant Editor: Wes Swift: Reporters: Courtney Walker, Tara Wilkinson, Melissa Keerins, Michelle Lyons, lily Aguilar, Heather Pace, Lisa Johnson & Kristen Homyk AcciELirE Desk - Assistant Editor: Amy Collier; Feature Writers: Jan Higginbotham, Amy Protns, Amy Uptmor & Rachel Barry Sports DrsK - Assistant Editor: Kristina Ruffin; Sportswriters: Tom Day, Philip Leone, Lisa Nance, David Winder & Robin Greathouse Opinion Desk - Assistant Editor: Elizabeth Preston; Columnists: Pamela Benson, [tin Hill, Chris Stidvenl & David Taylor, H. 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