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(5lV Persons wilh disobililies please call 845-8903 to inform us of your special needs. \Afe request notification three |3) woHring days prior to the event to enable us to assist you to the best of our ability. http://www msc.tamu.edu/msc/opas/opas.html opas@tamu.edu Page 6 • The Battalion Campus Tuesday • January 16,19% Suspect Continued from page 1 Lora Bertelsen, A&M De partment of Student Life coor dinator of women’s programs, said that when a survivor rec ognizes her attacker, the woman may relive the trauma of the rape all over again. “That would have to be huge shock,” Bertelsen said. “What I would want to do as a survivor is say, ‘No, that isn’t the guy.’ And then as I got to my car, I would say, ‘No, I have to call somebody. “Then an awkward time would follow wondering whether it’s him, whether the police will do anything about it, whether it will actually go to trial.” The Department of Student Life, Aggies Working for a Rape Free Environment (AWARE) and University Police said though an arrest has been made, the campus is not free of crime. “People have to realize that the campus is a microcosm of our society,” Wiatt said. “Anyone can be a victim if they are not aware of the possibilities. "[UPD’s] greatest frustration is that we’re doing everything possible of a law enforcement agency. We’re having crime pre vention seminars and telling [students] not to make them selves victims of opportunistic criminals. But you can’t have a police officer in your hip pocket wherever you go.” Michelle Pickard, AWARE graduate adviser, said most rapes are committed by acquaintances. “The ones that we should be worried about aren’t the ones with their pictures on the wall,’ Pickard said, “but the ones we’re going out with Friday night.” fuesda^Tam Day Continued f second locatio to contract w time basis. “We have ; ment in the scratched the ty has no idei married, let a Osters sai( MLK Continued from page 1 dignity and prestige. Moore said King’s memory helps him every day in his studies and pushes him to strive harder. “(Because of King) I don’t just settle for a B,” Moore said. “I go for the A.” Hamsberry and Moore’s comments were in terrupted by numerous ovations. But more ova tions were reserved for the ceremony’s keynote speaker, Donovan Wheatfall. Wheatfall, a sophomore business major, spoke of a “deferred American dream,” an allusion to King’s famous “I Have A Dream” speech. Wheatfall, who delivers speeches around the world, said the United States was on the verge of realizing the American dream three years ago, but has since lost its way. Civil rights Continued from page 1 There the students visited the National Civil Rights Museum. In this building, formerly known as the Lorraine Motel, James Earl Ray shot King while the pastor was standing on the balcony of his hotel room on April 8, 1968. King’s room and the balcony have since been converted into a memorial to King and his works. Beth Yohe, a member of the tour group and a senior speech communication major, said the tour reached its emotional climax at the museum. “When we saw his hotel room and the spot on the balcony where he was shot, it was very over whelming,” Yohe said. “It’s sad and frustrating.” Boney said King’s room had a powerful im pact on him as well. On the balcony, a large screen flashed videos of the pastor’s “I Have Been to the Mountaintop” speech. “I must have stood there and listened to that speech five times,” he said. “And every time, when he got to that last line where he says, T may not get there with you, but we as "America is asleep,” Wheatfall said. “She has fallen asleep on the job. Today we feel that the only thing right is to get by, and the only thing wrong is to get caught.” The rapid progress of technology has not been accompanied by a similar change in equality, Wheatfall said. These changes have widened the gap between the rich and the poor. "... The ability to purchase a hamburger has increased,” he said, “but our ability to pay for that hamburger has decreased.” Wheatfall’s speech also focused on the history of racial tensions at A&M, particularly the admin istration’s decision to reject the U.S. and Interna tional Cultures Requirements last semester, Wheatfall said the administration considered the rejection a “mercy killing,” and he urged mi nority students at A&M to “wake up and smell the coffee.” But Wheatfall offered hope to th^ University as well, saying that though A&M is not a perfect university, it has “perfect potential.” a people will get there,’ I cried. "It was just the culmination of everything we had experienced that week. It was a kind of closure for the trip.” Intense emotions and personal insights are what the touring students said they hope to share Wednesday during a special presenta tion to students. The program, titled “Drum Majors For Justice; Personal Perspectives on the Civil Rights Movement,” will be held at 7 p.m. in 201 MSC. Gerra called the tour “the best experience of my life” and said all students should take the tour. “This should be a class offered all the time,” Gerra said. “I wish everybody would go.” Microsoft WHERE DO YOU WANT TO GO TODAY?™ Why not check out what’s happening at Microsoft? Full-time Technical Interviews Monday, February 12 and Tuesday, February 13, 1996 See Career Center for job descriptions and details about how to sign up