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st frustration g everything enforcement ng crime pr e . > and telling make them opportunistii i can’t have a ur hip ird aid we en' on 'quaintances, should be t the ones ~n the wall,’ ^he ones we’re ay night.” uar V 16,19% AWARE Tuesday • January 16,1996 Campus Page 7 • The Battalion Day care Continued from page 1 second location for students who want to contract with a facility on a part- “We have a student-needs assess ment in the works. We have just scratched the surface — the Universi ty has no idea how many students are married, let alone have children." Osters said the task force’s goal is to create a nationally certified day care center that provides both educa tional and recreational opportunities for children. Faculty members have been a dri ving force behind the proposal, and staff members have done extensive surveys, all of which suggest the 150- child maximum set for the full-time day-care center could easily be filled. Diane Kaplan, deputy speaker of the Faculty Senate and an assistant visiting professor in the department of curriculum and instruction, said peo ple have been lobbying for day care at A&M for at least 23 years. where the greatest need lies for each Tpi working with people now that age group of children, were on committees for day care in the Stepheni Moore, president of the Graduate Student "We have just scratched the surface — the Counci1 an <j a meteo- ’ rology graduate stu- University has no idea how many students dent, said day care are married, let alone have children." Xh — Sandi Osters graduate students and assistant to the vice president for student affairs their families. Moore, who was ap pointed to the presi- ’70s,” Kaplan said. “There is a recog- dent’s task force, said graduate stu- nized need ... we are now looking at dent enrollment has dropped about 10 percent in the last five years, costing the University $14 million dollars in state funds. She said the day-care center may help to attract and keep graduate stu dents with families if the center oper ates at affordable rates. Moore said that although there has been cooperation between administration and the GSC, she is dissatisfied that the current day-care plan allows for only 50 students to utilize the facility. “This is a start, but by no means a so lution,” she said. “Fifty students is just a drop in the bucket.” id. “She has eel that the e only thing las not been in equality, widened the iburger has f to pay for the history y the admin- md Intema- rester. i considered ie urged mi- and smell University iot a perfect everything vas a kind isights are ey hope to presenta- ed “Drum ectives on held at 7 xperience iou\d take the time," go.” Dexter’s not his usual self. You suspect the salsa. So you call Dr. Nlisblatt, your family vet back home. The call is cheap. (Too bad about the Consultation fee.) Live off campus? 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