HEY AGS, WHAT TIME IS IT?
It’s Time To Apply!
The Buck Weirus Spirit Award
Reconizing outstanding Aggie student leadership and involvement
Applications are currently available at these locations:
College Deans’ Offices
Student Activities Office (Koldus Building)
MSC Student Programs Office
Clayton Williams Alumni Center
Applications Due
Monday, February 5, 1996 by 5:00 p.m.
Clayton Williams Alumni Center
Reception Desk
Informational Meeting
Thursday, February 1 at 7:00 p.m.
Clayton Williams Alumni Center
Seminar Room B
Recognizing Aggies at their best...Gig ‘em!
Met.
WtKlBSBBBKBSSHk
: : :
A m AM
Wm \
fOT aXl
asxt- o<3'E aph
Lll^ mm 1
I | % | mi f ^ I :
I lii
mca/c/d-11209
the album f oma
includes head, foma and sister
AAC A.
m mm .gnu
• W S t 1 C
mw
\ *#te ^
A:
-T 31s !
6 B .nu
Liege Stat
07
wm* ^ A
Hastings
books • music • video^^^ ™
books • music • video*
Collese Station - 2004 Texas South Avenue
Bryan - Manor East Shopping Center
A:
Jtllik ^ ^ il®§
Page 4 •The Battalion
Aggielife
Wednesday • January 31,15|
Students learn life lessons from
By John LeBas
The Battalion
T
X k
Jo many desperate A&M stu
dents, “Mr. Bill” holds the
keys to success in some tra
ditionally difficult math and sci
ence courses. But according to Bill
Varvel, the man with the answers
is none other than H.B. Zachry,
Class of ’22.
Zachry’s mission statement
has been Varvel’s driving influ
ence throughout his career.
Varvel, who holds degrees from
A&M in chemical, petroleum and
mechanical engineering, began
tutoring on campus in 1987 while
he was still an undergraduate
student. For a while, Varvel ren
dered his services in Rudder Au
ditorium, the Animal Industries
Building and the Blocker Build
ing. In 1991, A+ Tutoring moved
to its present location on Univer
sity Drive.
Although the move offcampus
was part of a joint decision with
the University, Varvel said A&M
is generally supportive of his tu
toring service.
“They work with us to try to
help the students learn as much
as they can to further their educa
tion,” he said.
“I like helping the kids,” Varvel
said. “What’s important is helping
students develop to their full po
tential and making the most of
their lives.”
This dedication is inspired by
Zachry’s views on teaching, Varvel
said. Zachry’s mission statement,
delivered at the Zachry Engineer
ing Center dedication on March
16, 1972, is found at the entrance
of the building.
“I pledge all my efforts with
yours that Texas A&M may build
the men who will make this
state's, this nation’s place in the
sun ever brighter,” Zachry said.
“To reach this objective, we must
help each student find within
himself: that security, as a
means, is essential to life, but as
an end, it is a form of death.”
"What's important is helping stu
dents develop to their full potential."
— Bill Varvel
“Mr. Biir
“Intelligence never urges
man to action,” Zachry contin
ued. “Only patriotism, courage,
ambition, self-sacrifice, hate,
fear, love can fuse with life the
product of the mind. Life is
measured in deeds, not years;
he lives longest who does the
most, and acts the noblest.”
Varvel was impressed by what
Zachry, who began a large Texas-
based contracting corporation,
gave to his alma mater.
“I can’t give [an engineering
center] back, so that’s why I’m do
ing what I’m doing,” he said.
Varvel’s customers like what
he gives.
Marty Vahlenkamp, a junior
animal science major who goes to
A+ Tutoring for help with Physics
202, said Varvel provides a help
ful supplement to class.
“Bill shows you lots of exam
ples, to where you can actually
see how it applies to problems,
whereas professors just derive
equations and don’t really show
examples so you know how it
works,” Vahlenkamp said.
Megan Cox, a junior anim
science major who also goestol
Tutoring for help with
202, said Varvel’s teachingsti
helps her.
“We still go to class,
professors just spend the
time deriving the equatim
whereas Bill will getinai
say,"Here’st! -.nppuj
let’s work pn n cnl o(. i
lems you're goi v _
to see on yoi gvOld ' ’
tests,”’Cox said m
B r a d le C0ll<1p y
Maldonado, J^dgCt
freshman civil engineering!!
jor, went to A+ Tutoring la \yASHl
semester for help in Chemist! r j n g a mi
101, and he now attends Chea granc | ba!
istry 102 sessions. Bid
“He knows how to relate win ear drivi
he’s talking about in chemist! as thevill
to real life,” Maldonado said.!
In prof(
said he saw positive results froi the budget
the tutoring in his test score ^ Clint
last semester. wae j n g S c
Varvel said he isn’t interest*
in a potentially more
teaching position. He’s comfort
able with what he’s doing
waging
paigns to
erates fr<
their wan
tax c
and understands his role inthi Republic
learning process.
“I keep a rapport withmystu
dents that is very much instmc
tor-student,” he said. “They come
here as a supplement to what
they get in class. It’s my
like a laser light; no song!
dance — this is how it works,
when they leave here, they bo*
exactly the physical principlei
and concepts they’re supposed to
know and how to apply them.
“That’s my job in a nutshell
Nixons: Riding Fomds success
Continued from page 3
“The album (Foma) sold
steadily through the first two
singles, ‘Head’ and ‘Happy
Song,”’ he said. “Then, since
we’ve released ‘Sister,’ we’ve
sold more than we had sold up
until that point.”
Given the success of Foma,
Maloy said the band is not seri
ously thinking about a follow-up
album yet.
“We’re just riding the songs
and playing the songs live,” he
said. “‘Sister’ is doing well, so we
may release another single.
We’ll see.”
But if The Nixons had their
way, Maloy said they would just
play live, rather than release
more albums.
“It’s the biggest part (of being
a band) for us,” he said. “
the album, we were just p
anywhere we could.
“If we had to choose, we
would just play, but I guess we
have to record albums.”
Care Plus offers an easy way
to have beautiful teeth
votes this
offer
hopes of s
rats supp
there is bi
GOP prop
Real l
The adm
clysmic f(
unless (
debt limi
porary s
dozens ol
Friday, v
AI]
□ Alth
have li
virus,
actual
F or anyone interested in improving
their appearance quickly and easily,
listen up. Personally, while here at
A&M, my teeth are something I
have unfortunately ignored, other dian
the usual brushing and Listerine. 1 avoid
College Station water at all costs, I do not
drink mudi coffee, and I quit smoking
cigarettes after I found out it was bad for
your lungs. Yet I knew my teeth could
be whiter I didn’t know what to do, so I
called Dr.. Neal Kruger of Care Plus
Qinics and he had tire solution to make
my pearly whites truly white.
I looked into having my teeth whitened
after hearing some promising testimony
from friends. Cecilia Felderhoff, Class of
1988, says, “One of my best friends dads
is a dentist, and her teetli were the
prettiest I have ever seen. 1 wanted teeth
like hers, so I had my teedi worked on by
Dr. Kruger. It really was so easy, and my
teeth look so much better.” I made an
appointment. Here’s what happened:
1. Dr. Kruger explained how (he
Whitening Program works, and how you
can have your top teeth whitened,
bottom teedi whitened, or both.
2. Your teedi are modeled for the fitted
tray you wear when you sleep, study, or
whatever you want to do for a couple of
hours.
3. You wear die tray when you feel like
it for the next two weeks.
Although I was initially hesitant, the
process itself is simple, and the results are
awesome. My teedi have not been this
white since I was in kindergarten, and it
costs much less than you would guess.
Also, don’t waste your cash on the “store-
bought” whitening systems. The results
do not compare to professional care.
WAS!
scientisi
chimpai
in testir
Sinct
100 chi
the AT
about I
get inf
develop
Noubtec
Care Plus Dental Centers
241 IB S. Texas Avenue, 696-9578
1103 E. Villa Maria Rd. 268-1407
Paid Advertisement
The Real World
brought to you by the Studeut (f<Kc*uul
Business Leaders discuss today’s current issues.
Wednesday, January 31, 1996
8:00 -
8:50a.m. Koch Industries
Raymond Vale
159 Wehner
8:00 -
8:50a.m. Andcrson-Patten CPA Review
Teresa Anderson
136 Wehner
9:10 -
10:00a.m. Andcrson-Patten CPA Review
Teresa Anderson
136 Wehner
9:10 -
10:00a.m. Center for Exec. Development
E. Dean Gage
135 Wehner
10:20 -
11:10a.m. Carroll Touch
Bob Christiansen
132 Wehner
11:30 -
12:20p.m. Carroll Touch
Bob Christiansen
132 Wehner
11:30 -
12:20p.m. Northwestern Mutual Life
Al Angell
159 Wehner
12:40 -
1:30p.m. Northwestern Mutual Life
Al Angell
159 Wehner
12:40 -
1:30p.m. Merrill Lynch
John Anderson
131 Wehner
12:40 -
1:30p.m. Sherwin Williams
Ron Novak
128 Wehner
Rob Mehnert
1:50 -
2:40p.m. Northwestern Mutual Life
Tom Jenkins
113 Wehner
3:00 -
3:50p.m. Northwestern Mutual Life
Tom Jenkins
113 Wehner
3:00 -
3:50p.m. Dept, of Multicultural Svcs.
U-Aet
159 Wehner
5:45 -
7:00p.m. Dept, of Multicultural Svcs.
U-Act
159 Wehner
4:10 -
5:25p.m. EDS
Victor Ramirez
11 3 Wehner
4:10 -
5:25p.m. Southwestern Bell Corp.
Colleen Pipes
159 Wehner
Dean Witter
Eric Wylie
Star Tel
Mark Lanier
Caffe Capri
Rami Ceronc
Thursday, February 1, 1996
8:00 -
9:15a.in. Arlington Marriott
Maria Pearson
131 Wehner
9:35 -
10:50a.m. Arlington Marriott
Maria Pearson
131 Wehner
MGMT 105
ACCT 401
ACCT401
MGMT 105
MGMT 424
MGMT 424
MGMT 363
MGMT 363
MGMT 425
BANA 340
FINC 201
FINC 201
MGMT2H
MGMT 20
MGMT 105
MGMT 211
mcmt^
Open to all students and visitors!