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University 691-2276 r May Graduates Official Texas A&M Graduation Announcements 4.U on sale at the MSC Box Office 1st Floor of Rudder Tower Jan. 16 - Feb. 23, 1996 Notv Offering Personalized as well as Traditional Announcements Call 845-1234, or come by for information or to place an order. http://wwwmsc.tamu.edu/graduation Mon. - Tli. 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Fri. 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Making A Place For Yourself A Professional and Career Development conference Keynote Address by Dr. Mary Good Undersecretary for Technology, U.S. Department of Commerce Session Topics: Ethics and the Individual Researcher Gender Bias in the Workplace The Science of Self-Promotion Contributing as the Only Woman in the Room Negotiating What You Want In Your Next Position You Can Be A Successful Women Scientist Hosted by Women in Science & Engineering Saturday, 24 February 1996 226 Memorial Student Center on the campus of Texas A&M University The registration fee is $17 ($12 for students) and includes the pre-conference reception and entertainment, morning and afternoon refreshment breaks, a luncheon, registration package and door prizes. Contact WISE at (409) 845-8015 for more information. Free child care will be provided on site if request by February 16. Registration deadline is February 21. Sponsors: Office of the Vice President for Research and Associate Provost For Graduate Studies; American Chemical Society - Local Chapter; College of Engineering; College of Geosciences and Maritime Studies; College of Science; College of Veterinary Medicine; GTE; Women’s studies. TRANSCONTINENTAL GAS PIPE LINE CORPORA TION ONE Of ThE WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC JEwM' COMPUTER SCIENCE DEGREE? If So, Then Join A PowerHouse Of Energy! Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation (Transco), a Houston based corporation plays a major role in the transportation of today's greatest resource - natural gas. In May, 1995 we merged with The Williams Companies, Inc., the leader in the natural gas industry in total miles of pipeline and throughout. The merger of these two industry leaders has created an energy powerhouse. But we don't do this alone, we do this with bright, energetic professionals who are looking to contribute their knowledge and ideas, as well as seeking to play a major role in a vast transportation system. With more and more pipelines being automated, the need for your skills are critical and required. Sound interesting? Then use all your energy to learn more about Transco, then interview with us while we are on campus. We Will Be On Campus Looking For Systems Analysts Wednesday, March 20, 1996 CHECK WITH YOUR PLACEMENT OFFICE FOR DETAILS An equal opportunity employer m/f/d/v Page 2 • The Battalion Monday • February p] news BRIEFS Miss Black and Gold represents A&M Eleanor Colvin, a senior journal ism major, represented Texas A&M in the Texas State Alpha Phi Alpha Miss Black and Gold Scholarship Pageant Saturday in Irving. Colvin was named second run ner-up and Miss Congeniality, and she received Most Outstanding Cre ative Expression for her performance of a dramatic monologue. Lights damaged at Wellborn intersection Seven traffic lights at the inter sections of Villa Maria Road with Wellborn Road and Finfeather Road will be flashing red for two to three weeks. The electric box that controls the signals was damaged Eeb. 1 I when a vehicle struck it. Until the lights are repaired, Bryan police officers will direct traffic at these intersections during the weekday rush hours of 7 to 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 to 6 p.m. Motorists are urged to take al ternate routes during these times. Investigators confused by train wreck SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Investigators picked through man gled wreckage Sunday to deter mine why a commuter train was moving more than twice as fast as it should have been just before slamming into an Amtrak passen ger liner. Eleven people died in the ensuing fireball. Evidence turned up so far ap pears to point toward error by the engineer of the MARC com muter train, said John Goglia, a member of the National Trans portation Safety Board who is heading the investigation. Balkan leaders resolve key disputes in talks ROME (AP) — Balkan leaders promised Sunday to stick by the peace plan that halted the Bosnian war, resolving key disputes that threatened to scuttle the accord. The announcement came after 25 hours of intense negotiations at an emergency summit. "We prevented a situation that could have jeopardized the Dayton agreement," said Richard Hol brooke, the U.S. assistant secretary of state who convened the parties to Rome and led efforts to reach the peace agreement last Decem ber outside the Ohio city. Holbrooke said the talks had produced agreements on the key flashpoints that forced the sides to resume talks, namely disputes on unifying the divided cities of Mostar and Sarajevo and Bosnian Serb anger over the arrest of two Bosnian Serb officers suspected of war crimes. Corrections In a Page 1 story Friday, Feb. 16, quotations attrib uted to Dr. A1 Schaffer, soci ology professor, should have been attributed to Dr. Ruth Schaffer, professor emeritus of sociology. In a Page 1 story Wednes day, Feb. 14, The Internal Revenue Service’s Internet site should have been listed as http://www.ustreas/gov/trea- sury/bureau^/irq/irs.html. Houston rodeo corrals A&M agricultural intern □ Aggie students at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo work an average of 12 hours a day and are paid $4.50 an hour. By Danielle Pontiff The Battalion The 64th annual Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is underway with the help of 55 Texas A&M students acting as a behind-the-scenes support crew. The Houston rodeo, which attracts millions of Texans and out-of-state tourists each year, began Feb. 10 and will end March 3. In 1995, 1.8 million people at tended the rodeo’s events, which included a carnival, an agricul tural show with 30,000 livestock entries, and musical perfor mances in the Astrodome. Brenda Gray, an A&M agri cultural journalism department employee, said A&M has been involved with the rodeo since it began in 1932, but the intern ship program was established only 20 years ago. Interns perform a variety of jobs in agriculture and commu nications fields. “The rodeo has tight connec tions with Texas A&M and Sam Houston State because they are the closest agricultural schools,” Gray said. The rodeo shows preference to A&M, Gray said, hiring only A&M students for journalism in tern positions. Interns work a minimum of 12 hours a day and are paid $4.50 an hour. They work three- and four-day shifts so that they do not miss too many classes. The city of Houston provides interns with hotel accommoda tions, but they are responsible for their own meals. Stacie Scroggins, a senior speech communications major, said the internships give stu dents an inside look at how a special event is put together. “I’m interested in public rela tions, especially special events,” Scroggins said. “Working at the rodeo was a good opportunity for me to see how the marketing de partment at the rodeo works.” Scroggins said interns benefit the rodeo because they perform odd jobs that full-time employ ees do not have time to deal with. “I was given little odds-and- ends jobs to help things run smoother," Scroggins said. several areas of broadcast print journalism. “1 worked with cameras first year, and last year some camera work and si writing,” Hearn said. “V you’re working with pro: sionals and have actiu lines, it’s more of a realisl experience than when yo in a class.” Hearn said working with less ion a 1 writers at the n was an interesting and deni ing experience. “Fve met people thatl made a big difference in HE rtond ebruar P C II HOUSTON LIVESTOCK SHOW 6 RODEO “Saturday, I worked at Channel 13, the ABC affiliate in Houston, to log tapes during the parade. Sunday, I assisted a freelance photographer and helped the marketing department prepare job-de scription manuals.” Laurie Hearn, a senior agri cultural journalism major who has worked at the rodeo for three years, said the rodeo has given her experience in rodeo,” Hearn said. “These are people whose whole lives depend on these two weeks.” 'The internships are goodes perience, Hearn said, but are also fun. "I raised pigs in high scImi and love to look at animals,s Fm really into the livested shows,” Hearn said. “1 love Ik rodeo, and now 1 have the oppor tunity to report on it and see from behind the scenes.” ohn Cu; pas in C Sa By Jon; The Ba Adar ischildi these fe create o Sane be a gre learned diet wh grandrr years a her hor ; to keep Soon □ A&M students are encouraged to show their support for abstinence by wearing white ribbons around campus. By Erin Foley A.P. Beutel Health Center This week, the A.P. Beutel Health Center is en couraging Texas A&M students to support abstinence. Students can wear white ribbons, shaped like the red AlDS-awareness ribbons, to show support for abstinence and people who choose to be abstinent. Aggie REACH and the health education depart ment will be handing out ribbons at the MSC on Tuesday and ’Thursday. Students can also obtain ribbons at Beutel’s Health Education Library. Abstinence is the most effective form of contra ception because, if practiced consistently, it pre vents pregnancy 100 percent of the time. Abstinence has the added benefit of preventing the transmission of sexually transmitted diseases and HIV. Students should be aware that abstinence is not the same thing as “virginity.” Abstinence is a choice made by anyone at any time to refrain from sexual intercourse, regardless of whetherhe or she has had sex before. One of the benefits of abstinence is that it is free. Most college students do not have a lot of moneyt« spend on condoms and other contraceptives. Another benefit is protection from the heart break of a lover leaving. College students do not always marry their col lege sweethearts. Students can save themselves some of the pain of breakups by choosing abstinence, On the other hand, a disadvantage of absti nence is that it is often an unpopular decision. Some people do not want to have relationships that do not involve sex. Others feel pressured b) their friends who think “everyone is doing it.” Some students feel like they are rejecting their partners by refraining from sex. They may fi that they are “different” and that they dor have anyone to share the meaningful parts their lives with. One way students can begin to cope with these difficulties is to think through their own belie fs anil stand by them. If students feels they are not physi cally or emotionally ready to have sex, then the) should respect themselves and their own decision making abilities enough to choose abstinence. 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