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CHRIS KIRK
Republican Candidate for
SHERIFF
fi Sheriff for the 21st Century
GIG ’EM AGGIES
Enforcer: i have over 15 years of full time law enforcement
experience with the Brazos County Sheriff’s Department, spe
cializing in investigation of homicides, sexual assaults and child
abuse.
MonCigcr: I have a Bachelors and Masters Degree with 43
hours of post graduate studies at Texas A&M University. I have
directed the Brazos County Crime Stopper’s program to state and
national recognition.
Innovator: I am an Expert Blood Stain Pattern Analyst and
have used this highly specialized field to bring criminals to jus
tice. I brought Brazos County law enforcement to the Internet
with the creation of Brazos County Crime Stoppers home page.
Leader: My education, my experience, and my training have
prepared me to lead the fight against crime in Brazos County. I
am the man to take Brazos County law enforcement into the next
century. I will be. . .
d Sheriff for the 21st Century.
Aggies have always led the way.
Be a part of the tradition. . . .
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Congress to vote on Simpson Bill
□ Opponents say the
new law would require
unnecessary monitoring
of foreign students.
By Eleanor Colvin
The Battalion
The U.S. Congress will vote
this week on immigration legis
lation that places more strin
gent regulations on foreign stu
dents and faculty at universi
ties nationwide.
George Fishman, assistant
counsel for the House of Repre
sentatives immigration subcom
mittee, said the Simpson bill
was prompted by allegations
that the wages of Americans are
undercut by businesses hiring
foreign workers.
The proposed law would re
quire universities to pay foreign
professors more than their
American colleagues and require
international students to leave
the country after graduation for
at least two years before accept
ing a job in the United States.
It would also call for an in
creased surveillance of interna
tional students.
Kathryn Sands, immigration
service manager in the Texas
A&M Human Resources Depart
ment, said though targeting the
abuses of some employers is nec
essary, higher education should
be considered a separate entity.
“The Simpson bill says that
foreign workers should be paid
105 percent of the prevailing
wage,” Sands said. “The Univer
sity simply would not be able to
afford this. As a result, many of
our research programs may suf
fer because we cannot afford
these added costs.
“The foreign student offices
would have to be watchdogs over
the students, and we don’t want
that. We’re not here to police
them, but to help them adjust
and have a positive experience
in the United States.”
Sands said international stu
dents’ fees would increase by at
least $100 per semester to fund
investigations that would re
quire advisers to report virtually
all activities of foreign students.
“It’s ridiculous because there
would be very little negative ac
tivity to report,” she said.
“We like to focus on the good
things foreign students bring to
our school — culturally and
economically.”
Sands said the legislation is
designed to prevent the United
States from dependence on for
eign workers. But A&M is not in
danger of such dependency, she
said, because fewer than 200 of
the 11,000 faculty members and
researchers at A&M are hired
under professional work visas.
most foreign students are very
qualified, yet they graduate and
still can’t find good jobs.
Ndifuna said he is currently
experiencing the ramifications of
intense governmental mandates,
“The laws make it so hard for
me to find jobs or assistant-
ships,” he said. “I planned to re
main in the country and ap
pealed to the government, but
never received a reply.”
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Abdul Ndifuna, a graduate
student in veterinary microbiolo
gy and the president of the
African Students Association,
said the legislation should not be
enacted because international
students already face many gov
ernmental obstacles.
“They say this is the land of
opportunity,” he said. “Once
visas are awarded, those oppor
tunities should be open, but they
are not. It’s frustrating that
In response to the additional
fees and investigations, Ndifu
na said the government’s treat
ment of international students
is growing increasingly unfair,
“They have already thor
oughly researched us before
they ever allow us to come
here,” he said.
“All A&M students are not
required to have physical inter
views, blood work and AIDS
tests — we are.”
Fellows program offers practical training
□ The business college gives
chosen groups of students a
head start in their career fields.
By Heather Pace
The Battalion
A Texas A&M student who recently land
ed a job with Anderson Consulting credits
much of her success to the College of Busi
ness Administration’s Fellows Program.
Amy Bass, a senior management major,
said the job she will begin in August is one of
the most tangible results of her involvement
with the Fellows Program.
She said she emerged from the program a
different person and that it taught her to
make the most of her opportunities.
“Most people will say you can’t really put a
finger on what you get out of the program,”
Bass said. “You just walk out of the program a
different person in your mind set and how you
respond to things with the ability to recognize
your opportunities and take hold of them.”
The Fellows Program includes prepara
tion for mandatory summer internships and
a series of seminars to provide students in
sight into the business world.
Requirements for the program include a
3.25 grade-point ratio and junior or senior
classification with one full year of school
to complete.
Applicants to the Fellows Program must
submit applications and resumes and partic
ipate in interviews. Some of the applicants
are then chosen to write essays and attend
second interviews.
Bass said the goal of the application
process is to identify students who have ex
celled academically and have shown leader
ship capability.
The program begins with a retreat in Jan
uary, where students participate in team
building exercises and prepare to interview
for required summer internships.
The internships, Bass said, are the main
stay of the Fellows Program.
Both before and after the summer intern
ship, the program features seminar classes
once a week.
Ginger Hornsby, a fellow and a junior
management major, said the seminars have
prepared her for the workplace.
“I’ve learned a lot about professionalism
and about different issues we will encounter,
like office politics,” Hornsby said.
Bass said the seminars after the intern
ship are based on what students learned
during their work experience.
“(The seminar series) teaches you the
challenges that we must face today in the
business world,” Bass said.
Students also participate in a New York
Study Tour, which allows them to network
and do an in-depth study of a New York
company’s management practices.
Bass said the fellows are well-prepared by
the program to face the challenges of the busi- Mre Island an
ness world, as many companies will attest.
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Fellows Program.
“This a great testament of how well the
program is doing,” Bass said. “We make stu
dents competitive with the students coming
out of Wharton and the Ivy League schools.”
Students not in the College of Business Ad
ministration can participate in the University
Undergraduate Research Fellows Program.
This program is available to students
who have completed at least nine hours of
honors courses.
During the spring semester, eligible ju
niors receive an invitation to apply for the
Undergraduate Research Fellows Program,
which accepts around 50 people each year.
Dr. Susanna Finnell, interim executive di
rector of the Honors Program, said the pro
gram is open to all majors and allows students
to use creativity in the projects they pursue.
“There is a mechanical engineering stu
dent who is applying an engineering concept
to political science,” Finnell said.
The experience is invaluable, she said,
both for personal and long-term fulfillment,
“It is a very satisfying experience,”
Finnell said. “It is also a good thing for them
to do, especially if they want to go to gradu
ate school, because it shows they have taken
the initiative.”
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