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THE LORD’S RANCH IS COMING! The Lord’s Ranch, a Christian long term residential treatment center for emotionally and behaviorally disturbed children, is coming to Texas A&M on April 15 & 16, 1996. Located in the beautiful surroundings of the Ozark foothills, The Ranch creates a family environment that promotes the development of trust and a feeling of security within its residents. The Lord’s Ranch has career positions available in Special Education, Direct Care Staff, and Social Work. We will consider all degrees including, but not limited to the following: Special Education, Social Work, Criminal Justice, Psychology and Business. If you desire to work in a fast paced, Christian environment, and would like to join those making a difference in the lives of children, please visit or contact the Career Center at (409) 845-5139 * Aggies Maroon 14 count Aida * Counted Cross Stitch * Needlepoint * Crochet * Embroidery * Mats and Frames Aggie Designs Mori. - Sat. 10 am.-6 p.m. Sun-noon - 4 pm. 846-1849 1-800-846-8318 Mail Orders Available 3805 S. Texas Ave. Bryan 77802 Special Occasions Begin at Signature Dressing Interviews Bring this ad with you and receive 20% off thru April 20, 1996 Socials Formals Galleria Village Facing Barak 1730 Briarcrest, Bryan 846-4617 Check It Out! Summer '96 Classes In Houston BICH 410/411 BICH 410 and 411 will be taught concur rently during the 1996 10-week summer session at the Institute of Biosciences and Technology (in the Texas Medical Center) in Houston. Listed in the Summer 1996 Schedule of Classes: BICH 410 Section 302 MWF 8-9:15 BICH 411 Section 302 MWF 4-5:15 For more information, call the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics at 845-1142. Page 2 • The Battalion Friday • April 12,HI news BRIEFS MSC Variety Show will be held tonight The Texas A&M MSC Variety Show will be held Friday, April 12, at 7 p.m. in Rudder Auditorium. For more than 40 years, the MSC Variety Show has been held during Parents' Weekend, featuring student performance, such as singing, danc ing, comedy and juggling. Auditions for the show are held at the beginning of the spring semester. Tickets are $7 and are available at the Rudder Box Office. Kern-Fox worth featured speaker at banquet The Texas A&M Chapter of the Black Graduate Student Associa tion will honor African-American students who have attained a 3.0 or higher grade-point ratio Sun day, April 1 3, at 2 p.m. Dr. Marilyn Kern-Foxworth, a pro fessor of journalism and the author of the book "Aunt Jemima, Uncle Ben and Rastus: Blacks in Advertising, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow," is the featured speaker. For information, contact Samuel Sampson at 764-0627 or Ashanti Johnson-Pyrtle at 845-5752. Great Texas Trash-Off to be held Saturday Hundreds of Brazos Valley volunteers will participate in the 11th annual Great Texas Trash-Off Saturday April 13. Approximately 256 volunteers nationwide will join 130,000 Adopt-a-Highway and Keep Texas Beautiful volunteers to pick up trash on county, state and city streets, as well as in parks. Anyone interested in partic ipating can contact Denise Fischer at 778-2165. Clinton proposes pension changes WASHINGTON (AP) — Presi dent Clinton proposed pension changes Thursday that would make saving toward retirement easier, a nod to hard-working vot ers who feel their financial futures are clouded despite sunny eco nomic times. The administration said 51 million workers would be aided by the pro posals, which are a blend of ideas put forth in previous budgets and in a GOP-backed balanced budget plan that Clinton vetoed. Speaking like a candidate, Clinton noted that the budget deficit has shrunk and 8 million new jobs have been created dur ing his time in office. Saturday’s Country Jubilee to benefit Still Creek Boys Rand By Eleanor Colvin The Battalion Texas A&M students can participate Saturday in the Still Creek Boys Ranch sixth annual Coun try Jubilee, an event supporting a nonprofit orga nization that houses and educates young men. Profits from the benefit will facilitate the expan sion of the Still Creek Boys Ranch cottages and school, which are 15 miles east of Bryan in Kurten. Margaret O’Quinn, co-administrator of Still Creek, said the home was established in 1985 to pro vide basic care for boys from broken homes. The state-accredited school was added four years ago. “We administer to children from varied back grounds who have obvious needs but no material support,” she said. “Some have no parents, others come from single-parent homes where there is lit tle or no financial and emotional support.” O’Quinn said the ranch staff is planning to ex pand the facility, which houses 18 youths, and to develop a similar facility for girls. “We turn down at least five boys per day and five girls per week,” she said. ‘We want to finish the school and get the girls program growing so we can stop shutting our doors to so many students.” A Brazos Valley resident donated 20 acres of land yesterday for a girls ranch. A&M students and community residents should know that it does not take acres of land or thou sands of dollars to help Still Creek survive, O’Quinn said. The ranch does not receive state or federal funding, so donations are essential. “One of the most popular misconceptions is that it takes a fortune to lend a helping hand,” she said. “If 10 people would set aside $1 a dap could do so much more. “People say when they hit the Lotto they! think about us. But they don’t realize that it’s It little things they could do today that really count’ O’Quinn said many A&M students have realizd they can make valuable contributions to the rand “A&M has been a tremendous blessing,” sti said. “Many of the organizations have put onM raisers to help us build the school, and we kit Aggies out here tutoring every day.” Matt Chauvin, a member of the Aggie Meiii Club and senior speech communications majot said he is privileged to be able to make adiffei ence in the boys’ lives. “Some Saturdays, we just go out and eat will the kids and play football to keep up relations he said. “The best part about it is being ableti serve, because that’s what we’re called to do- help others.” Jimmy Vitulli, AMC service chairman andjii' nior industrial distribution major, said it is bend cial for the youth to interact with college students “The O’Quinns teach them to be discipline! and respectful and are definitely good role md els,” he said. “But the children need to ban younger role models that don’t necessarily ban to act like their parents.” Vitulli said that while volunteering at SI Creek, his organization has built treehouses an! fences, painted, landscaped and helped prepared the annual jubilee. Saturday’s festivities will include a raffle, era: sale, games and food, and will begin at 10a.m.at the Brazos Center in Bryan. Staged crash mocks real-life disaster By Marissa Alanis The Battalion Texas A&M, Bryan-College Station and Brazos County emergency units and law en forcement officials responded Thursday night to a mock crash landing of a small air craft said to be carrying ra dioactive medical supplies. The emergency drill at A&M’s Easterwood Airport was scheduled to meet state and federal requirements for a full-scale disaster exercise. The exercise served as a learn ing experience, utilizing emer gency management teams and police and fire departments. Harry Raisor, A&M’s direc tor of aviation, said the exer cise was scheduled to begin at 6:10 p.m. so that the darkness would require the presence of a search-and-rescue team. Blue paint on the pavement signified radioactive spillage from the plane, which was said to have crashed while attempting an emergency landing. Red paint and dark smudges on volunteers indi cated injuries and fatalities. Mike Sprague, a junior ki nesiology major, participated in the exercise as the pilot. He was pronounced dead at the scene by a justice of the peace. Along with the city of Bryan, the city of College Sta tion and Brazos County emer gency units, A&M is a member of the Local Emergency Plan ning Committee, an organiza tion mandated by the federal government to prepare for emergency situations. The mock crash plan was ap proved by the Texas Emergency Management Agency and had to comply with Federal Aviation Administration guidelines. Darlene Kennedy, safety coordinator of A&M’s Safety Office, said the exercise pro vides a “meeting of the minds,” so that in real emer gency situations, participat ing groups would know how to respond and communicate with one another. Kennedy said the news media also plays a crucial role in real-life disasters because they provide up dates of hazardous road conditions and on-site coverage of events. 4 f Ml Tim Moog, The Bait# Mike Sprague, a junior kinesiologj major, plays a dead personim mock plane crash at EasterwooJ Airport Thursday evening. i: t : CraftMasters’ Mall | 1857 Briarcrest Drive • Bryan Over 180 Booths of Handcrafted Items Ceramics Needlecraft *>} • Stained Glass Baby Items Floral Arrangements A&M Coins, Shirts, Commemorative Party Invitations, fu Stationary & Personalized Collectable Houses ; *,| Local - Out of Town - Out of State Artists • Booths Available For Rental ^: Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. OHVO If \|J Stop by and get that perfect gift for any occasion. 4 4 O - V/O 4 id: • Jewelry • Woodcrafts |j • Porcelain Dolls > • Collectibles • Aggie Items • Wearable Art MSC Barber Shop Serving All Aggies! Cuts and Styles Haircuts starting at $7. Seven operators to serve you Theresa - April - Marti Mary - Jennifer - Cecil 846-0629 Open Mon. - Fri. 8-5 Located in the basement of the Memorial Student Center TEXAS AGGIE DANCE TEAM! Join an exciting group of spirited Aggies who enjoy high-energy dancing full of funk and jazz! As a member, you will perform at men’s and women’s basketball games, women’s soccer and volleyball games, a national competition and various collegiate and community events. The clinic for try-outs will be held Monday, April 15 - Thursday, April 18 from 9-11 p.m. in G. Rollie White Coliseum We hope to see you there! Any questions? Call Susie at 696-2904 .Q^==S==3=^C), The Battalion Sterling Hayman, Editor in Chief Stacy Stanton, Managing Editor Stew Milne, Photo Editor Michael Landauer, Opinion Editor Tara Wilkinson, City Editor Tiffany Moore, Night News Editor Gretchen Perrenot, Night News Edito* Amy Collier, Aggielife Editor Nick Georgandis, Sports Editor Dave Winder, Radio Editor Toon Boonyavanich, Graphics Eon* Brad Graeber, Graphics Editor Staff Members City Desk - Assistant Editor: Lily Aguilar; Reporters: Marissa Alanis, Pamela Benson, Elean®' Colvin, Johanna Henry, Lisa Johnson, Michelle Lyons, Heather Pace, Danielle Pm 1 ' tiff, Kendra S. Rasmussen, Wes Swift, Courtney Walker & Tauma Wiggins Aggielife Desk - Assistant Editor: Amy Uptmor; Writers: Rachel Barry, Kristin? 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Postmaster: Send address changes to The Battalion, 230 Reed McDonald Building, W A&M University, College Station, TX 77843. FRIDAY April 12, 199 Expr< self c true \ A sliver of a line sepa rates what we ought to be (or what others expect us to be) from what we really are. Occasional ly, we venture 1 Some think the is better; other: temative way 1: ed of them. Soon, we los get ourselves e — construct n< new lives. But the pers dies. It is still t beliefs and tint ings and our w< I (more than line. The first t ancing rod. The (and still am), 1 Ward of New O borhood), and I ed). Therefore, Stereotypes been a felon, a the hands of an Of course, Fi mined and fulfi become, not wh should have bei The second t gayness was th tion, I had man Do I tell my fut gay organizatic sees me there? tell my parents My Southerr a host of my qu someone just tr molested when probably was tc household. I ju: To most of tl off “no.” Then I I could. Nothin; got through it. Then I tume resort. The chu I tried to make every syllable r thought even tl The church, kept saying the unhappy. And 1 cause I was gaj fied. Nothing si could be happy my being gay t( Fortunately, socially liberal city. Gay peopb getting inform £ easy. In additic came to A&M v me in the right But gay peoj and some are n sexuality than Gays are hi: Christian, ath liberal and an; of, and these s views on home But being g£ ous or disgustn have us to belie What is dep: gusting is whei son should be i they really are. H.L. Bay What i VI 1800 Hollerr
