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BRIEFS
Senior geography
major died Saturday
James Ernst Lich-Tyler, a Texas
A&M senior geography and anthro
pology major from Westland,
Texas, died Saturday, April 20, at
approximately 11:30 a.m.
Services for Lich-Tyler, 22, were
held yesterday at St. Boniface
Church in Comfort, Texas.
He will be honored at the Sep
tember 3 Silver Taps.
Conference room
named for Aggie
The Texas A&M Dwight Look
College of Engineering has
named a conference room in the
Wisenbaker Engineering Research
Center for the late Carl Erdman, a
former A&M executive associate
dean of engineering.
A commemoration ceremony
for The Carl A. Erdman Confer
ence Room will be held 3:30
Wednesday in 203 Zachry Engi
neering Center at the spring fac
ulty and staff meeting of the engi
neering college and the Texas En
gineering Experiment Station. A
reception in the Erdman Confer
ence Room will follow.
Erdman, who died in June 1995,
served at A&M for 14 years. Be
sides acting as executive associate
dean of engineering, his contribu
tions to the engineering college in
clude being the first director of aca
demic development and the first di
rector of the Foundation Coalition,
a six-university alliance to improve
engineering curriculum.
Black history exhibit
on display this month
In an effort to raise awareness
of black history, an exhibit titled
"The Afro-American Presence in
Medicine: 1850-1930" is on dis
play this month at the Texas A&M
College of Medicine.
Dr. G.A. Russell, an associate
professor of the history of medi
cine, organized this social and
medical history exhibit, which is
being displayed at the Joe H.
Reynolds Medical Building.
Russell obtained the exhibit from
Doris Y. Wilkinson of the University
of Kentucky, who researched and
compiled the material.
The exhibit is open to the pub
lic 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday
through Friday.
Opposition forms
against phone merger
NEW YORK (AP) — Executives
of Bell Atlantic and Nynex said
Monday that their $23 billion merg
er will benefit both customers and
employees by creating more jobs
than layoffs and providing better,
simpler service.
Opponents fear the industry is
undoing the 1984 breakup of the
old Bell System, which was meant
to encourage competition.
Some consumer advocacy
groups objected on the grounds
that the deal violated the spirit of
the telecommunications deregula
tion law passed two months ago.
New York State Attorney Gener
al Dennis Vacco said Monday his
office already had begun to review
the deal.
"I find it somewhat ironic that
several years ago there was a
breakup of AT&T, Ma Bell as it was
called, and now the Baby Bells are
coming back together/' Vacco said.
Sixth annual Chilifest
brings record money
The Sigma Alpha Epsilon-sponsored event raised
$9,000 for the Brazos Valley United Way
By Kendra S. Rasmussen
The Battalion
The 6th Annual Texas A&M
Sigma Alpha Epsilon Chilifest
held this weekend raised a
record amount of money and
gave chili enthusiasts an oppor
tunity to showcase their cook
ing and decorating talents.
Brett McAdams, A&M United
Way Pack Chilifest subchair and
a junior accounting major, said
his committee and the fraternity
worked together at Chilifest,
raising $9,000 for the Brazos
Valley United Way. Last year’s
Chilifest donation was $5,000.
McAdams said United Way
Pack aims to donate $10,000 to
the Brazos Valley United Way
each year. The money raised at
Chilifest is combined with pro
ceeds from the Pack’s other
fund-raising projects to reach
their annual goal.
“(The money from Chilifest)
makes up a good percentage of
what we give to them,” she said.
McAdams said the Brazos
Valley United Way is an um
brella organization that allo
cates its money to Bryan-Col-
lege establishments such as
Phoebe’s Home, the Boy Scouts
of America and the Girl Scouts
of the United States of America.
Kevin Caffey, Sigma Alpha Ep
silon philanthropy chairman and
a junior civil engineering major,
attributes the increase in proceeds
from Chilifest to the event’s grow-
chili category.
Caffey said showmanship
trophies were aggressively
sought after this year. Maty
teams garnished their chi
cooking set-ups by stringiij
lights, building fences, settiat
up stages for live bands aii
wearing costumes.
"I think Chilifest is something that has built upyeai
after year."
— KEVIN CAFFE!
Sigma Alpha Epsilon philanthropy ckim
ing popularity and recognition.
“I think Chilifest is some
thing that has built up year af
ter year,” he said.
About 3,500 people showed
up to Chilifest ‘96 to see coun
try singer David Allan Coe per
form and watch 90 teams com
pete for awards given in three
chili categories.
Six teams received show
manship trophies and one
team was awarded a trophy for
the spiciest chili.
Grand champion, second
and third-place trophies were
awarded in the best-all-around
Stephen Santry, managerti
Northgate bar Duddley’sDm
and creator of “Duddley’s Cave
man Chili,” said his teamra
second place in showmanship
because of its caveman theme.
Santry and his teammates
Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity
members, decorated theii
booth to resemble a cave anJ
wore loin cloths.
This year’s event stoodit
stark contrast to the “meagei
beginning” of the Spring 11
Chilifest, Caffey said, inwhith
about 10 teams participated
and a no-name band performed,
Students should be aware of hidden dangers during finals week
By Holly Rippa
A.P. Beutel Health Center
Some students begin to experience a great
deal of stress because of the demands placed on
them by final exams. The following guidelines
may help students stay on track during the hectic
end-of-semester schedule.
First of all, many students pull "all-nighters" as a
method of studying, or more accurately, cramming.
Many students consume endless amounts of caf
feine and deprive themselves of sleep, which is not
a good method of studying for final exams.
Overconsumption of caffeine can cause cen
tral nervous system malfunctions, which may in
clude nervousness, insomnia, irritability, anxi
ety, headaches and muscle twitching. In addi
tion, the human body needs rest to perform at its
best during exams.
Another potential danger to keep in mind is
snacking. While students find themselves poring
over books, they should be careful about will
they are "pouring" into their bodies.
Choosing snack foods that are lower in fal
sugar will benefit students in the long run.F
such as chips, nachos, ice cream and pizza
leave people feeling tired, especially if the;
too much.
Healthier snack choices that will provideiw
energy include bagels, graham crackers, k
popcorn, pretzels, raw vegetables with low-f,
fresh fruit and yogurt.
A final health guideline that will help sti
survive finals is relieving stress. Taking a
from studying and trying one of these
ways will help.
Students should take a walk, call parents,
a loved one, take a long bubble bath, getaitf
sage, watch a few cartoons, do a crossword)®'
zle, take a quick nap, go for a bike ride,or
a daily "to do" list and check it off as
is accomplished.
Coaches regain jobs after prayer debate
ELGIN (AP) — Two Elgin
High School coaches, who were
accused of a campaign of reli
gious intimidation and coercion
by subjecting students to Chris
tian music and prayers, had
their contracts renewed on
Monday night.
Elgin Independent School
District trustees decided in 4-3
votes to allow athletic director
and football coach Eddie Baca
and baseball coach Brad Osborn
to return to their jobs.
In a related move, trustees
voted 7-0 to approve a settle
ment with the American Civil
Liberties Union, which filed
suit against Baca, Osborn and
two other coaches on behalf of
several students and parents.
An attorney for Osborn,
Larry Wright of Austin, said
the agreement acknowledges
that the lawsuit was “war
ranted and necessary,’’ but
does not require the coaches
to admit to any of the allega
tions. The settlement does
mean the coaches will stop us
ing Christian music, pray®*
and biblical passages asp® 1
of the athletic program.
School district trust®*
heard from nearly 20 spe!i (,s
who spoke in favor ofthec#k
es. Others in the audience®
about 50 cheered remarks*
ing both coaches inspiratio 11
and men of character.
“These coaches have com®
ted no crime or felony,” said/
Meadows, whose l6-year (!
Josh is an 11th-grader ati !
member of the baseball team
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