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Second class postage paid at College Station, TX 77840. Postmaster: Send address changes to The Battalion, 230 Reed McDonald Building, -Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843. Page 2 • The Battalion • Tuesday, July 2, 1996 VMI Continued from Page 1 Citadel are shortsighted by not allowing females within their ranks. Josh Marcus, a junior bio medical science major, said the Corps provides the perfect envi ronment for creating both male and female leaders. “A&M has always been a provider of leaders for the state and the nation,” Marcus said. “A&M needs female leaders as much as male. I am in favor of women in the Corps.” David Nash, a sophomore cadet at VMI, said he is disap pointed in the ruling and sur prised at the 7-1 margin. “I think it’s a shame,” Nash said. “The changes will be minimal, but how is that Program Continued from Page 1 wanted to learn how people think and their opinions and ideas. I wanted to come here for the experience. Guatemala is very different from here.” The foreign students will get to know Texas by visiting Houston, Austin, San Antonio and Dallas. Fournier said the students will get to have fun and study at the same time. “They are taking a design class and a history of architec tural technology class,” Fournier said. “Combined with that, they are having architec tural trips. They visit museums and see the architecture of dif ferent buildings and the main attractions of each city.” Among the places the stu dents visit are the Kimball Art Museum in Dallas, the River- walk in San Antonio, The Galle ria in Houston and Schlitter- bahn in New Braunfels. Titi Rodriguez, a Guatemalan student, said her favorite part of the program has been attending classes. “The classes have been very interesting and different than what we’ve learned in Guatemala,” Rodriguez said. “In Guatemala, there is more em phasis on the math part. Here, they focus more on theory. It’s Pat James, The Battalion Cadet Autumn Leveridge is a Corps member who favors the admission of women to military schools. possible because their mere presence will change what the school is about.” more like an art school.” The program will culminate with the presentation of a pro ject each of the students has been working on for the past five weeks. Fournier said the project is to design a mock office for Interna tional Student Services. “They’re doing an interna tional pavilion on campus,” Fournier said. “They met with the director, Suzanne Droloski, and she explained the project. Julio Alvorado, one of the students, got to present his project to an ar chitecture firm in Dallas.” The students will present their projects on Wednesday at Langford Architecture Center. Rodriguez said the project is appropriate for students study ing abroad. “I think it’s very good because we are exchange students,” Ro driguez said. “The office is for International Student Services and we know what is needed in that office.” Rodney Hill, associate dean in the College of Architecture, said the experience the students are getting through the exchange program is invaluable. “To me, if you’re going to be a business person in the 20th cen tury, you have to know another language,” Hill said. “Of course, the Guatemalans know at least one other language besides Spanish. The job offers for our students increase dramatically if they’re bilingual.” Motorists Continued from Page 1 you going to get help?” Sergeant Curtis Walker, DPS command sergeant for Brazos, Milam and Robertson counties, said although mo torists can call 911 in case of an emergency, they can call 1-800- 525-5555 to report non-emer gencies without having to be transferred from 911 to DPS. “911 is for people who need help right now. The helpline is for people who need help in a few minutes,” Walker said. “The 800 number cuts out the middleman and doesn’t tie up emergency personnel.” Carmon said DPS officers will be out in full force this week in an effort to reduce acci dents and assist motorists in Reaction Continued from Page 1 admissions have actually in creased overall. Eric Curley, a sophomore chemistry major, said the Supreme Court’s decision is outrageous since minorities were not even able to attend A&M until the 1950s. “I cannot understand how something like this could even be an issue in 1996,” Curley said. “They (the administration) claim to be committed to diver sity, but yet we seem to keep taking steps backwards.” Nikki Guerra, a senior civil engineering major, said it is important for everyone to real ize the decision effects every one. He suggested all other cri teria — legacy, for example — also be evaluated. “The fact that legacy contin ues to be a factor creates a dis advantage for minority stu dents since admittance into the Ruling Continued from Page 1 Court decision allowing the use of race or national origin as one factor in college admissions is no longer good law. 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"I’m glad to know tbi (DPS) are doing something help motorists in dii straits,” Pettitt said. “I kn: I’m on the road a lot, and it not uncommon to see stran: ed motorists. I’ve even bef stranded before and didi know what to do. Next tin I’ll call the 800 number.” For more information on tt helpline, call the local Depar ment of Public Safety or dial 800-525-5555. University wasn’t always poss ble,” Guerra said. Guerra also said the cast will hurt many minorities wk do not have equal education prior to college because of poo: school districts. Some students feel the deci sion is fair and will level tk playing field for all students qualified to attend A&M. Melissa Melton, a senior bio engineering major, said she doesn’t think the decision wii stifle minority enrollment be cause qualified people will cor tinue to come to the Universit; She was more concerned wit: 1 the issue of financial aid. “When I was in high school.; knew several people who hac lower class ranks and SA1 scores with the same econo®, backgrounds who received twict as much scholarship money. Melton said. The president’s office hai said all previous decisions re garding admissions, scholar ships, financial aid and finan cial awards will be honored. tive action in that 1978 ruling ! said race could be considered as one of many factors in a schools admission policy but struck dom separate admissions tracks for whites and minorities. That ruling ordered the Uni versity of California at Davis t( admit Allan Bakke, a whitsf man, as a medical student. , CINEMARK THEATRES MOVIES 16 . 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