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Pag, 3tember6 i Page 7 Friday • September 6, 1 996 ggie campaign effort captures 625 million for endowment fund By Melissa Nunnery The Battalion 1 ^ JiBieTexas A&M “Capturing the Spirit” endow- ' campaign ended last week, raising more $625 million, exceeding its $500 million goal than 25 percent. icking off in 1990, the campaign was the ;est fund-raising effort launched by a pub- iversity at the time. im Palincsar, campaign director, said a her of universities, including the versity of Texas, have followed A&M’s lead launched similar campaigns, some with Usof$l billion. fortl fheA&M Development Foundation direct- the campaign. The Association of Former e it is a childjdents, The 12th Man Foundation, faculty, land volunteers supported the campaign uni king om various ways. ^The fund-raising effort was organized und goals set for specific areas of the iversity. Donors were encouraged to give to cond printin' wity are a s such as Sterling C. Evans Library, unninek* ^' ncsar listed several uses of the money ° I nated. One was to build an endowment for M that will fill the gap left by decreasing te funds. “People still harbor the impression that sy of Leanne sett (Right) ball season agan :>rk with,’’ B 1 te " because wet 'hey thought season, whic; 1 sell 5,i A&M is totally funded by the state,” Palincsar said. "But because of growth and inflation, the dollars have shrunk and there is an increasing demand for private funds.” Palincsar added that students will benefit from increased scholarships as a result of the campaign. "Scholarships are so critical to students in need,” Palincsar said. “The increase there has the greatest impact." He said students will also benefit from money provided for faculty recruitment and enrichment. “As we continue to attract the best faculty, students will benefit in that way,” Palincsar said. “Students are the main beneficiaries of this campaign.” Rose Ann Thomas, communications man ager for the Development Foundation, said more than 1,000 volunteers throughout Texas participated in the fund-raising effort. "Former students, corporate executives, parents, people who were interested in help ing the University and people with the busi ness and civic connections to put forth pro posals all volunteered,” Thomas said. Palincsar said the amount of money raised and the number of people who volunteered are reflective of the appreciation people have “Students are the main beneficiaries of this campaign.” Jim Palincsar Campaign director ^rricane Fran batters South Carolina coast emories of Hugo whirl, while sidents endure Thursday's storm MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — Hurricane Fran came ashore at Cape |ar, N.C., on Thursday, battering the Carolinas with 115 mph winds, ping apart trees and blowing rain sideways as thousands of people ambled for safety. Fran accelerated and veered slightly to the east before the north ill of its 25-mile wide eye passed over Cape Fear just before 8 p.m. d moved north toward Wilmington, N.C., the National Weather nice said. The wind has been screaming, blasting through here. But right now calm," Grover Gore, 65, said as the hurricane’s eye passed over him Southport, on the Cape Fear River. Gusts as high as 120 mph were reported as the brunt of the storm oved north. "It is pounding and pounding and pounding,” said Mary Wasson, [ding out the storm with her daughter in Wilmington, about 45 miles the Cape Fear River. Their house narrowly missed being hit by a camore tree. “The top 35 feet snapped off and did a somersault in the air over part $ our house. It did a 180 in the air,” said Wasson, whose house, like ost in the city, was without power. "It is just windy as the Dickens.” More than a half-million tourists and residents had been ordered to acuatethe coast in North and South Carolina as Fran drew near, leav- g a string of deserted beach towns. "Believe you me, we wanted to get out of there,” said Audrey nders, who fled her townhouse a block from the ocean with her ighbors and their children. They took shelter at a high school in inway, 15 miles inland. Hurricane warnings were posted from Edisto Beach, S.C., to the rginia line. People living as far inland as West Virginia were warned to pect tropical storm-force winds and 5 to 10 inches of rain. 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Faculty and staff, Bowen said, contributed more than $4 million to the campaign and he credited the faculty with attracting more than $113 million in private research grants. Palincsar said he wants the campaign to result in more former students thinking about private gift support. “The needs don’t stop,” he said. "We will con tinue to work hard on finding private funds.” MSC OPAS % NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR NEW MEMBERS JAppCications may be picl^ecC up in the Student Programs Office 2nd Pboor 9dSC, %pom 223 beginning September 2, 1996 Applications are due Monday, September 9 by 5:00 pm Interviews will be September 9th and 10th. /T Informational Meeting for all Potential Applicants: Rudder 404 September 8, 6:30 PM V J QUESTIONS? CALL THE OPAS OFFICE 845-1661 V ^ In North Topsail Beach, N.C., one of the beach towns hardest hit by Hurricane Bertha in July, a double-wide mobile home housing the town hall and police station either washed or was blown away. Even 15 miles in from the coast, tree limbs and flooded highways made moving around hazardous. One motorist, a 66-year-old woman from Conway, was killed when her car hit standing water and flew down an embankment into a tree. More than 9,000 people in both the Carolinas took refuge in hun dreds of shelters. In Calabash, N.C., just over the state line, Thomas Wynn’s neighbors heeded the mandatory evacuation, but the 72-year-old World War II veteran decided to ride out the storm in his wood frame house. “I’ve been under fire before,” he said. Lynn High, owner of Calabash Marina and Storage, pulled boats out of the water, put plywood over windows, then took off — with memo ries of Hurricape Hugo on her mind. That huge storm caused almost $8 billion in damage, mostly in South Carolina, and killed 35 people as it tore through the Caribbean and up the East Coast with 135 mph winds in 1989. “I’m more worried about this one,” High said. “We’re in a little cove here, but I think we’ll have a lot more wind and water than even during Hugo.” Fran was slightly less powerful than Hugo, but just as large — winds of 74 mph or more swirled 140 miles out from the center. The governors of both North and South Carolina declared emergen cies. Businesses closed early, buses stopped running at noon, boat owners pulled their vessels out of the water and Amtrak trains and commercial flights were suspended. In South Carolina, more than 2,000 National Guardsmen helped direct traffic and provide security in evacuated areas. Most coastal residents heeded warnings. If someone refuses to leave, “we ask for next of kin,” said Georgetown County sheriff’s Maj. Mike Schwartz. Long lines formed at grocery checkout counters and gas stations as people stocked up on fuel, food and bottled water. Hotel and motel rooms were booked hundreds of miles in from the coast. In Georgetown, about midway between Charleston and Myrtle Beach, merchants rushed to empty their storefronts, where Hugo left 6 feet of water. Look for "It". September 22! Wateh for more details. FILE... A NEW LOOK AT SUCCESS! All Maiors Welcome Jl Pi Sigma Epsilon Professional Business Fraternity 1996 FALL Recruitment Schedule Mon. Sept. 9 - Informational 206 MSC 7:00pm Business Attire Tues. Sept. 10 - Social Sidepockets 6:00pm Casual Attire Wed. Sept. 11 - Mixer Fitzwilly’s 6:00pm Casual Attire Thurs. Sept. 12 - Information Dinner Caffe Capri 7:00pm Business Casual Sat. Sept. 14 - Softball & Smoker Invite Only 1:00pm Casual Attire FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL Courtney Spillars VP Personnel 696-1252 Nick Mirgreaux President 775-1802
