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.
Waves were crashing 10 feet high along the shore at Myrtle Beach,
tere the usually bustling Ocean Boulevard was deserted and driving
is all but impossible with sheets of rain blown horizontal by gusts
idling 55 mph.
3
20% OFF
SKATE
J„r ACCESSORIES
817 Texas Ave. SAVE ON j.locKS * HELMETS* MORE
allege Station, Tx.
696-6551 OPEN 9 AM - 7 PM M - SAT - 1 2-5 SUN.
166 MHz
.7” viewaW 1
all:
2
Get involved with the finest class ever!
WHOOP!!
Applications will be available
for the following at MSC Open House:
Service Chair
Class Gift Chair
Newsletter Co-Chair
Sub-chairs and committees
PROFITABLE
NUMBER!
845-0569
The Battalion Classified Advertising
GFT TFCHIVICAI
l>r\
\jrJDl JrlJcWLjcI 1
Hewlett Packard understands tbe technical problem-solving needs of
students & professionals working in math, science and engineering.
A Perfect Solution.
This understanding, combined
with stateof-the-art technology,
allows Hewlett Packard to offer
a hnc of scientific calculators-
with just the right math and i
sc ience features A calculator
that is perfectly matched to
your major and your courscwork.
Sophisticated, yet easy to use,
the !1P-4§G wall take you from
freshman math through graduate
engineering and mm your
professional career.
Got Scientific
Make the HP*4#G pan of your
professional personality now,
and for the years to come.
TouTi be on your way to finding a
quick solution for every problem.
Try one out today.
T. .T... ■' :
i ’
- - #f
.TkJr ;
HP-480
• Brsphkj with Uotajt end mai • fumtsore^ty
8xk«^ ond 5y»Wcj • Pb
trJxaxemwti, iHawtal Ktuchom • 30 ytspki,
pdynonwsk, entoxtd iwtbxts * Infiortd pr«t»
imedan • foentid tsbWfaxtiore W-m
• {reMti: fding (0» end 3 /UU o&sifle hsiltrio
• Ojftinsl computer fesrrfix* • 1H iM
Ml in
m
HEWLETT
PACKARD
and $20°
Rebate
University Bookstore
3 Off Campus Stores For You
Northgate • Culpepper • Village
r
for A&M.
“The philanthropy of former students and
friends of the University is an indication of the
reputation and worth they placed in A&M,”
Thomas said.
Texas A&M President Ray Bowen recog
nized the volunteers and donors in a press
release
Monday.
“The real
heroes of
this cam
paign have
been the
hundreds of
former stu
dents and
friends who
played volunteer leadership roles on the
campaign’s various committees,” he said.
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