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The student evaluations would
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emotion, consideration for
nure and monetary benefit."
Currently, students are on all
reening boards that hire
Iministrators. The Professor
Quality Assurance Bill would
involve students in faculty hiring.
Jill Jackson, co-author of the
bill and a senior international
studies major, emphasized
the bill is still in its forma
tive stages and the details
of the policy would like
ly change.
“We’d like to be a lot
more specific with each
section,” she said.
The majority of the
work on the bill, she said,
will be completed by the
Academic Affairs Committee
in the coming weeks.
Chris Williams, a junior politi
cal science major, questioned how
many professors would be evalu
ated in the course of one semester.
Dr. Lawrence Oliver, Faculty
Senate liaison for the Student
Senate, said 2,500 faculty mem
bers would be reviewed.
Each would be evaluated
twice a semester under the cur
rent proposal.
Oliver said the logistics of
a 30-person panel tackling
the project was “virtually
impossible” and that the
entire plan was “fraught
with problems.”
“This is essentially
an attack on the facul
ty,” he said. “Do you real
ly feel the teaching is sub-
par? I’m not convinced
that’s the case.”
Evaluation forms completed by
students at the end of each semes
ter, Oliver said, do not reflect dis
satisfaction with the faculty.
The five questions on the sur
vey, including effectiveness of
teaching and amount of reading
material, are rated on a scale of
one to five, with five representing
a response of “strongly agree.”
The overall faculty average,
Oliver said, is consistently above
four on each question.
Oliver encouraged the Student
Senate to “proceed very careful
ly” with this “complex issue.”
He also called the hiring
process a “complex and time-con
suming” process.
The difficulty of the hiring
process, Oliver said, filters out
less-qualified applicants.
“There has only been one
tenured professor fired in the last
five years,” he said, emphasizing
that it is rarely necessary to
remove a faculty member once
they have made it through the hir
ing process.
\ASSAU, Bahamas (AF) — Packing 130-
marri h winds, Hurricane Hortense took a
pe at the Turks and Caicos islands and
teled past the Bahamas Thursday on a
:k that could threaten the northeastern
Sted States over the weekend,
n Puerto Rico, where at least 13 people
d in the storm Tuesday, residents and
rkcrews continued their arduous cleanup
from sorting through soiled clothing to
aring roads and bridges.
Their misery was compounded by wide-
ead water and power outages — about 40
cent of the island’s 3.6 million people still
Ino power Thursday — but federal help
son the way. More than 7,600 people were
ver the blistered at 115 shelters Thursday,
nd in afl At 5 p.m. EDT Thursday, Hortense was
tiered about 730 miles south-southeast of
peHatteras, N.C., or about 310 miles east
Nassau. It was moving north at 12 mph,
hurricane-force winds extending out-
rdup to 70 miles from its center.
Heavy surf from the storm could reach
rtheastem U.S. shores by Friday, and there
isaslight chance the storm could threaten
ngisland, N.Y., Rhode Island, or Cape Cod,
iss., on Sunday, forecasters said.
Meanwhile, another hurricane was men-
ingMexico’s Pacific coast.
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peninsula flights were canceled
'dports closed to all vessels as Hurricane
ustomoved closer, with sustained winds of
Omph, up from 90 mph on Wednesday.
Thursday afternoon, Fausto was located
out 115 miles south-southwest of Cabo San
cas, on the peninsula’s southern tip. Its
tervvinds were already buffeting the penin-
The hurricane was moving northward at
ph, possibly reaching the southern por-
nofthe peninsula by Thursday night.
Hortense was expected to continue north
d increase speed to 20 mph on Friday,
ording to the National Hurricane Center
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in Miami.
The hurricane pounded the Turks and
Caicos islands with 90-mph winds but
inflicted little serious damage, and no
injuries were reported. In the Bahamas, resi
dents stowed property and boarded up win
dows for the second time in two weeks —
Hurricane Fran narrowly missed the islands
last week — only to awaken Thursday to
sunny skies.
“Everybody battened up and did hurri
cane preparations and no one was allowed to
go to work yesterday, but nothing hap
pened,” said Marion Cartwright, a telephone
operator on Great Inagua Island.
The death toll from Hortense reached 15
with the discovery of a man’s body on a
beach in Patillas in southeastern Puerto Rico
late Wednesday.
The storm, which delivered as much as 20
inches of rain, killed 13 people in Puerto Rico
and two in the Dominican Republic, most
drowning victims.
President Clinton declared four Puerto Rican
towns disaster areas, making residents eligible
for federal grants, low-interest loans and emer
gency housing. More towns could be added to
the list as Federal Emergency Management
Agency officials survey the island.
Damage estimates for Puerto Rico reached
$155 million and were certain to rise, Gov.
Pedro Rossello said. Agricultural losses alone
reached $128 million, with coffee and banana
plantations severely damaged.
Manufacturers and pharmaceutical com
panies were losing millions of dollars each
day without power, said Hector Jimenez
Juarbe of the Industrialists Association of
Puerto Rico.
Most of San Juan, the capital, was in dark
ness Wednesday night. Food spoiled in
refrigerators, and those lucky enough to have
water often had a mud-colored liquid
emerge from the tap. Residents endured long
lines in up to 90-degree heat for such essen-
Hurricane Hortense
Conditions as of Thursday, 11 a.m. EDT
Source: Accu-Weather Inc.
AP/Carl Fox
tials as ice and drinking water.
A melee erupted Thursday among hundreds
waiting in line for ice in the southern city of
Ponce. Police quickly halted the fighting.
A swollen river rushed Thursday through
the Eureka Shrimp Co. near Toa Baja town,
just outside San Juan, washing away thou
sands of shrimp. Traffic backed up for miles
down coastal Highway 165 as people aban
doned their cars to net shrimp.
Health inspectors visited hundreds of gro
cery stores and warehouses to ensure that
owners disposed of spoiled meats, milk and
other foods.
Officials also warned that standing water
on the saturated island could produce dis
ease-carrying mosquitoes.
What’s Up?
Friday
idy Abroad Programs Office:
re will be an informational
etingto promote the Italy Spring
program from 3:30-4:15 in
fSBizzell Hall West.
Badminton Club: The first prac-
session of the semester will be
from 6-10 p.m. at the Student
reational Center. Everyone is wel-
le. For more information call Dan
31260-9471.
erto Rican Student
ociation: The first general
eting of the semester will be
at 7 p.m. in 402 Rudder
'er. There will be music and
eshments available.
as A&M Bridge Club: The first
eral meeting of the year will be
Ifrom 7-10 p.m. in 301 Bright,
details call Hank at 694-7122.
gapore Student Association:
first general meeting of the
begin at 6:15 p.m. in 502
IderTower. For more information
ise contact Lynn at 693-8833.
1U Psychology: There will be a
ientation on “The Evolution of
the Psyche” from 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m.
in 206 MSC.
ATM Roadrunners: There will be a 2-
to-4-mile run from the Rec Center at
6 a.m. Also, a 3- to 4-mile run will
begin at G. Rollie White Coliseum at
6 p.m. Different levels of runners are
welcome. For more information call
Dao at 260-2441.
Catholic Students Association:
Graduate Student’s Group will
meet at St. Mary’s Student Center
at 6 p.m. for dinner gathering at
local restaurant. For more informa
tion contact Bob at 779-6713 or
Tim at 822-5248.
Men’s Lacrosse Club: Practice
will be held from 4-6 p.m. at the
Zachry Fields. Everyone is wel
come and no experience is
required. Call Todd Hendreks at
764-8561 for information.
United Campus Ministry: There will
be a bible study at 5:30 p.m. at the
A&M Presbyterian Church behind the
Dixie Chicken. For details call Frank
Yates at 846-1221.
Saturday
Audubon Field Trip: There will be
an overnight camping and rafting
trip to the Guadalupe River. For
information call Mike Manson at
845-5158 or 693-9548.
Aggie Speleological Society:
There will be a beginner’s trip to
Whirlpool Cave. For information call
Dennis at 696-4101.
TAMU Psychology: There will be a
presentation on “The Evolution of
the Psyche” from 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
in 206 MSC.
TAMU Sailing Club: There will be an
all-day sail including novice instruc
tion and free lunch. Meet at 9 a.m.
at the MSC Circle to caravan to Lake
Bryan. For details call Paul at 846-
2271 or Ellen at 846-8577.
Sunday
Aggie Speleological Society: There
will be vertical practice in Waco. For
details call Tina at 775-7266.
TAMU Bowling Club: Try-outs for
the Fightin’ Texas Aggie Bowling
teams will be held at 8 a.m. at
Triangle Bowl. For details call Kevin
Allen 694-5214.
Rotoract: The first general meeting
will be held at 7 p.m. in 401
Rudder. For more information call
Neslie Cook at 847-1924.
Catholic Students Association: Jail
ministry will be held at 8 a.m. at the
Brazos County Jail. Activities will
include communion services and fel
lowship. Meet at St. Mary’s for a
ride. Call Bee Lee at 764-1824 or
St. Mary’s at 846-5717 for details.
Catholic Students Association:
Mary’s Aggie Rosary Group will be
held at 10 p.m. at the upstairs
chapel of St. Mary’s. For details
call Derek at 693-4058.
Roadrunners: There will be an
evening run of 6 to 8-miles. Meet
at 6 p.m. in front of G. Rollie White.
For details call Dao at 260-2441.
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room at 845-3313.
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