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By Brandon Hausenfluck
The Batti ai.ion
ounseling and support ser
es are available for students
need help dealing with the af-
math of a car accident that
d one Texas A&M student and
jred nine others.
[he accident involved a truck
tying 10 A&M students who
e returning to campus from the
ifire cut site Sunday evening,
itudents attended a meeting
nday night in the Commons
Lobby to discuss the accident and
learn about counseling services of
fered by the University.
Representatives from Student
Counseling Services, the Campus
Ministry and other staff members
attended the meeting.
Rusty Thompson, an assistant
director for Residence Life and
Housing, thanked the group of
several hundred people for their
concern and support.
“This is a great testament to the
Aggie family,” Thompson said. “This
is a very difficult time for all of us,
and the great thing you all have is
your friendship and each other.
“It is important for you all to
show your emotions and your
feelings.”
Thompson encouraged students
to take advantage of the resources
available through the University.
Ron Sasse, director for Resi
dence Life and Housing, visited
families of the victims Monday. He
said they are all grateful for the
support, but are concerned about
the health of their loved ones.
“Each [family] commented on
how important it was to receive
all the support,” Sasse said. “The
families do want to see you all,
but there is concern about them
(patients) getting enough rest.
Let the hospital know before go
ing up there.
“The families are a little over
whelmed (with the support).”
Sasse said everyone who visits
the hospital may not be allowed
to see the patients, but each may
sign a guest book.
See Accident, Page 9
Stew Milne, The Battalion
In an accident Sunday evening on Highway 6 a truck veered off
the road, rolled and hit this highway sign. One student died and
nine others were injured.
Student achieves Bush endowment awaits Senate vote
JSMC recognition
Fellowship would provide about 200 scholarships to A&M students
By Melissa Nunnery
The Battalion
lames Redding, a senior politi-
ful pat on thet«|l science major, was awarded
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nt’s Trophy at the Texas A&M
itball game Saturday.
Redding, a non-reg at A&M,
re all well row is the top performer in his Pla
in Leader Class at the Marines’
licer Candidate School (OCS) in
t of different fit) iantico,Va., this summer,
ile model forw The course is designed to com-
she has heroffl i™ 11 Marine Corps officers,
too — herraoilA Gulf War veteran who
jlrved six years of active duty in
y big role: T- Marine Corps before coming
ches mathjiiifiPA&M, Redding will be com-
lank mv mfiitrlfrthss'tmed as a second lieu-
low my dai" pant when he graduates from
! J&MmMay 1997.
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lies Redding is the fourth A&M student
Monda/0 'eceive the Commandant’s trophy.
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“It’s an honor to be recognized
for my achievements and the
things I did at OCS,” Redding said.
“I will try to keep up the same level
of performance.”
Redding also won the Phillip J.
Yeckel Award this summer for hav
ing the highest leadership score
during the 10-week course.
- Redding is planning on a career
in the Marine Corps. His military
career began after one year at
Texas Tech University. He decided
to join the Marines for confidence
and direction.
"I plan to stay in as long as I
have fun,” he said. “There is always
something new and exciting. I
can’t wait to get back in.”
Justin Reetz, a junior political
science major, served in active
duty with Redding.
“I knew it (the award) was go
ing to happen,” Reetz said. “We
went to a bunch of different
schools together, and he always
did well. He excels.”
Reetz said Redding is a
good leader, and he influ
enced his decision to
come to A&M.
“I’m from Oregon, and
he told me about the
school (A&M) down here,”
Reetz said. “I guess he led
me to A&M.”
Capt. Matthew Blakely,
U.S. Marines Officer Selec
tion Officer and an A&M
graduate, Class of ’90, said
Redding’s performance at
OCS is a good reflection of
the students at A&M.
“Obviously it’s great for
him,” Blakely said. “It
shows he’s performed
above and beyond his
peers, and it shows we
(College Station Marine
Corps recruiting office)
have a great PLC program.
A&M brings top notch
people to the table.”
Redding is the fourth
A&M student to win the
Commandant’s trophy in
three years. Blakely said
the awards say a lot for
the quality of the PLC
program.
By Melissa Nunnery
The Battalion
A bill introduced by U.S. Rep.
Joe Barton of Ennis could pro
vide $3 million for the Texas
A&M George Bush School of
Government and Public Service.
The bill has been passed in the
House and Heather Stansell, spe
cial projects director for Barton,
said the legislation should pass
the Senate this week.
Craig Murphy, Barton’s press
secretary, said the process should
be simple since the money is al
ready allocated.
“The funds are set aside,” Mur
phy said. “It (the bill) should have
a smooth road.”
Stansell said some critics in
the House are against creating
new education programs. Howev
er, she said the bill would not cre
ate a new education program.
“It (Bush fellowship) would
exist no matter what,” Stansell
said. “We’re providing start- up
money and then A&M would en
dow the program.”
Dr. Chuck Herman, director of
the Bush school of government,
said the money is a one-time gift
given as a tribute to former Presi
dent George Bush.
“The idea is if the bill passes,
the government would create ...
$3 million to be transferred to
A&M for Bush scholarships to be
combined with private funds
we’re raising,” Herman said.
“[The Bush fellowship] will pro
vide stipends for qualified stu
dents to be enrolled and pursue
study in the Bush school.”
The school is part of the
George Bush Presidential Library
Complex. Herman said the pro
gram will train people for both
government and non-govern
ment careers in public service. It
will offer a two-year master’s pro
gram and will open at the same
time as the Bush library.
Stansell said the bill has many
student benefits.
“Over 95 percent of the money
would go toward students, not
administration,” Stansell said.
The bill would provide about
200 scholarships to qualified
students over the first few years.
The scholarships would be
$15,000 each.
Whoa Nellie
Dave House, The Battalion
Dr. Jeff Watkins files down the hoof of Buster Brown, a miniature horse, while Dana Conrad restricts
his movement. Buster has a limb deformity that can be fixed by installing an extension on the back
of his hooves.
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Sports, Page 7
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Opinion, Page 11
Corps encourages membership Commission decision
sparks suit by Perot
By Wesley Poston
The Battalion
The Corps of Cadets
wants you to spend the
night with them, and all you
have to do is ask.
Corps Commander
Steven Foster, a senior polit
ical science major, said the
program that invites
prospective cadets to spend
an evening within the Corps
residence halls is expanding
to include more students,
some of which are already
enrolled in the University.
“Why ignore people who
have already overcome the
largest hurdle in joining
your organization — being
accepted into Texas A&M
University,” he said.
Foster said the expansion
was prompted by the num
ber of students who have ap
proached him with regrets
about not joining the Corps.
“People say to me, ‘If I
had to do it all over again,
I’d have gotten in the
Corps,”’ he said.
Cindi Ericson, a senior
political science and in
ternational studies major
and deputy Corps com
mander, said students may
join the Corps at any time
during the year.
“People think after Fresh
man Orientation Week
“I began as a
non-reg in Lech-
ner Hall and on
October 31 of
1993,1 marched
into a Corps
dorm.”
Cindi Ericson
Deputy Corps commander
(FOW) it’s too late to join,”
she said. “That’s a fallacy
we’re trying to break. It’s not
too late to join the Corps.”
Foster said students al
ready enrolled at the Uni
versity have an advantage
not available to incoming
freshmen.
“We wanted to reach a
population that doesn’t
need acceptance into the
University,” he said. “They’re
already Aggies. They know
the traditions and the spirit
and they don’t need adjust
ment to college life.”
Ericson said the Corps
has several terms for those
gaining delayed entrance.
“Fish” are cadets entering
the Corps as freshmen be
fore FOW, “tadpoles” are
cadets joining as freshmen
after FOW and “frogs” are
those who wait until after
their freshman year to join.
Most “frogs,” Ericson said,
join as sophomores.
“It’s not a formal label,”
she said. “It’s for want of a
specific term.”
Both Foster and Ericson
began their cadet careers
at A&M as tadpoles. Foster
joined the Corps in'Spring
1994.
“I came from the Air
Force Academy after Christ
mas,” he said. “Honestly,
there are people coming
into the Corps all the time.”
Ericson started her
freshman year on A&M’s
Northside.
“I began as a non-reg in
Lechner Hall,” she said.
“And on October 31 of
1993, I marched into a
Corps dorm.”
The transition took about
a week, she said. Her hous
ing contract had to be al
tered, as did her deposit.
She also had to increase her
meal plan to match the
Corps’ dining policy, send
her refrigerator home and
pack up her footlocker.
Karl Koehler, a senior ed
ucation major and Corps re
cruiting officer,'said to
arrange a night on the
Quadrangle, students may
contact the Sam Houston
Sanders Corps Center at 1-
800-TAMU-AGS or talk to
the nearest cadet.
“All they have to do is
ask,” he said.
WASHINGTON (AP) —
Ross Perot sued the bipar
tisan commission that vot
ed to keep him out of the
presidential debates, argu
ing Monday that excluding
him would deepen public
cynicism and cause his
campaign ‘‘incalculable
damage.”
Shifting strategy, Perot
also was negotiating to buy
network TV time to air
three 30-second commer
cials denouncing the Com
mission on Presidential De
bates. “Where’s Ross?” asks
an announcer in one. In an
other, the announcer asks,
“What are they afraid of?”
Perot complained he has
been denied desirable
broadcast times, and his
spokeswoman, Sharon Hol
man, said a complaint
would be filed Tuesday with
the Federal Communica
tions Commission seeking
“reasonable access to net-
Perot
work fa
cilities
and equal
time.”
Both
the pri
vate de
bate com
mission
and the
Federal
Election
Commission were named
as defendants in Perot’s
suit, which insists that he
be included in the debates
or the forums cancelled.
The debate commission
has prevailed twice before,
when sued by third-party
candidates in 1988 and
1992.
Perot’s suit, filed in U.S.
District Court, faults the
debate commission’s find
ing that he and running
mate Pat Choate have no
realistic chance of being
elected.