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lay • October 18,1! jekeni Tar Heels )nge Cup The Battalion )lume 103 • Issue 36 • 10 Pages Monday, October 21, 1996 The Batt Online: http://bat-web.tamu.edu 1-1» ’n Gutiii an ,arr .'it out with them.' eturns six starters winners, andisrii estige they earned I aking it to the Sweet e NCAA Tournament Igies will haveonlu it before they lent play on Sand te 10-1 Tar Heels, ily are the Tar cond in the nation' rave earned a Vs collegiate socctt 1 of the 14 nationals# rave been awarded, tgies have an ainst the Tar Heels,Ing' views this game as nity for themu I to the best, has always by which re measured,' is team has mostoil ers in the national idling staff.This lortunity for us to d as one of the! he country'." us tournament, the II square off against of Texas at ex Oct. 22. ks like he’s inal Terent people get ifferent ways, and ; comes to practice, lior, Williams is nea if a long and win reer. m said whatWi o become a membf ing Crew reveals hit in to succeed, mmitted to beii rail and in life, he’s done hard wort lot of obstacles.’ nations i, videos o library iber8'9, mail cart ntrance. ► ’rogram offers ‘hangout’ Midterm realization aternity members work to keep children off streets ulflYjoANNE Wt UTTEMORE The Battalion Hd iryan Junior League has re- ' the help of Texas A&M ernity members for Project ty, a program aiming to inner-city schoolchild- off the streets. oject Unity provides a put” for children on Fri- and Saturday nights. They ch movies, play sports and ;e arts and crafts while un adult supervision. Hangouts” are located in and College Station. Carothers, Interfrater- Council scholarship and amural chair and a junior ustrial distribution major, said the program keeps chil dren out of trouble. “Many kids’ parents just go out and leave their kids at home,” Carothers said. “The kids would be roaming the streets and getting into trou ble. This way, they get posi tive involvement with the community.” Jonathan Friday, a mem ber of the Kappa Alpha Order and a senior history major, said he enjoys helping with Project Unity. “At school, I’m cooped up,” Friday said. “Flere, you get to get out and get fresh air. I’m getting so much more out of this than they (chil dren) are. I’ve seen the smiles and I’ve heard the laughter. This will make my weekend that much better than it could have been.” Garrett Swaldi, the Kappa Alpha Order coordinator for Project Unity and a junior construction science major, said the program is a positive experience. “We thought it was a good philanthropy project to get in volved in,” Swaldi said. “There’s a lack of support from the community.” George Beckworth, super visor of the Kemp Gym branch of Project Unity, said children can “hang out” from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. every Friday and Sat urday night. Refreshments are donated by the Brazos Food Bank, and the Bryan Junior League rais es money to keep the pro gram running. Beckworth said the pro gram, which was established in 1995, was failing when he of fered his assistance. It has been growing ever since, he said. “The kids all know me and are comfortable with me, and their parents trust me,” he said. Beckworth said Kemp Gym is known as the “posi tive place,” because he teaches the children about positive living. See Program, Page 5 surprises By Wesley Poston The Battalion Mid-semester grades are due in the Registrar’s office today, and students say the first half of the semester has flown by. Marty Shelton, a junior chemical en gineering major, said the semester has gone by faster than usual. “I’ve been too busy with schoolwork to really notice time,” he said. John Kochanowski, a senior geogra phy and environmental science major, said his class schedule has kept him overwhelmingly busy this semester. “It’s unreal,” he said. “I have exams, papers, projects, lab reports, you name it. John is swamped.” students Gloria Garcia, a freshman general studies major, said she sacrificed attend ing the football game Saturday so she could focus on studying. See Midterm, Page 5 Fahadzaki Sjadzali Setiawan, a senior , a junior business math major, wash Rony Angkriwan, The Battalion major, Andy Darmansyah, a freshman mechanical engineering major, and Arief cars at a fund raiser for the Indonesian Student Association on Saturday. Architecture holds annual open house By Meredith Stewart The Battalion The College of Architecture host ed parents and students Saturday at its annual open house in the Lang ford Architecture Center. Amy Klinkovsky, information representative for the College of Ar chitecture, said the event was a way to showcase students’ accomplish ments to the public. “It was a way for us to open up the building and show parents what we’re doing,” Klinkovsky said. Student projects were displayed throughout the building and some faculty and staff members exhibited their artwork. Students led tours of the archi tecture building that included some of the various centers and laboratories. Walter Wendler, dean of the Col lege of Architecture, gave a welcom ing speech to students and parents. Each year at open house, stu dents volunteer to participate in an event called a “charette,” where they compete to finish an archi tecture project. Students are divided into two teams and given three hours to de velop two different solutions for a proposal. This year, Habitat for Humanity asked participating students to design a block of eight houses to be built. Habitat for Humanity is looking for a way to make the houses look less like government housing and more like homes. Aaron Hinds, a senior landscape architecture major, said the three- hour time limit made it difficult to come up with a detailed plan. “We had to work together to come up with a full plan after three hours,” Hinds said. Student worked on certain por tions of the project depending on their major. Construction science majors de veloped building schedules and cost estimates while environmen tal design majors came up with al ternate floor plans and designs for the exterior of the houses. Scott Bryant, a senior landscape architecture major, said the project gave him the chance to work with people outside of his major. “I was able to work with them, see what they do, and solve prob lems together,” Bryant said. ury selection begins ) Routier murder trial IALLAS (AP) — More than 100 pie were summoned to a Ker- ecourtroom as jury selection set to start today in the trial of a las-area woman accused of fa- f stabbing two of her sons, larlie Routier, who is charged P capital murder, has steadfastly pained that an intruder broke I the family’s stately Rowlett lejune 6 and killed her 5- and ar-old sons while they slept in ivingroom. he claims the attacker slashed neck and shoulder before flee ing through the garage. Mrs. Routier’s husband, Darin, told police he was sleeping upstairs with the couple’s infant son, Drake, at the time. Police say the 26-year-old home maker wounded herself to cover the crime and that there was no intrud er. They also say that evidence doesn’t match Mrs. Routier’s story. “We had a crime scene that was talking to us on its own, telling us that what Mrs. Routier was telling us didn’t happen that way,” Rowlett po lice Sgt. Dean Poos said last summer. Margraves could face license suspension By Marissa Alanis and Brandon Hausenfluck The Battalion Former Texas A&M Board of Regents chair Ross Margaves could lose his law license as a result of a felony conviction for official misconduct. Margraves was convicted for using a state airplane for a trip he and his wife took to see their son graduate from Louisiana State University. Margraves was sentenced to four years probation and a $1,500 fine. The State Bar of Texas has the option to suspend or revoke Margraves’ license. Dawn Miller, assistant gen eral counsel for the State Bar of Texas, said Margraves’ license will probably be sus pended until a verdict on the appeal is re turned. “We get involved if a lawyer is convicted of a felony,” Miller said. “We’ll file a petition but the earliest hearing date will probably be in December. Most likely his license will just be suspended at that point.’ Miller said the State Bar is the “big brother” of lawyers. “We cover the whole gamut,” she said. “From rape to murder to bribery. “We intervene if a lawyer’s moral turpitude has been questioned.” A committee of lawyers in the State Bar is appointed by the Texas Supreme Court to hear cases in which a lawyer’s conduct has been questioned. Miller said that if Mar graves chooses not to ap peal the decision, he could be suspended for the proba tionary period of four years. Bill Turner, Brazos County dis trict attorney, said the conviction will make executives think twice about abusing their power. “I hope that each of us in a position of public trust will take a second look at how we handle public trust,” he said. Turner said the appeal process begins when the defen dant files a motion for a new tri al. He said if the motion is de nied, the appeal could take between one and three years. Turner said the defense will bring up any errors that could have been made during the trial. A new trial will be granted if the appellate court decides a signifi cant error was made. Margraves he Battalion Doctors recommend flu shot to help avoid infection TODAY dden Past earn of students is covering artifacts World War II pris- k-of-war camp. Aggie life, Page 3 (artache e Aggie football m suffered another Doralizing setback, dime to Kansas St. Sports, Page 7 et a Clue tor: Drinking and Nng leads to ntless tragedies, just OWIs./ Opinion, Page 9 FLU SEASON SYMPTOMS • Abrupt Onset of Fever • Sore Muscles • Sore Throat •Unproductive Cough POSSIBLE SYMPTOMS Runny Nose Headache Eye Sensitivity to Light fiaiigwisf By Melissa Nunnery and Christie Humphries The Battalion With flu season approaching, doctors and nurses at A.R Beutel Health Center are recommending that students get a flu shot as soon as possible. Students who want a flu shot may go to the health center Mon day through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The shot costs $7, and no ap pointment is needed. Flu season peaks from Decem ber to March and is usually at its worst at Texas A&M in January. Dr. John Quarles, a microbiolo gy professor, said there have not been any significant outbreaks of influenza this fall. “In our local community it usually occurs more toward Christmas and definitely Janu ary,” he said. Quarles suggested getting a flu shot early in the fall because the body needs two to four weeks to build up immunity. Dr. Don Freeman, a staff physician and head of Preventa tive Medicine at the health cen ter, said getting a flu shot is bene ficial to students’ health. “It’s the only way to keep from getting (the strains of the flu) cov ered in the vaccine,” Freeman said. “It’s worth preventing it if you can. That means less time out of class or work.” Freeman said there are different strains of influenza. The vaccine the center is using pro tects against three of those strains. “It (the flu shot) causes your body to make antibodies against those strains,” Freeman said. Freeman said some people be lieve the flu shot can cause the ill ness, but that is not true. “You can have mild flu like symptoms like aching and a low- grade fever (after getting the shot),” Freeman said. “But this happens in less than 4 percent of cases.” Symptoms of the flu include a fever of about 101 or 102 degrees accompanied by chills, sore mus cles, a sore throat and a “non productive” cough. Additional symptoms may include nausea and vomiting. Because of the density of the population at A&M and students’ close contact with one another, stu dents are more likely to get the flu than other people, Freeman said. Sharon Arnold, assistant director of nursing at Beu tel, said the flu is a widespread, conta gious virus. “It’s worse in colleges,” Arnold said. “Students are up late studying and they don’t eat properly so they’re more susceptible.” Arnold said it is the patient’s decision whether to attend class es while they are sick. “If you feel OK, go, but use com mon sense,” she said. “Cover your mouth, drink lots of fluids, get some rest, and don’t go to class with a high fever.” Arnold said students with high fevers should stay home so they do not infect others or risk contracting other infections themselves. “(To avoid getting the flu) the best thing you can do is get the shot and take care of yourself,” Arnold said. “It (the flu shot) causes your body to make antibodies against those strains.” Dr. Don Freeman A.R Beutel Health Center