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lursday • October24, ;ampu pital G.” * morning, 11 lege Green and pawl iiiflowers, purple lies, •olored beads gn along with a lemory of one The Battalion >lume 103 • Issue 40 • 10 Pages Friday, October 25, 1996 The Batt Online: http://bat-web.tamu.edu 'lelilieul leftaifeljr aballwlK < whoN sn mething of a mystere.il /one knew about heriii ress in the city’s depits n West Philadelphia aiii ! , from Springfield, Ohio, how she supportedka ad any family, ae once said thatherfs lents. One is a member of the and her grandfather)! appa Alpha. Corps under investigation 1y Brandon Hausenfluck The Battalion avestigations are under way in unrelated possible hazing inci- ts involving two Texas A&M psof Cadets and the other a nber of the Kappa Alpha Order. lobWiatt, director of the Uni ty Police Department, said in- igators have not come to any dusions on the Corps case. [The investigators] are still try ing to locate the victim,” Wiatt said. “His father reported the incident (over the phone) so it’s all hearsay information right now. We have to talk to the victim before we can draw any conclusions,” he said. The cadet’s father reported Monday to University police that his son was being hazed by fellow Corps members. The victim had not reported any such incident to University po lice or the Department of Student Affairs as of Thursday afternoon. The second investigation in volves a member of the Kappa Al pha Order who had one of his tes ticles surgically removed as a result of a possible hazing incident that occurred Oct. 14. The student allegedly com plained about a pain in his groin during a fraternity function. He then went to St. Joseph Hospital and was treated for a kidney stone. After the medication failed to alleviate the pain, a Dallas physi cian determined the testicle need ed to be removed. Mary Jo Powell, associate direc tor of University Relations, said the University is investigating the inci dents thoroughly. “Texas A&M takes any allega tion of hazing very seriously,” Powell said. “Investigations must go through the appropriate channels.” Members of the national Kappa Alpha Order have been sent to in vestigate the incident. Jon Price, adviser to the Inter fraternity Council, said the De partment of Student Affairs has initiated a full investigation of the incident. “It’s under a full and complete investigation,” Price said. “Pending the outcome of the investigation ... we will determine what level of vi olation occurred, if any.” Powell said the fraternity could face sanctions from sever al organizations. See Investigation, Page 6 Hazing is defined in the Texas A&M University regulations handbook as: Any intentional, knowing or reckless act, oc curring on or off the campus of an educa tional institution, by one person alone or acting with others, directed against a stu dent, that endangers the mental or physi cal health or safety of a student for the purpose of pledging, being initiated into, affiliating with, holding office in or main taining membership in any organization whose members are or include students at an educational institution. uilists in the compeiitia ler Center in New Toil with a guest to New! / from Rockdale, tool! k. She said herhusb® e it was "lady stuff." $ 10,000 for their fati est and when he was be sh and another contesu m’s in the audience di d be two grand prizes, prize winners, Newman e contest, igined she would beta searches )r mustache 'inner will be in milk ad oAnne Whittemore The Battalion ce man,” Kovarsaid, ed the name of her di;: Salad” because ofa ;er of the C ork as well, a home for boys whose port them or havedesei ) boys and relies ondoi students at Texas A&M I be sporting milk mus es today to try and win "■lot for their face to ap- irinThe Battalion. The Milk College Tour, ;t of the Glamour 4.0 liege Tour, will be ns on donating the uoximately 15 mile; in 0 were trying loin They don’t have facilini tnder of Still Creek,saidlj ;e. itions,” O'Quinn said, “I msmmmm .-.wWttMBjafe c e o* Collt-ft* Ratine Indax: i • 3 out of 4 colie •tudents drink « gloss of milk a day or lass • 1 In a eotl*00 men ere not getting enough calcium p » 4 out of 8 college |. women are not getting [ j ■n-.tv.iv 39 uillHtm America** | Mffar turn, ststteogoro#!* |j i M « victim* I* male j i iking for the student the best milk mus- he to appear on the fk website and a Bat on advertisement. Kevin Olchawa, a inager for the Milk Col- leTour, said college idents do not realize importance of drink- milk at this age. “The National Insti tutes of Health (NIH) rec ommends students drink about three glasses of milk a day,” he said. “Three out of four college students drink one glass or less of milk a day. What they don’t realize is that bone density growth con tinues through to the mid-30s, so it is still nec essary to drink milk.” Olchawa said the Milk College Tour was launched to alert stu dents to the dangers of calcium deficiencies. “The reason that we decided to go to college campuses was because of the results of these stud ies,” he said. “It’s basical ly a campaign to educate students on the benefits of milk.” Milk provides calcium and eight essential nutri ents that can make up for meals that college stu dents often miss. Katheleen Ladewig, a nutrition specialist at A&M, said in a press release there are various ways to work milk into a diet. She suggests drinking milk instead of a soft drink at lunch, adding milk to coffee, tea or co coa, and making canned soup with milk instead of water. See Milk, Page 6 Through a pumpkin's eyes Dave House, The Battalion Kristy Walvoord, a senior environmental design major, carves a pumpkin after class Thursday afternoon. hildren of all ages need football tickets By Carla Renea Marsh The Battalion he University and parents are tling over a newly, enforced policy charging full price for children of ages to attend Texas A&M football es. (The athletic ticket office has re ived several complaints in the past people upset about having to sit it to unrestrained children during a football game. Jim Kotch, ticket office manager, said the stadium is not built to accom modate children. “People call us all the time and say they did not have enough room when they were next to someone with a baby,” Kotch said. “Sitting next to them was mama’s purse or a diaper bag. “I don’t care how small the baby is, the extra things brought along with the baby take up just as much room as an adult.” Penny King, associate athletic di rector, said the policy has always stat ed that every person who enters Kyle Field must have his or her own ticket. But in the past, gate keepers did not enforce the policy. They did not require parents to present tickets for children who were not old enough to walk into the stadium. “Parents would hold children in their arms to get through the gate and let them wander around in the game,” King said. The policy also bans umbrellas and strollers from the football stadium. Denise Culver, Class of ’90, said she was disappointed that she had to pur chase a ticket for her 1-year-old daughter to attend this weekend’s Texas Tech football game. See Tickets, Page 6 PRICE he Battalion TODAY Chow dawn in Duncan Meals for Corps of Cadets includes more than food ;ker Snack* New Twist igie traditions face |ore changes as xas A&M adjusts to in the Big 12. Aggie life, Page 3 reoccupied enging last season's $s to Texas Tech not i Aggies’ minds this )ekend. Sports, Page 7 layful Jabs iitorials: A&M and ich go head to head i the field and the pinion Page. Opinion, Page 9 Rony Angkriwan, The Battalion Freshman cadets in Squadron 1 3 clean their outfit's tables. By Laura Oliveira The Battalion At the sound of the bugle, approximately 1,200 cadets come marching in Duncan Dining Hall to chow down each weekday morning and evening. An exact count of how many cadets will be eating is given to the Duncan Volun teers, and they serve the mob in 12 minutes. Chris Schwark, executive officer of the Duncan Volun teers and a senior finance major, said the job is stress ful at times but rewarding in the end. “It is a hard and dirty job,” he said. “But it is satisfying because we get so many peo ple fed so quickly. We stick together and do it as a team.” Hot plates are ready and waiting for cadets and, like all the other cafeterias, going back for seconds is allowed. But unlike Sbisa and the Commons, dinner at Duncan has a style of its own. Each of the 32 Corps of Cadets units has a designated table. Upperclassmen begin eating while the freshmen sit at attention and are quizzed by sophomores about A&M facts and traditions — cam- pusologies. Shouting fills the cafete ria, followed by silence as the cadets all bow their heads in prayer. Announcements are made, and freshmen and sophomores are finally al lowed to begin eating. They rush to finish it in the last 10 minutes of chow. Jason Heiser, a freshman general studies major, said the eating format was initial ly difficult to accept, but he has learned to appreciate it. “It was a pain at first,” he said. “But it unifies the Corps and teaches us re spect for the upperclassmen. They went through it and now it is our turn.” Dinner lasts 30 minutes and each unit cleans its area, leaving the rest for the staff. The staff consists of 50 Corps members, 13 students and 30 high school students. The 50 cadets call themselves the Duncan Volunteers. Schwark said making a mess in Duncan was once an accepted tradition. See Duncan, Page 6 ► International Student Olympics Games end this Sunday By Meredith Stewart The Battalion The International Student Olympics at Texas A&M will conclude Sunday after three weekends of competi tion in which more than 900 students participated. International students competed in flag football, softball, racquetball, indoor soccer and judo. The games began Oct. 11. Suzanne Drolesky, director of International Student Services, said the student Olympics are similar to the actual Olympic Games. “They have the same goal as the regular Olympics, which is to promote peaceful competition among na tions,” Drolesky said. International student organizations sent teams rep resenting their home countries. Students compete for their countries individually and through team events. In some cases, smaller countries without enough members invited others to play with their team. “It’s open to all people, not just members of that as sociation,” Drolesky said. A team representing the United States was added this year. The International Student Olympics were first held in 1980 and have provided international stu dents with a chance to interact and engage in friendly competition. Rajesh Kumar, International Students Association president and a business graduate student, said the Olympics helped international students get involved. “International students don’t get to have many so cial gatherings like Americans,” Kumar said. “It’s a way for us to get to know each other.” Fen-Ju Tsai, ISA vice president of programs and a sophomore chemical engineering major, said the event is more than just a social gathering or friendly competition. “It’s a way to get rid of stress and have fun,” Tsai said. Winners in team events receive a team trophy, and each team member is awarded a certificate. In individ ual events, a trophy is given to the winner. Event finals will take place at the Student Recreation Center today from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. and from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Rony Angkriwan, The Battalion Zahir Latheef, an eighth grade student, and his brother labal Latheef, a graduate student in chemi cal engineering, practice before their tennis match. Riots erupt in Florida after police shooting ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A rock- and bottle-throwing crowd of several hundred peo ple set fire to businesses and vehicles after police fatally shot a man dur ing a traffic stop Thurs 1 day evening. Several officers were injured in the riot, which involved more than 200 people and continued to rage late Thursday night. Building fires were burn ing out of control as the violence kept firefighters from the scene. “It’s just utter chaos,” said a police dispatcher. “We have officers injured, quite a few of them.” Hundreds of officers in riot gear barricaded several streets and tried to contain the violence, carrying plastic shields to fend off rocks and other debris. Groups of youths were running back and forth in the night, aiming at the of ficers as well as busi nesses and passing cars. One officer was shot in the arm, but the injury wasn’t serious, a dis patcher said. The police spokesman was not available for comment. The shooting that sparked the violence happened after two offi cers stopped a car with two people inside about 5:30 p.m., Tampa televi sion station WTVT re ported. The car lurched forward, hitting one of the officers, and the offi cers opened fire, striking the driver of the car, the station reported. The man died before reaching Bayfront Med ical Center, a hospital spokesman said. He was not identified.