Image provided by: Texas A&M University
About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 31, 1996)
Thursday • October}), lyJEI News Thursday Page 5 October 31, 1996 MSC Council adjusts f election process By Marika Cook The Battalion The Memorial Student Center Council has revised its procedure Bor choosing its 1997 members. The nomination process has been pondensed to benefit the interview team and applicants. There are four types of positions students may hold within the ISC Council. There are 20 to 25 directors, 15 vice presidents, four ixecutive vice presidents and one president. Liz Rayburn, executive vice president of human resources, a se- ior psychology major and head of the selection process, said the election process was shortened to increase efficiency. "The process is shorter to decrease needed manpower, make my b easier, and it gives vice presidents more input,” Rayburn said. "We have taken (the) directors out of the selection process,” Ray- lurn said. “Applicants are now interviewed by the vice president of heir section, the outgoing director, and the adviser.” Once applicants have completed an application, submitted wsn'ftj hree performance appraisals and been interviewed, their accep- ance is determined by the council. The MSC Council is the governing body for the 25 to 30 MSC irograms. The council provides resources, maintains a relations tea and sends students to conferences. The council also aids pro- ;rams with recruiting and retaining membership, training and or- ;anizing financial budgets. Erin Mozola, executive vice president of administration and a se der applied math major, said the MSC boasts quality programs. "Our facilities provide student development opportunities,” Mo- ola said. Among the MSC programs are MSC Print ’N Copy, University j lus and the Forsyth Center Galleries. 1 The MSC Council tries to recruit members from different areas jo represent the University’s population. ' The council is selected on a yearly basis. The selection process egins in January and is completed in March. “By condensing the process, we are changing our calendar,” Mozola id. “Holding interviews is a big strain, which we are trying to reduce.” The council is trying to make all aspects of the process easier |or the participants and more efficient for the people running e programs. “We have a customer focus to make everything more friendly,” lozola said. Geology department offers dinosaur studies course By Meredith Stewart The Battalion new geology course to study the lives of dinosaurs will be of fered to Texas A&M students be ginning this spring. Dr. Tom Yancey, professor of geology, said the class will give students a chance to study some thing new. “It’s about the life of these an imals, and about the great con troversies and great problems associated with them,” he said. The class, titled “The World of Dinosaurs,” will take a detailed look into the lives of dinosaurs and how they lived. The class will emphasize the biological struc ture of dinosaurs rather than their bone structure. Common questions about di nosaurs, like the environment they lived in and why they became ex tinct, will also be discussed. The recent surge of interest in the study of dinosaurs around the world led to the ad dition of the class to the A&M elective curriculum. “There’s more information coming out now about di nosaurs than anytime in the past,” Yancey said. “Biologists, geologists, paleontologists, physiologists ... people are switching to study dinosaurs.” “The World of Dinosaurs” will also help students learn more than just the basic knowl edge of dinosaurs. Dr. Karl Koenig, associate de partment head for the Depart ment of Geology, said the class will allow students to expand on childhood interests. “At some time in everyone’s life as a kid, they became inter ested in dinosaurs,” Koenig said. “This class will expand on that interest. “People have always had an interest in dinosaurs, and sud denly they don’t learn anything about them.” “The World of Dinosaurs” is open to all students interested in dinosaurs. “At some time in everyone’s life as a kid, they became interested in di nosaurs. This class will expand on that interest.” Dr. Karl Koenig Department of Geology “It’s more for people who have a passion for learning about exot ic animals,” Yancey said. The class will be available as a special topics elective course for four credit hours, with plans to make it a core curriculum course in the future. Koenig said the class will help provide the Department of Geology with a wider variety of courses. “It will give geology greater vis ibility,” Koenig said. hinese democracy advocate receives 11-year jail sentence is and look forward to» the faculty, the Reg« Coordinating Board staft each ultimately becoiet' ’ Douglas said, nvell said both programs ive final approvalftoii l! before their impte'aj >e initiated, re proposals for them®! time studies programsaiti / being developed 'liese program nmnds® 3EIJING (AP) — The trial last- fc bur hours, and the verdict was Ik sh: 11 years in prison for Wang ^ a, one of the last active leaders the 1989 Tiananmen Square itocracy movement. ATth Wednesday’s swift judg- nt, China’s Communist Party ers signaled their resolve to si- e critics. ut they also revealed worries ut anti-government sentiment the potent memories of the litary assault that crushed the 0 demonstrations. The student movement was a big thing that nobody can ;et it,” said a man standing out- that movement. As a Beijing University student, he led marches and called for a student union free of government control. After the crackdown, the government put him atop its most-wanted list, flashing his pic- “His actions were not criminal. This is so inconceivable.” Wang Lingyun Wang Dan’s mother the courthouse where Wang et been submitted to tried. “Just because we don’t m Board of Regentsfontl I about it openly doesn’t mean 10 timetable has beensfldon’t care,” said the man, who ised to be identified. : or many, Wang symbolized ing when that wi as said. ture on TV nationwide. Wang served three and a half years in prison only to emerge un repentant. Over 27 months — be fore he was taken away by police in May 1995 — he criticized the party in essays published abroad, met with other activists and petitioned the government for democracy. His writings and meetings were used as evidence to convict him Wednesday of plotting to subvert the government. Wang tried “to mold public opinion to subvert the govern ment. ... He instigated people by saying that ‘it is time to turn our words into actions,”’ the state-run Xinhua News Agency said in an nouncing the verdict. The trial in Beijing Intermedi ate People’s Court took place amid the usual secrecy and un usually heavy police presence, No foreign reporters or ob servers were allowed to attend, despite requests by the United States and other governments. Police cordoned off the cour thouse in western Beijing, stringing up white rope to keep foreign reporters and curious lo cals away. Dozens of uniformed and plainclothes police pa trolled the area. Officers confiscated video tapes from at least two foreign cameramen and detained for sev en hours a three-man crew from ABC television. An Associated Press reporter was prevented from reading a no tice board outside the court house, forced into a taxi and threatened with expulsion if he returned. Police shooed reporters away from Wang’s family home. “His actions were not crimi nal,” his mother, Wang Lingyun, said in a telephone interview. “This is so inconceivable.” ASSOCIATE (PG-13) 1:30 7:25 10:05 SCHOOL HIGH (PG-13) 1:20 7:15 9:55 AEL COLLINS (R) 1:45 7:45 10:45 NER (R) ):25 7:00 9:15 9 ILLIAN ON HER 37TH (PG-13) 1:05 7:10 9:20 PERS (R) l:40 7:30 10:30 ONG KISS GOODNIGHT (R) i:50 6:55 9:35 MAN STANDING (R) ■:10 6:45 9:10 1AYS IN THE VALLEY (R) :15 6:50 9:25 THING YOU DO (PG) :45 7:35 10:15 :ME MEASURES (R) :00 7:20 10:00 KID (PG) |35 6:30 9:00 IGHTY DUCKS 3 (PG) :50 7:05 9:35 VAY HOME (PG) .00 ITPROOF(R) .45 WIVES CLUB IPBJ RENA tontinued from Page 1 Safety procedures in effect at the constmction site duded what could have been an even more seri- situation,” Peel said. “We were fortunate.” A crane malfunctioned Tuesday around 3 and collided with another crane. The sec- d crane crashed into the partially completed |perstructure and caused the collapse of a por- n of the Reed Arena. Peel said the firm that supplied the steel beams related parts has begun to work to replace the tes that are beyond repair. The $36 million Reed Arena will seat 12,500 people, named in honor of Dr. Chester Reed, a 1947 A&M duate and Houston veterinarian. Intercollegiate [sketball games, commencement exercises, con- s, conferences and other special events will be held jthe arena. Ogden Continued from Page 1 “He’s on the up-and-up in politics and he’s a good motivator,” Glen said. Ogden said he appreciates the support he has received from A&M students and the College Republicans. “I won in 1990 by a reasonable margin be cause of the student vote,” he said. Ogden described good government as government that is accountable to the peo ple it represents. He said government is not accountable if people cannot understand it. To alleviate misunderstandings he is proposing three simplified fees needed to run the University and help students better understand their fee statements. The three proposed fees would be structured as follows: Tuition would be the highest of the three and the state Legisla ture would set it; an essential student edu cation fee would be set by the Board of Re gents and would cover student services related to academic quality; and a discre tionary student services fee would be set by student referendum and would cover fees not essential to maintaining academ ic quality or accreditation. Ogden said he cannot promise the pro posal will make attending college less expen sive. But he did say that the proposal would help students understand the cost of school, how to budget better and allow them to easi ly compare the cost of attending A&M to other state universities. Ogden concluded by emphasizing the importance of voting in the Nov. 5 election. “It’s not over ’til it’s over,” he said. “Encour age your fellow Aggies to get out and vote.” LONDO BRAZOS VALLEY GUN SHOW VFW POST 4692 1447 S. FM 2818, BRYAN, TEXAS SATURDAY NOV. 2nd, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. SUNDAY NOV. 3rd, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Over 100 tables of Guns, Ammunition, Knives, Books, Video’s, Holsters and Rifle cases. Gun Safes, and almost anything for the hunting and shooting enthusiast. * *DOOR PRIZE* * Remington 700ADL Synthetic ADMISSION: Adults $4*00, Kids 15 & Under Free Senior Citizens (65 & older) $2.00 AGGIES $1.00 off with ID For more Information contact Richard or Dave at (409) 779-8x03 Located at 700 East Univ. Dr. Suite # 108 The week of November 3 - November 7 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday 1 1 Nov-03-96 Nov-04-96 Nov-05-96 Nov-06-96 Nov-07-96 Acct 22v Part 1 9pm - 1 tpm Part 2 9pm - 11pm AcctZZv Part 3 9pm -11 pm Acctl'Fi' Part 4 9pm - 11 pm Bana W Part 1 6pm - 9pm Bana 363 Parti 6pm - 9pm liana 365 Part 1 9pm - 12am liana 365 Part 2 9pm - 12am Chcm 227 ' Part 1 [ 6pm - 16pm Chcm 227 Part 2 6pm - 8 pm Chcm 227 Part 3 6pm - 8 pm Leon 322 Part 1 6pm - 9pm Econ 322 Part 2 6pm - 9pm Leon 322 Part 3 6pm - 9pm IVIgmt 211 tickets for the third test will go on sale on Thursday Nov. 7 at 6:00 pm Located Next to Sidepockets, behind Golden Corral, on the Centerpole bus route. Call 846-Tutor (8886) for details. A new Chick-fil-A®is coming to town. It’s the most up-to-date Chick-fil-A restaurant ever, complete with a dining room and a playground for kids. So join in our grand opening celebration. Watch us grow and Eggspand at Briarcrest and Freedom Blvd. Because even after over thirty years of making the original chicken sandwich, there’s nothing like cracking open a new business. Paris rankfurt adrid msterdam $225 $265 $275 $275 Place Your Ad'» ’HF Battal' 0 CollS^ OME $295 « ME EACH WAV FROM HOUSTON BASED ON A ROUNOn®> MKS DO NOT HQUOt FEDERAL TAXES OR PFCS TOTAUNG S3-$45, DEPENCXNG ON DESTINATION Oft DEPARTURE PAOCWECUr TO FOREIGN GOESWMBITS. FARES ABOVE ARE "IOMNoV. 1 to DK. 15 AND YOU CAN STAY FOR A YEAR. Travel to Europe for Thanksgiving! ; We have Student/Youth tickets for $375 ROUNDTRIP TO anywhere in the U.S.A! E CAN GET A EURAILPASS TO YOU IN ONE DAY VIA FED Ex. Call Us Today! Ve have great car rental RATES FOR EUROPE. -ouncil Travel W Guadalupe St. * Austin. TX 78705 ^ receive S 0 /^ P12-472-4931 PUNTY OF AGUES I Made Houston's Novo DIMA For 18 & Ify I a HUR A1 L. P A S S E Si VAILABLE BY PHONE!| 19959 Holzwarth at 1-45 North Spring, Texas • (713) 353-1346 1.5 miles north of 1960, behind Home Depot NOT ONE REV