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tant ingredient of leader
ship is character,”
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of crises, it’s character that
truly is important.”
Character is important,
Schwarzkopf said, because
leadership involves the stan
dards of conduct, values,
ethics, integrity and morality.
“People look at their lead
ers and hope their leaders are
better people than they are,”
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not one person in this room
who wants to be led by some
jerk off the streets.”
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tive leaders face difficult
challenges when motivating
people to stand up for what
they believe in.
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ship is to get people ... to
willingly ... do that which
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See Speech, Page 8
Aggie Moms learn
traditions at camp
By JoAnne Whittemore
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Aggie Moms participated in their own
Fish Camp for the third year with record
attendance.
This year, 150 Aggie Moms Club mem
bers traveled to College Station for the
camp. The majority of campers were the
mothers of freshmen or transfer students.
Debbie Duewall, co-chair for Aggie
Mom’s Fish Camp, said the purpose of the
camp was to make the moms feel like part
of the Aggie family.
“This gives them the opportunity to
come to College Station and be a part of
the family of Aggies,” Duewall said. “Hope
fully, they’ll go home with a better under
standing of what it is to be an Aggie and
feel a part of Texas A&M University.”
The camp was divided into 18 smaller
camps that were named after A&M tradi
tions such as "hump it,” Corps of Cadets
and OF Sarge.
Diane Shuck, who attended the camp,
said the letter informing her she was in the
Senior Ring camp was confusing.
“I saw my name on a list with all these
other women and I thought, ‘Gosh, I only
went to one Aggie Moms meeting and they
want me to sell senior rings?”’ she said.
Friday evening, the moms visited Bonfire
site, where they were greeted by University
officials and given souvenir pots. The red-
pots gave a presentation and Fish Camp ’97
directors led a miniature yell practice.
Becca O’Gorman, assistant director for
Fish Camp ’97 and a junior nutritional sci
ence major, said the Fish Camp directors
were there to assist moms.
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Frequent Flyer
MBA/Law Symposium offers advice
By Marika Cook
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Both graduate and undergraduate stu
dents had the opportunity to interact
with professionals offering advice at the
MSC MBA/Law Symposium Saturday in
the MSC.
The symposium, founded by J. Wayne
Stark, focused on business and law.
Susan Palm, chair of the MBA/Law
Committee and a business graduate stu
dent, said the symposium offered help for
students of all majors.
“We want to encourage everyone to
broaden their career horizons and seek
out different options,” Palm said. “We
have many non-traditional majors here
from agriculture and other departments,
not just business and law.”
The format has changed from the
speaker style of previous years to a more
informal, interactive style. The committee
wanted to promote two-way communica
tion for a greater exchange of ideas.
Lan Cao, director of Symposium Pro
grams and a business graduate student,
said the new format benefits students.
“Through our round table discussions,
we hope students will ask more questions
and have a model of excellence to follow
in the pursuit of their goals,” Cao said.
The speakers, most of whom are former
students, represented various professions.
“Some of our speakers are presidents
of industries, federal judges, and current
MBA and law students,” Cao said.
“The current students give their per
sonal perspectives on professional
school.”
The symposium was sponsored by in
ternational management consulting firm,
McKinsey and Company Inc., the Texas
A&M Reveille Club of Houston and for
mer students.
Brazos County voters
to elect local officials
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By Ann Marie Hauser
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Brazos County voters have na
tional and local election decisions to
make when they vote on Tuesday.
Democratic incumbents Sheriff
Bobby Riggs and Tax Assessor-Col-
► See Related Stories:
Candidate Profiles, Faces to Watch,
Page 9; Editorial, Page 11
lecter Gerald “Buddy” Winn face Re
publican challengers Chris Kirk and
H. Chester Jones.
Chris Kirk earned master’s and
bachelor’s degrees from Sam Hous
ton State University and has 16 years
experience with the Brazos County
Sheriff Department.
Kirk said Texas A&M students
can contribute to crime prevention
efforts through the RHA crime
stoppers program. Its implementa
tion on campus has proven suc
cessful, he said.
“Those types of programs are very
effective in our community,” Kirk
said. “They should prove very effec
tive on this campus.”
Kirk has served under three sher
iffs, including current Sheriff Bobby
Riggs, who has been in office for
three-and-a-half years.
Riggs, who has 39 years of experi
ence as a peace officer, said he is
considering visiting Fish Camps to
familiarize incoming students with
their future surroundings.
“I believe there’s a lot we could
help them with that will educate
them and help them be more famil
iar with our area,” he said.
Riggs said educating A&M students
will make them more equipped to
help crime prevention officers.
Kirk said his previous education
better qualifies him because it shows
his ability to set and attain goals and
the development of valuable prob
lem solving skills.
“I am proud that I have a college
education behind me,” he said.
Where to
Vote on
Nov. 5:
Voting is from 7a.m. to 7 p.m.
Precinct 20: Southside (Commons,
Modulars, Quadrangle)
145, 146 MSC
Precinct 21: Hobby and Neeley
Residence Halls
A&M United Methodist Church
417 University Drive
Precinct 61: All other Northside dorms
A&M Presbyterian Church, 301
Church Ave.
Precinct 8: Holleman Dr. to Southwest
Pkwy.
South Knoll Elementary School
1220 Boswell
Precinct 31: Southwest Pkwy. to FM
2818
A&M Consolidated High School
701 West Loop
Precinct 32: FM 2818 to Deacon
Friends Congregational Church
220 Southwood Drive
Precinct 34: Texas Ave. to Sorority Row
College Station City Hall Training
Room, 1101 Texas Ave.
Precinct 24: East of Sorority Row to
Hwy. 6 bypass
College Hill Elementary School
1101 Williams St.
More information may be obtained by
calling the Tax Department's Voter
Registration office at 361 -4490.
Riggs asks voters to look at his 39
years in law enforcement as proof of
his qualification.
The office of Tax Assessor-Collec
tor is also being contested Tuesday.
See Voters, Page 8
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TODAY
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Surveys and statistics
leave the image of
the “drunken Aggie”
in question.
Aggielife, Page 3
Turnaround
The A&M Football
Team ends two-game
skid with 38-19 victory
at Oklahoma State.
Sports, Page 5
Voting Right
Heinroth: People
should cast votes from
their conscience, not
the ballot.
Opinion, Page 11
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Sally Bowen, the first lady of Texas A&M, supports her
husband, A&M President Ray Bowen. He was named
president two years ago, and she says the A&M campus
and its students have welcomed her.
Sally Bowen embraces role of first lady
By Laura Oliveira
The Battalion
The first lady of Texas
A&M first learned of her
husband’s new job when a
Dallas reporter inquired
about his position as the
University’s new president.
Sally Bowen said she was
taken aback by the re
porter’s questioning.
“I did not even know he
had gotten the job yet,” she
said. “A Dallas reporter
called me up and asked me
what I thought about my
husband receiving the job.
It was a great feeling.”
Dr. Ray Bowen was
named president of A&M
two years ago, returning him
to his alma mater. But Ag-
gieland was a new environ
ment to his wife.
Bowen said the campus
was not completely foreign
to her, though, because she
dated Dr. Bowen while he
was attending A&M.
But living in the presi
dential mansion was a new
experience.
“The campus was great,”
she said. “I wondered, of
course, if we were going to
be isolated.”
“But the first night we
moved in, we had a party for
This is the first in a
series profiling
women who support
the leaders of
Aggieland.
the deans and directors. I
felt very welcome.”
The Bowens met through
a mutual friend in college
and dated for three years be
fore they got married.
She said the decision to
marry Dr. Bowen stemmed
from the friendship they
had developed.
“We became very com
fortable around each other,”
she said. “He kind of be
came a habit.”
Sally Bowen earned a de
gree in education from South
ern Methodist University.
She said she loves SMU
but it does not compare to
the spirit at A&M.
“I went to SMU and I feel
good about my school,” she
said. “But I admire how the
students at A&M have such a
deep love for this University.”
Bowen worked as a
schoolteacher for one year
and then started a family.
She said caring for her
family has made for a ful
filling career.
“I have no regrets,” she
said. “I loved raising my
children, and I am very
proud of them.”
The Bowens reside in the
presidential mansion year-
round but travel frequendy to
visit their four grandchildren.
Mrs. Bowen said living on
campus during the sum
mers can be lonely because
of the lack of students.
“I look forward to students
returning in the fall," she said,
“so at least we can feel alive.”
This year’s Summer
Olympics suspended the usu-
al quiet of the summer for her
when Dr. Bowen was asked to
carry the Olympic torch.
She said that at first Dr.
Bowen was reluctant to
run the distance and did
not want to wear the run
ning shorts.
However, he changed his
mind on the day of the
event, she said.
“We were all out there
cheering him on,” she said.
“As soon as he got that
torch in his hand he start
ed running.
“I told him that I thought
he wanted to walk. Well, he
replied, ‘Sally, I just got so
caught up in the moment.’”
The Bowens walk around
campus almost every night,
allowing them time togeth
er. “We get to see each other
at night and of course on the
weekends,” she said.
The Bowens spend many
weekends entertaining com
pany. Sally Bowen said she
enjoys hosting visitors.
See First Lady, Page 8