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AGGIELAND SOCCER LEAGUE
The ASL has over 40 teams in 8 cities in 3 different
divisions. • All games are 45-minute halves. • New
teams are forming this Spring of 1997 season. • The
first league meeting will be Thursday, January
16 at the Engineering-Physics Build. Room #216 at
'7:30 PM. • If you are looking for a team, have a part of
a team, or have a complete team, please come to the
meeting or call the league. • The last day to register a
“team” is Tuesday, January 21 and the last day to reg
ister a “player” is April 9. • For more information
please call the league at 696-1974.
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of Science publishes student - authored research arti*
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history or philosophy of science, and more.
Deadlines are approaching...
Spring Issue: February 1
Fall Issue: September 8
For more information contact Jason Moore at 862-7714,
j moore@tamu.edu
Web site: http://acs.tamu.edu/~ujs/.
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Friday • January 17,
A&M engineers earn honors
By JoAnne Whittemore
The Battalion
The Dwight Look College of Engineering at
Texas A&M has made a name for itself in the
world of science and technology.
Last semester, the engineering department
received numerous awards honoring the en
gineering faculty and the University.
Dr. Karan L. Watson, assistant dean of en
gineering and professor of electrical engi
neering, was the first woman honored with
the Institute of Electrical and Electronics En
gineers undergraduate teaching award.
Watson said she did not expect to receive
the award.
“I was very surprised because past
awardees have been more senior in their
tenure than I am,” she said.
Watson also received the Hewlett-Packard
Harriet B. Rigas Award for the Outstanding
Engineering Faculty Woman.
She received recognition for development
of innovative teaching methods and fostering
diversity in the engineering profession.
John Junkins, the George J. Eppright Chair
professor of aerospace engineering, was elect
ed for membership to the International Acad
emy of Astronauts. He is the third member of
the University faculty to gain membership.
Junkins also became a member of the Na
tional Academy of Engineering.
"One of my classmates was Bill Gates, so it
was a pretty high honor,” he said.
The University received $500,000 from the
ARCO Foundation on behalf of the engineer
ing department to aid the University’s minor
ity engineering program.
The money is awarded to help support var
ious institutions’ minority retention efforts by
funding the cost of hiring tutors, counselors,
and other items.
Lockheed Martin donated a space robot plat
form which simulates zero gravity in space to the
aerospace engineering department.
Junkins said the robot platform will prove
beneficial in space tests and simulations.
“It has the ability for us to do ground test
ing of space robotics,” he said.
“That’s very important because space vehi
cles are hard to test on the ground
there’s no gravity.”
Dr. L. S. “Skip” Fletcher, theThomasA.
etz Professor of Mechanical Engineering,
recognized by the American Society of
chanical Engineers for his achievemeni!
heat transfer.
Fletcher said people in his field try to com
their emotions, but he was pleased with theho
“Engineers are not very emotional
said, “but I was delighted to learn ofit.
Fletcher received the Heat Tram
Memorial Award for “outstanding contnis
tions in heat transfer and throughinne
tive experimental research in thermalci
tact conductance, aerothermodvn
and thin film boiling."
Fletcher was also recognized for his hi;
ship in engineering education.
The honors and achievements theati
of engineering has accomplished this yean
dicate growth, he said.
“I think the quality and reputationofo
college is growing every year," Fletchersa
“I’m very proud of our school.”
Blinn opens new
campus in Bryan
Bill Cosby's son shot
while changing tire
The facility combines
the Bryan and College
Station campuses and
will continue to work
with A&M.
By Kevin Cummings
The Battalion
After three days of normal op
eration, the new Blinn Campus is
running smoothly.
The 120,000 square foot cam
pus is on Villa Maria, just north of
29th street in Bryan is expected to
serve 7,000 students this spring.
The new site is a consolida
tion of the two former Blinn
campuses, located on Harvey
Road in College Station and in
the Townshire shopping center
in Bryan, respectively. The new
campus is the center for Blinn’s
academic transfer courses.
Blinn administrators said the new,
larger campus was greatly needed.
Blinn vice president Dr. Bar
bara Pearson said Blinn is the
eleventh-largest community col
lege in the United States.
Pearson said with an enrollment
of close to 6,900, Blinn is approach
ing the enrollment of a medium
sized four year institution.
The new campus will offer a
larger student activity center and
possibly an intramural program
among other additions.
Pearson said the new campus
will continue to coordinate its ef
forts with Texas A&M.
“We have had 1,200 to 1,300
co-enrolled students for a num
ber of years and I don’t neces
sarily think that is going to
change,” he said.
“We have been working closely
with A&M for a number of years in
various departments trying to com
pliment some of their classes.”
The two former Blinn campus
es will remain open to serve other
school functions.
The campus is now the center
for Blinn occupational and
technical programs, though it
no longer offerk regular acade
mic courses.
Blinn’s health care programs
are now temporarily consolidat
ed and located in the Allied
Health facility on Cabbage
Street in Bryan.
Future expansion plans will
bring some of these programs
onto the new campus.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bill Cos
by’s only son was shot to death
early Thursday in a possible rob
bery attempt while changing a flat
tire along a freeway.
The body of Ennis William Cos-
j by, 27, was found by a passer-by
about 1:45 a.m. in a pool of blood
! next to the car.
No immediate arrests were made.
The Columbia University grad
uate student was the son of the
| one of the world’s richest enter
tainers, a man for whom father
hood was the wellspring of his
stand-up comedy, a best-selling
book and the most popular TV se
ries of the ’80s.
Before ducking into his home in
New York City, the 59-year-old Cos
by, looking grim and puffy-eyed,
told reporters: "He was my hero.”
The younger Cosby’s Mercedes
convertible was found in a well-to-do
area near the crest of the Santa Mon
ica Mountains not far from the ex
clusive Bel-Air section of Los Angeles.
Police Cmdr. Tim McBride said:
“It is unknown whether he was fol
lowed at this time or not. I think
that’s a good probability. But it
may have been a chance opportu
nity that somebody took, robbery
being a possible motive.”
However, nothing apparently
was taken, he said.
The star of CBS’ “Cosby "vvasii
New York, where the show is
duced, when McBride broke(ht
news. The police commandersaid
he and Cosby spoke forabout2D
minutes on the difficulty of copiaj
with the death of a child. McBride
lost a 16-year-old daughter in 2
hit-and-run.
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to each and every
family that such an
incident occurs to.’
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Cosby and his wife, Cami,
also have four daughters—l«)
younger than Ennis, two olde-
whose names, like their brother, 1
begin with E. Erika, Erinn, Ens;u
and Evin.
Said Cosby in a statement:
“We have every confidence in
the LAPD. Our hearts go out to
each and every family that such
an incident occurs to. This is a
life experience that is truly diffi
cult to share.”
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► What’s Up?
Friday, Jan. 17
Alpha Phi Omega: The Kemp Gym
Service Project meets in the office at
5:30 p.m.
Delta Sigma Pi: There will be a
Spring Rush Informational Meeting
at 8 :30 p.m. in 308 Rudder. Open
to all business majors. For more in
formation call Melissa Cartusciello
at 696-4190.
formation call Heather at 847-2129
or Dusty at 693-5090.
Monday, Jan. 20
Silver Spurs of Aggieland: There
will be an informational meeting for
the Silver Spurs Country Western
Dance Club and Lessons at 7:30
p.m. in 308 Rudder. For more in
formation call Eric Baggerman at
847-5379.
Alpha Phi Social Sorority: There will
be open house including a slide show
and refreshments in 127 College Sta
tion Conference Center at 7 p.m.
United South Asian American Com
mittee: The first general meeting will
be held from 8:30-9:30 p.m. in 105B
Zachry. For more information call An-
juli Sinha at 847-0235.
Europe Club: There will be a geneit
meeting for new international sfc
dents and ali interested Aggies atK
p.m. at Fitzwilly’s. For more infornie
tion call Michele at 776-8652.
Rainbow Christians: A general
meeting to welcome new members
will be held at 7 p.m. in 205 MSC.
Rainbow Christians is a fellowship
for lesbian, gays, bisexual and
transgendered people and their
friends. For more information con
tact James at 846-8187.
Hispanic Presidents’ Council: The
Hispanic Open House “Mi Casa Es
Su Casa” will be presented by His
panic Presidents’ Council at 7 p.m.
in 292B MSC.
Dance Arts Society: The first infor
mative general meeting, followed by
a jazz class, will be held at 7:30 p.m.
in 268 Read. For more information
call Lori at 694-1661.
Collegiate 4-H: There will be
general meeting at 7:30 p.m.
127 Kleberg.
Circle K International: There will be
a general meeting at 7 p.m. in 146
Koldus. Everyone is welcome. For
more details call Amy at 847-5783.
Texas A&M Flying Club: There will be
a general meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the
Clubhouse at Easterwood Airport. For
more information call 845-3329.
TAMU Zoological Society: T!
first general meeting of the sf
mester will be at 7 p.m. in 100Bi/
ler. Free pizza will be served. Fo
more information call Casey Bs
ton at 696-2259.
Tuesday, Jan. 21
MSC Cepheid Variable: There will be
a general meeting from 8:30 -11 p.m.
in 501 Rudder. For more information
call 845-1515.
TAMU Waterski Team: There will be an
introductory general meeting at 8:30
p.m. at Fitzwilly’s. For more information
call Mike Coyle at 260-5926.
Silver Spurs of Aggieland: Signup
for Silver Spurs Country Westef
Dance Club and Lessons are from! |
a.m. to 2 p.m. in the MSC Flagroo®
For more information call Eric£$
german at 847-5379.
Pre-Vet Society: There will be a
guest speaker on Equine Repro
duction at 8:30 p.m. in 292 A MSC.
For more information call Marcia
Homann at 764-6492.
Prelaw Society: There will be a gen
eral meeting at 8:30 p.m. in 206
MSC. For more information call Karen
at 845-8938.
Silver Spurs of Aggieland: There will
be an informational meeting for the
Silver Spurs Country Western Dance
Club and Lessons at 7:30 p.m. in
255 G Rollie. For more information
call Eric Baggerman 847-5379.
Thursday, Jan. 23
TAMU Women's Club: The
gram, “The World Comes tt
Texas A&M: International lnte f
est Fair,” presented byTAMUl 11
ternational students at 9:30s 1
the Brazos Center.
Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship:
There will be a meeting at 7 p.m. in
101 Heep. For more information call
Nathan at 260-9143.
Business Administration Society:
There will be a general meeting with
a speaker from the Career Center at
7 p.m. in 159 Wehner. For more in-
Wednesday, Jan. 22
Alpha Phi Social Sorority: There will
be bowling and billiards at 7 p.m. in
the MSC.
Friday, Jan. 24
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