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TUESDAY • SEPTEMBER 2 • 1997
anger attains
liversity honors
[Harris J. Granger has been
^Ignated by Texas A&M as a dis-
K\ pished professor, one of the Uni-
(|I sty’s highest distinctions,
iranger, who is head of the med-
physiology department and di-
prof the Microcirculation Re
ich Institute at A&M's College of
|jicine, is the first full professor
the College of Medicine to re-
»the honor and the third A&M
3 lessor to receive the recognition
* year.
n
jura Bush speaks
Junior League
.jura Bush, wife of Gov. George
Bush, will speak today during the
eral membership meeting of the
pr League of Bryan-College Sta-
atthe Hilton Hotel and Confer-
^leCenter in College Station,
itiewill talk about the Presi-
*s'Summit for America’s Future
row local groups can improve
ves of children in the Bryan-
^iege Station area.
ittery audit
nows lax control
WiAS (AP) — Lax control and
ervision by state lottery officials
mate contractors hired to run
games has left the appearance
fnpropriety, state auditors say.
'le conclusions are part of a 63-
gstate auditor’s report obtained
Die Dallas Morning News. State
itor Lawrence F. Alwin planned
elease the report this week, the
ispaper said in a story for Mon-
fs editions.
jTECH Holdings Corp., the
lie's primary lottery contractor,
ipedto foster the perception of
propriety by awarding lucrative
Mtets to close friends of lottery
fetanbers, the report said.
5 contract loss
r|)od for Kelly AFB
3 In ANTONIO (AP) — Local eco-
Hfc development promoters are
plingfor a bright side to reports
Kelly Air Force Base may be
cjAtto lose a multimillion-dollar Air
v|i|emaintenance contract to a
Igia base.
fiey told the San Antonio Ex-
^Js-News for a story in Monday’s
i^tons that the loss actually could
^fove Kelly’s chances of winning
hj 'lore lucrative deal later.
> "e Express-News reported Sun-
* Ithat a $160 million-a-year con-
^tfor maintenance of the giant
Galaxy cargo plane apparently
^ be awarded to the Warner
^ ins Air Logistics Center at
£ ins AFB.
J; be contract would have kept at
it 1,200 civilian workers at Kel-
ihere privatization efforts are un
way as the Air Force prepares to
nraw. The Air Force is set to
ie Kelly by 2001.
ort Club
I Driving
chipping
nack bar/
Caught stealing:
Aggies
Jr do not
lie. cheat
or steal
... do they?
See Page 3
fior volleyball player Stacy
pora makes a name for
iself on the court.
See Page 6
fton: Drive-thru toll
oth hinders travel around
uthside Commons area.
See Page 13
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Students celebrate All-U Night
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RYAN ROGERS/The Battalion
Caleb Lee Carter, a freshman general studies major, “humps it” at All-U Night.
By Rachel Dawley
Staff writer
I he spirit of Aggieland could be seen and heard
on Kyle Field last night. All-University Night,
held annually on the first night of fall classes,
was a chance for A&M student groups to meet cam
pus leaders.
The A&M football, cross-country, volleyball and
soccer teams were introduced by Head Football
Coach R.C. Slocum and Senior Associate Athletic Di
rector Lynn Hickey.
Campus organizations, including the Corps of
Cadets, RHA groups and Greek organizations, attend
ed the event.
Tim Duffy, head yell leader and a senior marketing
major, said All-U Night is one of the first opportunities
for the Class of ’01 to experience A&M traditions.
“All-U is a great way to get the freshman class excit
ed about A&M,” Duffy said. “This atmosphere gets peo
ple excited about being Aggies and gives students a tiny
taste before Saturday’s big game.”
Curtis Childers, student body president and a se
nior agricultural development major, said All-U
Night helped motivate A&M students for the ’97-98
school year.
“All-U Night is for the Class of 2001,” said Childers.
“It is a chance for upperclassmen to welcome freshmen
and get them excited about being Aggies. It serves as a
kickoff for the football season and the year.”
Rivalries between residence halls and Corps outfits
added to the night’s festivities.
Some residence hall residents shaved letters of their
halls’ names into their hair.
Residents also shouted residence hall chants across
the stands of Kyle Field.
Todd Cox, a senior accounting major from Appelt
Hall, attended All-U Night for the first time last
night. He said it was a tradition all A&M students
should experience.
Please see All-U Night on Page 9.
Ranking challenges Pick and choose
Aggie stereotypes
Fortune magazine names B-CS fourth smartest
By Jenara Kocks
Staff writer
How many Aggies does it take to
screw in a light bulb?
The answer may be fewer than some
people think.
In the Aug. 18 issue of Fortune mag
azine, Moran Stahl & Boyer, a consulting
TOP FIVE SMARTEST
COMMUNITIES
1
20%
Iowa City, Iowa
2
17.8%
Champaign, Illinois
3
17.6%
Stanford, Connecticut
4
17.2%
Bryan - College Station, Texas
4 (TIE)
17.2%
Bloomington, Indiana
Ranking based on the % of population with four year degrees.
JAMES PALMER/The Battalion
firm specializing in business location
selection, ranked Bryan as the fourth
best-educated city in the United States
by percent of population with college
degrees.
Bryan tied with Bloomington, Ind.,
with 17.2 percent of its population hav
ing four-year college degrees.
Joe Brown, public information officer
for the City of Bryan, said the ranking
will help dispel unintelligent stereo
types people have of Bryan residents
and A&M students and may even make
people think twice before they tell Aggie
jokes.
“They think we’re not very sophisti
cated,” Brown said.
“But when they see that this is done
by a national publication and not the
city, this will challenge their perception
of Bryan. People are highly educated in
this town.”
Dr. Ray M. Bowen, president of Texas
A&M, said A&M definitely contributed
to Bryan’s high ranking.
“The presence of the University cer
tainly helped if you look at the compo
sition of graduate students and faculty
here,” Bowen said.
“It’s quite an honor.”
In the article, many of the cities with
high numbers of college graduates are
close to universities in the Midwest.
The article also said many graduates
stay in the cities because of low costs of
living and large numbers
of available jobs.
Brown said the fact
that many retired A&M
graduates choose to live
in Bryan also con
tributes to the city’s
ranking.
“Many retirees come
back to stay because
they start to miss the
quality of life they had
here,” Brown said.
“They miss the hospi
tality and friendly people.”
Bryan was the only
city in Texas to receive a ranking.
Gary Basinger, Bryan-College Station
Chamber of Commerce business devel
opment manager, said the percentage of
college graduates in Bryan probably was
higher than in other Texas cities with
universities because Bryan is less pop
ulous than those cities.
“Bryan-College Station is not a met
ropolitan area,” he said.
“It doesn’t take a big percentage
change to make a difference in Bryan-
College Station because we have a
smaller population base than Austin,
Houston or Dallas.”
Basinger said the ranking will help at
tract companies to Bryan.
“The ranking shows that we have a
pretty educated work force,” Basinger
said. “They will in turn look to moving
here and creating jobs so we can keep
some of these A&M graduates.”
The No. 1-ranked city in the United
States was Iowa City, Iowa, with 20 per
cent of its population college gradu
ates.
DEREK DEMERE/The Battalion
Nick Kennedy, a sophomore computer engineering major, peruses posters at the MSC poster
sale Monday afternoon. The sale runs through the 5th outside the MSC.
Residence Life assesses vacancies, overassignments
RYAN ROGERS/The Battalion
Seth Bland, a sophomore Mechanical engineering major, helps decorate a friends dorm room
in Crocker Hall Sunday.
By Joey Jeanette Schlueter
Staff writer
All students who applied for on-campus
housing for the fall were granted room as
signments by the Texas A&M Department of
Residence Life, and the 59 overassigned stu
dents are expected to be placed in permanent
rooms by next week.
Ron Sasse, director of Residence Life, said
no students were denied housing for Fall ’97.
“We have offered [housing] to everyone on
all our waiting lists,” he said, “and so current
ly have no one on a list who wants housing on
campus that we have not been able to ac
commodate.”
Sasse said the department is verifying the
number of housing vacancies on campus this
week by calculating no-shows and confirm
ing the number of students who have
checked in. He said overassigned students
will fill the vacancies once the vacancy num
bers are known next week.
Including the Corps of Cadets, about 6,000
students live on campus this fall.
To alleviate congestion and pedestrian
danger during move-in last week, Parking,
Transit and Traffic Services asked A&M fac
ulty and staff to change parking lots for a
few days and take alternate routes. Some
streets also were closed to thru-traffic near
Southside residence halls. Those streets
were used for students and parents un
loading their vehicles.
Once students moved into their rooms,
they began settling in and getting to know
their roommates and neighbors.
Sandra Fisher, a sophomore health and ki
nesiology major, moved into Krueger Hall
Thursday. Fisher said she loves living on cam
pus because it is convenient and her friends
are nearby.
“It’s great to be back,” she said. “The first
thing I did after my parents left was hang up
my Brad Pitt poster.”
Fisher said it is awkward meeting neigh
bors, but by the end of the first few weeks they
become good friends.
Daniel Steffen, a freshman agribusiness
major, said his move to campus has been
smooth.
“I got lucky,” Steffen said. “My roommate
and I have so much in common. We share the
same major and like the same music.”
Steffen said he was glad to find out ear
ly that he had received on-campus hous
ing. He said he had heard that in past years
A&M overassigned some students and re
jected some.
Information about residence halls can be
obtained on the Internet at
http://reslife.tamu.edu.