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Multicultural celebration
includes Hopwood panel
By Benii Cheng
Staff writer
A Hopwood discussion panel
featuring Dr. Ray M. Bowen, Texas
A&M president, was part of the
Department of Multicultural Ser
vices’ 10-year anniversary celebra
tion this weekend.
Other events included a perfor
mance by jazz artist Karen Chavis
and the Big AppleTrio, a careers/pro
fessional schools workshop and a
worship service Sunday morning.
Kevin Carreathers, director of
Multicultural Services, said the de
partment’s goal of diversifying A&M
is unfinished.
“There’s a lot of work that needs
to be done,” he said.
During the Hopwood discussion
panel, Bowen said the University
needed to address Hopwood-re\at-
ed issues on campus. He also said
the effects of the Hopwood decision
will continue to hurt A&M’s diversi
ty if the issues are left unresolved.
“A&M has changed dramatically
(over the years),” Bowen said. “It
needs to change more.”
Gary Engelgau, executive direc
tor of Admissions and Records, said
minority admissions had been ris
ing steadily until this year.
"Hopwood has knocked us back
two or three years considering the
progress we were making,” he said.
Please see Panel on Page 12.
Up close and ‘Parsonal’
► Department of Multicultural Services
Service offers
resources on
minority issues
By Jenaka Kocks
Staff writer
Unt il the Department of Multi
cultural Services was created in
1987, the only resources on mi
nority issues available to A&M
students were recruiters in the ad
missions counseling department.
Kevin Carreathers, director of
Multicultural Services since 1987,
said the recruiters traveled a lot,
and some minority students want
ed a permanent office to address
minority issues at A&M. University
officials granted a request from stu
dents to establish a committee to
form a minority office.
Carreathers and three other
full-time employees formed the
Multicultural Service Center in
September 1987. The center, then
a part of the Department of Stu
dent Activities, was in Bizzell Hall.
Today, the department’s office
is in the MSC and has 12 full
time employees.
Theodore Johnson, a senior
business analysis major who has
participated in the Southern Black
Student Leadership Conference,
National Society of Black Engineers
and Brothers of the Round Table,
said the department is a symbol of
the University’s commitment to
minority students.
“Right now, minority students
are under-represented at A&M,”
Johnson said. “The University
says, ‘We are for diversity.’ This is
one way, through these (the de
partment’s) programs, the Uni
versity can help keep their
promise.”
Carreathers said when the de
partment was created, it focused
on the retention . of African-
American and Hispanic students
on campus. Now, he said, the de
partment also tries to retain
Asian-Anterican and Native-
American students and to teach
people associated with the Uni
versity about diversity.
“We provide diversity educa
tion programs for faculty, staff and
students,” Carreathers said. “We
deal with all diversity issues and
all aspects of diversity, including
ethnicity, gender and race.”
Carreathers said the A&M
campus is more diverse today
than in 1987.
According to a University Rela
tions press release, the Noel/Levitz
National Center for Retention gave
the department a Retention Excel
lence Award in 1989.
Please see Diversity on Page 5.
Red Cross to conduct
campus blood drive
By Robert Smith
Staff writer
AMY DUNLAP/The Battalion
Mike Canon, a sophomore marketing major, attracts attention on Texas Avenue advertising a carwash
supporting Parsons Mounted Cavalry.
The American Red Cross will be
at Texas A&M this week conducting
its semiannual blood drive.
Donations can be made Monday
through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. at six campus locations, in
cluding Rudder fountain, Sbisa
Dining Hall, Commons Lobby,
Spence Street, the Ag Cafe and
Lounge B on the Quadrangle.
James Barrett, consultant for
donor resource development for
the American Red Cross and Class
of ’85, said this week’s blood drive
could help save lives.
“This is a great opportunity for
Aggies to do something for them
selves and for others,” he said.
The American Red Cross will
give free T-shirts to everyone who
donates blood on campus this
week.
Donors can give blood up to six
times a year or every 56 days. Al
though donors must go through an
hour of processing before giving
blood, the actual donation process
takes about 10 minutes, and each
person gives one pint of blood.
The American Red Cross reports
that patients in the Brazos Valley need
about 10,000 pints of blood each year;
people in the Brazos Valley donate
6,000 pints of blood each year.
Barrett said the campus blood
drive helps supply blood to medical
facilities in Texas.
“We give blood to all of the hos
pitals in the Brazos County,” Barrett
said. “This (blood drive) covers the
southwest area [ofTexas], including
Dallas and Waco.”
Barrett said he began donating
blood while in college.
“We really need young people,”
Barrett said. “Someone needs to do-
.nate before there is a crisis, because
it takes about three days before the
blood is available.”
Barrett said only 5 percent of
Americans donate blood.
“A person can help save some
one’s life just by giving an hour of
their time,” he said.
To be eligible to donate blood, a
person must be 17 years old, weigh
110 pounds and be in good health.
Donors also must have a donor card
or photo identification.
Students recognize heritage month
By Joey Jeanette Schlueter
Staff writer
Members of America’s fastest growing
ethnic population are celebrating the of
ficial beginning of Hispanic Heritage
Month today.
Across the nation, Hispanics will celebrate
and recognize their history and culture.
More than 25 Hispanic organizations
on the A&M campus will participate in
the month’s activities, including tomor
row’s Hispanic Unity Rally, featuring for
mer Democratic senatorial candidate
Victor Morales.
The celebration will end Oct. 15 with a
show at Rudder Auditorium featuring come
dian Paul Rodriguez.
The U.S. Census Bureau reports 27 mil
lion people in the United States, about 10
percent of the total population, are Hispan
ic. By the year 2050, that number is expect
ed to reach almost 25 percent.
Dr. Emily Santiago, assistant director of the
Department of Multicultural Services, said the
month’s events are focused on making others
aware of the Hispanic culture.
The Unity Rally is at 4 p.m. tomorrow at
Rudder fountain. The rally will feature live
entertainment, music and speeches by for
mer members of the Hispanic President’s
Council and other organizations.
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The rally will feature a performance of
“Ballet Folklorica” by Celestial, an A&M
group made up of child singers. Children
also will appear on stage in cultural cos
tumes.
“La Fabulosa,” KMBA 99.5 EM, will
broadcast the event live.
Morales will speak on the importance of
Hispanic culture and its significance in to
day’s society at 5 p.m.
Erica Flores, public relations chair of the
Hispanic Heritage Council and a senior
community health major, said the month’s
events should have good turnouts.
Please see Heritage on Page 5.
RHA sponsors Welcome Bash
By Courtney See
Staff writer
The Residence Hall Association (RHA)
sponsored its second Welcome Bash Sunday
at Simpson Drill Field to give A&M students
an opportunity to meet each other outside
of class.
Eric Williams, RHA president and a senior
biomedical sciences major, said Welcome Bash
encourages social interaction between stu
dents.
“It’s a fun time for people to get out,” he said.
“It’s one big social event to bring Northside and
Southside residents together.”
Activities included carnival games, a
dunking booth, volleyball and a raffle draw
ing for such prizes as gift certificates, A&M
jewelry and tickets to the A&M-University of
Texas football game.
Renee Flores, a senior biology major from
McFadden Hall, said she enjoyed the free food
and live entertainment at the event.
“The music is great,” Flores said. “It brings
people from all cultures together to have a
good time.”
Other students also said Welcome Bash pro
moted a sense of unity among different groups
on campus.
Brandon Neff, a junior yell leader and a po
litical science major, volunteered to sit in the
BRANDON BOLLOM/The Battalion
Laura Bowen enjoys free pizza Sunday at the
RHA Welcome Back Bash.
dunking booth.
“The Welcome Bash is a lot of fun,” he said.
“It’s good to see Aggies supporting RHA and
other functions on campus.”
Williams said RHA plans to continue sponA
soring Welcome Bash at the beginning of each
school year.
Caton Brown, RHA leadership training di
rector and a junior civil engineering major, said
the event is a great way to start off the year.
“The Welcome Bash promotes RHA and
unity among students at A&M,” he said. “It gets
people excited about the school year.”