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[onday • September 15, 1997 September 15, l 1 V/2 d lantic dim L The Battalion IFESTYLES n a class all their own tudentsfind honors courses can often be ime-consuming, but they also are rewarding • floating candles, sue [le, are extremely pof iw,” Dorothy Wiley sale said another best selle potpourri chips, can ink and match the your own fragrai /Wiley said. “Oil lamp great for studentswho By Marium Mohiuddin Staff writer t is a little known fact that 3,000 Texas A&M undergradu ate students belong to a secret |ciety. And many campus lead- are also part of this society, fng to burn. They aJey divide into smaller groups economical to burn d have an average of 150 meet- i eight colors.” ?s during each semester in sep- / Wiley said everyoner de locations and at separate :s to grandmothers; (tes.They have special advisers andles. Few peopled 10 attend their meetings, work as Jessamyn Boutlt th them one-on-one and are a senior journalism® “ re t° help them with their se- over 100 candles. It agendas. Who are these mys- ry time 1 go to a store,; bus individuals, and what are nd up buying," Bouv!: e Y doing on campus? Welcome to the honors program A&M. An average of 3,000 stu nts are part of the honors pro aid. raid she does not w it all got started Iways get my friends.' raid she has one or hi mom always collected! tm- Most enter when they are louyltinghouse said shmen and some join later in uy me candles formv; dr college career. As a freshman Christmas. Today, tering A&M, a student must have 18 on the ACT or a 1250 on the T and be in the top 10 percent of ble in her house ands? dr graduating class, r back porch. As an undergraduate, Aggies le nights we sit onthep: n enter the program by achiev- it all of them,” Bouv: gand maintaining a 3.4 GPR or aid. fove. For transfer students a combi- E see Candles ONPiiltion of previous college work, gh school records and test res are reviewed. 150 honors classes are offered |ery semester, in classes ranging m biology to history. [Honors students are offered liny programs including the undation Honors Program, the liversity Honors Program, Hon- s Contracting, Honors individ- 1 studies and University Fellows. Don Curtis, Academic Service ordinator for the Honors office, d with the program, honor stu nts have many advantages. ;|“They can register early, their Isses average from 19-40 stu- ents, and they have access to le of the best Honors faculty,” ilrtis said. ■“Honors students stick with the Iriculum,” Curtis said. “Some ■dents take honors classes just ■take them and do not pursue an nors distinction.” The Honors program also has its own Honors Student Council. They were designed to address honors issues on campus and also the issues facing honors students. Kerri Potter, the executive vice president of the Honors Student Council and a junior English ma jor said the council is there to help the students. “The council holds retreats and socials, and they make opportuni ties available for honor students,” Potter said. David Hale, a senior biology lecturer, said the honors class size averages 42 students, whereas reg ular classes average 290 students. “The quality of students is higher because the students who join really enjoy biology,” Hale said. Jessica Gleeslin, a junior politi cal science major, is a student worker in the Honors Office. “The professors are friendlier and less like an emperor,” Gleesin said. “The material is presented differently. There are more group discussions and assignments, and the classes allow students to make stronger friendships.” Gleesin said she wishes there were more honors classes offered. She urges all students, if they have the opportunity, to take honors classes during their fresh man year. Students can become part of this community of scholars by visiting the Honors Program Of fice in room 101 of the Academic Building. > lEUNION •ontinued from Page 2 I So maybe I dressed funny. And I (las about the least athletic person nthe school, which was pretty incool considering it’s a misde- leanor or something to not play a lort where I went to high school. I You know, all those experiences |at I'm supposed to be able to jokback on and laugh at really [n’t make me laugh. My fresh- lan year was one continuous em- Irrassing moment. I had one pe friend at my school. We were in newspaper staff together and lad several classes together. We Bared the same hatred for the |pular people. And the days she eyed home sick were the days I Ented to crawl in a hole and die. rese were the days I was forced D walk to class by myself, sit in ess by myself and, heaven forbid, lunch by myself. I thought my miserable high [hool days ended when I gradu- led and entered college. But the [il popular people seem to follow le wherever I go. I think they held a meeting and decided that since I have graduated high school, I be came worthy of occasional hellos and lunch invitations. Three years ago, I think I might have actually gotten excited by this unusual burst of friendliness. But now I’m just scared. I fear the enemy that is popular people. I pray that if I ever have children, they will be loser nerds in high school just like their mommy. It doesn’t matter now anyway. No one will ever scan my resume to see if I was a cheerleader. No one will ever find out that I didn’t have purple Guess jeans my sophomore year. And I honestly don’t think it would bother me if they did. As for the popular people de ciding to be nice to me now, I guess I should just appreciate it. A part of me wants to seek re venge, to hurt these people like they hurt me years ago. They had their chance to be friends with me and didn’t take it. But I decided that is not really justifiable reason ing. I have to give them a little credit. They obviously grew up, so maybe I should, too. Candles Continued from Page 2 Last Christmas, her mother went to a candle store in Houston and bought her a gross of freesia scented candles. “There are 144 candles in a gross,” Bouyltinghouse said. “Right now, I’m still trying to buy frosted covered glass candle hold ers to hold them all. I still haven’t burned all of them.” Jay Griffin, a sophomore bio medical science major, has never heard of anyone owning 100 can dles. He said he only buys candles for his mom. “I go to the Candle Factory in Georgetown [Texas] twice a year,” Griffin said. “Her birthday and Mother’s Day. I like to give her the big fancy candles that smell good.” Candles are increasing in pop ularity. 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