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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.
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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.
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lEUNION
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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. With such a wide assort
ment of colors, styles, and uses, it
is no wonder the Wileys’ said they
believe the candle industry is a
growing retail market with a
strong future.
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