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lice chancellor
selves award
G. Kemble Bennett, director of the
BS Engineering Extension Service
((associate vice chancellor for en-
ering at A&M, received the Ec-
sMedal from the Society of Logis-
[sEngineering (SOLE) Aug. 7 in
Endo.
ISOLE the award in recognition
|achievements in the develop-
jitor administration of logistics
jcation.
(Bennett, a professor of industrial
fleering, was cited for his work
ducing the field of logistics en-
ering into traditional academic
Kings throughout the country.
IPD sponsoring
like ID program
The University Police Depart-
Bntand the Department of Park-
I,Traffic and Transportation will
bnsor a bicycle identification and
jistration program today from 9
n.to 5 p.m. at Rudder fountain.
Students and faculty can regis-
and engrave their bicycles for
la
PITS officers will complete the
perwork for registration. UPD offi-
will engrave bicycles with the
er’s drivers license number.
Jdnight Yell at
iolorado capitol
Midnight yell practice will be on
ssteps of the capital building in
| river Friday night.
The football game between
■■ ias A&M and the University of
lorado will be at 2:30 p.m. Satur-
(in Boulder.
mployees honored
University
Six faculty and staff members
six graduate students were
I cognized at the Texas A&M Uni-
rsity College of Education and
J evelopment Council fall awards
|j£ lemony Sept. 19 in the Memor-
^ [Student Center.
John Morris of the Depart-
nt of Educational Curriculum
id Instruction and David Er-
dson of the Department of Ed-
tional Administration re
lived the Association of Former
■dents’ College-level Teaching
nards.
® Michael Delp of the Depart-
int of Health and Kinesiology
Jas given the College of Educa-
n Development Council’s Out-
handing New Faculty Award.
Patricia Larke, associate pro-
isor of educational curriculum
id instruction, received the
1 OE Development Council’s Ex-
'Wiordinary Service Award.
Becky Carr, graduate programs
lector in the Dean’s Office, was
larded the Outstanding Sup-
irt Staff Award.
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Freshmen elect class governing body
By Buandye Brown
Staff writer
Freshman class elections will be
today and tomorrow from 8 a.m. to
6 p.m. at polling locations around
the Texas A&M campus.
Elections for the Class of ’99
vice president also are today.
There are 22 candidates for Class
of’01 president and 11 candidates
for Class of’01 vice president.
Pat Troy, election commission
chair and a senior political sci
ence major, said the number of
freshmen running for class posi
tions is higher this year than in
last year’s election.
Troy said students should vote
so they can decide who will repre
sent them at A&M.
“It can be hard, because of the
number of (candidates), to make
an informed choice,” he said. “Re
sponsibility falls to the candidate to
get out there and advertise and be
available to students-. But responsi
bility also falls to the voter to be ed
ucated and know who the candi
dates are to make an educated
decision when you get to the polls.”
Jeremy Poland, Class of ’00 pres
ident and a sophomore business
major, said he encourages freshman
students to get involved in class de
cisions by voting in elections.
Please see Elect on Page 6.
Student government tests new ‘ranking’
method in current freshman elections
By Erica Roy
City editor
The Texas A&M Student Gov
ernment is testing an election
“ranking system” during today’s
and tomorrow’s elections.
If successful, the process will
be included in election revisions
submitted to the Student Senate
this fall.
The ranking system eliminates
run-off elections by having voters
choose their second-choice can
didate in the general election.
In general elections, students
choose a first-choice candidate,
then rank the remaining candi
dates by preference. Students are
not required to rank all candi
dates.
After votes have been tallied,
the candidate.with the least num
ber of first-choice votes will be
dropped from the election.
The students who voted for the
dropped candidate will have their
votes given to their second-
choice candidates.
Votes will be redistributed ac
cording to rank until one candidate
wins the election by a majority.
Cadets raise money
to aid fellow Aggie
By Colleen Kavanagh
Staff writer
Donations are being collected for an Ag
gie Band cadet who is in a coma at St. Joseph
Regional Health Center.
Zack Washburn, a sophomore business
major from Converse, Texas, was hit by a car
Sept. 13 while walking on Harvey Road.
Megan Dibbley, a junior genetics major in
B-Battery, is advertising and managing do
nations for a fund to help pay for Washburn’s
medical expenses.
“Donations have been made by family
members of students in the Corps (of
Cadets),” she said. “We have collected almost
$3,000.”
David Morefield, a sophomore business
administration major in B-Battery, said
Washburn’s insurance covers 80 percent of
his bills.
“Insurance will only cover his bills if he is
a enrolled as a full-time student,” he said. “As
soon as he loses this status, his insurance
won’t cover anything.”
Morefield said people who know about
the accident are trying to help the Washburn
family.
“(Corps commandant Maj.) Gen. (M.T.
“Ted”) Hopgood and his family are going out
of their way to help Zack’s family,” he said.
“The way people are supporting him is a
great display of Aggie spirit.”
Dibbley said Washburn is in stable condi
tion and has tried to open his eyes and
squeeze people’s hands. She said the doctors’
main concern is Washburn’s head injury,
Clay Kennedy, commander of the Aggie
Band and a senior international studies and
political science major, said the band is more
cohesive as a unit this year, and the strength
of that unity has helped members through
the accident.
“After practice every day the Band gathers
together and says a prayer for Zack,” he said.
“We feel that praying is the most important
thirig everyone can dd.”
Kennedy said Washburn also needs blood
donations.
“Zack has lost a lot of blood, so students
can go to St. Joseph Hospital and donate
blood in his name,” he said.
Monetary donations can be mailed to RO.
Box 8163, College Station, Texas 77844.
Department establishes
anti-violence campaign
By Amanda Smith
Staff writer
Gender Issues Education Services, a divi
sion of the Department of Student Life, will
begin a campaign today for National Domes
tic Violence Awareness Month to promote
safety and security in romantic relationships.
Becki Elkins-Nesheim, coordinator of
Gender Issues and Education Services,
said some students on the Texas A&M
campus are in abusive relationships.
She said Gender Issues Education Ser
vices will hold its second “Singled-Out Ag
gie Style” program Oct. 21 in the MSC Fla-
groom. The program focuses on building
positive dating relationships.
“It’s a fun event,” Elkins-Nesheim said.
“We will bring in some folks and play the dat
ing game like on MTV Following, we will talk
about healthy dating and some of the signs
of negative relationships.”
Elkins-Nesheim said constant criticism,
jealousy, persistent arguing and physical
violence are among the indicators of abuse
in relationships.
“Healthy relationships are based on
equality,” she said. “People really need to
look at their dating relationships. Stu
dents have rights, and their partners
must have rights as well.”
The Brazos County Domestic Violence
Task Force and Phoebe’s Home will sponsor
a candlelight vigil at the City of Bryan Munic
ipal building Oct. 16 at 7:30 p.m in memory of
victims of rape and date-related violence .
Ashley Peterson, the law enforcement
specialist for Phoebe’s Home, said speakers
at the vigil will include members of Bryan-
College Station shelters and students.
Peterson said people sometimes dismiss
dating violence as a problem.
“I see a lot of dating violence,” she said.
“When people live together and violent be
havior occurs, that is domestic violence.”
Phoebe’s Home provides services to vic
tims of abuse, primarily to women and chil
dren, in the Brazos Valley area.
“We are the only shelter (of this kind)
that cares for women in the 100-mile ra
dius,” Peterson said. “We offer a shelter
for victims of domestic violence. We offer
counseling, food, parenting classes and
medical and legal referrals. We are trying
to help the victims build a new life.”
Sherry Hostetter, assistant director of the
Rape Crisis Center ofTexas A&M, said a large
percent of victims know their attackers.
“We have a whole lot more of these cases
reported to us on campus,” she said. “About
94 percent of our cases each year are cases
where the offender knows the victim.”
Hostetter said date rape and acquain
tance rape, where the victim knows but is
not involved in a dating relationship with
the attacker, are the two most prevalent
forms of rape.
“Acquaintance rape might be a friend of
your roommate,” she said. “It might be
somebody that you have met in classes.”
“When people live together and
violent behavior occurs, that is
domestic violence. ,,
ASHLEY PETERSON
LAW ENFORCEMENT SPECIALIST
PHOEBE’S HOME
The Rape Crisis Center provides a 24-
hour hot line, a 24-hour escort service to two
emergency rooms of Bryan-College Station
hospitals and on-campus classes.
The center also provides a confidential
web page on the Internet. Hostetter said the
system allows abuse victims to seek help
without revealing personal information.
Denise Goertz, a volunteer at the Rape
Crisis Center and a senior genetics major,
said victims can receive on-line counseling.
“As far as we know, we are the only rape
crisis center in the United States that offers
this service,” Goertz said.
Goertz said during her year at the cen
ter, she has answered telephone calls on
the hot line, taken victims to th$ hospital
and counseled victims.
“There are two things that always come to
my mind, to promote awareness and to pro
vide reassurance and support,” Goertz said.
Students can contact the Rape Crisis
Center at 268-RAPE or at http://rape cri
sis.txcyber.com.
Gender Issues Education Services (845-
1741) or Phoebe’s Home (775-5355) also
ROBERT MCKAY/The Battalion
Kevin Ripple, a junior agricultural development major, collects cotton for seed Tuesday after
noon off Highway 60.
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Society encourages awareness
of breast cancer, urges testing
By Robert Smith
Senior staff writer
During Breast Cancer
Awareness Month in Octo
ber, the American Cancer
Society (ACS) is reminding
women breast cancer can be
detected by monthly self
examinations.
The ACS reports one out
of every eight women will
develop breast cancer, and
more than 44,000 women die
each year from the disease.
Margaret Griffith, health
education coordinator at
the A.P. Beutel Health Cen
ter, said monthly self-exam
inations in the shower can
help detect breast cancer in
its early stages.
“The shower is a good
place to check because you
can feel more on the skin,”
she said.
Three to seven days after
menstruation is the best
time to check for breast can
cer, Griffiith said.
ACS recommends differ
ent breast cancer check-up
routines for different age
groups. All women should
perform monthly self-ex
aminations as well as with
doctor examinations.
For women 20 to 40 years
old, a doctor examination
every three years is recom
mended.
Women 40 to 49 years old
should have a doctor exami
nation every year, with a
mammogram every one to
two years.
Women over the age of 50
should have a doctor exami
nation and a mammogram
every year.
The American Cancer So
ciety (ACS) lists several risk
factors for developing breast
cancer, including family his
tory, diet (low fiber/high fat)
and age.
Griffith said breast can
cer affects mainly women,
but men also can be affect
ed.
“Men can develop breast
cancer on the pectoral, un
der the arm and on the
lymph node,” she said.
Griffith said breast cancer
usually can be cured if it is
detected within the first
three months.
Griffith said breast-care
treatment is improving.
“There are more surgical
options now than there ever
have been before,” she said.
The American Cancer So
ciety has more information
on breast cancer on its Web
site at http:/ /www.cancer.org.
More information about
breast cancer and breast
self-exams also is available
at the health center.