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)ressed I behind i My heart if Aggies iop ovie. It's e theater 104 th YEAR • ISSUE 25 • 14 PACES COLLEGE STATION • TX TODAY TOMORROW 15 4 See extended forecast. Page 14. FRIDAY • OCTOBER 3 • 1997 „ '97 r pop- » Poonmn :i<issor% Research associate receives trust award Anat Geva, research associate of the Historic Preservation Program in the Texas A&M College of Architec ture, received the James Marston Fitch Award for her project, “Frank Lloyd Wright’s Architecture: A Com puterized Energy Simulation Study." The James Marston Fitch Chari table Trust gives the award to mid career professionals who have an advanced or professional degree, at least 10 years’ experience and an identity in one or more of the follow ing fields: historic preservation, ar chitecture, landscape architecture and urban design, environmental planning, archaeology, architectural ihistory and the decorative arts. Ceremony honors former student Dudley J. Hughes, Class of ’51, of Jackson, Miss., was honored by the Texas A&M College of Geo sciences and Maritime Studies dur ing a ceremony Oct. 2 at the Michael T. Halbouty Building. Room 101 of the building was named the Dudley J. Hughes Lec ture Hall. , Hughes gave a $2 million gift to the college to be used to support professorships in the Department of Geology and Geophysics. Hughes has worked in the oil and gas industry since 1951 and spent 35 of those years as an indepen dent operator. He is chair of the Hughes-Rawls Corporation. Caliente Festival this Saturday The Caliente Festival, a celebra tion of Hispanic culture, will be from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday in front of | the Academic Building. Chris Wallingsford, chair of the fes- | tival and a junior business analysis major, said the festival is being spon sored by the Hispanic Business Stu- ' dent Association as a way to bring the organizations in the Hispanic Heritage Council together to celebrate Hispanic : Heritage Month, which ends Oct. 15. He said each organization will have a food or game booth. A mari- achi group from Johnston Middle School in Houston and Texas A&M Ballet Folklorica Celestial also will perform at the festival. Navy F-14 crashes into Atlantic Ocean VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — A Navy F-14 Tomcat fighter jet on a rou tine training flight crashed Thursday in the Atlantic Ocean, and both pilots ejected. The Navy said one was res cued and a search was under way for the other. It was the seventh military plane crash since Sept. 13. The six earlier crashes happened with in a week and led to a one-day break in training flights for a safe ty review by all the services. lifestyles Rancher says buffaloes more than football opponents: They also can be food. See Page 3 17th-ranked Texas A&IVI travels to Colorado to face #16 Buffaloes. See Page 2 Cater: Softness of stalking laws leave victims with little recourse. See Page 11 EiiS™ http://bat-web.tamu.edlu Hook up with state and national news through The Wire, AP’s 24-hour online news service. No clear majority in class elections Photo Illustration RYAN ROGERS/The Battalion Craig Woods and Ben J. Armenta are run-off candidates for Class of ’01 president. By Brandye Brown Staff writer The Election Commission was forced to use the old election sys tem and run-offs rather than the new ranking system because a majority for each candidate was not reached. The run-off results were an nounced last night at the Sullivan Ross Statue. Run-off candidates for the Class of ‘01 president are Craig Woods with 11 percent and Ben Joseph Armenta with 11.1 per cent. Run-off candidates for Class of ‘99 vice president are Scott Generes, David Kessler, and Jere my Vicars. ' Elections for the freshman senators also will be held with the run-offs. Because of discrepan cies in the ballots, the results for senators were invalid. Pat Troy, election commission er and a senior political science major, said the freshmen elec tions were a good experiment with the ranking system, but no clear majority was reached. “In case of experiments, un foreseen situations do arise,” he said. “To address the situations we encountered in the ranking system and to make the election process as fair as possible, we re verted to the old system to tally votes and will go to run-offs.” Troy said the system is ad mirable and that the system will work, despite initial problems. He said a clear majority was neces sary for the Election Commission to declare a winner, and a major ity was not reached with the rank ing system. “The system will definitely work with smaller numbers of candidates,” he said. “Really to work perfectly, each voter would have to rank every candidate.” Please see Election on Page 2. TALION 1- Fire destroys home of graduate student By Robert Smith Senior staff writer The Bryan Fire Department is investigating the cause of a fire that engulfed a Texas A&M graduate student’s home yes terday morning. No one was in the house during the fire. Mike Donoho, assistant fire chief of the Bryan Fire Depart ment, said the cause of the fire is unknown, but there are two suspect areas in the house. “We’re focusing on the wa ter heater that’s in a closet and the garage right now,” he said. * . The wood frame home on the 100th block of College View received severe smoke and heat damage, destroying the roof supports and ruining the back bedrooms, Donoho said. Bryan Wiggley, a resident of the house, had left it 20 minutes before the fire was reported. The fire department re sponded to the fire at 10:59 a.m. after receiving a call from University Tire Store. Fire fighters arrived at the house at 11:02 a.m. The fire was under control within six minutes. Firefighter Mike Wodrich drops his hose after being struck by falling timbers as he works on the blaze on College View Thursday. No one was injured in the fire, which destroyed the home of an A&M graduate student. TWo Aggies to benefit from blood donations By Robert Smith Senior staff writer A blood drive for two A&M students will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today at the First American Bank on University Drive. The two students are Zack Washburn, a sophomore business major, and Helen Hud dleston, a junior applied mathematics major. Washburn, an Aggie Band member, is in a coma at St. Joseph Regional Health Center af ter being hit by a car on Harvey Road Sept. 13. Huddleston has been in a coma since a Sept. 20 car accident and is in critical but sta ble condition at Herman Hospital in Houston. Huddleston was in a head-on accident vyith a duly truck while traveling from Brook shire to Hempstead on Highway 359. Huddleston’s younger sister Sheryl was traveling with her and suffered minor in juries. Both were wearing seat belts during the accident. Anji Moore, a senior biology major, met Huddleston when she joined MSC OPAS last month. “She’s very sweet, and we were really excit ed when she joined (OPAS),” she said. “It was shocking for us when she was hurt.” Huddleston is a member of MSC OPAS, was an orientation leader last summer and is the MSC director of promotions. Chris Luton, a senior electrical engineer ing major, said he encourages people to do nate blood. “We’re counting on Aggies helping other Aggies,” he said. “For people who are con cerned, this gives them a way to help Helen.”] Huddleston’s mother, Shirley Grigar, said her daughter received blood the first five days in the hospital. Grigar said her daughter is not receiving blood now, but she may need more for up coming surgery. Blood donations can also be made for Hud dleston and Washburn tomorrow at the Amer ican Red Cross Center on University Drive. Donors must be at least 17 years old and weigh at least 110 pounds. 1 s re ver ted of d- ut 2lp ib- isi- 1u- nat on pw >0- ts, :p- m- jn. !n- ?ht 8. Program offers student leaders a taste of Corps life By Rachel Dawley Staff writer Texas A&M student leaders ex perienced life on the Quadrangle last night at the first “Dining with the Corps” program. The Student Leader Advisory Board (SLAB), 20 student leaders from organizations around cam pus, ate dinner in Duncan Dining Hall with the Corps of Cadets. Chris Zorich, public relations of ficer for the Corps and a senior psy chology major, said the program al lows people to see what happens during the breakfast and dinner cer emonies on the Quad. Students often are exposed to Corps dining during lunch in Duncan, but the morning and evening meals are reserved for Corps members. These meals fo cus on freshman training by teaching attention to details and discipline, Zorich said. “The program is an opportunity to watch an official Corps ceremo ny, ask questions and become fa miliar with what we do,” he said. “It is important because it helps break down stereotypes and allows people to realize that the Corps is not a closed community.” SLAB members joined cadets in retreat formation before dinner. Re treat formation is on the Quad every morning and evening to raise and lower flags. Laurie Nickel, SLAB chair and a seniof business administration ma jor, said the program promotes awareness of Corps activities. “Dining with the Corps gives students a chance to answer questions and understand the Corps,” she said. Danny Feather, Coips comman der and a senior economics major, said the program was an effort to help people understand the Corps. “The program is important be cause it dispels myths and rumors [about the Corps],” he said. “Stu dents are able to come and see the Corps and its family atmosphere. The Corps has been segregated from the student body for too long.” Please see Leaders on Page 2. Building on a tradition Bonfire focuses on motivating on-campus residents with entertainment By Karie Fehler Staff writer Texas Aggie Bonfire is built on the different traditions of residence halls and Corps of Cadets outfits. This support ranges from shaving letters in resi dents’ hair to having Bonfire Buddies. Some of the traditions help motivate freshmen to work on Bonfire. Omar Hinojosa, a buttpot in C-l and a junior con struction science major, said the freshmen in his outfit al ways entertain upperclassmen during lunch break at cut. “The fish eat their lunch really fast and then make up skits to entertain the upperclassmen,” he said. “It’s really fun for them because they get a chance to talk trash to the sophomores and release the stress of the week.” Hinojosa said freshmen also learn Bonfire “campu- sology” and recite the facts to motivate each other. Campusologies are sets of 37 different facts about A&M and its history that freshman cadets must memorize at the beginning of their freshman year. “The fish learn about the tradition through campu- sology,” he said. “They recite things like how many days left until Bonfire burns and it motivates them. I learned it two years ago and I still love to say it!” Jennifer King, Bonfire co-chair of Hobby Hall and a sophomore education major, said residence hall tradi tions help make work at cut site more fun. “We play little games and do things like our dorm yell to motivate the girls,” she said. “This also really boosts the spirit for Hobby and keeps the fish really motivated.” John Hearn, yellowpot for Schuhmacher Hall and a sophomore business major, said smaller traditions pro vide ways for students to be involved in Bonfire. “Big traditions are always built on little traditions,” he said. “It’s the little traditions that really help people stay motivated.” Will Gammell, a buttpot in A-l and a junior business major, said the traditions add to the experience of Bonfire [ “We make our weekly stops at the BigGas station ii ( Hearne — that’s becoming a real tradition,” he said. Although some halls do not claim a specific area c Bonfire, some pride themselves on a certain aspect c , building Bonfire. Windows in Walton Hall boast “Walton Loads,” whil some Moses Hall residents wear T-shirts claiming the , are the ‘Bonfire Gods’. Joel Townsend, yellowpot for Dunn Hall and sophomore aerospace engineering major, said ha traditions make freshmen feel like they are a part c Bonfire. “Our traditions may not be so out of the ordinary, hr we pride ourselves on putting the first log on the field eac year,” he said. “This motivates the fish and they think ‘He; this is cool — we’re carrying on an old tradition.’” Chris Henry, a Bonfire co-chair for Krueger Hall and sophomore management major, said many halls suppoi Bonfire by having Bonfire Buddies. “We pair up our girls with guys in a [Aggie] Band oui fit and it’s a lot of fun,” she said. “You get a chance t 1 meet another Aggie who supports Bonfire. It helps t keep the spirit in the traditions high.” Please see Bonfire on Page ^