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Dei 3,19! Texas A & M University W TH YEAR • ISSUE 26 • 10 PACES COLLEGE STATION • TX . '■ 03 74 TODAY TOMORROW See extended forecast. Page 2. MONDAY • OCTOBER 6 • 1997 tAtf ^ne ” teetAL irst Cut draws record-high attendance BRANDON BOLLOM/The Battalion i Mitchell, a sophomore mechanical engineering major, takes down a tree fCrocker Hall at First Cut early Saturday morning. &M renames milding to honor brmer president By Karie Fehler Staffwriter The first trees for Aggie Bonfire fell as Texas A&M students partic ipated in First Cut Saturday and Sunday. At cut site near Hearne in Mil am County, students cut down trees that will be used to build Bonfire, set to burn Nov. 27. Workers from residence halls, Corps of Cadets outfits, Women’s Bonfire Committee and Off-Cam pus Aggies volunteered time and support for Bonfire. Brad Weber, a crew chief for Dunn Hall and a sophomore poul try science major, said First Cut ran smoothly. “It was a long day, but every thing went fine,” he said. “There seemed to be a lot more people in the woods this year. We were real ly motivated by the big turnout.” Weber said the best part of First Cut is the motivation and camaraderie of students. “We were really proud of our fish,” he said. “They cut down a dorm log and got it out of the woods by themselves — that’s usually the tractors’ work.” Jennifer King, a Bonfire co chair for Hobby Hall and a sopho more education major, said Hob by’s partnership with Moore Hall at cut was productive. “It is so cool to go in there and see how full the woods are,” she said. “There is virtually no space for all of the trees. When you leave in the afternoon, you can ac tually see your progress.” Ruth Wallace, a freshman psy chology major from Hobby, said she enjoyed her first time at cut. “I had so much fun,” she said. “We got a lot of people together and it was neat to surround a big Agg Bon! '97 tree. We each took 10 power hits and had races to cut down trees.” Hart Hall and Krueger Hall both set hall records for highest attendance and most logs pulled. Andrew McDow, a crew chief for Hart and a sophomore agricul tural economics major, said he was proud of the two halls. “There was lots of motivation to come out to cut and I think it worked,” he said. “Things went pretty much the same as last year, and we really made some progress. I’d really like to thank everyone for workihg so hard — it’s really hard work, but it’s worth it.” d next M By Jenara Kocks Staffwriter [The 63-year-old Administration ilding has been renamed in honor Dr. Jack K. Williams, president of M and the Texas A&M University item from 1970 to 1977. The building is at the end of the en- Jnce to campus on New Main Drive. The Texas A&M Board of Regents proved last month A&M President Octobers,, mmx, ndation:Thei .m. Dinner worshipwi dll be <o’s. i heldal e; I knew him as a man of J ligh integrity, and he was ry caring with the tudents.” ie Episcopal Eucharist a* 3:15 p.m illege Statit* dark Crawfu Creative Ai e practice w k at the MSC i. Call Mori ils. iar is a Batt ron-profitstu s and activi ubmittednol advance oftif ilication dead' at events ar'( pus Calenda tions, please DR. KENNETH H. ASHWORTH FORMER COMMISSIONER OF TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD 1,3 tRay M. Bowen’s proposal to name ebuilding the Jack K. Williams Ad- inistration Building. “He had a distinguished career,” Aven said. “We decided he should be recog- :ed on campus for that career. Bowen said Williams was president of the University during the period of its greatest growth. He said A&M had an enrollment of 10,000 students when Williams became president, but more than 20,000 students at the end of his presidency. Dr. Kenneth H. Ashworth, former commissioner of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, said he worked with Williams when Williams was the first commissioner of the board from 1966 to 1968. He said Williams was a good president to follow A&M President Earl Rudder. “He added degree programs and built the academic reputation of the University,” Ashworth said. He said Williams helped start some of the first doctoral programs and lib eral arts degree programs at A&M. “I knew him as a man of high in tegrity, and he was very caring with the students,” Ashworth said. “His great concern was maintaining the quality of programs at A&M.” Williams also is credited with ex panding Evans Library and its collec tion, creating the Texas A&M Univer sity Press, recruiting National Merit Scholars, attracting the Institute of Nautical Archaeology and bringing in the Navy ROTC as a part of the Corps of Cadets. Please see Building on Page 6. Slippery when wet ROBERT MCKAY/The Battalion Darren Williams, a senior business analysis major and a member of the Texas A&M Waterskiing Club, practices his slalom technique at Century Ski Lake Saturday afternoon. Williams will travel with the club to compete in the slalom event at nationals. The club defeated the University of Texas to earn their place at nationals, the first time in its 23-year existence the team has reached the national competition. Coming Out Week Groups promote sexual tolerance during annual event -2222 . DAVE HOUSE/The Battalion Coming Out Week will be hosted by Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Aggies By Brandi Ballard Staffwriter It’s Coming Out Week at Texas A&M, and a full calendar of events has been planned by Gay Lesbian Bisexual Aggies (GLBA). This annual event coincides with National Coming Out Day on Oct. 11. The purpose of National Coming Out Day is to encourage lesbian, gay and bisex ual people to “come out of the closet” and declare or affirm their sexual orientation. Nancy Tubbs, a graduate student in Student Affairs Administration in High er Education, said National Coming Out Day commemorates the 1987 march on Washington D.C. for lesbians’ and gays’ equal rights. Parents, Families and Friends of Les bians and Gays (PFLAG), GLBA, Rainbow Christians, Allies and the Gender Issues Education Services all work together to help gay, lesbian, and bisexual students take that next step in coming out. These organizations provide speakers and resources during Coming Out Week. “Coming out is a process, not a single event,” Tubbs said. Michael Moore, a graduate student in computer science, is the president of Rainbow Christians. “We’re a support group that deals with religious issues of gays, lesbians and bisexuals,” Moore said. “You can be gay here and it not be an issue.” Please see Coming Out on Page 3. Students seek aid for wounded dog after hit-and-run By Amanda Smith Staffwriter The rescue of Marlin, a 3-year-old Great Pyrenees in jured in a hit-and-run accident, is a modern-day story of the first Reveille. Two Texas A&M students saw the wounded dog in Marlin, Texas as they were returning to College Station fromTexas Stadium, where the A&M Football Team had played the University of North Texas. Ryan Wiley, an educational kinesiology major, and Robert Roubion, a MBA operations graduate student, said Marlin was bloody and malnourished when they stopped to help him. “As we drove by, we saw this big white dog,” he said. “His face was bloody, so we decided to turn around. We were kind of scared to move the dog because it was ob vious that his left front leg was broken. I cut a piece of carpet out of the bottom of the trunk and used that like a stretcher.” Marlin now is recovering at the Kingdom Animal Hospital in Bryan. Dr. Renee Lara, a veterinarian at the hospital, said Marlin is eating well and recovering from operations on a fractured jaw and broken front leg. However, Marlin needs orthopedic surgery on his leg. “He has a splint on his leg right now,” Lara said. “It may heal, but it will take a longer time. We have done like $400 to $450 worth of work in supportive care, X- rays, splints and sedative treatment. We are trying to find a foster home for Marlin.” The Texas A&M Small Animal Clinic is the only hos pital in the area with orthopedic specialists who can per form the operation. Please see Dog on Page 6. Beat the Hell Outta Stress Day: SCS hosts program to help students cope with stress. See Page 4 kSSBHHHH The Texas A&M Football Team moves into Big 12 South driver’s seat with 16-10 victory over Colorado in Boulder. See Page 7 Nguyen Voss: Homosexuality should not be a determining factor in individuals’ rights. See Page 9 http://bat-web.tamu.edu Hook up with state and national news through The Wire, AP’s 24-hour online news service.