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Texas A & M University Wmm TODAY TOMORROW YEAR • ISSUE 31 • 12 PAGES COLLEGE STATION • TX See extended forecast. Page 2. MONDAY • OCTOBER 13 • 1997 )rdsaid,are'[ i two other he third angle ae said. ieisconsid*|vi professor to ietectedoniive CES speech "and ll'lisl Jc ’ hn R ' H °y |e ' a Texas A&M edu- ' () l 1 'lll c itional administration professor, is ias proven!-® speal«r today at the noons,MdiJw bur T lt Conference in ncinnati, Ohio. i progressIc The conference is the f i rst na ' h 1 inal meeting of professionals who ^r and the • )rk at al1 levels of the Cooperative ’there’sasu|i ns , l0 , n Sy 51 ® 111 - , „ fflOyle s presentation, Accept the •edients d ission: Build a G alax V of Stars, ’s goals outlined at convocation said. mg issii ihrtecture honored pro- otes the conference’s theme of lildingthe concepts of teamwork, jw working relationships and a base r interdisciplinary programs in the operative Extension System. xDot to have 80th niversary at A&M e Texas Department of Trans- «^^Ym«tion (TxDOT) will mark its 80th lUHhmversary when more than 1,500 Q V1 (D0T employees meet for the an- jal Transportation Conference, hed its desisted by the Texas Transportation in around mitoday at Texas A&M. dunteersco Jde conference will feature de- il dark. Ovt Omental training sessions, ser- iropped ini c ® awards and presentations by ichesofsni)i ie P tate ’ s th ree transportation rom a storni 3miri ' ss ' oners - TxDOT had its first conference at sumedatdarli 1 ' n 1922. The department for- planes foctffl zec * a cooperative research is the Unrf eeiTient w ' t d the University in re elevations ^ 8 - ancl T"U’ S establishment fol- ) feet * We d two years later. n P ' a Mo„,«|n , mer dean of as would had >ver landscape auntains.plal Walter V. Wendler, former dean of t. PCollege of Architecture, was ces throughotBed as the executive assistant in were trying ^Office of the President by A&M : their coltaftident Dr. Ray M. Bowen. Wendler id alive, sp^gan the position in September, ms said. Wendler is in charge of revising at shock tousle University’s Strategic Plan with eep our spirits Mhelp of a consulting committee of > hopingloiapiPty members and administrators. l/Vard V. Wells, who has been as- ■es had arrivc^jate dean of the College of Archi- iay for a nielf ur e. was named interim dean as jled toretuirlfept. 15. eatherdelayt] esday. >ert Armsttoij I been irs, airlinesf a Red Cross blood drive will be ness said, xiay st. Anthony’s Catholic fiurch, 600 E. 26th St., Bryan. • Author Michener clines treatment AUSTIN (AP) — Ninety-year-old Jes A. Michener has taken himself life-sustaining kidney dialysis. Linda Milanesi, spokeswoman >r|he James A. Michener Art Mu slim in Doylestown, Pa., said the downed and prolific author opt- 'ato stop the medical treatment isl week. His condition has not changed ce his decision. ted Cross to host ?lood drive today vr^ r-' f-' I /■'V\A/ill din >r’9 ;nt of studef’ last year. A Healthier Alternative: B-CS businesses offer a variety of nutritious foods. See Page 3 igdemograpt head of the on for olored umbers mh te nationally'' here to be at enrollment,! ly Texas isany lid. “I think# are being fek many black: g Texas not ot get admit are receiving' d hostility® !atedit’’het exas A&IVI’s 1939 National board oi-hampion Football Team concernedafe| e b ra t es its 58th reunion irollmentdei- ns. | See Page 6 cipated ;ee an met lographicsc 1 " net,deputyi !a V : Texas Senator Drew ie coordinlixon contributes to growing predictsb# lsc * ain for P°ntical figures. ) state will * See Page 11 ) students! >, Gardner to see sort rease thisyt- http://bat-web.tamu.edti . . Jopk up with state and •ease in the trolling in a^ional news through The irivateorp Vire, AP’s 24-hour online Robert Smith Senior staff writer Texas A&M President Dr. Ray M. Bowen said Friday the University must position itself as one of the top 10 public universi ties in the United States by 2020. Bowen outlined the “Vision 2020” program at Rudder Auditorium during the Academic Convocation. The Board of Regents passed the program last month. Bowen said A&M must continue to move forward and not become compla cent with its status in the nation. “The challenge before us today is to avoid becoming satisfied with our ac complishments and become committed to making this University even better,” he said. Bowen also announced University en dowment programs and plans for a $25 million unrestricted donation by former Board of Regents chair and A&M gradu ate Harvey “Bum” Bright earlier this year. Bowen said $10 million dollars of the gift will benefit the Corps of Cadets and $15 million will be used for endowed professorships. He said the University will match the money given to each project, doubling the amount given to each group. Bowen also announced a $5 million dollar academic endowment for stu dents, using profits made by the Texas A&M Bookstore. Bowen said the Bright gift was “a catalyst for increasing the academic quality of Texas A&M in a significant fashion,” adding the Vi sion 2020 project has the same goal — in creasing the University’s quality. Vision 2020, he said, will bring together a large group of faculty, staff, students, for mer students and other leading citizens of Texas to establish a plan to raise A&M to a higher level of achievement. Bowen said the plan will help state policymakers and the public understand the aspirations of the University. Friday’s event marked the first convo cation since A&M’s centennial in 1976. Bowen said the “Capturing the Spirit Campaign,” the George Bush Library and the Mexico Study Center are examples of the University’s improvements. University administrators said the con vocation will become an annual event. RYAN ROGERS/The Battalion Texas A&M President Dr. Ray M. Bowen delivers his State of the UniversityAddress at the Academic Con vocation Friday afternoon. Close call Sll ' ROBERT MCKAY/The Battalion Paramedic Anna Gronberg directs the ambulance onto Kyle Field as A&M linebacker Chris Thierry lies motionless after experienc ing a “stinger” during Saturday’s game against Iowa State. Thierry was taken to St. Joseph rRegional Health Center after experiencing some numbness following a tackle, but is listed as, probable for this week’s game against Kansas State. See related story, page 6. Bush School dedicates Berlin statue By Joey Jeanette Schlueter Staff writer The breakdown of communism in Eastern Europe dur ing former President George Bush’s administration was commemorated Saturday with the dedication of a statue at the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum. “The Day the Wall Came Down” is a statue portray ing five horses leaping over broken pieces of the Berlin Wall in Germany. Grafitti reading “Free, free, set them free” marks the wall with the theme of humankind’s de sire for freedom. The bronze statue is 12 feet tall and weighs 7 tons. It is one-and-one-fourth times life size. Veiyl Goodnight, creator of the statue, said she was in spired in a dream to make the sculpture. She said as a child, horses meant freedom to her. “All my life I can remember seeing horses running free,” Goodnight said, “and the fall of the Berlin Wall was a historic moment for the world that to this day has im pacted our society.” Goodnight painted names of some Germans who died trying to conquer the wall. Please see Statue on Page 10. Forum stresses importance of woman leaders By Amanda Smith Staff writer The second Aggie Women’s Leader ship Forum Friday focused on leadership at Texas A&M and the role women have as leaders. More than 100 Texas A&M students from campus organizations attended the forum in the Clayton Williams Alumni Center. Dr. Chris Townsend, keynote speaker and an associate professor in the Department of Agricultural Education, said leadership is an art students can improve through involve ment in A&M groups. “Student organizations are leadership lab oratories,” she said. “Leaders influence oth ers. You have to practice and experiment. The great and successful have had little successes along the way.” Townsend said the election of Brook Leslie as the first female student body president of Texas A&M is indicative of change at the University. “We have a significant number of female student leaders,” she said. “The environ ment at Texas A&M is changing. We have a greater number of female students, and these women enjoy the interaction with other leaders.” Christina Hunn, MSC Committee Devel opment director and a junior finance major, said she attended the forum after hearing about the success of the first Aggie Women’s Leadership Forum last spring. “I just hope to gain a better perspective on women’s issues and how they affect leaders on campus,” Hunn said. “I do not feel that women are represented as well as they should be in leadership positions on campus. Women are untapped resources.” Dr. Townsend said all students need to take advantage of personal resources and re sources of other students. “I think that all students, both men and women, must focus on leadership and the en hancement of leadership on campus,” she said. “If students can practice building coali tions at Texas A&M, they can be successful leaders once they leave campus.” Roy Eriksen, a freshman business admin istration major, said women need to be rep resented in leadership positions. “By coming and attending the forum, I hope to help address some of the needs of fe males in the student body,” Eriksen said. “I think that the female percentage of the stu dent body is underrepresented. I would like to see more women become leaders and I think that they need to be encouraged to be come leaders.” Discussions led by former Texas A&M stu dents focused on finding personal motivation as leaders, applying strategies to motivate other students to take leadership roles and recognizing the importance of women’s lead ership roles. Rebecca Downey, a discussion facilita tor and Class of ’86, said she has seen women advance in leadership roles during the past decade. Please see Leaders on Page 10 Student donations fund surgery for wounded dog ibutedto# lunity jews service. By Amanda Smith Staff writer Texas A&M students and a Bryan-College Station woman donated money for Marlin, an injured Great Pyrenees found by A&M stu dents, to have an orthopedic operation last Thursday. More than $600 was contributed to the Marlin fund for the dog’s surgery at the Small Animal Hospital of the College of Veterinary Medicine, which improved his chances of re covery. On the way to College Station from the Sept. 27 A&M-University of North Texas football game at Texas Stadium, Ryan Wiley, a sophomore education kinesiology major, and Robert Roubion, an MBA operations graduate student, stopped to aid Marlin, a three-year-old Great Pyrenees that had been hit by a car. Marlin received operations on his jaw and his front leg at the Kingdom Animal Hospital in Bryan. However, his leg condition demanded ad ditional surgery. Peggy Cernuch, a veterinary worker at the Kingdom Animal Hospital, said student con tributions made the operation possible. “We have had an overwhelming response,” Cernuch said. “We had a student walk in and donate two-hundred dollars. We have set up a Marlin fund in our computer. It is going to help pay for his hospital and surgery.” Please see Injured on Page 10. Trail Blazer junior running back Sirr Parker was on fire Saturday, leading the Texas A&M Football Team to a 56-17 win over Big 12 foe Iowa State. Parker had an 80-yard touchdown run and a 78-yard kickoff return for a touch down. See refuted story. Page 6.