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THURSDAY • OCTOBER 16 • 1997
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receives food prize
|Dr. Perry L. Adkisson, professor
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8 Cal!S' Ar University System, was
tore infort aWarclecl Tuesday for his work in
developing pest-control methods.
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ptBfessor emeritus of entomology
atthe University of California-Berke-
p nn : ley, were named co-winners of the
ififnrriPh'll 97 World Food Prize Tuesday.
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recognition of individuals whose
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TV anchor to give
irans * advice on careers
3 jl^ he ^ at ' onal Association of
' J ' Black Journalists will have an infor-
' r c,LJ ® ( ?J c mal meeting tonight featuring KBTX-
'' TV anchor Sherry Williams.
^Williams will give advice to stu-
/ gonorr on yyhat do after gradua-
p 1 tion, such as how to search in the
nformafc j 0 b market _
Jo-1211 meeting will take place at 7
iu - edu - inj205 MSC.
>t Asso«Water lines to be
;c etl wiiii.flushed today
5ics eveni -jB The City of College Station Wa-
'tionS'Ca 1 tor/Wastewater Division will begin
,lrdJ flushing water lines today at 10 p.m.
■ The process will reduce or elimi-
j. - [;,• nafc problems that occurred this
' (1 summer with discolored water.
The city’s water system will be
vents i divided into sections, and a differ-
rtild beMt section will be flushed each
throe dulweek for 10 to 12 weeks.
Hired riK!8' I The first section to be flushed is
. ^ijdiy batwcen FM 2818, Texas Avenue,
I w ||jootlitB 3 ham Road and Wellborn Road.
(f MiJi If customers experience problems
witn water service during this time,
they can call College Station Public
Utilities Dispatch at 764-3638.
andlelight vigil
bserved tonight
The Brazos Valley Candlelight Vigil
I be observed tonight to remember
[people who have suffered and died
ecause of domestic violence,
v The vigil will be at the City of Bryan
i/lunicipal Building at 7:30 p.m.
I Joe Brown, public information
)fficer for Bryan, will be master of
leremonies.
The event is sponsored by
oebe’s Home and the Brazos Coun-
omestic Violence Task Force.
'ositions open in
itudent Senate
The Student Senate has an-
Ounced there are now five senate
osition openings, one in the College
Business, one in the College of
Agriculture and three for off-campus
enators.
Applications for the positions are
ue by Friday at 5 p.m. Applications
h be picked up at 127 Koldus.
■ lifestyles
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A Reflection on
Death: A&IVI
Theatre Arts
program pre
sents Wilder’s
Our Town.
See Page 3
inior transfer Zerick Rollins
irves as an anchor for A&M
tensive line.
See Page 6
opinion
by: Purpose of television is
to entertain viewers, not to
te a moral barometer.
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By Robert Smith
Senior staff writer
A Galveston district court judge
ruled Friday for a deposition from
Texas A&M officials on hazing in
the Corps of Cadets during the
past three years.
District Judge Samuel Kent or
dered Maj. Gen. M. T. “Ted” Hop-
good, Corps commandant; Dr. J.
Malon Southerland, vice presi
dent of student affairs; Maj. Gen.
Thomas G. Darling, executive di
rector of student affairs develop
ment and former Corps com
mandant; and Capt. Robert Dal
ton, former faculty adviser of the
Fish Drill Team, to give deposi
tions by Nov. 13.
William Hommel, an attorney
representing former Fish Drill
Team member Travis Alton, said
that four weeks ago he filed an
amended complaint ordering the
depositions in Galveston.
“We made some changes in our
pleading to reflect our ongoing in
vestigation,” he said.
Alton initiated hazing charges
last year - against student advisers of
the Fish Drill Team.
Texas A&M has been cleared of
charges, with the 11th amend
ment giving sovereign immunity
to the state.
Darling and Dalton declined
to comment on the court order.
Hopgood could not be reached.
Hopgood, Southerland and
Corps commander Danny Feather
disbanded the Fish Drill Team in
August following hazing charges
against nine former team advisers
from the University and a Brazos
County grand jury.
The University suspended
eight former Fish Drill Team ad
visers for various amounts of
time and expelled one adviser for
hazing following A&M judicial
hearings in July.
A&M charged 16 more students
with hazing in July. University offi
cials said the charges stemmed
from A&M judicial hearings for the
nine former advisers.
Some of the hearings for the 16
students have been completed. If
found guilty by a University judicia
ry hearing board, punishments for
the students could range from a
warning letter of reprimand to sus
pension or expulsion from A&M.
Chapel offers
counseling
for students
By Karie Fehler
Staff writer
The Texas A&M All
Faiths Chapel offers free
counseling to students
who have religious prob
lems or with questions
about faith.
Counseling services are
available Monday through
Thursday, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Members of the clergy are
available for drop-in coun
seling sessions, and appoint
ments are not necessary.
Mark Crawford, chap
lain for the Episcopal Stu
dent Center, said mem
bers of the Campus
Ministry Association
(CMA) take turns counsel
ing students, and the
schedules are posted in
the All Faiths Chapel.
“We try to each keep a
regular time once a week, so
if someone would like to see
a Catholic priest, they know
what time someone is avail
able,” he said.
Crawford said many stu
dents come to the chapel
for conversation and ques
tions about church services
and faith.
“We are available to
counsel students with per
sonal problems, but people
also come in to see if they
can get married in the
chapel or if their organiza
tion can use the chapel for a
specific purpose,” he said.
Crawford said some stu
dents are under the miscon
ception the All Faiths
Chapel is another building
on campus like other class
rooms or buildings.
“The chapel, which is lo
cated conveniently on cam
pus across from Beutel
Health Center, is meant to
be a place of worship, a
place for quiet and prayer,”
he said.
Frank Yates, United
Campus Ministry (UCM)
director and the president
of CMA, said the counsel
ing program began last fall,
when UCM and CMA met
with the Student Counsel
ing Center.
Please see Chapel
on Page 10.
Earth mover
BRANDON BOLLOM/The Battalion
FYancisco Arredia Tirado of Contemporary Landscape Services tills outside of Bizzell Hall East Wednesday in preparation for
the dedication of the George Bush Presidential Library
Celebrity brings comedy act to Texas A&M
Hispanic Heritage Month
By Brandi Ballard
Staff writer
H ispanic Heritage Month wraps up
tonight with a performance at Rud
der Auditorium by comedian Paul
Rodriguez.
Jose Sanchez, president of the Hispanic
Presidents’ Council and a senior marketing
major, said Rodriguez will be the biggest His
panic entertainer to come to Texas A&M.
Sanchez worked this summer to book Rod-
griguez’s performance.
“We’re doing this because it benefits the
entire community — not just the Hispanic
community,” he said.
Tfre Hispanic Presidents’ Council worked
with MSC CAMAC and MSC Town Hall to
bring Rodriguez to the University.
Dave Salmon, adviser for MSC Town Hall,
said Sanchez brought the possibility of bring
ing Rodriguez to A&M to him.
“He came up with idea and we immedi
ately said yes,” Salmon said.
Sanchez said he thought of the idea two
years ago. He said before this year he was nev
er in a position where he could bring the co
median to campus.
“Now that I’m president of the Hispanic
Presidents’ Council, I could do something to
get Paul Rodriguez here,” Sanchez said.
Paul Rodriguez is not the only Hispanic
celebrity to come to A&M this year.
Dr. Dionel Aviles, a member of the Texas
A&M Board of Regents, spoke at the Hispan
ic Open House at the beginning of the fall se
mester. Victor Morales attended the Hispan
ic Unity Rally last month.
Sanchez said this is the best Hispanic Her
itage Month in his years at A&M.
“The groups just seem closer knit—the or
ganizations really came together and sup
ported each other,” he said. “Of course, there
is always room for improvement.”
Salmon said MSC Town Hall wanted to
bring in diverse entertainment.
“We specifically wanted to target the Mex-
ican-American community because we have
in a sense neglected them [in] the past years,”
Salmon said. “Rodriguez was chosen because
he is one of the most talented comedians in
the business.”
Please see Comedy on Page 10.
UPD: Trust your instincts
Crime-prevention experts say awareness key to safety
By Colleen Kavanagh
Staff writer
The University Police Depart
ment (UPD) said Texas A&M stu
dents need to trust their instincts
to protect themselves from dan
gerous situations.
Betty LeMay, a certified crime-
prevention specialist for UPD,
said some students put them
selves in situations where they
could be hurt.
“We see late-night female jog
gers and people who are alone in
isolated areas every day,” LeMay
said. “People won’t stop certain ac
tivities, but there are a number of
precautions they can take.”
LeMay said students should have
a buddy with them as much as pos
sible and should tell someone where
they are going when they leave the
house, because isolation makes peo
ple more vulnerable to crime.
The UPD is working to make
Texas A&M a safer campus, she said.
“We have added more lighting
and phones on jogging trails and
isolated areas,” LeMay said. “But
anybody;anywhere, can be the vic
tim of crime. In one of two stranger
rapes here in 1995, the woman was
abducted in the middle of the day.”
LeMay said people need to be
aware of their surroundings and to
walk with confidence, showing aware
ness and control of the situation.
“The most important thing peo
ple can do is trust their instincts,” she
said. “If you feel something is wrong,
then get out of the situation.”
Jay Merkeley, a self-defense
teacher at A&M, said self-defense be
gins with understanding something
can happen to you. The key to crime
prevention is awareness, he said.
“People can be relaxed but alert 24
hours a day,” Merkeley said. “I try to
teach students to make sure nothing
escapes their attention, whether it’s
someone walking towards them or
someone near them doing some
thing out of the ordinary.”
Merkeley said constantly moni
toring situations is necessary, be
cause there always is the possibility
something will happen. Instincts
tell you if you are in danger, he said.
Merkeley said a woman who was
raped on campus three years ago no
ticed her attacker when she was jog
ging but ignored her instinct to re
move herself from the situation.
Merkeley said the woman thought
she was being paranoid.
LeMay said after recognizing the
potential problem, people need to
report the problem to the police. No
tifying the police makes the authori
ties aware of the situation so they can
respond with knowledge and check
out the situation.
Please see Trust on Page 9.
Law-school caravan
offers admission info
By Robert Smith
Senior staff writer
The Law School Caravan will
make its annual stop at Texas
A&M from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. today
in the MSC Flagroom.
Karen Severn, pre-law adviser
at A&M, said representatives from
84 law schools will be at A&M to
speak with students interested in
law school.
“It should be a really great
day,” she said. “It will provide law
schools access to top-quality stu
dents at A&M.”
Students attending the caravan
can discuss qualifications for ad
mission, ask questions about vari
ous law school programs and ob
tain applications from the schools.
Severn said the variety of law
schools will give students a
chance to compare schools.
“All of the law schools are dif
ferent, and they can find the ones
that fit their needs the best,” she
said. “Students can see schools
from across the nation and will
be exposed to schools they really
haven’t considered.”
Representatives from all nine
Texas law schools will be at the cara
van, as well as representatives from
other schools, including George
town University, Vanderbilt Univer
sity and New York University.
Jennifer Silverman, a senior
English major, said she will at
tend the law school fair.
“Personally, I am excited be
cause I’m applying for law school
in the fall,” she said. “You can get a
real feel for what the law schools
have to offer because they bring a
lot of information with them.”
Please see Caravan on Page 9.