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A&M earns best-ever rank in magazine Moving in
University named tops in Southwest, 15th overall by U.S. News and World Report
Staff and wire reports
Texas A&M University has received its
highest ranking ever in the “Top Public
Universities” category of the annual rat
ings by U.S. News & World Report— plac
ing 15th, four spots higher than last year.
U.S. News’ 12th annual “America’s Best
Colleges” issue again shows Texas A&M to
be the highest-rated institution in Texas
and the Southwest based upon quality
comparisons between national public
universities. The University of Texas at
Austin was the only other Texas institution
to be ranked in that category — one of
four institutions tied for 17th.
A&M and UT also fared well in the
magazine’s overall national rankings, the
“Best Value” category, which is tradition
ally dominated by private institutions. UT
placed 30th andTexas A&M 32nd. Rice Uni
versity is the highest-rated Texas institution
in that category, ranking fourth.
The U.S. News’ list of “Top National
Public Universities” is one of the yard
sticks that Texas A&M officials elected to
use earlier this year as part of “Vision
2020.” A 200-member taskforce is exam
ining issues and mapping strategies to en
sure that Texas A&M continues to en
hance its programs, with a goal of being
considered a top-10 public university by
the year 2020.
The University of California at Berkeley
and the University of Virginia tied for the
top spot among the nation’s best public
universities. They were followed by the Uni
versity of North Carolina, UCLA, Universi
ty of Michigan, University of California at
San Diego, College of William and Mary,
University of California at Irvine, Universi
ty ofWisconsin, University of Illinois, Penn
sylvania State University, University of Cal
ifornia at Davis, Georgia Tech and the
University of California at Santa Barbara.
University to further box-recycling program
Staff and wire reports
As approximately 10,000 Aggies move
into their residence halls to start the fall
semester, they will be throwing away tons
of cardboard boxes.
Texas A&M’s Physical Plant Depart
ment, the Department of Residence Life
and the Department of Food Services are
once again working to collect these box
es for recycling.
“This recycling effort is a good oppor
tunity for the campus to save natural re
sources, landfill space and waste dispos
al costs,” Nicole Patschke, environmental
conservation specialist for the Physical
Plant, said. “We have sponsored this pro
ject for four years now and expect this
year to be the most successful.”
Approximately 16,000 pounds of
cardboard were collected in 1996, and
about 24,000 pounds were collected in
1997. Patschke says the goal for 1998 is
32,000 pounds.
There will be six drop-off locations on
campus for cardboard, two on Southside
and four on Northside.
Collection points on Southside are be
tween Appelt Hall and Commons dock,
and on the Quad beside Briggs Hall.
Northside locations are Jones Street
near the A-1 lounge, the west end of Davis-
Gary Hall, the east side of Hobby and Nee
ley halls on Asbury Street and at the west
end of Schuhmacher and Walton halls.
“We ask that the students take all trash
out of the boxes, flatten them and take
them to the nearest recycling dropoff
spot,” Patschke said.
MSC to play host
to lunch sessions
with Southerland
ExCEL ‘98 conference addresses
Vice President for Student Affairs
Malon Southerland hosts a lun
cheon series throughout the acade
mic year to bring together students,
faculty members and administrative
staff members for lunch and an in
formal discussion.
The luncheons take place every
other week at 12:30 p.m. in the Memo
rial Student Center. Interested individ
uals should send an e-mail message
to patty-kelly@tamu.edu that includes
their name, department, office tele
phone number and mailstop. Letters of
invitation will be sent throughout the fall
and spring semesters.
minority issues, freshman life
By Amy Curtis
The Battalion
Sept. 11 deadline
for fall graduates
Students who do not apply for fall
graduation by the stated deadline
may be assessed a late fee of $50.
This fee will be in addition to the $30
graduation fee. All seniors who intend
to graduate this semester to apply for
graduation in 105 Heaton Hall by Sep
tember 11.
“Carpe Diem...Your Future Starts Now!” is
the theme of ExCEL ’98 conference, and is
the beginning of a successful school career
for many incoming minority freshmen.
The ExCEL conference — Excellence
Uniting Culture, Education, and Leadership
— is an orientation program for new ethnic
minority students and their parents and will
be held this Friday and Saturday.
Denise Cunningham, executive director
of the ExCEL conference, said the conference
was started in 1987 as part of the minority
freshman orientation program and has be
come an Aggie tradition.
Cunningham, a senior environmental de
sign major, is looking forward to serving her
second year as ExCEL conference director. She
said the position is a wonderful opportunity.
“It is fulfilling for me because it allows me
to have first-hand experience with incoming
freshmen, and allows me the opportunity to
be proactive instead of reactive to experiences
they might encounter,” Cunningham said.
The conference addresses academic con
cerns for new students including how to
speak to their professors, first tests, drugs, al
cohol, sex and other issues pertaining to the
freshman experience.
But the conference is not only about
learning and lectures, it is also about getting
to know other students and having fun.
The first night of the two-day conference
will finish with a cultural extravaganza
where African-American and Hispanic
Greek organizations are introduced to the
students. There also will be dancing and
performances by other minority organiza
tions, such as the Native American Student
Organization.
The ExCEL Plus program is an extension
of the conference that includes workshops
every other week.
Eric Watson, a senior meteorology major
who attended ExCEL and ExCEL Plus pro
grams in 1995, said the conference addresses
the specific needs of the students and helps
them establish lifelong friendships.
“It showed me, for one, how to stay at this
University,” he said.
Phillip Taylor, a senior business manage
ment major, served as a team leader for the ’97
conference and will serve again this year.
Taylor said the students who attend the
conference are separated into teams led by a
team leader who giving them a friendly face
to ask questions to, and helping them to ad
just to campus life.
ROBERT MCKAY"
Casey Wessels, a freshman biomedical science major, and Sunnye Owens,affi
man aerospace engineering major, move into Mosher Hall Tuesday morning,
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