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cy medical technician
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)artment, said the acci-
it occurred yesterday at
approximately 5:15 p.m. on
University Drive between
Tauber and Ireland Streets.
Master officer Gary Strat
ton of the College Station Po
lice Department said the bi
cyclist was traveling west
along the sidewalk parallel to
the Northside parking
garage. The cyclist was mov
ing against the flow of traffic.
“Then for some unknown
reason, the cyclist jumped
off the curb and collided
with an east-bound Nissan
pickup,” Stratton said.
The Nissan was driven by
Nancy Flora of Bryan. After
colliding with the cyclist. Flo
ra swerved and her pickup hit
another pickup.
Beasley said when he ar
rived to the scene, the cyclist
was semi-conscious, lying on
the ground.
“He had some small lacer
ations on his left elbow and
on his forehead, but he was
breathing,” Beasley said.
Stratton said Shiskin, who
was not wearing a helmet,
sustained a major concussion
and possible broken bones.
He was listed as being in sta
ble conditions, and was kept
overnight in intensive care.
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Fraternities ready for fall rush
BY MELISSA JORDAN
The Battalion
Fraternity rush kicks off Sunday, Sept.
6, at the MSC Open House.
The 20 fraternities with chapters on
campus will set up tables for prospective
pledges to meet active members and ask
questions.
Monday begins the official week of
rush. Each fraternity will pass out rush
cards near Rudder fountain from 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m. Individual fraternities will hold
activities throughout the week where
participants can meet active members
and learn more about fraternities’ tradi
tions, goals and activities.
The Interfraternity Council (IFC) es
timates that over 200 men have already
registered for rush and expect this year
to be the biggest rush to date.
Cameron Ingram, vice president of
the IFC and a senior finance major, said
there is a fraternity for everyone who
participates in rush.
“Our motto is, ‘There’s a place for every
one in the Texas A&M Greek system.’”
Rick Roberts, campus relations chair
for the IFC and a senior business analy
sis major, said the benefits of fraternity
membership can be seen through the el
ements of brotherhood, leadership, so
cial skills and career opportunities.
“Fraternities are a great place for Ag
gie men to get involved on campus, de
velop leadership skills and gain friends
for life,” Roberts said.
Scott Lovejoy, IFC president and a senior
management information systems major,
said he believes the greatest benefit of fra
ternity life is the new family pledges will
find with their fraternity brothers.
"With 43,000 students at Texas A&M,
a fraternity provides the opportunity to
bond with a close-knit family away from
home,” Lovejoy said.
The culmination of the week’s activ
ities will be at Bid House on Saturday,
Sept. 8, when participants in rush will
receive bids, invitations to join one or
more fraternities.
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Jeremy Kinslow, a senior mechanical engineering major, waits in line at the Zachry parking lot 10 minutes before his
class. Jeremy had been waiting for 45 minutes for a spot.
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BY BRANDON BOLLOM
The Battalion
[What began as a joke be-
*een the Coordinator of Gen-
v Issues Education Services,
ftrki|Elkins, and an English
v ulty member, Pam
itthews, became the Femi-
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fd Thursday afternoon at the
■morial Student Center.
The idea of playfully mock-
; the clothing trends at Texas
JiM by holding a feminist’s
m fashion show has been set
o action twice by Nancy
bbs, a graduate student in
lacation administration.
The first Feminist Fashion
pwlwas held this past Feb-
y(iry, allowing the students,
>ulty and staff of A&M to ex-
{ire j feminist stereotypes in
(s unique environment. The
alsjof the fashion show are
| promote the Women’s
pwn Bag Lunch series spon-
'ed. by GIES and Women’s
idies, and to gather and
make new connections at the
beginning of the semester.
Elkins said the idea behind the
fashion show is to celebrate fem
inism by showing that people
from all walks of life are feminists.
“If this was reflective of
campus, it would include men,
sorority women wearing their
Greek letters and Corps mem
bers,” Tubbs said.
The fashion show included
women in all types of clothing,
from business suits and dress-
casual outfits to bell-bottom
jeans and T-shirts.
Krista May, a graduate student
in English, walked the runway to
the theme from “The Mary Tyler
Moore Show” in ripped denim
jeans and a plain white T-shirt.
Elkins sported a more conserva
tive look with dress khaki pants,
a blue long-sleeved, button-
down shirt and tie.
“Some of the models wear
ties to mock the ‘feminist
stereotype,’ but feminists
would normally look like any
one on campus,” Tlibbs said.
Barbara Finlay, director of
women’s studies, also mod
eled in the fashion show.
“This event is really to cre
ate a sense of community and
kick the semester off right,”
she said.
Brandon Bollom/The Battalion
Becki Elkins, coordinator of the Gender Issues Education Ser
vices, with son Lukas models and then speaks at Feminist
Fashion Show: The Sequel Thursday afternoon at the MSC.
On-campus residents get
connected with WireFest
BY PATRICK PEABODY
The Battalion
The first three weeks of this semester
WireFest will once again kick off, helping
students hook up their computers to
ResNet, the on-campus ethernet connec
tion.
The program is sponsored by The De
partment of Residence Life and allows stu
dents to help other students with their eth
ernet problems.
WireFest teams will visit residence halls
during the first three weeks of classes,
Monday - Thurs
day, 4 to 9 p.m.
Raymond Mc
Cauley, a coordina
tor of the program,
said WireFest is a
great program be
cause the students
receive hands-on
help.
“Instead of just
calling for support
over the phone,” he
said, “students, called WireTechs, will
come by and help students.”
The WireTechs are students who
work out of their dorm rooms and are
able to help students in need of comput
er assistance. They answer computer-re
lated questions, provide technical sup
port and assist residents with hardware
and software problems related to con
necting to ResNet.
WireTechs primarily assist residents
with ResNet connections. They may also
help students with modems as time per
mits, but residents with ethernet cards
will be given priority.
McCauley said that the ResNet is a
good alternative to regular modems.
“There will be over 10,000 network
connections,” he said. “They will run at
300 times faster than regular modems.
There will also be two connection per
room, so if you have two computers you
can both hook up at the same time instead
of waiting for a phone line.”
Completed this past summer, all on-
campus residents with computers and eth
ernet cards will have direct access to the
campus network and the
Internet sometime near
the beginning of the Fall
1998 semester.
“This is something the
students really like,” said
Ron Sasse, Director of Res
idence Life. “They don’t
have to go to a computer
lab, and can access any
time of the day from their
rooms.”
Also, Sasse said, the In
ternet is becoming an aca
demic necessity.
“Many professors now require Internet
access for projects and for other academy
ic reasons,” he said.
The Residence Hall Association (RHA),
in conjunction with WireFest, is selling
ethernet cards and cable to students.
If students need help setting up their
ethernet connection, they are asked to con
tact WireFest by e-mail, at wirefest@godzil-
la.tamu.edu.
For more information students may
go to the Web site for WireFest at
http://Reslife.tamu.edu/rescomp.
NEWS IN BRIEF
Today last day for
students to add classes
The first week of every semester is typi
cally full of last-minute changes to many Ag
gies’ schedules, but today marks the end
of add/drop week.
Yesterday was the last day to drop a class,
and today is the last day to add a class.
Classes can be added in person until 5
p.m. at the Pavilion, and phone lines will
close at 3 p.m.
MSC Open House
scheduled for Sunday
The MSC Open House will take place
Sunday, Sept. 6, from 2 to 6 p.m. on the
first and second floors of the MSC. Open
House gives students the opportunity to
preview various organizations and clubs at
A&M.
“Open house is like the official kickoff of
the school year and also the beginning of the
‘other education’ for many students,” Will
Hurd, MSC President and a senior computer
science and international studies major,
said.
The Singing Cadets, Aggie Wranglers and
Texas A&M Fencing Club will perform at Open
House.
Clinton to visit Texas
for Mauro fundraising
WASHINGTON (AP) — Gubernatorial
candidate Garry Mauro has invited Bill
Clinton to Texas later this month.
Clinton will visit Texas on Sept. 27 to
raise money for Mauro, the White House
confirmed Thursday.
While plans have not been finalized,
Mauro wants the president to appear at
fund-raisers in Houston and San Antonio,
along with public events. The trip is Clin
ton’s last scheduled visit to Texas prior
to the election, a top White House offi
cial said, speaking on condition of
anonymity.
Mauro, who finds himself making lit
tle headway against popular Gov. George
W. Bush, has often turned to Bill and
Hillary Clinton for help ginning up cam
paign cash.
Having raised $4 million or so to date —
vastly less than Bush’s $15 million — Mau
ro wants to bring in another $3 million or $4
million before Election Day, Rogers said.
He estimated that the Clintons,
who teamed in June to help Mauro
bring in $250,000 from a pair of
Washington fund-raisers, have assist
ed with about 40 percent of Mauro’s
fund raising to date.