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— >r Pdf ( year, theCaftk tad trip in whid j d Big 12 runne: ye Lawyer pac^ son. Goalkeeper. )n lead a defense 5-1 overall on the tree-game wim- end (he teati! University, 21 University, 3-1 f Wilson and k garnered deie: MVP awards,k Peters and it Micky Thrashe mgton will be vide the offense has scored II of the l>oard this; te Aggies looks the net. Alone 4G UP HING SPECIAL chool offers s to the usual college IGIELIFE, PAGE 3 DEFENSE ATTACK • Wrecking Crew shuts down explosive Southern Miss offense and leads A&M to 24-6 victory. SPORTS, PAGE 7 CHECK OUT THE BATTALION ONLINE http://battalion, tamu. edu SAME ADDRESS, NEW LOOK MONDAY September 21, 1998 Issue 17 • 10 pages 105 YEARS AT TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY me 1 (•end us threatens A&M computers IMDREA BROCKMAN urn homeSer The Battalion .’est U iandi tially dangerous virus has me computers on the Texas )US. I virus is scheduled to det- •aturday. Sept. 26. (id McCauley, coordinator of computing for Texas A&M, H virus infects Windows 95 >ws 98 EXE files. After an in is executed, the virus will system's memory and infect rams«s they are accessed, •ws NT computers cannot be oy the virus but can still be id spread it to other comput- n floppy disks,” he said, eegan. technology chair for A’s Residence Hall Associa- the machines in the corn 's on campus are Windows herefore not in danger of However, the virus is cur- ning rampant across Resnet, npus network, of the PC’s online in the res- 11s are infected,” he said. ‘‘It started when a user acquired an infected file from the Internet which infected other files on their computer which were then down loaded by other users, infecting their machines too,” Keegan said. “The virus resides in the comput er’s RAM and will infect anything run or accessed,” he said. The Department of Residence Life home page said the CIH virus will overwrite the “bootstrap” code in in fected computers’ BIOS chip which keeps the computer from booting, thus disabling it. The Resnet home page offers links for a free procedure to locate and dis infect all executable files. Keegan said the KILL CIHtool will download a free version of Norton Anti-virus software and will run a complete virus scan. “This will remove the virus from the RAM and also prevent reinfec tion,” he said. According to the Data Fellows Com puter Virus Information Pages, the CIH virus was first located in Taiwan in ear ly June and has been spreading very quickly through pirated software. McCauley said students on a col lege campus naturally share programs whether they are supposed to or not. “It is not right to share pirated soft ware such as games,” he said, “but they shouldn’t lose their computers because of it.” McCauley said the CIH virus could be a hoax, but it will get people to take precautions. “Maybe you don’t have this one, but you could have another one,” he said. Tom Putnam, director of CIS, said the key is not to panic over this par ticular virus, but to regularly run virus scans on your computer. “There are hundreds of viruses out there, and you need to always be careful when downloading exe cutable files off the Internet and shar ing floppy disks with others,” he said. The KILL CIH tool can be down loaded at http://www.symantec. com/avcenter/kill cih.html. The free version of Norton Anti- Virus software can be downloaded at http:www.symantec.com/nav/navc. html. CUT DATES Oct. 3, 4.11.17,18. 31 Nov. 1, 8,15 Oct. 25 - Father/son cut • Oct. 30 - Centerpole arrives • Nov. 6 - Centerpole erected • Nov. 24 - Bonfire burns New cut site chosen for Bonfire plays. , up and away PSIF MIKE FUENTES/The Battalion McHam, a senior industrial distribution major, comes in for a safe landing at Coulter Field in n on Saturday morning. McHam is a member of Texas A&M skydiving club. BY BETH MILLER AND SARAH GOLDSTON The Battalion Groups on campus and throughout the community have been regulating Aggie Bonfire since its beginning, and this year more regulatory logs have been thrown onto the fire. Head stack Blaine Lewis said Bonfire cut will be at a different site this year, and new rules against profanity will be enforced. Lewis said this year’s cut site is on FM 1361 between Snook and Somerville. “The property is owned by Charles Wessling and George Wight; site is about 20 miles from campus,” he said. First cut is Oct. 3, but Lewis said before people can go out to the site, they must attend cut class to learn basic safety rules of the cut site. Cut class is scheduled for Sept. 28 and 29 at the Polo Fields at 6:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. each day. The Corps cut class is Sept. 30 in Rudder Auditorium. “At cut class we teach stu dents how to cut down trees, the proper way to be safe on site and we get people motivated about Bonfire,” he said. “Our first goal is safety. We can’t have Bonfire if people aren’t safe.” Brad Mauritzen, a senior red- pot, said the new rules ban any type of profanity on clothes or pots and are designed to elimi nate offensive words and actions that would cause others to not want to participate. He said he felt the rules will be effective. “They’re going to go over well because we have the authority to regulate people,” Mauritzen said. “They can either follow them (the rules) or not participate.” He said some of the more re cent regulations placed on Aggie Bonfire include no students being allowed to ride in the back of pickup trucks to and from the cut site; all students having to wear a pot when cutting, unloading and stacking the logs; and all students having to wear safety glasses when cutting logs. Lewis said approximately 5,000 participants are expected to participate in this year’s build ing process. Committees stand as Business key to Bonfire success Career Fair set to begin today BY NONI SRIDHARA The Battalion roon Out serves to unite Aggies » JPi: m 1? ' 1 * ■ k Active !Y NONI SRIDHARA The Battalion ea that originally started as a r the Class of 2000 Council in ner of 1997 has now become gaining national prominence. j aC l;eiDn Out, sponsored by the class and supported by The Zone 2th Man Foundation, is a pro- gned to promote current and :udents to wear maroon to the •braska game on Oct. 10. Valentine, Class of ’00 pres aid the goal of Maroon Out fy the student body. ?ms like recently we are sepa- arselves into different groups Ireeks, the Corps, etc.,” Valen- i, “and our goal is to bring everyone back together and remind everyone that we are all still Aggies.” Local radio stations and newspapers will also be running advertisements. Valentine said Maroon Out was mentioned during the nationally-tele vised Texas A&M-Mississippi game. Brandon Neff, head yell leader, said he supports this project be cause Aggies need to get back into the practice of wearing maroon. “Everyone knows the A&M col ors are maroon and white, but Ag gies have to remember that the ma roon comes before the white.” Neff said wearing maroon would make it easier to see the waving of the 12th Man towels. “In the past, most fans have dressed in white, and it’s hard to see the towels. The combination of the maroon T-shirts and the movement of the towels will make the union of the student body very visible, and it will show the true colors of A&M” In order to participate in Maroon Out, one does not necessarily have to purchase a shirt but just wear maroon. The class councils have already sold 5,000 Maroon Out shirts and Valentine said they have a goal to sell 15,000. Profits from the sale of the T- shirts will be evenly distributed among the class councils and will be used for class gifts to the University. Maroon Out shirts are $5 and are available in the main hallway of the MSC and at the two remaining home games including the Nebras ka game. BY SARAH GOLDSTON AND BETH MILLER The Battalion This year’s Bonfire activities will begin on Oct. 3 with first cut, and Bonfire will burn on Tbesday, Nov. 24. Blaine Lewis, head stack, said senior redpots are the over seers of Bonfire. “Senior redpots are in charge of supervision, administration and coordinating the events,” he said. “The junior redpots are like the foremen out at site or any activity with Bonfire. ” Lewis said centerpole pots make sure centerpole is erected correctly and assist in the duties of the other pots. Brownpots assist the junior redpots and at cut they operate the chain saws and do mainte nance on all equipment, he said. Lewis said yellowpots are in charge of coordinating Bonfire activities for the dorm they live in and making sure people are organized while the maroon buttpots coordinate the Corps outfits Bonfire activities. Brad Mauritzen, a senior redpot, said women’s roles at Bonfire have increased over the past 20 years. He said women were first al lowed to take part in Bonfire ac tivities in 1979 and have pro gressed from only being allowed to carry water to participating in every step of the Bonfire process. The Women’s Bonfire Com mittee coordinates much of the female involvement in Bonfire activities. Erin Ressler, senior pinkpot, said many women are planning to participate in Bonfire this year. “At our first meeting we had over 125 women show up; we’re getting excited about Bon fire,” Ressler said. “We drive water out to site along roads the tractors have left, and every Friday before the weekend of cut we meet at 3 p.m. in Duncan to make lunches for the people out at site,” she said. “At the Coke shack at stack we provide free water and donuts and people can buy Cokes.” see Bonfire Page 6. rrity sees doors of Corps opening for women ii) BRYAN BUCKMAN The Battalion lorps of Cadets is open ’s a message that Kel- ity, the Deputy Corps tnder, would like to )SS. ty, a senior journalism kvould recommend the o young women enter- as A&M because, she is a tremendous confi- !*uilder. “I entered the Corps for three reasons: to have someone to look after my grades, to stay in shape, and to be a part of a close-knit group,” Garrity said. Garrity has watched the role of women in the Corps expand greatly in the four years she has been at A&M. “When I came here there were only three outfits I could join as part of the Army pro gram. Now I believe there are nine integrated outfits in the Army program alone,” she said. An East Coast native, Garri ty did not know anyone in Texas before she came to A&M. “My company nurtured me along,” Garrity said. “My up perclassmen encouraged me to excel.” Garrity admits that there are challenges for women in the Corps, but says they can turn those challenges to their advantage. “It’s harder to be female when you’re a freshman,” Gar rity said. “There are a few things that the men can do that you can’t. When you screw up, you stand out. But when you surpass the men you stand out, too.” “There’s room for progress for women in the Corps,” she said. “There’s always room for progress in anything, but the progress already has been enormous. In the past, every so often a girl would make it. Now that doesn’t seem extraordinary. At titudes have changed.” ERIC NEWNAM/The Battalion Kelly Garrity, a senior journalism major, is the highest-ranking female in the Corps of Cadets at Texas A&M. The Business Student Council (BSC) is sponsoring the Fall Busi ness Career Fair ’98 this week to day through Sept. 24. Approximately 140 compa nies will be recruiting for full time employment, co-ops and in ternships. The fair kicks off today with an informal reception at the Hilton Hotel at 7 p.m. Bryan Sweeney, the career fair vice president and a junior ac counting and finance major, said the career fair is an opportunity for students to find out about dif ferent companies. “These receptions are for students to come and initially talk with and meet the compa nies in a relaxed atmosphere,” Sweeney said. Tuesday through Thursday, the companies will have set up booths in the Wehner building for students to come by and visit with the companies at which time they can also drop off their resumes. Sweeney said the career fair is beneficial to students because of the contacts that are made. “This fair is the initial step in a job search for students, and it also gives them the opportunity to meet companies that they could eventually work for some day,” he said. Sweeney said freshmen should not hesitate to attend the career fair due to lack of experience. see Career Fair on Page 6