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SAME ADDRESS, NEW LOOK
MONDAY
September 21, 1998
Issue 17 • 10 pages
105 YEARS AT TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
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us threatens A&M computers
IMDREA BROCKMAN
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tially dangerous virus has
me computers on the Texas
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•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
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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
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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