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Hie Ban e Battalion Camp us Page 5 • Monday, October 12, 1998 Senate to discuss core curriculum changes BY PATRICK PEABODY The Battalion [The Faculty Senate will meet to- to discuss issues concerning dif- jnt curriculums and other affairs, biane Kaplan, speaker for the Tulty Senate, said the Senate Lid be discussing some budget jters among other things. The Budget Information Com be has been talking to the Vice [ident for Finance,” Kaplan said. Id looking at where the money has jn going, and that should be pret- dteresting. Also we are going to |a heads up at what all the Execu- Committee has been looking at.” apian said the Senate was also g to be looking at some cur riculum changes. “We will be looking at small changes like a change in math re quirements for the Geography Envi- ichesiq if tei pel may El wd noil the res ronmental Science curriculum,” Ka plan said. “Possibly the most interesting topic will be changes to BY MEGAN WRIGHT The Battalion lolden Key National Honor So- |y hosted the first annual Nerd yesterday in Spence Park, aura Knowles, Golden Key vice sident of service and a senior [rketingand management major, the purpose of the event was [rise money for the organization. [We’re out here for fund raising jolden Key,” Knowles said. “Not that, but we really want to raise Ireness about our society and the [erent honor societies in general. ” \ctivities included a four-legged an award for best nerd laugh, Pest for Nerd Wars king and queen, a book-carrying relay, a triv ia competition and a water-balloon toss. Trophies were awarded to the winners of the competitions. Crowned Nerd Wars king and queen were Carlos Serbia, senior computer engineering major, and Leeha Herrera, senior computer sci ence major. Serbia said the main reason he came out Sunday was because of Herrera, but was glad he did. “I am really out here because she (Herrera) made me come, but I am glad that I did,” Serbia said. “I thought that it would be cool, just to see what was going on.” Organizations that participated included Honor Student Council, the core curriculum. The state is at tempting to standardize the core cur riculum, and they have put out a set of guidelines for doing so. A good portion of us have been trying hard to keep the same curriculum. We have thought our core curriculum is good for the students and keeping it the same has been very important.” There are only a few changes set for revising the core curriculum, and they change the core curriculum very little. “The major change we are con sidering is that we are looking to split the six hours of required humanities into three hours of humanities and 3 hours of visual and performing arts,” Kaplan said. “If we do decide to pass it, and the Coordinating Board in Austin passes the Harlen Act, which will mean some core curriculums will have to be approved by the Board of Regents, then it will have to be ap proved in December when the Board of Regents meets. Then in January we will be able to make the deadline for the course catalog, and then new changes will be in the 1999 catalog, and affect the incoming freshmen. ” Also, there will be a second pro posal about the core curriculum to be reviewed. “We will proceed with a complete review of the core curriculum,” Ka plan said. “We will form a committee to look at the curriculum, formed of people from all over the University. They will be looking at adding new courses or taking some out, and will also look at interdisciplinary courses. ” rolden Key hosts Nerd Wars J.P. BEATO/Thk Baitalion Carlos Serbia, a senior computer engineering major, and Leeha Herrara, a se nior computer science major, were named Nerd Wars king and queen by the Golden Key National Honor Society Sunday at Spence Park. Cap and Gown Society, American In- recognizes the top 15 percent of ju- stitute for Chemical Engineering, Ag- niors and seniors at participating uni- gies Up All Night and Squadron 12. versities. The Texas A&M chapter of Golden Key is an organization that Golden Key has about 2,000 members. First A &M fraternity hosts 25th anniversary BY MELISSA JORDAN The Battalion Sigma Phi Epsilon, the first fra ternity chartered at Texas A&M, celebrated its silver anniversary this past week. Sigma Phi Epsilon began as a group OF 30 men on campus who wanted to start a social organiza tion for men. They originally named their organization Phi Delta Sigma, and it served as a local fra ternity for men at Texas A&M. Af ter expressing interest in Sigma Phi Epsilon, the group was charted by the national fraternity on March 31, 1973, making them the first of ficial fraternity on campus. Sigma Phi Epsilon members and alumni celebrated the an niversary with a number of activ ities throughout the week. The fraternity hosted a party Wednes day and a concert Friday show casing the band Ugly Americans. The festivities continued Sat urday with a tailgate party prior to the game against Nebraska where 56 Sigma Phi Epsilon alumni were present to meet and socialize with the chapter’s cur rent members. Brandon Drake, vice president of programming for Sigma Phi Ep silon and a junior construction science major, said the purpose of the social Saturday was to pro mote alumni relations with cur rent fraternity members. “The 25th anniversary gives the active chapter a chance to rec ognize and thank the past mem bers of Sigma Phi Epsilon for all their work,” Drake said. “The 25th anniversary gives the active chapter a chance to recog nize and thank the past members of Sigma Phi Epsilon for all their work/' — Brandon Drake Vice president of programming Sigma Phi Epsilon A post-game alumni reunion party gave many former mem bers of the chapter a chance to meet with old friends and recall shared memories. Jim Dickson, president of Sig ma Phi Epsilon and a senior po litical science and finance major, said the weekend went well. “The weekend went better than anyone could have imagined, capped off by the unexpected win over Nebraska,” Dickson said. 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