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>TIVAL OF ITS Umition marks start fudit new year. IEUFE, PAGE 3 PUTTING UP THE NUMBERS • A&M uses trick plays to put up top offensive stats. SPORTS, PAGE 5 CHECK OUT THE BATTALION ONLINE http://battalion. tamu.edu Monday October 19, 1998 Volume 105 • Issue 37 • 8 Pages lez. presj hi and a itj ?sign aai major, = II give katothei; trance tea rs qnesfe havemtT; anicipas ez said. 105 YEARS AT TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY ■■ tudent Life office to host nny abc: s; icohol Awareness Week )lei safctp death las 1 es a hai; of discic rincidesi ice A*i is design jgramtiii' ss ofthi Irani i firstf _ BY JENNIFER JONES The Battalion ie Department of Student Life’s hot and Drug Education Pro office will host National Ool ite Alcohol Awareness Week Oct. Oct. 23. rna Breault, coordinator of lyearstudent alcohol education r 'ams in the Department of Stu- Life’s Alcohol and Drug Edu- n Programs (ADEP), said lAW is part of an effort by the irtment to educate students it alcohol. NCAAW] is a part of a two-fold rejectsd eness project,” she said. “The first ing for t. design ihow alternatives to drinking. The id is how to be a healthy Aggie. ” “Although A&M has strong traditions... like Bonfire, they are heavily linked to alcohol/ , — Lorna Breault Department of Student Life ADEP is hosting several events during the week. Monday, students can nominate their class council of ficers for the dunking booth by vot ing at a resource table in the MSC where they can also pick up infor mation on alcohol. Tuesday they will host a Health & Wellness Fair with A.P. Beutel Health Center. Breault said the health fair aims to emphasize how to make respon sible, healthy choices. “We want to show students how detrimental it is to drink to excess,” she said. Wednesday a luncheon is sched uled for student leaders to discuss al cohol and Aggie traditions. “Although A&M has strong tradi tions ... like Bonfire, they are heavily linked to alcohol,” Breault said. see Alcohol on Page 2. Looking to the future Conference recognizes accomplishments ofLatinas BY MELISSA JORDAN AND BETH MILLER The Battalion The “Latinas: Leaders of the Next Millennium” conference concluded Hispanic Heritage Month and honored the ac complishments of Latinas. One-hundred and thirty-seven participants took part in last weekend’s activities. The conference consisted of an opening address by Elisa Sanchez on Friday, workshops on Saturday and a banquet that evening. The workshops covered topics such as gender communication, Latinas in business and the legal system, and the history of Latinas. Gracie Saenz, an attorney and a former member of the Houston City Council, spoke at the workshops on Saturday and said she hoped her presentation would encourage Hispanic stu dents to participate in politics. “There are so many opportu nities for the future of our com munity to have more Hispanic participation in politics,” she said. “I think the reality is that politics is very much a part of our lives, and therefore, they (Lati nas) should be a part of politics.” Hector Valle, president elect of Omega Delta Phi fraternity and a junior finance major, said the speakers shared their insight with conference participants. “I think the speakers helped them understand what obsta cles they will face later in life,” Valle said. Valle said the conference in formed and encouraged those who participated in last week end’s activities. “I think they (students) have gone home with a lot of valuable skills,” Valle said. Margaret Pena, an interna tional marketing major, partic ipated in the conference and said it helped students recog nize the importance Latinas have had in history. “To know where we are go ing, we have to know where we come from,” Pena said. see Latinas on Page 2. reek organizations ok to develop unity g r 4th leadership camp profesi. iy anil irch ffi i and (i s.anen lading adults, man sal be worl die is W e studii a disem ikind ai nd MELISSA JORDAN The Battalion dents aimed to create unity among Greek or ations this weekend at fvAM A&M Greek Lead- Weekend, which took at Camp Lone Star in jjange. AM stands for “Togeth- jveryone Accomplishes and that was the |e of the weekend. To go with the “team” theme, [ty members from Texas and Texas Tech Univer- served as “coaches” for eekend and led group ssions. Ixty-two representatives mtheInterfraternity Coun- e Panhellenic Council, an-Hellenic Council and g)a Delta Chi sorority par ked in the weekend of and small group discus- I with the goal of pro- ling Greek unity, le weekend included ny small groups, or “hud dles,” in which students dis cussed problems the groups face in their organizations. Jenna Brummett, public relations chair for TEAM A&M and a sophomore con struction science major, said the weekend helped break down many of the barriers that have existed among the Greek organizations. “It really knocked down some of the stereotypes I had of other sororities and frater nities,” she said. Brummett said the weekend gave individuals from many different Greek organizations a chance to interact and discuss common problems within the organizations. “People got together and discussed ideas about some of the problems we all have been facing,” she said. “It gave us a chance to make things better in the Greek community and change things as a whole.” see Leadership on Page 2. Splash down ROBERT MCKAYAThk Battalion Drivers on the Texas A&M University campus faced road hazards Saturday after storms dumped several inches of rain on the Bryan-College Station area and other parts of Texas. >s 3 enowned architect visits Texas A&M liversity looks to form partnership with Philip Johnson to design new building By mandy cater graeber AND JAKE SCHRICKLING The Battalion brld-renowned architect Philip son may soon be putting his stamp ie Texas A&M University campus, lie architect, famous for works in- ing Houston’s Pennzoil Place and sco Tower, and Dallas’ Cathedral ope, has expressed interest in de- ing a building for the University, ihnson visited campus Friday af- oon and took the opportunity to twith faculty and students, attend io classes and investigate the site ie Langford Architecture Center. An Lindsey, a member of the Texas 1 Board of Regents and a friend of Ison’s, approached the architect j it the possibility of a partnership. I We’re interested in him building us Hilding,” Lindsey said, “we just I to find a place.” im Donathen, assistant vice chan- ir for Facilities Planning and Con- ction, said the project is still in its iininary discussion stages. This is a long-range plan with no Hite time yet for initiating progress Redesign,” Donathen said. Although no final decisions have been World-renowned architect Philip Johnson discusses an ARCH 305 design project with Michael Campbell, a junior environmental design major, during Johnson’s visit on Friday. made, Donathen said Johnson already has narrowed the focus of his interest. “He’s expressed that he would be par ticularly fond of an opportunity to work in the architecture complex,” he said. Donathen said there have been dis cussions about the possibility of razing one of the existing buildings in the ar chitecture center and replacing it with one of Johnson’s designs. see Architect on Page 2. Military Studies offers Vietnam War lecture BY AMY CURTIS The Battalion The Military Studies In stitute will host Lt. Gen. Harold Moore, who will speak about the Vietnam War today and on Tuesday. Moore will lecture today at 4:15 p.m. on “American Strategy during the Vietnam War” and tomorrow at 11:10 a.m. on “The Battle of the la Drang Valley in the Vietnam War” in 138 Sam Houston Sanders Corps of Cadets Center. Moore’s book. We Were Soldiers Once ... and Young, was a New York Times best seller describing his experi ences in the la Drang Valley campaign during the Viet nam War. Joseph Dawson, director of the MSI, said Moore was invited to A&M as part of the Speaker’s Series. Since 1985, the Speaker’s Series has invited scholars, includ ing historians and political scientists, from other uni versities to give lectures. He said some of the speakers have included retired or ac tive duty military officers and defense analysts to speak on modern events. He said five to six speakers are invited each year. Dawson said the lectures are designed to provoke stu dents to think about world issues. He said the series’ purpose is to deal with sub jects that perhaps students had not thought about be fore and help them to form their own opinion. Dawson said he tries to arrange for the speakers to present two lectures during their stay, so students can have more than one opportu nity to learn from the speak ers. He said not all speakers give lectures; some give speeches to classes or other organizations. Both lectures are open to the general public. Symposium honors work of students in research BY BETH MILLER The Battalion Texas A&M Women’s Faculty Network 1998 Scholarship win ners and finalists, selected from A&M academic colleges, were rec ognized Friday at the Graduate Women’s Research Symposium sponsored by the Women’s Stud ies Program and the Women’s Faculty Network. The symposium began with a poster presentation by seven of the finalists, followed by a cere mony with presentations by the scholarship winners. Keynote speaker Estela Lopez, provost and vice president for academic affairs at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago, fol lowed the presentations with her speech “Life as a Journey.” Lopez said she believes recog nizing the graduate students is cru cial in encouraging them to contin ue with their work. “(Recognition) is a way of re warding what a person has done,” Lopez said. “It’s also a way of recognizing them, and it’s a way of mentoring. I think it’s one of the best things we can do for women.” Dina Triyoso, a finalist and chemical engineering doctoral student, said she believes that presenting her work at the sym posium prepared her for the fu ture by providing her with an op portunity to discuss her project with others. TYiyoso said she advises other graduate students not to get dis couraged by difficult work. “Sometimes you get intimidat ed, but keep pursuing your dream,” Triyoso said. “If you work hard at it, you can accom plish more than you thought you could when you got started.” Barbara Finlay, director of the Women’s Studies Program, said the Women’s Faculty Network and the Women’s Studies Pro gram are contributing to the suc cess of the graduate students by awarding them scholarship mon ey and by offering them opportu nities to present their work. “A lot of these women are doing things that women have tradition ally not done at all,” Finlay said. “They are role models. We are giv ing them the resources to continue their work. ”
