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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.
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rejectsd eness project,” she said. “The first
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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.
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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
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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.
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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. ”