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Tie Battalion C ampus Page 5 • Monday, November 2, 1998 * According to a recent study by ICR. The Princeton Review is not affiliated with Princeton University or Law Services. low ron tadar presents Web view of B-CS Soppier system gives new perspective to area weather patterns Moms learn Aggie ways at camp BY PATRICK PEABODY The Battalion Texas A&M students will now be ^ 1)16 to view Doppler radar images f storms in the Bryan-College Sta- area via the Web. Dr. Mike Biggerstaff, a professor fmeteorology, said there were two asons the A&M Meteorology De- artment decided to put Doppler nages on the Web. “We wanted to be able to put tiis information online for any udents out there to be able to be their dorm rooms and be able toalotoi'if look at tl -16 storm,” Biggerstaff "aid. “We also wanted to put them nline for civil defense purposes. Vework very closely with the Na- iow the colira ona * Weat h er Service, and we ised to call them on a direct line nd talk to their operators and tey would call us and we would ass information back and forth. around thew and. yearbooks of ie Aggielandi seeing, k was called were used a Institute an ached me bee; orf said. “Bee get to seethe ttract moregii: e experience emsfromoui rf said 'S promote the ess. see in e worldly f ame. but hearing the information is not the same as seeing it for yourself. Now they can pull up the Texas A&M radar images and see the storms for themselves.” Biggerstaff said having Doppler radar images available on the In ternet will be useful to Bryan-Col- lege Station area residents. “If you’re thinking about going out, playing with the dog, riding a bike or playing golf, you can check the Web, and see a big storm sys tem coming in and it (the Doppler images) moves so you can actually see how fast it is going and where it is going,” he said. “It may not be something you pick up right away, but if you look at it enough you be gin to pick up what is happening. You learn a lot from experience, like last time the storm looked like this, it got really bad. Having this avail able will give people the experience to tell what is going on.” A weather radar has been on campus since the mid-1940s, soon after meteorological radar was in troduced by the Massachusetts In stitute of Technology. In 1992, A&M upgraded the radar to Doppler, and in 1997 the radar was fully operational. The Doppler radar cost $300,000. About $120,000 was paid by the state of Texas and Texas A&M, and the rest was provided by NASA. Doppler radar differs from other weather radars because it can mea sure the wind component of the storm, in addition to being able to measure the storm’s intensity. The Doppler radar will only be ac tivated during periods of active storm systems. Weather charts and satel lite pictures will be available on the Web when the Doppler radar is inac tive. To access the A&M Doppler radar on the Web visit www. met.tamu.edu/ADRAD .html. Smith :k and Six )n access, Sr ) establish loping tl i and Voi >f ways,« ing able /' Smith si s of eparatio^ 1 g off that ally proved" That was# s movie." >eals ilist -cn Teaching program receives endowment BY AMY CURTIS The Battalion The Center for Teaching Ex cellence (CTE) Scholars’ Pro gram will receive a $250,000 en dowment from the International Paper Foundation. Dr. Larry Gresham, director of CTE, said the Montague-Scholars Program was created to help fac ulty enhance teaching skills and in troduce new teaching tools the classroom. Gresham said the pro gram chooses 10 junior faculty members each year to be a part of the program. He said the deans of each college choose teachers that have only been teaching for a few years, but have shown ingenuity in the classroom. These teachers are each given $5,000 to reward their performance and to help them im plement some of their ideas. “It provides recognition to young faculty who have been re ally good teachers,” he said. Gresham said CTE programs help faculty in a number of ways, including intensive train ing and orientation on teaching skills, and other programs to train teaching assistants. Gresham said Kenneth E. Montague, a former student, pro vided the original endowment for the Montague-Scholars Program. His family has helped raise addi tional funding for the program. William Perry, executive asso ciate provost, said the Interna tional Paper Foundation has a certain amount of money they do nate each year, and they look for worthy and valuable contribu tions teachers have made to dif ferent projects. He said the CTE made a proposal for the endow ment and it was competitive enough to get the funding. Perry said teachers chosen for the Montague-Scholar’s Program can use the money for a variety of things, such as buying software that might enhance their teaching techniques or they might choose to attend a teaching conference. BY MELISSA JORDAN The Battalion Texas A&M students’ mothers learned about the traditions and spirit of Texas A&M at the Aggie Moms’ Fish Camp this weekend. The Traditions Council led the moms in yells and “The Aggie War Hymn” to allow them to bet ter understand the traditions at Texas A&M. Sue Anderson, second vice president of the Federation of Texas A&M University Mothers’ Club, said the Fish Camp allowed mothers the opportunity to expe rience A&M traditions first-hand. “I think the most important thing the moms gained was an understanding of the importance of the traditions and camaraderie their students feel at Texas A&M,” she said. Representatives from the men toring program and Student Health Services spoke to the Ag gie moms about the services available to their students. The moms had the chance to visit campus facilities including Reed Arena, Kyle Field, the Student Recreation Center and the Student Computing Center. Donna Bentley, president of the Aggie Moms’ Club, said the weekend gave the moms a posi tive picture of A&M and overview Engineering ROBERT MCKAY/The Battalion Members of the Parsons Mounted Cavalry ‘hump it’ during a skit they performed at the Aggie Moms’ Fish Camp Sunday in the MSC of the atmosphere, camaraderie and spirit of Aggieland. “I just think they (Aggie moms) got a good overall picture of what goes on at Texas A&M,” Bentley said. Anderson said the weekend al lowed Aggie moms who were not familiar with Texas A&M the chance to create bonds with oth er Aggie moms. “It’s like within a weekend you had made life-long friends,” she said. Anderson said the Aggie Moms’ Club has become an inte gral part of her own life and gives moms a good way to relate with other Aggie moms. “You’re never an ex-Aggie or an ex-Aggie mom,” Anderson said. “I did not hear one single complaint except they wished it had been longer.” Continued from Page 1 Wednesday NSBE will sponsor a community ser vice project at the Boys and Girls Club. “This will allow members to become involved with the community and to demonstrate the organization’s commitment to community service,” Allen said. Joe O’Bryant, telecommunications chair for NSBE, will present a workshop on developing personal Web pages Thursday in 132 Blocker from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday there will be a Spades and Dominoes Tour nament. Allen said registration for this event will be all week in the MSC. The cost will be $5 before Friday and $7 Friday. Cash prizes will be given to first, second and third place teams in both tournaments. Allen said anyone who is interested in NSBE should participate in NSBE week activities. “It will be lots of fun and a great way to meet oth er NSBE members,” she said. Memorial Student Center Calendar of Events ^ ^ November and Decern ber 1998 November 2 CAMAC ElDia de los Muertos 8 p.m. MSC 201 3 ELS The Secrets to Your Success, featuring Jim Young from EDS 7 p.m. MSC Forsythe Gallery 4 Visual Arts Purse Building Studios Gallery Reception 7:30 p.m. Visual Arts Gallery 5 Town Hall Coffeehouse 6 Film Society Armageddon 7 & 10 p.m. Rudder Auditorium 8-15 OPAS Arts Awareness Week 10-11 OPAS Always...Patsy Cline 8 p.m. Rudder Auditorium 11 13 15 17 Black Awareness and Film Society Amistad and Discussion 1 p.m. Rudder Theatre Film Society Dancer, Texas, Pop. 81 7 & 9:30 Rudder Auditorium OPAS Nigel Kennedy: Bach, Bartok & Hendrix 8 p.m. Rudder Auditorium Great Issues Northgate Safety Awareness Forum 7 p.m. MSC Flagroom 19- 21 Abbott Family Leadership Conference, Dallas 20 Town Hall Fa/7/v///// Rudder Auditorium 20- 21 Cepheid Variable Rocky Horror Picture Show Midnight The Grove 21 OPAS Steve Love’s New York Express Roller Dance Co. 3 & 6 p.m. Rudder Theatre 30-Dec.4 ALOT Angel Tree MSC Hallway 30-Dec. 4 Hospitatility Cro/? FazY MSC Flagroom December 1 Black Awareness Pre-Kwanzaa Celebration 7 p.m. Rudder Theatre Film Society The Mask ofZorro ider Ongoing Events 7 & 9:30 p.m. Rudder Theatre NOVA Fall Open Gaming Every Fri.-Sun. MSC 138-145 NOVA College Bowl Oct. 6-Nov. 11 Evans Library Visual Arts Composite Show of Artists from the Purse Building Studios Oct. 5-Nov. 19 Visual Arts Gallery Visual Arts, Black Awareness, and Political Forum Walking with the Presidents Nov. 23- Feb.23 Visual Arts Gallery MSC Box Office: 845-1234. Dates and times may change. For new information, call the MSC Hotline: 847-5463. ’"•Check out our web site: wwwmsc.tamu.edu** Persons with disabilities, please call 845-1515 for special needs. wvinnnnnnni Things that Aggies do! Donate Plasma Donating Plasma, you sit back in a lounge chair & read, study, talk or dream in a place filled with friends. In 60 minutes you’re up & away, cash in hand. Westgate Biologicals 700 University Dr. 268-6050 Come... it’s that easy. 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