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e-vaul :k hist n Boren was a i lool, her trad aid never be ecause she is Boren, who l .lent when si old, said I lid not discour is encouraged ilting coach rst-hand that THURSDAY January 28, 1999 Volume 105 • Issue 80 • 12 Pages College Station, Texas 105 YEARS AT TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY aggielife • Skateboarders try to find their niche on campus while fighting negative views toward their sport. PAGE 4 today’s issue Toons 2 Super Bowl 9 Friday’s issue The Harlem Globetrotters bring basketball sideshow to Reed Arena this weekend. now & forever • From proposal to hon eymoon, a complete guide to tying the knot. INSIDE :A BOREN -VAULTER m U.S. Armed Forces RHA postpones registration bill jbffer college students Proposed item calls for early class selection for resident advisers career opportunities hard task ir.;:: r icult for some." blems, but Ber ieen a probler BY LISA K. HILL ally hasn't ma: || The Battalion rence," shesai; r that I can see JMstudents looking for an alternative career path to what universities typ- e and can dc icallv offer and a way to pay for college are offered opportunities by U.S. i do.” military branches. »ren, the glasspHrhe U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps offer programs of entertainin' whic h provide enrolled college students with career training, job place- ic does notir. ment and monetary incentives. ler friends at;;®The U.S. Marine Corps provides Platoon Leaders’ Class (PLC) and Of- d pull a praci ficer Candidate Course (OCC) for students taking a minimum of 12 hours the removable: of coursework, maintaining a 2.0 grade-point average and meeting mini while eating mum SAT or ACT score requirements. t, she decided; ^Cecilia A. Henderson, gunnery sergeant and officer selection assistant ease her wait:: for the U.S. Marine Corps, said timing and year of graduation determines ye, Boren phi which program a student can qualify for. waited for the;® “OCC is designed for college seniors or graduates,” she said. “PLC is he waitress for freshmen, sophomores and juniors.” y what BorenesH Henderson said monetary incentives are provided and qualified stu- •ught the waits dents can earn roughly $1,350 per year. The OCC program does not pro- /as funny, but: vide financial assistance. irt attack,” she I The requirements for PLC entail two six-week training sessions at Of- iher pioneers, ficer Candidate School in Quantico, VA, and one ten-week training ses- acknowledget: sion for OCC candidates. The sessions eventually allow participants to >ed her along tit choose from ground, aviation or law as their areas of specialization, very thankfc ' ■ The U.S. Navy offers the Baccalaureate Degree Completion Program ooth in high.; (BDCPj and the Nuclear Propulsion Officer Candidate (NUPOC) program ecause I wo: i for studgpts, leading ta eventual specialisation in aviation, intelligence,. ' of this wr SEAL and other fields provided in basic training. j. T B Stacey White, officer recruiter for the Navy, said the BDCP provides in- xas A&M True centives for students with a minimum of 2.7 GPA and 30 semester hours, lad, too. “The BDCP provides students with a financial boost of $1,600 per ' Honth for up to 36 months as they continue their college education,” ;Wh;te said. staff and 1 atf || Gary L. Cleaves, engineering officer recruiter for the Navy, said upon I the players', acceptance students receive several financial benefits. I them it's goir|! “Up front, if selected, candidates receive $8,000 and $2,200 per month ?p going and- while in school, including summers,” he said. “Upon finishing DCS and )ing to happen' Nuclear Power School, students receive an additional $2,000.” something go:; 1 The Navy’s NUPOC program is looking for students seeking degrees ippen without"- in math, chemistry, physics and engineering. Students must maintain at icorer, forward i east a 3.5 GPA with two years left, or a 3.0 with one year remaining, ho averages 19.1 The U.S. Air Force offers Officer Training School to college seniors look- ‘bounds and is in 8 for ) ob opportunities. , a f ter S p ra j n jng; Kelvin Koch, technical sergeant and officer accessions flight chief for minute oftheOl tbe Air Force, said the Air Force recruits throughout the year for students, 3 regardless of which college degree they have. 1 “We’re looking for students with good moral character who pass phys ical standards and the Air Force Officer Quality Test,” Koch said. B There are no monetary incentives for full-time students wanting to join the Air Force. Koch said there are monetary advantages upon signing af ter graduation. ■ W “Typically, field of specialization and status determines pay start; work ed there was n f u ij t j me p a y S approximately $28,000,” he said. “Pay raises depend on i St. Louis durttl seniority and, on the average, your fourth year, you can earn approxi- ball season, mutely $40,000.” ?11, two great ^j r force is looking for students pursuing careers in all engineer- Iwire and Santtjmg fields an d aircraft navigation, but the program is not limited to these )eting to breakf fcj-ggj. areas ■ The U.S. Army offers financial incentives to individuals interested in n feel the same joining the U.S. Army Reserves and also offers a medical school scholar- t train for differ s fijp if following Cb ,, g cott wfikney, U.S. Army recruiter, said joining the U.S. Army can pro- iging his messa? vjfig m any opportunities to students unsure of their future. “Our program is a great opportunity for men and women to earn ex- ne run kingwa: tm money, experience and continue their education,” Whitney said, ouis Cardinal? Students attending college and enlisted part time in the Army nd a dinner iii-|f city’s BasebaE inday and Mf see Recruit on Page 10. 3d on departbcR outhern CaliM >pe arrived W BY RACHEL HOLLAND The Battalion The Residence Hall Association postponed decision on a bill Wednesday that allowed resident advisers to register early as stu dent workers. Sara Lillehaugen, a sponsor of the bill and a junior English major, said resident advisers need the selection of classes available during early reg istration to select classes that do not conflict with times when they are needed at the residence hall. “We are proposing it because resident advisers are finding it dif ficult to register around their duty hours,” she said. Student-worker early registra tion is currently available to stu dents who work a minimum of 12 hours per week between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Fri day. Resident advisers are on duty 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., Monday through Friday and do not qualify as stu dent workers, Lillehaugen said. Nicole Carlson, sponsor of the bill and a sophomore history ma jor, said many of the labs and classes remaining available during the regular registration period of ten conflict with the resident ad visers’ duty hours. She said RHA wants to recog nize the work resident advisers do, both as students and leaders in their halls, by recognizing them as student workers. “Whenever we have talked about compensation for resident advisers, considering them as student work ers for early registration has always been important,” she said. Michael Haughey, RHA Presi dent, said resident advisers are expected to serve students 24 hours a day and deserve the ear ly registration benefits of a stu dent worker. He said the 150 resident advis ers serve more than 9,000 stu dents. “Anyone who impacts the stu dents is a student worker,” he said. The bill will be open for debate at the next RHA General Assembly on Feb. 10. tsPoi City council to honor A&M football team BY MELISSA JORDAN The Battalion The City of College Station will present Coach R. C. Slocum and the Texas A&M football team with a plaque and proclamation at tonight’s city council meeting in honor of the team’s dedication and suc cess during the 1998 football season. Mayor Lynn Mcllhaney said the presentation is an effort by the city to show its appreciation to the foot ball team. “It is the practice of the council to have an oppor tunity during the council meetings to honor groups, individuals, teams, staff and other agencies that have done an outstanding job for their community or com pany,” Mcllhaney said. Kelley Chapman, public relations and marketing manager for College Station, said the proclamation will ad dress the Aggies’ sec ond straight year to play a perfect home schedule, their defeat of number one-seated Kansas State and num ber two-seated Nebras ka and Coach Slocum as the winningest coach in A&M history. After the team’s per formance in the Sugar Bowl, Slocum said the 1998 foot ball team displayed its commitment this year through its hard work and leadership on and off the field. “They really accomplished a lot, and they did it with class,” Slocum said. “The team never gave up. They would fight to the very end, and that is some thing those players will take with them for the rest of their lives.” Chapman said the success of the football team has united the community and brought recognition to Texas A&M and Bryan-College Station. “We are very proud of the hard work and dedica tion of the A&M football team and what they have ac complished as a team this year,” Mcllhaney said. “This proclamation and plaque is our way of saying thank you for a job well done. Our congratulations go out to this team and their coaches for a very suc cessful season.” “They really accom plished a lot, and they did it with class.” - R.C. SLOCUM A&M FOOTBALL COACH One for the win column ERIC NEWNAM/U m Battalion A&M sophomore forward Aaron Jack (21) goes in for the layup against Texas Tech’s Mario Layne (14) during A&M’s 68-47 win over Tech last night. For expanded coverage see Sports, page 7A. 0 “'; Laurie Nickel works owners sootb 5 1 . # 1 toward remaining goals BY SALLIE TURNER The Battalion on four ofthost- . StudentBodyPresidentLau- vas 4-2 with a ; l 6 anb her executive > and 17 start? COunc il have been working to Twins in i9 ; accomplish goals outlined in ?ast six inning? ber platform, achieving some and left the gV anc l continuing work to meet 3 times. remaining ones: four players inff Goals attained include es- >ry to play wiBblishing a student advisory s in his career, 1 cpmmittee for Bus Operations, eague debut" foe adoption of a portion of the tletics in 1978. 60-60-60 Q-drop bill and the ex- ; stint with Cir. pansion of Aggie Bucks to more 1 in 1997 whf'qff-campus locations including ty Knight order? Ryle Field, Reed Arena and ubhouse forsL Olsen Field, iger play forKflf Nickel said Student Govern ment Association (SGA) also worked with the Texas A&M Foundation to provide scholar ships for academically qualified students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Nickel and other members of SGA went to the students’ high schools to present them with a $2,000 per year scholar ship to Texas A&M. Another part of Nickel’s platform is recruiting and re taining minority students. “This semester, current stu dents will make phone calls to high-school seniors who have been accepted to the Universi ty to talk about the opportuni ties available,” Nickel said. Lecture to focus on National Security Council MIKE FUENTES/The Battalion Laurie Nickel, A&M student body president, has attained many of her original platform goals. Brian Minyard, executive vice president of SGA and a se nior biochemistry major, said the Nickel administration is see Nickel on Page 10. • Event features former Director of European and Soviet Affairs for NSC. BY SALLIE TURNER The Battalion The Department of Pro grams and Professional Rhetoric will host a Na tional Security Council lec ture tonight at 7:30 at the Bush Presidential Confer ence Center. The lecture is part of a series begun in 1994 by Dr. Martin Medhurst, professor of speech communications. Medhurst said the lec ture is part of an ongoing series to prepare leaders for the 21st century. “Anyone who is inter ested in American foreign policy will be interested in this lecture,” Medhurst said. John v Lenczowski, founder and director of The Institute of World Pol itics, will speak concern ing presidential rhetoric and the war of information and ideas against the Sovi et Union. Lenczowski has a Ph.D. from John Hopkins Uni versity’s School of Ad vanced International Stud ies. He served in the State Department as Special Ad viser to the Under Secre tary of Political Affairs and was Director of European and Soviet Affairs at the National Security Council. He has written two books. The Sources of Sovi et Perestroika and Soviet Perceptions of U.S. Foreign Policy. He also has published articles in the Wall Street Journal, Washington Times and Los Angeles Times. Medhurst said Lenc zowski was chosen to speak at the lecture be cause of his extensive knowledge of foreign poli cy and his experience in the field. “He used to edit Ronald Reagan’s speeches,” Med hurst said. Colleen Hoffman, ad ministrative assistant for the Center of Presidential Studies, said the fall lec ture series began with a speech by Martin Fitzwa- ter, former White House spokesman for Presidents Reagan and Bush. Past speakers for the fall lecture series include for mer President George Bush and Brian Mulroney, for mer Prime Minister of Canada.