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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.
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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.