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The j 105 YEARS AT TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY MONDAY February 22, 1999 Volume 105 • Issue 97 • 12 Pages College Station, Texas sports ***' • Texas A&M Baseball Team slides into 7-1 victory over the University of Texas at Arlington. PAGE 7 today’s issue Toons 2 Aggielife 3 Tuesday’s issue Aggielife celebrates the plastic- fantastic 40th anniversary of the Barbie doll. &ifr opinion • Universities should offer more kinesiologies that would better prepare students for the demands of future careers. PAGE 11 A&M student victim of fatal wreck mouse of accident under investigation by College Station Police Department BY SALUE TURNER The Battalion " Allyson Marie Holman, a junior psychology major, was killed in a car accident Friday when the vehicle she was traveling in -'1^1 ulmwas hit by another car. _/II jpiu, j| ie acc j t j ent occurred at the intersection of Holleman Drive and Wellborn Road at 11:36 a.m. v Lt. Michael Mathews of the College Station Police Depart ment said a white, 1993 Ford Mustang was traveling south bound on Wellborn Road when it allegedly ran a red light and ■^MHMMStruck the right side of a blue, 1994 Mitsubishi Eclipse. Holman was in the passenger seat of the Eclipse, which was attempting to make a protected left turn onto Holleman Drive. She suffered massive-head injuries and was pronounced dead upon arrival at College Station Medical Center. ^Anthony Alan Jones, the driver of the Mustang and a senior mechanical engineering major, and Bridget Kathleen Dyer, dri- 1112 verof the Eclipse and a sophomore business administration ma- 5 jorgwere taken to College Station Medical Center. Jones was treated and released Friday evening. Dyer remains in stable con dition. I Detective Tony Kunkel, a crime scene technician for the Col lege Station Police Department, said the right side of the Eclipse was destroyed by the impact of the accident, p the cause of the accident is under investigation by the Col lege Station Police Department who will determine if charges will be filed. V '\ V i ow teas PSOPERTY -43S4 I Sallie Turner/ I'm Battalion Detective Tony Kunkel, a crime scene technician for the College Station Police Department, photographs the wreckage from the accident that occurred at the intersection of Wellborn and Holleman Friday. The accident killed Allyson Marie Holman, a junior psychology major, and injured two others. ^g^Conference focuses on nation’s ethical issues 'OH BY NONI SRIDHARA The Battalion Delegates from schools across le nation addressed ethical issues i government, media, education, w, business, medicine, environ- tent engineering and the mili- iry at the 44th annual MSC Stu dent Conference on National ffairs (SCONA). John Allison, vice chair for del ates in SCONA and a senior ac- )unting major, said the SCONA mmittee has been developing a mference discussing ethics since ist year. “We thought this would be a ■!Subject, because it can be ad- ji!§sski in so many different areas, nd it is also kind of relevant with te l.whole Clinton-thing going n,||kllison said. In a May 1998 Gallup Poll, 16 ercent of Americans said Ameri- i’s largest problems, other than ime and violence, are ethics. morality and a decline in family values. Martha Middleton, committee chair for SCONA and a junior ed ucation major, said all sessions were led by experts in each field. Middleton said, after hearing the speakers, the delegates divided into roundtable sessions where they discussed the speakers’ mes sages and formulated one-page summaries of the speeches. Roger Boisjoly, a professional engineer retired from Morton Thiokol, spoke on engineering ethics. Boisjoly was active in oppos ing the four Thiokol senior man agers who voted to launch the space shuttle Challenger despite his objection. Boisjoly’s testimo ny was a key factor in exposing the truth about the decision to launch and the organizational misbehavior at Morton Thiokol and NASA. Another speaker at the confer- Eric Newnam/The Battalion Robert Siegel, host of National Public Radio’s “All Things Con sidered,” speaks Thursday night, ence was Dr. Eugene C. Hargrove, chair of the Department of Phi losophy and Religion Studies at the University of North Texas and founder of the journal Environ mental Ethics. Hargrove said there are many ethical debates concerning the en vironment. “At one point, the director of see SCONA on Page 2. Workshop benefits women in science, engineering fields BY NONI SRIDHARA The Battalion Women interested in science and engineering learned how to turn everyday situations into positive experiences at the seventh annual Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Conference. Dr. Deborah Hess, an analytical chemist from Austin, spoke at a workshop called “Your Thrn My Turn: The Two Career Couple.” Hess talked about the positive and negative aspects of being a two-career couple. “There are five main key steps to managing the two-career couple,” she said. “These are to define priorities, communicate, compromise, plan fi nancially and networking.” Hess talked about working for the same and different employers. She said benefits of working for the same employer include sharing infor mation, receiving joint transfers, relieving some transportation costs and job security. Hess said some difficulties arise when one partner has the lead career. Financial investments could also become a problem. Hess said there are also positive and negative considerations if both partners are working for a different employer “I think one of the best things about this is you can discuss some thing other than company news,” she said. Dr. Lesia Crumpton, a professor of industrial engineering at Missis sippi State University, taught participants how to create a positive self- image. see WISE on Page 2 NASA head to speak on research of atmosphere BY AMANDA SMITH The Battalion NASA administrator Dan Goldin will bring an out-of-this-world per spective of the atmosphere to Texas A&M tonight at 7:30 in the George Bush Presidential Conference Center auditorium. Nancy Sawtelle, director for com munications for the Office of the Provost, said Goldin will address re search covering issues relating to the atmosphere, including a flight to Mars and ways to reduce atmospheric pol lution. “We are hoping that people will gain knowledge of the technologies and the sciences available within our atmosphere,” Sawtelle said. “Some of our research (from A&M) comes from travel in space. We have a lot of NASA-related research activi ty on the Texas A&M campus.” In conjunction with NASA re search, the Colleges of Science, Edu cation, Geosciences and Health and Kinesiology are studying the effects of a weightless environment on bones. NASA is developing a virtual pres ence in the solar system, including the quest for life in other solar systems. NASA anticipates humans working and living in the International Space Station by early in the 21st century. Before the lecture, Goldin is sched uled to spend the day on the A&M campus to meet with students, facul ty and staff members. The lecture, sponsored by the Of fice of the Provost, is the first of three in A&M’s Distinguished Lecture Se ries. Former President George Bush will lecture on Mar. 8. Robert Ballard, who discovered the wreck of the Titanic, will lecture on April 28. All lectures in the series will start at 7:30 p.m. in the George Bush Pres idential Conference Center auditori um. Tickets are free and available at the MSC Box Office 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday. svin tiance Student Engineers Council to host National Engineering Week activities com i click ick !e for 1 ay. BY SALUE TURNER The Battalion | Student Engineers Council will host Matibnal Engineering Week activities this week in and around the Zachry building. National Engineering Week was start ed by the National Society of Professional engineers and has been held for more :han ten years. Over 35,000 people na tionwide will be participating in events as 3art of National Engineering Week. F Events for the week began yesterday with a fajita picnic at the Student Recre- ttion Center, and activities will continue throughout the week, t The week’s events include research presentations by professors, displays of en gineering art, and numerous social events. The activities will conclude on Friday with Engineering Day at Post Oak Mall. Melissa Conley, president of Student Engineers Council and a senior civil engi neering major, said the week allows peo ple to see diverse sides of engineering. Stu- pents of all majors are welcome to participate. “(The week] is a way to promote engi neering in a fun way,” she said. “We (en gineers) like to have fun.” Conley said Engineering Day targets el ementary-age students and allows them to see the opportunities available in engi neering. Engineering Day activities in clude slime making, dust explosions and engineering contests. “The activities show the interesting side of engineering,” she said. “It shows kids the things that can be done with en gineering.” New events added this year are the En gineering Art Gallery in the Zachry lobby Tliesday and a scavenger hunt with other engineering societies on campus. Conley expects the free picnic lunch on the Zachry lawn Wednesday to draw a large atten dance. “We started the picnic last year, and it drew a huge crowd,” she said. “We expect an increase in attendance and variety of people at all of the week’s activities.” Leanne Gaspard, a junior chemical en gineering major and chair of National En gineering Week, said engineering educa tion has been going on since 1778. “George Washington was an engineer and called for engineering education,” she said. “The week is planned in February because Washington’s birthday is in Feb ruary. ” Activities for National Engineering Week Monday • Professors and research day 10 a.m. -12 p.m. Tuesday • Engineering Art Gallery all day and a scavenger hunt be ginning at 7 p.m. Wednesday • Free picnic 11 a.m. -2 p.m. and a social at Chelsea Street Pub & Grill Thursday • Pool and 42 (dominoes) Friday • Engineering Day at Post Oak Mall Coalition founder to give motivational speech BY NONI SRIDHARA The Battalion Star Parker, president and founder of the Coalition on Urban Renewal and Education (CURE) and a former welfare recipient, will give a motivational speech sponsored by the College Republicans at 8:30 tonight in Rud der 601. Parker, transformed from a welfare fraud to a Christian activist and welfare reformist, Parker has appeared on the “Oprah Winfrey Show,” “Larry King Live” and “Politically In correct.” She spoke at the National Republi can Convention in 1996 and has co-pro duced a documentary on welfare reform. CURE helps direct youth towards moral responsibility and promotes sexual absti nence until marriage, goal-setting and en trepreneurship. CURE also keeps pastors and community leaders updated on major leg islative initiatives and public-policy move ments. Melissa Oestrich, president of College Re publicans and a junior political science ma jor, said the speech is part of an effort to in troduce a multicultural series. Oestrich said Parker is a good motiva tional speaker and is exactly what this cam pus needs. “She wants to teach people to make their own decisions and be personally responsi ble for the decisions they make,” Oestrich said. Oestrich said Parker believes it is not the conservatives who are hurting the poor but the Democrats who are making them more dependent on welfare and not letting them take control of their lives and wants to con vey the message. William Henderson, executive committee chair for the College Republicans and a se nior political science major, said Parker pro vides a strong message since she was a sin gle mother who was dependent on welfare and has completely changed positions. Oestrich said the speech is open to every one and is not just a Republican event. “Our hope is to motivate students to take an active role in student government,” she said. She said many students are apathetic about government because they do not real ize how much it will affect their lives in the future. Oestrich said many politicians do not take students seriously, because they have the lowest percentage of voter turnout.