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105 YEARS AT TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
MONDAY
February 22, 1999
Volume 105 • Issue 97 • 12 Pages
College Station, Texas
sports
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• Texas A&M Baseball Team
slides into 7-1 victory over
the University of Texas at
Arlington.
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today’s issue
Toons 2
Aggielife 3
Tuesday’s issue
Aggielife celebrates the plastic-
fantastic 40th anniversary of the
Barbie doll.
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opinion
• Universities should offer more
kinesiologies that would better
prepare students for the
demands of future careers.
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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.
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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
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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.
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Student Engineers Council to host
National Engineering Week activities
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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.