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THURSDAY
March 11, 1999
Volume 105 • Issue 110 • 10 Pages
College Station, Texas
105 YEARS AT TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
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• Common misconceptions
still exist concerning body *
piercings, and tattoos seen as
dark art.
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Opinion 9
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tains new motorcycle police officers
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the first time this season
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Cocaine death
\oxicology report shows overdose
cause of former student's fatality
BY MEREDITH HIGH!
The Battalion
■Tollege Station police con-
Bied that Mark Eisemann, a for-
ner Texas A&M student from
tilhardson, Texas, died of a co-
ajne overdose.
ftisemann, 23, was discovered
leld in his apartment Feb. 14 by
til roommate after he noticed a
oul odor coming from Eisemann’s
■m. A toxicology report from the
■car County medical examiner
aid his death was an accidental
obaine overdose.
isemann, who enrolled at
Texas A&M in Fall 1996, left the
University after the Fall 1998 se
mester.
Eisemann was selected to be a
Fish Camp counselor last year but
did not attend camp in the sum
mer because he did not make the
required 2.0 grade point ratio in
Spring 1998.
September Smith, a senior
Spanish major, was a co-chair of
Eisemann’s camp.
“When I knew him, I never
knew he was on drugs,” she said.
“I had no idea he was addicted to
cocaine. He was a real nice guy
with a lot of confidence. But look
ing back, he was real high-strung
and hyperactive and had bad nose
bleeds.”
Smith said Eisemann spent the
night of Feb. 9 with their fish
camp. He died the following
Thursday and was found Feb. 14.
His roommate had not seen Eise
mann since Feb. 9 and assumed he
had gone out of town.
Lt. Larry Johnson said there are
no leads on the source of the co
caine.
Eisemann’s father said it was a
difficult time for the Eisemann
family and declined to comment
on his son’s death.
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BY AMANDA SMITH
The Battalion
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d tragetid Department (UPD) outlining
nore than $200,000 in stolen
iroperty since Sept. 1.
■Sgt. Allan Baron of UPD said a
tudent was the victim of an ex-
reme case of theft when she left
iei driver’s license and student
Bntification card on the third
loor of the Student Recreation
— Darryl Mq e]lter y] ie information from the
son of Stolen I.D. was used to open an
Account at a Houston jewelry
liversity andBre, where the suspect charged
uston. >1,267 for a diamond ring and a
; a social woracelet.
jrt ofherearlBlhe Houston Police Depart-
chool couns: nent is investigating the case.
1968, shejojBln the past year, students have
;elor and Wf'tacl their stolen I.D.s used to
i a number'Open credit-card or checking ac-
a manently counts, according to the UPD re-
ducation in aort.
Bob Wiatt, UPD director, said
students are susceptible to theft
on the Texas A&M campus.
“Students are being victim-
“Students are being
victimized. [Thieves]
are using the
students personal
identification
number... to open
up credit accounts.”
— Bob Wiatt
UPD director
ized,” Wiatt said. “[Thieves] are
using the student’s personal iden
tification number and have the
documents to open up credit ac
counts.”
Baron said students are occa
sionally careless, leaving their
personal belongings out of their
sight and unprotected. He said
students have the notion that Ag
gies do not lie, steal or cheat, but
it is not always true.
“We encourage students not to
leave their property unattended,”
he said. “Students sometimes be
come careless and think nothing
will happen to them. We do not
worry about our property because
it is Texas A&M. On any college
campus, though, crimes of oppor
tunity are the biggest problem.”
Theft tops the list of crimes re
ported on the A&M campus,
amounting $250,000 to $500,000
in property stolen annually, ac
cording to UPD.
Of the $211,223 worth of prop
erty reported stolen since Sept. 1,
$88,189 has been recovered.
Baron said bicycles have consti-
see Rec Center on Page 2.
Raising Tibetan awareness
SALLIE TURNER/The Battalion
Heather Miller, vice president of Students for a Free Tibet and senior psychology major, sits inside
a replica of a Tibetan refugee tent as part of the 40th anniversary of the Tibetan Uprising. Students
at Texas A&M and across the nation held demonstrations and fasted yesterday to raise awareness.
Residents face rate increase
BY RACHEL HOLLAND
The Battalion
If President Dr. Ray M. Bowen
approves a recent proposal by the
Department of Residence Life,
student will face a seven-percent
increase in residence hall rental
rates in the upcoming school
year.
Also following approval, Mcln-
nis Hall resident will receive pri
ority when requesting hall
changes for Spring 2000.
The Residence Hall Associa
tion (RHA) recommendation,
which aids in assisting Mclnnis
Hall residents during hall renova
tions, will be reviewed by the De
partment of Residence Life.
Jerry Smith, associate director
of the Department of Residence
Life, said the seven percent in
crease is necessary to pay for de
ferred maintenance and utility in
creases.
Smith said the increase would
generate an additional $27.2 mil
lion, and 80 percent would fund
deferred maintenance and utili
ties.
“We want to have the funds to
upgrade the facilities so that resi
dents are getting more for their
rent dollar,” he said.
RHA’s recommendation for
Mclnnis Hall residents would
grant the 150 residents priority
while temperature controls are in
stalled in each room during the
spring and summer of 2000.
Collin Brogile, co-author of the
see Residents on Page 2.
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Bush library
displays Rddity
BY AMANDA STIRPE
The Battalion
JA retired 28-foot Cigarette
Being boat is on display at
George Bush Presidential
Brary and Museum.
■Former President George
Sph purchased the Fidelity,
■ich was equipped with a
§ 1 85-horsepower Mercury en-
e, in 1973 with money ac
red from the sale of stock
he Fidelity Printing Co. of
uston, Texas. Don Aronow
igned the racing boat,
ich was manufactured by
1 Cigarette Racing Team Inc.
Morth Miami Beach, Fla.
■A press release said the Fi-
lOFHWY^fity, the largest Cigarette
■at when it was built, was
J sed on the Potomac River
r )DAY** B us h was chair of the
TPublican National Commit
tee. He moved the boat in
1974 to Kennebunkport,
Maine, where the Bush fami
ly summer home is located.
Steve Samford, facility
manager of the Bush Presiden
tial Library and Museum, said
Bush retired the racing boat in
May 1998 because he pur
chased another Cigarette Rac
ing boat named the Fidelity 2.
“He spent a lot of time fish
ing with his kids and grand-
kids,” Samford said. “He likes
to fish a lot. He was glad to see
it put on display.”
Samford said Bush used
the Fidelity regularly through
out the 25 years he owned the
boat.
“He is so darn attached to
it,” Samford said. “I guess be
cause it had lots of good mem
ories.”
Brian Blake, public rela-
TERRY ROBERSON/The Battalion
President George Bush purchased the Fidelity, the largest
Cigarette racing boat of its time, in 1973 with money ac
quired from Fidelity Printing Co. and did not retire it until May.
tions director for the Bush
Presidential Library and Mu
seum, said the boat is a his
torical piece of memorabilia.
“He conducted business
with other heads of state on it
and made important calls
from the boat,” Blake said. “It
is a historical piece of the pres
idency.”
Blake said the boat has
been in College Station for six
months but was not put on ex
hibit until two weeks ago be
cause space had to be pre
pared to accommodate it. It
has been placed at the exit of
the Desert Storm exhibit, next
to the Kuwaiti Door, a 19th
century door donated by the
Amir of Kuwait.
Blake said the opening of
the Fidelity coincided with the
Kennebunkport exhibit last
weekend. One hundred and
twenty-five residents of Ken
nebunkport traveled to Col
lege Station to witness the
opening of the exhibit.
The Fidelity will be on dis
play Mondays through Satur
days from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
and Sundays from 12 to 5
p.m. Admission to the muse
um is $3 for adults and $2.50
for seniors and students. Chil
dren younger than age 16 are
admitted free of charge.
Speaker emphasizes
5 terms of passion
BY CARRIE BENNETT
The Battalion
Dr. Ben Welch, director
of Student Activities, em
phasized passion, respect,
involvement, determina
tion and enthusiasm, at the
monthly meeting of the
Texas A&M University As
sociation of Professional
Support Staff (TAPSS) yes
terday.
The issues addressed,
which form the acronym
PRIDE, show how belief in
oneself can impact the lives
of others, Welch said.
“We can be passionate
about our jobs and impact
others in phenomenal
ways,” Welch said. “One
thing you can do to impact
the attitudes of those
around you is smile.”
Welch said a smile and
the acknowledgment of the
job others do can impact
the satisfaction people have
in themselves and their ac
complishments.
Welch said respect is
earned by respecting other
people, and it is communi
cated in the form of body
language.
“Body language experts
say the interpretation of a
message can be affected by
the body language of the
person relying the mes
sage,” he said.
Welch said becoming in
volved with others is im
portant for developing self
esteem.
“Find someone that
needs encouragement,”
Welch said. “Invest in them
like it’s the last time you
will be able to invest in
them and you will leave
feeling better about your
self and they will also feel
better about themselves.”
Welch said people’s atti
tudes about the future are
often linked to goal
achievement.
“We often think we’ll be
happier when we get mar
ried, have a baby, get a bet
ter job or get a new car,”
he said. “Happiness is not
a destination; it is a jour
ney. ”
Welch said determina
tion and perseverance are
needed to overcome obsta
cles, and enthusiasm in the
workplace affirms the work
people do.
“It doesn’t take a lot to
be enthusiastic,” Welch
said. “We can bring enthu
siasm to a job, but it begins
with us believing in our
selves.”