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105 YEARS AT TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
THURSDAY
March 25,1999
Volume 105 • Issue 115 • 2 Sections • 20 Pages
College Station, Texas
opinion
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The forum panel consisted of
the Housing Affairs Committee,
Academic Affairs Committee, Stu
dent Life Issues Committee and
Student Activities and Organiza
tions Committee.
Each student organization
asked one question to the six stu
dent body president candidates.
Parking was the biggest issue
addressed at the forum, and the
candidates were asked for solu
tions to parking problems other
than fee increases. One candidate
proposed using debit cards for the
on-campus parking garages. An
other candidate suggested creat
ing more bicycle lanes in order to
encourage students to ride bikes
instead of driving.
Other questions involved the
candidates’ visions for Texas A&M
in the next year. Several candi
dates agreed that A&M needs
more diversity in campus life.
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resent the Texas A&M Board of
egfcnts with fee increase propos-
s today.
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dmated at mo'ia|k C. Macicek, a junior busi-
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of Regents during its meeting to
day. If passed, the funding and lo
cation of the underpass will be re-
University proposed
fee increases:
•Credit hours -
from $34 to $38
•Computer access fee -
from $6 to $7
AggieCon celebrates 30th year
Science fiction convention brings celebrities to speak, exchange ideas
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see Increase on Page 6.
BY CARRIE BENNETT
The Battalion
AggieCon XXX, the largest stu
dent-run science-fiction conven
tion in the United States, will be
March 25-28 in the MSC.
MSC Cepheid.Variable, Texas
A&M’s science fiction, fantasy
and horror committee, will host
the 30th annual event.
Thirty speakers, including
celebrities, Nigel Bennett, Ted
Raimi, and Larry Elmore will
highlight the event. Nigel Ben
nett, an author and actor known
for his part as Lucien LaCroix in
the television series “Forever
Knight,” will speak Friday. Raimi,
who plays Joxer in “Xena: Warrior
Princess,” will speak Saturday
morning.
Elmore, a fantasy artist known
for his work in the Dungeons and
Dragons book series will share
ideas and concepts concerning
science fiction illustration.
Amie Gantt, the dealers’ room
director and a senior recreational
parks and wildlife major, said the
weekend will include many activ
ities for those interested in sci
ence fiction and fantasy. The deal
ers’ room will bring together
vendors of science fiction, fanta
sy and horror merchandise.
“There will be an art show and
a charity auction that will benefit
Scotty’s House, a non-profit orga
nization that provides help to
abused and neglected children,”
Gantt said. “Autographed books,
comics and artwork in addition to
non-mass produced originals and
unpublished manuscripts will be
auctioned off for Scotty’s House.”
Anime, Japanese adult anima
tion, and computer gaming will
be happening 24 hours a day
Thursday through Sunday.
“One of the activities is nostal
gic computer gaming,” Gantt
said. “ A network of computers
will be set up in a room and peo
ple can play different games
against each other. One of the
games will be
see AggieCon on Page 6.
MARK C. MACICEK
BY CARRIE BENNETT
The Battalion
Corps commander,
deputy appointed
Highest ranking cadets plan for future
lected from 26 other cadets by a
board of military officers and
current cadet leaders.
Lane, existing university rela
tions sergeant, will become the
highest-ranking cadet in the
2,200-member Corps of Cadets
and a cadet colonel of the corps.
He will lead the largest uni
formed body of students outside
the U.S. service academies.
Lane said the duties of the
corps commander vary.
“The corps commander pro
vides a direction for the member
of the corps and move the corps
in that direction,” He said. “Oth
er duties of the corps comman
der include providing public re
lations for the Corps of Cadets
and recruitment of future
cadets.”
As the 1998-1999 school year
comes to an end. Lane is mak
ing plans for his leadership po
sition next school year.
“I want to continue the posi
tive atmosphere of the corps
that Tase Bailey, the current
corps commander, has created,”
Lane said.
Lane and Macicek said they
want the Corps to become more
involved in the community.
“Since we are the largest or
ganization on campus, I feel that
we need to be more involved in
the community,” Lane said. “We
have the resources to do more.
FORREST C. LANE
and I plan to utilize them to get
the corps in the community.”
Macicek said the change of
command is a gradual process
that has already begun.
“Tase Bailey, current corps
commander, and Kelly Garrity,
current deputy corps comman
der, are showing us the ins and
outs and what works and what
doesn’t,” Macicek said. “Forrest
and 1 are slowly taking over the
reins.”
Research Week
enhances awareness
More than 200 undergraduate and gradu
ate students are participating in Texas A&M’s
second annual Student Research Week as
part of an effort to enhance awareness of stu
dent involvement in research at A&M.
Posters displaying student research pro
jects will be in Rudder Exhibit Hall today
from 1:30 to 5 p.m. Oral presentations and
competition will be today from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. in various locations throughout Rudder
Tower. Seventy A&M faculty members and
mentors will serve as judges for the poster
and oral competitions where students will
compete for $10,000 in cash awards.
In conjunction with Student Research
Week, the Office of Professional School Ad
vising will present “Advising for Graduate
Studies” Friday from 1:50 to 4 p.m. in 201
Harrington Education Center.
The Society of Mexican-American Engi
neers and Scientists will present U.S. Rep.
Kevin Brady and Mark Westhusin, profes
sor of veterinary physiology and pharma-