105 YEARS AT TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
• Political unfairness
between non-reg Aggies,
cadets is not a tradition
that should continue.
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BY MEREDITH HIGH!
The Battalion
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fiope of being released after an attempt by
riot envoy Spryos Kyprianou to free Gonza-
ind two other U.S. soldiers failed,
yprianou met with Serb president Slobodan
isevic Friday.
yprianou told CNN that the NATO airstrikes
B-blame for the failure to reach an agreement
Jined believes he soldiers’ release.
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'layers beca:* the message received by the Yugoslav lead-
ve room to jp and people is that the relentless bom-
I to keepotfed Iments will continue, [they] can’t proceed
them. i a new peace gesture,” he said on CNN.
fter peace-talk failure. White House press
jetary Joe Lockhart said there was no basis for
"ng the soldiers or holding them and the Unit-
kates will hold President Milosevic personal-
esponsible for their care.
. .Jugoslav officials said the soldiers’ release is
4 pikely.
lonzales and the two other soldiers. Staff Sgt.
Irew A. Ramirez, of Los Angeles, and Staff
Christopher J. Stone, of Michigan, were sent
Macedonia on a peacekeeping mission and
;iH:aptured March 31 near the Yugoslavia-
:edonia border.
Human Servfciteven Gonzales’ parents, Rosie and Gilbert
7 Bes, live in Huntsville and spent his birth-
with relatives.
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Associated Press that the family members are
mistic about Gonzales’ return despite the
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TERRY ROBERSON/The Battalion
Misti Stewart, a sophomore accounting major, and Missy Crow, a sophomore elementary education ma
jor, are demonstrating the human sphere race at Fish Olympics on Saturday at O.R. Simpson Drill Field. Fish
Olympics expects close to 100 freshmen to participate in the several field day events.
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*HA Week promotes campus involvement
BY NONI SRIDHARA
The Battalion
ss f/eA pie-throwing contest today from 11
iMo 1 p.m. in the MSG will feature stu-
of Liber t leaders as the targets and will kick
tire first Residence Hall Association
1A] Week.
[aria Trevino, director of public rela-
is for RHA and a junior marketing ma-
said
which started in the 1970s,
its to revive its involvement on cam-
“We really wanted to promote our
selves,” she said. “Many people get us
confused with the Resident Advisors and
the Office of Residence Life.”
RHA will distribute items every day
this week in front of the MSG, at Sbisa
Dining Hall and at the Commons Dining
Hall from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. including ra-
men noodles, snow cones and candy.
RHA will host a barbecue from 5 to 7
p.m. Thursday at the Law-Puryear Park
next to All Faiths Chapel.
Trevino said Thursday night will be
designated as RHA Night at the Texas Hall
of Fame.
TYevino said the annual RHA Casino
Night in conjunction with Parents’ Week
end will conclude RHA Week.
Tara Gray, president of the National
Residence Hall Honorary, which RHA is a
parent organization to, said Casino Night
has been in existence for 50 years and was
originally run by Law and Puryear Halls
before RHA took over in the ‘70s.
Gray said it is the largest student-run
casino in the world and has earned itself
a spot in the Guiness Book of World
Records.
This year’s casinos features will in
clude roulette, craps, blackjack and pok
er, and prizes will be donated by various
businesses. Gray said Casino Night usu
ally attracts 1,000 parents, and that they
are hoping for 1,500 this year.
Gray said RHA serves all on-campus
residents, and many do not realize they
are represented by the organization.
“Our main goal of RHA Week is to
make people aware,” Gray said. “Just like
the student senators have their con
stituents, we are kind of like the student
government for on-campus residents.”
MONDAY
April 12,1999
Volume 105 • Issue 126 • 8 Pages
College Station, Texas
Ministry
honors
victims
•Students plan
ceremony in
remembrance of
holocaust tragedy
BY LISA K. HILL
The Battalion
Campus Student Ministries will spon
sor Yom HaShoah, which translates into
Remembering the Holocaust, this week
to honor Holocaust victims and educate
students on its impact.
A church ceremony will remember
the victims Tuesday evening in the All
Faiths Chapel on campus where several
church organizations will read selec
tions of their choice to remember the
Holocaust.
Lisa Foox, the first vice president of
the Hillel Jewish Student Organization,
said the ceremony is open to all stu
dents.
“Several church organizations will
read two selections of their choice to re
member the holocaust,” she said. “The
selections will be linked by music and
the ceremony lasts about an hour.”
Today through Wednesday a display
with pictures and videos of the Holo
caust will be in the MSG.
Rabbi Peter Tarlow, sponsor of the
Hillel Jewish Student Organization, said
this week’s events will teach a valuable
lesson.
“The real value of life is something
the world still hasn’t learned,” he said.
“When we remember the Holocaust, we
not only honor those who have given
their lives in the past but teach everyone
to value life in the future.”
Tarlow said 14 to 18 million people
are estimated to have died during the
Holocaust.
Rudder Fountain will be shut down
Tuesday, and a number of people will
stand outside the fountain and read
holocaust victims’ names. The event is
a continuous reading which began 15
years ago.
“We read about 5,000 names every
year, and we’ve almost completed call
ing the names of victims from France,”
he said. “Next we will read victims’
names from Poland and our great-great-
grandchildren will still be reading those
names.”
All students are encouraged to attend
this week’s Holocaust events. Informa
tion may be obtained through the Hillel
Jewish Student Organization.
nual Chilifest
ittracts 13,000
larlie Daniels Band entertains audience
BY SALLIE TURNER
The Battalion
;^HN S Pi" rhe 9th annual Sigma Alpha
Kin Chilifest drew a crowd
Bre than 13,000 people for
I B of live music and enter-
I Rent at the Starlight Ball-
tn and Rodeo Arena in
>ok Saturday.
■ Bdy Durham, organizer
Head chef of Chilifest and
Ror industrial distribution
(or, said 215 private and cor
porate teams entered the chili
cook-off. The Nacogdoches
Mafia and the Good Ole Bas
tards were the winners of the
contest.
“The purpose of Chilifest is
to raise money for a good cause
and for people to come out and
have a good time,” he said.
“Both goals were accomplished
with this year’s event. ”
He said the live music,
which included the Charlie
Daniels Band, Gary P. Nunn,
Festival enables students
to educate peers on India
The 9th annual Chilifest was held Saturday at the Starlight
Rodeo Arena in Snook. Over 13,000 people attended the event
that raised money for the Burleson County Go Texan Foundation.
Tommy Alverson and John
Conlee, is what attracted the
large crowd to the event.
“The entertainment brought
a wide variety of people,” he
said. “1 remember looking out
into the crowd and seeing peo
ple from [age] 4 to 40 in the au
dience. Never before have we
had such a variety at Chilifest."
Proceeds from Chilifest ben
efit the Burleson County Go
Texan Foundation which pro
vides scholarships for students.
Representatives from Go Texan
and the local VFW helped at
Chilifest by taking tickets and
checking identification.
see Chilifest on Page 2.
BY MELISSA JORDAN
The Battalion
Indian students from six
universities throughout
Texas gathered this week
end at Texas A&M to cele
brate their heritage during
the Indian Student Associ
ation’s (ISA) annual Festi
val of India.
Students from Baylor
University, Houston Baptist
University, Southern
Methodist University, the
University of Houston, the
University of Texas and
Texas A&M participated in
the festival. The festival in
cluded a basketball tourna
ment, talent show, bone
marrow drive, exhibition of
Indian foods, a banquet
and cultural workshops.
Lindsey Alexander, sec
retary of ISA and a junior
biomedical science major,
said this is the second year
A&M has had an official
ISA chapter, and it has dou
bled in size since last year.
Alexander said it is an
honor for the A&M chapter
to host the Festival of India
since the group is so
young.
Hetal Patel, vice presi
dent of ISA and a junior
biomedical science major,
said 1,000 people attended
the weekend’s events.
A&M produced talent-
show winners in the song
and instrumental category.
The first-place winner was
Saira Philip, a sophomore
animal science major, and
the third-place winners
were instrumental team
see India on Page 2.