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SHAPERS HAIR PRODUCTIONS 1673 Briarcrest, Bryan 774-0589 17 Stylists * 4 Nail Techs We offer: Hair cutting and Styling, Coloring, Foiling, and High.lighting, Perms, Straightners, Acrylic and Cj-el Nails, Manicures, Pedicures, and All Types of Waxing Call for an appointment Reception desk open Tuesday - Saturday Page 8 • Wednesday, September 1, 1999 N ATION TkBi. National SAT scores remain stead;; Average score on verbal section remains at 505for fourth consecutive yet Battal A&M CHESS CLUB v<- ft Vl i.[' -1, •L THURSDAYS, 7-10 pm Room 342 MSC Affiliated with the United States Chess Federation Beginners and all rating levels welcome. WASHINGTON (AP) — High school seniors again scored higher this year on math SATs than on the college entrance exam’s verbal segment despite a slight dip in the average math results. Scores released yesterday showed reading and the Verbal portion - sta yed the same tor a fourth consecutive year After climbing for seven straight years the national average math score fell by one point to 511 out of a possible 800. Average verbal scores continued at 505 s veroai scores tes^said mef, 80 ^’ ? hich ^ministers the test said the 1.2 million SAT-takers from among high schoolers who graduated this year gained nine points in the math portion and oneTn he verbal over test-takers from a decade agi But ^chedTl9M tn b uT ,he P ea ^ 8 levels reacnea in 1 J69, long before the Internet ^nd scholastic tools like graphic calrnl^tr>rc readily available to stSdents Calculators were “That’s not good news,” College Board President Gaston Caperton said. The dispari ty proves the board must "do more to support public school systems so those scores will get better. ” Among its projects will be an “online learning center” available next month to pro vide test-taking tips, sample test questions, discussion groups and other resources to stu dents preparing for the SAT. The center is intended to help students im prove verbal and mathematical reasoning skills they could use in “real-life situations." Gretchen Rigol, the board’s vice president of special projects, said. “We are not going to try to teach tricks to help students figure out some quick way to get a high score on the test,” Rigol said. "What we’re teach ing are things that will be able to help students in school, in college and thereafter.” The 1.2 million who took the SAT, the3 widely used part of what formerly was! the Scholastic Assessment Tests, accoM 43 percent of high school graduates thisyei Analysts said overall performance is in ing because more students are preparingfotJ lege with mughei courses The same trendy noted in results released this month for the! another entrance examination. The College Board also reported yesteidail ■ ■ 'Cigi- icvelf vanced-placement courses in high schooUJ over half. 56 percent, of the nation’s! Is offer such classes, e SAT wa> taken b\ more minontjl this year — 33 percent comparedtoj i 25 percent More minority studenM iking advanced placement courses.! 30 percent took such classes, upf Tcent last year. 1! scht Th d< are t. year. 22 pt Hurricane nears land again snift in storm path renews fears of damage alone East Coast KITTY HAWK Mr . J J & & PEPMI/XIVHN K.INOX GALLERY HIRING ENTHUSIASTIC AGGIES FOR THE FALL Application deadline: September 17th (409) 696-5669 404 University Drive E. Suite G Dat Nguyen "Heart of a CHampion' , Soon to Sell Out wwm .benjaminknox.com KITTY HAWK, N.C. (AP) — An erratic Hurricane Dennis began to drift back toward land yesterdav raising fears along the coast of a second visit just as vacationers and residents began to return. The lingering storm continued to pound the fragile Outer Banks with rain, gale-force winds and rough surf. Forecasters said there was a 50-50 chance the storm and its 75-mph winds could swing back toward the coast. It s not done, and we realize in the next 72 hours it could pose a problem,” Dorothy Holt, spokesper son for the Dare County govern ment, said. At 5 p.m. yesterday, the hurricane was 125 miles east of Cape Hatteras and drifting to the west at 3 mph At its height, the storm was pack ing sustained winds of 105 mph. “\t’s not done, and we realize in the next 72 hours it could pose a problem” — Dorothy Holt Dare County (N.C.) spokesperson It sideswiped the Carolinas over the weekend and veered off to sea early Monday. After stalling for more than 24 hours, it began to drift back toward land. Hurricane warnings were low ered overnight to a troj warning, and then upgrd day to a hurricane watch Lookout nonh to Chinee A gale warning extent nonh to Great Egg Inlet, Dennis was blame deaths from a car collist Carolina Monday and death Saturday in St. Beach, Fla. Hatteras Island, the the 50-mile stretch of lands that make up Ca| was without electricity. V up to 14 feet on the island five condemned houses. Thiny miles of N.C, 12. highway along the caj closed as waves and sand across the road. Detroit teachersl walk oul DE Non! a surfer s Augustine teac win H. w Senio thi washed Democrats slow to support Gore WASHINGTON (AP) — Nervous House freshmen anc other Democratic activists with the most to lose in the 2000 elections have spurned Vice President A1 Gore’s appeals for early support. I m paddling my own canoe,” Kentucky’s Ken Lu cas said. Endorsements — lots of them — are at the heart of Gore s fall campaign as he seeks to leave behind ear ly sputters and gather the full force of the Democratic Party behind him. The message to rival Bill Bradley: Forget it. The nomination’s mine. “I believe in endorsements. I don’t believe in anything else. ... They’re tremendous validators for what we’re trying to do,” Gore campaign chair Tony Coelho said. The count so far — 69 of the 256 Democrats in the House and Senate, according to the Gore campaign’s public list of en dorsements — suggests Gore’s ascension is not the lawmakers’ highest priority. Just one of the 11 Democratic senators up for re- election in 2000 has endorsed Gore, Maryland’s Paul GORE Sarbanes, whose seat is considered safe. Of the 20 House Democrats considered "vulnerable” after win ning by 55 percent or less in 1998, four turn up on Gore’s list. “As important as the presidency is, we are very in vested in recapturing the House of Representatives." Washington Rep. Brian Baird, president of the House freshman class, said. “I’m facing a re-election myself and I’m just not getting involved in the presidential fray,” said Lu cas, another freshman, who won his seat with a 6- point margin. Massachusetts freshman Michael Capuano, an other to put Gore off for now, said it is early and the question is, “Can Al Gore do it? I am not con vinced yet who will be best for the country and my district.” Illinois Rep. David Phelps said. "I've gone to some strategy sessions with the Gore campaign. I’ve ex pressed some concerns." He has not pledged his support. “I’ve got to be sure. I’ve got to get my own house in order,” Phelps said. "We’re just being cautious. It shouldn’t be interpreted as being negative.’’ Senior mid< ROn Woolsey is ers went on strike yestei g out the first day of di 172.000 students and thwa." one of the nation’s most a® tious attempts to overhaul ^ bled urban school system. The 7,200 teachers w out in d eof Michigan g one day after they rejected ai day extension of their old cs • V V to with proposals for a .. -udeu-ri tin- » hool day, merit pay and 3,-am, and reforms proposed by the triel's new chief executive took the place of the super: dent after the Legislatures in March to replace Derr Jiviiatsl Tbout was ind humid ? The 6’3 •rom Chas .i --i Iuu11 board iro appointed by the maycAJ so ®T f used to C hu ago and ( level,ind befonT After taking over a distne^ set by mismanagement C rhiomcalh low test scores 1 tendance and graduation ra the chief executive, Dav: Adamany, promised big change He told parents am! sludffl that when they returned at their summer vacation, tfe NXeb .Am would find schools had undf a brand i gone $,30 million worth of rer. r, p S , r a vations, and new incentives learning would be in place The union, however, objedt to proposals to crack down teacher absenteeism and toexiet the school day by 2 1/2 hours to 1/2 hours and the school year 10 days to 191 days. mg camp etwork »ide S sGi.if: l m Thanks to the 1998-99 Aggie Orientation Leaders for all your hard work and commitment to the new students of the Class of 2003!! Beth Abelson Margaret Dolsen Helen Huddleston Luke McLeroy Johanna Simpson Exec. Committee Karina Aburto Amy Edgemon Ernest Hunter II Jenny Michalsky Oliver Sims Nicole Walker Allison Ard Bobbie Emery Amberley Husfield Eric Milner April Smith Cindy Brown Michael Ball Jennie Endres Courtney Kana Derek Montgomery Mindi Sternblitz Nathan Roe Albert Baquero Vanessa Estrada Doug Keegan Laura Moore Mark Sultenfuss Nena Tyers Bedia Barkoh Johnny Faught Jeff Keith Ashley Moree Meghan Thomas Gilbert Moreno Jennifer Barratt Robert Ferguson Nathan Kesler Mike Olsen Kelli Thornburg Charity Sawyer Robbie Barrow Terry Frank David Kessler Elizabeth Ortiz Jenna Tiemann Meredith Stewart Jeremy Beeson Julie Gandy Robert King Ashley Palermo Sarah Trombley Kristin Kirby Catherine Beyer Jennifer Garner Frances Klanika Jessica Perkins Andy Tucker Jerry Chiu Stacey Bibb John Garnett Lesley Klesel Meagan Pierce Megan Turner Abby Price Travis Bohlmann Christie Giebler Erin Knouse Candace Pieters Ken Wasko Jae Lee Meggan Bradberry John Green Elizabeth Kramer Caryn Pizzitola Johnathan Weatherly Lisa Stotts Kevin Burns Victoria Guild John Kretlow Adam Ramos William Weaver Cambrey Knight Jennifer Calaway Jose Guzman Bradford Lacy Lacey Randolph Rhonda Wehbe Somit Mathur Kristin Camp Amanda Haas Megan Landers Kristina Ratowski Rhonda Weinburg Erin Candler Christi Hada Katharine Larsson Jill Riley Kyla Welch And Our Wesley Capps Kelly Hampton Amanda Lenertz James Riney Courtney White WONDERFUL Shannon Cary Kara Hay Courtney Long Jennifer Ripple Crystal White Advisors: Caroline Chapin Chris Henry Ginger Long Vanessa Roberts Erin Whitfil! Tamara Cuellar Jason Holmes Shelly Mack Susan Rodgers Rachel Woody Vanessa Diaz-Clark Kelli Cunningham Kimberly Holt Jerad Macmanus Kristen Sachtleben Jason Word Laura Wimberley Joel Darnell Lindi Horton Bobby Mattice Mike Sharma Nicholas Wozny Yvonne Pena Shannon Davis Stacie Howard Kyle McCaw Jana Shumaker Christy Yaw Matthew Dobson Holly Hubbard John McFate Kelly Siebert Logan Youree Matt Zeve Hey Class of 2003! Now Is Your Chance To Get Involved!!!! We are seeking Orientation Leaders to welcome the Class of 2004. The Aggie Orientation Leader Program will have applications available at the M.S.C. Open House. Be sure to come and check us out!!! I^Aggieland Soccer League; • N«w teams ars forming for th« Fall of '99 Miter . A • If you have a team, a part of a team, or you in . B looking for a team, then visit our Web Page, wm Wj us or call us for more information. . / • Three different divlsiona for all levels of pliy. L • Last day to register a team: Wed. Sept 8th. ~ \ • New referees wanted (referee clininc coming up - 00 per Active! Outgo Experi Highl; YGindc Ability Works Part-1 24 hoi Minin For more info call 822-2460 or e-mail at asl@mytiad.net httD://Dersonalwebs. mvriad.net/titin100/asl.hl r Fall 1999 Rush Events ALPHA KAPPA PSI National Professional business Fraterniti • Brotherhood • Professionalism • Service • All Business & Economics Majors Welcome! Monday. Sept. 6 Wednesday. Sept. 8 Informational Casual Rush Meeting 8:00 - 10:00 p.m. 8:00 - 10:00 p.m. MSC, Room 225 MSC, Room 224 Professional/Casual Casual Attire Attire Thursdav. Sept. 9 Friday. Sept. 10 Professional Rush Social Rush 8:00 - 10:00 p.m. Time & Place TBA Kamada Inn **by invitation only Professional Attire B/eb An able 24 I ■etworl schedule Questions? Please call our Rush Directors, Jon Brown, Administration 694-9821 Kristen Hajduk, Publicity 695-7808 Long, Professional Programs : 695-1582 V Holly w - r
