j
VERSITY.COM
Would Like to Thank
our Campus Operations Manager
and the team of
Class Research Coordinator and Marketing Reps
who Bring the Internet’s Premier Academic Resource
to
Texas A&M Students!
Find out more about what they do
And how you can join their team at
WWW. VERSIT Y. COM
Study Smarter
more reason to
sign up For our
LSAT
course
The Real Thing
You'll try out new skills on our Biq Book of 1 8
Real LSATs. The five most recent are
administered under timed, test-center conditions.
Classes start the 2 nd and the 9 frl, «
Call today!
THE
PRINCETON
REVIEW
Better Scores, Better Schools
(409) 696-9099 • www.review.com
'*8 *• ixb*^ rOjUiaNd* hirectai ^runty i U* .^v
ucs
Part-Time Jobs
Start Your Future....
UCS has been in the computer and automotive
business for 29 years. We are looking for bright
individuals with various backgrounds and majors
for positions including:
Clerical Staff
PC Support
Hardware Repair
Inventory Control
Purchasing
Customer Service
We offer flexible hours between 6 a.m. - 10 p.m.
and real world work experience with opportunity
for full time after graduation. Training is provid
ed. E.O.E. To apply, please call our Personnel
headquarters, Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. or
visit our website.
409-595-2609
www.universalcomputersys.com
UCS hires non-tobacco users only, EOE
In-depth Bible Study
Praise 8 Worship
Chapel
: k
Sundays
9:00 p.m.
new time
I I
All Faiths
Chapel
sponsored by compass college ministries
Page 2 • Friday, September 24. 1999
c
AMPUS
Researchers use particles in sun si
latt
BY STUART HUTSON
The Battalion
A team of physics professors at Texas A&M
have developed a new way to catch a scientific
sneak-peek into the inner workings of the sun,
which may shed some light on the mystery of
how the universe is put together.
The team discovered a way to determine
the rate at which subatomic particles, called
neutrinos, are emitted by the sun’s nuclear-fu
sion process.
Team member Dr. Robert Tfibble said the
new process finds the probability of the reaction
when neutrinos are produced.The prior method
which attempted to recreate the reaction itself
often produced unreliable results that could
vary as much as 30 percent, TYibble said.
“You can’t create the exact conditions of the
sun inside of a laboratory,” he said. “So we in
stead tested the conditions under which the re
actions can happen.”
THbble said the experiments are vital to under
standing the structure of all matter because neu
trinos are considered to be one of the most funda
mental building blocks of the universe.
Atoms are made of three types of particles:
Protons, which have positive charges; neu
trons, which have no charge; and electrons,
which have negative charges. Electrons are
considered fundamental particles, but protons
and neutrons are believed to be made of even
smaller particles called “up quarks” and
“down quarks. ”
“You have these three fundamental particles
which actually make up most matter in the
universe,” he said. “ But then there is another
type of particle that is only found while these
other three are being shifted arouni
called neutrinos.”
Tribble said the difference betwa
at which neutrinos which should!
from the sun and the rate detected:|
used to measure the number oft
ting the earth will tell physicistsi
behavior of these particles.
THbble hypothesizes the difierenc j
caused by neutrinos which havei
form and become undetectable.
“This will help us comeclosertop
working model of the universe,
‘standard model,’” he said. "Perfectior!
but at least this will be a step in therigH
THbble said a perfect standard model
vet e would allow physh ists to rev
modern world with such disa |
of energy.
'O
St
Interim dean
selected for
med college
CAMPUS CALENDAR
BY CHRIS MENCZER
The Battalion
Friday
MLSC 489 Executive Lec
ture Series: Guest Lectur
er Brandon Coleman, Jr.,
founder and CEO of Cole-
man&Coleman Inc. will
speak in Koldus 144 at
10:20 a.m.
Texas A&M Rifle Team: Ri
fle team try-outs will be held
from 5 to 7 p.m. in the base
ment of the Military Science
building. The cost will be $3
for two days of tryouts. Call
Tim Mitchell at 847-1058
for more information.
2% Stew
Roderick E. McCallum, Ph.D,
has been selected as interim dean
of the Texas A&M University Sys
tem Health Science Center College
of Medicine.
The selection of McCallum as
interim dean followed an intensive
screening process which Texas
A&M administrators said led to the
best candidate available.
Dr. Jay Noren, president of the
A&M System Health and Science
Center selected McCallum as in
terim dean and said he was en
thusiastic about McCallum’s po
tential to excel in his new
position.
“We look forward to the contin
uation of progress in the many ac
tive endeavors of the College of
Medicine, including research ex
pansion, teaching excellence, cur
riculum revision, outreach, the
Coastal Bend Health Education
Center and many other areas,”
Noren said.
McCallum joined the College
of Medicine in 1992 and served as
associate dean of research and
graduate studies at the College
since 1997. He also is a professor
and head of the Department of
Medical Microbiology and Im
munology and director of the Col
lege of Medicine’s Institute of
Molecular Pathogenesis and
Therapeutics.
Prior to joining the A&M Col
lege of Medicine, McCallum was a
professor of microbiology, im
munology and oral pathology at
the University of Oklahoma Health
Science Center.
He received his doctorate in mi
crobiology and completed U.S.
Public Health Service (USPHSj
pre-doctoral trainee program while
at the University of Kansas.
Study Abroad Programs Of
fice: An informational meet
ing to promote the Italy
2000 Program will be held
from 12 to 1 p.m. in 154
and 161 Bizzell Hall West.
TAMU Roadrunners: A 3-
to 4-mile run will be at 4:15
p.m. starting in front of the
Rec Center. All skills levels
are invited. For information,
call Marcos at 696-3964.
Student Engineers’ Coun
cil: There will be a free golf
tournament from 8 a.m. to
3 p.m. on the Texas A&M
Golf Course followed by a
free reception from 8:30 to
10 p.m. at the Hilton. Sign
up outside Wienbaker 219.
Silverwings/Amold Air So
ciety: Lt. Col. Meyer will be
speaking about his ROW
experience. Taps will be
played, as well as a 21-gun
salute. 1 p.m. at the flag
pole in front of the Acade
mic Building.
maio
n a h .i
jest Cl i
“I've a 1
Fish
BY R. DELU
X Caot Believe
How uell that
UEAJT...
That PITS.
6uy Actually
5AID To
Fokget About
Thi$ UjvMi*
TiciCET HE
Cave t\ET
VjoiJ C.OOL
(S THAT >>
£73 IC/OOW.
Al/WSE
P.TT. 5
rs/vr 5
gAb
AFtEK
AIL,
r J,
HE'8 \
I'AAiOt I fii
Toisjiriu]
! m (p) j
YouR /
CAR •ii
(cPscT
p havt
after
d my
learn to
Bradbe
BHiom
excil
ling U
|My m
y said
iy dad ar
p-hunti
gs bac
ccord
men’s
(WSS
inters h<
;en 191
SIDE BURN CLUB
BY BEAU & BRi
t "m, reaU*J
excHedl
tour ryekJ Corn
sjrt
V
ft ne*
to be
V
VU c don 4 cjc»t-vl
Fo olffindi
t^e 're looUkir*^
shells.
so
Be too
CRPEIIX-
t:
>rso*£53
1X3
December Graduates
Official Texas A&M |
Graduation Announcements
On Sale
Aug. 31 - Oct. 1, 1999
For information and to place your order
access the Web at:
http://graduation.tamu.edu
. All orders must be placed over the Web
All payments must be received by October 1
MSC Box Office
Mon-Fri 11:00 a.in. - 5 p.m.
845-1234
BRIDAL CO.
OUTLETS
OWN A TUXEDO
AT
129.
INCLUDES TUX COAT, TROUSERS, SHIRT
BOW TIE, SASH & CUFFLINKS WITH WITH STUDS ORS
CLEARANCE OF RENTAL INV. - WHILE SUPPUES LAST - OTHER ITEMS SOLDSEI
uf
ipbjl
107 WALTON DRIVE • WALTON & TEXAS AVE. • 764-8«
OPEN 10:30 TO 6:30 TUES-FRI, SAT 10:30 TO 5:30
S id^pe^r & rd&zvun/Llz S r/A'/
t ta
70 To Off
k Sfiae& * ClatfiuiL} *cAcce&&orie&
‘fid. Sat. 10-7 Sim. 1-5
Additional lOtyi) Ojf Markdowns
With this coupon. Coupon good 9-24-99 thru 9-26-99-
PLAIN JANE
Sallie Turner, EditorinC
Marium Mohiuddin, Managing-
Carrie Bennett, City Editor
Emily R. Snooks, Campus Edit -1
Robert Hynecek, Graphics Ed# f
Al Lazarus, Sports Editor
Doug Shilling, Sports Editor
Stephen Wells, Aggielife Editor
Scott Harris, Aggielife Editor
Caleb McDaniel, Opinion Edito'
Guy Rogers, Photo Editor
Veronica Serrano, Night News-
Kyle Whitacre. Radio Producer
Jeremy Brown, Web Master
News: T?ie Battalion news department is manager ft
A&M University in the Division of Student PuWicaw^ ’j
Department of Journalism. News offices are in 013
Building. Newsroom phone: 845-3313; Fax: 845-264H' v
©hotmail.com; Website: http://battalion.tamu.edu
Advertising: Publication of advertising does not '^*5
endorsement by The Battalion. For campus, local, a«)
advertising, call 845-2696. For classified advertisingU-Y
Advertising offices are in 015 Reed McDonald, and off#^
to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Fax: 845-2678.
Subscriptions: A part of the Student Services Fee entiles^
student to pick up a single copy of The Battalion. First W ', .
copies 25C. Mail subscriptions are $60 per school
spring semester and $17.50 for the summer.To charged
Discover, or American Express, call 845-2611.
The Battalion (ISSN #1055-4726) is published dail*^
Friday during the fall and spring semesters and Momfcb ^
21
907B Harvey Road • College Station • 694-8481
during the summer session (except Univeisity holidays
at Texas A&M University. Periodicals Postage Paidai&J
77840. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to 11*
McDonald Building .Texas A&M University, College Stat*^ 1 "