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Volume 106 • Issue 31 *12 Pages
ar accident claims 6 lives
BY STUART HUTSON
The Battalion
ix students were killed and
were injured in a car accident
side the Tau Kappa Epsilon
E) fraternity house on FM 60
(iday morning.
aj. Mike Patterson of the Col-
Station Police Department
Brandon Kallmeyer, an 18-
r-old freshman animal science
or, was driving on FM 60 after
pping off his girlfriend when
ell asleep at the wheel. Patter-
said Kallmeyer’s Ford Ranger
red onto the shoulder and
ck eight student pedestrians,
atterson said the eight stu-
ts had parked on the shoulder
were preparing to cross the
i to attend a party being held
Ihe TKE house.
issa Hill, a freshman at Blinn
[lege, attended the party and said
Associated Press article that she
BRUTON
LANHAM
BRUTON
“Our hearts go out to the family and friends....”
- J. MALON SOUTHERLAND, VICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS
saw the aftermath of the accident.
“Their shoes were in perfect
place from where they were walk
ing,” she said.
The individuals killed were Ted
W. Bruton, a 21-year-old A&M
agriculture and life sciences major,
Baylor students 18-year-old TVicia
Calp, 18-year-old Emily Hollister,
18-year-old Erika Lanham and 22-
year-old Dolan Wastel and 22-
year-old William Flores from
Southwest Texas University.
The two students injured were 22-
year-old David Gamradt and 20-year-
old Erik Garea. Both were taken to St.
Joseph’s Regional Health Center
with non-life-threatening injuries.
Daniel Lara, a TKE house neigh
boring resident, said in an Associ
ated Press article that he and his
friends went out to investigate the
accident after hearing screaming.
“We walked out and saw bod
ies all over the place,” Lara said.
Patterson said Kallmeyer vol
unteered for and passed a blood
alcohol test after the accident.
However, blood tests for the six
students killed have been ordered
by Justice of the Peace Ervin Cain.
Patterson said there are no
charges against Kallmeyer or the
TKE fraternity, but there is still
an ongoing investigation into the
incident.
“There won’t be any alcohol-
related charges against the driver,
but we are looking into other
charges, and those will be for
warded to the prosecutor’s office
when they’re ready if we decide
to file any,” he said.
Dr. J. Malon Southerland, vice
president for student affairs, said
A&M and Baylor are joining ef
forts to offer services to facilitate
the healing process for students
affected by this tragedy.
“Our hearts go out to the fam
ily and friends of all the students
involved,” he said.
&M names building
[or Nobel-winner prof
BY STUART HUTSON
The Battalion
Texas A&M professor credited with saving
[lives of millions of starving people in under-
jeloped countries, will lend his name to A&M’s
supporAjj state-of-the-art crop-improvement facility.
platinr|i\\e Norman E. Borlaug Center for Southern
wpImprovement was dedicated Friday in
•nor of Borlaug. Borlaug, an International
~friculture professor at A&M, won the Nobel
face Prize in 1970 for developing a high-yield,
nease-resistant wheat that was sent to Third-
Jrld countries to feed the hungry.
Uohn Mullet, a professor of agricultural bi-
|y at A&M and director of the Crop Biotech-
|ogy Center, said he could think of no one
he would rather see the new facility
bed after.
“It is impossible to measure all the good that
Borlaug has done in this world,” he said. “But
pu could count them all up, I’m sure you would
find that he has saved millions of lives through
his work in places like India and Mexico.”
A&M President Dr. Ray M. Bowen said the fa
cility will be rooted in the founding principle of
A&M, the advancement of agricultural science.
Mullet said the dedication marks the end of
a $15 million effort by the state and federal
government to develop a crop-research and
development program which began in 1992.
Patricia Klein, an associate professor of bio
chemistry and biophysics, said the center cur
rently provides space for 10 biotechnology re
search groups from both A&M and other
research organizations, who can pay to use
their amenities.
“This facility really offers state-of-the-art
technology for gene-mapping and other en
deavors which lead to advancements in the
field of biotechnology,” she said.
Robert Klein, research geneticist for the
United States Department of Agriculture
(USDA), said the facility’s technology, will of-
BRADLEY ATCHISON/Thk Battalion
Norman E. Borlaug, an international agriculture
professor, speaks Friday at the dedication of the
new Center for Southern Crop Improvement,
which was named in his honor.
fer valuable resources to state USDA facilities
including state-of-the-art equipment.
“This equipment paints a picture of the
most advanced technology available today,”
he said. “This will be a big boost to all the re
searchers who have access to it.”
Meeting to discuss future of garage
BY ERIKA DOERR
The Battalion
[A green hang-tag may not guar-
jtee a parking space in the South-
Parking Garage if parking
[aces are changed from num-
Tred to first come-first serve con-
Ict spaces.
A forum to discuss and hear stu-
|nt opinions about randomizing
Touthside Parking Garage will
[today at 4:30 p.m. in the Gover-
[nce Room of the Koldus Building.
Lorenzo Gonzales, a Southside
nator and a sophomore environ-
ental design major, said he would
like to see students and student
senators generate possible solutions
instead of rehashing the same con
cerns the forum.
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4:30 p.m.
Governance Room
-John i. Koldus Bldg.
Students can share
ideas and discuss
their opinions about
randomizing the
Southside Parking
Garage.
ROBERT HYIMECEK/Tnn Battalion
“The idea of changing the South-
side Parking Garage from assigned
parking spaces to randomization is
still in its exploratory phase,” he said.
“The fact of randomization,
mathematically, guarantees a
parking spot.”
Gonzales said the meeting will
help students share ideas amongst
senators and other students.
“We want to clarify any ambi
guities that may arise and be able
to make educated decisions on the
fact of randomizing the parking
spaces in the garage,” he said.
“There are new developments each
day with this issue. ”
Justin Strickland, chair of the
Student Senate’s services commit
tee and a junior political science
major, said the meeting reach out
to students.
“I think this will be a meeting
[at] which students will be able to
feel more accountable,” he said.
“It is important to have senators
and students express their feel
ings and thoughts on the matter.
This meeting will help solidify
student’s positions.”
Gonzales said Parking, Traffic
and Transportation Services
(PTTS) has been generating
numbers indicating the use of the
see Garage on Page 2.
BRADLEY ATCHISON/The Battalion
The accident occurred near the Tau Kappa Epsilon house on FM 60 ear
ly Sunday morning. Six students were killed and two were injured.
“We are doing all that is possible
to assist students who need help in
any form, including counseling. ”
Sgt. Donnie Andreska of the Col
lege Station Police Department said
parking cars on the shoulder of the
road outside the TKE house should
be considered a hazardous situation.
“There is always potential for an
accident when you have students
between and near cars that are
parked that close to a roadway, with
vehicles that are traveling at that
high of a velocity,” he said.
Groups gather for
Coming Out Week
BY DIANE XAVIER
The Battalion
Today marks the 11th anniver
sary of National Coming Out Day,
established to increase awareness
of the diversity of the lesbian, gay
and bisexual community.
Gender Issues Education Ser
vices, the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual
and Transgender Aggies (GLBTA),
ALLIES, faculty and students who
offer support to students. Parents,
Families and Friends of Lesbians
and Gays (PFLAG) and Student
Life Services are sponsoring Com
ing Out Week Oct. 10-17 and with
numerous special events.
Activities run for one week at
Texas A&M in celebration of this
event, a time for gay and lesbian
people to openly announce their
sexual orientation.
Megan C. Wright, GLBTA vice
president and a junior sociology
major, said the purpose of the week
is to inform students with sexual-
orientation issues of the resources
available to them.
“A lot of students who go into
the coming-out process aren’t
aware of the support available at
campus,” Wright said. “This is re
ally a good opportunity to find out
who is out there. ”
Kim Novok, GLBTA adviser,
said activities will begin today at
3:30 p.m. in 321 YMCA with a
video presentation telling the story
of the “coming out” of several
young people.
“Really, the message is two
fold,” Novak said. “One is an
awareness issue. It’s extremely im
portant on a college campus to en
hance your awareness on social is
sues. That’s part of the purpose of
getting an education. Also, this is a
time for people struggling with
their sexual orientation to get help
and resources.”
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Jordan Davis, GLBTA secretary
and a sophomore political science
major, said the week will provide
support for the gay community.
“This event is a way for our or
ganization to get the word out that
there are gay people at Texas A&M
who are open about it,” he said.
“Being gay at A&M is not some
thing you have to be afraid of.
Hopefully, the students that are
questioning their sexuality will be
inspired by others who have al
ready chosen to come out. ”
Davis said coming out means no
longer hiding or being ashamed of
what and who one is. Davis said he
came out when he was 14 years old.
“I told my parents, friends and
people I knew,” he said. “It’s some
thing I am not ashamed of. I am
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Corps awards Cadets
at annual Fall Review
BY KENNETH MACDONALD
The Battalion
The Corps of Cadets assembled
on O. R. Simpson Drill Field Friday
afternoon to receive annual awards
and perform for spectators at the
annual Fall Review.
The awards presentation was
followed by a “pass and review”
of the Corps. North Georgia Col
lege President, Dr. Nathaniel
Hansford and Maj. Gen. Jerry
Allen of Virginia Tech served as
reviewing officers.
Allen and Hansford were among
a group of senior military-college
representatives on campus for a
two-day conference this weekend.
Other senior military schools rep
resented at the forum included The
Citadel, Virginia Military Institute,
North Georgia College, Virginia
Tech, Norwich University and the
Virginia Woman’s Institute of
Learning at Mary Baldwin College.
Fifteen cadets were honored
with the Wofford Cain Boot and
Saber Award for outstanding per
formance in the Corps.
Company E-2 was awarded for
the highest outfit grade point ratio
for the spring 1999 semester and re
ceived the J. J. Sanchez Award for
recruiting and retention.
The second year in a row for E-
2 to earn the recognition. The
winning outfit must perform well
in both recruitment and freshman
retention.
The Sanchez Award is given in
memory of Jose Sanchez, Class of
’93 and a member of the Corps of
Cadets, who died in a car accident
on his way back from spring break
during his junior year.
Sanchez’s father attends each
Fall Review.
“I am proud because he is being
recognized in several ways, in the
flag [that the winning outfit carries]
and in the scholarships,” he said.
Carlton Johnson, commanding
officer of E-2 and a senior business
BRADLEY ATCHISON/The Battalion
Members of the Corps of Cadets
participate in Fall Review Friday af
ternoon. The annual event, held
at O.R. Simpson Drill Field, gives
the cadets a chance to perform
for spectators and receive awards
for their performance throughout
the year.
major, said he is proud and hon
ored to again win the award.
“If every cadet in our outfit is not
inspired each day to act with the
same honor that this man [Sanchez]
portrayed, we will have done him
and his family a great disservice.”
on diversity education
BY BROOKE HODGES
The Battalion
Student leaders learned to better
use their organizations’ diversity at
the University Awareness for Cul
tural Togetherness (U-ACT) Fall
Leadership Retreat this weekend.
Breeana Busch, U-ACT chair and
a junior biomedical
science major, said
the retreat focused
on offering organi
zation leaders a dif
ferent view of the
diversity within
their groups.
“We presented
[the idea of being]
an inclusive leader
and reaching out to
everyone, really
trying to accommo
date everyone and
getting input from
everyone,” she said.
“The retreat focused on what the
student could bring back to campus
and to their organization to improve it. ”
She said the organization puts
op two retreats per semester and
will present workshops for any or
ganization and the community.
Erica Vhora, vice president of
the Hindu Student Council and a ju
nior biomedical science major, said
the retreat helped her escape her
“comfort zone” and interact with
other people.
“Your experience depends on
the people at the retreat and with
different people the experience will
be different every
time,” she said.
Vhora said she
plans to attend
next semester’s re
treat, because of
the positive experi
ence this weekend
offered.
Busch said stu
dents who have
been through a se
mester-long class
with U-ACT pre
sented workshops
on organizations’ need to increase
diversity.
She said workshops focus on
what each specific group’s needs.
“The workshops deal with
everything from racism, sexism,
sexual orientation, to handicapped
persons,” Busch said.
“The retreat
focused on what
the student could
bring back to
campus ”
— Breeana Busch
U-ACT chair