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iicri| 106 Y6Aft£ UNIVERSITY STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS >ld people yesterd:Tuesday * November 9,1999 period of religiouscj iute to the anciem “my hope and dre; >e a time for I elationship of uni the tolerance of all elebrated in a spor| are the service beg performed traditicl g a procession ofcaiJi id Asia. ■ Texas A&M head football coach R.C. Slocum an- ers in anopentrud nounced yesterday that he has dismissed senior . stadium shoutings running back Dante Hall from the team for disci- . but they were igno! pi nary reasons. the field. I “We had a meeting [Sunday] afternoon, and 1 hichcanseat70,00( did dismiss Dante from the team,” Slocum said, he difficulty of obta “He did not practice [Sunday] afternoon, and he is ed only by churchaBit on the team at this time.” irity measure,eachaM Hall has rushed for 179 yards on 53 carries with anied by a ceriilica one touchdown this season for the Aggies. In his person s parish, career at A&M, Hall has amassed 4,725 all-purpose it coincided with y- rc j s — leaving him 424 yards short of the school nuking the victor recorc j by Darren Lewis ion king RavanaiB siocum said he does not anticipate Hall’s return. I “I don’t expect him to be back,” Slocum said. “There’d have to be some real big changes ... for Bat to be a possibility.” College Station, Texas Volume 106 • Issue 52*10 Pages all dismissed from team Expert to address violence in schools Event to feature psychologist-author loliday when fair ■ with fireworks volution & i s ouster mes of Lenin and lar demonstration! cities and townsac 1 in the former S: Armenia, A; \ Georgia and Bold iss news agency rep rally in Moscow ] i in contrast to les, in which thece nist leaders gathe:: mausoleum inRd w massive milliard beds of thousandsq on. ough the marchers ay as “Revolution name of the liol •; decree three years ag ] Accord and Reconcilii holiday commemorr J aen Bolsheviks seize Winter Palace in St.! i 1917. m Dante Hall Big 12 Freshman of the Year in 1996 Holds school record for yards per carry in a season with 7.3 in 1997 Is the only player in school history with more than 2,000 career rushing yards and more than 500 yards in both career punt return and kickoff return yards. ■■■■■■■■■ GUY ROGERS/The Battalion Dante Hall, senior running back, was dismissed from the A&M football team. BY JEANETTE SIMPSON The Battalion The team leader who responded to school violence incidents in Kentucky, Arkansas and Colorado will speak about causes and prevention of school violence in a lecture, “Coping with School Crisis and Youth Vio lence: Lessons for Prevention and Interven tion,” today at 7:30 p.m. at Friends Congre gational Church in College Station. Dr. Scott Poland, a psychologist for the Cy-Fair school district, was also part of the response team for the bombing of the Mur- rah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. Phyllis Frederiksen, a member of the Just Peace Institute (JPI), said many experts have started speaking out about their expe riences with school violence in the hopes that they will be able to prevent future acts. JPI was founded by Bryan-College Station area women whose goal is to promote peace in the community. “We feel very privileged to have Dr. Poland coming to speak to us,” Frederiksen said. “He is one of the nation’s top school psycholo gists and can help us in learning more about prevention and intervention.” The speech is sponsored by JPI and the Coalition for Support of Public Schools BRANDON HENDERSON/11IK Battalion (CSPS). Poland has written numerous books concerning school violence. His recent book, Coping with Crisis: Lessons Learned, will be on sale before and after the lecture, and Poland will be available to autograph copies. Frederiksen said JPI and CSPS worked with members of the College Station Independent School Board to organize the lecture to pre vent school violence in this community. “The acts of school violence in the past years have been caused by children that have incredible turmoil in their lives,” Fred eriksen said. “So [JPI], in order to prevent an incident like this from happening again, hosts dis cussions like this one.” ommittee to host lecture on suburbia ml lb w, BY CHRIS CARTER The Battalion 1 I he MSC Current Issues Awareness |d[CIA) committee will host a lecture by *§ames Kunstler at 7 p.m. in Rudder The atre titled “Can America Survive Subur bia?,” which will question the future fea- Ibility of modern patterns of suburbia. I Kunstler is a nationally-known lec turer and author of The Geography of pwhere and Home from Nowhere, which he said he wrote because he no ticed the negative realities of suburbia. I “I believe a lot of people share my feelings about the tragic landscape of highway strips, parking lots, housing tracts, megamalls, junked cities and rav aged countryside that make up the everyday environment where most A|nericans live and work,” he said. ■ Kunstler is a supporter of new ur banism, a growing movement in Amer- |ica which proposes a return to pre-auto- obile urban planning. ■Charlie Hemmeline, CIA chair and a ihior mechanical engineering major, aid the problems associated with grow- ng suburban areas need to be addressed. “The issue of the new urbanism move- ftnent is one of growing social importance,” 1 Hsaid. “This topic is very broad and has triplications in many different areas from .he actual design of cities to the sociologi cal study of urban sprawl.” ■Brenda Chaloupka, assistant director -James Kunstler will discuss the implications of suburban life on society. -Tonight at 7 in Rudder Theatre ROBERT HYNECEK/I in. Battalion of the Civic Leadership Education Pro gram in the George Bush School of Gov ernment and Public Service, said Kun stler will discuss city-planning issues that affect the College Station area. “Even in the Bryan-College Station area, many problems are directly linked to planning issues,” she said. “Kunstler brings a straightforward and interesting perspective on these issues to the table, and, though everyone may not agree with his views, gets people to discuss these problems.” Hemmeline said Kunstler’s lecture will offer a, non-architect’s perspective of new urbanism.” Mr. Kunstler is a major non-architect proponent of new urbanism,” he said. “As a writer and lecturer, he is a great communicator and will convey this issue in a way that even those who are new to this topic can understand its importance.” Kunstler also will have the opportunity see Suburbia on Page 2. Rojo hot Ricky CODY WAGES/Tm. Battalion Latin singer Ricky Martin, performs to a sold-out crowd at the Compaq Center in Houston Sunday night. Veterans to speak on Korean War BY JULIE ZUCKER The Battalion The birth of the Marine Corps, on Nov. 10, 1775 in Tim’s Tav ern in Philadelphia, established a group who fought difficult bat tles and saw things in war some cannot imagine. In honor of this event. Dr. Arnold Krammer, a history professor, has asked sev en Korean War veterans to discuss their experiences today at 2:20 p.m. in Harrington Education Center 105. Krammer said hosting speakers and presenting experiences is the best way to teach history. “I try to bring history as close as possible to my students,” he said. “A real survivor of war can teach [students] better than I could.” Krammer said the speakers’ message will be “War is awful.” He said the speakers will talk about their time in battle without glorifying war. Norman Beal, one speaker, served in Korea with the Marines after the war began in July 1950. He fought battles at the Pusan Perimeter in the southern end of Korea, climbed mountains through subzero temperatures and eventually made his way up to the Chosin Reservoir. Krammer said Beal and the other speakers were wounded when they crossed Yalu River. “These men were wounded in battles, but they survived the Battle of the Chosin Reservoir, when [the] Chinese poured down over them,” he said. The speakers are members of the Chosin Few, honored be cause of their time in Korea. Krammer said the veterans will tell stories textbooks lack. They will bring photos, medals and other memorabilia col lected during their time in battle. Krammer said he wants people attending to know that these men were young once. “We make the mistake of seeing old people as just old peo ple,” he said. “These men were young once, and fought battles at the age of 17. To really learn and understand history, we need to listen to the stories of these heroes.” The event is open to the public. INSIDF 1 f ; i kSH • .*k l '*1' -S Aggielife •Art Imitates Life Brazos Valley Arts Council shows new exhibit at Texas , Galleries. Page 3 Spo •Ready to Ride pie Texas A&M Equestrian Team Padded to list of varsity sports. Page 7 Opinion ^ •It’s my party HI conform if I want to y' kTeen-aged girls send conflicting message on trends, individuality. Page 9 Satt Radio .isten to KAMU-FM 90.9 at > ,:57 p.m. for details on a strike at a community business. Communication skills, obstacles subject of speech BY STASIA RAINES The Battalion Greg Economides, lead technical sup porter for the video-conferencing network in the Center for Distance Learning at Texas A&M, will address obstacles to ef fective communication today at noon in Rudder 401. Economides said his discussion will emphasize teaching others ways to im prove how people talk to one another in a group settings or one-on-one, in his speech, “I Can’t Here You, I’ve Got a Ba nana in My Ear; Bert and Ernie on Com munication.” Active and passive listening and body language will be discussed. Economides said he encourages peo ple to attend because communication is relevant to all. “This stuff applies to anyone — any time any person is trying to talk to some one else,” he said. “Some communicate well, and some don’t. Hopefully, this will be a fun way to teach people to communicate.” "I Can't Hear You, I've Got a Banana in My Ear" wM > * * Learn effective means of communication today at noon in Rudder 401. 6th Man Club finds new name, ways to support A&M basketball ROBERT HYNECEK/Tm: Battalion To emphasize the lecture’s entertain ing style, Joe De La Rosa, accounting as sistant programs committee chair of the Texas A&M Professional Support Staff (TAPSS), said the lecture was publicized as, “the place to find out what [the chil dren’s TV show] ‘Sesame Street,’ a bottle- cap collection and eating cookies in bed have to do with you.” Paulette Bomnskie, publicity chair for TAPSS, said the presentation will help people because it will aid them in be coming more successful in their careers if they utilize the information that will be presented at the discussion. “Communication skills enhance peo ples’ ability to do their jobs better, some thing everyone should be interested in,” she said. BY BRADY CREEL The Battalion With a new name and new initiative, a sup port group called the 6th Man Club will help the Texas A&M Men’s Basketball Team strive to continue the University’s legacy of excel lence in athletics. Kevin Hurley, administrative assistant for the Aggie Women’s and Men’s Basketball teams, said the change was proposed and ini tiated by A&M men’s basketball Coach Melvin Watkins after he spent the past season ana lyzing the team’s needs without an active breakfast club. Hurley said Watkins saw the potential for gaining additional support for the team from the outside. “People were really interested and wanted to be involved in this type of club,” Hurley said. “They wanted to meet the players and coaches on a more one-on-one basis.” Formerly known as the Breakfast Club, the 6th Man Club oTers those interested in sup porting the men’s basketball program, the chance to become involved with the team. The group meets monthly with the coaches and players for lunch in Reed Arena. Watkins said the 6th Man Club will benefit everyone. “The membership will get the inside scoop on the basketball program and take ownership of the program,” Watkins said. “The players will benefit from the activities that we will do with the proceeds and the exposure to the core group of fans.” Hurley said the Breakfast Club was exactly what the name says. Members met with the coaches and players for breakfast and a prac tice session. However, the new 6th Man Club will be more structured, with more member ship benefits. For a membership fee of $200, members re ceive an A&M basketball shirt, lunch and a parking pass for each meeting, not to mention a chance to show their support for Aggie bas ketball. In addition, practices will be closed to all but 6th man club members, whereas in the past they have been open to the general public. Hurley said the two major differences be tween the Breakfast Club and the 6th Man Club is the increase in membership fees as well as the change from breakfast practice ses sions to a luncheon. “This is [Watkins’] personal touch on the club,” he said. “It is an opportunity for the core group of basketball supporters to get to know the inside scoop.” The first meeting was in October with ap proximately 60 participants. The next meeting is Nov. 18 in Reed Arena.