A&M VOLLEYBALL TE/ | 11 SWEET SIXTEEN, Pg. 10 106 YEARS AT TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY College Station, Texas Volume 106 • Issue 68*10 Pages 3d in Grozny (d for control of Ari [he Russians unlei (ositions in a woodec RUSSIA lan-occupied hechnya onfire investigators onstruct questions nquiries to be used as starting point hen authorities, ay that hundreds off international s largely popul; ad crime theybli . Mountains mini ropped 1,100-poii! on Grozny andlii ?d huge concrete a successful attai BY STUART HUTSON The Battalion After pacing the site where 18 days ago an gie tradition tragically turned to disaster. Bonfire investigation commission re tied to the Board of Regents’ annex, Friday ask the questions which may lead to the wer of why the stack fell. Leo Linbeck, chair of the Bonfire commis- n, said the meeting’s purpose was to ori- the commission to its task of discovering cause of the collapse. “We wanted to get organized, and 1 think accomplished that,” Linbeck said. “It’s pre- iture to say that we have our arms around s issue, but we have a sense of direction es- ilished and a protocol that we wish to fol- v to go forward. So it’s a beginning” Linbeck said the commission began its meeting with a visit to the site to have a sense of reality of the collapse to sink into the minds of commission members. “In all candor, it’s kind of overpowering,” Linbeck said. “You have a heavy heart when you go on to a site where as many young peo ple were killed or injured. It reinforced the sense responsibility we feel to bring this mat ter to a conclusion to bring the truth to the surface, whatever that is.” The majority of Friday’s four-hour meet ing was spent constructing a set of prelimi nary questions which Linbeck said would serve as a starting point for the investigation. The set comprised more than 20 questions which included: “What level of outside advice see Bonfire on Page 2. BONFIRE Questions the commission wonts answered by march 31st. "What level of outside advice was on site?" "What requirements did supervisors have to fill before they became supervisors?" "What equipment was in use during construction?" "What revisions were made to construction specifications in past years?" A&M denies licenses to retailers selling memorial T-shirts RUBEN DELUNA/The Battalion Engineers council ecognized at lational meeting BY DIANE XAVIER The Battalion FLIES AT ~HE AQQM LOST IN ONFIRE TV4 The Texas A&M University Student Engi- v, , , neersCouncil (SEC), noted for its excellence Now located at ■ v , . . , , „ u • e | Ball aspects of activity, recently was named ■(..ate Lur,, the world’s most exemplary council at the 846-4455 P99 National Association of Engineering ■udent Councils (NAESC) conference. low A' P According to the NAESC , the exemplary - " CISCl 'Buncil award goes to the council demon- with thiiii [sirating excellence in fund-raising, school III 4321V* spirit,community service, campus recogni- ^ \\„ ; f/nn and programs offered to students. —I n«rfcmcudiij Thirteen members of the A&M council atiended the conference, hosted by the Uni- -rorsity of South Florida in Tampa. More ■an 400 delegates, representing 40 univer- ■ TEXAS ELI- sties from the United States and Canada were in attendance. I Laurinda Lin, SEC president and a senior F'MAST engineering major, said the council submitted a three page essay high- llhting the programs and opportunities their SEC offered and describing why the Ijuncil deserved the award. We are really honored to show validation for all things we do and are happy to share what we do with our council at Texas A&M Sincerely, and other councils in the nation,” she said. TheSt0I “Our council has been very successful _ ,, With all the activities we have had, and we of Strictl\ 1- ^ 0))e t0 con ti nue that. ” ■ Each year, the SEC hosts two career fairs, which bring in more than 200 com- W.Strictlytexas.com P llies for recruitment; Engineers Week, a .jweek of activities promoting the different jSpects of engineering and Leaders of eshman Engineering, a organization A TJ /^l|f ov iding leadership opportunities for lijfeshman engineering majors. 1 “We were limited to three pages to show oil and elaborate on details on all the orga- iark Office, .iccounta- libations we offered and describe how it :a's innovation,iss benefited the students and the community,” rch and analyze 1 said. eetion of new inven® Bobby Tulsiani, vice president of the SEC atent Examil see SEC on Page 2. Immediate Ope^ anced degree can le*i ok at the latest techrfj flexible hours, an ai oportunitiesandasl tinued growth has ;nt Examiner positM • Electrical Engi" 1 • Computer Engi' • Computer Scii Mechanical Engi 111 * Biotechnol • Chemical Engi” 1 • Physii A holiday tradition BY BRADY CREEL The Battalion The Department of Collegiate licensing for Texas A&M University has now pro hibited retailers from selling merchandise memorializing Bonfire. A&M clothing retailer Inspirations, the first to produce and sell the memorial Bon fire “Muster” T-shirts, was ordered by Col legiate licensing to donate its proceeds and shirts to Traditions Council. Toby Boenig, manager of A&M colle giate licensing, said his office will not ap prove any licenses for Bonfire items in tended for retail sales. “The policy we adopted says only stu dent groups directly affiliated with Texas A&M are permitted to use A&M trade marks to sell products memorializing Bon fire,” he said. Boenig said the University requires all proceeds from sales of Bonfire-related items be donated to the Bonfire memorial fund. Matt Timmons, a Traditions Council member and a senior community health major, said Inspirations donated 1500 “Muster” T-shirts left in their store and at the printer to the Traditions Council after the University mandated only student or ganizations could sell Bonfire merchandise. Timmons said students lined the main hallway of the MSC last week, waiting for to get a tangible memory of Bonfire. He said the, the only available JR BEATO/Tiu: Battalion Local clothing retailer Inspirations has been ordered to donate proceeds from its Bonfire “Muster” T-shirts to the A&M Traditions Council. “Muster” T-shirts are size small all other sizes sold out in two hours. The Traditions Council will not reorder. Fadi Kalaouze, Inspirations owner and Class of ’90, said his store donated ap proximately $17,000 in money and retail merchandise to the Traditions Council and the memorial fund. see T-shirts on Page 2. Department offers aid with healing process JR BEATO/Thk Battalion Members of the Moscow City Ballet Natalya Chtchelokova and Mikhail Ronikov, portray the roles of Clara and the Nutcraker Prince from The Nut cracker Friday night at Rudder Auditorium. BY MATT LOFTIS The Battalion Students and community members having trouble dealing with the Bonfire collapse are being advised by the Texas A&M Department of Psychology to seek their help in talking through the ordeal and begin a healthy healing process. The A&M Psychology Clinic staff is ex tending its hours to accommodate anyone needing help from 5:30 to 8 p.m. The Department of Psychology has re leased a list of symptoms to watch for that could indicate the beginning of Post Trau matic Stress Disorder (PTSD). In a press release from the Department the disorder is common among war veterans and suf ferers of other scarring events, but is in creasingly recognized after cases of as sault, rape, natural disasters and community disasters. A press release, authored by Tara L. Williams M.S., and Dr. David H. Cleaves of the Psychology Department, states symptoms of the disorder are residual ef fects of the Bonfire collapse that stay with students or community members a month or more following the accident. Symptoms include vividly re-experiencing the col lapse through dreams, waking thoughts. total avoidance of any reference to the is sue or extreme emotional responses. The Psychology department urges any student with these problems to visit the staff. People interested in these services can call 845-8017 for directions to the clin ic. The extended hours will be in effect Dec. 6 to Dec. 9 and Dec. 13 to Dec. 15. Dr. Rob Heifer, director of the A&M Psy chology Clinic and clinical assistant pro fessor, said the extended hours will be an informal atmosphere for people share their feelings and concerns. No fees will be ac cepted for the services. “If someone just needs to talk and they are all right; then we’re glad we could pro vide the service,” Heffer said. “If some thing more is needed during these ses sions, we can help extend services. ” Services will be provided by advanced doctoral students and will be overseen by licensed psychologist faculty. Those who do not attend the help sessions at the clin ic are encouraged to contact Student Coun seling Services at 845-4427, Student Help Line at 845-2700 or the TAMU Counseling and Assessment Clinic at 825-8021. “These next two weeks could be im portant for those who are having the pres sures of normal life set back in with finals,” Heffer said. INSIDE ggieiife Munchies ating well impor- lant for Students. Page 3’ 'us interviews onD* lent office for addi” e unable to visit wi* ou can apply on-li* 1 >v or call 1-800-# Documentary, book aim to capture moments, debates over tragedy Sports Texas A&M basketball lust haveCaiculusil teams have winning weekend iai Equations & State ^ggie men, women teams do nation sessionon^ ^11 against competition . Page 7/, Opinion •Kids today: Buy, sell or trade? ^okemon bad in- 1 iuence on children, % tresses status. Page 9 BattWai Listen to KAMU-FM 90.9 at 1:57 md Trademarkp.m. for details on community www.uspte; news. U.S. citizenship is ^ iqual Opportunity E' • Graduate student solicited input from Aggies to make film on aftermath of event BY ROLANDO GARCIA The Battalion Upon hearing the Bonfire stack collapsed in the early morning of Nov. 18, Jeremy Collette reached for his video camera and trekked to the Polo Fields. “I just got my camera and went to the site, but I wasn’t sure what I was going to do with the videotape,” Collette, Class of ’94 and an organic chemistry graduate student, said. Collette is producing a short documen tary of the Bonfire collapse and its after- math he hopes will capture the “Spirit of Aggieland” in a way mere words cannot. Collette recorded more than five hours of footage, beginning with the rescue efforts at the stack site immediately following the collapse and ending with the yell practice at Kyle Field a week later. Included are footage of press conferences, the Nov. 18 memorial service at Reed Arena and the candlelight vigil seven days later, and people gathering at the site to leave flow ers, candles and other makeshift memorials. “When I witnessed how the students and the whole campus community came togeth- I N G pirii of ^1 0£i