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BMC WEST BUILDING MATERIALS SOUTHCENTRAL DIVISION Partners in Building Texas Attn. Business dr Construction Science Majors BMC West is the leading supplier of millwork and building materials for productions and custom home builders in the western half of the U.S. Over the past 10 years we have grown in size from 20 locations and s l45 million in sales to 60 locations with S 1 billion in sales. On Feb. 2 & 3 rd representatives will be on campus at the Construction Science Career Fair. Stop by our booth and learn about the excellent opportunities that are available in our growing corporation. There are various positions available. We are currently seeking Administrative Managers, CAD Designers and Outside Sales Associates for various locations in Texas. Hope to see you there! CAMPUS Page 2 THE BATTALION icNilay Janus-1 -~v Texas A&M libraries rank fourth in electronic access in North Americ uKilay, Janu; W" BY KENNETH MACDONALD The Battalion Have you always wanted to travel you always wanted to travel to the Breezy Tropical Caribbean? Welcome to DOMINICA ^ Graduate & Undergraduate Students! Spend your first summer session in the rainforest of the "NATURE ISLAND" while earning TAMU credit! Informational Meetings on January 25, 12-1 pm January 26, 11 am-12 pm January 27, 2-3 pm February 1, February 2, February 3, 1:30-2:30 pm 1:30-2:30 pm 10-11 am & 2-3 pm All Meetings will be held in 358 Bizzell Hall West For More Information Contact: Study Abroad Programs 161 Bizzell Hall West 845-0544 Why Wait? Get started early with Kaplan. Enroll today and you’ll receive your MCAT or DAT review books right away, so you can prepare now. Get a jump on the competition by starting before classes begin! Classes starting soon in College Station! MCAT January 29 & February 5 DAT January 29 1-800-KAP-TEST kaptest.com AOL keyword: kaplan •Test names are registered trademarks ol their respective owners. The World Leader in Test Prep Spring 2000 Business Career Fair February 8-10 Wondering What a Host Does? Host Informational's (Optional) Monday Tuesday Jan 24‘ Jan 25* 8:00-8:30 8:00-8:30 Wehner 159 Wehner 159 SIGN-UPS TO HOST SUNDAY JAN. 30th 1:00 p.m. @ WEHNER 116 Host Mandatory Meeting Tuesday Wednesday Must attend one!!! Feb 1 st 7:30-8:00 Feb 2 nd 7:30-8:00 Wehner 159 Wehner 159 Check out the company list at http://wehner.tamu.edu/bsc Any Questions, email chase00@tamu.edu or n-lee@tamu.edu To Kim Archibeque, a senior chemical engineering major, going to the library to find a journal article is the last thing she wants to do, especially when she can find it from the comfort of her room online via Texas A&M's new LibCat card catalog. The catalog, which replaces the NOTIS system, is now on the web at library.tamu.edu. “1 never go to the library unless I have to,” Archibeque said. “Sometimes it is hard to find things. If it was online, I would do it at home.” This new and increasingly valuable access helped earn Texas A&M a fourth place ranking for electronic access in North America from The Association of Re search Libraries, Dr. Fred Heath, Dean and Director of Evans Library, said. Harvard University, North Carolina State Universi ty and the University of Michigan comprise the top three institutions for electronic access. Wendi Arant Kaspar, coordinator for the Elec tronic Reference Service in Sterling C. Evans Library, said the constant improvement in technology is valu able to students who wish to make the most of their school’s resources. “The [LibCatJ is a big improvement over the old [NOTIS], You can also renew checked out books on line and link to the databases remotely,” she said. “You don’t have to come into the librarv.” More than 200 databases are a\ aitable on the cat alog, offering full-text versions of articles from o\ er 3,000 journals. “With 42,000 students, plus distance learning, and because it is hard to park on campus it is nice to be able to do research at home." Kaspar said. “It is certainly an improvement,” Dr. James I lam er, English literature professor and frequent user of the library’s research services, said about the new LibCat system. “NOTIS was a dinosaur." Hamer said the new systems are becoming in creasingly easier for students to use as they adopt in terfaces which resemble tools often uwd by college students, such as search engines. “The remote use is an ad\ antage, to save time if nothing else.” he said, although he does not plan use the new system as a replacement to coming into the office by accessing it from home. In 1998, the annual budget for A&M libraries was over $20 million. Of that, $5 million comes from the Library Ac cess Fee (LAF). Thirty percent of this year’s LAF w ill be spent on electronic resources, according to a report by library officials. “And that percentage will become a bigger wedge of the pie as time goes on,” Heath said. “ It is not like buying one book for the entire c;un- pus that people will fight over. You have to think of [ spending money) di Iferently. because once you bu> j a site license, all the students can use it at the same j time. And that benefits lame univ ersities." 1) Harvard 2) NC State 3) Michigan 4) Texas A&M 5) Arizona State 6) British CoM 7) Pennsylvania 8) Johns Hopkins 9) Duke 26) Texas Cars Continued from Page 1 your stolen property back if it is recov ered, because many times UPD will lo cate stolen property and not he able to re turn it because there is no way of knowing w ho it belongs to. If a suspect is convicted of burglary on campus, which is a Class A misde meanor, and is a student, their case is brought before someone from Student Picking up from the past UPD Vehicle Burglary September through August: 1995 - 131 reported cases 1996 - 46 reported cases 1997 - 99 reported cases 1998 - 49 reported cases Lots with most car related crimes: 56 and 62 (Fish Lot), 40 and 88 (by southside garage), and 30 (behind Davis Gary) 1 Conflict Resolution Services. A person will review their case and decide on a punishment to fit the crime. Baron said this can range from com munity service to expulsion from the University. If a non-student is caught on campus, criminal charges are filed with the coun ty court. If convicted, a Class A misde meanor carries the punishment of up to a $4000 fine and up to one year jail time, Baron said. ELIZABETH O’FARRELLTHf Kristen Sachtleben, a sophomore civil engineering major, who was on a first stack swing, picks up her sweatshirt, pliers and pot from the Bonfire Advisor Assistant Patricia Wehner. ALPHA KAPPA PSI National Professional Business Fraternity WELCOMES BACK ALL STUDENTS AND INVITES BUSINESS / ECONOMICS MAJORS TO OUR Spring Rusk Wednesday, January 26 Professional / Casual Rush 8:00 ~ 10:00 p.m. College Station Conference Center Professional Casual Attire For more information call 485-0620 V iQOy — 'Off 0 ^ Suppliers of Soccer Equipment for the Brazos Valley. 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