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 *145 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!
Quantum Cow Tutoring 260-COWS
In The Sparks Bldg. On Northgate. Hours: 2-8 MON-TH; 2-6 FR1, SAT
CHEMISTRY
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PHYSICS
101
102
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237
242
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201
202
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ULB SOL WS
PACKETS/
prelabs/reports/post tabs
N\ock Interview Daij
Iwtervtewmg skills cav\ ovty improve!
Mocfc interviews are 30-minwte practice
interviews witfi real recruiters and real
feedback Mafce swre to sign wp online for vpw
professional moc6 interview- spacQS are
limited!
Contact tfie Career Center for more
information!
February 2,6:00am - 5:00pm
209 Koldws
Career Center 209 Koldus 845-5139
http ://aag ienet.tamu.edu/cctr
Spring 2000 Business Career Fair
February 8-10
Spend the day assisting the company of your choice.
SIGN-UPS
TO HOST
(Get there early if you want a particular company.)
SUNDAY JAN. 30th
1:00 p.m.
@ WEHNER116
Tuesday
Wednesday
Host Mandatory Meeting
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.tainu.edu/bsc
Any Questions, email chaseOO@tamu.edu or n-lee@tamu.edu
CAMPUS
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Mi/er said. “They thought thatifi
had been closed, a lot ol thesnoi.
tra\ eled throughout the building,
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would have fed the lire.’
Another lire prevention projtc:
Residence Lite hired a consu U
company through the PhysicalH
install hea\ \-duty lire rated dooru
hallways of buildings with at
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Assistant Dr?
Department of Residents
STUART VILLANUEVA
Hart Hall residents Michael Lloyd. Patrick Blocker, Spencer Somerville and Jason Burke take
time to participate in “stoop out,” a day they chose to spend hanging out listening to music,
and drinking pineapple soda.
A&M students design addition to
Children’s Medical Center in Dallas
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When Natalio Hernandez, a senior construction science
major, was first assigned to a student team that would design
an addition to the Children’s Medical Center in Dallas, he
was not sure he was up to the task.
Now, he says it w'as an experi
ence he will value forever.
“At first, we were all really un
sure of what w as going to be ex
pected of us,” Hernandez said. “But
what we found was an opportunity
to put everything we had learned in
college to work in a real-life set
ting.”
Hernandez’s team’s design was
selected from the designs of eight
A&M engineering student teams
who, last fall, were given the task
of designing a 720,000 square foot
high-tech facility for the medical center by the College of
Architecture.
“They [the medical center| were just trying to get a fresh
perspective before they accepted a design for the new facil
ity,” Hernandez said. “That is definitely what they got.”
Marc E. Leediker, vice president of the Children’s Med
ical Center’s Facility Management Group, said the final de
sign of the addition will not be exactly the way the team de
signed it, but ideas from the team will be incorporated into
the final design.
Eric Geppelt, a member of the selected team and a senior
environmental design major, said that whether or not h
is team’s hall are trai
mit fur h mil Imp 6ki
design is actually used, the project has given him a “
st use o the halls.
professionalism" and a chance to understand “rhe hui
nan lac- In theca
isc of a fire, a hall Sit
tor in architecture.”
her sounds
the general aiannf^
“The human factor of architecture is working w
itn pco* evacuation
of the building bvis
pic, because people are real,” Geppelt said. “We ge
i caught on resident
s’ doors. They aresk:
^- ^ up in the science ol learn
ling and to call and
verity that the sr.
forget that we’re working v
, ith peo- transmitted
and emergency
pie. We need to allow ourselves to
listen and receive ditferent opin
ions and try to work with them.”
Lcedikc said the Children's Med
ical Center is considered one of the
nation's finest pediatric hospitals,
and is the only one in Dallas that
deals exclusively with a wide v ariety
of diseases and disorders among
children — from a simple eye exam
to major organ transplants.
The current addition project
aims to take the medical center one
step further in the research department.
“This new facility will he organized around the concept
of shortening the time from research bench to bedside ap
plication,” Leediker said.
The teams were comprised of students from live diller-
ent classes from the Departments of Architecture, Construc
tion Science, Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning.
Each included one graduate student as a team leader and
one graduate student as a design leader.
The selected team's design will he showcased Feb. 10 and
11 at Rudder Theater during the Rowlett Lecture Series.
BRADLEY ATCHISON/Tm B\i im ion
Thursday
Texas Aggie Motorcycle Club:
There will be a general meeting,
open to anyone, to hang out and
talk motorcycles and to go for rides
at 8 p.m. at the Sonic on Harvey
Road. Call James Evans at 695-
1754 for more information.
TAMU Men’s Rugby: Open prac
tice will be held from 7 to 8:45 p.m.
in the Rugby field behind the Zachry
Parking Lot. No experience neces
sary. For more information, contact
Lucas at 691-8363.
TAMU Roadrunners: A 3 to 4
mile run will be held at 5:30 p.m.
starting in front of the Rec Center.
Campus Calendar
All skills levels are invited. For more
information, contact Marcos at
696-3964.
Texas A&M Women’s Rugby
Team: Practice will be held from 6
to 8 p.m. at the Rugby Pitch next to
Bonfire site. All are welcome and no
experience necessary. For more in
formation, contact Megan at 260-
1362 or April at 775-4220.
Campus Ministry International:
All students who breathe oxygen
come be a part of the fellowship,
practical living, Bible study at 8:30
p.m. in Rudder 404. For informa
tion, visit the Website at http://stu-
act.tamu.edu/stuorgs/cmi.
Catholic Students Association:
Every Tuesday and Thursday, there
will be daily mass at 12:05 in the
All-Faith’s Chapel.
Texas A&M Chess Club: Play
chess with other good chess play
ers from 7 to 10 p.m. each week in
MSC 342.
Call H. Wayne Sampson at 845
4965 for more information.
Friday
TAMU Roadrunners: A 3 to 4 mile
run will be held at 4:15 p.m. starting
in front of the Rec Center.
All skills levels are invited. For
more information, contact Marcos at
696-3964.
Inc lulls are linked via radrf
io Physical Plant dispatch
versity Police Departmen t
\\ hen the general alarm issowk J ! ,:
building, the disp.uchers imm
soni.t. Station I in r*
ment and report a “Code l.”
Mi/er said a fire alarm pui
w as aetiv ated in Krueger on Tun
one of the dispatchers placedth
the fire department.
“Basically our job is to assess
uation and let the lire dcpartniff
it if necessary." Suzanne Brabed-
in Krueger and a senior psychok
jor. said.
Mi/er said hall staff monk
ceivc training on the firealanr
in their building and fireextuv
use. Each hall performs two I"
each semester.
An inspector from the Stale!
shal's office \ isits the campusev;
days to check progress and insk
halls.
“An irony of it is that the Defv
Fire Marshal was just here on M
Mi/er said.
“You can go along for anu-'
years and not have something^
and it gets out of sight and out oh
Mi/er said. “We have alwaystrei
and life safety as an importanlpr'
our buildings.’’
CORRECTION
In the Jan. 26 article
holds forum about fee increa! ;
was incorrectly stated
Texas Legislature increased
state-mandated tuition byk
The Texas Legislature inaf-
state-mandated tuition byk
semester credit hour.
ROBERT ERRL KEEN
In Concert on February 5.2000
2 Performances: 1:00pm & 7:30pm
Local favorite Robert Earl Keen opens the Rodeo 2000
season with 2 performances. This Texas native has
become a legend throughout the Lone Star State and a
certifiable force of nature at sold-out concerts around the
country. He’ll perform songs from his new album Walking
Distance during his two shows on
February 5th at Freeman Colisem.
TICKET INFORMATION: (includes grounds admission)
$12.00 ★ $17.00 ★ $20.00 ★ $22.00 ★ Parking $5.00 a car
Tickets available at Freeman Coliseum Box Office
and all Ticketmaster locations:
In San Antonio Foley's or Call-for-TlX at
(210) 225-4237 or (210) 224-9600.
NOTE: Performers subject to change. (Convenience charge and other charges are added to Ticketmaster locations and are non-refundable.)
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