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THE BATTALION
'nday, Janur.
MEDALS reaches out to students
Conference encourages high schoolers to examine opportunities
BY RICHARD BRAY
The Battalion
A life of low-paying, menial labor may seem a bleak reality
for millions of disadvantaged high school students, but Minority
Enrichment mid Development through Academic and Leadership
Skills (MEDALS) is trying to show some of these students that
there is a ray of hope in higher education.
MEDALS is holding a conference Friday mid Saturday in the
Memorial Student Center with the aim of encouraging high school
students to explore their career opportunities after graduation.
“MEDALS is all about getting [high school students] to do
something positive after high school — whether it is college, or mil
itary, or anything like that,” katiuska Quintero, die executive direc
tor of the conference mid a senior bilingual education major, said.
Quintero said the conference will include a college fair
with representatives from universities, technical schools
and military organizations.
The conference will also feature i
nancial aid information and various wi
how to choose a career mid how to pn,
SAT.
Quintero said MEDALS wil
scholarships mid two $5(X) scholi
Sandra Medina, coordinator
reach at the Department of Multi
ference is targeted at ethnic minoi
“We try to reach the high sch(
!y disadvantaged mid have higlie
“But it is open to all students fror
Medina said the I Vpartment ol
involved in the conference since i
“It started in 1990 as a compa
Leadership Conference, but it gc
[MEDALS],*’ she said.
Mi
News in Brief
Contestants compete
for scholarship, title
Tickets are on sale at the MSC
box office for $10 pre-sale or $12
at the door.
SEAL joins TAMUG 1
Maritime Academy
Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity will
hold its 15th annual Miss Black
and Gold Scholarship Pageant
Saturday at 7 p.m. in Rudder
Theater.
The pageant will feature eight
contestants competing in model
ing, question and answer, talent
and introduction portions.
Van Johnson, Alpha Phi Alpha
chapter president and senior
chemistry major, said the schol
arship pageant is a national event
held as a celebration of woman
hood and scholastic achievement.
The pageant winner will receive
a $1,000 scholarship and the op
portunity to compete at the state
pageant in Lubbock.
The first and second runners-
up will receive $500 and $300, re
spectively.
In the past, the chapter has
had four national contestants and
two national queens.
Japanese ambassador
to visit Bush Library
The Hon. Shunji Yanai, Japan
ese ambassador to the United
States, will visit Texas A&M this
Saturday, Jan. 29.
Yanai’s arrival at the Presiden
tial Conference Center at 11:15
a.m. will include a sword arch per
formed by the Ross Volunteers of
the Corps of Cadets.
Yanai will tour the Busf
dential Library and meet wi
ly Ashworth, assistant provost for
International Programs. Executive
Vice President and Provost
Ronald G. Douglas will host a lun
cheon in the Board of Regents’
conference room for Yanai.
Yanai's wife, Toshiko and the
Hon. Masami Former Navy Retired
Navy Cmdr. Norman Bond has been
named deputy commandant for the
Retired Navy Cmdr. Nc
has been named depot
dant for the Texas Stat
Academy by Capt. Riche
superintendent of trie ac
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Commandant Karl Haupt
trie 186-member Corps
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Campus Calendar
Monday
Study Abroad Programs: There will be an informational
meeting in 358 Bizzell Hall West at 1:30 p.m. about
study abroad opportunities to the tropical island of Do
minica. Graduate and undergraduate students can
earn TAMU credit. Contact 845 - 0544 for details, or
on the web at http://recsports.tamu.edu/waterski.
Study Abroad Programs: There Will be an mfon
meeting in 358 Bizzell Hall West at 1:30 p.n
study abroad opportunities to the tropical islan
minica. Graduate and undergraduate studei
earn TAMU credit. Contact 845 0544 for det
Brazos Greenway Council: The public is invited to a
presentation about conservation easements at 6 p.m.
at the College Station Conference Center on George
Bush Drive.
Executive Council of Health Organizations: Th
be a UT - Southwestern medical school me€
MSC 206 at 7 p.m. Contact Anne Blum at 84
for details.
Texas A&M Women’s Rugby: All are welcome and
no experience is necessary — this is a great way to
meet new people and get in shape Monday through
Thursday at the Polo Fields from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30
p.m. Please contact Jen at 731-8093 or Megan at
696-4292 for details.
Aggie Toastmasters: Learn public speaking and in
terviewing skills with possible certification. Will be in
Rudder at 8:30 p.m. check blue screen. For more in
formation please contact Laura at 695-2833.
Orthodox Christian Fellowship: Liturgy at All Faiths
Chapel at 5:30 p.m. For more information call Susan
at 696-3112.
Tuesday
Wednesday
Water Ski Club: There will be informational meetings
every Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. in room 281 of the Stu
dent Recreation Center. Contact Gaylon at 260-4115
for more information.
English Language and Literature Society: There will
be an informational meeting for new members at the
MSC Forsyth Galleries at 7 p.m.
Texas A&M Women’s Rugby: All are welcome and no ex
perience is necessary — this is a great way to meet new
people and get in shape Monday through Thursday at the
Polo Fields from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Please contact
Jen at 731-8093 or Megan at 696-4292 for details.
Texas A&M Women's Rugby: All are welcome and no
experience is necessary — this is a great way to meet
new people and get in shape Monday through Thursday
at the Polo Fields 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Please contact
Jen at 731-8093 or Megan at 696-4292 for details.
American Advertising Federation: There will be a gen
eral meeting in 136 Wehner at 7:30 p.m. Contact
Marie at 847-0686 for more information.
Study Abroad Programs: There will be an informational
meeting in 358 Bizzell Hall West at 1:30 p.m. about
study abroad opportunities to the tropical island of Do
minica. Graduate and undergraduate students can
earn TAMU credit. Contact 845 - 0544 for details.
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Doug Shilling, Sports I’.dii
Mariano Castillo; Opinion Edito
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Rolando Garcia, Brady Creel, Jeanette Simpson, Matt
Loftis, Julie Zucker, Jordan Davis, Ann Loisel &
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Holz, Breanne Hicks, Blaine Dionne, Jeremy Brown &
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