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Brazos Valley Symphony Orchestra Dr. Marceuj Bussiki, Music Director Sponsored by Blue Bell fflC* Ice Cream On the program: Selections from Fantasia, Schindler's List Main Theme, Annie, The Wizard of Oz, Star Wars, and Concerto frr Piccolo and Orchestra by Vivaldi featuring Andrew Fitzpatrick, winner of the Youth Concerto Competition Randy Wilson, Guest Artist The Theatre Company Sunday, February 6, 2000 4:00 P.M., Rudder Auditorium Tickets may be purchased at the MSC Box Office, 845-1234 Tickets cost: $10.00 adults, $5.00 students Each adult may bring up to 2 children to the performance at no additional coat ‘Please arrive by 3:30 p.m. if you art purchasing or picking up tickets at the MSC Box Office Additional support provided by Texas A&M University Department cf Performance Studies, the Arts Council of Brazos Valley, Brazos Business Arts Alliance, Texas Commission on the Arts, the Astin Charitable Trusts, and the Doak Foundation. NEWS Page 2 THE BATTALION Slocum names final coac rida' I ohm; — BY JASON LINCOLN The Battalion A mere 24 hours after the Texas A&M football team announced the signing of 22 players on National Sign ing Day, the Aggies filled the last open ing — a running backs’ coach. Thursday, A&M football coach R.C. Slocum announced the hiring of Pete Hoener to take over the Aggie backs for the 2000 season. Hoener joins the Aggies from Iowa State University where he was the of fensive coordinator in addition to coaching the offensive line. “I am pleased we were able to at tract Pete Hoener to our football staff,” Slocum said. “1 have known Pete for quite some time and have alwavs admired his coaching. Having spent many years as an offensive coordinator, he will bring considerable experience to our staff.” Overall, Hoener brings 14 years of offensive coordinating experience at the collegiate level, with positions at seven schools over the last 25 years. In the middle of that period, he spent two years in the NFL coaching tight ends for the St. Louis Cardinals. “I’m excited to be a part of a tradi tion-rich program like Aggie football,” Hoener said. “I look forward to working with a head coach like R.C. Slocum and the rest ofthe Texas A&M coaching staff.’’ With the Cyclones, Hoener took over an offensive line that allowed 46 sacks in 1997 and transformed it in a single season to one that only al lowed nine. Welch plans to enhance the Aggie community BY APRIL YOUNG The Battalion In his new role as director of the Center for Executive Development (CED), Dr. Ben Welch hopes to make the most out ofthe “Aggie network.” The CED hosts professional training and executive- level development programs that provide educational op portunities for professionals. Welch's goal is to use the large number of former A&M students who hold prominent positions across the country to enhance the visibility of the center and Texas A&M. “I would like (the CEDjto become one ofthe premier centers in the country for executive and management education,” Welch said."It will be most important to utilize the Aggie network when I am out visiting with businesses and industries so that I can make them aware of our center and what we have to offer.” Welch said there is an indirect connection between A&M students and the center. “The participants that we deal with are executives in various organizations and government agencies, and we trv to showcase what a wonderful university A&M is,” Welch said. “Several participants say they w ould love for their son or daughter to be able to take ad vantage of the opportunity to at tend this University.” As director of the CED, Welch visits w ith companies to help them realize the need for ex ecutive training and works with University faculty and outside speakers to develop management and executive training programs. Welch joined the CED this semester after serving as direc tor of student activities at A&M Dr. Don llcllricgel, executive Lowry Mays College and Grad ness, said Welch will he an asset “Dr. Welch brings charisma, energy to the role," 1 Icllricgcl said. "Aside firm bright person who is effective in conduct velopment programs.” Welch said the st' idents in the ( also benefit from die center’s activities News in Brief Forum addresses death penalty The Friends Just Peace Insti tute presented a public forum on ways that citizens can take active steps to abolish the death penal ty in Texas and surrounding states. The forum, held Thursday at the Friends Congregational Church in College Station, fea tured a panel of speakers from various anti-death penalty activist organizations who spoke to an audience of more than 100. David Atwood, president of the Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty, directed the group to get members of the religious community and corporate lead ers involved. “Without members of the faith community, and leaders of the top corporations we are go ing to get nowhere in the move ment towards [a moratorium on the death penalty],” Atwood said. Convention raises Latino issues The 13th annual Southwest Latino Student Convention’s two day conference is expect ed to bring as many as 350 students to A&M Friday to ed ucate Latinos on the issues that impact their community in the United States. The convention will hold sessions to discuss upcoming elections, political issues and demographics, and will feature a variety of speakers, includ ing Ida Castro, chairperson of the Equal Employment Oppor tunities Commission. The convention, hosted by the Committee for the Aware ness of Mexican and American Culture (CAMAC), began as a one day workshop 13 years ago when members of the committee wanted a unique way to promote culture. (.ontnnu \\;ide Birch, director of SCS collapse may have had an abnc on the student bod\ because ol A<5 atmosphere." “Aggies are an especially lightc very one here feels as tho# c\ cry one else.” Birch said. “Whcnte died, it felt like we all lost 12 familyisr Birch said retuminn to IhcA&Mr Rape Continued from Page 1 Last year, the Brazos County Rape Crisis Center had 66 clients w ho were victims of a drug or alcohol relat ed assault. “If you are in a situation that involves alcohol, you can’t really protect yourself,” Sara said. “My attacker wasn’t drunk.” The University Police Department has not seen any cases involving the use of Rohypnol and other date rape drugs. “We haven’t investigated any cases where Rohyp nol was a factor,” said Sgt. Allan Baron, a Crime Pre vention Officer with UPD. “In most cases, the victim will not seek medical attention within the time frame [needed to locate the drug].” “| Media coverage] has made people aware ofthe dan gers that can occur on a date,” Baron said. “People started to be more aware of their drinks.” In order for the drug to be detected in a medical exam, a urine sample must be taken within 72 hours of ingestion; however, the urine test is not a part ofthe medical exam that is performed after a rape and has to be requested. UPD had four reported cases of sexual assault in the 1999, Baron said. Of those cases, three were date or ac quaintance rapes. “Date rapes [on-campus] usually occur in donn rooms, vehicles or in parks,” Baron said. Baron said rapes where the v ictim d(x:s not know the attacker can occur in the home, but often occur in |xxirl\ lit or unpopulated areas. Sgt. Ernie Montoya ofthe Crime Prevention Unit of the Bryan Police Department said the increase from 50 rape cases in 1995 to 71 cases in 1999 could lie only an in crease in reported cases, not an increase in the actual num ber of rapes. College Station Police Department had 20 reported cas es in 1999. Last year, the Brazos County Rape Crisis Center had 298 clients from the Bryan-College Station area. ()ne hun dred thirty-seven were females and nine were males be tween the ages of 18 and 29,1 lostetter said. 1 lostetter said most male victims arc victimized as chil dren or adolescents and do not tell anyone until much Lit er in life. Those that are assaulted as adults are usually at tacked by other adult males. “It is difficult [for a man] to come forward,” I lostetter said. “Most arc having financial problems or they can’t stay in a relationship. Basically their world is at a heap at their ankles before they realize [the assault] is the problem." Sara still suffers psychological scars from being assaulted. “1 always had a problem trusting people,” she said. “Now when a guy talks to me, 1 wonder if he’s interested in me, not what he sees.” from the w inter break may cause PI' for many students who used ihchti about the collapse. “Students may have gone home aft' they had gone through into the backoff he said. “But coming hack here may T to deal w ith those memories aiidemot: ' they are ready or not." Barbara Rothbaum. director ofthe Anxiety Recovering Program at theL r in Atlanta, said at a seminar about’ Thursday in the MSC that the only way ' PTSD is to talk about the traumaticexf “A lot of people suffer from thiskt' hide all their sadness and hurt." Roth “ Hie only way to get the pain logos*; about it w helher it is with a parent; a friend, or a professional.” Rothbaum said students who feel suftering from PI SI) should seek help’ counseling center. “It is enormously beneficial to talk one who knows how to react and help “This is w hat psychologists are there to; Birch said the STS has started at group which meets at 3 p.m. every Wef is focused on helping students who are f ing PTSD as a result ofthe bonfire coll-' “We started with four students, b- many more students who are goingthrof could benefit from this kind of group." Birch said many students may not’' help because they arc embarrassed thaT ing trouble with their emotions. “Many students are probably nets# because they think it would make thems ; he said. “But it takes a lot more strength' your problems than to run from them." 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