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Join other graduate students and attend an Aggie
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Texas A8dM Lady Aggies vs.
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Reed Arena
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XYMentors
Texas A&Mfaculty, staff and administrators helping students.
College of Agriculture
and Life Sciences
Dean's Office
Ms. Patricia Gerling
Ms. Shannon Murphy
Dr. Joe Townsend
Agricultural Economics
Dr. Frederick Boadu
Dr. Kerry Litzenberg
Ms. Dayna Rasco
Dr. Edward Smith
Ms. Pam Vernon
Dr. Elsa Murano
Dr. Peter Murano
Dr. Shawn Ramsey
Dr. Chris Skaggs
Dr. Stephen Smith
Dr. Jodi Sterle
Ms. Camy Sturdivant
Dr. James Turner
Dr. Martha Vogelsang
Dr. Thomas Welsh
Plant Pathology and
Microbiology
Dr. David Appel
Mr. Larry Perez
College of Architecture
Poultry Science
Dr. Chris Bailey
Dr. John B. Carey
Dr. W. F. Krueger
Architecture
Dr. Robin Abrams
Dr. David Ekroth
Dr. Jeff Haberl
Dr. Mardelle Shepley
Dr. Guillermo Vasquez de Velasco
Agricultural Education
Dr. Julie Baggett Harlin
Dr. Gary Briers
Ms. Manda Hays
Dr. Alvin Larke
Dr. Manuel Pina
Dr. Christine Townsend
Biochemistry and Biophysics
Dr. John Ellison
Dr. Edward Funkhouser
Dr. Linda Guarino
Dr. J. Marytn Gunn
Ms. Melissa Kay
Dr. Gary Kunkel
Dr. James Wild
Dr. Ryland Young
Rangeland Ecology and
Management
Ms. Jennifer Funkhouser
Dr. Robert Knight
Dr. Mort Kothmann
Dr. Bob Whitson
Construction Science
Dr. David Bilbo
Dr. M.L. "Skip" Coody
Dr. Charles Graham
Dr. Nancy Holland
Agricultural Engineering
Dr. Charlie Coble
Dr. Cady Engler
Dr. Stephen Searcy
Dr. Vince Sweat
Entomology
Ms. Liz Andrus
Dr. Darrell Bay
Dr. Pete Teel
Dr. Bob Wharton
Recreation, Park, and Tourism
Science
Mr. Don W. Carona
Ms. Katherine Mabray
Mr. Buzz Refugio
Landscape Architecture and
Urban Planning
Dr. Chang-Shan Huang
Dr. Donald Sweeney
Ms. Nancy Volkman
Animal Science
Ms. Amy Chapman
Dr. J. Warren Evans
Dr. David Forrest
Dr. Howard Hesby
Dr. Jimmy Keeton
Forest Science
Dr. Michael Messina
Horticultural Science
Dr. David Byrne
Dr. Creighton Miller
Soil and Crop Sciences
Dr. Harry Cralle
Dr. C.T. Hallmark
Dr. Mark Hussey
Dr. Richard Loeppert
Dr. Murray Milford
Dr. Dudley Smith
Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences
Dr. Keith Arnold
Dr. Bill Grant
Dr. Daniel Roelke
Undergraduate Programs Office
Ms. Janice Ashley
Ms. Susie Striegler
The KXMentors Program
consists of approximately
400 Texas A&M faculty,
staff, and administrators
who volunteer extra office
hours to make themselves
available to students.
Mentors names will be
appearing in the Battalion
throughout the week.
Student Recruitment
Mr. Wash Jones
For more information ot these and other Mentors check out the ATMentors website at: http://mentors.tamu.edu
sonalized, unshared room. One can walk
out the front door to see a neighborhood
street rather than the bell tower. The ad
vantages continue from there.
The paramount amenity is the
kitchen. Li is is the location of the se
cret to healthy life: food is cheaper, 4
there is simple access and ingredients
are under the resident's control.
There is no apprehension about what
is contained in the chili surprise.
Waking up one morning, the
representative student — let’s
call her Rhonda — walks into
the kitchen. She is no doubt ex
hausted after a night of studying
for her political science exam.
Rhonda's sight is not the best
because her contacts are still in the
bathroom waiting to be placed in her
eyes. She must eat breakfast first. As
she peers down to view the counter,
she notices there is a lack of counter
space.A more precise view is taken and
dirty plates seem to be in abundance.
Remnants of old spaghetti, ranch style
beans, grape jelly, mustard and browned
com are sporadically placed on the plates.
Not only is this a devastation to the
eyes, but there is an odor that is becoming
of the combination. Who needs to wake
up to Folgers when browned com mid
grape jelly could be calling your name?
Rhonda decides to take action. She
knows her roommate is responsible for the
action. She knows she must do something
to solve this problem. If nothing is done,
the inconsiderate roommate will continue
until she has created an attraction that
could compete w ith a monster truck rally.
Food should not be left out for an ex
tended period of time because, like any
thing else, when allowed enough time
alone and exposed to the elements,
growth inevitably happens.
The Second Coming will not be
something attached w ith warning signs
or polite acceptance. It will take over and
become something that could previously
only be found on aisle three ol Super
Wal-Mart at 2 a.m.
To refresh the memories of the for
getful, seven years ago, two students had
fallen victim to the wrath of leftovers.
The students, residing at The
Ridge, were consumed by ground
chuck. The table w'as certainly turned
when this supposedly lean product was
given time to propagate. The miscon
strued facts in the newspaper were actual
ly true. The roommates were busy and
were unable to clean up after themselves.
The ground chuck was not sympathetic in
any way, shape and especially form.
The meat was left out on Monday af
ter roommate No. 1 ’s girlfriend thought it
would be charming to cook a romantic
er, there was what seemedtott
laughter coming afterward.
Annoyed and frustrated wii
shenanigans of the other rooi
girls opened both hedrcximdi
neously. Witli a mutually baffla
the girls stood still. Their heads!
the direction of the kitchen whe
of heavy breathing was heard.
Terrified by the situational
both girls slowly w
ward in thedin
the kitchen. Thisi
their apartment,
did have a right
what was hapi
i. hind the kitchen
When both ra
mates reached
tination. they uer;
aghast by w
Every skillet, cup.
and utensil was
to the other with#
appeared to beam
meat substance.
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for days to bring ah
revenge on the humi
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dinner. Well, the dinner was cooked, and
there were definitely benefits to the
thoughtful feasting.
Roommate No. 2 arrived home at 11
p.m. after a lovely chat over coffee w ith
her boyfriend. Upon entering, she was
overw helmed by the stench of ground
chuck. She quickly retreated to her room
and closed the door.
Three mornings later, the kitchen
was still untouched by the magic of
clean hands. Sometimes this freak oc
currence of voluntary cleaning might
overtake one’s body when a distraction
from studying is needed.
But these girls were good students.
And thus the kitchen, including the old
ground chuck, w as forgotten.
That evening, both roommates were
in their rooms, quietly engrossed in
their sciences. Suddenly, a crash was
heard from outside both bedrooms.
Quick to assume (never make assump
tions), each roommate rolled her eyes,
•w ith the image of the other roommate
clumsily searching for something.
Studying resumed.
Four and a half minutes later, the
same crash, with the same rhythm and
tone patterns came. This time, howev-
Comingi
AM basebi
light back. Each one usld to start a \
to recall a similar times:
one of the roommates hadoverloot
immediacy of cleanliness.
Lie roommates quickly realize
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it was a mistake to disregard thea maroll
kitchen-rule. But at this point its-
late
the ground chuck had taker * | oneer
and had no desire to reverse itsdea
The propagation had reached its lea
The roommates were history.
Even though Rhonda's roomiE
does not cook meat, there aresimiki
suits that happen when otherfoodsii
in the elements for too long. Meaijis
happens to be the most evil of all a*
mestibles when left out. That is 4
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Rhonda finally approaches tea
mate and explains the situation.
the tale of the two girls who livedkill
Ridge. Rhonda and her rooms
a pact. Lie main points inchm®
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ties, clean up directly after the 1®®
over, do not count on the other rt
to be the maid and of course, rer
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The Memorial Student Center Black Awareness Committee Presents..
THE MEETING
A powerful drama about the lives, philosophies and times of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and MalcomX
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Friday
February 25, 2000
8:30 p.m.
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MSC Box Office
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NATIONAl ENGINEERING WEEK
February 20 - 26, 2000
Monday (2/21)
11:30 am -2 pm Free Zachry Lawn Lunch (Subway); Prof Dunking Booth
5:30 - 7:15 pm Society Scavenger Hunt@Research Park
Tuesday (2/22)
All Day (9-3)
6-11 pm
Art Gallery — Zachry lobby
AlChE basketball tournament
Rec
Wednesday (2/23)
10 am-2 pm
5:30 - 6:45 pm
Professors Sharing Research in Zachry lobby
Tl Digital Light Processing demo
Thursday (2/24)
10 am - 3 pm
7 - 11 pm
Computer Games @ MSC; Bungee Run @ Rudder Fountain
Social & Pool/42 tournament @ The Rack Warehouse
Friday (2/25)
Last day Penny Wars - students manning tables in Zachry
Saturday (2/26)
Engineering Day at the Mall!
For more information call 847-8567 or check us out at sec.tamu.edu
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