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CAMPUS
Pase 2
THE BATTALION
Tuesday.
with Dr. Southerland ‘65
Vice President for Student Affairs
February 23, 2000
11:00 am-1:00 pm
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Voice Concerns
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Texas A&M University
ProucMy Pnesems -
Financial Aid Awareness Week
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Financial Aid Open House
Tuesday February 22,2(XX) 2pm - 7pm
TAMU Rudder Exhibit Hall
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X Scholarship Searrhes X Refreshments X Cift Certificate Drawings X
Special information Sessions for February 22, 2000:
All Sessions to be held m 301 Rudder Tower
£00-245
General Financial Aid Information
3350-330
Study Abroad
315-415
Student Loans* Debt Management
4J0-5JW
Sciwlarship Information
5:15 - 600
General Financial Aid fofonnation
6 15-645
Student Loans & Debt Management
An Academic
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By Sheila Widnail, Ph.D.
Associate Provost r
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology'
Secretary of the United States
Air Force 1992-1997
Auditorium,
Presidential Conference Center
7:30 p.m., Wednesday, February 23, 2000
Free tickets are available from the MSC Box Office on the ground
floor of Rudder Tower on the Texas A&M University campus.
The Box Office is open Monday’ through Friday'
11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.rn. to 2 p.m.
Presented by:
^9 3 DISTINGUISHED
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For more information or ro make special
accommodations, contact the Office of die
Provost at 409-845-4016.
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ack Awareness Com
Presents:
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Rudder Th
Thursday, February
7:30 PM
(Dress: Afrocentric or Casual!)
2 Can Goods or Si .00 at entrance
FhrAInreJ Information Contact:
'MSC BAC at 845-1515
ions contact: LaStadra Carrol]
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Archbishop
Tuesday
Campus Calender
Monday
urges census
Prepharmacy Society: There will be a gen
eral meeting with a guest speaker from a
surrounding Texas city pharmacy in Rud
der 507 at 7:00 p.m.
Alpha Zeta: There will be ageiw
ing at 7:00 p.m. in Kleberg 113
Tuesday
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Archbishop Patrick Flores
told parishioners on Sunday they have a moral obligation
to complete census forms.
U.S. Census Bureau Director Kenneth Prew itt joined
Flores at a special Mass for Census 2000 at San Fernan
do Cathedral.
Local officials said San Antonio is the only city in the
country to hold a major religious serv ice to help launch
the national population count that occurs every 10 years.
Prewitt said the church's involvement in Census 2000
is an important symbol to the Hispanic community.
" Many of you have come to this country with a dream
to make a better life for yourself and your children,” Pre
witt told parishioners, according to a report published in
Monday's editions of the San Antonio Express-News.
“The census is a way to help you realize that dream.”
Speaking mostly in Spanish. Flores said those who re
fused to participate in Census 2000 were like the para
lyzed man that Christ had to heal before he could stand
up end acknow ledge his worth.
U.S. Rep. Charles Gonzalez, D-Texas, who chairs the
Census Subcommittee of the Hispanic Caucus, said the
Mass was an example of San Antonio institutions work
ing together to assure a more complete census count.
"We are determined to outpace and out perform other
cities." said Gonzalez, noting that almost 39.000 San An
tonio residents w ere not counted in the 1990 census.
An estimated $73 million in federal funds was not al
located to the city as a result of the undercount.
Pre - Law Society: Baylor law school will
be discussed at 7 p.m. in 111 Koldus.
Aggie Toastmasters: Leam public speak
ing and interviewing skills with possible
certification. Will be in Rudder at 8:30
p.m. check blue screen. For more infor
mation please contact Laura at 69&2S33.
Aggie Lutherans Treehouse: Joi
a bible study, fun. and fellowship
8:30 p.m. at Our Savior s Luttierai
located near Northgate.
Aggie Lutherans Treehouse: Join us for
a bible study, fun, and fellowship at 7:00-
8:30 p.m. at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church
located near Northgate.
Aggie Toastmasters: Learn public
ing and interviewing skills withp
certification. Will be in Ruddera
p.m. check blue screen. For to
mation please contact Laura at
2833.
Wednesday
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Future Financial Advisors Association: We
will be having a meeting at 7:00p.m. in Wehn-
er 135. Guest speaker: Paine Webber.
Academic Major Fair sponsoredlir
dent Counseling Service, Careert
General Academic Programs, and! lone for ha
Nutrition and Dietetic Association: Meet
ing will be at Kleberg 123. Sacandaga
herbalist speaker: Wendy Kenney Keni
cutt will be speaking. In-Site magazine
will be there to interview. For more infor
mation call 764-9314.
eleased by
for Academic Enhancement.
10:00a.m. 2:00p.m. in the MSCHalmere S7,(
There will be resource tables offer* uresforrel
vising and career information onp^iaimedtiln
ous majors offered at TAMU.
Tuesday
Wednesday
Agnostic and Atheist Student Group:
There will be a discussion of marriage at
7 p.m. in Rudder 707. and a debate over
school prayer at 8:30 p.m. in MSC 292A.
Contact Jason at 731-1126.
Prepharmacy Society: There willbe
eral meeting with a guest speaker?
surrounding Texas city pharmacylr
205 at 7:00 p.m.
Thursday
Memorial
Aggie Toastmasters: Leam publics!
ing and interviewing skills with posi
certification. Will be in Rudderati
p.m. check blue screen. Formorei
mation please contact Laura at 6932S
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In addition to the memorial, Keller, Texas, the
hometown of Powell, has donated a plaque in memory
of his contributions to the community and the people
who knew him.
The plaque was presented to the council during the
meeting by the Vice President of Student Affairs, Dr.
J. Malon Southerland.
"(The plaque] highlights a tremendous life, though
it was cut short.” Southerland said.
“All of us w ill be impacted all of the days of our
lives by the young people that we know (who died in
the collapse] and ail the effects of the tragedy.”
Southerland said the plaque has been in his office
for the past few weeks, but he decided to give it to FHK
because that is where Powell lived.
“The right place for it is [the FHK Complex] be
cause that’s where Chad was and I’m real pleased to be
able to bring it here,” he said.
Center for Humanities Research and
Duke University Press: There will be a lec
ture called ‘Representative/Democracy:
Presidential Management and Civic Iden
tity" by Dana D. Nelson at 4 p.m. in the J.
Wayne Stark Galleries.
Aggie Lutherans Treehouse: Joins!
a bible study, fun, and fellowship a!
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8:30 p.m. at Our Savior’s LutheranOi Mariadii b
located near Northgate.
United Campus Ministry: Come join us
for our weekly Aggie Supper. There will be
food, fellowship and fun along with a
speaker/event for the night. Meet at Our
Saviour’s Lutheran Church on Thursday,
February 24. 6pm-7:20pm
Texas A&M University Womens I
comers Club: A Newcomers Pi
Brunch and Information Sessional
held at 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. Ourteit
will be Candice May, 208 Cecilia Con
College Station. For more informal
directions, call 694-9198. ForchildK
information call Carolyn at 690-7221
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United Campus Ministry: Bible study
each Friday over the Book of James.
Come join us! Our Saviour s Lutheran
Church. Friday, February 25, 5:30-7pm.
Tuition
United Campus Ministry PBF: Peanut
Butter Fellowship. Come join us for a PBJ
& devotional. Meet at Sul Ross Statue
ll:30am-lpm on Friday. February 25.
Texas A&M University Wonwsk
comers Club: We will be going to 'top
comers Spring Tour on Tuesday, Mat
Meet at the College Station Krogeip
ing lot by 8:45 a.m. for carpooling
tour wib last until 3:00 p.m. PleaseR
to Whitney Cahill by March 14 all
1944. For child care information cal
olyn at 690-7227.
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A proposal has been presented to the Faculty Senate
for the increase of the University Authorized Tuition in
crease of two dollars to S40 per semester credit hour,
generating approximately S2.2 million in revenue.
According to the A&M’s Finance Office, this would
help support faculty salary increases that have fallen be
hind faculty at other universities, and would increase the
faculty merit raises, which have recently only kept pace
with inflation.
The cost of a 3 percent faculty merit increase alone
would be more than S4 million.
Krumm said that “even if tuition w ent up. w e would
still be in the back of the pack.
A&M ranks 17 out of 31 peer institutions in terms of
average student tuition.”
Peer institutions are universities that most closely re
semble A&M, like the University of Texas, Michigan
State University and Arizona State University.
”If college becomes a luxury that an increasing per
centage of our population cannot afford, it will expand
the economic divide between the haves and have-nots
and stum our economic growth.” said Sen. Joseph
Lieberman. D-Conn. in an Associated Press story.
Anorexia
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ficuhy w ith emotions. Research has also shown a
possible biochemical link.
The death rate for eating disorders is higher than
any other psy chiatric disorder.
After five years with a disorder, 8 percent of suf
ferers die. Without treatment, up to 20 percent of peo
ple with serious eating disorders die — with treat
ment. that number falls to 2 to 3 percent.
Crow ell said it is often hard for eatingifc
sufterers to get help because the) may nois
they have a problem.
•' \ !v>i of times it takes someone omskW
selves to get help.” Crow ell said. "[Butj thf)
going to listen if you fuss at them.”
If a student chooses to seek help froffl^
Counseling Services, treatment becomes a
fort from phy sicians. dietitians and counsel®
Student Counseiins Services are av
2700.
Honors
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merit that they create.
“All the professors 1 hav e had hav e been really
cool and easy to talk to. The smaller classes provide
more interaction between the students and the
teacher,” she said.
Texas A&M offers two types of honors pro
grams: Univ ersity Honors and Foundation Honors.
University Honors requires students to take 33 Hon
ors hours from the core curriculum, while Founda
tion Honors requires only 19 Honors lKXJIs6! !,
core curriculum.
SnidenLs do not hav e to be enrolled in tfr
Program to take a honors class, as
mulativc GPR is abov e 3.4.
Applications for the Curriculum Devdi]
Grants, up to $2,000, are due at the Honors Pf'
office by March 27. and winners will be aiffl?
in late April.
Guidelines for the grant application canW
at the Honors Program Web
honors.tamu.ediitacultv.
The most extensively trained instmetors.
Space is limited for our May
GRE classes!
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