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Page 2 THE BATTALION Friday, February25,2(«
Students
to host
Carnival
BY BRANDIE LIFFICK
The Battalion
The Brazilian Students Association
(BSA) will host its own version of the
traditional Brazilian Carnival Friday.
‘The Carnival in Brazil is like a
Mardi Gras celebration. People dress
up and dance and overall just have a
good time,” said Gustavo Desouza,
president of the BSA and a freshman
chemical engineering major.
The Brazilian Carnival, held an
nually, is a four to six day celebra
tion preceding Lent, a time of reli
gious observation.
More recently, the Carnival has
served as a way for people of all so
cial classes to interact and celebrate
their country’s heritage.
“Brazil has a lot of problems
right now — social problems, eco
nomic problems,” said Tiego Bit-
dinger, vice president of the BSA
and junior journalism major. “This
serves as a time for everybody. The
wealthy, the poor and the middle-
class to forget about their worries
and just all have fun together.”
Festivities for the local Carnival
will be at The Warehouse in Bryan
from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. Friday and will
include traditional dance steps taught
by members of the BSA along with a
D.I and a live percussion band.
“We are going to incorporate not
only traditional Brazilian music, but
also other Latin music types, such as
salsa and merengue,” Bitdinger said.
“That way, we draw in more diver
sity. We are looking forward to hav
ing everyone come out, not just
Brazilians.”
BSA’s Carnival is open to the gen
eral public. Tickets are $4 at the door.
“We hope that everyone can come
out and enjoy the most of it,” Desouza
said. “It’s put on not only to give
Brazilians a taste of home, but to also
let others know a little more about the
Brazilian culture.”
News in Brief
Alaskans honor
fallen Aggies
Students in Alaska are doing
their part to memorialize those
affected by the 1999 Aggie Bon
fire collapse. Engineering students
at the University of Alaska Fair
banks (UAF) will dedicate their an
nual Ice Arch in honor of the 12 fall
en Aggies involved with last year’s
bonfire collapse.
Building the ice arch is a 50-
year-old tradition at the university.
This year's arch will consist of four,
freestanding, 15-foot-tall sculp
tures. Robert Carlson, UAF’s head
of civil and environmental engi
neering, said in an interview with
brazosvalley.com that the arch will
look unfinished, “as if to suggest
that deceased Aggies’ absence
can be felt — even up here.”
the Fairbanks area boasts a
strong Aggie former student popu
lation due to the abundance of pe
troleum engineering jobs in Alas
ka’s thriving oil industry.
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Alkebulan society drummers, “Six" (L) and Toney Browne perform at the Flarambee 2000 Festi
val at Rudder Theater on Thursday night. The festival was sponsored by the Black Awareness
Committee to promote black awareness and unity.
SLOT conference hosts
high school seniors
BY BRANDIE LIFFICK
The Battalion
Over 170 high school seniors will at
tend the three-day Senior Leaders ofTo-
morrow (SLOT) conference Feb. 25-27.
The third annual conference is being
sponsored by the Aggie Leaders of To
morrow (ALOT).
“The main goal is to introduce students
to college life and show them how it is dif
ferent than high school,” said Steven
Duke, SLOT committee member and
freshman speech communications major.
Activities include round table discus
sions about making the transition to col
lege life, Texas A&M traditions and dif
ferent types of leadership styles. The
high school students will also attend sev
eral presentations concerning time man
agement and involvement.
“We want to help these student lead
ers realize that leadership positions in col
lege are different than in high school. In
college, you have other time commit
ments. You have to learn to manage your
time and prioritize,” said Jeremy Uawpe,
SLOT director and junior political sci
ence major. “These are things that will
help them in all areas of life.”
Current A&M freshmen ALOT
members will speak on how they have
adapted to college life and will host the
high school students for the two nights
they will be staying on campus.
Duke participated in the SLOT con
ference last year as a high school senior.
“It helped me to realize that college
life is totally different than high
school,” Duke said. “1 felt better pre
pared when I got here.”
While a typical day during the con
ference starts as early as 8:00 a.m., a
dance, several local performers and skits
will help the students unwind and get to
know other future Aggies.
“We are planning to have Apotheosis,
an a cappella group, perform along with
the Texas Aggie Swing Cats and Percus
sion Studio for a total of about an hour,”
1 lawpe said. “Then the seniors will break
into groups and perform skits.”
Conference attendees are chosen on
a first come, first served basis. This year,
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COSGA to host student leaders
BY KIMBERLY OLSON
The Battalion
"COSGA '99 was the
greatest conference in
The largest student government conference in the nation
will bring student leaders from across the U.S. to Texas
A&M this weekend to discuss cur-
rent issues faced by the groups.
Six hundred and fifty represen
tatives from 150 universities will be
visiting the A&M campus Feb. 26-
29 to participate in the 20th annual
Conference On Student Govern
ment Association (COSGA).
The conference will feature
speakers who will discuss the top
ics of administration and individ
ual growth. Round table discus
sions will allow students to
discuss other issues relevant to
the 19-year history of
our organization. ”
Workshops will allow members of the student govern
ments and professional organizations to share their experi
ences and present ideas about programs and activitieswhicl
have shown themselves to be beneficial.
“We’re excited to bring all the delegates here to
where they can learn about student
government and take ideas back to
their respective schools,” sai
Brent King, a host trainer
sophomore finance major.
Jeremy Harman, COSGAexec-
utive director and senior finance
major, said the conference contiit-
ues to grow and improve eveij
year because of the hard workof
the conference’s 80 hosts andeiglf
executives.
COSGA ‘99 was the greatest
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student government such as student apathy.
Guest speakers include Capt. Gerald Coffee, a Vietnam
War Prisoner of War (POW), and Vince Poscente, a speed ski
er on the 1992 Olympic team.
conference in the 19-year history of our organization,” Hat-
man said. “The executive staff of COSGA 2000 is workinj
diligently to ensure that this year’s conference surpassestM
of any other.”
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