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The Texas A&M University Student Media Board
is accepting applications for
Aggieland
2001
Qualifications for editor in chief of the Aggieland yearbook are:
• Be a Texas A&M student in good standing with the Univeryty and enrolled in at least six credit
hours (4 if a graduate student) during the term of office (unless fewer credits are required to
graduate);
• Have at least a 2.00 cumulative grade point ratio (3.00 if a graduate student) and at least a
2.00 grade point ratio (3.00 if a graduate student) in the semester immediately prior to the
appointment, the semester of appointment and semester during the term of office. In order for
this provision to be met, at least six hours must have been taken for that semester;
• Have completed JOUR 210 (Graphics) and JOUR 30I (Mass Communication, Law and
Society), or equivalent;
• Have demonstrated ability in writing through university coursework or equivalent experience;
• Have at least one year experience in a responsible position on the Aggieland or comparable
college yearbook.
Application forms should be picked up and returned to Francia Cagle in the Student Media
office, room 014A Reed McDonald Building. Deadline for submitting application: noon
Wednesday, March 22, 2000. Applicants will be interviewed during the Student Media
Board Meeting beginning at 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, March 28, in room 221F Reed McDonald.
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The Texas A&M University Student Media Board
is accepting applications for
The Battalion
— Including radio and online editions —
Summer 2000
(The summer editor will serve
May 22 through Aug. 11,2000.)
Fall 2000
(The fall editor will serve
Aug. 14 through Dec. 15, 2000.)
Qualifications for editor in chief of The Battalion are:
• Be a Texas A&M student in good standing with the University and enrolled in at least six credit
hours (4 if a graduate student) during the term of office (unless fewer credits are required to
graduate);
• Have at least a 2.00 cumulative grade point ratio (3.00 if a graduate student) and at least a
2.00 grade point ratio (3.00 if a graduate student) in the semester immediately prior to the
appointment, the semester of appointment and semester during the term of office. In order for
this provision to be met, at least six hours must have been taken for that semester;
• Have completed JOUR 301 (Mass Communication, Law and Society), or equivalent;
• Have at least one year experience in a responsible editorial position on The Battalion or
comparable daily college newspaper,
-OR-
Have at least one year editorial experience on a commercial newspaper,
-OR-
Have completed at least 12 hours journalism, including JOUR 203 and 303 (Media Writing I
and II), and JOUR 304 (Editing for the Mass Media), or equivalent.
Application forms should be picked up and returned to Francia Cagle in the Student Media
office, room 014A Reed McDonald Building. Deadline for submitting application: noon
Wednesday, March 22, 2000. Applicants will be interviewed during the Student Media
Board Meeting beginning at 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, March 28, in room 221F Reed McDonald.
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THE BATTALION
Wednesday,'
A&M Students discuss
date rape at seminar
Prairie view
BY ANN LOISEL
The Battalion
He said they had a great time that
evening and wants to call her in a few
days.
She said it was possibly the worst
night of her life and hopes she never
talks to him again.
Communicating, or miscommuni-
cating, about what happens on a date is
a big part of the date rape problem, said
Margaret Griffith, health education co
ordinator for Student Health Services
and a specialist in HIV and sexual
health.
Tuesday night, Griffith led a student
discussion of ways to prevent date rape
— primarily through better communi
cation between the sexes — at two date
rape prevention seminars held in Rud
der Tower.
The first seminar was for women
only and the second for men only.
“Guys and girls communicate very
differently,” Griffith said. “Girls tend
to think guys know what we want and
don't want... like they’re miracle mind
readers ... but they don’t know - you
have to tell them.”
Grifilth scheduled separate discus
sions so the audience could vent their
frustrations and concerns openly, with
out the opposite sex present, she said.
“We don’t want to throw stones at
either gender, because men want to stop
rape, too - they have sisters, mothers
and wives that they care deeply about,”
Griffith said.
She and members of Aggie
R.E.A.C.H., a group of peer health edu
cators, also gave advice to the different
sexes.
"There's a fine line
between what's
considered rape
and what's not,
and it needs to be
defined.
//
— Jason Stewart
seminar attendee and
freshman geography major
Women were encouraged to set sex
ual limits and decide early how far they
wanted to go sexually before they were
on a date. They were also advised to be
consistent in their messages to men in
both their words and actions.
“Body language and the tone of your
voice have a lot to do with the mes
sage,” said Harry Schulzte, a member
of Aggie R.E.A.C.H. and a senior biol
ogy major.
“But if you have to say [no] sever
al times, say [no] several times,” Grif
fith said.
Men were advised to ask for clarifi
cation about what a woman wants w hen
she sends mixed signals and not to as
sume affection means consent.
“If you talk to her and really listen,
you can find out wdiat the limits are,”
Schulzte said. “You don't want her to
say, "You crossed the line, you raped
me.’... [Talking] keeps you out of so
much trouble.”
Jason Stewart, a freshman geogra
phy major, attended the seminar w ith
members of his pledge class of Pi
Kappa Phi.
“It’s not a problem for me, but 1
think it’s an issue with a lot of guys, es
pecially with alcohol involved,” he
said. “There’s a fine line between
what’s considered rape and what’s not,
and it needs to be defined.” Stewart
said communication was definitely a
problem.
Tina Pina, a junior psychology ma
jor, attended the women’s seminar to
leam more about date rape and how to
prevent it.
"I’ve had a couple friends who have
been raped here. I'd like to help them
deal with things, and also [leam more]
for myself,” she said.
The Brazos County Rape Crisis
Center reports that 80 to 95 percent of
the rapes on college campuses are com
mitted by someone the victim knows,
and that one out of every four college
females will experience rape or at
tempted rape.
Continued frornty
to be in an earthquake. All I r«u
w'as hearing this thud and saying I
self “I’m still here, I’m still here."
The accident occurred shorthH
7 p.m. on State Highway 43 two®
north of Kamack, about 150 miles
of Dallas. The team was on its way
meet in Pine Bluff, Ark.
A preliminary Texas Departma
Public Safety report found speeding:
have been a factor on the two-laneti
noting that when the van cameupoa
other vehicle preparing tomakeal
turn, the van veered to the rightoi
shoulder, then turned and flipped«
it overcorrected to the left.
“Obviously, on the heels of
tragedy, a victory such as thisisdei
ed to the four young people we la
University Vice President Lam l
said of the team’s weekend tnu
“Victory is always sweet, t
sweeter.
"The entire occasion has caused:
be in a somber mood. It’s almost 1
final prayer in church andevenones
‘Amen.’ We are all very solemn.
Access
News in Brief
Bryan church burns New Commandant
Greater Tabernacle Baptist
Church in Bryan, Texas, was
destroyed by a fire Tuesday
morning.
Mike Donoho, assistant chief
of the Bryan Fire Department,
said it took firefighters two hours
to extinguish the fire at 903 Flori
da St. because of strong winds
which helped to spread the fire.
No major injuries were report
ed but one firefighter was hospi
talized for smoke inhalation.
Donoho said that while no
cause of the church fire has been
determined, a federal mandate in
response to the recent spate of
church fires around the country
requires notification of the fire to
the Federal Bureau of Investiga
tion (FBI) and the Bureau of Alco
hol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF).
FBI investigators arrived Tues
day to help determine the cause
of the blaze.
named for ’OO, ’01
Corps Commander and Deputy
Corps Commander for the 2000-
2001 school year were announced
Tuesday.
Mark A. Welsh IV, a junior fi
nance major, was appointed Corps
Commander. He will become the
highest-ranking cadet and will also
lead the largest uniformed body of
students outside the U.S. service
academies.
Reid B. McCoy, a junior aero
space engineering major, was ap
pointed Deputy Corps Comman
der. As deputy commander he will
assist in leading the corps and
serve as commander in Welsh’s
absence.
Welsh is planning to take a civil
ian job after graduation, while Mc
Coy is pursuing a commission as
a Navy officer.
Commandant of Cadets Maj.
Gen. Ted Hopgood announced the
two were selected from 27 cadets
by a board of military officers and
current cadet leaders.
Chair endowed for
performance dept.
The first endowed chair in
A&M’s newly created Department
of Performance Studies has been
established.
Ray A. Rothrock, a Forth Worth
native, and his wife, Meredith,
each donated $500,000 to create
the Ray A. Rothrock Chair in the
College of Liberal Arts.
Rothrock’s gift will be matched
by a program funded by H.R.
“Bum” Bright of Dallas. The $1 mil
lion chair will be one of the best-
endowed positions at Texas A&M.
Rothrock, said Texas A&M Uni
versity’s recently announced Vision
2020 program convinced him the
timing for such a gift was correct.
Rothrock is a 1977 Texas A&M
Con tinned from Pay
congregate, hopefully offeringexini
a cofiee bar or a even a dry cleaners.
When asked by a student in ilie
dicncc about the congestion ai
garage would create, she said tint
search on traffic patterns wil
nificantly increase the congestioiili
el of the area when parking capat
is increased by more than 2,i
“It is important to remembert
the recommendations that are
report are just that — recommen
tions. Student groups have to bean
tegral part of the programs that wil
implemented.”
graduate in nuclear engineei
He was a charter member o f fl)
Texas A&M Symphonic Bad
1974, playing clarinet, oboe,
saxophone.
Student Senate
to addresses fee
Several bills concerning fee
creases for the student body#
be voted on at Wednesday’s?!
dent Senate meeting. Two nt
bills also concerning fee increa
es will be read for the first®
before the Student Senate. Oi
of the bills calls for the Board!
Regents not to broaden thede!
nition of the Computer Acces
fee, by changing the name
Computer Access and Ins®
tional Technology fee.
The second bill approves!
the increase in the Internationi
Student Fee, the UniversityAi
thorized Tuition and the EquS
ment Access Fee.
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-Responsible for facilitating multicultural & diversity
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Marium Mohiuddin, Editor in Chief
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