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J r - ^ ' Honoring . « ' A Gilbert and Thyra Plass Additional concert funding provided by Office of the President, Texas A&M University On the program: Revelation (world premiere) Bill Klemm Coriolan Overture Beethoven Symphony N. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 “Ode to Joy Beethoven Melanie Helton, soprano; Rose Taylor, mezzo-soprano; Joseph Evans, tenor; Indcio de Nonno, bass-baritone. Brazos Valley Chorale Maestro Jess Wade III Artistic Director/ Conductor Sunday, March 5, 2000 4:00 RAJ., Rudder Auditorium Tickets may be purchased at the MSC Box Office, 845-1254 Tickets cost: $20.00 adults, $5.00 students ■X Additional support provided bp Texts A&M University Department of Performance Studies, the Arts Council cf Brows Valley, Brows Business Arts Alliance, Texts Commission on the Arts, the TEXAS Attin Charitable Trusts, and the Doth Foundation NEWS Page 2 THE BATTALION Friday.Mait»J Ueno receives award BY MARIANO CASTILLO The Battalion Dr. Keiyu Ueno, class of ’77, was awarded the 2000 Outstanding Interna tional Alumnus Award Thursday at the George Bush Presidential Conference Center. The presentation was made at the annual Consuls General Luncheon, part of the International Week activities hosted by the International Students Association. The award recognizes former interna tional students who have distinguished themselves professionally. Dr. Ueno, a na tive of Kumamoto, Japan, received his doctorate from Texas A&M’s Chemistry Department and is now president of Do ji ndo Laboratories. Texas A&M President Dr. Ray M. Bowen and Dr. Richard Ew'ing, dean of the College of Science, made the presentation. “Dr. Ueno exemplifies what it means to be an Aggie,” Ewing said. After graduation, Ueno kept strong ties News in Brief “pnteiriational pro grams] buUd permanent relationships between individuals, in stitutions and nations” — Luis Winter consul general of Chile and dean of the Houston Consular Corps with A&M. He played a crucial role in the development of A&M’s former Koriyama branch in Japan and contributed to endow a chair to the Department of Chemistry. Over 30 nations were represented at the luncheon by consuls and staff from Texas. “The luncheon honors consuls and their staffs for the support they give inter national students and their efforts to make the University more culturally aware,” said Gustavo de Sousa, president of the In ternational Students Association and a se nior food science and technology major. Tlie Honorable Luis Winter, consul gen eral of Chile and dean of the Houston Con sular Corps, spoke of the importance of in ternational contacts and exchange programs. “[International programs] build per manent relationships between individuals, institutions and nations,” Winter said. Bowen commended the consuls gen eral for their cooperation after the 1999 Aggie Bonfire collapse. Consuls helped communicate the news of the tragedy to their countries and kept families abroad in formed of their sons’ and daughters' status as soon as information became available. Asha Rao, a Ph.D. candidate in ento mology, was also recognized with the Out standing International Club President award. Rao, president of the India Associ ation. received a $500 scholarship from the Association of Former Students. Spring break Continued fromh While the Colorado mounta slopes continue to attract break crowds each year, Brittia the majority of clients this yei headed where it is warmer. “There are no Bights [left] Eriday, Maix cun!" Brittian said. Cancun, according to Aggie Adventures, has been one of travel destinations for universiti dents this year. Coming in ados ond is South Padre Island, and and Daytona Beach, Florida. Spring break trips are notnei ily that expensive. "1 look forward to just relaxii the beach for a few days in Christi. We are staying in Texas, helps keep costs down, butwev he able to have fun. I didn’t want to just sit at but sitting on the beach wi friends will be exciting,” Jonathan Brooks, sophomore mart ing major. Ho vmo UT tuition to jump by $420 next year AUSTIN (AP) — The average Uni versity of Texas student will pay $420 more a year in tuition and fees next year in a plan to hire more faculty, raise salaries and help needy students. The $14 per credit hour in crease will include regular tuition in creases totaling $4, plus a new $10 fee to help finance 30 new fac ulty positions, $3 million in grants to needy students and raises for university employees, including teaching assistants, said Steve Monti, the school’s vice provost. UT President Larry Faulkner had lobbied student groups dur ing the past several weeks to pro mote the $10 fee, and he ap proved it this week. The $10 charge is being billed as a library and information-tech nology fee and will be used to support those services while free ing up money elsewhere in the budget to support the new initia tives, officials said. Undergraduates from Texas who take 15 hours of classes a se mester currently pay $3,167 for in state tuition and mandatory fees for a full school year. They would pay $3,587 next year under the new plan. Conference aimed at recruitment The Whooping Weekend confer ence will bring 300 high school stu dents that have expressed interest in attending Texas A&M to the Uni versity to get a first hand look at life in Aggieland. This year’s Whooping Weekend conference is from March 3-5. Among the many activities scheduled throughout the confer ence, high school students will have the opportunity to go to class with students, participate in a mock midnight yell practice and eat din ner at the Commons. Rob Ferguson, a junior political science major and sub-chair for Whooping Weekend activities, said the scheduled activities are used as recruiting tools to show partici pants that A&M is the best univer sity to attend. Ferguson said this year, the com mittee is aiming to display a more professional attitude. “I want [the participants] to see that we are not just college stu dents holding a conference,” Fer guson said. “We are serious about recruiting these kids to come to A&M and we believe the best way to do that is by behaving in a pro fessional manner and having fun at the same time.” Marium Mohiuddin Editor in Chief The Battauon (ISSN #1055-4726) is published daily, Monday through Friday during the fall and spring semestets and Monday through Thursday during the summer session (except University holidays and exam periods) at Texas A&M University. Periodicals Postage Paid at College Station, TX 77840. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Battalion, 015 Reed McDonald Building, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-1111. News: The Battalion news department is managed by stu dents at Texas A&M University in the Division of Student Media, a unit of the Department of Journalism. 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Replant Continued from Page 1 plaques to be placed at the base of each of the trees, but the Replant Committee will eventually replace them with some thing more permanent. Christopher McRae, Replant director and a senior bioenvironmental sciences major, said many people misperceive Re plant as a bonfire-related event. 1 le said that although Replant’s origin traces back to bonfire, it is not currently associated with the event. “We are not try ing to replace the trees cut down by bonfire,” McRae said. “We were es- tabb bed for that reason, but now we just recognize the benefits of the trees and give back to the community.” Arriens said that contrary to public be lief, Replant trees are not planted at bonfire cut sites. The lumber used for Bonfire is cleared from private land at the request of the landowner, while trees for Replant are always planted on public lands for re forestation and beau tification purposes. Each year, hun dreds of A&M stu dents, parents and youth from local stu dent councils unite to plant the trees. Arriens said members of Ag gie Moms clubs from around tlie state were on hand last year to take part in the event. Arriens said Replant was founded on the principle of giving back to the envi ronment what has been taken away. Through Replant, an opportunity is pro vided in which students from various or ganizations and members of the commu nity join together to actively help the environment. RYLA SCULL/The Battalion Twelve memorial trees will be planted in honor of the 12 Aggies who died in the Bonfire collapse. The trees will be planted alongside Polo Road. THE wm *w*:H*< *:♦;*#* vtvvm tmn'M is looking for CITY REPORTERS PAGE DESIGNERS COPY EDITORS CARTOONISTS PROOFERS GRAPHIC ARTISTS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY WRITERS OPINION COLUMNISTS Report on issues that matter to our campus. See news as it happens. Learn about the journalism field. Gain valuable experience. Pick up your application at 013 Reed McDonald, or call 845-3313 for information. Cloning Continued from Pag! “[GSC | was crated to take cn of that end of the business and alio us to continue researching” Future cloning prices have na been determined. Westhusin said tin* while future clones will cost are markable amount less than Miss/s clone, cloning may not be the rightaf enue for everyone. “In the future, we hope to mi this more affordable. But petclonin will always be more expensivetta going to a dog breeder, a pet store a the animal shelter,” Westhusin saij “This will not be for everyone-i will serve only a select group ofp pie.” Westhusin said that the coi ny also hopes to make advancettientt in creating cattle with a more tant immune system. Many think there are other waysi# replace a lost pet. Kathy Bise, tor of the Brazos Animal Shelter, sail that there are over a half million pet put to sleep every year in Texasaloitf “It’s sad that there are twogrof of pets out there. [There are] thosi that are loved and cared for soimri that when they die, their owners an willing to pay thousands ofdollai have them cloned,” Bise said. “I then there are those that are and left to be euthanized because! body wants them.” “Win at people need to undeisl that this is not the way of getting pet hack,” Westhusin said. ‘'You hoping at best to get a pet that exliiB
