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Page 2
THE BATTALION
Thursday. Mardi23,
News in Brief
Forum
Board of Regents
to discuss funding
The Texas A&M University Sys
tem Board of Regents will meet
Thursday and Friday in Temple.
The board will vote on funding
proposals from the University Sys
tem’s schools, including an in
crease in professional services,
consultant contracts needed by
the Special Commission on the
1999 Aggie Bonfire and student
fee increases.
While in Temple, the board will
dedicate the A&M College of Medi
cine’s Medical Research Building lo
cated in Temple.
Continued from Page 1
Jeff Schiefelbein, a senior management major, described
his vision for A&M and his plan to strive for the Vision
2020 goal.
“I have found that 1 have a voice that not only the students
listen to, but so do the administration and the community,”
Schiefelbein said. “When you get those three behind you, you
can solve a lot of problems and get a lot of things done here in
Congress could
embrace much of
e-commerce plan
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress
and the Clinton administration
could embrace many suggestions
made by a federal e-commerce tax
commission, but some business-
backed recommendations are sure
to encounter resistance.
The Federation of Tax Adminis
trators, an organization of state tax
officials, estimated that the tax
breaks approved by the Advisory
Commission on Electronic Com
merce meeting in Dallas this week
would cost states at least $25 bil
lion annually if enacted.
“The changes would be ex
tremely significant to current law,"
Deputy Treasury Secretary Stuart
Eizenstat said.
The 19 commissioners failed to
gain the two-thirds majority vote nec
essary to formally send a full set of
recommendations to Congress. But
11 members did vote to send Capi
tol Hill the business members’ pro
posal that would extend a moratori
um on new Internet taxes until
October 2006, eliminate telephone
excise taxes and permanently ban
taxes on Internet access.
It also would respond to a
1993 Supreme Court ruling that
said a business must have a
physical presence in a state be
fore that state’s sales taxes could
be applied. The proposal would
Bryan-College Station.”
“What I would like to see is
student leaders — starting with
the student body president —
take a step down and say ‘Don’t
worry about my title,’” Schiefel
bein said. “If we do that, Student
Government is going to become
the service organization it was in
tended to be,” Forrest Lane, se
nior political science major, said
he does not regret the challenge
of leadership.
“If 1 walked away from here
and I could say I am the best, then
and gave his phone number to people at each ofthemeet
he spoke at this week.
Rosenbusch was asked for a plan to improve comm®
lion between the A&M Student Senate and the students;■
represent.
“Communication works two ways,” Rosenbusch sail
is not just about scheduling things where we can
tell but where we also can listen.” «
Rosenbusch said he feels expanding the CollegeofLI
al Arts and adding students to the graduate programswolilii
crease the value of degrees isj
“I think all of those run
ning [for student body
president] are really do
ing a good job addressing
the important issues.”
— Laura Coward
Sophomore journalism major
by A&M.
Garrett was asked about
proving communication hi;
students and faculty.
"I believe the best wayto
prove the communication his
the students and the faculty is...
our student body to becomt
proactive as possible,” Ganetta
“I f we have a concern ourfaol
or administration has not begin
address, we need to start knodi
on doors. They’re workingfcli
we are not working forth
I have failed. Ifyou can say when I walk away from here in a
year that I was the best student body president, then I’m wrong
because I haven’t laid the groundwork for someone to be bet
ter than me.”
“I like what 1 do. I love it,” Lane said. “I wake up every
morning and look in the mirror and say ‘I like the person I am
and I love the people I work with.’”
When asked what could be done to improve communica
tion between students and the student body president, Schiefel
bein proposed that the student body president be enabled to
make a weekly broadcast using the campus television cable
network.
“He is going to tell you the issues he has dealt w ith the last
week, the issues he has coming up and at the end of it he is go
ing to give you his email address, his telephone number and
tell you that his door is wide open,” Schiefelbein said.
Schiefelbein said he wanted his campaign to be personal.
Lane.was asked to address the issue of equality among s;
lions w ith different instructors w ithin the same course.
“We need to work with departments side by side in mail
sure w e are explaining the problems that we as student;
having with particular teachers,” Lane said.
“I think all of those running | for student body presideniji
really doing a good job addressing the important issues,"a
Laura Cowarda sophomore journalism major. 'Tm glad a
are focusing on the stulf that's relevant to every one-
sity and student-to-staff communications.”
Follow ing the student body president forum, yell leas
candidates were each given the opportunity to speak.
Incumbent yell leader Bubba Moser, ajunioragriculture!
velopment major, reflected on his experience in the past ye
"I hope 1 was able to give back this year to Texas A&M
this great school just a little bit of what it has givenb
w hich is so much,” Moser said.
Candidates
Correction
Heather Bowen’s name was
misspelled in Tuesday’s “Awards
to be presented to outstanding
A&M women” and Wednesday’s
“Women’s achievements recog
nized at luncheon”
Continued from Page 1
and they see that family atmosphere and
that Aggie Spirit, that's going to say a lot
for us as a school,” Schiefebein said.
Senior international studies major
Brandon Garrett said he would serve as
an advocate for students’ views on the is
sue, even if they ran counter to the ad
ministration’s decision.
“As student body president, you've
got to get the students on this and make
sure you’re representing their ideas. If
the University decided not to have bon
fire, but the overwhelming majority of
students want it, then you have to be will
ing to push and to start that fight for the
students,” Garrett said.
As a last resort, Garrett said he would
even endorse efforts to continue the tra
dition without University sanction using
private donors and resources.
“If the students want it to continue,
we will have a bonfire, and 1 would sup
port the student body completely, no
question about it,” Garrett said.
Garrett added that he was confident
the unity displayed by the Aggie com
munity after the collapse will carry into
the future.
"What made me really proud to be a
student at this University was the way
that the students pulled together and de
cided since bonfire wasn’t an option,
they would have a memorial service.
There were so many candles lit up there,
and that shone as brightly as any bonfire
would have,” Garrett said.
Corey Rosenbusch, a junior agricul
tural development major, said as student
body president, he would collect student
input on bonfire and relay that to Uni
versity officials.
“Our role is to be ready and be in
touch with the students so that we can re
spond to the administration’s decision
and the report when it comes out,”
Rosenbusch said.
In any decision, Rosenbusch added,
safety issues must be paramount.
“If you ask any student at Texas
A&M, most will say that bonfire is very
important to them, important to what
they represent and what they stand for,
but they will also tell you that the safety
of their fellow students and any student
lursday. Marc
w ho steps foot on the bonfire site if
continues is of the utmost importanct
Rosenbusch said
Forrest Lane, a senior politicals!
ence major, said he would be available
listen to students who may disagree"!
the University’s decision, and that
strong dialogue between the studi
body president and administrators woii
lead to an acceptable compromise!
head off a situation that would severe!
divide the University community.
“My job is to make sure that facti
and administration are aware of
views. We all know that they tumtolf
student body president for that jnsijjf
that’s important to give them, aff
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think that helps them make sound de(|
sions,” Lane said. “1 think if you're
sync with the faculty and the administo
tion, especially with Dr. Bowen, I this
you wouldn’t come to that divide bt
cause you’d be able to handle that sitci
tion before you come up there.”
It is important for the student bd)
president to represent those students wt;
feel they were ignored in the decisios
making process by actively seekingthei:
opinions. Lane added.
Campus Calendar
/
Thursday
Graduate Christian Fellowship of InteiVarsity Chris
tian Fellowship (Grad IVCF): Grad students meet
at 7:30 for Bible study, prayer, fellowship, and snacks.
Please see ourweb site at http://stat.tamu.edu/~in-
low/ivcf.html for locations and more information, or
call Jen or Mark at 764-1552.
philanthropy benefit for the Children’s Miracle
Network in the Archery Room of the Rec Cen
ter. Contact Chelette Austin at 695-0820 for
details.
2000 Aggieland Straight Shot: There will be
races to benefit Breast Cancer Awareness ai
Wolf Pen Creek Amphitheater at 8:30 a.m.
MSC Cepheid Variable: We will be holding a Ag
gie Con 31, Sci-fi, Fantasy, and Horror Conven
tion from March 23-26 in the Memorial Student
Center. For more information call 845-1515.
Sunday
MSC Cepheid Variable: We will be holding a Ag
gie Con 31, Sci-fi, Fantasy, and Horror Conven
tion from March 23-26 in the Memorial Student
Center. For more information call 845-1515.
Saturday
MSC Cepheid Variable: We will be
Aggie Con 31, Sci-fi, Fantasy, and HorrorCoib
vention from March 23-26 in the Memorial
Student Center. For more information call
845-1515. .
TAMU Navigators: Everyone is eagerly invited to
participate in Navigators at 8:30 p.m. in Rudder
302. Contact John Scholl at 847-5884 for details.
Aggies Up All Night: There will be a 24 hour phil
anthropy benefit for the Children’s Miracle Net
work in the Archery Room of the Rec Center. Con
tact Chelette Austin at 695-0820 for details.
Monday
Friday
Aggies Up All Night: There will be a 24 hour
MSC Cepheid Variable: We will be holding a Ag
gie Con 31, Sci-fi, Fantasy, and Horror Conven
tion from March 23-26 in the Memorial Student
Center. For more information call 845-1515.
Alpha Zeta: There will be a general meetinga|
7:00 p.m. in Kleberg 113.
Women’s Week 2000 Committee: We will be lu
ing a presentation about The Women’s Museu
in Dallas at 2:30 p.m. -4:30 p.m. in MSC 206.
(Jail l or IN on 1 in a t 101 is
2000 ATMentor of the Year Award
Dear Student:
The ATMentors program will be giving a Mentor of the Year Award
at the Division of Student Affairs meeting on May 3th.
The purpose of the award is to provide support for mentoring activities
and recognition for excellence in mentoring. The winner of the award
must be a member of ATMentors who has demonstrated outstanding
dedication and commitment to making a difference in students’ lives.
If you would like to nominate a member of ATMentors, send a letter to
the ATMentors program office at Mail Stop 1263. In your letter please
indicate how the mentor you are nominating has “made a difference”
in your life. Only currently enrolled students may nominate a Mentor
for this award. Letters must include the student ID number of the
nominating student and be no longer than one page with 12 point font.
If you have any questions, call 845-6900 or email atmentors@tamu.edu.
A complete list of Mentors is available on the ATMentors webpage at
http://mentors.tamu.edu. All letters are due by April 7th at 5:00p.m.
Help recognize that special Mentor in your life!
XTMentors
Texas A&Mfaculty, staff and administrators helping students.
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