Image provided by: Texas A&M University
About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (May 2, 2000)
s Tuesday, May! 'uesday, May 2, 2(X)0 K. DELUHl >^ID ‘'lAJSP/m’, A)OT ^RCH ulpti.homepage.com B-nippj oh S >hnny Utal )ld Coel XII not to let hisroos w the comic today. .. ay be If you hadn't bought it bottle of Scotch os an the-semester present. Continued from Page 1 members of various hall councils began discussing the idea of the residents at tending the event together. “We just want to help people deal with what is coming up — a visible extension ofthe Aggie Spirit,” Schuster said. Schuster said everyone is encouraged to join the group, which will gather at noon onO. R. Simpson Drill Field and will leave for Reed Arena at 12:30 p.m. After the Commission finishes its presentation, the group will walk from Reed Arena to the Polo Fields for a moment of silence. "We came to the realization that this is going to be a big, important day for the University when they made the an nouncement,” Schuster said. "Regardless of what the findings are, we feel the University is going to need stu dent support." “I think it is great that students want to get together and support one another,” said Forrest Lane, student body president and a senior political science major. “I don't see this as anything but positive.” Kenneth Elsbury, social chair of Moore Hall and a freshman civil engineering ma jor, said that regardless of speculation held by members of the Aggie communi ty about the cause of the collapse, the community will need to recognize the Commission’s findings as the most prob able cause. “Tomorrow is going to be a day that is going to provide some closure for a lot of people,” Elsbury said. “The Commission is well trained. They know what they are doing, and I put a lot of confidence in what they have to say.” “Even to go so far as to take the Bon fire part out of it, it’s something that is go ing to affect every single person on cam pus in one way or another,” Schuster said. “We would like to get as many people to gether as we can to show some support for the University." Schuster said he did not know how the campus was prepared to accept the re sults ofthe Commission’s investigation and deal with them in the here and now. “If the way the student body and the Aggie family handled it in November is in dicative of us as a student body and an Aggie family, then I think everything will be just fine, regardless of what is said,” Elsbury said. G CENTER STANT I ft g applications for thel :ctor. This individual! the development olK* ; and assisting in thel^ tatters with excellent n marketing, advertis- ial events is a plus. I position will require ; ential resume to: int J 77840 I! I 11 CAMPIJS THE BATTALION 1 Distinguished awards celebrate faculty, staff BY MAUREEN KANE The Battalion Students interact with faculty and staff every day. However, it is not every day that students get the chance to thank them for the time and effort they put into their jobs. This Wednesday, at 1:30 p.m. in Rudder Theater, individual students, student organizations and fellow col leagues will have the opportunity to show them this appreciation through the Distinguished Achievement Awards. Janis Stout, the dean of Faculties and associate provost, said anyone can nominate a faculty or staff member, and some departments have actual com mittees to deal with nominations for these awards. “You get a sense of who’s doing wonderful teaching. I don’t think we have to have a formula to choose nom inees — it’s individual people’s per ceptions of special things that these staff or professors have done. They make a case for their nomination. It’s these testimonials of extra good work that make those cases persuasive,” Stout said. Clint Bertrand, associate depart ment head oi'engineering technology and industrial distribution, is a recipi ent of the award in the category of in dividual student relations. Bertrand said he tries to heat each student as an individual and give them as much attention as possible because “it sure makes a difference if a student feels she or he is appreciated in the eyes ofthe professor.” “I look with pleasure toward the awards ceremony. I deal with students and I’m here because the students are here. Anything that has to deal with stu dents pleases me very much,” Bertrand said. The same sentiment of appreciation was expressed by two other recipients: Dr. Colin Allen, associate professor and assistant department head of philoso phy and Humanities; and Dr. Frank Raushel, professor of chemistry. Allen said that he tries to get his stu dents involved in class, rather than just lecture. “1 try to get them to think about the rea sons for and against what they’ve read about and get into details of arguments — to get them to question their own reasons for what they believe is the truth,” Allen said. Allen has also been working on de signing software for the class he teach es. The software runs on the World Wide Web and enables students to take practice quizzes and do practice proofs, tie hopes that he was nominated for the Distinguished Achievement Award be cause ofthe work that he does. Raushel is receiving the Distin guished Achievement Award because of his work in his area of research. He said that he and the graduate students working with him are currently trying to develop existing enzymes to detox ify organic nerve agents in rapid fash ion. Raushel said that, in the classroom, he tries to get students involved, and in the lab, he tries to get them to act inde pendently and get them interested in the projects he is interested in. Since 1955, more than 650 faculty and statf have won more than 1.8 mil lion dollars through these awards. Arm Pittman, the manager of facul ty programs and services, said these awards are funded by the Association of Fonner Students and are presented in the categories of teaching, research, individual student relations, continuing education and extension, staff and ad ministration. “These are the most prestigious awards given by the University for faculty and staff'. It’s an almost year long process [to decide the winners] by colleges, student groups, different vice presidents — a large nominating group. The selection committee of 36 people consists of faculty, students, former students and staff. To win an award, a person must have been here for at least five years. After five years, a person can win an award in a different category, and after 10 years, they can win an award in the same category,” Pittman said. Crew chiefs Continued from Page 1 specifically asked that no one be appointed to a potential Bonfire 2000,” he said. Rusty Thompson, bonfire adviser, said at a Residence Hall Association (RHA) meeting that no plans for a future bonfire should be made. “The University is asking that since we don’t have [a] bonfire planned, we shouldn’t have any bonfire positions,” Thompson said at this year’s February 23 RHA meeting. “We’re basically asking you not to use the titles.” Thompson added that the only positions currently in place were senior redpots finishing up duties from 1999. University officials have said a decision regarding the future of bonfire is expected to be announced in about five weeks. Southerland has held meetings with student groups, in cluding a meeting last week attended by about 80 students associated with bonfire, including the 1999 redpots. Southerland said the meeting served as preparation for those involved with the pending May 2 release ofthe Spe cial Commission’s report. A student who attended the meeting said Southerland sidestepped the issues of whether or not the tradition will continue. The meeting included a question and answer ses sion, but did not include any details about the report, ac cording to the meeting attendee. “We have not seen the report,” Southerland said. “Absolutely not.” The NEW Sprint PCS Free & Clear Plan is Here! Get a FREE option at no additional charge: Long Distance or Night & Weekend Minutes or Sprint PCS Wireless Web Ask about our most popular value ... 500 minutes lor just S49.99 a month! With Sprint PCS, you get the only all-digital, all-PCS nationwide network built from the ground up for clearer calls, serving more than 300 major metropolitan areas. Dual-Band Sprint PCS Touchpoint Phone “ *40.00 In Store Rebate FREE Leather Carrying Case FREE Vehicle Charger Bestrictions apply. See printed materials in store for details Check store availability lor phone model shown. - —Sprint The clear alternative to cellular." Sprint PCS 268-8888 Brazos Valley Telephone Systems LSAT Better Scores, Better Schools Pnwtice on the 17 most recent LSATs. October LSAT courses all begin in the summer. Don’t get left out! 979.696.9099 J 8Q0.2Review | www.review.com Ik ftwcstai Swiw is act oHitoj wth ffacpy. iknwiitif a law Sr<kes. Texas A&M Golf Course Fundamentals of Golf In Two hours of instruction for $20 Come by the Golf Course to register. JS Learn the basics of full swings, putting and chipping. Classes take place Saturday mornings and one evening a week. For more information call 845-1723. i*iis