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MONDAY
May 29, 2000
Volume 106 ~ Issue 141
6 pages
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ARPOOL services on summer hiatus
Anna Bishop
The Battalion
Students staying in the Bryan-College Station
rea will be forced to rely on other means of re-
iponsible travel this summer since CARPOOL
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vill be out of commission for the summer.
"Because CARPOOL is in its first-year
tage, volunteer resources will not be avail-
ible to function this summer," said CAR-
’OOL adviser Angela Winkler.
Since its services began in September 1999,
he group has provided 6,343 rides in the B-
ZSarea.
Winkler said CARPOOL's mission to pro
vide students with a free, non-judgmental, no-
^uestions-asked alternative to drunken dri
ving contributed to the organization's first-
year success.
CARPOOL founder Jeff Schiefelbein, a se
nior management major, said the organiza
tion's summer hiatus will give CARPOOL
time to analyze operating strategies and as
sess pros and cons of its first year.
"CARPOOL, like many new organiza
tions, must take some time off in the begin
ning stages to tie up loose ends, regroup and
train new volunteers, and that is just what we
are doing this summer," Schiefelbein said.
"This will provide a benchmark for CAR-
POOL to go by, and eventually move above and
beyond when we start again this fall," he said.
Schiefelbein said no one thought the stu
dent-run organization would be so popular
and successful.
CARPOOL's impact
on the student body
and the community
alike is immeasur
able. It can change
one person's life.”
— Jeff Schiefelbein
CARPOOL founder
"CARPOOL's impact on the student body
and the community alike is immeasurable. It
can change one person's life," Schiefelbein said.
Schiefelbein started CARPOOL, after re
ceiving a DW1, by committing eight months
to studying and researching operating tech
niques before starting the organization last
year. Recently traveling to the University of
Georgia and the University of North Caroli-
na-Wilmington, Schiefelbein is currently
helping other universities establish services,
much like CARPOOL.
Operating on a $70,000 budget, CAR-
POOL obtains money directly from donations
and fundraising. .
Richard Banning, owner of of Duddley's
Draw on University Drive, said B-CS busi
nesses such as Duddley's, will continue to
reel in the crowds this summer, with or with
out CARPOOL.
"The summer scene at Duddley's will con
tinue as it always has, even if CARPOOL is
not up and running," Banning said. '"This is
CARPOOL's first year, and it's still trying to
get volunteer and financial support to make
it a feasible year-round organization."
CARPOOL director Jody Vance, a junior
management information systems major, said
CARPOOL is working toward being able to
provide services to the community for the
summer of 2001.
"As far as safety concerns this summer,
just be responsible. A taxi cab service number
is on CARPOOL's answering machine," she
said. "Paying for a taxi is a small price com
pared to paying for a life lost."
CARPOOL will recommence the first
weekend after classes begin this fall.
Parents await
Lockwood trial
Stuart Hutson
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One month after the arrest of the man
ho confessed to kidnapping and mur-
deringherson, Lucille Kujawa hopes for
^ speedy end to legal proceedings which
determine the fate of Kenny Wayne
ockwood.
"My husband and I just want the tri
als to end quickly and for swift justice to
be served," she said. "Right now, 1 just
eep waking up in the morning and ex-
ecting Kerry to.be in his room getting
ady to go to his summer job."
Kerry Kujawa, who would have
een three hours from
aching senior status
t the end of the spring
emester, was found
lead on a ranch 20
niles outside of Austin
»n April 19,12 days af-
er leaving to meet wi th
girl named "Kelly"
ivhom he had gotten to
know via an Internet
Bhat room.
| According to the
inays County Sheriff's
Department, "Kelly" —
ivho was supposed to
^e a petite brunette at
tending Texas A&M University's Pre
law program — was actually Lock-
|vood, a six-foot-two, 31-year-old San
Vntonio man.
Lockwood was arrested April 27,
Jnd soon after, he confessed to acci
dentally shooting Kujawa in the back
|f the head after pretending to be "Kel-
h s" younger brother.
I The Hays County Sheriff's Depart-
jnent has yet to release the date of
My husband
and I just
want the trials
to end quickly
and for swift
justice to be
served”
— Lucille Kujawa
Kerry Kujawa's mother
Lockwood's scheduled appearance be
fore a grand jury.
"I just can't even really let myself
think about that man," Mrs. Kujawa
said. "I don't understand how he
could do that to Kerry, especially after
he had gotten to know him through
the chat room."
Bob Wiatt, director of the Texas A&M
University Police Department (UPD),
said that while Lockwood had attempt
ed to contact other Aggies while in the
guise of "Kelly," the University has
turned all matters of the case over to the
Hays County Sheriff's Department.
"That is where the
body was found, and,
so that is where the
case will be handled,"
Wiatt said.
Mrs. Kujawa said
that although being an
Aggie may have made
Kerry Kujawa the tar
get of a killer, she and
her husband will nev
er regret his atten
dance at A&M.
"My husband and I
are grateful for those
two years that A&M
made Kerry so hap
py," Mrs. Kujawa said. "We would just
like to thank everyone at A&M who has
kept us in their thoughts and prayers."
Mrs. Kujawa said her family has re
ceived an influx of letters of support, as
well as many donations to the memorial
scholarship fund which was set up at a lo
cal elementary school in her son's name.
"It is really amazing to realize how
many lives that Kerry touched, even at
his young age," Mrs. Kujawa said.
Ride ‘em cowboy
Rodeo bullrider Hector Torres rides his bull at the third annual Lane Jarrot Memorial Weekend Bull Riding Event held at the
Tabor Road Arena in Bryan on Sunday. The event was presented by Cowboys With a Cause, an organization created to aid
Brazos Valley families with their medical emergencies.
B-CS rated least expensive community
The University Center
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campuses.
art May 12.
FACULTY SENATE
• Oijsouijsjsinig views on
the future of Bonfire
DATE
• Monday, May 29, 2000
PLACE
- Rudder BO1
•3:15 p.m
Kim Trifilio
The Battalion
Residents in the Bryan-College Station area
have reason to brag, according to the American
Chamber of Commerce Researchers Association
,which recently ranked B-CS as the state's least ex
pensive community.
Economic developer for the B-CS Economic
Development Corporation Robert Worley said
the recent ranking says favorable things about the
community.
"This is definitely positive news. It is great news
because it means B-CS has been maintaining a
healthy economy, especially for the past four or five
years," Worley said. "This puts us in a good posi
tion with businesses."
The cost of living index is conducted by survey
ing costs in different consumer areas such as gro
cery items, housing, transportation, utilities and
other goods and services like pizzas, movies and
haircuts. Using 100 percent as the average cost of
living for the 311 surveyed cities, B-CS rated 86.0
percent. Economic developer for the B-CS Econom
ic Development Corporation Frank Murphy says
they try to keep the survey as honest as possible.
"In this study, they measure specific things.
They may ask for the price of a can of Folgers cof
fee or a five-pound bag of potatoes," Murphy said.
"Every year B-CS has ranked very well."
Dr. Richard Anderson, Texas A&M economics
professor, said the cost of living in B-CS is difficult
to compare with other cities. For example, he said
B-CS has many restaurant and clothing store chains
that have the same prices regardless of location.
"I have daughters who are very 'high mainte-
1 999 fl.C.C.R.
COST OF
LIVING
— 1\IH\
30 CITIES SURVEYED IX TEXAS i
Composite Index - /00 r /r jj
1 • Bryan-College Station 86.0 l
• Ulaco 91.6 5
• Houston 95.1
• Austin 105.0
311 CITIES SURVEYED IX THE IJ.S.
• Bryan-College Station, TX 86.0
• Boston, IllA 136.9
• Los Angeles, CA 123.0
• Aew VorK City, AV 240.1
nance,' and it is just as easy for them to find some
thing reasonable at the Galleria in Houston as it is
to shop at Post Oak Mall," Anderson said.
Ronnie Higgs, a junior economics major, said he
thought the cities analyzed in the survey may not
have been accurately compared.
"I really don't believe B-CS could be the least ex
pensive place to live," Higgs said. "I come from
Waco, and even gas is cheaper there."
This survey is used by the B-CS Economic De
velopment Corporation as part of its industry re
cruiting. This ranking is one reason why business
es are seeking to expand to communi ties like B-CS.
"The cost of living is just one asset of this com
munity," Murphy said. "1 don't think there is any
one that wants to come to B-CS just because of the
cost of living, but rather because they want a good
job. It is just a good place to live."
Dr. Dan Robertson, Texas A&M marketing pro
fessor, said this new ranking will also be a market
ing tool for the Texas A&M University community.
"The cost of living is a very important factor to
some graduate students. It is my belief that by hav
ing a iow cost of living, it will attract more stu
dents," Robertson said. "A&M is blessed with a low
graduate tuition, but that is only part of the cost the
grad students look at. Graduate students look at the
total cost, not just tuition. They look at the cost of
food, utility, and taxes. This gives us a strong,
healthy and competitive edge."