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Sign up now for as low as $ 21.00/month and get aerobics, free weights, cybex weight machines, racquetball, tennis, basketball, indoor/outdoor pools and much much more! And best of all, there ore no crowds! Due to the magnitude of this offer, enrollment will be on a department by department basis. Call 823-0971 to schedule and Aerofit representative to come to your department. CENTER Page 6 CAMPUS Wednesday. June 21,1 Listen to [ THE BATTALION New Ameri Jacksi Students research ADA compliance Risk Continued from Maureen Kane The Battalion This summer, student senators will be researching ways to improve access for students with disabilities on Texas A&M's campus. Kendra Williams, student senator and an educa tional psychology graduate student, is one of the sena tors who initiated a resolution creating a committee to research A&M's compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Williams said the resolution was passed during the 1998-1999 session of the Student Senate and is current ly in the implementation stages. "We're just trying to see if there are ways in which students with disabilities feel they are not getting equal services, if there are instances of noncompliance with ADA at A&M," she said. Williams said A&M buildings are ADA compliant, and the University has taken measures to ensure that disabled students have equal access to on-campus buildings. Williams said the Student Senate committee will determine whether there are other ways in which students feel their needs are not being met. Although A&M is legally ADA compliant, physical access still poses a problem for some disabled students. Anne Reber, coordinator for the office of Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD), said to qualify as dis abled under the ADA, a person must have a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits his or her ability to do important life activities. Reber said the SSD makes sure students with dis abilities have the same access to opportunities that non'- disabled students have. "The physical access is still an issue. A building may appear to be accessible, but is not. The Military Science building is not accessible - that is because it was built before the ADA," Reber said. "If a student can't get into a building, we work with the University on moving that class to a more accommodating place." Williams said although physical access is still an issue, the Student Senate has not expressed much interest in it. "My impression from student government is if no one is complaining, they don't want to make a deal of it. There hasn't been a big interest in the Senate to do much research on it. Legally, A&M is ADA compliant. We're just doing research on instances in which dis abled'students don't feel they are getting equal ser vices," Williams said. Rob Ferguson, student body executive vice president and a senior political science major, said the intent of this resolution is to shed a positive light on the services of fered by the SSD, as well as to make the University more accommodating to the needs of disabled students. "We want to minimize problems for students with disabilities," Ferguson said. "Student Body President Forrest Lane and 1 will help Kendra Williams as much as we can. We will make sure that this happens efficiently." Ferguson said the research is being done over the summer so that it can be presented to the full Senate and administration in the fall of 2000, when a plan of action will be created. insight into what is actually going with the activity." Lewis said such a difficulty® during last year's Greek Olympia! "Basically, there was a breakdo; in communication between us and University that resulted in some; necessary difficulties for us," hesj Mindy Bregenzer, presidentof gies Up All Night and a sophomt business that involve few high' activities. "1 guess I'm pretty neutral on subject," she said. "It probably wo: affect our organization becaust doesn't do anything dangerous.8 overall, the fewer people that hurt, the better. 1 don't really see negative drawbacks." eck ( bi Loans Continued from Pa^i have forewarned student borrow of the increase and the steps toav the increase. "This is the first I have heardah of Higher Educ the increase. It's going to affectmei kersity has a p mediately because I'm going toll out one (a loan) in the fall," Allen Glickman said he hopes allow student borrowers to consolii m campuswas Library Continued from Page 1 update fire safety, new sprinklers and doors at the stair ways have been added. Restrooms on the third and fourth floors were renovat ed because their old pipes would burst with the power of the new pipes on the first and second floors. The library has been under construction for different purposes since the mid-1990s, but there are not any future plans for construction. "As for now, we are not planning any major construc tion," Gilreath said. "We are ready for a break. We hope the students enjoy the library because that is our goal." The idea to improve the library was brought on by stu dent observation. "It is pretty clear we needed to move services," Gilreath said. "We were trying to match our observations of student needs to the services we want to offer." The need for more study space and individual study rooms was apparent to library staff. "We knew we needed to increase student reading space and independent study space." Brad Whi ttlesey, a senior geography major, feels the ren ovation of the library will provide students with a better study environment. "It's been exciting to see the changes that have taken place over the last year," said Whittlesey. "It's like having a whole new building on campus." Other students are excited about the library, but are more excited about to visiting the coffee shop. "I'm most excited about the coffee shop coming in," said McKay Howard, a junior marketing major. "It will be a much more enjoyable place to study in the library." hive Ma T numbers in a i ig violations. Of the 29 four-) ed in the reporl iol violations ar their loans before the interest rati creases will help borrowers beff™8 v ' 0 ' a ^ ons manage their debts. | Durin 8 the 199 • Students who need moreinfomia* tec * " l) '' C 1 U01 on how to apply for a consolidated* 01 ^ ^'N ust 1 ll1 can call 1 -(800)-575-7392 or go to htj te Uni versity, n , , ■ Bi;entPaterson www.ioanconsolidation.ed.gov. ■ New Features in Evans Library jkaM. -*** ^ & problem is not Paterson said - violations coi the student pc re studied. "We have clos ,s. We have mon n those other i i He said he did the high numbc tnrch end from INn? e-in® Spinn Siatfy roonwi fo* £txi'CH ,, ot > F to cEiock out for 2-4 hours t»!> aonKsrs mvs rocoynuion to'scholarship rocip* : -oay Center -■ computers and software fo» {jisabkKf stude 1 pkmom mud AOiLfemic rex Texas children are second poorest in United States AUSTIN (AP) — Despite a boom ing economy and record low unem ployment, the number of poor chil dren in Texas children is the second-worst in the country, accord ing to a study released Tuesday. More than one in four children, or 1.5 million of the 5.6 million Texas children, are living at or below the fed eral poverty level, the Texas Kids Count Project study states. The rate remains unchanged from last year. "We still have a lot of children in need," said Pam Hormuth, director of the state project. "It's very hard for people who see prosperity all around them to see that the increase in our standard of living is not affecting all Texans," Hormuth said. The Texas county-by-county study was released in conjunction with the national Kids Count study, financed by the nonprofit Baltimore-based An nie E. Casey Foundation. The foundation's mission is to en courage policy changes that more ef fectively help needy families and children. Texas ranks 37th overall among all 50 states for the 10 areas measured in the study. The reports were based on data from 1990 to 1997. According to the study, Texas im proved in five areas since 1990: infant mortality rate, child death rate, teen , death rate, teen birth rate, and the percentage of children living with parents who do not have full-time, year-round employment. The state remained stagnant in the percent of high school dropouts, teens not attending school and not working, and the percent of children in poverty. Texas fell in two areas — the per centage of low-weight babies and of families with children headed by a single parent. "I think we're on the right track, but we still have a long way to go," Hormuth said. Gov. George W. Bush has done and will continue to do his part to tackle the problem, said spokesman Mike Jones. "Texas has made significant progress in helping those Texans who have been able to fully enjoys state's prosperity," Jones said. ! Jones pointed to the Child® Health Insurance Program, creased funding for child carei ! j programs that discourage teenp- nancy as examples. "And most importantly, is M tinned improvement in the state's^ ucation system, which in thet’]' term is the best way to help dnW escape poverty," Jones said. But Samantha Smoot, execl! director of the Texas Freedom^' work, said Bush favored a verst of the CHIP bill passed last legit tive session that would not covered as many poor children the current program. tji. 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